14 year old you sort of has a Depp thing going on. But seriously, there's a definite younger thing going on in the second one. It may be the angle and the more pale thing, but it's there. This is coming from a girl who people terminally think is 16 though, so take it with a grain of salt.
YAY for plants that stay alive! My peace lily is dying. After all the work I did to save it from being gnawed on by Kitty, alas, it still goes belly up
I like my nonsense theory and I think it's more sensical (non-word there, I know) than you are comfy with. Besides, they are only ADDING to the growing data.