tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post3909858338825207640..comments2023-08-22T11:00:08.809-04:00Comments on Loose Ends: Convenient SkepticismPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-29748403962716990902007-11-06T17:28:00.000-05:002007-11-06T17:28:00.000-05:00Aaaahhhh!No, definitely not a spider plant. And ye...Aaaahhhh!<BR/><BR/>No, definitely not a spider plant. And yes, it's still in the jar of water. I remember to add more water every other month or so. Sometimes I have to snip off a brown leaf or two, but otherwise it seems to be doing pretty well. It doesn't get significantly longer, but it's still alive.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902036421029192480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-84825196146812767812007-11-06T17:21:00.000-05:002007-11-06T17:21:00.000-05:00Oh, yeah, that's the golden pothos. I'm less shoc...Oh, yeah, that's the golden pothos. I'm less shocked that is still alive, since it likes shade, and could probably live indefinitely in the jar of water. It's still in that jar, isn't it. The one here was just a couple of cuttings in a vase when I moved, and I have no idea how long it lived like that. I left it alone for years because I assumed it was Kurt's. I think I planted it sometime in '99, which means it lived on water alone for at least two years. So, you're probably fine as long as you don't let it get completely dry. <BR/><BR/>NO, I don't think I gave you a spider plant, because they freaked you out from the get-go. They were the ones with long thin leaves and runners with root balls at the ends that you were sure were going to sink into your flesh and kill you.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-83711632323007730862007-11-06T17:07:00.000-05:002007-11-06T17:07:00.000-05:00Wait...is it the golden pothos that you gave me, n...Wait...is it the golden pothos that you gave me, not the spider plant? I think it's the same as the giant vine from the living room. I really should know the name of the plant I'm failing to kill.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902036421029192480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-1595526323073523902007-11-05T17:33:00.000-05:002007-11-05T17:33:00.000-05:00But see, now I'm scared that designating any plant...But see, now I'm scared that designating any plant the career plant is the kiss of death! Seriously, if you had seen this begonia, you'd know what I mean. Maybe I could designate the golden pothos that is climbing all the way around my living room (it's close to 40 feet long)... but it's been acting just a bit odd recently too. <BR/><BR/>Maybe this should be telling me that the atmosphere in my apartment has become more toxic lately. There's a cheery thought. Why do I go there?Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-42529899587778644612007-11-05T07:24:00.000-05:002007-11-05T07:24:00.000-05:00I'm on board with the "it's a crock" and yet my cu...I'm on board with the "it's a crock" and yet my curiosity compels me to read about it anyway. Now just redesignate the healthiest plant as the career plant.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-50261282266439403222007-11-04T22:24:00.000-05:002007-11-04T22:24:00.000-05:00What I mean by naming my candles is that they are ...What I mean by naming my candles is that they are referred to by the name of the person for whom they are lit. :) When someone has a special event or hope, or simply needs extra love, I light their specific candle for a time as I send my thoughts their way.Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327268988762513100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-11726487664488975122007-11-04T17:35:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:35:00.000-05:00I have to admit, Brian, I'm kind of amazed that sp...I have to admit, Brian, I'm kind of amazed that spider plant is still hanging on, especially since mine suddenly took turns for the worse a few months ago. I only have one small one left, and it doesn't seem very happy or healthy either. Tommy took his life into his hands by bringing another spider plant into the house (this, when there were still FOUR already in residence), but it also seems to be thriving on neglect. It sits in his room, out of the light, I don't know if he ever waters it, and it still looks lush and green. I'm trying to ignore mine now too, to see if it rallies on its own, but so far it's not looking so good. <BR/>I thought of you when I threw out the old dead ones, because the roots would have really given you the heebie jeebies. They had these huge translucent pods on them, like the plant was growing people, or had just eaten some. Frankly they freaked me out a touch too. <BR/><BR/>Cooper, I do envy you the forest in your life, but the candles are nice too. I've never named mine, but I light them often. Maybe designating them for certain things would be a better focus. I love the candles you have on your blog page. Sometime I will probably ask you to light one for me too; I'm waiting for the right occasion. <BR/><BR/>And thanks for your thoughts on the photo. You're a doll. That's actually my headshot, so we'll hope some casting directors react the same way. Sigh.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-44333025731838971052007-11-04T14:13:00.000-05:002007-11-04T14:13:00.000-05:00I have a whole forest greening my career, so I'm n...I have a whole forest greening my career, so I'm not sure what one single plant would do for me, although I love the concept. I designate candles for the people in my life and their various desires and hopes and dreams. (A throw back to my RC childhood, no doubt). These candles are named and lit often and talked to and well loved. Weird, I know ... :)<BR/><BR/>Patrick, as an aside, I must just say that your new profile photo is HOT ... hellishly hades hot!Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327268988762513100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-45998998061852494192007-11-04T12:54:00.000-05:002007-11-04T12:54:00.000-05:00You should have made the spider plant your career ...You should have made the spider plant your career plant. Your career would wait until everyone else was asleep, then slowly creep up on them, burrow into their flesh and steal their souls to feed itself. That, my friend, is a recipe for stardom.<BR/><BR/>I think the spider plant cutting you gave me must be my career plant. I ignore it for weeks at a time, yet it stubbornly refuses to die. That's my career, all right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com