#best big cat always

[big-catsss]

(by henriqueolsen)

#best big cat always #jaguar #jaguars #big cats #animals #wildlife photography

[geodenes]

can someone PLEASE be insane with me about them

#mordeson #regular show #benson #benson dunwoody #(ꈍᴗꈍ)♡ #mordecai #regular show fanart #regular show benson #regular show mordecai #mordecai x benson #GUYS I LOVE THEM SO MUCHJ i rlly wish i could talk as in much depth about them as i would like 2 bc i could spend hours!!!! i swear 😪 #i can't believe i only had a single post of them I FEEL LIKE SUCH A FAKE FAN IM SO SORRY #btw has anyone thought of a name for this ship besides mordeson? i always wanted 2 make one like those big fandoms do ! it's just so.. cool #i suggest bluegum or videoclip ( videogames + clipboard ) in case there are no options available yet:3 #I HOPE THOSE DON'T SOUND LAME AAAAUGH I REALLY TRIED MY BEST TO THINK OF SOMETHING GOOD BUT MY BRAIN IS USELESS 4 THIS KINDA STUFF #anyway. thank u very much bee for letting me use the idea of the cat beanie hehee<3

[spookyboywhump]

I think recovering whumpees with pets is vastly underrated. Whumpee with their emotional support animal. Whumpee taking better care of themselves because they have another little life to look after now. Whumpees with service dogs. Whumpees with guard dogs to keep them safe from whumper. Whumpees deserve a little pet. As a treat!

#whump #whump stuff #I like Wren taking better care of himself and working towards recovery #cuz he took in a stray cat and he has to take care of her and he might not worry about his own health but he HAS to provide her the best #and Alexei getting an emotional support dog #he doesn’t need to take him on his daily outings but he provides him so much support at home #he’s got a big ol Great Pyrenees who never lets him cry alone and is always right by his side #I like to think the original goal in getting him a dog #was so he’d have to get out of the house more to take him on walks #but they got him trained to support Alexei as well #I love. aminals.

[lyriumlullaby-ao3]

@broodsys this is he, the man himself!!!

his name is Marston, i adopted him ~8 yrs ago, he is an ancient eldritch being who does not age 💖💖

#no he does lmfao he’s maybeeeee 9-10? but they told me he was 5-6 when i adopted him which clearly was NOT true now lmao #otherwise he’d be showing his age a LOT more and he’s barely even slowing down #he hates catnip and loves sour cream and always fights with other cats and he chews on cardboard when he wants something bc he knows it- #-annoys me lmao #also he’s the best biscuit maker on earth. he’s BIG too like ~12 lbs at a healthy weight?? and giant paws #he loves to cuddle and usually that’s what he wants when he’s chewing on cardboard alskjdksla #if i don’t hold him 8 times a day he yells at me lmao #has ~40 different meows including ‘bratty teen’ ‘you caught me doing something i know i’m not supposed to and i’m ashamed’ and ‘scolding’ #i love him SO much he’s the best 💖💖💖 #antares speaks #not dragon age #cats #marston

[3gremlins]

i foolishly started another playthrough of bg3 in the early access even tho the game comes out for realskies in like a week or so and i'll have get to make more characters/new pts anyway.

trying to make myself not be a pretty wood elf/half elf druid so rolled drow paladin (i'm def going to play a druid first once it's out for real tho b/c talk to animals is my favorite larian studios skill and i'm so sad without it. i just want to talk to all the animals and also wild shape!) and it's actually been pretty fun to just be tanky and whack things.

npcs are super rude to drow tho, it's real da elf and skyrim khajit/dunmer flashback hours (i don't love it? the fantasy race racism stand-in in rpg games always feels not terribly thoughtful? i realize it's b/c the source material has it but still idk there's got to be a better way and wotc/dnd is historically still not great at it)

i keep attempting to play a different type of character (i usually start to swing chaotic good no matter where i start lol), but it's difficult and also it's real hard not to flirt with astarion even if he disapproves of my kinda do-gooder paladin atm lol (i think b/c a character disproves sometimes my contrary nature takes the better of me b/c i'm like oh no but i want *them* to like me even tho everyone else approves or maybe b/c everyone else approves XD i've already romanced him & shadowheart tho, gotta try someone else's arc or proto arc as it were lol. BUT FLIRT WITH HOT KINDA STANDOFFISH ELF!!! i am weak T.T)

