#big money salvia

[spinnychaircirclecasting]

mr. salvia man, i want to know what your little plant is

also you should pet that cat please

[thearkman360]

I have learned that eugenics is apparently not the science of Soulja Boy. Shit... Guess it makes sense. I was quite confused when I saw bigoted morons say they loved it.

unrelated Daddy Erik

[gaykarstaagforever]

Probably stop using all Adobe products.

Like, years ago.

[blunderpuff]

oh so now the birds are eating the <25 cherries i've got growing on my tiny tree

literally everything i've planted in this fucking garden has either died on its own or has been killed by birds/bugs

[harringtons-cupid]

I finally found the list 😭

But can you do 9,14, and 18 with Eddie!

I had a dream that Eddie kept fucking me in his red car (don’t ask) and so this is slightly based on this 😏 this is another fic upon itself….

#9 “Is it good when I touch you here? Or maybe here?”

#14 “You can take it, you’ve done it before.”

#18“You look so good with my hands around your neck.”

Masterlist | KO-FI

It was a Friday night and Eddie had organised your date, insisting that you drive and pick him up because Wayne was using the van. After much protesting, you went along with it and arrived outside his house at 7:30pm.

Dressed comfortably with your makeup done, your car hummed as you waited for Eddie. Your fingers drumming against the leather steering wheel, some cheesy pop song was playing through the speakers when Eddie opened the door.

He smelt of faint blunts and old cologne, leaning forward to kiss you. His bag was throwing between your backseats as he swung his around you.

“Hey doll face, you ready?” He smiled at you, placing an unlit cigarette between his lips and rolling down your window.

You nodded and rolled out the caravan park, Eddie began chatting about his recent D&D game to you between his sloppy directions. Listening to her as you swayed your head side to side to the music in your ear, he looked beautiful in that light.

Gasping at the sight as you arrived at the field, it was professional set up. The ticket booth guy mumbled a few unintelligible words but Eddie nodded and dug in his pocket for your tickets, they were stamped and handed back.

You were assigned a parking spot, still in shock you drove to the spot. Thankfully it was a spot that was the furthest away from everyone and still in sight of the big screen.

Getting used to your surroundings, you reclined your chair. Your eyes lit up with excitement as you began rambling to Eddie, he watched with a smile as he finished his cigarette.

Leaning closer to kiss you, his lips brushing your cheek as he softly kissed you. Tasting of tobacco and old minty gum, melting into the kiss you were to excited to care as your hands cupped his.

Kissing him until your lips began to hurt, only pulling apart when the loud fanfare from the screen began to play. There was a guy closest to the stage who was handing out snacks on a board, you fumbled around for money and thrusted it in Eddie’s hand. Whilst he bargained with the guy, you found a place to put the snacks.

He came back with a drink and some popcorn, kissing your cheek as you placed them in the designated spot. He laughed at your arrangement but threw his arm around you as the film began to play.

It was a cheesy 60’s movie that neither of you had seen before, needing some sustenance you began chomping on the popcorn as your eyes glued to the screen.

Halfway through the film, Eddie began to grow restless his hand sliding down your body. Cupping your boob roughly before pinching your skin until he reached your inner thigh. Gasping as his hand quickly slipped underneath your skirt, his rings were cool against your burning thighs.

You moaned softly as he began to rub against your already wet underwear, tipping your head further against the headrest as you stared ahead.

“Good girl, is it good when I touch you here?” He cooed, his hand now speeding up against your wet underwear.

Your hips were bucking in the seat as you gripped onto the side for support. Little moans escaped your mouth, building you up for your big release. When he removed his finger as slide them beneath your top, circling your nipple softly.

“Or maybe here” he teased, pinching your nipples between his fingers.

Watching in delight as your hips continue to buck, your moaning was louder as your nipples slid between his fingers. Growing harder by the second, your lips were wet from salvia noticing this he removed his fingers and slid them inside your mouth.

Making you suck on them, sloppily sliding them further inside your mouth just before your gag reflex. Your clit was pulsating against the cool chair, needing some kind of friction you let your hand slide down.

Eddie noticed this but watched you in awe as your warm fingers began rubbing your clit in circles. Your eyes tightly shut as you hissed at the feeling, your clit was so sensitive and big.

His fingers now perfectly soaking, he moved his fingers beside yours and played with entrance. Edging inside you, whimpering as both fingers fit perfectly inside you.

Your hand still rubbing your clit as he began thrusting his fingers hard against your soft warm walls. Your moans were loud and constant as your body twitched, thrusting your hips on his fingers as your clit throbbed.

Spanking your clit hard as you let out a whining moan, Eddie’s lips met yours as you grew closer to your orgasm. The build up was achingly close, ready to burst any second. You tugged are your underwear until your bare cunt was grinding against your chair.

You were desperate to cum, Eddie’s fingers pounding in and out of you against the seat until you shook hard. Moaning loudly as you felt yourself release against the chair, squirting hard. Coating the chair and your surroundings in a thick layer of your cum, Eddie not stopping until you whimpered and felt yourself cum again.

Grasping onto his face with your sticky fingers, kissing him sloppily. His fingers still inside you as your tongue fought for dominance against his lips.

“Fuck me Eddie” you panted against his lips, Eddie was rock hard as he removed his fingers.

