#And that's ok

[kedreeva]

How would you rate peafowl in terms of intelligence, in general or socially? Any of your animals outstanding in that regard and where does Bug fall on the scale?

Honestly they have a huge range of intelligence and personality. They're GENERALLY smarter than chickens, not as smart as crows. They do have complex social hierarchies and rules, though, and violating the rules has consequences for social standing. Rude boys, for example, do not get the girls.

They also have long memories for some things- for example if you frighten or anger or hurt them, they remember that and they will likely not trust you again, if they don't outright try to chase you off. My dad once made a swipe at a nosy hen and she never forgot. She threatened to fight him every time she saw him after that. LOTS of people report that their birds can be caught 1 time by a bird net pole, and forever after they will bolt if they see it (and we have the same experience here, and I don't even have to have caught them personally if they even SEE me catch 1 bird with it, that's it. This is why I move them into a coop and turn off the lights to pick them up). I know people who have tried to solve berserker males problems by hitting their birds with brooms or sticks or spraying them with a hose, and what they find is that this makes it a thousand times worse because the male's understanding of the situation is only confirmed- you ARE a rival and you DO want to fight him. And since you (the intelligent human being who understands birds and money and probably a) like this bird and/or b) spent a lot of money on this bird) are unwilling to purposely cause severe injury or death to him, he will always hold a grudge and always think he has a chance to beat you.

They do have some amount of social learning, at least from my observations. When I taught Eris to use word buttons to ask for specific treats, Artemis learned without actually ever being taught. With 12 buttons on the board at the time, she removed the "treat" button and guarded it so she could tap it instead of Eris. More commonly, if one bird thinks a treat or other potential food item is yucky, they will start shaking their head no and clacking their beak the way they do when they taste something they hate, as if they took a bite and it tasted bad- but WITHOUT having actually touched the item. This triggers all the nearby birds to have a look, and they all start shaking their heads and clacking their beaks. Once one of them figures out how to do something - like get up onto the pigeon perch in the rafters they're not supposed to be on - the others will watch and learn how to do it, and start doing it, too. I just recently had to put an extra lock on the barn pen door, because I caught Wendy pulling our emergency latch release for dumbasses that lock themselves into the pen on accident, and the others were Watching to learn. Eris had to be moved out of that pen because she also learned how to let herself out of the pen that way.

Then you have birds like Callisto. Who will come over when you call for treats, and despite that the treat gets held right in front of her or dropped close by her, panics and can't find it to save her life, and you find yourself standing between her and the others to give Callisto enough time to look at the ground for the treat.

Or stan who, every morning, gets let out of the coop and walks calmly over to the fenced door between pens to be let out into the pen. Except the door is open.

So. It's a scale. it's a scale that slides between "mocking me with word buttons I taught her" and "repeatedly waits at an open door to be let out"

#peafowl #my pets #asks #I forgot to say but bug is middle of the road #she has learned some stuff #but there are times I can see her sitting there #head empty heart full #and that's ok #Honestly I think they are capable of learning and being very smart #and that early interaction with humans and toys and Situations makes them generally smarter later #which as evidenced by eris is not always a good thing

[orqheuss]

i can't decide if i like the idea of true villain alastor who killed whomever he wished when he was alive or more neutral villain, borderline anti-hero alastor who killed those who wronged him or the ones he cared about

#tina speaks #sometimes a good villain is just a psycho with no motive #and that's ok #alastor #hazbin alastor #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor

[blakbonnet]

These last few days have just left me so depressed. I know this happens in every fandom but it's still disheartening

I don't understand why people are determined to be so miserable, and make others miserable. This whole "I'm not happy so you can't be either" is exhausting. Just the level of vitriol shown to the cast, crew, other fandom members....

Sorry for this , I didn't know where else to go

Yeah it's frustrating to read what info filters over to here and I get mad even tho I'm not even on Twitter :/ I'm hoping things will calm down somewhat as the week progresses? I completely understand not liking stuff about the show - your fave was killed off and that's not a good feeling and no amount of "it made narrative sense" posts would make it better, like I completely get that!

