Just Create: Potato fruit edition

[dianec42]

Did you know that potato plants produce fruit? I did not know this until this summer.

What are you working on? What have you finished? What do you need encouragement on? Are there any cool events or challenges happening that you want to hype?

Chores and other not-fun things count!

Remember to encourage other commenters!

Comments

[dianec42]

I have updated my bullet journal, which I hadn't done for over 3 weeks. Go me.

I finally caught Covid so that's about all I have the energy for.

[spookyjim]

go you on your bullet journal for sure- i've been thinking of starting one, but unlike you i still haven't gotten around to it yet...

also, yikes, covid fatigue is awful :( hope you recover soon.

[zenigotchas]

I'm sorry you got covid :(
Good job on doing more with your journal! That is a wonderful hobby/skill to have for sure

[cornerofmadness]

ugh to covid. Hope you're feeling better soon

[zenigotchas]

Did not mention it before but I did finish writing my fanfic and it feels good to have it done since it was something I started last year and then forgot. I tried something new by pantsing it. This next one I am planning and I prefer that method and am doing okay with it! I am still so new to writing (I REALLY need to sit down and finally start reading books for creative writing! That would help a lot). I then thought of a few sequel ideas for my recently finished fic, so that is nice.

I started working on a new bio which is cool.

I also have been working on some original fiction, at the very least, brainstorming ideas based off prompts and trying to dissect works I like to see what makes them tick and why I enjoyed certain parts and why I didn't enjoy other parts.

[dianec42]

Wow, that's a lot! Go you!

[cornerofmadness]

yay for finishing and making plans for more. If you want, every sunday I post a ton of writing links and open calls in my blog. Feel free to check them out.

[zenigotchas]

Thanks :D

[angelofthenorth]

I'm stuck on the 1290 project. I can't actually write the thing!

[dianec42]

Oh no! That sounds so frustrating. I hope you can get unstuck!

[cornerofmadness]

sorry to hear that.

[dragonjournal]

I have been getting ready for two job interviews this week.

But, I have started a new werewolf story! I don't know where it's going or what's going on, but I. Am. Writing. That's the important part!

[dianec42]

Yay for writing! I hope it takes you somewhere good.

Best of luck on the job interviews! They're like buses - you wait all day and then two come along at once...

[cornerofmadness]

Best of luck with the interviews and the werewolf wrangling

[cornerofmadness]

still working on the wipbigbang and the sabbatical research project

[dianec42]

Yay for writing, and yay for research!

Also, yay for sabbatical, that sounds amazing.

[cornerofmadness]

haha yes sabbatical should be a big yay (and in many ways it is) but man this research is not going to plan (shocking, I know)

[silvercat17]

Thanks for filling in!

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I did know about potatoes. Trouble is, humans have bred potatoes to the point that few of them are capable of reproducing sexually anymore. They're almost all clones. And there's a limit to how long you can copy anything before it just quits working. This isn't the only clone-dominated crop -- garlic, onions, and some others are in similar straits -- and even many crops produced from seed are badly damaged and no longer reproduce well.

https://lofthouse.com/botanical-potato-seed.phtml

https://lofthouse.com/true-garlic-seed.phtml

https://lofthouse.com/cytoplasmic-male-sterility.phtml