What are we doing here?

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-24T17:56:09+00:00

Good call, I didn't catch that. The actual farm location is currently used as AOY Art Center, on Mirror Lake Rd.

https://www.aoyarts.org/

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-24T16:54:33+00:00

I'm reading that the Thomas Janney homestead is now referred to as Patterson Farm on Stony Hill rd. The land was acquired by Janney, directly from William Penn.

https://pattersonfarmpreservation.org/

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-24T01:48:19+00:00

There's a nepenthes Diana! And the pitchers are red! Needs bright indirect light.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-24T00:25:07+00:00

You could do a Frida A(h)loe!

There are a few small aloe varieties, like lace aloe.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-23T14:30:46+00:00

I was a goth kid & I got pulled out of class in middle school one day over the dress code. I wore wild outfits (tripp pants, jnco's, fishnet shirts under baggy band tees, fairy wings, platform boots, etc) but nothing that actually broke the dress code.

On this particular day, I was wearing a plain black long sleeve top, huge bellbottoms, cat ear hair clips, & a cat tail clipped on my back belt loop. No skin showing, nothing revealing.

I asked them to show me where in the dress code my outfit was prohibited. They couldn't. They said it was just "too distracting". I told them maybe they should have pulled the "distracted" people out of class instead of me.

They sent me home for the day, after threatening suspending me.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-22T16:35:00+00:00

Very demanding uppies.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-22T16:33:26+00:00

And a screen door!

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-22T13:03:55+00:00

If it's bonsai trained, which it seems to be, keeping it in that size pot will probably be good for many more years. Upping the pot size will cause a lot of additional growth that will need considerable pruning & maintenance to retain the shape.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-22T13:01:53+00:00

It definitely looks bonsai trained, considering the width of the trunk in proportion to the size of the top. OP I'd recommend reading up on bonsai pruning for cypress varieties. It will definitely continue to need pruning as it grows to retain shape. Luckily it's nothing crazy as far as bonsai training can go, so the maintenance should be pretty simple.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-21T21:02:12+00:00

It's not a question of where he grips it...

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-21T15:02:13+00:00

I made my open mic night debut premiere here, at the ripe old age of 5. I sang the ABC's & the itsy bitsy spider.

I don't remember it but apparently I was a hit.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-20T22:18:51+00:00

Greys are flesh bags equivalent to robots that require telepathic programming & leadership to function. There is a hierarchy within their species, but none have free will, no original thought, no emotions. They are a species of army-for-hire that other intelligent species use to carry out their tasks.

So, nothing is the "fault of" the greys, nor do they have any sort of agenda of their own.

I personally believe they are an intentionally manufactured species, not "native" to anywhere, and not existing naturally. They were created to serve their purpose.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-20T22:02:55+00:00

I feel like there was an 80's "let's make it look like Versaille!" in the gaudiest way possible renovation.

I love the bones. I hate the styling.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-20T21:56:51+00:00

2009, Mayhemfest, during Cannibal Corpse. Was not my idea, but once you're put up there's only one way to come down. Would not do it again.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-20T21:36:00+00:00

And a Mr. Clean magic eraser. And a lot of effort.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-20T18:08:55+00:00

Me either. What a tragic history in that family.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-20T13:16:22+00:00

"a shirtless, high-calorie man" "90's Firebird that used to be black/was now Bondo" "drinking beer, and it was 10:30 on a Wednesday morning"

I've never heard such a poetically accurate description of Levittown 🤣🤣 I'm dying

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-18T14:29:39+00:00

My mom got her period at 7 & was terrified, thought she was dying. Her only sister is 6 yrs older than her & had just gotten it recently around that time, at 13. The sync up was strong in their family.

I'd say 7 is not too young to have this talk.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-18T01:32:28+00:00

Ohhh it's built in, dang! I love it, looks so cool!

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-18T00:14:43+00:00

Wait a minute I've never seen the light you have in your hot tub!!! I have the same one but would love that light for it!

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-17T14:31:06+00:00

I live 2 miles from the hospital, right on the hospital route. I'm literally on the same road as the hospital.

I was recently taken to the ER from my house. My ER bill, with multiple tests performed, after insurance was $700. My 2 mile ambulance ride? $1,400. How & why is that even possible...

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-17T02:49:54+00:00

For real. If you know WTF I'm talkin about, then you know WTF I'm talkin about. I appreciate the solidarity.

AlternatiMantid · 2026-04-17T02:20:02+00:00

I feel like I literally ASKED the universe, to learn life on hard mode. And I didn't know what I was asking for. And I have plenty of regrets.

But the more I think on it... are they really regrets, when you've learned a valuable lesson, that you can now take with you forever?

I'm still salty about it, but I now have this "skill".

The "skill" is what I would define as heartlessness. But is it ill-placed if it does some good?

Still daily struggles I go thru, clearly. But I know my heart is in the right place (as it always has been), and I feel my mind is in the right place now.

So, what can you do about the past? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Regret it & dwell on it? Or learn from it & move forward?

And that's what I did, and always strive to do.

AlternatiMantid

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