October 2024 Pine Press

October Pine Press

Letter from the editor Hi friends!

Its finally that time of year again, no not spooky time, its pp time! But it is still spooky time, so if you plan on going out over the next week or so (depending on when your reading this) please be extra safe!! EL gets pretty crazy around Halloween. So be mindful and keep an eye on and take care of your friends! I’m sorry this is coming out late again (i scheduled my adhd evaluation within the hour of me typing this) love you all, and happy pine pressing! two continuity follow ups from last issue, I referenced the vegan pasta recipe then forgot to include it, and rowan referenced their yogurt recipe and I also forgot that! the situation has been remedied.....

In cooperation - Mackenzie

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UPDATES EVERY MONTH WHEN I DELIVER THE PINE PRESS! SORRY NO APPLE MUSIC, I TRIED MAKING AN APPLE ID TO MAKE IT AND ALMOST CRIED.

must listen albums from south american alt artists cabaza de nina - cristaleis y plantas experamental electronica. 45 monthly listeners Buenos Aries, Argentina Lush, beautiful and horrifically under rated. I think i’m one of the only people in the states who knows this band. You could be the second!!

Corriendo - Omelette de fromage DIY, midwest emo, mathrock. 3,850 monthly listeners madellin, columbia who woulda guessed that one of the best midwest emo albums of all time would be made by a band from Columbia?

sonhos tomam conta - corpos de agua shoegaze, experamental electronica. 14,420 monthly listeners sao paulo, Brazil If you like shoegaze you have to listen to this album. Its by far the most forward thinking and inovative work to come out of the shoegaze revival.

Las Olas (noispop) - canciones para mis amigxs slacker rock, noise pop. 20,255 monthly listeners Santiago, . chile this is the album that sparked my love for south american music. Its so fucking fun, I love it, I love it I love it!!!

panico - No. bedroom pop, folk pop, lofi. 77,614 monthly listeners Quito, Ecuador

This is the best bedroom pop album ever made. I don’t know what else to say, but just know that I speak the truth on this matter.

List by vpe MacKenzie of Orion. ordered by popularity not favoritism. if you have a suggestion send it my way!

Pine Press Article July 2024: “Yogurt At Homegurt” This article is for lazy cheapskates who like to eat yogurt. And for lazy cheapskates who like to share yogurt with their friends.

I like yogurt. It’s pretty yummy, it makes for pretty convenient, filling breakfasts with the right accouterments, it’s a good excuse to eat fruit. When it’s too hot to bake bread for toast for breakfast, I’ll usually do a spoonful of honey, some berries, some granola (plus something for fiberrrrrrrrrr) thrown into a bowl right before I have to leave, then slurrrrruruurrrrrrrrrrp it down on my way out the door. (my hot take though is that, even though berries store pretty well in the fridge, they taste better at room temp- so I’ve been known to prep my bowl of yog and leave it sitting while I get other stuff ready. It’s super cool and normal I promise) but that shit is expensive oh my GOD. a quart of yogurt is like six bucks!!! Actually, I don’t even remember how much yogurt costs because I just make it at home and so can you probably!!!!!!!!!! Milk is so dang cheap and when you make yogurt at home you get about as much yogurt out as milk you put in, so yogurt can be as cheap as milk !! And if you have the right tools, it’s so so so so so so so so so so easy SEO break: yogurt yoghurt yoghourt yogourt yaourt hurty-gurty hurdy-gurdy freaky fermentation what makes this different from cheese hotdogsandwich??? is instant pot really instant why is it called instant pot when this recipe takes overnight instant pot forever yogurt class action lawsuit Who am I? Why do I speak with authority on making yogurt at home? Well, I googled it like one time and don’t really remember what I read. But since then, I have successfully made (and eaten without dying) yogurt pretty much every week, like probably over a dozen times. It’s like gallons of yogurt. And you can’t argue with the results- I’ve been able to eat that yogurt, with varying degrees of satisfaction, nearly every time. (you should maybe do your own research ) Here’s what you need: Advance notice. This is really easy but it works best done in one afternoon and the next morning.

Instant pot with yogurt button Any old lid that fits on the instant pot and isn’t the instant pot lid* Optional but recommended: a bit of really hot water

Some yogurt** As much milk as you want to have yogurt Something to keep the yogurt you just made in That’s kinda it tbh. *this part is uh kinda important. The instant pot doesn’t get up to pressure for this sort of thing, so you don’t need the top it came with- but the gasket/seal/rubber thing in there can hold onto flavors from other stuff you’ve cooked and make your yogurt taste like that. First time I made yogurt, I used the instant pot lid, and my yogurt did taste like beans- but if this happens to you, don’t worry, adapt! I used mine in a marinade for something else later, and it was great! ** your existing yogurt needs to still be a live culture. If you go to the store and look at the yogurt package, it’ll say some latin name of a bacteria in italics- that should be fine. Or ask me for some of my yogurt. Or ask your friend who told you about this article. Or use the stuff you made last time! I’ve seen it recommended to use 2 tablespoons per quart/litre of milk you use, but I really don’t think it matters very much. I’ve also seen it recommended to not use sweetened or flavored yogurt, or else it won’t work. If you can swing that, go for it, but the stuff I used was actually maple flavored and I’m literally writing this article so I don’t think any of this is as big of a deal as anyone’s ever made it out to be.

