#weird interest

My weird interest was the retired Chuck e. Cheese animatronics, mainly Crusty the cat

Yeah Im getting into even nerdier stuff (animal and plant cells and cell organelles) what about it. I love the mitochondria a lots and I like being creative. I think I just studied cells way too much I needed an output so here it is

@angelslikeblueberries wanted to see my molds, so here they are :) (i didnt think anyone would want to see but im happy to share)

orinj, the first mold. made by moldy homemade paint, i fed it orange peels until i accidentally killed it with sugar, rest in peace

the ginger beer mold, suspended in the liquid

non-alc beer mold, very puffy and light colored

this…i wasnt monitoring it but now its a covered mold, i dont like the look of it. given to me by my older sister

the black mold specimen, its been fully locked for about a month now and will not be opened under any circumstances

thats all i got, hope you enjoyed these freaky things

I love flags and countries to the point where I have a map, custom (handmade and original idea) country ball like thing, flag book, pages and pages of historical and real time and state flags, all recorded down on paper and drawn almost to scale. I even drew the hardest part of a hell lot of countries. for context, I started having a huge interest in country-related stuff since I was about 8 or 9.

I memorials the flags of all the countries and US states, some Malaysian states and Quebec specifically. i can indemnify the slightly more known organisation flags, and some ones that most people probably won’t know.

and u wanna know why I did all of this?

Old ass landline phone collection (mostly Sony)

Clockwise from top right:

Sony SPP-320 base unit: works, but the speakerphone function howls. It does not currently transit mid-40 mHz range frequency to cordless unit due to signal interference. This design looks like it belongs in an office more than a home, but was sold as a household system.

Brother IntelliFAX-2840: My cactus keeps it company. I use the output tray as a tissue box holder, when I seldom do print something I just take the tissue box off. This does not actually work as a fax machine in my setup, because the bridge I use to connect my cell phone to the analog devices, Cell2Jack, only transmits with enough fidelity for voice signals.

Sony IT-B3: not actually connected to the wall jack, just hooked on the same wall plate and daisy chained to the other phones. The end of the RJ-9 cord that connects to the dial pad broke off, so it had to be super glued in.

Sony SPP-320 cordless handset: powers on, but does not work due to above mentioned radio frequency interference. I would love to get it working at some point, but I've read that since so many modern objects - household appliances, IoT devices - emit signals of various frequencies, the technology this device uses is rendered useless due to the interference. Brick is beautiful.

Sony IT-B5: purchased in order to have full modularity, and due to slight difference from IT-B3 - three one-touch dial keys, mute function, heavier handset. Currently connected to my computer via RJ-9 to 3.5mm audio jack adapter. I plan to add the dial pad into the network and use the AirPods case as a hook weight.

Sony TAM-100 answering machine: works almost flawlessly. One of the grip feet underneath broke off, so it wobbles. The "three mailbox" function does not seem to be working, also perhaps due to the limitations of the Cell2Jack. I discovered this model at a thrift store, but upon getting a power adapter for it, I found that the unit did not work, so I purchased a second (pictured), and plan to repurpose the first broken machine. It and the SPP-320 base are placed on top of a pair of stereo speakers.

Cortelco 2500: the company that manufactures these phones is still in business, and is a direct descendent of Western Electric, the company that manufactured phones for the AT&T monopoly before the breakup of the Bell system. I love the simplicity of this phone, and wanted to make it as old school as possible, so I placed lace underneath, and a phone book in the drawer below, along with a pen and notepad. This reminds me of the phone setup my great aunt had, complete with a gossip bench. I also wrapped the cord around the base, just like the front man had it in Squid Game.

But please, don’t let those weird interest become such a big part of your life that you let go of doing things that support you (emotionally or financially)