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Geoffrey wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:40 pm ...today marks the end of summertime, according to my almanac...
I assume that you are referring to Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time? I hope that you enjoyed your extra hour! I have to wait until next weekend for mine.

Do people make a fuss in Norway when the time changes, with some calling to abolish the change and stick with one time year-round? There was actually a referendum on the issue in my province a few years ago, but the only option was to remain on Daylight Saving Time (DST) year round, and it did not pass (thankfully!). Studies have actually shown that in Northern climates, it is far better to use Standard Time during the winter, because otherwise it does not get light until mid-late morning. Northern places that have tried to stay on Daylight Saving Time year-round hated it: it had a deleterious effect on the mental and physical health of a lot of people, as a result of it being dark for much of the morning, and thus year-round DST was considered a failure, and everyone happily returned to using Standard Time in the winter.

There is actually one province and one territory in Canada that stays on Standard Time year round. I rather like the long, light evenings that we have in the summer because of DST, and so I actually don't mind changing the clocks twice a year.
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all of these messages will be answered, just as soon as i am free, over my current situation and not so stressed up. at the moment i am only home for brief spells, and then use the time to relax. listening to music and drawing is the best way to do that. this could be the last time i am here for a while. maybe the last time, i don't know.
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Geoffrey wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 3:12 pm ...this could be the last time i am here for a while. maybe the last time, i don't know...
We've heard this song before. :roll: However, should you choose never to return, enjoy the rest of your life! Cheerio!
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LisaLCFan wrote:
>We've heard this song before. :roll: However, should you choose never to return, enjoy the rest of your life! Cheerio!
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hei. when i quoted the stones song i meant the last time before i move, and should not have included so much of the lyrics (got carried away). there is a lot to do, an awful lot of bureaucracy involved when buying and selling properties, plus all the arranging. much more complicated than i had imagined, takes up a large part of each day. there is no current network connection in the new place, and i am not sure how long it will take to fix one up. if i suddenly disappear it shouldn't be for a long time. i enjoy posting here, and look forward to catching up with some of what has been written. :)
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Geoffrey wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:54 pm ...hei. when i quoted the stones song i meant the last time before i move, and should not have included so much of the lyrics (got carried away). there is a lot to do, an awful lot of bureaucracy involved when buying and selling properties, plus all the arranging. much more complicated than i had imagined, takes up a large part of each day. there is no current network connection in the new place, and i am not sure how long it will take to fix one up. if i suddenly disappear it shouldn't be for a long time. i enjoy posting here, and look forward to catching up with some of what has been written. :)
Oh, good to know -- my misunderstanding, sorry! Moving residence is a huge undertaking -- good luck with everything, and catch ya later!
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LisaLCFan wrote:
>Moving residence is a huge undertaking -- good luck with everything, and catch ya later!

thank you so much. yes, a huge undertaking, much bigger than i had imagined. i will be back very soon, but there are just a thousand things to do. give me a few more days and all will be well.

meanwhile, a friend came with a large plant yesterday but i don't know what it is and didn't think to ask. it's just under a meter tall, with big green leaves that have gashes in them. if anyone knows the name, or how often it needs water, please let me know, because it would be nice to keep it alive. i did an image search on google but could only find rubber trees.

anyway, let's try to keep this column going. i have no idea where my sketch books or pencils are, so please don't hesitate to share a picture or two if you have any :)

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Geoffrey wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:43 am ...a friend came with a large plant yesterday but i don't know what it is...
First, welcome back!

Second, that is a lovely Monstera plant -- please say "Hello" to it for me! It is either a Monstera Delisiosa or a Monstera Borsigiana -- probably the latter -- they are very similar, but the former will grow much bigger and have larger (and more) gashes in the leaves. Mind you, it could be a young Deliciosa...

Regardless of the variety, Monstera plants are easy to care for: the main thing is that they should have indirect sunlight, because direct sunlight can burn their leaves -- although they do like light, and so don't put it in a dark corner! They usually only need to be watered every week or so, depending on how humid it is in your place -- basically, when the soil starts looking dry and the first two inches are no longer moist (stick your finger into the dirt to determine this!), you can water it! It may also droop a bit to let you know that it is thirsty, but it will perk up as soon as you give it water.

Now that you know what it is, there are many (countless!) videos and websites with more info, if you require -- it is a very common houseplant!

I don't have any pictures to share at this moment, but I'll see what I can do in the next few days...

Cheers!
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LisaLCFan wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 2:30 am
Geoffrey wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:43 am ...a friend came with a large plant yesterday but i don't know what it is...
First, welcome back!

Second, that is a lovely Monstera plant -- please say "Hello" to it for me! It is either a Monstera Delisiosa or a Monstera Borsigiana -- probably the latter -- they are very similar, but the former will grow much bigger and have larger (and more) gashes in the leaves. Mind you, it could be a young Deliciosa...

Regardless of the variety, Monstera plants are easy to care for: the main thing is that they should have indirect sunlight, because direct sunlight can burn their leaves -- although they do like light, and so don't put it in a dark corner! They usually only need to be watered every week or so, depending on how humid it is in your place -- basically, when the soil starts looking dry and the first two inches are no longer moist (stick your finger into the dirt to determine this!), you can water it! It may also droop a bit to let you know that it is thirsty, but it will perk up as soon as you give it water.

