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the_siobhan) wrote2023-08-23 04:40 pm
the_siobhan) wrote2023-08-23 04:40 pm
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revenge of the cave spiders
I've forgotten to do these for like a month.
9 – Dimples Day: Only 20-30% of the entire world population has dimples. Are you one of these rare individuals? What type of dimple do you have -- dimple on both cheeks, chin dimple, one-sided cheek dimple, corner of the mouth dimple?
10 – Don't Step on a Bee Day: is an important reminder that the fate of the common bee lies in the balance – with bee numbers in some countries having halved in the last decade with no apparent cause. Some localities are taking measures to help the bee population, for example, planting wildflowers by the side of roads/on road medians or encouraging residents to move away from a manicured lawn to a yard full of flowers. Are you aware of any such measures where you live? Do you agree that if bees disappear, life would change significantly for humans (and not in a good way)?
11 – World Population Day: World Population Day comes along each year to remind us that our present rate of population growth is unsustainable, and the present social and logistical issues we are experiencing to meet the demand of that population will only get worse if we don't do something. What can be done to slow population growth? Can we effectively fight climate change without addressing the global population issue?
12 – Simplicity Day: What steps could you take to declutter your life, both mentally and physically, and keep things simple?
13 – Embrace your Geekness Day: A geek is someone who is completely obsessed with one or more subjects, and can speak fluently on it for hours, sounding like a walking encyclopedia of geeky facts. In what ways would you describe yourself as geeky?
14 – Mac & Cheese Day: Macaroni and cheese is a comfort dish for many, an old childhood favourite. In Canada, it's practically a national dish if you're referring to good old KD -- Kraft Dinner, or Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner. Even upscale restaurants are featuring gourmet variations of this classic. Was mac & cheese something you ate as a kid? Do you still eat it regularly, or occasionally? If you've tried restaurant variations, what is the most interesting take on mac & cheese that you've come across?
15 – Give Something Away Day: What is one thing of yours that you would consider giving away to someone in need?
9-One in the corner of my mouth. 10-Our yard is currently under a pile of rubble, but when we have growing things I leave the leaf litter until late spring so as not to disturb ground-nesting bees. We also have local flowers for polinators. My city passed an ordinance against pesticides a number of years back and it's made a huge difference in the insect life I see. 11-Empowering women reduces birth rates. If we do proper wealth distribuion and resource management the population issue will solve itself. 12-It's a work in progress. Mostly trying to clean shit out of my life that does not serve me. It's a long process. 13-I don't know that I'm that geeky about anything. I have things that I like, but not to the point of obssessively memorizing trivia. 14-I ate KD enough when I was a teenager (not as a child) that it's still occasionally a low-effort comfort food. 15-I haven't the faintest idea? I give away stuff pretty regularly if I don't need it, and I'm always giving away plants.
16 – Personal Chef Day: If you could afford it, would you like to have a personal chef? Would you have them cook all your meals, or only supper/dinner?
OH MY GOD I hate cooking so much. I would KILL to have somebody in my house who just made food appear on the regular.
I can feed myself. Mostly. But holy shit would I ever like not to have to.
***
I read a thing a couple of days ago where people were being all surprised that some people know what ants smell like. To which my reaction was, of course, wait there are people who don't know what ants smell like?
Apparently it's genetic. So I have learned a thing.
(Kind of a combination of vinegar and black pepper, if you don't have that gene.)
Maggots also have a smell - I don't know if that one is genetic or not - and I was smelling it in our corner-that-is-a-pretend-kitchen for weeks in spite of the fact that I was constantly scrubbing out the compost bin. We have seperate "green waste" and trash collection so there isn't supposed to be organic material in the trash bin so it honestly didn't occur to me to check there.
Rookie mistake.
***
Today featured lots of sawing and grinding noises. I have no idea what they were doing, but it was loud. At least things are happening?
Kitchen guy told me his part will take two months after the plumbing goes in. I don't know if the plumbers were here today, but there were lots of pipes stacked in the hallways. Basement guy, who the fuck knows.
You know, every time I pass through the living room I stop for a minute just to watch my housemate to see if they're breathing. I'm not even being snarky here, I have this constant low-level horror that one day they'll have a heart-attack or something and it will take me a couple of days to notice.
