=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── what if I stayed inside all day and closed my eyes and pretended to be made out of water at least 70% give or take when I take a drink of water, because soda corrodes your insides just a tiny little bit, while water washes away the goop they feed us, grown from polluted fields that never asked for this I yearn for the fantasy of a life unrequited ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4797 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── what if we built cat water stations into the walls and put 5 or 6 around the house to encourage them to drink water more often? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3736 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── what if we made cat little boxes with stable "pillars" or "platforms" that rise just barely above the sand level so their feet don't sink into the litter, thus reducing the amount tracked onto the carpet ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/433 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── What if wind was fake and its really the ghost of the waves from the shore? What if trees moved on their own, to gesture at the feelings around them? What if the sky was home to the clouds, and we who look upward are given the treat to know them? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3222 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┐ ║ sometimes I set out a glass of water in the hopes that it might increase │ ║ precipitation downwind by a billionth of a percent │ ║ │ ║ I wonder what would happen if everyone did so? │ ║ │ ║ makes me want to design some kind of system which utilizes pumps, platters, │ ║ and fans to hydrate the atmosphere just a bit more │ ║ │ ║ rain + soil = solace in our home │ ║ rain + dirt = erosion of our planet's earth │ ║ │ ║ did you know that the plant which absorbs the most carbon per square foot is │ ║ moss? I think the fastest is bamboo, and the most efficient in general is soil. │ ║ │ ║ I dream of a world where we sit atop a mile of soil, down to the depths of the │ ║ earth where dirt and minerals prosper. The roots of the trees fuse together, │ ║ creating a wooden bed which we all rest upon, and the mountain peaks are │ ║ hollowed out to serve as our forever homes, full of light and moss and stone. │ ║ │ ║ this is the world I yearn for - the most resplendent timeline, with marble │ ║ statues and gilded chandeliers in our cavernous mountain homes. │ ║ │ ║ {but like on other planets too, right?} │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/5834 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── would you feet a cat at your door? how about a crow? would you water a dying plant? (don't, they get waterlogged if the soil is already moist) what if a dear what if dear food what if bear what if bear food what if dogpack what if dogpackfoodtearchompbitepullsavor I'd feeeed my self but dollars and errands are hard : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3267 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I wonder if they like, sneak in and drop toxic waste near freshwater sites because they know they could technically poison an entire town? do they do... consistent water quality checks or is it just, like... every once in a while? dang the past was scary. like, can you imagine not knowing if your water is suddenly going to turn brown? all because some dinguses started pooping in the water upstream and not eating their pizza crusts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2480 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── so what if people want to sit on the couch eating cheetos? they're more than capable of something far greater, but of course they are allowed to spend as they like their life. their ONLY life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/968 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── what if you painted every house twice, to ensure you got the color completely applied [ bright green or yellow would shine through in little spots, clear and obvious to even the most undiscerning of patrons of the arts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2392 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: physical health negative │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1259 you poor thing : ( stay in the shade if you're outside. If your stomach starts feeling worse, spend time at home. That's what it's there for. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2557 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: water-drinking-tips │ └─────────────────────────┘ best way to stay hydrated is to take small little sips every 15-30 minutes rather than down a huuuuuge bottle once every 6 hours the reason is that your body absorbs water like a sponge might. but, it's a slow-acting sponge, and the water only stays in your blood for so long before it's filtered by the kidneys. meaning you're only hydrated for a short while, and then you gotta whiz meanwhile if you take little sips often throughout the day, you'll always have sweat to cool you down, and you'll need to pee a lot less - probably only enough to remove materials your body can't use from your food and such. also waste-products from your cells as they work. which is to say you'll pee less, and it'll be less and less useful for um "recycling" if things get dire. so... become un-piss-drinkable! you'll be healthier anyway! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/1241 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── here's my opinion: life on earth evolved when combinations of matter were forced into increasingly difficult-to-solve maze-like environments. this was due to the strange, honeycomb structure of their rock-like crust. [water pushed through soil ] -- stack overflow -- what if we raised more of the surface of the earth (from the oceans) and built a distant aquifer? ah, because most of the ocean is sand. (make sure you know the environment you're modifying before you modify it) how rapid is 10,000 years? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #12 fediverse/1917 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ Try and eat as many different colors of vegetables as you can, as often as you can. drinking cool clean water is bliss, savor that moment ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/6029 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── spilled water on my keyboard by living with a cat. it might be broken so I'm using a spare that my girlfriend lent me. if you're wondering why my password sounds different... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #14 notes/rivers --- ═══════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Your body is a river, from your mouth to your exits Throughout there are many pathways and shores As the tide goes up, the color of concentration goes up And all four of you are made clear Each act of consumption is a ride down the river, though broken into slivers, and changed beyond recognition The color is what defines the third eye and beauty is beheld, what joys to be felt While secrecy is bold, it's often held So worry less and just go with the fold ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘══════───┴╧───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4853 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-scary-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ wanna know how to go underground? just... don't leave your apartment. let your roommates take out your trash and buy your groceries. don't open your windows and do nothing for as long as possible. hope you got lots of edibles... get in shape, will ya? don't waste the paper in your journals. not that I intend to do that or anything, but um. for the red states maybe? use your best judgement yeah haha ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1764 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Okay okay hear me out - but what if instead of pumping oil out of the ground, we shoved a bunch of tree trunks down there and let them marinate for a few thousand years ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/3117 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/586 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-419 the smell of decay is the smell of creation, as life is recycled into that which gives birth to new forms so... that smell is probably me, I haven't showered in a while. sorry. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/6134 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── what if instead of hulu we paid for a random house in a nice area with real classic design to be bought by a bunch of goth girls and treated like a palace while they do goth girl things then we did it 500 times until we ran out of goth girls ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #20 fediverse/6100 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── if you live in a place where it rains a lot you pretty much HAVE TO pick up any secret notes you find. Otherwise they'll get waterlogged overnight. Sometimes I like to put them somewhere shaded from the sky, sometimes I like to show them to a friend (but the friend never takes them, booooo) and sometimes I just keep them. "ah but aren't you worried about messing up drug deals and stuff" no, because most of the time "secret notes" are like "eggs milk bread chips salsa cheese" and it's like "hmmmm what could it mean" there's like, 2% of the time when they say something cool like "I know what you did" or "all your base are belong to us" or whatever and those are fun to hunt for. I usually try and put those somewhere shelted so they don't have to leave their habitat - sometimes it's hard to drop them as the author so they just sorta go wherever, but as a random passer-by I have the luxury of saying "HMMMM now where could THIS ONE go?" and that's nice because I can put them under an umbrella or whatevers rite ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ |