Notices by Shaula Evans (shaulaevans@zirk.us)

@derek That's a beautiful set-up!

Hmm. One of the few factors I haven't optimized yet for my plants is humidity -- my home is super dry. You've got me wondering if I shouldn't spritz my plants one or twice a day. I'm clearly going to need to experiment with this. Thank you!

@derek Teach me your ways!

I'm looking online for detailed instructions on how to use hypoclorous acid to disinfect laundry -- especially sheets and bedding -- and I'm coming up empty.

I realize you can spray it on fabrics but I don't have space to spray entire bedsheets.

I'd like to add it directly to a laundry batch. I'm trying to find out how much to use. The HOCl I have is 200ppm.

Anyone here use it for laundry?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochlorous_acid

#HypochlorousAcid #ClOH #HClO #HOCl #ClHO #AskFedi

Improv taught "Yes, and."

Marginalized people taught me that "No" is a full sentence.

I try to live both deeply.

MRS ROBINSON tells the inspirational life story of change-maker Mary Robinson: Ireland’s first female President, a pioneering UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Co-Founder of Project Dandelion.

Read on for details of free online screening on March 27! 1/n

https://kinema.com/events/MRS-ROBINSON-iab0p3

#Film #Documentary #MaryRobinson #Ireland #HumanRights @film

Documentary film fans, there's a free screening of MRS ROBINSON on Thursday March 27 at 5:00 PM CET —followed by an exclusive live Q&A with the film's director, Aoife Kelleher, Project Dandelion Co-Founder, Pat Mitchell, and Co-Director of Doc Society & Head of Climate, Megha Agrawal Sood. 2/n

Register for free: https://kinema.com/events/MRS-ROBINSON-iab0p3

#Film #Documentary #MaryRobinson #Ireland #HumanRights @film

Relatedly, I've been looking for information on which plant foods are lowest in microplastics and the best ways to avoid microplastics in plant foods.

It's a fascinating (if terrifying) rabbit hole. I'm learning a lot but I haven't found what I'm actually looking for.

Again, if anyone has actual expertise (as opposed to well-intentioned layperson opinions) or can point at reliable sources, I'd love help on this. Thank you! 2/n

#Microplastics #Food #FoodSafety #ScienceMastodon

I keep reading general audience articles that say to avoid #microplastics in produce, peel your fruits and vegetables.

But I haven't seen studies that back this up. What I've read seems to indicate microplastics are found in peeled roots and fruits, as well as leaves and stems (e.g., link below).

This feels like non-expert writers "helpfully" extrapolating from pesticide avoidance advice, and/or AI slop.

Can anyone with field expertise advise?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10966681/

#ScienceMastodon

My Common ice plant (#MesembryanthemumCrystallinum L.) has had a growth burst this week!

I *may* eventually transfer it from its current #hydroponic slot to a #Kratky set-up so I can experiment with adding saline!

Has anyone here done that (Kratky ice plant, hydroponic ice plant, and/or adding salt)?

I'd love advice about harvesting select leaves early if anyone has experience with this specific plant. 1/n

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9497535/

#IcePlant #Kratky #IndoorGardening #Hydroponics @gardening

More information on the benefits of NaCl for ice plants, aka Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum . (This fascinates me!)

It truly feels like an experiment worthy of my Space Station Life.™😂 2/n

https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/10/12/1304

@gardening #MesembryanthemumCrystallinum #IcePlant #Kratky #IndoorGardening #Hydroponics #SalinityStress; #DPinitolSsynthesis

I *ONLY* want to hear from people who have experience with extended solo isolation (one year or more, minimum).

No partners, children, families, roomies, pets, livestock, outdoor hugs, etc.

Either you're living solo isolation life and you can discuss it from the inside or you're not.

No well-intended speculation, hypothesizing, or derailing from others, please.

I'd really like to find community and advice from other people who like me are totally alone without human touch. Thank you! 2/n

If you are living in pandemic solo isolation without human touch or animals/pets), what helps?

I tried the Icelandic thing of hugging a tree a few times. I can see why it works for some people but it didn't work for me.

Petting my microgreens makes me laugh but doesn't address skin hunger.

My bed tent, heat mat, weighted blanket, and curling up in a ball (a lot) help a tiny bit.

Can anyone in solo iso life recommend what's working for you? 1/n

#SoloIsolation #SkinHunger @lonelinesscorps

Thinking, randomly, about the guy who was terribly offended by my use of the word "mansplaining", told me at great length why it was offensive and I should never use it...

...and in the same conversation went on to explain feminism to me and inform me that I am a bad feminist.

*A few years back, not on Mastodon. Something just triggered the memory is all.

Me: I have a question for people in [a specific situation]. How do you deal with that yourself? What is your advice?

Random people: I don't deal with that! I don't care about that! You can't make me.

- Every second thing I post on Mastodon

Dearest Internet Randos, this is called derailing. It is a form of trolling and it is rude. Not every conversation is for you or about you. You can read and move on without comment.

Or, if you choose to act like a troll, know that's what you're dong.

I'd like to buy a small quantity of organic Chen Pi (dried mandarin orange peel) online for delivery to the US, to use for cooking and tea. Maybe 1 lb max or so, I won't go through it fast.

*I am aware one can dry peels on their own. That is not a good option at this time.

Does anyone in the US deal with an online supplier that you'd recommend?

- online
- organic
- chen pi
- good quality
- reasonable cost
- US delivery

#ChenPi #Food #TCM #陳皮 #陈皮 #果皮
#橘皮 #橘皮 #新會皮 #廣陳皮

@secretasianman @skinnylatte If anything confirms that spelling is a random social construct, it must be moving to Canada. You have my full sympathy!

"We are the bisexuals of orthography."

- me, explaining to a friend about how you can usually use British or American spellings in Canada

#CanadianContent #Canada #ViveLeCanada

@Daojoan Thank you. I have huge respect for this level of integrity and responsibility.

I wish more people would pause and ask, "How can this be weaponized and what will do I want to do about that?"

It's a great time for everyone who can to model two behaviours:

1. Offering and giving help graciously, in a way that allows the recipient to save face and retain dignity; and,

2. Asking for and receiving help, so that people around you can see that this is normal.

These are great skills to cultivate when you are not yet in a crisis because in a critical situation it can be incredibly hard to do for the first time.

Please. We collectively need role models for these life skills.

If you are still living in any degree of pandemic isolation (define that for yourself as you wish), I'm curious about what's helping you cope (that doesn't involve breaking isolation / being around other people).

What's consistently helped you cope hrough the pandemic?

What used to work that isn't working any more?

What's something new that you've taken up recently to cope?

I'm hoping, even in our different lives, we can learn from each other.

#CovidIsNotOver #MentalHealth @lonelinesscorps