T - 2.5 Hours to Avengers Endgame

[lebateleur]

I am not nearly as conflicted about this as I was for the conclusion of Silver Diamond or Hagaren or even Grossman's Magicians, but even so, it's a piece of longform storytelling that's engaged my imagination for over a decade and it's drawing to a close.

In preparation for spending three hours in the theater tonight I took the day off. And did lots of useful things! To include not only dealing with the reams of paperwork that had somehow piled up, but also large amounts of plant care--pruning, fertilizing, arranging, and potting the burgeoning citrus grove I appear to have started.


This isn't even all of them.

The weather is lovely, so we're probably going to walk to the theater. The route takes us through several parks and public gardens, which lends a nice thematic unity to the day and is probably the sort of calming exercise watching Endgame will call for.

これで以上です

Comments

[under_the_silk_tree]

It is hard to believe that it has been so long since the first Iron Man movie and now it is ending. I won't be able to see the movie this weekend but probably sometime next week. I have already been spoiled for the major plot points but I don't mind. I actually like knowing what I am walking into.


How did you like it?

[lebateleur]

I thought it was a really satisfying conclusion. They did a great job with pacing, mixing humor and drama, and working in a number of gratifying references for sharp-eyed fans.

[metal_dog5]

Ooh, what specifically are you growing?

I'm counting down the hours until I see it tomorrow morning at 8am. If it had been up to me I would have purchased tickets for the opening night as soon as they were available, but Pete decided he was going to get them. No surprises that because he left it until Wednesday finding a session that wasn't sold out or had seats that weren't in the front row was a fun challenge. Livvy has already seen it and being the good girl she is has kept the details to herself. It's been a struggle as she really wants to talk about it. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they wrap things up - no spoilers other than the trailers this time for me :)

[lebateleur]

So those are all citrus seedlings in the photo, but aside from those, I've got several jasmines, patchoulis, about ten scented geraniums, African violets, aloes and other succulents, air plants, bay and coffee trees, spider plants, Cuban oregano, orchids, Cretan ferns, kale, tomatoes, and peppers. So, you know, a few things.

We tried for three hours to get tickets online the day they went on sale before finally sending someone down to the theater to buy them in person...and still ended up with several people in the back row. Hopefully you'll be able to get tickets to see it soon, because there is lots to talk about. ^^

[metal_dog5]

I'm still jealous of your green thumbs. I love spider plants because I can't kill them. This year I've managed to not kill a camellia, a bird of paradise, a philodendron, and two types of magnolia. All are in pots and are growing well. I am SHOCKED. My herb garden - well, may it rest in peace. Yes, I'm the person who can kill rosemary by looking after it. I'd probably kill mint too if I chose to grow it.
Liv, on the other hand, has green thumbs and then some. Her bedroom is filled with plants, her window gets the right amount light for indoor plants, and she has a ton of succulents outside. She even converted my old leaky birdbath into a succulent bed. She spends most of her money on either books, plants, or books on plants. *g*

[lebateleur]

You say you can't grow anything...and then list half a dozen things that you're growing. Just saying. ^^

You could also try scented geraniums--they actually like a little abuse, and do better when slightly potbound and underwatered. And the foliage and flowers are lovely and they smell heavenly.

Herbs are finicky. Rosemary especially so. Give it too much water and the roots rot and it dies. Don't give it enough water and it dries out and dies. Too little humidity? It dies. You can kind of get around this by misting it, but overmist and it'll get powdery mildew and die. I love rosemary, but I've never managed to keep one alive longer than eight months. Mint is nigh impossible to kill, but it really doesn't like being grown in a container.

She spends most of her money on either books, plants, or books on plants. *g*
THIS IS A CORRECT APPROACH TO LIFE. :D

[metal_dog5]

My list of 'easy to care for/hardy plants' that I have managed to kill by looking after them by following the care instructions is incredibly lengthy. I have spent so much time and love on trying to keep the buggers alive, and yet.... My best trick is to ignore the garden and things grow incredibly well. Best example is the diosma in the corner of the back yard; it was in the garden when we bought the house, and no more than knee high back then. I've ignored it (don't water, fertilise or prune it) and it's at least 9' high and quite wide. Not bad for a plant that supposed to have a maximum height of 6'.

Yes, herbs are finicky. Parsley and coriander, the two herbs I used the most, seem to have a very short window between planting out a young plant and it going to seed. Rosemary is a hardy bush in this environment. There are several bushes that are on council land near us. They only gets water when it rains, and the only thing the council does is give a prune once a year. My mother has to hack hers back every now and again because it grows incredibly well in her garden. Mine went from alive to dead with no obvious reason as to why.

[lebateleur]

My best trick is to ignore the garden and things grow incredibly well.
I'm not surprised. I can pull my top five or six herb books off of my shelf, and each of them will give a different recommendation for soil, drainage, pH, feeding, etc. I have good results with buying the plant, seeing what keeps the leaves from wilting, and just keep doing that (unless it's a finicky customer or pest prone, e.g., bay, rosemary, lemon verbena).

Coriander goes to seed super quickly if it's hot, and I'm resigned to buying that one from the grocer's. Parsley I've never tried to grow as I don't use it that much. I think rosemary is much hardier once you get it established in the ground, but I have no yard so am stuck with container plants. If I can get the citrus trees to flourish I'll know I'm just cursed with rosemary, as I thin they both grow best in similar conditions...