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[naturalintelligence]

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[sundial-bee-scribbles]

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[fisheito]

eiden inspires me to new heights [working up the courage to negotiate prices at the farmer's market]

[normalbrothers]

the triplets ... as it is with humans there's always a distinguishable third sibling

[jensownzoo]

Woke up feeling steamrollered this morning so Seed Starting Thursday has been postponed until tomorrow. I did get a few garden tasks done though.

Two clumps of daffodils are flowering today. I've got a number of different varieties that bloom in succession so I'll probably have some kind of daffodil through May.

The harvest of salad spinach was twice the amount of last time. Some of the other varieties are starting to kick up their growth too with the warmer temps. I am going to use this harvest to make a few servings of spinach artichoke dip for a wild Friday night at home snack.

Opened up the tunnels to water and the transplanted Chinese broccoli and bok choy are loving their new digs, increasing in size by at least a third. But what is this?

Grrrr.

And then when flipping up the board to check the in-ground row of old mixed carrot seed I found this guy:

Yeah the chickens got a nice juicy treat. It was probably attracted to the moist darkness under the board, but I watched it actually munching on my carrot seed so I feel no remorse. It's an even toss-up whether the damage on the bok choy is slugs or roly-polys. On taller plants that they have to climb first you can tell by the slime trails, but here the leaf edge was touching the soil. I'll be putting a short board down as a slug trap and checking it in the morning.

A whole bunch more extra dwarf pak choi sprouted in the cold frame, so I had to put the regrowing green onions in their own small earthbox. Luckily I had one available since the cats destroyed the impatiens I was overwintering in it. They've actually almost regrown enough to harvest again, but I'll give them a few weeks to get settled in first.

And then I potted up these Black Beauty eggplants. Despite the dud cell, I still got nine plants out of this.

The Ping Tung eggplants need at least another week of growth before transplant. Conveniently, there are six pots left open in this flat and I have six seedlings. The two cells of Listada eggplant never germinated. That was my experiment with seed saving eggplants so was a bit of a bummer. May research what went wrong or I may just resolve to buy eggplant seed, it'll probably depend on need.

The native plants program at the library was a little disappointing. I was expecting an informational presentation on local natives for your garden. What it ended up being was a workshop on cold stratification using native seeds harvested the past fall by the presenter. So I came away with several varieties to put in my freezer, but no new information.

Ah well, it's fine and it was free. I'll be sowing some black-eyed Susan, prairie blazing star, purple aster, mountain mint, mist flower, foxglove beardtongue, and bee balm (a fuschia pink variety) in a few weeks once they've stratified. I already have some pale purple bee balm and I've grown black-eyed Susan, blazing star, purple aster, and a different variety of beardtongue in the past. The mountain mint and mist flower were pointed out to me as varieties that were a little more tolerant of part shade than any of the other varieties available so I'm going to try and start them in the spot where I moved two peonies from in the fall (for not being sunny enough). For all of these I'm planning on putting half the seed in trays inside and half direct sown outside. We'll see what works best.

[yesyourstalker]

Oshi: I don't know what to tell you koi.... We're married. We've been married around 40 years. It really wasn't my choice in the matter but you know I didn't object to it....I'm..... I'm settled

Koi-koi: you shouldn't settle. You're young-

Oshi: hehehe I'm not young

Koi-koi: well you certainly are beautiful and very accomplished I just hate seeing someone like you settle for something less than she deserves

Oshi:.....

Koi-koi:...*sigh*.. If this is what you want that's fine but if you're not happy you have options. You can work on your marriage and your relationship with Shimi or you can just leave him. My opinion you leave him

Oshi: koi

Koi-koi: you can do better I'm just saying

[NOW BOARDING FLIGHT 85. KRILLARNEY]

Koi-koi: That's my fligh. I had fun Oshi we should do this again

Oshi: we really should.... Be nice to my husband koi-koi

Koi-koi: I won't.

Oshi:.........*sigh*......... hello?.............. Yes, I remember the interviews for tomorrow....... Yes, I have time.... Yes, I'll be there at 6:00..... Not even out of the airport. I'm already back to work

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Baja: hey zuzu

Zuzu: hey sweetie! Congratulations! you're trending! I knew you were going to be popular cutie

Baja: yeah...ha ha ha ha...[inhale].............[exhale].......... those comments

Zuzu: Don't worry sweetie those comments eventually will mean nothing to you. I remember a picture of me mid-sneeze went viral it's been a meme ever since...hahahaaha anyway...

So the third interview is just a meeting with the owner and co-owner of ink lab studio... It's not an actual interview.... The fourth is an interview with the producer, that one's real.

the last one.... If you get the job is going to be an actual interview with a celebrity and it will be filmed so...... Be prepared

Baja: ok.