still wish you could set up the "what do you desire" character to be genderfluid and appear as both masc/femme forms. like my characters are all bi/pan! they're attracted to lots of people- idk if they've said anything about this? i haven't been watching *too* many dev videos b/c i don't want to spoil myself too much but i did some searching to see if it was mentioned anywhere yet and couldn't find anything (i did see that they'll have more body types for your tav at least in the final which is another small thing i dislike about the early access cc- even tho you can pick non binary as an id, you're still stuck w/ very binary body choices)

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 ramblings #i'm never really able to swing lawful or evil like i always end up either neutral or chaotic good #technically the game doesn't have alignments per se but some of the choices feel like little pushes towards them #it doesn't help that's astarion is an excellent rogue and i need that in my party (also his banter is so good) #drow #text post #elves #dnd lore #the whole “good” vs “bad” type of drow sub type is so iffy too #i know it's more a dnd problem but cmon we can do better #critique asides the queer rep in this game has been pretty good tbh #the bar is low but still the option to be non binary and not have your voice tied to gender/id is big #seriously tho talk to animals is the best #almost all the animals have names and you can get quests/hints from them #also you can be a bear #i also used the be a cat skill to get around a stepping puzzle so druid kinda op #but paladin is fun too (i don't think they'd work together as a multiclass tho)

[ode-on-a-grecian-butt]

art by @tweedabop

#I love tweedabops art she always draws the best girls #big girls are the spice of life #thicc #cute #cat girl #black #thighs man....thighs

[bonefall]

GRAYSTRIPE TIME! YES! I LOVE THE GUY!

Honestly one thing about TPB cast of apprentices that always sticks out to me is how they conform under the code. Dustpelt and Sandstorm are the conventional warriors while Fireheart, Graystripe and Ravenpaw are not. Ravenpaw has to flee the clans but even when it's safe to return he finds peace outside of the system.

But back to Graystripe specifically, his relationship with his two litters are wasted by the Erin's and in the case of his second it feels like they completely forgot being a father was important to him in the first arc? Like in the first arc it's implied fathers aren't involved with plenty of queens simply not stating a mate. Crookedstar and Graystripe are made out to be exceptions to the rule. Going with his kids to Riverclan is not even considered an option as its so unheard of. Then he starts a new family within the clan that he can be openly loving with and just... isn't? TPB Graystripe would NEVER.

There was so much potential. With Blossomfall specifically I wish she would keep her insecurity with both parents. What if SHE thought that Graystripe greived Feathertail more than he cared for her alive and in the same clan? That her and her siblings were second fiddle to his first litter?

TPB Graystripe's fatherhood was actually very present and special! It really is a shame that they shove him into the background of his second litter's personal struggles

And I really, really think it's because the Erins are both incapable of 'killing their darlings', AND will usually reach for a mother to be the problem in a relationship.

Rainflower, Lizardstripe, Millie, Cinders, Nightcloud, Sparkpelt*... even Palebird and Daisy get more scrutiny than their husbands, with Tallstar vowing to get revenge for his dad and feeling pushed aside by his mother getting a new mate, and Daisy having to feel guilty that SHE didn't make an effort to let Smoky feel like a dad.

*= ive written at length about how I like Sparkpelt's actions in ASC, but that doesn't mean she isn't part of a problematic trend, like Bristlefrost's death in TBC

When dads have problems in WC, they're generally framed as being more reasonable or sympathetic, like they were too permissive, or being undermined by their mate, or just... aren't blamed for being utterly absent.

So if Graystripe's kittens are having emotional problems? They just can't have Graystripe present because then, well, he might be somewhat responsible! So they just barely mention him, using Millie as the basis for Blossomfall's problems.

It reminds me so, so much of PO3 and how the minute Squirrelflight's Secret was out, Brambleclaw basically disowns his children, and that just never gets reckoned with. Because the narrative decides that he's right to be hurt, it decides that he's also totally right to treat every single person in his life the way that he does.

