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Chapter 49. The 212th make it to Coruscant for shore leave, which means Obi-Wan can make some final preparations.

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hmm. maybe I should repot this basil in something that is not a red solo cup.

is basil always super thirsty and fast-growing? I got a free basil plant a few weeks ago and I've been growing it on my windowsill and this is like the fastest-growing plant I've ever had. I've had to start watering it from the bottom instead of the top because there's just no other way to give it enough water for the day

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also while I'm thinking about evil mad scientist obi-wan I think he would have also done tons of experiments on his own body, so the reason why he won't die even though Literally Everyone on both sides of the war is trying to take him out is because he's more sith abomination and cybernetic implants and scar tissue than his original body at this point. he keeps it covered up most of the time because for some reason his test subjects start getting upset otherwise

also also, repeat test subjects (kidnapping victims). he just grabs them off the battlefield and does some fun little body modifications or sith rituals to them and then releases them again for 'field test data' to kidnap again at a later time so he can collect the new data. the changes seem generally helpful in some way but nobody knows if there isn't something else going on and obviously it is very disconcerting to not know what is going on with your own body. I imagine this comes with some kind of tracking band or implant (if you are fun it could be a collar), like when wildlife scientists tag animals, and nobody can figure out how to remove it without killing the patient

he would love the brain worms. imagine him holding anakin down and this time he *is* going to find out if it goes in through the nose or the mouth

people like to write sith obi-wan as like some cool suave charismatic mastermind manipulator but actually I think some people should try making sith obi-wan a mad scientist. he turned evil because of his insatiable thirst for knowledge and he's diving into forbidden tomes and experimenting with sith alchemy on live subjects and writing extremely rigorous notes while complaining about how slipshod previous sith scholars have been about documenting their work.

he has basically no stakes in taking over the galaxy and the war is really inconvenient for him and he's a huge problem for both sides because he keeps kidnapping people to do horrible (and frequently lethal) experiments on them and he also kidnapped a whole bunch of clones because he's Way Too Interested in how they were created and trained which is overall a very weird experience for all of them

I think whoever evil obi-wan's mentor was can be the first person he experimented on. that would be fun :)

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Instead of working on an extremely important scholarship project, I spent the majority of last week needle felting a life-sized American Woodcock.

His name is Tim. Tim B. Doodle!

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is basil always super thirsty and fast-growing? I got a free basil plant a few weeks ago and I've been growing it on my windowsill and this is like the fastest-growing plant I've ever had. I've had to start watering it from the bottom instead of the top because there's just no other way to give it enough water for the day

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okay fine I'll split the chapter into two

chapter 49 of race con is shaking out to be pretty long. sorry.

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Black-tipped darner (Aeshna tuberculifera)

The genus Aeshna, or mosaic darners, contains many similar-looking species found in temperate and boreal regions across the Northern Hemisphere. If you live in the northern US or Canada, many of the large, fast dragonflies seen flying in swarms in late summer and fall belong to this genus.

A. tuberculifera is one of the largest Aeshna in North America, and in my opinion might be the coolest looking- just look at the turquoise on his thorax stripes!

(Massachusetts, 7/31/25)

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Wish Rider 💫

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Beetle bread, 2023-08-13

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watched the stalks of a lavender bush by the bus stop dip and sway from the sheer amount of fat little bumblebees on it and you know what. some things in this world are good

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chapter 49 of race con is shaking out to be pretty long. sorry.

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Oh my god I just remembered last night's dream. I was a concubine at an ancient Chinese emperor's court, and he decided to make all of the concubines hotdogs, but his hotdogs SUCKED it was like the tiniest sausage and a mountain of toppings, and I was the only one who didn't force myself to eat it so he sentenced me to death

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people like to write sith obi-wan as like some cool suave charismatic mastermind manipulator but actually I think some people should try making sith obi-wan a mad scientist. he turned evil because of his insatiable thirst for knowledge and he's diving into forbidden tomes and experimenting with sith alchemy on live subjects and writing extremely rigorous notes while complaining about how slipshod previous sith scholars have been about documenting their work.

he has basically no stakes in taking over the galaxy and the war is really inconvenient for him and he's a huge problem for both sides because he keeps kidnapping people to do horrible (and frequently lethal) experiments on them and he also kidnapped a whole bunch of clones because he's Way Too Interested in how they were created and trained which is overall a very weird experience for all of them

I think whoever evil obi-wan's mentor was can be the first person he experimented on. that would be fun :)

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Kadette 'Classic' Radio Model K-12 in Ivory and Green Plaskon

Kadette K-12 ‘Classic’ made in 1936 by the International Radio Corporation of Ann Arbor, Michigan. This example with its ivory body and green colored top made of plaskon and a marbled green tenite grill and knobs is rather striking. Ads of the time boasted that this was the first radio made from 3 different plastics.

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I love when paranormal investigators appeal to their long experience for credibility. I've been playing pretend for seventeen years, and let me tell you in that time I've imagined some shit you wouldn't believe.