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Homesteading survival knowledge

Growing Food:

The basics of Growing Food

Crops to grow for Maximum Production

Seed Starting Plan

Grow transplants for free

How to get Seeds for Free

How to find good soil for Free

Amending the Soil

How to Collect Seeds

Re-potting and care for tomato transplants

Growing dry beans

Growing Garlic

How to grow a lot of Leek

Plants going to Seed Explained

Food you can grow and eat in the Winter

Climate change and Food Security

Plant Lemon Trees from Seed

Why is rain much more effective than watering?

Stashing Food

Storing the Food from your Garden

Living in nature and food conservation

Making a Meal from foraged and Garden Food in Winter

Sun-drying Strawberries

Sun-drying Cherry Tomatoes

Citrus Tips

Canning

Blackberry Jam

Strawberry Jam

Salsa (tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic)

Đuveđ (mixed vegetables preserve)

Ajvar (preserved peppers)

Preserved sugar Cherries

Foraging: 

Edible Mushrooms that grow on trees

Edible Wild Plants to Forage for in Spring

Make Honey out of Dandelions

How to cook with Nettle

Incredible value of Pine Needles

Herbalism

Rose Water

On herbal infusions and poison tea

Herbs to Collect for Tea

How to safely make Elderberry Syrup

Yarrow and Lemon Balm

Basic Medicinal Herbal Tea Uses

Tree Care:

How to grow trees

Where are the Tree Roots?

What is Root Flare

Tree Pruning Mistakes

Types of Pruning cuts

How to Prune Correctly

Other:

Building a Cob House

How to make Earthen Floors

Cooking with minimal use of heat

Processing Forest Clay

How to hand-work clay

How to make laundry detergent out of conkers

Creating baskets out of Newspapers

How to keep your space cool during heat waves

How trees create a living atmosphere

How to get rid of ants

Survival Recipes

What garden plants can be used as poison

10:42 : i woke up like 2 hours ago maybe? i cant keep time hahaha. anyway imma go and eat a little and then start practicing. i cleaned up my room a bit thank god lol. i also practiced for like 2 1/2-3 hours i didnt keep specific time but i am so proud of myself because i am getting close to mastering the part, which is really hard for me so YAY. :)) . also btw if anyone wants to send asks that would be awesome; ill answer anything (except personal stuff im not dumb lol) im trying to be stealthhhhh like a spyyyyyyyy :) . ive been working on my music too and i gotta study my music theory and do my laundry ( and clean some more -_-) anyway i should probably go and eat lmfao. alright laterrrrrrrrr (also i got the day OFFFFFFFFFFF YUHHHHHHHHH)

— Haruki Murakami from “Norwegian Wood.”

12/1/22

9:21 : AUGH. didnt practice last night and i got like barely any of my work done im gonna start crying. i did get some stuff done and im glad about that but i didnt get a lot done. i am putting way too much pressure on myself. i just got my *REDACTED* work done so thats good. i have some more to do but i think i can get it done. i have rehearsal today as well as my private lesson so im excited for that. imma be practicing all lunch because i need too and spending the 5 minute breaks doing a little homework and looking at my grades. next class is gonna be annoying and long but its kinda fun bc my friends r near me. then after that i have band YAYYYYYY!!!!!! i gotta ask my teacher about the ensemble that im doing with my friends whooop!! ill update around lunch. :)

Weirdpunk

A punk movement based around being weird and encouraging being weird (in a way that doesn't harm anyone).

I'm autistic, have PPD, and OCD. These carry what neurotypicals deem, "weird traits." They make me act "weird", talk "weird", dress 'weird', etc etc.

I have identities that may be deemed "weird." I go semi-scribal and semi-verbal occasionally that may be deemed "weird."

I have "weird" disorders, disabilities, and identities alongside many factors. I've been called weird multiple times. However, now? I take fucking pride in that shit. I take pride in being weird.

Encouraging being weird includes non-conforming of trying to be "normal" and rather accepting the weird, funky side of yourself. Also, accepts cringe, "flop" things, and more. It heavily goes against the stigma that those with traits that make the individual "weird" should either be sugar-coated or the individual should rather try to "fit in" and erase their "weird" traits. Rather, instead, it encourages that the individual loves the traits for how they are, as they are a part of themselves.

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10:22 : apparenly i messed up :(. my post that i scheduled didnt frickin save but wtv lol. yesterday was pretty cool bc my mom came with me to band (being deadnamed wasnt fun but whatever) and i was laughing at her hahahah. i also had my sax lesson yesterday and my teacher basically layed into me real hard :( about how i need to actually apply myself and practice like (as he said) "as long as it takes for you to get it" (3 hours lol). i feel like he actually knocked some sense into me.

2:38 : so to finish my rant from earlier, since dr wits knocked some sense into me, i went home relazed for like an hour and then i practiced my saxophone even more (1 more hour). it was an okay night. i ate some good food and just felt generally content. i have chosen a solo (for solo & ensemble) and i really really like it. im excited to learn it. also i am in chemistry and i hate it. im dying. this teacher doesnt even teach us bruh, but im so smart i figure it all out suuuuupppeerrrr fast :) . i have so much stuff to do but i can get it done, imma use my planner and do everything that i need to do :) .

to all my researchers, students and people in general who love learning: if you don't know this already, i'm about to give you a game changer

connectedpapers

the basic rundown is: you use the search bar to enter a topic, scientific paper name or DOI. the website then offers you a list of papers on the topic, and you choose the one you're looking for/most relevant one. from here, it makes a tree diagram of related papers that are clustered based on topic relatability and colour-coded by time they were produced!

for example: here i search "human B12"

i go ahead and choose the first paper, meaning my graph will be based around it and start from the topics of "b12 levels" and "fraility syndrome"

here is the graph output! you can scroll through all the papers included on the left, and clicking on each one shows you it's position on the chart + will pull up details on the paper on the right hand column (title, authors, citations, abstract/summary and links where the paper can be found)

you get a few free graphs a month before you have to sign up, and i think the free version gives you up to 5 a month. there are paid versions but it really depends how often you need to use this kinda thing.

Amazon’s casting choices don’t reflect the true racial diversity in Tolkien’s works and are focused on tokenism over real efforts to tackle the flaws in the text and make an inclusive vision of Arda

Amazon’s one major POC actress is playing a role that canonically involves her throne and her power being stolen from her by a genocidal colonizer who wants to exterminate the religious minority she’s part of

Amazon fired their Tolkien consultant and their unsafe set conditions caused the injuries of stuntpeople

Amazon as a company is unethical, directly opposed to progressive causes, and openly emotionally manipulating viewers to get them to watch the show

Amazon has done more real harm to actual people of color and other marginalized groups than their efforts to include nonwhite actors in relatively small or stereotypical roles can address

Amazon’s promotional materials for this show treat fans of color as props to further their agenda

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12/14/22

9:18 : i cant tell if the accounts that r following me r bots or not so. welcome bots and humans alike idk. anyway in class and having a good time reviewing (kidding obviously) im so tired . i fell asleep late last night , very nap time 

2:39 : I GOT A FREE LAPTOP!!!!!!!IM NOT EVEN KIDDING. its a dell one but its still fucking awesome i was like crying. i need some indepence from my parents. especially my mom. she is super overbearing and i am so happy i got this. i got a SHIT ton of candy too :DDDDDD. im having a pretty good day. started off tired but my grades r doing better and im just so happy. i also have my finals this week starting soon and i am just trying my hardest to prepare so i dont fail. i think ill be fine. my hardest one will probably be either AV or math :P. also i do the wordle everyday but today i FUCKED up by not figuring out that it was the word “usual” ._. i was actually livid in class bc i got it on the very last try and i needed help to figure it out. :’( but wtv at least i got it. studying rn for chem 

15 minutes later

i just went and took a fat shit bc i had too. it was taking forever but i finally finished and went out to wash my hands. then my mother texted me and said i love you. i didnt even respond and started to put it in my pocket.... THEN MY FUCKING TEACHER WALKED IN AND SAW ME PUTTING AWAY MY PHONE AND SAID. dont ask to use the bathroom again. MOTHERFUCKER I WAS PUTTING IT AWAY!!!! ISTFG I HATE THIS GODDAMN LADY SHES SUCH A FUCKING ASSHOLE!!!!

anyway. i have my concert tonight. i think i got this. i hate this one freshman in band bro she makes me so mad. istfg imma punch her in the face if she makes another face at me for no reason. but wtv. anyway i should probably post this now but i might update later so lol 

12/2/22

3:46 : late update ik.sorry. im taking notes rn. i hate this class with a passion and my teacher actually sucks. she makes me so mad bruh omfg. but wtv. gonna be working hard tonight. my mouth sore is finally gone so i feel so much better u have no clue. i got this tonight. gonna be working my butt off. no rehearsal or anything. so whooo. we do have something that i might volunteer for but i probably wont. dont feel like it. god these notes r gonna be a grade i am annoyed. 

6:23 : omg its crazy im typing after 3 pm yayyy. anyway i had a pretty good day i just gotta work on my hw n stuff. i researched some gardening stuff (bc ive been wanting to get into it. specifically edible gardening)  imma be working on my music for a while and try to figure out how to do it. I PLAYED BASSOON FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY AAAAH. i am not gonna lie i dont even know like what the parts of the bassoon is called so.... lmfao i need to do some studying hahaha. i literally need to practice super hard this weekend so imma go rn. alright ill update on monday :). bye