Sucking your cum off them before climbing into the back seats, lying down onto the cream leather. Undoing his jean buttons and exposing his hard throbbing cock to you, his hand instantly pumping it up and down.

Your legs weak from clenching them as you fumbled into the back, Eddie grabbed you and lowered you close to his cock. Sloppily kissing you as you grinded your wet cunt against his cock, it twitched against you.

Stretching your legs apart as far as they could go, you lowered yourself down onto his cock. Both of you groaning as he filled you up, holding onto your hips as he began thrusting.

Your hitting the roof slightly, you collapsed onto his body as he held you. His cock sliding in and out of you, your over sensitive clit throbbed against his pelvic bone.

“I don’t think my cunt can take it, it’s so tight” you whined, his cock was throbbing between your walls. Needing more.

He kissed your cheeks and neck, as he slowed down his pace. Making you throb for more, your body was pulsating with overstimulation. Gripping onto his body for dear life as his cock slowly hit your soft spot over and over, throbbing inside you.

Without a word, he picked up his pace. Slamming hard into your walls, you groaned as your body hummed with pleasure. Regaining some sort of energy, you lifted your body up and began dragging your cock against the top of your cunt.

Your hands scratching at his chest, as you grew closer to that familiar bubbling sensation. Bouncing on his cock, your head still hitting the roof. His hands snaking up your body until they reached your neck, tightening his grasp and he squeezed.

“You look so good with my hands around your neck.”he moaned, watching as your eyes rolled back.

Your moans suppressed between his hands as your body began to shake. Your hands still scratching at his skin, as you rocked yourself closer to your orgasm.

He stopped thrusting inside you letting you fuck yourself on his cock, his tip moving against your soft spot.

The build up to your orgasm was getting difficult to suppress, your eyes were firmly shut as you grasped onto any piece of his skin. Moaning loudly as you rocked yourself back and forth, his tip twitching inside you.

Suddenly jolting forward, your eyes opened wide as you felt yourself cum. Your legs weak as they began to shake, vibrating your body around his cock.

His hands still tight around your neck, moaning with you as he slowly began to thrust inside you. Letting go of your neck, you fell on top of him. Still pulsating underneath him, his cock hitting your over sensitive soft spot. Whining in his ear, as your clit slammed into his pelvic bone.

“Can’t take it, Ed’s” you moaned broken bits of a sentence, as Eddie tightened his grip around you.

“You can take it, you’ve done it before.” Moaning into your ear, he thrusted faster inside you.

The sounds of your bodies moving together filled the car, the smells of sweat and sex were mixed between your fumblings and moans. As Eddie’s cock pounded hard into your cunt, you quivered underneath him. The intensity of his cock made it hard to focus on anything else, your body aching from overstimulation.

“Too much Ed’s, too much” you whined, your lips were wet against his neck. Sloppy kisses trailed only his skin.

He grunted hard as he slammed hard and fast into you, shuddering as you felt his cock twitch more than once around your walls.

“Fuck baby, I’m so close to cumming in your cunt if you keep whining you like that” he panted, his hands holding you down by your cheeks.

Feeling himself move in and out of you by your ass cheeks had him on the verge of cumming, your body hitting into his made you whine even more. Your clit grinding against his pelvic bone at a quicker pace than before, your whines were louder in his mouth as he thrusted once inside you.

The last thrust before he came hard, coating your walls with his hot thick cum. Throbbing underneath you as his hot breath whined, unable to stop moving until his cock was too sensitive to move.

You stayed in that position until you felt his soft cock slide out of you. Unable to mutter any other word than “I love you” you nestled into the crook of his neck.

The film was beginning to finish as your body tangled together, Eddie reached over and grabbed the spare blanket that was lying across the back window of your car. Throwing it over you both as he rolled down the window closest and you both listened to the rest of the film through their loud speakers together.

Another perfect date night.

[boydepartment]

Enhypen as Sad Songs

MASTERLIST

a/n: as per usual the song comes with a scenario ❤️

warnings- angst

JUNGWON- all i want- kodaline

you and jungwon were best friends for years. when highschool hit and he had to go away to become an idol you knew that was pretty much it for you two. there wouldn’t be anymore late night sleepovers, no more junk food at 3am together, no giggling while sneaking out, no nothing. or at least that’s what you thought. jungwon always planning to make time for you he always thought about how he could go on more adventures with you when he debuted. jungwon would have the money to take you anywhere you’d want. you didn’t know about any of his plans, so when you cut him off with a final goodbye he’s just left in confusion as to why you left him if you loved him.

HEESEUNG- your sister was right- wilbur soot

heeseung started out as your tutor for your english 101 class. you were struggling and needed help, heeseung would help you in more ways than english. he’d take you out on dates, give you stuff, you’d practically act like you were dating. all your friends hated the fact heeseung was this close to you. he had a reputation for using people, of course, it wasn’t true in the slightest. it had just been a rumour. hearing what your friends had to say about him made him so frustrated. heeseung never did anything to hurt you, but if that’s all anyone is ever going to see him as. then fine- he’d treat you exactly like they said he would. your friends were right.

JAY- how to never stop being sad- dandelion hands

you had always struggled working on anything. it was hard to do anything at all actually. from getting up, to trying to go get coffee every morning. jay hated seeing someone he loved so much drown out every single one of their feelings. he watched someone who he loved so much break themselves down. jay was close to you a few months go, you used to order coffee from him and it sprung up a tight friendship... until now. he didn’t know how to help, and telling you he was in love with you made it worse. it made it so much worse. you shut him out completely, because you felt your life was shit and you deserved it.

