#my houseplant irl

[rat-at-heart]

When does a house plant become a home plant? -them

[greatcomets]

life? well, it never die. and women? they're my favorite guy. and sex....let's just say i'm wanting more. ❤️🇸🇰

[always-a-slut-4-ghouls]

On tumblr when you post you’re just playing Russian roulette with your post getting attention, but it’ll probably get ignored.

On Reddit any comment you make outside of some very niche community will immediately have someone downvoting you and calling you like, three different insults. Then they will wonder why you only log in every couple months. Like, it’s a very helpful website when you have a question for another community you’re in, but you’ll also get someone being immediately hostile when you make an innocuous post on a garden subreddit 😑

At least on tumblr people have to actually seek out your random ass text posts and go out of their way to start shit, and you don’t have the up and down vote system that feels like playing with my self confidence and worth issues.

Both websites are toxic part of the time (what social media isn’t?) and both are actually more useful for weird people, but holy shit does Reddit feel more aggressive about shit. Maybe it’s just the devil you know, but at least on this mess of a website half your hate will be for the most random shit and misunderstandings that people have to seek out finding if your blog is a normal size. Reddit is either posting on a dead sub or getting immediately thrown to the, well, sharks and wolves aren’t actually super aggressive towards humans under normal circumstances, so something else that could tear you apart instantly for just existing in the same space as them.

[pertinax--loculos]

Just had a very interesting Google experience.

The search term was "most rewarding plants to grow". The reason I searched is because I'm watching my orchid, Frank, like a fucking hawk at the moment because my parents finally brought him down and he's been a bit under the weather since the move, so I've done a bit of research and a repot and he seems to be doing better, but it's slow going. So I was thinking I wonder if there's a quick-growing plant that's really rewarding to watch grow in an almost day-to-day sense, cuz that would be fun.

Every. Singe. Search result on the front page was for "most profitable plants to grow".

And I'm like, NO. That's not what I mean! I mean if I want to grow a plant, and see it grow, and watch it's progress, what's the quickest, most rewarding way to do that?!

And sure I'll admit that a lot of plants you can see progress week-to-week (I can see it with Frank) and so I could've phrased the search better, but I still think it's revealing that rewarding was immediately taken to mean profitable.

So yeah. This is me railing against capitalism and the downfall of the internet, etc etc etc.

[canisalbus]

💕Positivity prime time! Share five things you love about yourself, four things you're excited about, OR three people you care deeply about and why. Pass this along to someone whose posts make you smile💕

- It probably doesn't come through in English since it isn't my native language, but when it comes to speaking Finnish irl, I've been told I have a large vocabulary and I'm good at explaining things. I try to remember that whenever I'm feeling like an idiot.

- I have pretty good skin, I think. It's not too dry or oily and I don't get pimples often. I started using moisturizer regularly for the first time last winter and it's really nice how soft and smooth everything feels now.

- I'm reasonably good with houseplants. My personal favorite is my sago palm, but I also have accumulated lot of prayer plants and various euphorbias. I love cacti but never seem to be able to keep them alive for long, unfortunately.

- Apart from my face blindness and poor sense of direction, I have above average visual memory, or at least I strongly suspect that to be the case. It's fun. And useful.

- I've developed a liking for long, aimless walks and I think that's a positive thing. I've always been a homebody indoor person type of guy and I'm okay with that, but it's still good for you to get some fresh air and casual, no pressure exercise every once in a while. Soon it'll be winter again though and I'm not going to go outside for any longer than I have to when it's -20°C for weeks on end, but right now I'm enjoying wandering around more than I thought I would.

[obv10usly]

The initial shock has subsided and now I just want to put some of my thoughts into words. (And also because @calvinahobbes said I should put this on tumblr so I will.)

I love that dan and phil feel easy enough to do this with/for us now. They don’t care how this could be interpreted anymore. Just two gays comfortable in their own skin. That’s all that matters.

I love that a lot of thoughts went into the staging of this shoot. There’s the obvious strategically placed stuff to cover the bits, of course. But also they filled it with things specifically meaningful to each of them. Stack of YWGTTN, “my soul” candle, and the moon mirror for dan; the golden pig and houseplants for phil.