I’ve never done this without the instant pot. I only do this because I saw the yogurt button on mine. I have looked into it very briefly, and making yogurt without a smart little machine to keep everything the right temp for the right time for you seems like a pain in the pinecones. If you don’t have an instant pot, fair, but I can’t help you other than to say- yogurt is definitely older than the instant pot. Where there’s a will, there’s a whey!

So here’s the basic procedure: 1. (optional, recommended): Make your instant pot not so stinky by pouring some boiling water in there and swishing it around 2. Boil the milk 3. Let your boiled milk cool down so it doesn’t kill your yogurt critters 4. Stir in your little gurt gremlins and give em time to do their thing while the instant pot keeps the right temp for ya 5. wait (go to bed probably) 6. That’s it you have yogurt!! Put it in a different container so you can use the instant pot for other stuff and keep your gurt in the fridge until it’s gone!

It’s much work at all! You have to stir like once. It’s perfect.

A little bit about the Instant Pot yogurt button I don’t know if different models have different presets associated with the yogurt button. But what I’ve read makes me think they probably don’t? Check your manual to be sure.

Every button on the instant pot has 3 settings (I think?): Less, Normal, More For the yogurt button, these three settings do wildly different shit: ●

Less: 24h of a temperature too low for yogurt. It’s for some other fermented thing that I don’t know anything about. It’s probably good, do your own research.

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Normal: 8h of the right temperature to incubate your milky whey and get your gurt going. Exactly what your gurt gremlins need. You can add more time if you want- more on this later

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More: BOIL. It just says BOIL. It’ll bring the milk you’ve got in there to a boil and then…?

I don’t remember if it holds it there for a while and then stops or what. I just follow the lights. None of this is a big deal. I don’t even know what temperature it goes to. It just works I guess.

More Detailed Procedure I’m a very detail-oriented person. I like knowing everything about how something like this works, and why. I can and will explain a process where precision matters in excruciating detail.

For this, though, almost no part of this matters at all. You’re setting a little critter up for success and letting it do its thing. Precision is not really a factor here. You’re gonna do great 1. (optional, recommended) boil some water and pour it in (the pot part of) your instant pot and swirl it around. Then pour it out wherever you want i guess. This is to get any flavors from the last thing you made out of the pot. If you’re using a different lid like I recommend, this probably doesn’t matter but I’ve been too afraid to try so far bc it’s pretty easy just to do this 2. Pour your milk in! Set it to boil (Yogurt: More). Wait for it to be done and beep a million jarring times (why does it do that it makes me ) a. Now’s a good time to talk about what type of milk to use- I don’t care and I don’t think it matters. I don’t think soy would work just bc it’s not made of cow or whatever but like skim, whole fat, whatever should do fine. Different milks will make different yogurts, but I don’t think any milks will make bad yogurts

unless you’re picky. I’m not. Just get the cheap one- and I usually go for whatever’s going to expire the soonest since it gets boiled anyways and I feel like (without looking into it literally at all and also expiration dates are a made up lie anyway. and also do your own research) that kinda resets the expiration date situation (and also yogurt is like kind of a preservation method even if that’s not why I do it so). Sometimes you can get a discount too maybe?? Idk. Basically, whatever’s in your milk ends up in your yogurt, I’m pretty sure. Unless it gets eaten by the gurt gremlins..? Do your own research b. I remember some blog post saying to leave it for like five minutes after it boils before doing the next part, to like, make it more creamy or something. I use that as license to absolutely not rush once I hear the beeping, but I cannot believe that the amount of time matters.

3. Take the instant pot out of the instant pot (like. The pot part out of the outside part. I don’t know what any of this is called. Do you get me) and set it somewhere good to cool down. You can put it in like a bowl of cold water and stir the milk or something if you’re in a hurry, but I just try to do this part when I don’t need to leave the house for a few hours- or when I’m going to leave the house for a few hours, and it’ll just be ready when I get back. Probably don’t leave it too long though? doyourownresearch You’re trying to get it to cool down to a temperature that won’t boil your bugs, so your gurt gremlins don’t grimace and give up. The temperature I’ve seen online is like… high 90s (Fahrenheit) but I truly don’t have a thermometer so I just stick a clean pinky in there and if it seems probably too hot leave it for another while. The exact amount of time depends on exactly how long you’re willing to wait, and also how much yogurt you’re trying to make. I leave the lid on to pretend I’m keeping the whole thing somewhat sterile, but it’s mostly to keep flies out.

4. Once it’s the right temp, put the instant pot back in the instant pot, this instant, pot.

Grab your gurt gremlins and drop them in, kicking and screaming. A healthy, unmeasured scoop (heaping spoonful for me, like twice? I make a half gallon at a time.) from last batch goes in, stir it up, throw the lid back on (remember the different lid !!!) and hit your “Yogurt: Normal” setting. a. I’ve been told somewhere on the internet that the thing to do is remove any milk skin before mixing in your culture- I’ve never had good luck doing this, I just never get a sturdy enough milk skin to remove without it just falling apart, so I don’t bother anymore. It’s just to make your final product more silky-smooth, but I haven’t noticed it matters much and I don’t consider it worth the extra dishes to try to like use a skimmer or something. I say don’t bother.

5. Wait.

a. I have actually adjusted my Yogurt: Normal setting to run for like 24h or 36h or something dumb like that, and I just call it done whenever I find the time the next day to do the next step. Usually that winds up being about 13h of incubation time. 8 is pretty good, but after that and you’re still going to have yogurt. I’ve heard that it gets more acidic the longer you let it go, and less sweet as the bacteria (gurt gremlins) eat up all the lactose or whatever. I’ve also heard that it gets less bad for lactose intolerant people the longer you let it go. Do your own research, though I’ll note summertime in the coops may be perfect for self-testing, as there are fewer people in line for the bathroom and you can sleep with the window open b. Short story long, anywhere from 8 hours to literally forever is probably fine. At the end of the time it’s set to, the instant pot will stop holding itself at a good yogurt temperature, so the gurting sort of changes, but I’m sure it’s fine no matter what happens as long as your culture gets established well enough to outcompete anything else that would be less kind to your insides. Or pathogenic, in otherwords .

6. You have yogurt!! Good job! Eat some, wait a while to make sure it won’t do in your friends, and then share!! a. I. Do… honestly prefer it cold though. The fresh yogurt that’s still warm from the incubation period is way looser and kinda weird to eat imo so I plop plop plop the gurt into a separate container (If you monopolize a shared instant pot’s pot for storage… don’t tell anyone you got this info from me. I don’t want to be associated with that.), write the date on it, and throw it in the fridge for a while to cool ! During this period pls clean the instant pot pot… It’s easiest to clean rn and the bottom does get a little cooked on but it’s a pretty quick job if you don’t let it dry and stick and stink on there.

I’ve considered doing the incubation period in the yogurt’s “forever home,” whatever container it’s supposed to live in after you make it, and just setting it in the instant pot on a trivet in some water, but your mileage may vary and honestly that’s technically more dishes so really why bother. I’ve also been told you can make greek yogurt by doing this whole thing and then straining it through some cheesecloth or something, but I’ve never bothered to try. I’ve also heard that just using some greek yogurt for the culture is good, but I’ve not been that adventurous.

Have fun! Enjoy! Let me know how it goes!

In Yo-opgurtation, Rowan

PS(A): You have just made plain yogurt. Plain yogurt is different from vanilla yogurt. If you are used to vanilla yogurt, this might be gross to you until you add some sweetener to it. I have seen people make the mistake of thinking vanilla yogurt is plain- ice cream has lied to us in this regard. It tends to end in a nasty surprise. I’m telling you so I know you know, not because I think you don’t.

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The beloved child of Harper and Sam from Phoenix

Hi I'm Loren I'm an entomology student who lives in Raft. This is one of my favorite insects right now, a bicolored striped sweat bee Agapostemon virescens. It is a metallic green sweat bee with a black and white stripes on the abdomen. It is a very recognizable bee and there are not any that look like it in Michigan. This is a female bee, the males in this species have a yellow and black abdomen (but so do other male agapostemon genus males). This species is a generalist pollinator so they can be seen on many flowers throughout the season. They are solitary ground nesting bees, most bees are solitary. A common misconception is that all bees are like honey bees ( which are native to Europe not here) and are social and have colonies.

They live in aggregations, a lot of females will make their solitary nest underground in the same area and they will have one entrance for them all sort of like an apartment building. Byeeee hope you all find some cool bugs!

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Catastrophe has the power to shake us into reprioritizing what is important.

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Facilities Committee Update Facilities Commitee 9/9/2024 Quorum 15/18 Attendance - Fire Safety Presentation: must be given to all houses by Facilities Officersto aviod violations.

- Contact inspector Blake regarding Narcon Box lecture then schedule a fire drill with Blake for you’re house which is required by law - Had the Amazing Abby of Orion as a guest speaker as well as Zach Crews on Fire Safety with Q&A - We are back at a $5,000 PD Grant Budget start looking for ways to impove your house.