JAKE- single- the neighborhood

jake was your coworker who you had to style. you were previously his makeup artist and things quickly bloomed into more. you noticed how he would look at you differently every time you had to do his lip makeup. one time he finally took his chance. your relationship together was healthy, stable, and helped you enjoy your career. hybe didn't agree with it though and so you were both forced to separate. you were lucky that they just switched you to a makeup artist for another hybe group. you both only pass each other during award shows or filming. jake doesn't think either of you should be around each other, he's still got a crush and its obvious.

SUNGHOON- i was all over her- salvia palth

heeseung was your older brother, he came home for the summer. when both your parents were out he had a party with all his old and new friends. the party was big which surprised you, what surprised you even more was the fact one of the guys at this party started chatting you up. you found out his name was park sunghoon, he didn't really bother to ask your name. sunghoon was just all over you, not in a way of physically intimacy, just talking to you and not letting you give your attention to anyone else. getting this attention from a stranger made your naïve heart full, for him though, every stranger just made him feel safer. he had no intention being close to you after this party.

SUNOO- falling behind- laufey

sunoo watched all the couples around him, even jake had someone, which shocked him. no offense but the big goofball didn't even deserve you. sunoo watched as you joked with every one of his friends. sunoo didn't understand why jake was irritating him so much, he should be happy his best friend was happy. he didn't understand the reason why he was falling behind was because he was in love with you. he held hope that maybe you would catch on to his longing looks towards you. he wanted to call you his, sunoo wanted to have your shoulder be the one he can finally cry on. it got to the point where even riki found someone, everyone was falling in love but sunoo was falling behind.

RIKI- wasted summers- juju<3

riki was completely infatuated with you, he wanted to be around you 24/7. summer was the perfect time to be around you too, he got a small break from work and you didn't have school. riki missed going to school with you, however, this was his life now. he cherished every moment with you, from watching scary movies and holding your hand even if it was just for a split second. you'd always pull your hand away quickly though, whenever riki got closer to you, you'd pull away. but then you would call him and beg him to come over when the summer thunderstorms were too loud to deal with. while you slept soundly, riki cried next to you. he knew you didn't reciprocate his feelings, he didn't have to confess to you and get rejected to know that. riki knew that once his break was over he wasted like half of his summer trying to hold on your hand.

[anipgarden]

Fun notes from Hellstrip Gardening by Evelyn J. Hadden

I’d mentioned in my liveblogging notes that I’d share the cool stuff I learned/found interesting but my notes quickly got Very Long so they’re now their own post. Seeing as this is what I personally found noteworthy, I definitely encourage people read the book for themselves—you might find value in a place I looked over!

Working with Poor Soil

- Use plants that thrive in less than ideal soil

- Grow herbs 👀 many common perennial herbs like thyme, sage, and oregano prefer nutrient-poor soil and dry conditions make them more flavorful. BUT get your soil tested first. Nitrogen fixers will improve poor soils and manage fine on their own, like false indigo. Flax, penstemons, and salvias are plants that are well adapted to lean growing conditions. I found this interesting because whenever I plant salvias in my garden I give them Scoops of Compost but I guess its not needed lol.

- Deep rooted prairie grasses and flowers can withstand the extremes of clay soil flipping between too wet and too dry. Some sturdy taprooted plants can break through compacted soil.

- If your soil is BAD bad then grow in containers and/or raised beds! It’ll be less costly than trying to improve a huge swath of shitty soil on your own. They’ll also provide textural interest to the landscape.

- Use a fork or pitchfork to improve compacted soil, or a broad-fork. Near tree roots, try pushing a stick/stake/rigid object into the ground and then remove it to make holes where water and organic matter can enter.

- To boost fertility quickly, add dehydrated manure, leaf mold, mushroom compost, alfalfa pellets, or garden compost. I had no idea what an alfalfa pellet was before this.

- Grow annuals for a year, cut them off at the ground level in fall, and leave the roots to decay in place. Plants with big taproots will also help break up soil. Letting roots rot in place create channels of organic matter to aerate soil, hold water, and hold nutrients.

- Sheet mulch

- When it comes to contaminated soils, you can remove the top layer of soil and replace it with good soil, or add the fresh soil on top in raised beds or mounded into berms. If you aren’t in a hurry, certain plants and fungi can be used to phytoremediate or mycoremediate the soil. They remove contaminants and store them in their tissues—you have to remove and dispose of them after though.

- Sunflowers remove lead from soil and store it in their tissues. Increasing their potassium levels increases their effectiveness for this. Cut plants after the growing season and dispose as hazardous waste. Good news! According to this book, the lead and other toxins don’t really accumulate in the seeds, so its safe for seed-eating birds. And since its stored in tissues idk if it’d affect pollinators either?

- Cover bare soil under the phytoremediating plants with a thick mulch or dense ground-covers. For easy living mulch, the book suggests Dutch white clover, annual sweet alyssum, or johnny jump-ups.

- Phytoremediation and mycoremediation require a lot more patience than just removing and replacing soil. It can take a decade or longer, depending on the situation. Definitely test the soil before you use it for other purposes, even if you’ve been phytoremediating.

