Even as a nonscientist this mentality has really enriched my life. I dont know a lot of things, which means I get to learn about a lot of things. Being curious keeps life interesting

They also rarely have experience working with artists. Which isnt bad, we all gotta start somewhere, but hitting up professionals for unpaid work is not the way forward. Even if I want to do an unpaid for fun gig Im not going to want to problem solve someone else's script issues

they pushed those feelings so far down it's in the collective unconscious. Me getting misty every time my cats are cute is just a pressure release valve.
You're welcome society

I'm not crying, it's just rain on my face!!!

Landscapers just finished up. My partner and I looked around and they did such a good job removing the blackberry crowns. Im sure it's possible a few got missed but it's going to be so easy to spot and deal with them when they grow again. I can deal with that.

They are removing the crowns as well so hopefully it keeps the blackberries at bay for a bit. Realistically they will find their way back, but it won't be an overwhelming amount. I can deal with some, but the amount we have is taking two professionals a whole day to clear. It was too much

Woof, yeah bamboo is so hard to remove. Even just my personal experience of clearing a 2x6 foot space it was really difficult and took a lot of time. Definitely worth calling professionals in for it

To clarify, these are tears of relief. Folks in the PNW know what im talking about

"That sounds expensive" I am writing from the richest country on Earth. Countries with significantly smaller economies have some of the things I listed. They are completely possible but require the welfare of others to be in the top three priorities of the system

YES! We clearly managed to get by just fine without gender markers on ID. This isn't even out of living memory!!!

This is so good!!!! The bake off fan in me is screaming, which is just me. I am screaming