-Semi diecussed the role of Facilities Officers to new Facilities Officers

For better transprentecy amoung members the Board and Staff thought it would be best for the Facilities Commitee Highlights be added to the pinepress which I thought would be a betterway for inclustion

Preventative Maintenance of September * House Walkthrough * Update House Keys * Bat proofing * Fire Safety Presentation * Fire Alarm Test and Fire Drill * Leaf Removal * Clean Baseboard Radiators * Clean Stovetops and Burners * Clean/Orgainze the Outside the House * Clean grease filters in fan hood above stove * Change Door Codes

Next meeting *Discussing a policy that should have been in place since the SHC's founding. *After/During meeting trainings

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Spooky stories: Do you believe in the supernatural? When ghost stories are told in firelight with darkness creeping near, do you scream in fear or do you laugh at the stories dismissing them as just that - stories. Well I have a story for you that you may believe or may look at and laugh. It’s not the scariest story in the world, but it is a true story from my life and so here you are: In 8th grade, my brother and I attended a horror writing summer camp at Traverse City’s old Mental Hospital. During the class we read stories curated by past summer camp attendees that increased awareness about the mental hospital, the patients, and those that had died there.

The haunting of the insane asylum, the ghosts that lurked around corners, and the faceless woman who roamed the halls.

Now I am a very gullible and easily frightened person, so reading these stories with the expectation that at the end of this camp we would be going into the very tunnels these ghosts lived in sent a chill into my bones. I was already frightened of the tunnels, but the day was approaching quickly when I would have to enter them. At home, my brother and I joked about what pranks we could play when they turned the lights out on us. He would bring some gum, I would bring some ketchup, he would pop the bubblegum, I would spray ketchup on myself and BAM I would fall on the floor dead from possession by the insane asylum faceless woman.

Unfortunately, our mother overheard this very detailed conversation about our prank and put us off from the shenanigans before we were able to collect the goods.

The day before we were to enter the tunnels, we were to write a short story about the tunnels and the ghosts that haunted them based on our own imagination and the stories we had already read. Of course, this did not help my tunnel apprehension as I could very vividly imagine being murdered by a ghost in the tunnel, and writing about that does not help! But in summary this was my story: A ghost by the name of Jericho was a serial killer (I had a deathly fear of serial killers and at night would try to convince myself that serial killers were after cereal not me so I could sleep), and Jericho had died in the mental hospital some years ago. In his rage of being killed by the doctors that worked there, he patiently waited in the tunnels for the tour groups and unexpecting high school kids who would enter the tunnels and he would take one person while the lights were off leaving only a bloody trail in the wake of their demise, the body never to be found. Jericho walked on all fours and had a smile plastered on his face that didn’t reach his

eyes. His eyes were cold as ice as he stared into your soul. If you saw him in the tunnels you would be his next victim.

Now was this a fake scenario entirely made up in my own mind? Yes. Was I absolutely terrified of Jericho and had now instilled the fear that he was going to kill me by me going into these tunnels? Also yes. So that was lovely considering that we were going into the tunnels THE VERY NEXT DAY! Morning approaches, dawning on the day of “The Tunnel of Death” yippee. My brother and I began our walk over to the Mental Hospital, the air was misting and dark clouds were overhead. The warning signs of rain were not helping my anxiety as we neared the entrance of the stained yellow brick building. Our teacher greeted us with excitement and nervous energy filled the air as our class of 15 walked towards the tunnels. We entered through a red outlined doorway with barred metal door and as we walked the teachers voice echoed down the tunnel as she gave us the history. The tunnels had been used by the maids and cooks to transport food and linens in an easier fashion than running up and down hallways and stairs. The entrances to the tunnels were all blocked off now to prevent trespassers and to reinforce the idea of hauntings that occurred in the tunnels. As we walked further into the tunnels we reached a stopping point. And then it happened. Pitch blackness enveloped us as the teacher turned off all lights. I was stunned, it was going to happen. I could already imagine hands grasping my arms and legs pulling me deeper into the abyss of tunnels and corridors, taking me to be murdered in dark halls where I would never be found again. Our teacher spoke again asking everyone to take out their phones. I did not have a phone since it was 8th grade, but my brother is two years older and wiser so he had a phone and took his out. The teacher then instructed us to take photos with flash on towards the darkness in front of us. As cameras flashed all of a sudden these glowing white orbs rose from the ground and floated up before disappearing. I was entranced-what were they?? How did they do that?? What is going on? Why haven’t I been murdered yet??

“These orbs are all that is left of patients souls as they haunt the hospital and slowly decay” the teacher whispered. As light flooded the tunnels once more I looked over my shoulder to make sure I still wasn’t about to be kidnapped. I counted each head and we still had everyone alive and well. Strange. Good. But strange. We exited the tunnels with my idea still in hand that Jericho had instead possessed someone because how on earth are we all still alive from this encounter.

Now I did tell you that this wasn’t necessarily a scary story but it still carried my supernatural beliefs that I have today. I’m sure maybe somewhere there’s a scientific explanation for the glowing orbs, or maybe they were a magic trick the tour guides create but to me it was a very real experience as the patients in the hospital suffered and their souls were unable to rest. Throughout the years I’ve wanted to return, to see if it could happen again, but the tunnels are sealed well and I don’t want to pay tourist fees to see a tunnel system I live right next to and so my curiosity will have to wait and my supernatural beliefs and imagination will continue to roam rampant.

Or maybe I was possessed by Jericho and I’m writing this to you now so you are interested in the tunnels and fuel his bloodthirsty desires.

Until next time, Gwen

Ask mack the exciting segment where you ask me a question and give a sort of response here What’s your fashion inspo/name ur aesthetic - Sophia , miles Davis I guess it'd be music and nature. I listen to a lot of different types of music from screamo to folk and those definitely influence the way I approach fashion. I take a lot of aesthetic inspiration from album covers and landscape pallets. what is the ideal nap length - Rachaae, Vesta 90 minutes. That's a full sleep cycle and leads to feeling the most rested after.

Out of every party at every house that happens yearly, do you have a favorite (or least favorite)? - Sam, Orion No pants at Ohaus! This has always been my favorite. The first one i went to in 2021 was the best party I've ever been to, I think.

What do you put on your popcorn when you go to the movies - Ben, New com Just salt. I can't eat the other stuff :( who is your favorite my little pony - Avie, Phoenix Fluttershy.

What's your favorite way to sit? - Liz, Phoenix Oooh. This is a hard one. It really depends on the surface I'm sitting on. what is 1 thing u will do to be kind to yourself today - Rowan I will eat a nice healthy lunch, I will give myself time to do something that makes me happy (play guitar) and I will surround myself with people that I love. MacKenzie, Orion Mack, what is your favorite Halloween movie?! - Emily, Bowie If were just talking within the spooky realm it'd be beetlejuice, IDK about a move that revolves around halloween itself.

Who really did the bite of 87 - Jack "that twink from Bower" Kraushaar A real hungry hungry guy.

Huh? - collin, new com Wha? Do you support Girlie Mcgirlison for president? - collin, phoenix A resounding, enthusiastic yes.

There’s more than enough one way to skin a cat, but what is the best way? - Jake, Phoenix I will not entertain this brutal speciest line of questioning.

MACK!!!! what animal scares the shit out of you - Angie, Vesta Okay this is an unpopular answer, but it's bats. Bats freak the fuck outta me. One night I was riding my bike downhill very fast at night and a bat flew down from a tree, latched onto the back of my neck and started biting me. I swiped it away and it grabbed my finger, I pulled my hand back and it's on my hand biting the shit out of the tip of my fingers. Then I was at sparrow until 4 in the morning getting rabies shots and missed out going to the beach with my friends the following day.

If you could travel back in time, where would you go? - Emily, Orion I would go to tenochtitlan. Which is the city that was built on a lake which is now Mexico city.

It used to be a complicated system of channels and then they just filled in the lake after burning the city :”( Tell us a story about something embarrassing

😳 Pleeeaaseee - Emma, Bowie

One time a car almost hit me as I was going across a crosswalk and then swerved a bit and I tried to kick the car but they moved too far out of the way so I just kicked the air and I felt super silly.

How do you cook your eggs? - Shelby, Beal

This depends on what I'm having. Most of the time when i'm making eggs it's for a sandwich or to put on top of my avocado toast, so when i'm doing that I fry them over medium. If I'm making them for breki I scramble them.

What was your favorite playground game in elementary school - Divya, Orion 4 square Deal with 1000 crying cats or 500 screaming babies? - Regan, Phoenix I think I would simply implode.

Who is your favorite cartoon character? - Logan Fairchild, Raft Hill Bubbles from power puff girls Moo Deng or Pesto? - Max, Beal Moo deng all day should a spork be called a fphoon? - amaya, hedrick :) Absolutely not.

Whats something you wish you had more time for? - Fish, Bowie Music. I want to practice more, jam more. But there's just not enough time or focus. But I still wanna jam with you some time it'd be lots of fun!

What's the best way to eat an avocado? - Jonathan of bower There is not simply one best way. But i'll give my new fave way. You start by dicing it up and putting it on a plate, then you drizzle chili crunch, salt and a dash of olive oil. Then you take the little dried seaweed sheets and scoop up the cado with it.

Pineones!

OCTOBER B DAY HOMIES AT HEDRICK. AMAYA, LIAM, ASHBY, CORBIN, AND MAX‼️ - Amaya, Hedrick Pinecones to vesta for being the best neighbors ever <3 - MacKenzie, Orion For Isabella on educating the house on the pine press - Yousif from Hed and the Ricks Tim, Mitch and Sam from Howland. They're teaching me Factorio. - Theo, HOWLAND Pinecones to the Green Team! Sorry I can't make it to more meetings, but I am keeping tabs! You guys rock :) - Loganfairchaild, Raft Hill Chore stealers, y’all are the decomposers of the coop ecosystem

🫡- Regan - phoenix

Pinecones to Connor from Beal for doing all of our dishes for no reason and buying flowers. - Shelby, Beal Omg Pinecones to so many ppl: Via, Maddie, Tomas, Ángel, SOFI, IAN, Emily, Fish, Aidan. I love everyone. Natalie for touring Orion with me that one time. But a big shoutout to my Mom bc she needs to exist in one of these editions - Emma, Bowie