I love that for all these years, they’ve always found a way to have fun with April fools, doing something creative that has shock value but without being offensive, or hurtful to anyone, especially their own loyal audience. It’s just not in their nature to be mean 🥺

I love that they don’t care how it reads, but the message they’re sending with this is also loud and clear. These are two (now) openly gay men living with each other for over ten years and now own a house together. Getting naked in the same frame for a jokey shoot shouldn’t be that big a deal. It’s what’s been implied all along.

I also love that we don’t care how it reads either. The phandom has matured past caring about being cringe. Well I might choose not to show anyone irl their April fools joke this year, for obvious reasons 😅, but damn I’m proud of them.

[unsoundedcomic]

Lots of peoples irl think an immortal soul/eternal essence/unforgettable memories is/are a defining characteristic of humans.

cont. "I mean to say that to those people it isn't so weird for humans to persist while the inhuman fade with their material being."

--

I know, I think that's most people. Humans tend to intuit some kind of extraphysical existence, the same way we intuit a flat earth and free will and a sun that moves across the sky - if we don't investigate all this and learn any different. I don't personally see how such a phenomenon is possible when we know that consciousness and indeed everything we are is produced by our brain. When the brain dies, we go black like the light on my ceiling fan when I flick the power switch off. We don't ask where the light went. It's just gone. Wolf's not still flailing around somewhere trying to avoid flung poop from an angry monkey when I end sekiro.exe.

I do understand the intuition though. When my dog died and I was carrying her out to the car to go to the doggie crematorium, her body was so shockingly pliant, heavy, and suddenly empty. It was like she'd left it and gone somewhere else. She didn't go with her body out to the car at all, she was just laying in my room behind my desk chair, still. It felt like that for weeks.

A lot of Unsounded's cosmology is the result of me wondering what the consequences would be if there really was extraphysical conscious existence. Like, there are so many versions of you. Which one would be eternal? Would your consciousness and memories at the time of death lift off you in one intact blob, or would everything break apart into all the selves you were? Your five year old self has no idea who your fifty year old self is, and vice versa, more or less. I don't see how they could stay together. If your five year old self simply doesn't get to be immortal like your death self, what about if you die with terrible dementia or a brain injury, would that just be you forever? Or does it roll back to a previous version? Where is that previous version coming from? Are there back-ups? So your child selves DO persist? What about all your trauma? Do you have to remember it all forever? Maybe you have no memories at all and are just an empty consciousness. Is there much satisfaction in being the equivalent of a disembodied houseplant for all eternity? Can you make new memories without a brain? How would you do anything without it? Or eyes or any senses?! AAAA!

Of course the simplest answer to all this is there's no reason to think it's a concern, the whole concept is just something we intuit incorrectly. Like the inak, I'm pretty cool with that. Because the alternative is really scary to think about.

Duane imagines Ssael seeing the khert and the eels and the squishes and all that, and deciding immediately that the Gods had to go.

[svnflowermoon]

my 2024 goals <3

teach myself guitar, read at least two books a month, make something (art, writing, etc) every day, limit my time on social media, spend more time with my brother, try to improve my relationship with my dad (no promises lmao), make my own formal dress with my mum, start asking questions instead of overthinking, bake something every month!!, go for a walk every day, spend more time with my friends, study seriously, make playing flute fun again, stop spending money on useless things, get more houseplants!!, tell my irl friends i love them, speak out when i'm upset, make a wonderful architecture project at school, finish at least one of my wips!!, save money to travel when i finish high school, love everything but also not be a people pleaser, join art club at my school, drop toxic people, remember my worth, never settle for less than my best, stay hydrated

[justconstantly]

nine people I'd like to know better

thanks @knifepadme for tagging me!

last song I listened to: I have music playing so as I'm typing this it's looping by Charlotte cardin, I'm just letting my music app play a track mix off of dive by Olivia Dean right now, bc I wanted something chill but not sad

currently watching: only thing I can think of is dungeon meshi? I'm not a huge tv person and I usually watch half a season of something and then forget it exists (case in point even tho I love it I'm like 4 episodes behind dm releases lmao)

sweet/savory/spicy?: also have a major sweet tooth, and I love to bake and have been prolific with all my free time lately, but also a ton of my cooking recently has been focused on spicy, and I don't feel content if it doesn't have red pepper flakes or chili crisps or smth on top

relationship status: nonexistent (asexual 💜🤍🖤)

current obsession: I guess dungeon meshi, lightly? also in general sci fi, I've been reading more lately, irl about 70% of my daily thoughts are taken up with my houseplants tho

tagging (no pressure) @azertykeys @karmajam @belladonnafey @myladyvesta @bromaine-lettuce @junewild @navigatorwrongway @unnonexistence @owlmylove and anyone who sees this 💖

[lixenn]

ehem. :3

🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate (this isn't in the game if u don't hate any then like, one u don't care about?)

🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them

Good day my friend!! (or evening, morning, afternoon and night, Idk shit about timezones)

🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis

Is this question limited to tumblr users only? If so than I guess @cdelphiki because her batman stories are amazing, she's such a great writer and while I'm in her discord server I mostly lurk nowadays so we don't really talk much.

If not than my one irl friend who's also into watching anime, because we don't text much but he always has my back if i need to fangirl about crazy anime bullshit.

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

Damn that's kinda difficult ... I guess slow burn? (does this fit the category of dream theme Idk??) Something about the snail speed relationship developement is very compelling to me and as for who would write it best... @blackkatmagic because her romance game is just fucking god tier! Like 100/10 read her stuff right now if your into Star Wars, Naruto or Batman (a few example fandoms).

🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate (this isn't in the game if u don't hate any then like, one u don't care about?)

Hmmm... I guess I don't really care that much about Lambo like at least the canon 5 year old version of him, see here three good things about him:

His hammerspace hair convenient as fuck and the idea of it is hilarious

His 25 year old self's character design is amazing, I love the braids (I'm such a sucker for braid hairstyles it's embarrising)

He's one resilient little bugger that's for sure.

🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them

No pets, I have three tiny houseplants in my dorm though

[acheronist]

oh my god 9 People I'd Like To Know Better

tagged by @whitenikes @crossbackpoke-check @sadmoooose and @wingedwheel. apparently i'm an enigma and very popular

last song: either be (acoustic) - hozier OR kiss me - crawlers ....... theyre the only songs i've had on repeat lately wheee

fav color: black + champagne + burgundy

currently watching: i guess the terror still technically i think I left off on episode 7 in a rewatch and forgot to finish

spicy/savory/sweet: savory often but also.... my sweet tooth.....

relationship status: bitch i'm LONELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but my irl wants to play matchmaker w/ me and someone she knows which was flattering so i might meet the someone in question next week i guess !?

current obsessions: tattooing + my houseplants still... also this fuck ass ipad town building/resource management game called outlanders which is consuming all of my free time somehow

tagging: (noncommittal hand waving)

[kingthunder]

unusual OC associations, bg3 edition

Lucky ✨🎵

(swords bard/fighter)

Seasoning: ginger and cinnamon and black pepper, spice with no heat

Weather: 72F/22C, not hot and not cold bc this bitch likes to be comfy

Color: red (the custom soles of his boots and his lacy underwear)

Sky: blue skies with enough white fluffy clouds that the sun isn't glaring—again, he likes to be comfy

Magical power: cockblocking (counterspell, hypnotic pattern, hold person, etc)

Houseplant: they all died

Weapon: being a lying liar who lies

Subject: history, but like the drunk history version of it

Social media: unfortunately he'd probably be making tiktoks

Makeup product: eyeliner and lip balm. adventuring is hell for chapped lips

Candy: chocolate, the sweeter the better

Fear: giant spiders, being forgotten

Ice cube shape: novelty ice cube tray shaped like stars

Method of long distance travel: in this setting he's walking like everyone else but if you put him irl he'd probably sweet talk his friends with cars into taking him places

Art style: bold colors and messy lines

Mythological creature: phoenix

Piece of stationary: he's scribbling shit down on old receipts

Emojis: ✨🎵🔥😏🫦🎸🧀🏳️‍🌈

Celestial body: jupiter because he's a puffed up gasbag 😂

I was tagged in this by @autumnlassitude ty! ❤️Idk which of my bg3 mutuals are into this kind of thing, so I'm copping out and tagging anyone who sees this and wants to do it; please tag me back if you do so I can see your little guys (gender neutral).

[obsoleteozymandias]

Hello! If you're still doing them, could I please get a Baldur's Gate 3 matchup? I hope you don't have too many, I know that matchup requests tend to pile up very quickly so I apologize if you already have a lot. 

