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Transplanted the VFTs and then used the condiment cup to sow only three D. Affinis seeds. I need to be able to offload some of these babies if I’m going to validate growing more types. I probably should have sown Burmannii because they stay so small... 😬

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I think my SO will kill me if i start another container of seedlings...

But I just got seed packets for three more drosera species....

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VFTs have their first traps! I need to transplant these tomorrow.

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Took me a little to figure out that some of my polishes don’t really work well for this, especially since they are old, but I finally painted a set of custom press-ons for myself. 🙂 fun! Now I feel fancy. I think I will still make them a little shorter next time. And I need to practice with putting on those adhesive tabs...

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u heard him ladies

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Today I’m going to try to paint some false nails and make myself a set of press ons for when I’m feeling fancy.

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Not every picture I took but if they all succeed, I have tallied 6 d. Capensis Big Pinks and 11 d. Natalensis. These ones are going to need homes...

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I’m buying more sundew seeds... >.>

This is bad...

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I shared this post on my facebook and my god-mother blocked me & half of my family decided amongst themselves that I was a “satan worshiping” pagan.

I mean... I don’t worship satan... buutttt... I do what I do.

You heard it here, having self-confidence and self-love is satanic!!

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There is a company called Savant that we use to control some home automation around our home, like lights and powering things, and our thermostat. We could do door locks, surveillance, security, monitoring. We also have Sonos, which can be paired with Alexa and Google Assistant, however you can turn the microphone completely off if we wanted to.

It’s worth noting that none of the technologies that Amazon has presented are really new. They have just made it more accessible. Home automation has been around since at least the 90’s. You used to be able to call into your house via pay phone and turn on the lights. Companies like Amazon and Google just did what they always do, make it affordable at the cost of your information.

I said it in the notes on the last post but I’m gonna say it again.

I’m married to someone with severe memory problems. Automation of household appliances & systems helps him a lot and helps me a lot because it reduces the number of things I have to keep in my brain at all times. I love doors that lock themselves, being able to schedule dog food being delivered, a thermostat I can manipulate from wherever. Beyond my little bubble it should be noted that voice controlled appliances can be really good for people with mobility concerns. Appliances that can measure and talk and remember little tasks can be such a blessing for people.

I will never forgive Amazon and Google for taking technologies that could be really helpful and weaponizing them, and fuck everybody who acts like its some kind of conspiracy theory that those devices are spying on you. You absolutely should be distrustful of those devices but just make sure you’re getting angry at the right people.

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Got a new LED panel for my plants for the holiday! :D Gotta finesse how the power cord is run and maybe lower it if needed, but yay!! I can light so many more of my plants now!

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One of the d. binatas (she still needs a name), that I got for free with a sarr division, growing it’s first huge set of leaves for me over the course of 17 days.

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Sprouting Stories -

I double checked my VFT container and it is growing!! It’s a mystery since I don’t know what kind of species it’ll be, but yay!!

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Philomena’s flower!

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Philomena’s recovery from a fungus gnat infestation.

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Sprouting stories -

In the beginning of December I tried to sow a few carnivorous plant seeds in test tubes. After a few days I thought I was failing so I sowed two more tubes of them. After a few days, I still felt it wasn’t good enough. So on the 11th I moved all of the seeds to tiny condiment containers with lids and added just a couple more to each container, in case the original seeds rotted or burnt under the light. I made one more environmental change and now 11 days later I’ve got at least one sprout in all four of my containers!! 💚💚💚 (Nothing in the VFT container yet but they are really temperamental so I don’t have high expectations.)

D. Natalensis

D. Capensis Big Pink x Self

Dime and pin for size reference!