Working with Laws and Covenants

- Know what the regulations are. This can include what trees are and aren’t allowed to be planted on roadsides, if trees are allowed in strips of certain widths, plant height at intersections, etc. However its also possible that the city will plant a tree for you if its on their list and you qualify, saving you money.

- When confronting a restrictive regulation (esp if written decades ago) whether its from an HOA or a city ordinance, don’t assume it can’t be revised, varied, or taken out entirely after some prompting. Have a civil conversation about it, draw up a plan or describe your garden plan, maybe be ready to make a formal presentation.

- You’ll have more luck if you come to the bargaining table prepared to and willing to compromise, take feedback, address concerns with facts and examples. Offer to meet again after the landscape is in place. Honestly I find this point interesting because the mindset of a lot of people frequently is ‘ask forgiveness not permission don’t ask and fight them if they get pissed’ but also in some situations asking cordially can get the results you want more painlessly. (That being said if lawn lovers dig in their heels maybe then its time to rally the forces and protest it but yknow cross that bridge when you get there I guess)

- Know the applicable laws. Some states (the book lists Colorado, Texas, California, Nevada, and Florida) hqve laws preventing HOAs from prohibiting xeriscaping.

- When proposing/fighting for your garden, focus on practical benefits that are easier to quantify and communicate than emotions and personal values. An HOA might not necessarily care about pollinator habitat, but they might be more understanding of ‘reducing water runoff, erosion control, lower energy use, less water needs, and no noisy mowers and blowers to bother neighbors with and spend money maintaining.’ Assigning dollar values to the garden will help communicate other positives—even if its not your main focus. Speak to them in their language, not necessarily your own.

- Show pictures of examples! If there’s a similar garden elsewhere in town, tell them where they can find it to see for themselves that it Works and Looks Great. Show them that others are doing this kind of stuff and it’ll adjust their view on ‘normal’ and ‘acceptable’ landscaping choices.

- Consider adding barriers to your beds and paths to help neighbors see that it’s ‘managed’ and actively cared for/enjoyed. Including a path and maybe a bench or some chairs will help it read as more Orderly. Wider paths will also alleviate fears about ticks, snakes, etc.

- If your neighbors aren’t crazy about a meadow garden, a no-mow lawn or groundcovers can give the look and feel of a lawn without being lawn if compromising is needed.

- Get a garden club or other local group to back you up. If there isn’t one already 👀 make one.

Living with Vehicles

- Sometimes if you garden close to the road cars might accidentally drive over parts of it, especially if parking. Put plants that are more easily replaceable on the forefront, and don’t forget to aerate the compacted soil afterwards.

- You could also put in a low fence/wall, a row of rocks, prickly plants or shrubs, or brightly colored taller plants to make the garden More Obvious and Less Drive-On-Able. If it keeps happening maybe request a cautionary sign or speed bump be added, or that a visibility barrier be removed.

- If there’s part of the garden you wanna save for occasional driving/parking, use plants that can be mowed when needed, or install permeable pavement/gravel/driving strips through a low ground cover planting. You can add a barrier that can either be mowed down or moved when that area’s not being used.

- If you have a Hellstrip hellstrip (which this book ends up talking a lot about Total Lawn Transformations but there’s still a lot of hellstrip advice too) then the combo of asphalt on one side and sidewalk on the other is gonna make a heat island. Find plants that like the heat! Use that strip to extend your growing season for warmth loving annuals or even for edible plants like tomatoes, peppers, squash, and melons! BUT get your soil tested before you do that.

- Alternatively you could plant trees to help shade the area and cool it down

- MULCH

- You can plant things to help muffle the sounds smells and other effects of traffic, winds, and passerby. You’ll want a four season barrier for this—plant a variety of things that’ll either stay green and leafed up in Winter or at least add visual interest.

Living with Wildlife

- So apparently geese like to eat the blades of grass lawns??? I thought they were eating bugs IN the grass, not the grass itself. Anyways they especially love eating fresh grass in view of a shoreline so you could add a 20 foot wide buffer of tall plants between the lawn and the shore if you don’t wanna deal with Goose Poop

- Mosquitoes lay eggs in standing water but apparently can also lay eggs in really wet dirt which I DID NOT know so even a leaky faucet onto some dirt can cause issues with mosquitoes.

- According to the book, humans don’t tend to notice damage to leaves until it surpasses ~10%, and don’t notice a particular kind of insect until its population surpasses a certain number of individuals. So instead of trying to eliminate all leaf-eating bugs, aim to control their populations so the damage isn’t noticeable to you and the insect predators will remain in the landscape and continue controlling said population. However, I took note because hey if you plant host plants and either have so many of them or manage to sneak them into so many different places that the leaf damage becomes Barely Noticeable…. Idk that just feels like a good thing to take note of for Sneaky Pollinator Gardening purposes.

- In areas prone to ticks, make your paths wide enough to pass through without touching foliage. Also having other animals around can minimize exposure—pheasants, chickens, and guinea fowl actively seek and eat ticks while possums and raccoons attract them and kill them while grooming. HOWEVER. Mice and deer can be sources of tick reproduction.

- Diverse plantings can limit damage from both insect herbivores as well as larger herbivores like rabbits, deer, and birds. These animals are generalists but may focus on specific favorites, so a mixed variety might get nibbled a little but mostly left alone.