***
Debating if I want a glass of wine.
9 – Dimples Day: Only 20-30% of the entire world population has dimples. Are you one of these rare individuals? What type of dimple do you have -- dimple on both cheeks, chin dimple, one-sided cheek dimple, corner of the mouth dimple?
10 – Don't Step on a Bee Day: is an important reminder that the fate of the common bee lies in the balance – with bee numbers in some countries having halved in the last decade with no apparent cause. Some localities are taking measures to help the bee population, for example, planting wildflowers by the side of roads/on road medians or encouraging residents to move away from a manicured lawn to a yard full of flowers. Are you aware of any such measures where you live? Do you agree that if bees disappear, life would change significantly for humans (and not in a good way)?
11 – World Population Day: World Population Day comes along each year to remind us that our present rate of population growth is unsustainable, and the present social and logistical issues we are experiencing to meet the demand of that population will only get worse if we don't do something. What can be done to slow population growth? Can we effectively fight climate change without addressing the global population issue?
12 – Simplicity Day: What steps could you take to declutter your life, both mentally and physically, and keep things simple?
13 – Embrace your Geekness Day: A geek is someone who is completely obsessed with one or more subjects, and can speak fluently on it for hours, sounding like a walking encyclopedia of geeky facts. In what ways would you describe yourself as geeky?
14 – Mac & Cheese Day: Macaroni and cheese is a comfort dish for many, an old childhood favourite. In Canada, it's practically a national dish if you're referring to good old KD -- Kraft Dinner, or Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner. Even upscale restaurants are featuring gourmet variations of this classic. Was mac & cheese something you ate as a kid? Do you still eat it regularly, or occasionally? If you've tried restaurant variations, what is the most interesting take on mac & cheese that you've come across?
15 – Give Something Away Day: What is one thing of yours that you would consider giving away to someone in need?
9-One in the corner of my mouth. 10-Our yard is currently under a pile of rubble, but when we have growing things I leave the leaf litter until late spring so as not to disturb ground-nesting bees. We also have local flowers for polinators. My city passed an ordinance against pesticides a number of years back and it's made a huge difference in the insect life I see. 11-Empowering women reduces birth rates. If we do proper wealth distribuion and resource management the population issue will solve itself. 12-It's a work in progress. Mostly trying to clean shit out of my life that does not serve me. It's a long process. 13-I don't know that I'm that geeky about anything. I have things that I like, but not to the point of obssessively memorizing trivia. 14-I ate KD enough when I was a teenager (not as a child) that it's still occasionally a low-effort comfort food. 15-I haven't the faintest idea? I give away stuff pretty regularly if I don't need it, and I'm always giving away plants.
16 – Personal Chef Day: If you could afford it, would you like to have a personal chef? Would you have them cook all your meals, or only supper/dinner?
OH MY GOD I hate cooking so much. I would KILL to have somebody in my house who just made food appear on the regular.
I can feed myself. Mostly. But holy shit would I ever like not to have to.
***
I read a thing a couple of days ago where people were being all surprised that some people know what ants smell like. To which my reaction was, of course, wait there are people who don't know what ants smell like?
Apparently it's genetic. So I have learned a thing.
(Kind of a combination of vinegar and black pepper, if you don't have that gene.)
Maggots also have a smell - I don't know if that one is genetic or not - and I was smelling it in our corner-that-is-a-pretend-kitchen for weeks in spite of the fact that I was constantly scrubbing out the compost bin. We have seperate "green waste" and trash collection so there isn't supposed to be organic material in the trash bin so it honestly didn't occur to me to check there.
Rookie mistake.
***
Today featured lots of sawing and grinding noises. I have no idea what they were doing, but it was loud. At least things are happening?
Kitchen guy told me his part will take two months after the plumbing goes in. I don't know if the plumbers were here today, but there were lots of pipes stacked in the hallways. Basement guy, who the fuck knows.
You know, every time I pass through the living room I stop for a minute just to watch my housemate to see if they're breathing. I'm not even being snarky here, I have this constant low-level horror that one day they'll have a heart-attack or something and it will take me a couple of days to notice.
***
Debating if I want a glass of wine.