u/ActinoninOut

Hello,

Some of you will no doubt recognize this post (hi!), I'm a home grower living in Baton Rouge, LA/Zone 9a. And I heard tale that one of our FEW native nurseries, (Almost Eden) was going to be going out of business. And over the course of their careers, the owners had compiled really good information on thousands of different natives. I'm talking they had multiple pictures of each plant, dozens of growing guides, guides on how they ship online, just so so much stuff that they had created over their careers.

So with their EXPRESS permission, the owners, I used AI to trawl their website and download EVERYTHING into neatly organized Excel files. I'm talking one spreadsheet has over 10k images saved. Another has over a thousand rows of data on individual species. There's so much that I've barely even looked through it.

But I am a firm believer that we are at our STRONGEST when we share our resources and information. I hope this data will be of use to someone or some organization. And if not now, maybe in 10-20 years, provided this data is preserved in some fashion.

Also, PLEASE share this data with ANYONE you think might have use of it, if not now, perhaps in the future!

THANK YOU to Mr. Jeff McMillian and Almost Eden Plants!

LINK to Google Drive

Hello to you STRONG, STRONG individuals! Last year, on 8/5/25, I had become so disgusted, so ashamed, so embarrassed with my lies, deceit, and spiraling addiction that something flipped in my brain, I had (almost instantly) decided that no matter what, I will fucking NEVER take K again. So here's how I came to that conclusion!

My three year, 35~ GPD powder addiction started out benign. I was under the misunderstanding that K was helping me. It was making my anxiety better, sex life better, more energy, better workplace performance. And after about 1 - 1.5 years in, it flipped.

I started feeling like I needed to take a heaping spoonful early in the morning before work, once I got to work, 2 hours later, 2 hours later, etc. I'd go on vacations and be absolutely miserable. My mental health started to spiral. And while my self talk was never very kind, I started to just spiral.

I was hating myself each time I dosed. I was hating having to spend so much damn money on it. And of course I was hiding it from everyone. And all that shame and guilt built up to a point that I decided I needed to see a therapist.

And I don't know why this feels like a realization, but I had suddenly connected the dots. I had a rough childhood. I had a father that was angry, explosive, and frightening. And while I never wanted to acknowledge my trauma (turns out avoidance is my protection mechanism) or the very real impacts that has to me, 20 years later. But I couldn't lie to myself any longer!

Through therapy, he referred me to a Psych dr who diagnosed me with Generalized anxiety disorder and ADD. BUt she wouldn't proscribe me anything to treat the ADD until I was off Kratom. Thank God I was honest to her. And that motivated me to actually start the process of quitting.

I knew I wasn't strong enough to taper. I knew I had to have ZERO K around me. So after going through the first few days of hell, I decided that I needed to get this yoke off my back. I needed to tell my wife.

So I sat her down and said "Baby, I've been lying to you for years. I've been addicted to K. I have been so embarrassed and ashamed. I just wanted to try and fix it myself. But I understand if you're upset. etc" And she was honestly way less upset than she had every right to be.

And with that final truth released, I felt like I weighed 100 less pounds. The power of honesty can really be transformative. And all of that gave me the resolve to decide, "No matter what, no matter how shitty this withdrawal is, this is COST that I am paying for my addiction! This is the price that I am paying for this poison to leave my body"

And I ain't lying, I fucking embraced the suck. I enjoyed the suck. "Oh wow I only slept 2 hours and I can't go back to sleep. Oh well I guess that's more time to play with my models!" I made that withdrawal my bitch, and I will NEVER go back again.

Much love and much peace yall

Before he was phased out of standard, I LOVED my standard brawl K&K deck. So I finally decided to take the plunge!

Which means I probably wasted all my WC's on suboptimal cards (classic)! And I don't know what this deck needs, but it just feels bad to play.

Any suggestions or swaps? Or if you have deck list, please please share!

