2007 EBird Gem

H.I.V.E.mber 2024!

Alright, it's H.I.V.E.mber time! This year some things are shifting around- this event will span from November to December this year, and counts anything from headcanons to fanart to fanfics; it's all fair game! This is just for people to have fun, there's no pressure to complete it. Bonus prompts are included to switch out for other prompts or to give people something more meta to work with. Just make sure to tag anything for the event with #HIVEmber2024 ! Now go forth and have fun!

everything in this life is temporary. except that fandom hyperfixation from when you were 14. that thang will be with you forever there's no escaping.

Tapetum Lucidum

Binged The Day of the Jackal this weekend while downed with a cold- enjoying it a lot so far! I love both of the main leads disasters and I need them to meet face-to-face soon (and fight perhaps, I'd like that too. With words or weapons, I'm not picky.)

This screenshot from a gardening Facebook group has been on my phone for several years and I'm not sure I'm ever going to be able to delete it. Apparently it comes from a British gardening book from the 80s. I know we all joke that the English are afraid of flavor, but I assure you, you are not prepared for this.

GARLIC

Until quite recently, scientists smiled at all the wonderful medicinal powers claimed for garlic, but recent research has shown that there is some truth in a few of the old wives' tales. Garlic, of course, has an important role in Continental but not in British cookery — it really isn't worth growing unless you are a fan.

Any well-drained spot will do. Buy a head of garlic from the greengrocer or supermarket and split it up into individual cloves. Plant them 2 in. deep and 6 in. apart in March. Apart from watering in dry weather there is nothing else to do until the foliage turns yellow in July or August. Lift the bulbs and allow to dry under cover, then store in a cool, frost-free place.

If you are a beginner with garlic, you must use it very sparingly or you will be put off for ever. Rub a wooden salad bowl with a clove before adding the ingredients. Rub the skin of poultry before roasting and then you can try dropping a whole unskinned clove into a casserole or stew, removing it before serving. If by then you have lost a little of your garlic fear, you can try using crushed (not chopped) garlic in meat etc. as the Continentals do.

someone on twitter is trying to claim that use of an em-dash is an indication of AI-generated writing because it’s “relatively rare” for actual humans to use it. skill issue

What’s a food from your culture that u HATE #hatersonly

this is my buddy joey, we consider him a lesser form of life

His taxes Miles, the man lost his taxes.