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mackenzie for making baller pine presses - emily, Orion

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pin ones to my housemates rach caleb and niko for dragging me out of the house when i was hungover and for being my homies - Angie, Vesta Pineones to Vesta for cooking a breakfast for Phoenix - Jake, phoenix Pinecones to Eva for coming to Home-depot and acquiring seeds with me - Collin, Phoenix Sure - Collin, new com Pinecones to my housemate Krystal for looking STUNNING in our halloween party flyer :)) - Jack "that twink from Bower" Kraushaar Jack of Bower for keeping the house afloat - onyx, Bower pinecones to Zach and Josh for keeping our houses standing !!! - Rowan, East hillsdale AJ for letting me and clay crash at vesta when phoenix was evacuated =3 - Liz, Phoenix pinecones to vesta for letting phoenix housemates stay there during an emergency and making them breakfast - Avie, Phoenix

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🐈‍⬛ for being the sweetest old man and Rex🐍 for just existing - Sam, orion

pinecones for chris and zaydok, you are amazing housemates :)) - Rachael, Vesta Pinecones to my peeps at Bower, Phoenix and errywhere else for being y'all. Keep on keepin' on Jonathan, bower Aidan has helped me through so much recently. Wouldnt be functioning without that dude. Bros forever. Emily's pinterest board will never let me forget that i am loved. - Fish, Bowie Kevin Bacon - Teah, New comm

Do you believe in ghosts? If you've seen one, tell us about it!

I do. I thoroughly believe I was haunted from ages 7-14. The story is way too long to tell here, but it started with the shadow of a man in the fetal position sitting in the mudroom of my Uncle's house. I believe I know who the spirit was too. Bad man. - Fish, Bowie I can't say I don't believe in ghosts but I have never had an encounter - Jonathqan, Bower yes. sarah jane is my house ghost at home and like 99% of the time she’s nice but she’s locked me out of the house once. slammed the door in my face. was lowkey rude and we had a talk after :P Amaya, hedrick Yeah I’ve seen ghosts they only talk to me when I’m tweaking. - Yousif from Hed and the Ricks I think I do. I've never experienced one but there's no way we exist and they don't. Earth, space and our existence are all too weird to not have more than what we can naturally experience. - Theo, howland I do believe in ghosts! Mouth cemetery is near my hometown, but beyond that one time my dog was barking at a wall in my house and a taxidermy deer mount flew off the wall and almost hit her. None of the mounts have fallen off since, and the nail the deer was hung on wasn't damaged or moved at all. - Logan Fairchild, Raft Hill Yes! There is LITERALLY one who lives in our house. I've never seen her but we all here her and she's very petty. If you don't give her enough treats she WILL hide your things - Ryn, ferency I’ve ghosted a lot of guys so… - no

Haven't seen one, so no. This is an invitation for ghosts to visit to prove me wrong - Divya, Orion no, i’m unfortunately a shane (iykyk) (it’s from buzzfeed unsolved, may she rest in peace) - Kylie, from hedrick EYE BEELEAVE - Teah, new comm Yes, but have not seen one. - loren, Raft Hill

If you had to be an inanimate object for the rest of your life and your only movement was how that object gets moved, what would it be? a cloud! - eva, howland a fridge - Rachael, Vesta The Chef Boyardee can in all those early 2000s commercials - Sam, Orion The mason jar I always say I'm gonna use when I ferment my kombucha but never get around to using :( - Ben, New Community roller coaster train - avie, phoenix a cat stuffie - Liz, Phoenix A real good skipping rock somewhere remote off Lake Superior - rowan A piece of driftwood - Nina - Howland Helicopter - Onyx- Bower Slinky - Emily, Bowie I'd be my housemate Bec's water bottle because of the amount of adventures I'd go on. Left at the library, left in the car, left in a random bedroom somewhere, I'd be everywhere. It'd be so fun. - Jack "that twink from Bower" Kraushaar Cube - Colin @ New-Comm a leaf so i would die fast - Collin Phoenix a pen, cause i could leave an ink trail - Madeleine, Howland I’d be a doll and live out the Toy Story life. - Jake and Phoenix i want to observe so i would say a bookshelf - angie vesta da besta!!!

