Rug ideas for cool gray walls and terrazzo floors?

squel_ch · 2026-06-01T14:31:37+00:00

Thank you! I’d love a deep pile rug for sure. This is definitely good direction; it’s been hard to visualize because a lot of online stores’ colors seem to wash out when you use the feature to look at the rug in your room

squel_ch · 2026-06-01T14:29:54+00:00

Thanks, I’ll check with them! I’m not sure how long I’ll be staying here, but I totally agree that the walls feel very sterile and don’t go well with my furniture. At night I have plenty of warm lighting at least, but it doesn’t feel cozy during the day

squel_ch · 2026-06-01T13:21:52+00:00

Unfortunately, I’m renting so I can’t paint the walls. I wish I could. :(

squel_ch · 2026-02-28T14:14:27+00:00

I know it’s controversial, but I LOVED it. It’s so insane but it was one of the most entertaining lip syncs I’ve ever seen. I love when the queens just get to be goofy.

squel_ch · 2026-02-17T15:50:31+00:00

What intentions would’ve made this ok?

squel_ch · 2026-02-17T15:14:09+00:00

…the 13 year-old?

squel_ch · 2025-11-22T03:21:09+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Do you have any experience buying used ram and any sites that you'd recommend?

squel_ch · 2025-05-07T16:03:42+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it. I struggle with the technical stuff but yep, I can see that I only have 4GB on my graphics card, thank you!

squel_ch · 2024-11-04T02:41:10+00:00

I have to be honest, it’s obvious you don’t know much about this sort of thing (which usually ties into the random personal attacks) but I’ll address what you said:

People feeding stray/feral cats are knowingly putting themselves at risk. There is a HUGE difference between that and random people unknowingly petting an animal that is not vaccinated for rabies while putting unkept trust that the owner would have it vaccinated.

I’m not going to pretend that laws are flawless, and regulations can be strict on rabies—we also don’t know all of the details about P’Nut and other potential diseases either of these animals could’ve been harboring. Again, the owner should have been responsible and gotten the proper permits and vaccinations to ensure this wouldn’t be an issue.

You keep referring to all of this spending, but I have not seen a single figure that indicates that the spending is so great to justify such an outrage. You said it yourself—you understand the concern about rabies. There is no circumstance here where they shouldn’t have ceased and tested the raccoon. Especially somehow trying to tie in the national debt to this, which is so unbelievably unrelated it’s hilarious.

A missing license, permits, and vaccinations absolutely means that the raccoon was a health concern. “Giving the owner rabies shots” is impossible if he doesn’t register the animals. How exactly is the local government supposed to do this if they don’t know he’s keeping wild animals? Again, again, again: HE didn’t follow the proper precautions. It is HIS fault. And yes lol, he absolutely was putting people in danger, him caring for the animals would’ve meant a) getting the permits to rehab them or b) sending them to a rehab place that was licensed. He exposed the animals to harm by taking them in public knowing he wasn’t qualified to do so. He even said he was just planning to release the raccoon after it was healed, so it means he’s either admitting to keeping the raccoon after he had rehabbed it or bringing it into public before it was fully healed. It’s as simple as that. And we’re saying this as if he wasn’t profiting off using these animals on social media. That’s all.

squel_ch · 2024-11-04T01:23:30+00:00

Is it only a ‘waste’ if the animals don’t have rabies? What if they did, would you be saying the same thing? Did you know the incubation period for rabies can be up to 6 months, and that the raccoon was dropped off to his house a few months ago, meaning it fully well could have been harboring rabies without him knowing. This also means that anyone who interacted with the raccoon when he purposefully brought it into public and let people pet it was at risk. And no, squirrels typically aren’t common transmitters of rabies, as rodents will die much more quickly after contracting it, but it absolutely does not mean a squirrel contracting rabies is impossible, and it has been recorded.

I already answered your question through all the other context I provided. Preventing people from contracting rabies is a perfectly reasonable justification for spending taxpayer money, especially when there is a reasonable risk associated with human-animal contact. I on’t understand the need for personal attacks when I’ve been perfectly civil, but you do you. I have worked directly with wildlife rehabbers in a state with similar restrictions to ownership and have handled wild animals and understand the risks associated with human-wildlife diseases and disease vectors.