Irl I'm AroAce but I am attracted to fictional characters, so any gender works for me. I am also genderfluid (she/her is fine), autistic and disabled with joint pain, asthma and sensitivity to cold. I'm a professional librarian, witch (and pagan, I write a lot about both things), herbalist/ethnobotanist and athlete. I really enjoy working out and getting big muscles, and I'm thinking about competing in either the Highland Games (at my state's Scottish festival) or the Paralympics. I have to be really careful with my breathing when working out and stuff because of my asthma, but I'm very stubborn so I make it work somehow lol. I'm a really odd mix of athletic and scholarly - I'm a librarian and I love plants, I can name almost any plant I find on the side of the road, but I also really enjoy being strong and impressing people with my muscles. I like to describe myself as an irl Shounen anime protagonist - I'm very spunky and determined, like if I'm going to be a witch or an athlete I'm going to be the best witch or athlete. I'm a little perfectionistic in that way but I also know when I need to take breaks. 

I love plants, I have a myriad of houseplants that I care for very deeply, and I also really enjoy cooking and baking. A big fact about my appearance is that I’m very short, I'm under 5’ (152 cm). I also have really wavy long auburn hair, glasses, big muscles, and I love collecting shirts and clothes that I think are funny. I once bought a really ugly pair of pants because they were called “gamer pants” and I found that hilarious. I'm basically if a girl was also a lame boyfriend and I love it. I'm generally a little confident and I like who I am, but I get anxious and awkward sometimes. People are actually a little surprised by my real chaotic personality because I usually put up a pretty sweethearted demeanor so they get caught off guard by some of my antics. That being said, I genuinely adore taking care of people and I like being nice to others. I’m also both a walking trivia machine and a himbo, so I know tons of facts but can’t figure out how to turn the wifi on lol. I really just do my own thing and I don’t keep up with pop culture or trends, so I’m clueless about most movies and series and things. 

Sorry if this is too long, I got a little too into it lmao! I hope you’re doing well, and thank you!

The AroAce-but-not-for-fictional-hotties (/j I cannot emphasize that enough) army is growing. We will conquer and we will kill. 

== Baldur’s Gate 3 ==>

I match you up with…

Karlach

Pre-relationship:

You and Karlach get on from day one. Your kindness gives her a sense of belonging amidst the morally grey characters in the party, and yet your chaotic tendencies make her laugh like no one else. 

Thus, she’s pretty smitten with you from day 1. 

She also likes that you’re intelligent and strong - you’re everything rolled up in one dorky package that she deeply admires. 

When you wrap up her wounds after she gets injured, you can practially hear her infernal engine exploding with emotion. 

She’ll constantly ask you about the plants you find, amazed you can identify them. She’ll make you bouquets of the nicest flowers she sees, and it’s all so terribly romantic. 

Confession: 

Karlach tells you how she feels point blank, but in a nice, private setting with some flowers for you. She wants you to know how she feels, and she isn’t afraid of that at all. 

Relationship:

You two are a force to be reckoned with on the field. You both knock in goblins’ heads together and look into eachother’s eyes lovingly as you do. 

She likes your penchant for wearing silly clothes. She enjoys that you are so put together and confident, but also that you let yourself be silly and whimsical at the same time. 

She’s always there to help you when you feel awkward, and there to cheer you on while you tear up both the physical and intellectual battlefield.

Y’all are perfect for each other, enough said.

[krscblw]

10, 20, 26 :]

10. what's something you're excited for?

i'm starting grad school in the fall, so i'm excited for that!

20. what do you want most in the world right now?

to be honest i would really love for the fungus growing on one of my houseplants to not be there. idk if that's the number 1 thing i want in the entire world but it's definitely up there

26. what movie would you want to live in?

(i'm including tv shows bc i don't really watch movies) this is a surprisingly difficult question! maybe what we do in the shadows? i would love to be a ridiculous vampire. i'm halfway there irl anyway

thank you for the ask! 🖤

[iferikcouldhearmysoul]

Get to know me

Thank you, @elvislefilm for tagging me <3

Share your wallpaper: a piece of fanart drawn from one of my hannigram fics. It’s genuinely one of the things I’ll never get over.

The last song you listened to: Basket case by green day

Currently reading: rereading Christine by Stephen King

Last movie: Peppermint (I’m possibly a bit obsessed with it)

Craving: warm weather. I’m a groundskeeper and I’ve been stuck inside for months. I NEED to get outside to work with plants again.

What are you wearing right now: coveralls and steel toed shoes. I’m at work, stuck doing repairs inside.

