I’m At Trader Joe’s And Wtf I Don’t Feel Like I Belong Here…. Only One Generic Bag Of “Mexican

Bad RPG idea:

Players play a round or two of exquisite corpse. Everyone has to pick one of the drawings. That’s their character now.

just ate a shrimp for the first time, didn’t die, but also unsure of all the hype around them

The Cool Down

Study uncovers surprising fact about wildflowers in urban areas: 'No difference … between the meadow types'

Researchers found that small patches of wildflowers can foster the same biodiversity as entire meadows.

A caveat to this study: the researchers were primarily looking at insect pollinator biodiversity. Planting a few native wildflowers in your garden will not suddenly cause unusual megafauna from the surrounding hinterlands to crowd onto your porch.

That being said, this study backs up Douglas Tallamy's optimistic vision of Homegrown National Park, which calls for people in communities of all sizes to dedicate some of their yard (or porch or balcony) to native plants. This creates a patchwork of microhabitats that can support more mobile insect life and other small beings, which is particularly crucial in areas where habitat fragmentation is severe. This patchwork can create migration corridors, at least for smaller, very mobile species, between larger areas of habitat that were previously cut off from each other.

It may not seem like much to have a few pots of native flowers on your tiny little balcony compared to someone who can rewild acres of land, but it makes more of a difference than you may realize. You may just be creating a place where a pollinating insect flying by can get some nectar, or lay her eggs. Moreover, by planting native species you're showing your neighbors these plants can be just as beautiful as non-native ornamentals, and they may follow suit.

In a time when habitat loss is the single biggest cause of species endangerment and extinction, every bit of native habitat restored makes a difference.

Brennan pointing out the sisyphean nature of the ball rolling up the hill doesn't stop me from saying it to myself for reassurance every time I am even slightly inconvenienced

this will be the year I finally convince everyone to abandon New Year's resolutions in favour of Yule Boasting, the clearly superior tradition

red blood cell girl bringing you oxygen on a cute little platter and then curtseying

“i love survivor, and my least favorite part about survivor, when i think about playing it, is being outside. the ability to play survivor inside is a dream come true.”

- brennan lee mulligan, spitting facts

Making a Pizza John for Pizzamas and my partner suggested I make it on or out of a pizza. I'm not going to make it into a full papercutting because it's a bit of a hat on a hat but the sketch did give me a giggle.