Thank you

Commander
1 Kroxa and Kunoros (MOM) 245

Deck
1 Summon: Bahamut (FIN) 1
1 Cityscape Leveler (BRO) 233
1 Saint Elenda (Y24) 4
1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater (DSK) 120
1 Serra's Emissary (MH2) 30
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite (NPH) 9
1 Overlord of the Balemurk (DSK) 113
1 Angel of the Ruins (MH3) 262
1 Undead Butler (VOW) 133
1 Sheoldred, Whispering One (NPH) 73
1 Stormshriek Feral (TDM) 124
1 Mire Triton (THB) 105
1 Stitcher's Supplier (M19) 121
1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope (AVR) 6
1 Massacre Wurm (FDN) 714
1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk (KLR) 12
1 Mesmeric Orb (BRR) 31
1 Matzalantli, the Great Door (LCI) 256
1 Mind Stone (WTH) 153
1 Solar Transformer (MH3) 211
1 Arcane Signet (ANB) 117
1 The Irencrag (WOE) 248
1 Cloudshift (JMP) 97
1 Cathartic Pyre (MID) 133
1 Malakir Rebirth (ZNR) 111
1 Tinybones Joins Up (OTJ) 108
1 Loran's Escape (BRO) 14
1 Divine Resilience (FDN) 10
1 Big Score (SNC) 102
1 Sazacap's Brew (BLB) 151
1 Demand Answers (MKM) 122
1 Thrill of Possibility (STA) 46
1 Bitter Triumph (LCI) 91
1 Surge of Salvation (MOM) 41
1 Unwanted Remake (DSK) 39
1 Swords to Plowshares (STA) 10
1 Thrilling Discovery (STX) 243
1 Reanimate (OTP) 18
1 Witch's Mark (WOE) 158
1 Tormenting Voice (KTK) 123
1 Grab the Prize (DSK) 138
1 Gamble (SPG) 24
1 Anguished Recollection (Y25) 12
1 Faithless Looting (SIS) 40
1 Thoughtseize (OTP) 20
1 Seize the Spoils (KHM) 149
1 Coiling Rebirth (BLB) 86
1 Cathartic Reunion (IKO) 110
1 Persist (SPG) 42
1 Blood Spatter Analysis (MKM) 189
1 Bitter Reunion (BRO) 127
1 Deathcap Marionette (LCI) 100
1 Blackcleave Cliffs (ONE) 248
1 Elegant Parlor (MKM) 260
1 Battlefield Forge (BRO) 257
1 Raucous Theater (MKM) 266
1 Foreboding Ruins (SIR) 265
1 Sulfurous Springs (DMU) 256
1 Shattered Sanctum (VOW) 264
1 Concealed Courtyard (OTJ) 268
1 Bojuka Bog (WWK) 132
1 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248
1 Blood Crypt (RNA) 245
1 Shadowy Backstreet (MKM) 268
1 Caves of Koilos (DMU) 244
1 Castle Locthwain (ELD) 241
1 Sunbillow Verge (DFT) 264
1 Inspiring Vantage (OTJ) 269
1 Nomad Outpost (KTK) 237
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (NEO) 278
1 Geier Reach Sanitarium (SIR) 270
1 Razortrap Gorge (DSK) 267
1 Shattered Landscape (MH3) 226
1 Blazemire Verge (DSK) 256
1 Bloodstained Mire (KTK) 230
1 Cavern of Souls (LCI) 269
1 Command Tower (FIC) 486
1 Evolving Wilds (M20) 246
1 Prismatic Vista (SPG) 38
1 Terramorphic Expanse (ONE) 261
3 Mountain (USG) 343
2 Swamp (USG) 340
2 Plains (USG) 333
1 Dragonskull Summit (FIC) 387
1 Rite of the Moth (DSK) 229
1 Zoyowa Lava-Tongue (LCI) 245
1 Molten Collapse (LCI) 234
1 Cut Down (DMU) 89
1 Doom Blade (STA) 28
1 Power Word Kill (AFR) 114
1 Come Back Wrong (DSK) 86
1 Gix's Command (BRO) 97
1 Sheoldred (MOM) 125
1 Villainous Wrath (SPM) 74
1 Gnawing Vermin (BRO) 101

Hello all,

I've recently gotten ror and all the DLCs, and oh boy is it a lot of information at once! I'm played maybe 20 hours or so, beaten the end boss Mithrix twice, and I just somehow discovered the existence of the green, gold, and encrypted portals.

What's yalls preferred route to take? Do you try and fight Mithrix or False son or both? What determines which one you decide to fight?

Also, should you be completing both the teleporter fight AND the Halycon pillar fight? I've been doing both events in each environment, but I don't know that at what point I should try and save time on the clock vs waiting around for enemies to spawn during the Halycon fight.

Thoughts?