Very happy to hear about this!!! My state frequently takes cues from Maine so we could be next!!

This is a great way of explaining why solarpunk artworks and books are not just wonderful but necessary

No shame, survival is a worthy cause, maybe the most worthy

Thank you, I needed to hear this

Thank you for sharing what you’ve got so far!! Maybe we can be the ones to put together an absolute-beginners guide once we’re no longer absolute beginners. I’ve been thinking of just sticking some basil plants in old wine bottles and seeing what happens tbh

Do you think you could put together a guide on what to look for in these parts for someone who doesn’t really know anything about tech? I’d really love to learn and I feel like ripping open a busted laptop would be a great way to start, but I don’t even know what “female barrel connector” or “OEM PSU” means. “160gb SSD” though, I know that one. That’s so many damn photos. My partner always shoots JPGs because storage is expensive but I always shoot RAW if I can…

I love plants and hate AI. This is my dream

Very cool!! Do you mind sharing how much you spent on the whole set-up?

This is cool as hell!! How did you get started?

I’m also interested in this!!

seconding makeup brushes!! Fluffy ones are great for delicate things and lightweight dust but a good thin edge brush will work wonders on stuck bits (source: my sewing machine seems to inhale dog hair every chance it gets)

Good work, it looks fantastic and your cats will love it, good on you for keeping them safe as well

I have so many incredible memories of CYOA books from my childhood. I would absolutely throw down some cash for an adult solarpunk CYOA

It’s been a hot minute. I believe the last time I wrote was September 2024, so… almost a year! I was editing some stuff in October/November but ended up deciding to take a break to focus on my health, and then I just… uh… never quite ended that break XD

I read nonstop!! Several books a month. I like to think that I’m still learning something even if I’m not writing right now… and I definitely get those bursts of inspiration as I’m reading still hehe

I’ve definitely gone years without writing in the past until I established that it was something important to me. Sometimes I wonder if its something kind of inherent to our craft? I feel like most kinds of artists don’t talk about having big hiatuses (unless they’re super burned out)

I haven’t written in a long time, but it’s really cool to see what everyone else is working on!

This song is so catchy!! Honestly, I feel like we all need to take a look at how we’re engaging with anarchy and trying to make the world a better place - I mean, the song is from 2007 but we’re still seeing people slammed for one reason or another by someone who thinks they’re “doing it right” and others aren’t. I notice even in myself I have the urge sometimes to criticize friends and prove just how Correct I am… but the truth is, good foundations for a new world are built on understanding and giving folks room to learn, not on criticizing people until they quit.

I’ve seen so few this year. Everything is so manicured around me and the landlord pays for landscaping/mowing/etc so I can’t keep the leaves out for them :C I’ll start keeping the porch light off at night though!

What did you end up going with? C: