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05/15/2010 20:45 #51650
testinghey man this is pretty keen
05/15/2010 13:41 #51576
fuck this shit, specifically
What is this and how do I kill it? [In reverse order of importance.] It is a subterranean vine, woody and tough but flexible. I've been trying to get rid of it for two years since it started menacing my garage. It has a tendency to mingle with my herbs [although it does not choke them] and by the time it's finally visible the base is already woody and thick enough to be difficult to cut.
It does not seem to be a common weed, per se. I place the blame squarely on my idiotic neighbors who I hate.
- Z
paul - 05/15/10 15:22
I believe you need to hammer a bunch of copper nails into it. Someone told me that after we got rid of our.
I believe you need to hammer a bunch of copper nails into it. Someone told me that after we got rid of our.
zobar - 05/15/10 15:03
No, not sumac, although we've had that before too. Yeah you can't really see it from these pictures but the leaves are pointy and red-tinged. The woodiness is more like a grapevine than a tree.
I think I'm going to have to remove most or all of the herb garden, which has been heavily colonized by all kinds of other weeds and sheaves of dead sweet peas, and start over again. Hopefully I could save the raspberries that volunteered from my idiot neighbors' yard and the Alpine strawberries, everything else is hearty or easily replaced.
- Z
No, not sumac, although we've had that before too. Yeah you can't really see it from these pictures but the leaves are pointy and red-tinged. The woodiness is more like a grapevine than a tree.
I think I'm going to have to remove most or all of the herb garden, which has been heavily colonized by all kinds of other weeds and sheaves of dead sweet peas, and start over again. Hopefully I could save the raspberries that volunteered from my idiot neighbors' yard and the Alpine strawberries, everything else is hearty or easily replaced.
- Z
terry - 05/15/10 14:00
hard to tell from the pics, but looks like it may be a sumac. if so, it will come back until you have eradicated it down to the tiniest root nubbin. They have a tendency to break instead of allowing themselves to be pulled out, which makes them very difficult to remove. Often you'll need a shovel and need to dig down at least a foot. I have managed to get them almost out of my yard, but thanks to empty lots and others who don't recognize this menace, new saplings are a continual problem. Once you learn to recognize them, they should be pulled at once!
hard to tell from the pics, but looks like it may be a sumac. if so, it will come back until you have eradicated it down to the tiniest root nubbin. They have a tendency to break instead of allowing themselves to be pulled out, which makes them very difficult to remove. Often you'll need a shovel and need to dig down at least a foot. I have managed to get them almost out of my yard, but thanks to empty lots and others who don't recognize this menace, new saplings are a continual problem. Once you learn to recognize them, they should be pulled at once!
05/13/2010 21:57 #51552
shenanigans(e:dragonlady7) bought me some painter's tape, which was a big hit at the office. Highly recommended for temporary shenanigans, and one roll goes a long way.
Cross-stitch is coming along. Although I don't plan to exhibit this, I looked through the rules for the creative arts show at the county fair. There is a minimum size of 8"x10" [which seems quite large to me] which they are good enough to waive for the disabled, elderly, and men.
I understand the motivation behind it, but I don't know any dudes who wouldn't rather lose on the merits than win on a handicap.
I was just saying to (e:dragonlady7) this morning that we haven't heard much from Carl Palomino lately. I'm disappointed, he got off to a very impressive start. Then I saw this to Penny Arcade in the chatter next to WNYMedia's coverage of the president's speech. 'You can't send those emails if you want to be governor...!'
- Z
Cross-stitch is coming along. Although I don't plan to exhibit this, I looked through the rules for the creative arts show at the county fair. There is a minimum size of 8"x10" [which seems quite large to me] which they are good enough to waive for the disabled, elderly, and men.
I understand the motivation behind it, but I don't know any dudes who wouldn't rather lose on the merits than win on a handicap.
I was just saying to (e:dragonlady7) this morning that we haven't heard much from Carl Palomino lately. I'm disappointed, he got off to a very impressive start. Then I saw this
to Penny Arcade in the chatter next to WNYMedia's coverage of the president's speech. 'You can't send those emails if you want to be governor...!'- Z
dragonlady7 - 05/13/10 23:37
Alablaster yelled at me at practice in advance for you bringing in doughnuts. "Nothing gets done when he brings doughnuts!!" she said. Apparently she won't be in. I said, "Then you won't see the slacking!" and she said, "But then my shit won't be done on Monday!" and I said "Oh." Then she said, "Z is good! He gets his shit done. But he is an enabler of those who do not get their shit done."
And I looked sorry and said, "I admit it, I was the one who bought him the painter's tape."
And she grinned and said "That shit is hilarious."
