Hedge Witch How-To

Amphibiuary, day 17: 🍄 toad 🍄

you don’t have to read all of this! you can scroll and find ones that interest you, id bold the ones that i want you to see but then all the links would be bold lmao

giving this to my future self

Start small. Repurpose things you already have, even if they aren’t recyclable. Scrape the last of your moisturizer into a tub if it won’t come out the bottle any more. Use the cut open bottle as a pin holder. Use old dvd cases as letter storage, for arts and crafts, to protect your post. Donate things you can’t reuse to your local charity shops or shelters.

You’re also inherently going to have to learn new skills. Learning to stitch clothing to repair clothes, and learning how to sew to re-use clothes that can’t be salvaged. Learning some basic carpentry and upholstery skills for furniture, learning how to compost properly, learning to cook in unusual ways like canning and bulk cooking, gardening and farming. You’ll need to learn how to navigate shopping sustainably by researching the brands you consume, the shops you buy at, the local economy.

There’s also the emotional toll of it. Learning new skills and leading a sustainable lifestyle will be very rewarding and fulfilling, but the journey there will be difficult. Researching it all will likely depress you, you’ll come across how shit nestle is, how deep-rooted consumerism is, how it impacts the ocean and humanity. You’ll find there’s almost nothing, no brand, no item, no store that hasn’t been touched by consumerism and problematic practices, and it will get absolutely exhausting. You’ll find YouTubers and bloggers who have been doing this longer than you and finally help you navigate everything, and then they’re a terf. It’s going to be a challenging journey.

You will also realize becoming fully 100% sustainable is impossible to you and gated to rich people. You will need to accept this. Not everyone has access to local shops that provide sustainable items, and online shipping itself is usually not eco-friendly. Having a pet might be a roadblock, unless you can build your own house it’s probably not built sustainably, if you live with family or roommates they might dampen your lifestyle. You’ll learn that being sustainable isn’t going the whole solution to saving the planet. You cannot strive for perfection here, you can only make an effort.

Cataloguing important, fun or interest websites I’ve come across over the years. Trying to add most of these to internet archive. * = use F11 for best experience.

Internet Safety, Privacy, Rebellion

Frontpage - Tldr of different sites or services terms of service. Has browser addon.

Disroot - Project promoting the ability to communicate on the internet in a decentralized, private and open way. They have a browser, video and voice call apps, temporary upload storage, and more.

12ft Ladder - F u paywalls

Info On How To Definitely Avoid Torrenting

Little Sis -  A free database detailing the connections between powerful people and organizations. Who do the wealthiest Americans donate their money to? Where did White House officials work before they were appointed?

Article of Journalist Trying To Completely Cut Amazon From Her Life But Its Literally Not Possible

Internet Archive - Legendary Archive of the Internet

Yesterweb - Community about how the internet has changed, advocating for positive interactions and self expression on the internet.

Stop Using Chrome Help

Wii Gay, U Crimes & Three Gay, New Crimes - If you have a wii, wii u or 3ds click this

Digital Wellbeing - Stuff on adblocks, alt browsers, just not getting tracked

Toffeeshare - Share files free, encrypted, no size limit.

SingleFile - Browser addon, downloads pages/sites at .html

Masterpost on How To Be a Pirate and Where Its Safe To Sail

Cool Neocities Sites

isnotanoctopus - Tons of stuff

pixelbank - Graphics

murderscene - Dark pixels

softheartclinic - Cutesy self care fun

Fun / Interesting

Radiooooo - Online, worldwide, music time machine

Radio Garden - Listen to radios across the world live

Occultopedia - Wiki for everything occult/supernatural.

List of Cool Wiki Pages

List of Spooky Wiki Pages 

Another List of Spooky Wiki Pages

Pinkies Parlour - Janky old website but has info on flowers and religious symbology. 

The Blobs That Fell From The Sky - Article on that one time in 1994 when it rained “gelatinous blobs.“

Otherhand - Some guy going to weird places and writing stuff. Also physics.

Andes Plane Crash Article

Old Games Download - What it says on the tin.

Old Web Themes - Like above

Noclip - View and clip through tons of old game maps (like Mario Kart Wii!)

Taiko Web - Play Taiko on the web

Free Movies, Books, Shows & Audiobooks

The Haunted Web - Yesterzine

warmly - Send a bio of yourself, find other bios and then make a penpal.

SomaFM - Underground radio stations

ABookLikeFoo - Put in 2-3 books you like, it gives book recommendations you are statistically unlikely to read

DeathGenerator - Put text over classic game meme pics.

WebZine01 - Zine on making a personal website from scratch for absolute beginners and Another

blinkie maker - Make your own blinkie

thenicestplace - A loop of random people worldwide giving you a hug :)

The Final Outpost - Really cute adoptable site

space email - Send out a random message to the universe or refresh and get random ones from anonymous people.

SORAHANA - Japenese artist has tons of cute pixel art for stuff

Multiverse - Cool blogging website

Itchi.io - Steam for indie games, ttrpgs, books and assets. So much cool (and free) stuff.