Probably a phone bc I feel like they get moved around a lot or a camera bc then when you're moved around its usually to cool places and good views. - Gwen At Orion

Slinky 100%, they're so fruity and fabulous and I love the noise they make - Helen, New Community shopping trolley - Emily, Orion I would totally be like a plane where I could see the world - Emma, Bowie - Shelby, Beal Rock in the ocean - Graciela, Ferency A tennis ball owned by a very loving golden retriever - Divya, Orion - no One of the rubber ducks that jeep people have - Regan - phoenix Assuming I can't feel pain, a car - Ryn Ferency Adult toy. Haha, see, its funny because despite society becoming more progressive, sex is still stigmatized. We as a society are comfortable hearing about and talking about sex but only in certain contexts and with a select few people, when - for many people - sex is just part of life. In fact, even sex repulsed asexual people were still sexually conceived. The joke is that sex is part of everyone's life at some point but it is still a taboo, or seen as crude to have open honest discussions about healthy sexual relationships, sex-work, and acknowledgments that some people have a higher desire to be more promiscuous than others. Because God forbid, anyone but a conventionally attractive bachelor has a diverse sexual experience. Therefore, when things of a sexual nature are mentioned in a public setting, even though sex is a part of everyone's life in some way, the only way you can consistently discuss sex publicly and across social groups, is by making jokes. Haha. - Logan Fairchild, Raft Hill Probably like a dollar or something. Maybe like a 20 though cause it'll probably be in less gross places - Luna, Apollo ruby - Max Beal! my lovely Japanese Gyuto..... maybe a mixpad. - Theo, HOWLAND Solid wooden chair - ET alum of toad abd vestaaaaa - Yousif from Hed and the Ricks a kite!!! - amaya, hedrick :) Bass guitar or one of those metal sheets you wobble to make THE NOISE - Fish, Bowie Hot air balloon or parasail, no elaboration - Jonathan of Bower a good skipping rock - Teah, New comm Keyboard - Kylie, New comm

Airplane window or a luggage of person who loves to travel. - Loren, Raft Hill

sounds of the shc (whatcha listening too?) the cure, the smiths (classic fall music) - Racheal, vesta The lazarus plot self titled EP, Leveled the album by year twins, and Hermosa the only one I love by seahorsechoke - MacKenzie, Orion Maneater - Nelly Furtado - Sam, Orion Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show - Ben, New comm Break my 0wn heart - atlas, War Isn’t Murder - Jesse Welles - Gabrieal, Hedrick i have a playlist of the music they play at cereal point LMAO - avie, Phoenix plastic death by glass beach - Liz, Phoenix (I love glass beach) Lookin 4 by Crush (Feat. Joyce Wrice, Devin Morrison - Flip, All nations Seats At the Bar by Lake Street Dive - Rowan Shadows by Twin Tribes - Onyx, Bower The Charlie Brown Halloween episode soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi - Emily, Bowie Bale of Hay - The Pill Band - Bex, Howland Anna Wintour by my favorite problematic queen, Azealia Banks - Jack "that twink from Bower" Kraushaar Glue Trip - Collin, from new comm it's getting better- Cass Elliot - Collin, Phoenix Rabbiteen by Jack Off Jill - Madeleine, Howland Richard Cheese - Jake and phoenix

THE GIRLS BY THE DARE ON REPEAT ALWAYS - Angie, Vesta SHAKIRA - Gwen at orion Under Your Spell by Snow Strippers - Helen, New community neck deep, specifically all of the peace and the panic album - emily, Orion Fat Jimmy - emma, from bowie Rocket 69 - Todd Rhodes - Shelby, Beal Theseus by the Oh Hellos - Graciela, Ferency Folsom Prison Blues - Divya, Orion Church coffee - Casper Fight Scene - Logan Fairchild, Raft Hill 8485 is one of my favorite artists. She makes really chill hyperpop music that really fits just about any mood I'm in. Femtanyl is also great if you want something loud - Luna, Apollo (love femtanyl!!)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Max, Beal SCUM by DRAUGA - Theo, Howland Everclear - so much for the afterglow and sparkle and fade. ON CD!!!!! - ET, Toad and vesta alum sailor song- gigi perez - Amaya, Hedrick A lot of The Mountain Goats rn. Ive been sorting my 60 hour hardcore/metal playlist too Bowie King Strang's album "Sad Boy Stomp" - Jonathan, Bower Djo - kylie from hedrick Quitter - Eminem - Teah, New comm Not music but scary stories told in the rain on youtube by beingscared. - Loren, Raft Hill

😬 - Fish,

What are you being for Halloween?

Bambi's Mom or doodle bob - Teah, New comm spiderman, beetlejuice, vampire, joan of arc, etc - Kylie, Hedrick Prolly the dude again - jonathan, Bower Budget wolverine, David Bowie, and maybe Scout TF2 - Fish, Bowie Karen the computer and Frankie stein! - Amaya, hedrick Clint Backwoods - Yousif from Hed and the Ricks Healthy and happy i hope - ET Sad - Theo, Howland Chicken - max, Beal Probably a pirate, or a vampire, or a vampire pirate :3 - Luna, Apollo Aurther Morgan - Logan Fairchild, Raft Hill Jessie from team rocket - regan, Phoenix drunk - no A dining hall employee at work :,( - Graciela, Ferency Knight! - shelby, Beal Probably a witch because Ian(I think) bought me a hat from Spirit Halloween so now im legally obligated

🎃 - Emma, Bowie

freddy krueger - Emily, Orion

Cuno from Disco Elysium! - Helen, new comm slutty Gru from despicable me - Gwen, at Orion toy chica

😼- Angie, Vesta

A pirate with a big ship steering wheel stuck on his belt buckle - Jake, and phoenix Dr. Frankenfurter - Madeleine, Howland Idk - Collinn, Phoenix Sarcastic - collin, New comm I have like, a ton, but me and my boyfriend are doing a couples costume: I'm being Benadryl and he's being The Hat Man - Jack "that twink from Bower" Kraushaar (I'm in love with this, that's so good) julie d’abigney & blueberry muffin :) - Bex, Howland Princess Peach <3 - Emily, Bowie Alex DeLarge, Jane from Breaking bad, Gerard Way - Onyx, Bower Thorn from the Hex Girls - Nina, Howland Yogurt - Rowan Probably a bug or something random - Loren, Raft Hill

Were you scared of the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics?

No x11 Yes x10 I had a strange fascination of them before but the first FNAF game added a bit of fear for sure - Sam, Orion

i have autism i’m obsessed with them - Avie, Phoenix NOw I am - Johnathan, Bower I'm big and strong, Chester Cheese doesn't scare me - Ben, New comm my CEC didn't rly bust out the animatronics so... economic... downturn beats animatronics?? - Rowan Only Charles Cheese because rats terrify me - Nina, Howland no, they turn me on. - Jack "that twink from Bower" Kraushaar My mom never let me go to find out :/ - Logan Fairchild, Raft Hill I had a chuck e. cheese birthday when the old animatronics were around, and it was honestly pretty fun - Bex, Howland I don't know, I don't remember I was a child. - Shelby, Beal Let’s just say it’s not fear I feel

😈😈- Yousif from Hed and the Ricks

YES!!!’ i had a birthday party at a chuck e. cheese and i was so scared i kicked and punched him Angie - Vesta i wasn't allowed to go there cause it was too dirty :( - Collin, Phoenix Only when they looked at me - Emma, bowie No I loved them! - Ryn, Ferency They should fear me - Divya, Orion I didn’t really go there as a kid but I did go to the Yankee Candle Village a lot and they also had animatronics that were freaky - Gabriel, Hedrick i never went, ngl - Liz, Phoenix

Favorite places/ things to do in lansing. Not EL. wander around old town, go to odd nodds - Eva, Howland The Ave!!!! I love the ave so much. One of the only not coop places I can go and not feel like a weirdo.

- MacKenzie, Orion old town, preuss pets - Rachael, Vesta Walk past the capitol building and think about how poorly the city was planned - Ben, New com when i was a kid i used to go to impressions 5 which was a really cool like… sensory activity center. but i don’t think it’s for adults - Avie, Phoenix go thrifting =3 - Liz, Phoenix The Ave - Flip, All nations i'm not telling y'all my good spots. you'll have to find em yourself !!!!!! (i am a regular at the New Daily Bagel on Washington. I think everyone should have access to being a regular at a bagel place. it is such a good lifestyle) - Rowan Golden Harvest Diner (gayest breakfast in Lansing) - Emily, Bowie Grab coffee and go to bookstore/stationery store downtown! - Bex, Howland Go thrifting at the Volunteers of America on South Cedar. That's one of the BEST thrift spots in Lansing and if you know you know. - Jack “that twink from bower” Kraushaar Music - Collin, New com Food - Madeleine, Howland Bike ride in the river trail - Jake, and phoenix the vesta pourch is better than any bar or attraction in Lansing. but on a serious note probably the volunteers of america and goodwill - Angie, vesta Rad Vintage Fest was this past weekend which was super cool vintage clothes festival in Lansing! Gwen at Orion

Hang out at the MSU Horse Farm! Wiser my beloved

🫶- Helen, New com

summer lugnuts games ! - emily, Orion Bowdies Chophouse - Emma, Bowie Summit Comics, Preuss Pets, Horrocks, Lansing Brewing Company, Lansing mall, Hoplite games Shelby, Beal Waverly goodwill my beloved - Regan Phoenix (best thrift spot, i've been going there since it opened) Nightmare (The Devil) - Fame on Fire - Ryn, Ferency I like going to house shows - my favorite venue is the Goblin Zone! Shoutout Kiefer, great person, great host, great musician. Don Pancho is probably top 10 for Mexican grocery stores in East MI reminds me of the ones in Oceana county. I go there every now and then to get Mundet and Jarritos, will probably go there in a couple weeks to get stuff for some really bomb tacos. - Logan fairchild, Raft Hill (yessss I love TGZ im super excited for the show on 11/8 everyone should go to that!!!!) go to Lugnuts games - Max, Beal!

The Lansing Shuffle. - Theo, HOWLAND Moores park is nice! Reo town shops, including wayfaring books, robin theater/book, thriftique, SVDP thrift store - ET, toad and vesta alum east side fish fry and VOA - Amaya, Hedrick Visit pruess pets or reotown in general. So many cute shops, not suffocatingly straight/cis - Fish, Bowie Your mom's house/your mom - Teah, New com (new bi sexual power couple just dropped, my mom x teah)

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