i have not been updating this for a while

mostly because i have very tired and very busy .. my best friend is living here now . its pretty much awesome .



random updates :
i planted a mango seed , with success . i went to wholefoods and got a ripe mango and ate it , then i washed the seed and let it dry over night . the next day i cracked it open and the bean inside was already growing a root . its been about a week , so there is nothing to take a pic of yet . but , as soon as something happens i will post some photos :)

its almost time for me to start turning a gross vacant lot into a garden .. i have been dreaming about it all winter , and i have been picking up trash . this will happen .

now for the bad news . SpermLeaf died . the froggy i raised from a tadpole died . and i am so sad . i fed it to Crunchy the Crawfish . it was nasty . but such is life , no?

a handful of months ago i got a goat/chick tattoo on my inner thigh . it has healed up nicely . Not a single person has said anything about it . Maybe my friends dont like my perverted ink ...

nic was fired from walmart . Fuck Walmart . walmart is stupid .

i dream of spring time . do you ?

i cant wait for spring time ! all my plants will start growing rapidly , i can wear all my favorite skirts , no shoes in the grass , not being cold while hiking ,  camping in the mountains , the trees will be full and green , birds chirping , road tripping , having fun , and not being cold .

tadpole tank switch around

SpermLeaf the tadpole has nice looking back legs now , and before ya know it he will be a frog , of some sort .. so i am thinking about how to setup his tank for when he has legs . i have been looking in books for ideas , but so far nothing has sparked my imagination yet . i hope he isnt going to turn out to be a tree frog , because then i will have to get a top for the tank .. 

cold , snow ,and my husband is thoughtless

well , we got dumped with a ton of snow , and our roommate came home yesterday . we left for a few hours to get food and what-not . Nic was the last to leave the house and he thought it was a good idea to turn on all the fans and open all the windows . so we come back and the house is freezing , there is snow on some of my plants that i have been nurturing , most are frozen , all my seedlings are frozen and dead , and nic is mad at me for being sad . well , you know what , he can be pretty damned thoughtless , forgetful and stupid . i love him dearly , but , fuck , sometimes i wish he would use his brain .. he isn't the smartest pop-tart in the crayon box , you know ? dont mind me i am just venting .. some of the fragile sprouts that took forever to germinate are in the window , frozen and dead .. and i am sad . 

how to clean a couch

there are 3 ways of doing things . the right way . the wrong way . and my way , which is basically the wrong way X6 .

step 1 . lay on the couch and think about bad it smells .

step 2. a week later lay on the couch and think about how bad it smells .

step 3 . remove the cushion covers .

step 4. throw them in the washing machine with soap .

step 5 . put the washer on the highest water temperature .

step 6. put the covers in the dryer at the highest temperature .

step 7 . get distracted , and forget about the dryer .

step 8 . the covers are dry , and realize that they shrank and are now too small for the couch .

step 9 . go to sleep and deal with it in the morning .

step 10 . fold the cushions in half and use my feet to kick them into the covers .

step 11. accidentally break the zippers . but the cushions are in there , so thats good .

step 12 . get out my sewing stuff and hand stitch the zippers shut .

step 13 . step back and admire a clean , lumpy couch .

step 14 . realize i accidentally lost my scissors in the cushion i just sewed shut .

step 15 . dont tell anyone about the scissors .

whole foods

i shop at whole foods a lot . i love whole foods . i found some interesting items at whole foods that can be planted in the garden . ginger root can be grown just like the yam in one of my previous posts . ginger root grows into a beautiful plant .taro root can be planted half way into soil and grows into a tropical plant with huge leaves . i can get kind of ridiculous with growing plants . in the bulk spices section of whole foods there are some spices that will grow . i have has success with fennel seeds , caraway seeds , poppies seeds , cumin ,mustard seed , and quite a few others .

SpermLeaf the Tadpole

Has Back Legs !