Alablaster yelled at me at practice in advance for you bringing in doughnuts. "Nothing gets done when he brings doughnuts!!" she said. Apparently she won't be in. I said, "Then you won't see the slacking!" and she said, "But then my shit won't be done on Monday!" and I said "Oh." Then she said, "Z is good! He gets his shit done. But he is an enabler of those who do not get their shit done."
And I looked sorry and said, "I admit it, I was the one who bought him the painter's tape."
And she grinned and said "That shit is hilarious."
tinypliny - 05/13/10 22:28
Wait. Don't you put the carrot BEFORE the donkey's nose?
I think you can enter the Erie County Fair. They don't pay close attention to technicalities... or anything really. (e:metalpeter), (e:vincent) and I closely examined several artistic pieces last summer and unanimously wondered about the artistic merit of many.
Wait. Don't you put the carrot BEFORE the donkey's nose?
I think you can enter the Erie County Fair. They don't pay close attention to technicalities... or anything really. (e:metalpeter), (e:vincent) and I closely examined several artistic pieces last summer and unanimously wondered about the artistic merit of many.
05/07/2010 23:19 #51523
one more for the music binEasy Star All-Stars: Dub Side of the Moon
It was a reggae album all along! Who knew?
'Any Colour You Like,' one more time - with trombones!
- Z
It was a reggae album all along! Who knew?
'Any Colour You Like,' one more time - with trombones!
- Z
04/25/2010 21:37 #51452
macrame + etsy = $moneyThis is my second start on this chart. I had designed it for 18ct natural but I was feeling a little stressed out a couple months ago and I needed something to fidget with and all I had in 18ct was white.. I finally got some natural cloth yesterday and I think it's turning out much better.
I'm sure this is all very boring but if I don't post status updates I'm probably never going to finish it. On the other hand, if I keep posting status updates it'll totally blow the joke before I'm anywhere near done.
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I have a recurring motif in my dreams that I have a loose tooth. It sorta hurts a little bit, and it sorta doesn't line up quite right when I close my mouth, and I'm trying not to lose it while important other things are happening in the rest of my dream. It really freaked me out at first but it became so common that I eventually started ignoring it. But last night I had a dream where they were actually coming out, one by one. After I had lost two I did a thing where I convinced myself I wasn't dreaming. [I don't remember what that thing was, evidently it wasn't very reliable. I probably just asked somebody.] It wasn't until after I'd lost four teeth before I thought maybe I should go see the dentist. When I'd lost six teeth I started thinking what the hell is going on here? and the best thing I could come up with was a gnome in my mouth chiseling them out from the inside. That was too ridiculous for even me to believe so I woke up.
- Z
I'm sure this is all very boring but if I don't post status updates I'm probably never going to finish it. On the other hand, if I keep posting status updates it'll totally blow the joke before I'm anywhere near done.
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I have a recurring motif in my dreams that I have a loose tooth. It sorta hurts a little bit, and it sorta doesn't line up quite right when I close my mouth, and I'm trying not to lose it while important other things are happening in the rest of my dream. It really freaked me out at first but it became so common that I eventually started ignoring it. But last night I had a dream where they were actually coming out, one by one. After I had lost two I did a thing where I convinced myself I wasn't dreaming. [I don't remember what that thing was, evidently it wasn't very reliable. I probably just asked somebody.] It wasn't until after I'd lost four teeth before I thought maybe I should go see the dentist. When I'd lost six teeth I started thinking what the hell is going on here? and the best thing I could come up with was a gnome in my mouth chiseling them out from the inside. That was too ridiculous for even me to believe so I woke up.
- Z
drew - 04/26/10 15:03
That is my only re-occurring dream and by far the most realistic. Hasn't happened in a while, thankfully.
That is my only re-occurring dream and by far the most realistic. Hasn't happened in a while, thankfully.
jenks - 04/26/10 14:14
I think losing teeth is a really common theme in dreams. If you google it, you'll find all sorts of meanings. Either fear of losing control or fear of getting older being at the top of the list. I think. I forget. I looked it up a while ago. I have dreams that my teeth don't line up sometimes- and I think it usually means I'm grinding them.
I think losing teeth is a really common theme in dreams. If you google it, you'll find all sorts of meanings. Either fear of losing control or fear of getting older being at the top of the list. I think. I forget. I looked it up a while ago. I have dreams that my teeth don't line up sometimes- and I think it usually means I'm grinding them.
tinypliny - 04/26/10 07:56
That animal has a hyperextensible neck?
My nightmares always have this background of plumbing problems in my flat. Something or the other starts to leak, get mouldy, fall apart etc. It is extremely real and annnoys the hell out of me because my management always "does something" to fix it but everything stays leaky.
That animal has a hyperextensible neck?
My nightmares always have this background of plumbing problems in my flat. Something or the other starts to leak, get mouldy, fall apart etc. It is extremely real and annnoys the hell out of me because my management always "does something" to fix it but everything stays leaky.
It's testing 1.2.3. Get with the lingo.