- As a general rule, herbivores are attracted to nitrogen content in foliage, plants kept well watered, and new growth. Pampered plants are more appealing.

- Planting favorites like clover or alfalfa in specific areas may keep herbivores from finding (or at least encourage them to ignore) other areas like a veggie garden. A mulberry tree may make birds ignore your other fruits. A well placed shrub can host a rabbit nest instead of the underside of a deck. Piling ripe seed heads of grasses and flowers alongside an alley or generally away from your house can lure mice away from said house (and possibly expose them to more predators along the way)

- Vertical gardens, cold frames, hoop houses, and green houses can protect edible plants from herbivores

- Maintaining an excessively tidy lawn is a high effort way to avoid contact with particular local species (ticks, snakes, black widows, scorpions, etc.) Gaining more knowledge might help find easier ways to avoid the animal and give more peace of mind. Slight modifications could keep the animal out of your immediate environment. Its possible they aren’t even interested. (This feels fantastic but I feel like the last time I tried to read up on ‘how to keep snakes away from house/out of garden’ the results were basically Dont Have A Garden And Dont Go Outside so)

- I now want a garden toad friend time to find a broken pot to put upside down in the garden

- Early spring bulbs like low iris, species tulips, hyacinths, and crocus will supply nectar at a highly valuable time of year, attracting pollinators to the garden.

- Cleaning up fallen leaves destroys butterflies overwintering under plants.

- Birds will be lured in by the sound of moving water.

- Include prickly shrubs and thorned trees to help give birds a hiding space from predators like hawks or urban cats. Just keep thorny branches out of pathways.

Living with Road Maintenance and Utilities

- If you live in a place where roads are sanded or salted in winter, try to find salt-tolerant plants for your area. To protect curbsides from water logging and salt buildup, slope the ground towards the road/path. Direct salt-laden runoff into a seasonal stream or rain garden planted with salt-resistant species. A berm and/or row of salt-tolerant plants can protect sensitive plants from said salts. Frequent shallow waterings create a buildup of salts in the top layer of soil—deep watering helps flush salts out of the soil.

- Plants can be damaged by piling snow, and soil can be compacted underneath. Make sure the garden includes an area for piling snow, possibly a rain garde or bioswale to shovel into/let meltwater flow to.

- call the local utility company before you make bigass changes to your lawn PLEASE don’t hit a utility line. Also don’t plant tough, deep-rooted masses of roots over shallowly buried utility lines. Consider paths of loose gravel/mulch/stepping stones, shallow-rooted ground covers, and/or annuals and other easily replaced plants.

- Vines can be grown on individual wires, metal fencing, latticework, or wooden poles. Match the vine’s growth habit to the structure you want it to climb. HOWEVER regulations may prohibit stuff like this, and you’ll have to be ready to move/remove any added trellising and plants when maintenance time comes around.

- Shrubs can conceal metal boxes and other equipment, or you can use perennials. When using foliage to hide electrical boxes and other utility containers, keep clear access to any doors and allow their complete range of motion.

- If you can’t/don’t want to mask an object, try shielding it from view in certain vantage points. Or incorporate the colors of the equipment into the garden by mimicking the color scheme.

Living with the Public

- Especially if you’ve got a sidewalk running through the front yard, you have to consider EVERYBODY who’s going through there. Strangers, neighbors, vehicles, animals. Pedestrian traffic is an important consideration—wheelchair users, strollers, children, dogs, and depending on where you are even horses are something to keep in mind.

- Elements that can encourage traffic include mat forming ground covers, level places, and paved/graveled/mulched open areas. Elements that discourage traffic include protective fencing, uneven or sloping surfaces, and plants that are tall or look uncomfortable to touch.

- To minimize damage from foot traffic, enlist self-repairing plants whose stems are capable of rerooting when they’re broken and come into contact with soil. Self sowing plants can seed to fill in bare spots, and running plants can spread to fill gaps.

- Protect your nonwalkable plants with edges, hedges, and other hardscape choices. Berming or hollowing planting areas while keeping paths level can be a more effective strategy. Or you can densely plant s low, prickling, spreading shrub to bar passage.

- If visitors will be parking on the street, make sure they can exit their cars safely, and provide a clear path to your door. Said path can be straight and wide, or meandering. Guests on wheels need to be considered though.

- Plants with high moisture content should be planted closer to the curb where fire is a concern. Idling cars can emit occasional sparks and you don’t want long dry grass catching a spark. Instead consider succulents or a rock/stepping stone border along the edge, and keep dry leaves/pine needles from accumulating near parking.

- Fruit or nut trees can yield a notable surplus. Check for gleaning organizations in the community that may pick your extra edibles for personal use or charitable distribution. Or leave them for neighbors to enjoy.

- When clearing paths consider people’s feet and their faces. Keep prickly branches out of the way, take note of sharp leaves or pollen-laden plants that can make a walkway into an obstacle course hazard. If your area is prone to ticks, keep vegetation far enough from the public walk that it won’t brush against people.

- Some people don’t fucking respect gardens, or don’t have manners. Don’t put super mega rarities or plants you can’t afford to lose where the public can access them easily. Or like. You can. But be warned I’ve seen at least 5 stories of people’s front gardens getting defoliated for ‘bouquets’.