Important

List of Atrocities Commit by the United States Government/Country

Article on Companies That Publicaly Supported Abortion Rights but Funded Anti-Abortion Politicians by The Guardian.

The Anarchist Library - Archive of over 800 pages of Anarchist Literature

Survive Nature - Info on wilderness and urban survival skills

Article on US Courts Sending People to “Rehab Centres” ThatS Actually Chicken Factory Slavery for Fortune 500 Companies

Wiki Page on Unethical Human Experimentation in the United States

Canadian Aboriginal Children Starved in Government Experiments during 1940s

National Security Archive - Archive of declassified US Gov documents and investigative journalism into rising government secrecy. 

Anti Capitalism Facts/Info

Mental Health

You feel like shit. - Simple interactive, flow chart questionnaire to help you identify why you’re feeling like shit right now and to make sure you’ve done basic self-care. *

the quiet place - 90 second relaxation exercise on stepping back from social media *

Pixel Thoughts - Put your worry in a star and watch it disappear in 60 seconds. *

Meditation Basic Instructions - Helpful detailed guide on meditating.

https://deathgenerator.com - You ever wanted to make one of those funny fake video game screenshots, but you don’t have the patience to do the image editing? Well, here you go!

https://signal.vercel.app/edit - A neat little free online midi editor! You can upload midi files or compose your own!

https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/ - A cool falling-sand-type game. The website it’s hosted on is full of other cool games, most of which are free and don’t require flash (rip flash)

https://webshark.neocities.org/gamepages - Speaking of games that don’t require flash, here’s a whole page of ‘em. Most are fairly simple, but they’re still a lot of fun.

https://ocremix.org/ and https://vgmusic.com/ - Two websites that have been around since almost forever. OCRemix is home to video game music remixes, and VGMusic has a MASSIVE library of video game midis! I used to spend a lot of time on VGMusic in particular when I was a kid.

https://cooltext.com/ - You can make cool-looking text! They also have free fonts you can download.

And this is by no means a comprehensive list, no. This is just a sampling. There’s so much out there just waiting to be discovered-- you just have to go looking for it! (And remember, kids, be careful out there-- computer viruses and malware are still very much a threat, so I encourage you to get uBlock Origin or NoScript-- or both-- for your web browser before you start web surfing! Also never give out any personal information! And for the love of all that is good, and for your own safety, please stay away from the porn sites if you’re under the age of 18.)

Have fun, stay safe, and

Cosmetic Vessel

(home design anon) oh and interior design/decorating too?

First of all, sorry it took so long to get to this. I was trying to find some resources for you because this is just not something I (Mod J) have ever dealt with before. Interior design/decorating is not a skillset that I have just in general, and home design is not something I've had a need or opportunity to look into yet. (I'm assuming by "home design" you mean building or modifying a home - if you mean something else, please feel free to send another ask!)

Here are a few resources that I've personally saved for future reference:

Earth Architecture. A really cool site about using mud/dirt as a building material, including a lot of resources about African and Middle Eastern architecture and how they designed to keep buildings cool in hot temperatures.

The permies.com Natural Building forum. Permies has a tendency to go into the "plastic gives you cancer just by existing near you" type of attitude that becomes almost cult-like at times, but if you're able and willing to sort through that, they also have a lot of good information. It's also a great place to get answers if you have a specific building-related question.

StrawBale.com. This site is mostly for selling building plans for straw bale houses, but they do have some good resources for building design in general. My personal favorite is the images explaining how a house is designed to get more sun in winter and less sun in summer, e.g. this image:

Unfortunately, that's the extent of what I have as far as information and resources. Followers, please feel free to chime in if you have more!

Rider - “I find you quite attractive.”

Clover - “This is just a fling between us.”

Ship - “My heart longs for you.”

House - “I need you.”

Tree - “I like how strong you are.”

Clouds - “You are just hell-sent.”

Snake - “I hate you.”

Coffin - “You are so depressing.”

Bouquet - “You really are beautiful.”

Scythe - “I wish you would just leave.”

Whip - “You have a sharp tongue.”

Birds - “Gosh, you are too loud.”

Child - “You are lovely.”

Fox - “I do not trust you at all.”

Bear - “I admire your strength.”

Stars - “You’re my every wish come true.”

Stork - “You are very caring.”

Dog - “You have a friend in me.”

Tower - “You seem so lonely.”

Garden - “I think you are a bit shallow.”

Mountain - “You are difficult to deal with.”

Path - “I am not sure about you yet.”

Mice - “You are a plague.”

Heart - “I love you.”

Ring - “You can trust me, you know.”

Book - “Wow, you are smart.”

Letter - “I love talking to you.”

Man - “You are very manly.”

Woman - “You are very ladylike.”

Lilies - “I respect your wisdom.”

Sun - “You make me very happy.”

Moon - “You are so successful.”

Key - “You are the solution I need.”

Fish - “You seem wealthy.”

Anchor - “I think I can rely on you.”

May Sarton, from Journal of a Solitude

[Text ID: Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember that nothing stays the same for long, not even pain, psychic pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass.