tim@ohana

plants vs. zombies

aaaaahhhhhhhh but not really. it’s more “bugs vs. insecticide to save the plants.” there are plants in the pictures though! 

[interjection - the beatles let it be just came on at the coffee shop while i’m writing about beetles…coincidence or nothing at all that nobody cares about? hmmmm…] 

my poha has become infested with cucumber beetles. they’re demolishing my patch! shameful and indecent, these mofo’s host orgies on the leaves (and don’t invite me! harumph) and start munching off course, cuz all that luvmakin makes them huuuuungary, i guess: 

on the bright side, i’ve learned of a new bug! [tear splash sounds]

i willn’t pretend to be an expert with details and stuff, but there’s a really great article HERE about them. in summary, they lay shittons of eggs on the underside of the leaves: 

and when they hatch, the larvae continue to eat roots, leaves, flowers, fruit and spread diseases. but they don’t know they do wrong! they just be. 

absent of zen, and reeeeally looking forward to poha raisins, i set out to murder every last one of them. and this is how. 

Citraisin a homemade insecticide by Tim Dubitsky, grade 28

combine the following in a pot of water: 

1 habenero, chopped

1 lemon rind

1 slice from medium onion

1 cloves garlic

1 10” sprig of lavendar

bring to a boil. let boil for 20 minutes. remove from heat and let cool. strain. add a few drops of dish soap to the liquid. funnel into your awesomest spray bottle. kill kill kill!

sounds more like dorm soup from some broke stoners at community college (hi jeff!). but watch just how effective it is IN THIS VIDEO. the beetles were running, screaming, 911’ing, and some were still having sex but whatever. eventually they were all dead. after 5 morning treatments (they like to fuckeat in the morning - just like people!), and there is hardly a trace of them. i wonder what else this stuff will kill? ima go on a spree this weekend…

merry merrie

“The Merrie Monarch Festival is a non-profit organization that honors the legacy left by King David Kalākaua, who inspired the perpetuation of our traditions, native language and the arts.

[The] week-long festival features an internationally acclaimed hula competition, a crafts fair, an art show, hula shows, and a grand parade through Hilo town.”

it’s kinda like a miss-universe-meets-90’s-prom-dress-fitting. with history! very moving, actually. very powerful.

waste precious seconds checking out my poor quality iphone photos! then head over to merriemonarch.com to see the real deal. i’m more excited about the gif’s i’ll be posting soon. think how awesomely toned your quads would be after an eternity of looping hula moves! 

my date for the evening, this frighteningly attractive number: