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With the Desfran grow wrapped up, we are now starting my indoor grow. As we move into late Autumn here in Central Virginia the outdoor temps will be too cold to grow cannabis. So I move my operations inside

I love my big north facing deck. Okay so don't say that with a kiwi accent. But seriously, it's pretty special - it's a sun trap, so even if it's cold and windy elsewhere, it's a sun trap, so you can catch

“How are you?” and I answer “Good.” What a disgrace to call that storm of deep inspiration and sadness that rages through me good. Let me attempt to do myself better justice. It met me without warning,

10/22/2026 After a busy and stressful semester, it’s finally semestral break! Today is the enrollment day for the second semester of this academic year. However, I wasn’t able to enroll. Since Monday,

Metzli goes to the Baci Spookeasy

Metzli finds money in old accounts

Best Day ever

We just had a tropical storm roll through here. It came earlier than expected so I was caught out and about during the beginning rains. I was able to take one to karate and another to ballet, before coming

My life has changed, wow, a lot indeed. This time last year I was somewhere in the mountains, trying to figure out what I was most excited about in life. Caught in an endless, emotionally exhausting to

Last days have been a little hard for me. I mean, everything's ok. My family is ok, my cat is ok, and that's the most important for me. The thing is, my migraines have been very intense and annoying lately,

It has been a little more overcast last month, so we had a drop in solar production but that is to be expected as well as the days are becoming shorter. Now the evenings are getting darker earlier in the

Balboa Park Haunted Trail 2026

My American Home

So You'll Pray With Them

Metzli's journal

Day of rest

Yesterday autumn stepped through the door, unexpected and anticipated. The lake covered itself in choppy waves, blurring the horizon into an illusion of infinity. Seagulls are flying, the wind is coming

We are deep into flowering now for these outdoor cannabis plants. They have come a long way since April when I started them as seeds. And soon enough it will be time to harvest. Their days are numbered,

Reading Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins made me realize how differently I perceive my feminine and my masculine traits in terms of safety and acceptability, shaped by the world around me. Where does a healthy

“Isn’t that dangerous?”“How do you survive?”“I don’t know, but it seems to work. And if you don’t believe me, the last thirty years are proof it does.” I officially made it through thirty years of life.