- Frequent presence in a garden (or signs of it) can deter littering, vandalism, and other mischief. A garden that looks well kept can discourage negative attention.

- Consider the garden from several points of view. If you’ve got a lot of neighborhood kids and dogs running around, keep poisonous plants near the back. A mulching of large rocks can lead to trouble with rambunctious gremlins. Etc etc.

- The curbside garden can be a great way to build community. You can even encourage communal use. Include a bench for chilling near the sidewalk, fresh food free for all to pick, a sunflower house or bed of pine cones for kids to play, a bowl of water for passing dogs, etc.

- if you want more curbside gardens in your area, consider sharing extra plants, forming a neighborhood garden club, make a list of Good Neighborhood Plants, establish a local contest, give tours of your yard, persuade a local agency or organization to offer grants, and/or lobby to change restrictive regulations.

[shades4dogs]

Shuffle the on repeat playlist...

tagged by @achilleslyre!! THANK YOU :-D

Big Money Salvia by Hot Dad (i listened to this repeatedly while playing skibidi toilet game on roblox with arvi)

Fiction by Lemaitre

Whispers Into The Other by Why?

Stripper Vicar by Mansun

Fantasy Mind by Whitewoods

Exactly Where I'm At by Ween (songs that make my brain open)

A Future In The Future by Reggie Watts

Gonna Dream 2nite. by Whitewoods

Did I Stutter? by Whitewoods (why did i get 2 whitewoods)

Meteor All Night / 流星オールナイト by Captain Straydum ( i listen to these guys when i want to think about rock lee they remind me of him)

i tag my beloved friends&mutuals... @gothglam @bearboobs @dolbydigital @randombullcreator @yourownbestfriend @thehunterpersian @zoidbrg @chuckletons @zhubajie @bananahwormz @cirrates @dxa1111 @spamton @ruffolive @haneys @midosaka (I CANT FIND MORE OWPIES) ... my beloved @grailskull who already @ed but get at twice biiiiiitchhhh<3.... and also literally all of my mutuals if u see this DO IT. Fun times abound for friends o mine <3

[lunarlegend]

CHARACTER SHEET INFORMATION:

Date Sheet Was Completed: 08/12/2023

Verse In Which The Character Is In: Final Fantasy XV

BASIC INFORMATION:

Name: Stella Maris

Meaning of Name/Story Behind It: Latin for 'Star of the Sea'

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/her

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual

Age: 14 during FFXV Brotherhood, 18 during the main story, 28 during Chapter 14

Birthday: February 23

Zodiac Sign: Pisces Sun/Aries Moon/Sagittarius Rising

Birthplace: Lestallum, Lucis

Currently Lives: in Lestallum or Insomnia, depending on the time in the story

Nationality: Lucian

Relationship Status: Taken

Language Spoken and Native Language: Japanese

FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FOES:

Immediate Family: Salvia Maris (her mother)

Distant Family: Noctis Lucis Caelum (cousin), Regis Lucis Caelum (uncle)

In Contact with Parents?: Yes, until her mother was killed

Upbringing: Happy childhood, loving and supportive mom

Siblings: None

Children: A daughter named Lucina (born when Stella is 28)

Best Friend(s): Noctis Lucis Caelum, Prompto Argentum

Other Friends: Iris Amicitia

Pets: A cat named Pluvia, and several opossums

Enemy(s): Ardyn Lucis Caelum

Why Are They Their Enemy(s)?: Bad blood, he killed her mom and wants to kill her cousin (etc., etc.)

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:

Species: Human

Facial Type: Youthful

Eye Color: Aquamarine

Hair Color: Burgundy

Hair Styles: Either in a messy ponytail/bun or tied back with a bow. Her hair sticks out in large jagged curls no matter how she styles it or how much gel she uses

Skin Tone: Peachy

Complexion: Fair

Makeup: She doesn't wear any

Body Type: Slim

Build: Petite

Height: 5'2"

Tattoos: None

Piercings: Three in each earlobe

Birthmarks and Scars: A scar across her nose and extending up her left cheek after her encounter with Ardyn; burn scars on her upper back from the same encounter

Distinguishing Features: A big forehead, eyes that curve downwards, and high eyebrows (she has a very innocent look)

HEALTH AND MENTAL:

Blood Type: B (based on Japanese blood type traits)

Health Level: High

Energy Level: Very high

Memory: Good but scattered

Physical Disabilities: Permanent residual pain/stiffness in her left shoulder from when it was dislocated in the aftermath of the event that caused her mom's death

Phobias: Fire

Mental Disorders: ADHD, PTSD

Smoker: No

Drinker: Occasionally

Drug Use: None

STYLE AND GROOMING:

Usual Style: Sporty

How They Style Their Clothes: Casually

Grooming: Takes good care of her skin and hair

Posture: She leans and slouches a lot

Habits and Mannerisms: The D: expression, standing too close to people, putting her hands on her hips when she's confused or trying to process information

Scent: Peppermint

MOOD:

What Mood Would You Catch Them In: Either angry, confused, or excited, and almost nothing in between

Attitude: Generally positive, but she can be a brat

Mood Stability: Like flipping a light switch

Expressiveness: She is expressive to the extreme; you can tell exactly how she's feeling just by looking at her face

How Are They When Happy: Ecstatic, will yell and jump around and make a lot of physical contact

How Are They When Sad: Will mope and shut herself away; she sees her sadness as a weakness

How Are They When Angry: Loud and destructive, but usually harmless (like a feral kitten)

ITEMS AND THINGS:

Wardrobe (Describe Their Closet): Lots of shorts, tank tops, and big baggy sweatshirts. Most of her clothes are black, navy blue, or gray

Equipment: Giant warhammer?

Accessories: A big black bow in her hair (when she's younger she wears a white bow with green stripes)

Funds: Technically endless, since she's related to royalty (she doesn't spend a lot of money though, and usually forgets she even has access to it)

Neighborhood: Either the laidback streets of Lestallum or the busy streets of Insomnia

Transportation: She travels on foot in Lestallum, and either by foot or on the subway in Insomnia (or Ignis drives her because Stella is a terrible driver)

Prized Possession: Her brooch that her mother gave her

SEX:

Lovers: Ignis Scientia, Gladiolus Amicitia

Marital Status: Married to Ignis at the age of 30

Sex Life: Very good

Their Type: People whose buttons she can easily push

Position (Dom/Sub): Sub

Virginity: Lost it to Ignis when she was 18

CAREER AND EDUCATION:

Occupation: Crownsguard member, Kingsglaive member, former barista

High School: The same public school that Noctis and Prompto attended in Insomnia

Work Ethic: Very high; she puts a lot of effort into her job and takes pride in what she does

Organizations/Affiliations: Kingdom of Lucis

IQ:

Grades: Barely passed her classes in school

Social Stereotypes: Known for her playful mischief and as a natural leader to the neighborhood kids during her childhood in Lestallum; known as a problem child with violent tendencies after coming to Insomnia (due to her trauma that resulted in the move)

Special Education (Held Back, Honor Role, etc.): Ignis tutored her through most of high school so she wouldn't flunk out

Intelligence: She is a dumbass

IDEOLOGIES:

Morals: Generally good; she is honest and hard-working and has a lot of compassion for most people

Motivation: Revenge at first; loyalty to her King in the end

Priorities: In the beginning: finding the person who killed her mom. By the end: keeping her friends safe from harm and protecting the people of Lucis from daemons

Crime Record: …So many. When she first came to Insomnia after her mom's death, Stella dealt with her grief in the form of anger and she was very violent--biting, throwing rocks, and even shoving someone down the stairs. She was never formally charged due to her ties to the Royal Family, but an ordinary kid would probably have been sent away. She also has a habit of inadvertently causing property damage when she's older

Etiquette: She is very polite in social situations, and especially when visiting other people's houses or spending time with other people's parents

Influences: Stella looked up to Nyx quite a bit and became determined to make it into the Kingsglaive one day so she could be like him (and it makes sense that his reckless heroism would appeal to her)

HOPES, DREAMS, AND FAILURES:

Main Goal: In the beginning: to avenge her mother. In the end: to support Noctis while he brings the Dawn

Minor Goals/Ambitions: To stand out amongst the Glaives as a top hunter, and to help reclaim Lucis so she can settle into a peaceful life with her loved ones

Dream Career: Kingsglaive (does that count as a career?)

Desires/Wants: To never lose anyone she cares about again, to make a difference in the world and fix what's been broken, to travel freely in the sunlight again

Shopping Wishlist: Whatever new hobby she picked up this week, and so much cereal

Accomplishments: Became a member of the Crownsguard against all odds, proved herself worthy enough to join the Kingsglaive, and survived the Ten Years of Darkness

Greatest Achievement: Helping to reclaim the Crown City and bring the Dawn without losing her cousin

Biggest Failure: (in her mind) Not being able to avenge her mother, not being able to protect Ignis, not being as physically strong as she wants to be

Secrets: She cries sometimes when she's alone

Regrets: So many things she wishes she'd told her mom

Worries: That the world will never return to normal

Best Dream (Non-Sleep): The Dawn has come, and everyone she loves is alive

Worst Nightmare (Non-Sleep): Losing the people closest to her, failing as a Glaive

Best Memories: Her childhood in Lestallum, the times her mother would bring her to the Crown City to visit Ignis and Noctis, the roadtrip she spent with her friends

Worst Memories: The day her mother died (she has PTSD from this)

STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, AND OTHERS:

Strengths: Kindness, tenacity, and the ability to survive

Mental Weakness: Her grief; she will not admit how much it affects her

Flaws: Impulsivity, anger, immaturity

Perception: The glass is half full, things can always get better

Conflicts: None so large that they would affect her friendships

Instincts: Fight, always

Lures: Stella will do anything for pancakes

Soft Spot: She will also do anything for Ignis

Cruel Streak: None, she can't stay angry for long

FANTASY ELEMENTS:

Powers: Water

Ability: Healing

Physical Weakness: Fire

FAVORITES:

Colors: All shades of blue

Animals: Opossums, cats, fish and other sea creatures

Mythological Creatures: Siren or Mermaid

Places: Anywhere her friends are

Flavors: Anything sweet (and lots of processed sugars)

Foods: Pancakes, cereal, breakfast items in general, and seafood dishes (especially crab and other shellfish)

Drinks: Soda, tea, and gas station slushies

Genre: Horror, action

Books: Her book of fairytales from when she was a kid

Games: Fighting games, racing games, anything competitive

Music: Pop, rock bands with female singers

Subjects: P.E.