And it sucks! It sucks because there's SO MUCH you could do with this stuff! Graystripe having problems with his second litter because of his unresolved trauma surrounding Silverstream is INTERESTING. I WANT to see what he's thinking and feeling. I WANT to see him have issues with his kids, be conflicted between standing up for them or alienating Millie.

It's such a waste.

#Graystripe #Warrior Cats Analysis #All other issues of these situations aside... #I just really like Graystripe and I think he was largely wasted post-TNP #But in order to tell a story with him they need to be honest about him #And he's not this ultra-wise super respected amazing perfect warrior #He has issues and he always does what HE wants to do regardless of if it's best for the Clan or not #They didn't even frame his leaving ThunderClan in TBC as a super horrible thing #WHICH IT WAS #THEY NEEDED HIM AND HE WAS NOT THERE #BIG PROBLEM!! #''Graystripe you said you would support me...'' #''Yes Squirrelflight but you are a woman in a position of power so... byee'' #''now im just gonna casually go on that big journey across a mountain. I am 100 years old btw'' #Can't even kill the guy without giving him an SE on the way out #(unfortunately graystripe's vow is a good book)

[tenrose]

I don't know how it is elsewhere, but since the beginning of this inflation shit, the hardest thing to find in grocery stores is cat food 🤷

#i haven't seen the kibbles i used to give him for months #it's always empty #had to find a new brand hoping he would like them and not try to kill me for this affront #luckily i found some that he likes #and in bonus they are better quality #with less cereal shit and more meat and fish #also two times more expensive but it's for my beloved pet so who cares #anyway turns out everyone thought like me because there were only two packs left today #can't even be mad at people for wanting the best for their cats #it's normal behaviour #had my mom on the phone and it's the same there #she buys two big packs to be sure to never run out #because their cat is very picky with his food unlike mine lmao #I would do that too if i had a car tbh #misc

[hyuksverse]

a very fun thing in vet tech school is that students can have a "bring your pet to school today" ☺️

#we already had two dogs haha #one was named kluska (noodle) and the other was żelek (gummy)... #kluska was the best 🥲 and żelek was cute too!! he peed on a boy's backpack though 😭 #during a biology test too 😭 the teacher loved him though so it was ok #i feel really weird around dogs though after always having cats. it's just so odd #like. how do i pet them?? what do i say?? literally what do i do??? #with cats i know everything but with dogs i'm just kind of uncomfortable 🥲 coming from a future vet tech #i mean. i'm pretty comfortable with my auntie's BIG dog #but that's because i've been with him for a while now. with new dogs i am clueless 🥲 #i feel like dogs don't give feedbacks for petting. cats do. you instantly know if they want pets or not #but with both dogs brought into class i had no clue if they liked my pets or not 🥲 that's why it's hard #i'm still not really sure how to pet my auntie's dog and idk if he likes my pets but he does love me so i guess good 👍

[gay-kurapika]

I started watching adventure time because without my ex roommate here I actually feel comfortable watching my tv in my own house in my own living room without feeling like a burden to someone else because she was literally always in here watching crime shows and trashy reality tv and drinking tequila until she passed out on the couch, and I really like it. It’s one of those shows I objectively knew I had access to but I could never seem to enjoy anything without pissing her off in some way so this is nice :) she would have hated it! She would have used it as an opportunity to make fun of me for still liking animated shows and not watching “things for adults” which apparently means true crime and shitty violent dramas to her. Yet it reminds me of courage the cowardly dog, it’s got the same creepy yet fun vibe. One more thing I get back with her gone! I’m going to rewatch hxh too, in my own living room on my own tv and not hiding in my room on my laptop with earbuds in so it doesn’t disturb her!