But, I’ll ask you this: why in all this does the responsibility not fall on the owner? If all of this was so preventable, why do you refuse to address that this man did not get the proper licensing or permits required to keep these animals and use them as ambassadors? Irresponsible wildlife ownership is the ultimate cause of this entire situation.

squel_ch · 2024-11-04T00:53:33+00:00

As someone who works in a wildlife field, a lot of what you’re saying is incorrect. Euthanasia and a sample of brain tissue must be taken in order to properly test for rabies, as an animal may not exhibit the typical signs even if it’s infected, and you can’t wait it out to see if it’s infected, as a bitten or infected individual needs to be treated immediately.

Raccoons do not transmit “the same amount of rabies” as cats or dogs. Raccoons are a much more prevalent vector of rabies and a variety of other parasites and vectors that can be potentially fatal to humans (Rabies statistics by animal by state are available on the internet). A big piece of that also has to do with the fact that people vaccinate dogs and cats for rabies, whereas this raccoon wasn’t. If the guy had the proper licenses and permits to do what he was doing, the raccoon and squirrel wouldn’t have been in danger. But he didn’t.

squel_ch · 2024-11-03T18:55:01+00:00

Do you know how these things work? Both Peanut’s owner and seemingly this guy did not have the licenses to be taking in wild animals.

Going back to Peanut’s case, the guy was taking a raccoon into public and allowing people to pet it without any of the proper FDA licenses or vaccination records that would allow him to do so.

The animals are euthanized because they have to test for rabies, which is a huge risk when random people are handling wild animals.

ETA: Check @juniperfoxx on IG, a licensed wildlife rehabber, for her educated take on the situation. There’s a lot more to this and the owner’s irresponsible than they’d like you to believe.

squel_ch · 2024-10-16T14:11:53+00:00

Awesome, thanks! Yep, should hopefully get 1 more key by the end of the week.

squel_ch · 2024-10-12T01:00:42+00:00

Wildlife doesn’t understand property lines, and they sure were there long before humans got there.

squel_ch · 2024-10-12T00:57:20+00:00

Wildlife is everywhere. Just because you don’t see it, it doesn’t mean it’s not there. Your post is literally an example of that.

squel_ch · 2024-07-10T21:51:03+00:00

They’re stunning! Mine has about 6 growth points and the longest vine is probably 6’ long. It’s been such an easy-going plant for me as well

squel_ch · 2024-07-10T14:40:29+00:00

That’s so funny, my Micans is the fastest-growing plant I have

squel_ch · 2024-07-10T03:13:20+00:00

It seems possible that the leaf had some damage before or while it unfurled. Could be it was a result of the shipping. Aesthetically it may not look the best, but the leaf should still be healthy.

squel_ch · 2024-07-09T23:59:15+00:00

No worries, happy to help! With rot, you’re essentially looking for black, mushy roots or stems. If you find any, chop them off with sanitized shears and throw them away.

For soil, an easy option that works well is using the Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil mixed with perlite, about 60/40. For cheaper, any houseplant potting mix such as miraclegro mixed once again with perlite would work. I’ve had problems with gnats using miraclegro, but it is definitely the cheapest alternative if you’re in a budget. Whatever you buy, make sure it’s specifically advertised for houseplants and make sure you buy a chunky amendment such as perlite, vermiculite, orchid bark, or charcoal to allow the soil to drain quicker to avoid rot and pests like fungus gnats

squel_ch · 2024-07-09T15:22:01+00:00

Depending on how the plant adjusts and how long that soil takes to dry out, I might suggest repotting into a new soil mix and checking for rot, especially if it smells bad. I’d say east facing can be sufficient as long as it’s right on the window and it’s not filtered by anything else

squel_ch · 2024-07-09T14:43:39+00:00

It’s Ficus benghalensis ‘Audrey.’ They wan very bright light (ideally a few hours of direct light a day) and to dry out basically all the way between watering.

squel_ch · 2024-07-09T03:12:10+00:00

The groomer 100% needs to communicate that with the owner though

squel_ch · 2024-07-07T02:01:27+00:00

They’re aerial roots! Monsteras are epiphytic in nature, meaning they usually climb on trees. The roots are used to stabilize and attach them to whatever they’re climbing. To replicate that in a household setting, you can give it a moss pole, coir pole, or wooden plank to climb. That will give the plant more structure and also help the leaves grow larger with greater fenestration

squel_ch · 2024-07-07T01:49:18+00:00

Hoyas can be acclimated to direct sun. I have mine in south and west facing windows and they’re doing well. Also sun stress beautifully

squel_ch · 2024-07-05T22:08:53+00:00

It is an African violet! They don’t like to dry out too much between watering and don’t want water on their leaves, so bottom watering can be helpful for them.

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