How tall are you: 5’10” (177.8 cm I think)

Piercings: just one in each ear

Tattoos: none. I don’t like needles and couldn’t commit to something like a tattoo if my life depended on it.

Glasses? Contacts?: I wear contacts most of the time, but when they get tiring I’ll wear my glasses.

Last drink: water all the time. I drink so much water, especially at work.

Last show: untold stories of the ER

Last thing you ate: protein scramble with andouille sausage. The breakfast of champions.

Favorite color: green. Dark greens mostly, but I think they’re all nice.

Current obsession: it’s been Hannibal for the past… five or six years. At this point it’s more like a personality trait than anything else.

Unrelated obsession: Phantom of the Opera, surprise surprise. It’s mellowed out since I got into Hannibal, but I can still out trivia most people I meet irl when phantom comes up.

Any pets: one cat, one dog, and around… twenty houseplants.

Do you have a crush on anyone?: not really. I’m extremely Ace, and as introverted as they come, so I don’t have anyone I’m really interested in at the moment.

Favorite fictional character: Will Graham. Always and forever.

The last place you traveled: I don’t travel that much, honestly. I was out of the state over the weekend to visit my parents, but the last time I went on a real trip was going to Montana last summer.

I’m terrible at picking people to tag, but I’m sure @bozda-dom would love to do this for me~

[frasermints]

For the ask game, every multiple of 5.

bestie that's so many

5: what does your latest text from someone else say?

"This robot is trying so hard" in response to a youtube shorts link i sent

10: when is the last time you played the air guitar?

people actually do this??

15: do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?

behind. always. i fucking hate getting my picture taken. froggie can attest to this after she made me get after i got BeReal

20: what is your greatest weakness; greatest strength?

damn we're going with the serious ones tonight aren't we? i like to think that, in face-to-face irl situations, i'm a good listener. i just fucking suck at responding. especially after my covid infection, i can't brain-to-mouth words anymore. the edit feature on imessage has helped this significantly since 99% of my interactions happen over that text platform but hooooooly shit i'm so bad at speaking

25: do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?

i really like facetime but i fucking HATE looking at myself in the little window so i'll usually point it directly at my ceiling unless it's with One Specific Friend, mostly bc she's already seen me naked so her seeing me at Not My Best isn't a big deal and also like. idk i just fucking Hate My Face lol

30: stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? do the same with your left.

since i'm in bed and the only thing to my right is... the air. pumpkin is directly in FRONT of my right arm so i'll go with that. my phone is in front of my left arm.

35: to you, what is the meaning of life?

dude i don't even know. fuck around and find out. see more than twelve thousand trees. don't tell your friends they do too much yoga. own a cat. have at least one sex-induced medical emergency. confuse a seagull for an eagle when you're high as shit and get laughed at for it. drink a truly on the beach and watch the tide come in. eat so many cherries you shit yourself forty five minutes later and don't regret a single second of it. buy all of the notebooks you see in the bookstore and don't write in any of them. sleep outside when it's warm enough. take care of a houseplant. go far enough away from the city to actually SEE the stars. work with children. cry because of a dumb movie. breathe.

40: do you drive? if so, have you ever crashed?

yes: coming home from the seattle/tacoma metro area i got hit by someone going 90mph (145 kph) on the interstate. genuinely thought i was fish food that day.

45: what's the worst injury you've ever had?

probably the time i attempted rifle and caught it w/ my skull instead of my hands.

50: do you believe in magic?

eh

55: love or lust?

insert "why not both" gif

60: is there anything pink within ten feet of you?

yes, a couple things. a couple of bowls, a bag of potting soil, my sharps containers, some animal shaped erasers, a solid 50% of my sex toys are pink for some reason.

65: top five favorite blogs on tumblr?

peach, froggie, lou, steph, and vati

70: are you the kind of friend that you would want to have as a friend?

i would choke me out without hesitation i do not understand how froggie tolerates me to be honest with you

75: what are the last four digits of your phone #

what are you a cop???

80: what size shoes do you wear

i don't know bc it's changed since i've started t and now none of my shoes fit

85: what's the last song you listened to?

i wanna get better by bleachers (title of my current wip comes from this song!)

90: you wake up to find that you're surrounded by mummies. they aren't doing anything, just standing around your bed. what do you do?

assume i'm dreaming and try to go back to bed

95: you just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. you have to depart right now. where are you going to go?

do i HAVE to??? i don't have a passport and i don't like airports :(