#and also I want to say this because it was a fucking score: one of the thrift shop things I found today was a set of nice ass dishes #9 bowls and 20 plates for $12 but they were doing a half off sale so I got it for $6. literally just because they are a little scratched #and one bowl is missing. they’re still nice! #the toaster and coffee machine I got aren’t fancy but they were cheap! a lot of my stuff isn’t gone forever #my emotional state has been improving my physical health is better than ever #I will recover from this no matter what Jayne wanted #she suicide baited me on the last night I saw her and it feels like a big fuck you to her to know that I can and will continue to get #better without her. despite what she thinks. #despite that she literally said she was the best thing that’s ever happened to me and how disgusting and worthless I am and how no one who #knows me could ever love me. stay classy Jayne :) my family and friends and girlfriend will always love me #my cat loves me so much she’s refused to leave my side for the last month and greets me enthusiastically when I get home from work #she’s napping next to me on the couch right now and you didn’t succeed in taking her away from me.

[berrymeter]

and before you ask. yes the weapon forms are symbolism. make of that what you will (but also i’m explaining in the tags it’s gonna get heavy tho bc they’re ocs for a game that is essentially Everyone Is Traumatised, That’s Why You’re Here! themed)

#perth.txt #seimei (red)'s flower is kalmia latifolia for its associations w both perseverance & treachery. #his whole reason for being there is ultimately his powerlessness. always trying to do ur best yet in the end nothing u do mattered #this is symbolised by both the fact his weapons are his fists & the fact they're translucent (ie not real) #(in catharsis effect he can only use them for fight related things. his skills are mostly buffs debuffs & heals but he packs a punch) #the rope around his neck ... well. won't dwell on that but also the fact it's formed into wings #& the strings inside those wings that make up feathers #musical person. never managed to pursue that though for many reasons. as for the wings #the whole guardian angel thing. but with the wings made of rope... that again is tied around his neck... mmm #shinya (blue) is his younger brother. he left the house first & did try to provide for shinya after he left #but he still felt as though he had abandoned him (hence the treachery symbolism) #not only that but unbeknownst to him his parents had been intercepting the money he was sending shinya anyway #now shinya... if you know all that u can tell where this is going esp w his flower being white/yellow carnations #ie sorrow & rejection #severe abandonment issues. the claws are both for the cat aspect obv & the fact claws can grip & hold onto things #the fact he can essentially 'double' himself is also playing on the whole not wanting to be alone thing #his attacks don't deal much damage & he isn't big on heals but he can give himself buffs & also like #the doubles allow him to deal a fair amount of damage total #also fun fact! in the real world seimei looks like redo shinya. shinya just took his appearance from a few years ago #his stage name as a musician is SEIMEI. envying his brother for being able to leave & desperately running after him #bc of that though seimei was never really like. convinced by redo at all #yeah he was given a different face & his memories were messed with but it didn't take long for him to recognise his own face on sbd else #however he doesn't know it's his brother. he's kinda concerned about the fact someone seems to Know him that much #god i love these two so much . they're brothers. they're mentally ill (obviously). they're transgender

[sirenofthegreenbanks]

touched grass today i think im cured

#i went to the village‘s playground #i used to play there as a kid #but stopped as a teen because i thought it was cringe #they put new stuff there (extremely cool) and #renovated (very impressed) #(i should mention its not just a playground for kids #) #its this gianormous meadow (hilled) (thats the playground part) #and at its outskirts theres a mini golf areal (also hilled #full of trees) #and then there‘s an artificial big pond #(it got a bridge. the pond is on top of a hill. there a giant stones and these big grasses growing around) #its always been a tourist magnet #but now they turned it into its best version #without ruining it??? im so stunned #daily life thingies #oh did i mention the cows! there are cows everywhere #i took the long way back and petted a couple of cats too #i think im so cured

[waywardsalt]

