A $25 brush for painting trim? It's trim paint. It's not that deep.

so the tree thing is totally true for most orchids, and i've been down this exact rabbit hole. a lot of the common ones like phalaenopsis are actually epiphytes in the wild, they just cling to bark and get rain and air. i tried mounting one on a piece of cork bark once and it did great for like 8 months until i forgot to water it and it shriveled up. honestly pots are fine for most people because you can control the moisture better, just use a really chunky bark mix with lots of air pockets. if you want to try mounting, go with something like a cattleya or dendrobium since they handle the drying out cycles better than moth orchids do.

You old Desco finally gave out, huh? That stinks. I had a similar thing happen with a wet suit hood I'd been using since like 2003. The rubber got so stiff it wouldn't seal around my neck anymore, and I had to switch to a new one. My buddy still uses a dive knife his dad gave him from the 80s though, says the new ones just feel like toys.

500 followers is such a weird spot because it feels like you're supposed to have figured it out by then but you really haven't. I hit 300 on my fanart page last month and suddenly started second guessing every piece I posted before finishing it. Did you notice a specific type of art getting more likes or comments after you hit 500 that made you feel like you had to lean into one style?

Oh man, that actually sounds kinda genius. Version control for groceries might be the only way I don't buy cilantro 3 times in one week.