Zuzu: great....so how are you liking the others are you getting along with any of them? You know vibing with some of the co-hosts you might work with?

Baja: I talk to some they seem nice..

Zuzu: well that's nice I would suggest you actually make friends with one of the co-hosts It's better to actually like the people you work with, so be friendly.

Baja: I'll try............. I'm not really good with making friends

Zuzu: ohhh hun..... Just be confident. find someone who has that same energy as you and it'll just click trust me . Have you seen the results for the survey yet?

Baja: no they should be coming out tonight though

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Email: hello Baja, this is a email coming from Valerie The results are in and they will be airing tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. after a commercial break, we just wanted to inform you in advance that you have been selected to be in the top six applicants for 'midnight music' The other applicants who have made it passed are Tammy and Gill for host. Ash, Ramone and Lake for co-host. We wish you luck and hope the best in the future outcome

Baja: I made it past...

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Owner: I would like to thank you all for wanting to be a part of the ink lab family. I'm Denzel and this is my co-owner Lyra

Lyra: charmed ..... We are just waiting for one of the producers to show up she should be here around 6. :00 at the moment. Feel free to look around the studio where you will be working. Down the hall will actually be the set for two of you will actually be hosting the show.... Down on the left side is the food court where we provide fresh meals for you from various chains. You are also free to leave the building, but you must be back within 30 minutes..... The break room lounge is over here or you're free to eat your meals and enjoy your breaks and Converse with other people in the studio.

Oshi: I'm here I'm so sorry for being late traffic...*ok*.... hello everyone I'm Oshi Octavio you can just call me Oshi..... It's very nice to see new people here. ....... They will be joining ink Lab studio?

Denzel: Yes at least two of them will be.... The show will be airing on the sister channel O.E.T. network.... Octarian entertainment television... And it will also be streamed on the ink lab studio Plus

Oshi: yes.... yesyesyes...... I remember that meeting. So we will have to do one-on-one interviews with the six of you. Let's start with.....you..uhh..... Tammy.

Tammy: HIII!! It's such an honor to meet you. Mrs Octavio. I love your movies

Oshi: thank you sweetie go to the office and will be there to interview............................. I thought we agreed that this project was primarily octoling and or non inkling run. How did she make it through?

Lyra: her father is one of our biggest investors.

Oshi:.......*sigh*..... ..... All right.....

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Baja:......................

Ramon: (chewing).......hey .....(chewing).... You want one?

Baja: hem?

Ramon: gum.....(Chewing)...... Octoberry blast.....(POP)..... It's pretty good.... I mean I like squidmelon Punch little bit more but it's not a bad flavor....(POP)....

Baja: oh....thank you ..... I like your watch

Ramon: oh this? Thanks it's a mulex dupe. It's their hip-hop line. This one is based off of the group 'undertow terror'

Baja: oh undertow I'm a fan of them. Little flux, Big Eazy-E and Medium Manuel

Ramon: you like the classic group huh? B.B.S. Before Big Sal......

Baja: I like them both equally, both of them contributed to their voice and talent to the rap group......tho I did enjoy Big Sal's record scratches and remixes in the early days. How he mixes the smooth and easy listening jazz music he got from the surface and mixing with urban hip hop from the underground he grew up with. Breaking it down, constructing and morphing it into his own genre of music really shaped modern music today

Ramon: I agree. I can't argue with that .......but compare it to Big sal's freestyle and his excellent wordplay. Nothing can beat his double entenders and his lyricisms. "gotten close to my goal. Got in touch with my soul". Getting in touch with his soul, explaining his journey to self-discovery but also the soul of his shoes.

Baja: He went hiking a lot when he got to the surface. One of his music videos from 'wise up' was in the woods

Ramon: I remember the commercial he used to do for Rockenberg. . When they used to be an outdoors and camping store.

Baja: actually it's a triple entender you see during 1992 Big Sal was in another rap group called ' journey into the soul' and in 94 they broke up and weren't on speaking terms. It was only until he made it to the surface in 97 he actually started to reconnect with them. So it could also insinuate that he was back in touch with his old group

Ramon: wow you know your stuff man

Oshi: Ramon? your interview is up next!

Ramon: That's me..*uggh*..... It was nice meeting you. I didn't get your name.

Baja: Baja.

Ramon: Nice to meet you man...

Baja: yeah... yeah you too......

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Koi-koi: mommy's home!

Merv: hi darling

Noiji: MOM!!

Ikkan: hey mom

Koi-koi: oh my precious boys *kisskisskisskisskisskisskiss* I missed yoooou!...... I missed you..hehehe *kiss*

Merv: hehe we can catch up tonight

Koi-koi: ooooo hehehehe

Ikkan: oh my cod! we can hear you

Noiji: eugh! Stop

Koi-koi: you two hush up. How the hell do you think you got here.

Warabie: hi Mrs Kane!!

Koi-koi: Hi sweetie *peck*..oh ..look at you.... Look at those arms. You've been doing a lot of work.

Warabie: hehehe yeah.... I've been...... I've been working hard.... been lifting.

Ikkan:.............

Warabie: what?

Cirrina: grandma!!

Koi-koi: Cirrina! *Kiss* hey sweetie...... Shimi

Shimi: koi

Koi-koi: hm

Shimi: hm

Merv: you called and told me you were going to be home by tomorrow. Was your flight delayed hun?

Koi-koi: I would have gotten here a lot sooner except someone........ decided to text me and asked me to bring their suit to be tailored right after I got off the plane. I had to buy another ticket to go to your apartment, pick up the suit........

Ikkan: sorry mom

Koi-koi: head back to the airport to buy another ticket to krillarney and now I'm here. ...... Here you go.... You owe me $200 for plain tickets

Ikkan: thanks mom

Koi-koi: hmmm...... Neta says hi and he loves you very very much and he misses you.....he said a lot of things I couldn't keep up but overall he loves you and misses you

Ikkan: sounds like Neta

Koi-koi: also he gave me your dress to try on Cirrina....... it's from Lilith Bay collection

Cirrina: the floral mesh!?! AHHHHHHH! He told me it was too expensive!! i have to try it on now!!!

Ikkan: well I guess I need to try my suit... Mom do you think you can tailor it

Koi-koi: no

Ikkan: why? Mom you know how to sew

Koi-koi: nooo nooo absolutely not. I don't want to see my baby in his suit until his wedding day. Go to someone else, I know Mr Higgins across the road used to do it

Merv: Mr. Higgins passed dear

Koi-koi: oh.......oh......well you can go into the city and get it tailored somewhere.

Ikkan: alright

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Baja:.......*huff*.......*huff*.........

Oshi: Baja! You're interviews next

Ramon: you got this

Baja: [inhale].......[exhale]...... Okay

Oshi: so you're Baja Genson..... Tell me about yourself Mr. Genson what's something interesting about yourself but you would want the audience to know about you

Baja: ohh....well what would you like to know?....I'm 22.....I have several siblings too many to count hehehe ...um...I play the saxophone... I'm actually in a community band We play jazz, classical and other various genres. We actually have a concert in the couple months

Oshi: that's interesting...... Why do you want this job really

Baja: oh um . ......... I'd say I want this job because I love music but mostly were people involved in music. I love musicians I love their history. I love their backstories and their origins and how they came to be. Not only as musician but also a person. A vast array of knowledge and trivia about artists that a lot of people don't know about and I'd love to share it with the public...

Oshi: hmmm

Baja: I'd also would love to ask the artists themselves about the trivia and maybe give me more insight on it. Like maybe they have a funny story or....... Maybe more context....

Oshi: well..........ok.....my son. You know him right? Can you tell me something about him that many people don't know?

Baja: I guess it depends on which son you're talking about. I know a lot of people know about warabie and his music career. His first ever track that he was credited was actually turquoise October when he was 13. it was on a demo track.... Which was only 3 minutes long.... But you could also be talking about your oldest son Dashie who used to make jingles for commercials.

Personally, I feel like that's a very underappreciated form of art in the music world. He specifically made music for food chain shanty's. But the height of his success was when he made the theme song and composed music for 'the Donnie dock show' back in '08. Though he asked not to be credited directly. He was under the alias of Dave. He's won at least two cabbies for best music composition in the kids entertainment category.

Oshi:........................................................................................................................... I think I'm done with this interview

Baja: oh.....ok........uhhhhhh..... I... I'm sorry I know some people get uncomfortable when I know a little too much about-

Oshi: We'll be shooting the pilot at 9:00 a.m. on the 35th. Come back tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. for your photo and ink lab studio ID...... We're also going to be taking promotional pics with you and Ramon.

Baja:........... I got the job?

Oshi: yes. You're very respectful, you seem very kind , you're very handsome and you show off a genuine love and care for artists.......... Congratulations Mr. Genson You're now part of the ink lab team.

Baja:......*huff*.. ..*huff*....ha!...*huff*.....hu....*huff*..huuuuu........................ Where's the bathroom?

Oshi: The hall on the right

Baja: thank you

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Ramon: (washing hands)..........hay man how'd your interview-

Baja:UGGGGGGG.....*cough*....*cough*....uggg..... .... .... ....

Ramon: oh........*sigh *.....you okay man? Hey? It's all right. This is just your first audition you know. There's going to be a lot more opportunities for you... I mean you can put this on your resume. You made it do the top six

Baja:......*huff*.....*huff*.....I got the job!....

Ramon: Right on!...... Weird way to celebrate... (flush).... Let me help you up. Come on let's get you something to drink.