Now that you know what it is, there are many (countless!) videos and websites with more info, if you require -- it is a very common houseplant!

I don't have any pictures to share at this moment, but I'll see what I can do in the next few days...

Cheers!
wow, this is so good to have, thank you!! there's not so much sun in these parts in the winter, so no fear of the leaves burning. when i get out of bed in the morning i'll look it up on the internet and start to learn more about monstera plants. you have so much knowledge :)
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Geoffrey wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 2:59 am ...wow, this is so good to have, thank you!!..
Glad I was able to help!

Since you had asked for pictures, I shall share a photo of the Halloween pumpkin that I made and set out on my front porch for Halloween night last week. As you can see, all of my artistic talent and creativity went into this one! ;-)

(In the past, I have occasionally carved rather fun jack-o-lanterns for Halloween, but this year, I ran out of time, and thus a quick improvisation with a Sharpie was all that I could manage!)

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I found a photo of one of my Jack-o-Lanterns from a few years ago...
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those pumpkins look great! whether carved or drawn on they uphold an interesting tradition. sharing those photographs was such a nice gesture; a pity that nobody bothered to comment on them. people have feelings, and a simple positive word or two can mean a lot. it often seems we live in a cold and uncommunicative world.

the situation with me is slow moving. irreversibly deleting one's ego through auratransformation in a country where the law of jante is an integral part of society may not have been a good idea, despite the awakening of creativity it produced. being good at something is fine, but without feedback it will die like a plant without water. the jante law suffocates a free spirit. vive la différence!
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After looking up "Law of Jante," I discovered that I violate 7 of the 10, some rather routinely. Interesting that an idea from a satirical work would be adopted by real people, hope they don't discover Orwell.

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Geoffrey wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 3:41 am those pumpkins look great! whether carved or drawn on they uphold an interesting tradition. sharing those photographs was such a nice gesture; a pity that nobody bothered to comment on them. people have feelings, and a simple positive word or two can mean a lot. it often seems we live in a cold and uncommunicative world...
Thanks, I'm glad you like my pumpkins! As for the lack of responses, that's okay, I don't require positive affirmation from others -- I have always been happy just doing stuff for my own personal pleasure and enrichment!

Geoffrey wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 3:41 am ...in a country where the law of jante is an integral part of society ...

...being good at something is fine, but without feedback it will die like a plant without water. the jante law suffocates a free spirit. vive la différence!
https://youtu.be/XUwUp-D_VV0?si=HWcEF9gpWBub7H4c

Quite frankly, I think that the "Law of Jante" is absurd -- it is as ridiculous as being expected to follow religious tenets -- somebody just made it up, and if it works for them, great, but leave me out of it! I have never been of the mindset to follow anybody else's paths and rules in life: I make and follow my own paths and rules, based on what I think is best for myself and for the greater good (I am ethical!). Dogmatic approaches to life, in which everyone is expected to share the same beliefs and values and do the same things, are absolutely repugnant to me, and I have never felt any compulsion to join them (quite the contrary!). I do my own thing, and I honestly don't care what anybody else thinks or does, as long as it doesn't infringe on the rights and well-being of me or others.

I have never been in a box, I cannot be labelled, I am a true individual with my own unique identity -- I don't compare myself to anyone else, because they are them and I am me and comparisons are meaningless, nor do I compete with anybody, because it's not about winning anything, it's just about "being" -- and nobody tells me how to live my life, thank you very much! I also have no problem with any of that -- I embrace who I am and how I am, I don't seek acceptance from others, and thus I feel no need to conform to anybody else's standards. I am a true free spirit -- I don't know how to be any other way -- "vive la différence!" and "to each their own" are mottos emblazoned on my DNA!

You, Geoffrey, seem somewhat torn, as if a part of you wants to be like me in the above respects, genuinely not caring what anybody else thinks, living your own life in your own way, and yet, there seems to be another part of you that feels some inexplicable need to fit in and to belong in some group defined not by you, but by others. You seem to resent "sheeple" and the boxes in which they live, and yet, you apparently surround yourself with such people and seem always to seek their approval and acceptance. At least, that's how it seems to me based on the things you write, so full of cognitive dissonance, but I cannot pretend to understand your views and feelings on such things, because your words on these matters usually strike me as completely alien to my way of thinking and being.

Whatever the case, do try to be happy with who and how you are: nobody else is Geoffrey W., and that's awesome -- revel in your uniqueness, because it is really special! :D
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its4inthemorning wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:40 pm After looking up "Law of Jante," I discovered that I violate 7 of the 10, some rather routinely. Interesting that an idea from a satirical work would be adopted by real people, hope they don't discover Orwell.
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I hope that I didn't offend anybody's sensibilities with my second-last post! (If I did, well, that's their problem, isn't it?). Nonetheless, I shall step off my soapbox and post a picture of two cute little Squishmallow penguins (Squishmallow is a brand of stuffed/soft toys), inspired by the fact that many of my neighbours are already getting into the festive spirit with Christmas/holiday decorations, and my local grocery store has begun playing seasonal tunes in the background, rather than their usual bland pop music. (That grocery store once sent out a survey to see if they could improve upon my experiences in their shop, and so I made a few suggestions, including better music-- preferably classical or jazz -- some ambient lighting, and a martini or wine bar -- but they seem to have ignored me, thus far, anyway!).

Cheers, all!
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