mmmmm

#thinking abt… post ph… linebeck having rough days and the others helping… #like the others have rough days too (except bellum he feels little to no guilt or regret) its just like. linebecks tends to directly impact #his ability to function; one of them coaxes him out of bed and helps him get breakfast he helps whoever is mopping the deck for the morning #with damien its just. jokey talk n liiight flirting. he mostly just vents at bellum and they discuss his issues. he n link talk abt anythin #bellum and damien help him with food and link is the best at doing little things like puzzles and card games with him #its. not depression. know that whenever i write him i never intend to give him depressions. this is more him adjusting to like #no longer being perpetually in survival mode. and also adjusting to having his trauma processed. big life shift #in a weird way post-ph is a linebeck coming of age atory. works out hes p young in post-ph n all that #link is the best for getting his mind off of things- to a degree link gets him and despite damien knowing him the longest #and bellum knowing him more intimately link is the one who got close to him as he is now so they do have that bond. also link saved his lif #on those days he can generally operate as captain just with some trouble stringing thoughts together + fatigue and overall anxiety #sex is a no go bc on bad days hes more easily triggered so thats avoided no back hugs no dogs but maybe a lil exposure to the latter two #when his and links bad days overlap they just decide to anchor at the nearest island and check it out. get out there go do stuff #link writes letters to familyn friends and keeps busy and linebeck gets more talkative to air out his issues n identify why he feels bad #bellum helps him with his eating issues bc he kinda just knows to chill next to him n talk with him abt it. he doesnt get as openly worried #linebeck gets bad days usually after nightmares or after having several brushes with stuff that reminds him of his trauma #he has midday periods of Bad Feeling but its usually just an anxiety attack or smth #cats are always good on these days. if they find cats for him to chill with he usually cries. he cries more on bad days and its a good thin

[ketchuppee]

During the 2008 recession, my aunt lost her job. Her, her partner, and my three cousins moved across the country to stay with us while they got back on their feet. My house turned from a family of four to a family of nine overnight, complete with three dogs and five cats between us.

It took a few years for them to get a place of their own, but after a few rentals and apartments, they now own a split level ranch in a town nearby. I’ve lost track of how many coworkers and friends have stayed with them when they were in a tight spot. A mother and son getting out of an abusive relationship, a divorcee trying to stay local for his kids while they work out a custody agreement, you name it. My aunt and uncle knew first hand what that kindness meant, and always find space for someone who needed it, the way my parents had for them.

That same aunt and uncle visited me in [redacted] city last year. They are prolific drinkers, so we spent most of the day bar hopping. As we wandered the city, any time we passed a homeless person, my uncle would pull out a fresh cigarette and ask them if they had a light. Regardless of if they had a lighter on hand or not, he offered them a few bucks in exchange, which he explained to me after was because he felt it would be easier for them to accept in exchange for a service, no matter how small.

I work for a company that produces a lot of fabric waste. Every few weeks, I bring two big black trash bags full of discarded material over to a woman who works down the hall. She distributes them to local churches, quilting clubs, and teachers who can use them for crafts. She’s currently in the process of working with our building to set up a recycling program for the smaller pieces of fabric that are harder to find use for.

One of my best friends gives monthly donations to four or five local organizations. She’s fortunate enough to have a tech job that gives her a good salary, and she knows that a recurring donation is more valuable to a non-profit because they can rely on that money month after month, and can plan ways to stretch that dollar for maximum impact. One of those organizations is a native plant trust, and once she’s out of her apartment complex and in a home with a yard, she has plans to convert it into a haven of local flora.

My partner works for a company that is working to help regulate crypto and hold the current bad actors in the space accountable for their actions. We unfortunately live in a time where technology develops far too fast for bureaucracy to keep up with, but just because people use a technology for ill gain doesn’t mean the technology itself is bad. The blockchain is something that she finds fascinating and powerful, and she is using her degree and her expertise to turn it into a tool for good.

I knew someone who always had a bag of treats in their purse, on the odd chance they came across a stray cat or dog, they had something to offer them.

I follow artists who post about every local election they know of, because they know their platform gives them more reach than the average person, and that they can leverage that platform to encourage people to vote in elections that get less attention, but in many ways have more impact on the direction our country is going to go.

All of this to say, there’s more than one way to do good in the world. Social media leads us to believe that the loudest, the most vocal, the most prolific poster is the most virtuous, but they are only a piece of the puzzle. (And if virtue for virtues sake is your end goal, you’ve already lost, but that’s a different post). Community is built of people leveraging their privileges to help those without them. We need people doing all of those things and more, because no individual can or should do all of it. You would be stretched too thin, your efforts valiant, but less effective in your ambition.

None of this is to encourage inaction. Identify your unique strengths, skills, and privileges, and put them to use. Determine what causes are important to you, and commit to doing what you can to help them. Collective action is how change is made, but don’t forget that we need diversity in actions taken.

#long post #some thoughts I’ve been having