But to start calling the writer homophobic, send them threats and hate, create an entire spectacle not just of yourself but for the rest of us, it's truly awful to see fr

My advice, and I've been in fandom for a long time - unfollow annoying people, filter users who show up on your dash still (tumblr's filtering system works pretty well, you can add urls to filtered content) and get off Twitter and the tags here. Stick to your curated space for a while.

#asks #anonymous #what I wanted to say is you're not alone in feeling this way tbh #ofmd s2 spoilers #I've unfollowed friends here tbh #and life's just a tiny bit more peaceful #we're still gonna be friends if we talked before #I just don't want your blog in my eyeline #and that's ok

[abigail-pent]

also like please remember Joe has a stutter and has always worked to overcome it in his public speaking. I know sometimes his difficulty speaking can be misinterpreted as a cognitive thing; it isn't.

#the man can rhetoric rings around the opposition any day. but he does stumble on his words sometimes #and that's OK

[forkalamari]

SPOILERS FOR HELP WANTED 2

I love how when Security Breach and Ruin came out everyone characterized Sundrop as a pure bean incapable of doing wrong for all eternity despite his mania

And then we get to HW2 and he calls preschool-level art absolute garbage straight to the face of its creator

Like. I’m not even joking I find this hilarious

I STILL think Sundrop is pure but he is SO SASSY AND MEAN IN HW2 when we (including me) all collectively decided that Sundrop is this little dollop of happiness and sunshine 😭😭😭😭😭

#help wanted 2 #fnaf #hw2 spoilers #sundrop #like. one of his lines is QUITE LITERALLY “I feel dumber just looking at it” #like sir???????? #aren’t you teaching children???????? #lmao #honestly I legit find it funny #not trying to be rude #not trying to be mean #not trying to start sundrop hate #my main theory is that sundrop still has that overly strict shakespearean director attitude within him #and that's ok

[bb-fennelposting]

i know this is meant to be a funny shotpost blog but this small tidbit from Nightcloud's summary hits hard

#better bones au #speaking as a former victim who made peace w their abusers and bullies (family members) #like. ofc we are on better terms #but to this day #i'm still hurt #i still have breakdowns over things said and done to me #and that's ok #smth i appreciate about bb!au is how it handles those kinds of topics #instead of canon's “oh she deserved it for staying with him” victim blaming ass #because GOD FORBID their special little boy is bad in any way. no. it's nightcloud's fault lol #anyways srry for the rant #expect a few art shitposts in the future? #things r slow...... still busy w work and mental health... but im still around yall #cw abuse

[blackbackedjackal]

Also I gotta say this but ‘just use these brushes if you want to render textured hair’ is not always a valid way to go about things. I’ve bought packs of textured hair brushes for CSP and none of them have made it into anything I’ve finished or posted because they don’t fit with my art style or the piece. They can be good for learning or laying things out but not every brush works for everyone. I’ve been drawing textured hair to the best of my abilities and studying/practicing until I find a way that I like it and works for my style and characters. But someone making an honest first attempt that’s not perfect is not grounds to just openly harass someone or throw resources at them that may not actually be helpful or beneficial for the way that person learns and renders art. Just be like “hey, here’s some sources I found helpful while learning how to draw/render this that you can look at the next time you try this” and let that be the fucking end of it jfc

#there's plenty of resources available but sometimes you can check 99% of them and it may not work for YOU #and that's ok #you're allowed to make attempts and practice and show your work and progress #half of making art is just fucking around and finding out to the best of your abilities #but imagine just doing some fanart and being harassed for it when it wasn't like blatantly bad or offensive? #like jfc #jackal's journal

[undyworld]

what is up starlight express nation

#as you can see i've given up on my artstyle #and that's ok #starlight express #stex #stex dinah #dinah the dining car #stex rusty #stex rusty the steam engine #rusty the steam engine #starlight express dinah #starlight express rusty #starlight express oc #stex oc #undy oc #undy doodles

[graphicabyss]

Omg this is so dumb but I haven't laughed like that in a while.

#VLDL #Ben is a shelf #and that's ok #Youtube

[shattered-stims]

★ self indulgent stimboard for being a little guy ★

🐥 🐥 🐥 / 🐣 🐣 🐣 / 🐥 🐥 🐥

#stimboard #kidcore #babycore #pastel #stimblr #「glittery...」 stimboard complete #「all for me..!」 self indulgent #sometimes you just. become a lil teeny guy #and that's ok

[aaternum]

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋

I thought about simply reusing the one I had on my old blog, but that would be dumb since many people have left the RPC/ been inactive since then. So here's the new one. It essentially just lets me know you're cool with:

receiving asks/starters from me, both unprompted and memes.

you're open to discussing plots! could be just starting or multiple ones if you're okay with having multiple threads/dynamics. or even just free discussion without the need to actually write every event.

being sent/tagged in inspiration that may remind me of your muse, our muses, etc.

possibly getting art of ryu with your character(s).

bothering you with possible headcanons about our characters.

and anything else that involves interacting with those who are interested! i am more than okay with being on the reciprocating end of everything above. i love getting to interact with others and yelling at one another via discord when i have the chance. you will never ever be a bother.

#━━ ⅻ ⊰ out of character. / ♡ ❜ #this ain't pretty #and that's ok #DBSHSB #like i said earlier my ims on tumble are all fucky #but i'm on discord if you wanna chat there!

[officesuppliez]

no clue if I ever posted this here but I drew this little feller after my friend showed me how to draw trolls :]

#trolls #trolls oc #digital art #shitpost #I say it's a shitpost but he was born of love and care #my art :] #I don't know what else to tag this. I don't care too much. if he's meant to be seen by the world #he will be seen by the world #if not #he'll just. he'll just be silly alone #and that's ok

[beardedmrbean]

#g'night everyone #be kind #try to be a little better tomorrow than you were today #not always gonna happen #and that's ok

[leebrontide]

Advice for People Who Make Things

Years ago when I was getting started in drawing comics a very kind pro was offering portfolio reviews online, and granted me one.

She told me, very kindly, that I needed to draw backgrounds in more of my panels. I agreed, and said I'd been reading a lot of Fumi Yoshinaga comics lately, and admire her use of negative space so much (it really is spectacular), and was trying to copy that.

I'll never forget, she answered "There comes a time in every artists life when they have to accept that they aren't Fumi Yoshinaga."

Now, whenever I'm getting irritated with myself for not being able to do something the way some other creator does it- particularly when that creator is KNOWN for their very advanced use of whatever it is, my wife tells me "There comes a time in every artists life when they have to accept that they aren't Fumi Yoshinaga."

Now I draw beautiful backgrounds that I'm proud of, and that some other people have envied.

I can still learn from other people making things, and I do. But I don't have to try to be them. I don't have to be THAT great artist/author/creator. But I can work at being my own kind of great creator.

#This post is about me trying not to envy Tamsin Muir #Her great writing is always going to look different than mine #And that's ok #A buffet isn't a buffet if it only serves one thing #no matter how great that thing is #writeblr #writing #art

[donthugmeimafandom]

Happy 10th anniversary to the day the DHMIS II trailer went up and I realized that I was stuck with this silly blog.

#AND THAT'S OK #DHMIS

[randyortonofficial]

Ima need you to elaborate on the Ryan sexting fans thing👀

yeah we sexted and flirted through snapchat from november 2021 to may 2022, i decided to stop sexting him when i jokingly asked him if he talked to the other fans the way he was with me and he got VERY VERY defensive about it. didn't vibe well with me at all!

also there have been rumblings about him sexting fans on various internet boards and through various anon asks on tumblr. not that you can trust what you see on the internet after all, but since i have my own experience with it, it gives more credence

combined with that one girl way back when who used to send ryan her nudes with nothing in return and apologized to ryan if it was creeping him out and ryan just snapped back "don't apologize haha" and i feel so bad for her because she was bullied for sharing that and who knows where she went off to

i don't know 100% for sure if it was just me or if there truly were other fans but.... VERY SUSPICIOUS, SUPERMEGA!!!!!!

#and if it was just me his only crime there is being boring #and that's ok #but if there were multiple others that establishes a pattern of weird behavior with fans #for me this isnt newsworthy this brief thing with him was just something in my life that happened #and that is all i will say on that matter