LEAST FAVORITES:

Colors: Yellows, oranges, browns

Animals: N/A (she loves animals)

Mythological Creatures: N/A

Places: The Empire

Flavors: She dislikes bitter foods and drinks

Foods: Most vegetables (especially greens), tofu

Drinks: Coffee (she will drink it, but only if it's loaded with milk and sugar)

Genre: Dramas or non-fiction (they don't hold her attention)

Books: Textbooks

Games: Anything too text-heavy or that she can't play with her friends

Music: Slow songs or acoustics

Subjects: Everything besides P.E.

SOUND, VOICE, AND OTHERS:

Languages: Japanese

Voice: Young, a bit high-pitched, prone to yelling when she's excited

State of Mind: Carefree

Laughter: Loud and contagious

Tag Line: She's an idiot, your honor

Signature Quote: "Oh, whoa." D:

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS:

Overall Reputation: Dependable and sincere, but relentless when she fights

First Impressions: People tend to underestimate her or mistake her for a kid

Stranger Impressions: Cute but possibly dangerous

Friendly Impressions: Fun, reliable, and predictable

Enemy Impressions: Grating, annoying, gets in the way

Familiar Impressions: Loving, loyal, and trustworthy

ALIGNMENTS AND MISC.:

One Word: Chaos

(source for the questions can be found here. i left out any that didn't apply to her or that i wasn't comfortable answering for her.)

[hrtforthememe]

What in the big money salvia fuck did i just read

[thegracelessfaceless]

30 Day Drawing Challenge Update:

Cw: death mention, family death

I got news that my favorite aunt passed away today. Well, actually let me be more concise...

Context time: my mother was an only child, I have no true aunts or uncles on her side, only great aunts and a great uncle. However, due to a lot of time spent around cousins during my speech formative years, I learned to call my mom's cousins "aunt" and "uncle" due to being taught to speak around my cousins. Therefore, my mother's cousin Bub, became Uncle Bubba/Uncle Bub. Uncle Bub never married. He had one girlfriend whom he had the potential of marrying, but his mother didn't like her, so he broke up with her. Then he met Charlotte, who no one in the family really liked because she was older and my family can be kind of judgmental sometimes. Nonetheless, they stayed together. I was born years into their relationship, and when I was 3, I fell into my great grandmother's cactus garden and loaded myself with spines of all sizes from the big black spines to the tiny little sharp glochids. I was suffering so much I wouldn't even let my own mother help me. But Charlotte came to the rescue. I remember I let her help me because she smelled like pickles (she had a horrible sunburn and had used vinegar on her skin to "take the burn out"). Charlotte painstakingly removed every spine and glochidia from me and from that day, I was the only child in the family to call Charlotte Aunt Charlotte.

Aunt Charlotte and I remained very close, however she and Uncle Bub live a few states away. She got sick a few years ago, years of smoking and drinking caught up with her. She entered a nursing home, and I made sure she knew her resident rights. Perhaps a bit too well because she talked the doctor into releasing her.

Two days ago, she aspirated on a sip of water. Uncle Bub called to tell me of her passing this afternoon. She didn't want a funeral, just a quiet cremation, and since she wasn't immediate family (common law marriage is weird), work will not let me off to go help Uncle Bub. My next vacation is in November/December. I know flowers will not travel well, even by delivery. Plus Uncle Bub is not a flower man. He will forget to water them, and then feel bad because they died and I spent money on them. Or his cat Tweety Bird will eat them and possibly get sick, which will also make him (and me) feel bad.

So, I have decided to draw Aunt Charlotte's flower arrangement instead, then have it professionally printed and framed to take with me this winter.

This way, I can put all of my love into it. I have an extreme interest in floriography, the language of flowers. It spurred from my love of the Victorian era. So I have already selected the flowers for her, and for Uncle Bub.

However, I haven't spent a ton of time learning flowers and am learning how to shade and shadow my art, painstakingly slowly. This one may take a while, but it's very important to me.

Flowers featured will be:

Purple hyacinth: sorrow

Lilac: memories

Purple and yellow pansies: remembrance

Multicolored iris: messages of sorrow,familial love, sympathy, peace, and friendship

Red poppy: consolation and restful sleep

Dark crimson rose: mourning

Tulip: eternal love

Pink carnation: "I'll never forget you"

Bleeding heart: sorrow and loss

Pink petunia: do not despair

Pink yarrow: healing

White zinnia: thinking of you

Blue salvia: thinking of a grieving party

Forget Me Not: remembrance/ thinking of you

Rosemary: remembrance

Yellow marigold: grief

Yellow snapdragon: strength

[everythingismadeofchaos]

Hey, isn't that the big money salvia guy that posts all those comments? Only he looks about 20 years younger here

[zer0-estate]

my favorite way to react to senseless casual bigotry online is to respond with images of shirtless old men. it's an old trick I learned from the Master of Moneysacks himself, Big Money Salvia.

Let's start a master post of shirtless, goofy looking old men to collect, lest we ever stumble upon a comments section or whatever rooted in stupid fascist bullshit.

[beautiful-loser1995]

[brapgf]

big money salvia

Hercules Defeats the Hydra (1896)

Guido Philipp Schmitt

[iftadwascool]

i stabbed me bruv in the neck over some footy