Baja: Hahah...[inhale] [exhale].... alright ...heh...let's go

[inthecityofgoodabode]

July 2024: The Last Week

Last Sunday's harvest:

Monday harvest:

Wednesday harvest:

Thursday harvest:

Friday harvest:

The echinacea is looking a little rough since it has gone to seed. We could deadhead them but the Goldfinch have been enjoying them and we'd rather have Goldfinch than a second round of blooms:

Saturday harvest:

Seen while walking:

We've had four days of off & on rain that was sometimes been pretty heavy. The area behind our carport where we keep our compost bins gets flooded because the people that own the rental house next door covered a drainage grate with at least 3 inches of mulch. That water is ankle deep but I braved it to bring juicy vegetable scraps to the hungry black soldier fly larvae in our bins:

Sunday barbecue:

Sunday dinner. The meat is the only thing on this plate that we didn't grow in our backyard. That is Southern-style kale in the center prepared like traditional collard greens with onion & smokey pig... in this case, bacon:

[skyistheground]

Hey, out of curiosity, how does any of the following taste to you: white potatoes, eggplants, and tomatoes?

none of those are spicy to me

[enjoytheglow]

I have not had time to do anything else but homework today. Including not having time to have a shower. To quote the Do The Voice pilot, I "smell like unwashed snatch and babaganoush"

When I said I wanted to be like Lori Alan, this is not what I meant

[zippityzap]

Today i went to the arcade and i won: an eggplant phone charm, a duck plushie and (not pictured) a bunch of sweets

[mysteriousangels]

Nancy sighs as Sylvia pulls up the car, quick to hop out and running a hand through their hair. Sylvia takes a moment to take a steadying breath, looking between the Jones siblings.

Sammy had immediately dropped everything and insisted on going along when Nancy had explained. She's the first one out of the car, no questions asked. Sylvia sighs, sharing one last look with Nancy before the two follow her.

MJ was waiting outside in her van as they all pulled up and quickly got out of the car seeing them. "Wow this is like the first we've all been in the same room in a while, too bad the circumstances great right. Shit let me just..." She quickly got in the car and put out her blunt. " Allium's out at the moment. But Poppy is in living room. "

[eggplant-dolma]

Ive been trying So Hard to be productive yesterday and today but I just be The Strugg

to be fair to myself, I *have* accomplished some things, it's just so difficult to feel accomplished when the to-do list is just so damn long

however it is only 10:51am, i cannot give up now, there is still so much day left for me!

send good thoughts pls and thank :')

[subsequentibis]

dungeon meshi was so right food is good and cooking is fun

[felldowngirl]

Mom . that thang is on the roof again

[fromthemouthofkings]

A group of far-future linguists and archeologists suddenly *poof* into existence in front of me. One is holding a tablet. "What is the difference between 'red sauce' and 'tomato sauce?'" they ask me. "The distinction is not clear in extant texts from this time and place."

"Uh, they're the same thing," I tell them. "Who are you?"

"Yes!" the being with the tablet exclaims.

One of the other researchers groans. "No! My thesis...months of writing wasted..." One of the others comforts them.

"Now, what is this object for?" The first researcher holds up a discolored, dinged-up plastic object. It's clearly been buried in the ground for quite some time, but the two holes and the scuffed plastic window are distinctive.

"That's a cassette tape. You record music with it."

"Interesting, interesting." The being enters something on the tablet.

"How are you speaking English?"

"Sophisticated translation technology," one of the researchers confides. "We are students of your society. From the future."

"What does this pictogram represent?" The researcher with the tablet turns it around so that the screen faces me.

It's the eggplant emoji.

"Sex," I say. "Why do you need to ask me this if you can time travel or whatever? Can't you just go wherever you want to go and look around and see how these things are being used?"

The beings shift guiltily and look at each other. "Technically, travel to times and places prior the advent of time travel is strictly prohibited. Paradoxes, you know."

"Oh."

"We must get back before our advisor returns to the lab. Just don't tell anyone you saw us, alright? The space-time continuity depends on it. Can you do that?"

"Uh, sure, I guess?"

One of them pats me on the head. "And don't go to Mars."

"Okay. Wait, why? Is it dangerous?"

"No. Just not worth it."

The group disappears in a shimmering light.

The cassette clatters to the sidewalk behind them.

Out of befuddlement, mainly, I pick it up. It's clearly old, discolored and scuffed, but it still has tape in it.

I carry the tape around in my pocket for a while. The curiosity builds. I want to know what's on that tape. I don't have a cassette player anymore, so I go to Goodwill and pick up the first one I can find, praying that it still works. I plug it in. It turns on.

I slide the tape inside. It's dirty, but it still seems to be in decent shape. I snap the player closed and hit play. The wheels begin to turn. I hold my breath.

A familiar tune starts up. A wobbly voice comes out of the machine.

We're no strangers to love