#mad dog is bored

[nerdwithabirb]

In Praise of Bluey

I haven’t been on Tumblr in a hot minute because life marches on and I forget about some of my socials for a while.

Anyway, today I’m doing something a little different in the form of a longass rambling post so if you read to the end, you’re great and I hope all of the dogs you meet want you to pet them. (If you’re not a fan of dogs, insert whatever your favourite animal is.)

I’m not a parent. I will most likely never be a parent. I got my tubes removed almost two years ago now, by choice, because of medical issues that would impact a pregnancy, and sociopolitical issues I don’t want to bring a kid into. If I decide I want children, I will adopt them. But for now, my nephew is enough to get my fix of hanging out with kids.

With that said, I adore Bluey. It’s a masterpiece of animation, especially as far as modern kids’ shows are concerned.

Conflict Resolution and Realistic Characters

I find that many modern children’s shows are, for lack of a better word, sterilized. They don’t seem to like to show any sort of conflict. Bluey shows conflict. The Heeler sisters get frustrated with each other, with their friends, with their other family members. Bluey herself can be bossy and vindictive at times, occasionally bullying her sister Bingo, her cousins Muffin and Socks, and her classmates. Bingo is shy and sensitive and has a love of nature, but she runs into problems standing up for herself. 3 (later 4)-year-old Muffin behaves like an average toddler: absolute chaos, but not trying to be bad on purpose. Chilli and Bandit aren’t perfect parents - they get frustrated and sometimes hurt their girls’ feelings as a result. But they all learn from their mistakes, and they’re not afraid to admit when they’ve done something wrong — even the adults.

I grew up with an emotionally abusive father who was always too afraid (or too many beers deep) to form a meaningful connection with me. He’d belittle me for being interested in the arts and actively bullied me when I passed my driving test instead of congratulating me at all. He’s never apologised for any of it. Bandit is the dad I never got to have: he’s entirely devoted to his wife and daughters, even when it humiliates him. He’s not afraid to own up to his mistakes and learn from them.

Chilli reminds me of my own mother in a lot of ways: witty and sarcastic on the outside, completely losing her marbles on the inside because she’s afraid she’s not a good enough mom. Like my own mom, Chilli has a passion for drawing and encourages her daughters to keep practicing. She’s warm and welcoming and gives great hugs. She’s got both jokes and sage advice. And she sets out to right all the wrongs - my mom apologises to me all the time for stuff that happened years ago. (I love you, Mom!)

Tackling Serious Subjects and Different Family Dynamics

Another thing Bluey does absolutely spot-on is addressing serious subjects tactfully and in a way kids can understand. In the episode “Copycat,” Bluey starts her morning annoying the hell out of Bandit by copying everything he does. Things take a turn for the serious when the pup finds an injured budgie and rushes to the vet with her dad. The little bird doesn’t make it, which crushes Bluey. To cope, she plays out the events of the day in a game, but budgie-Bingo doesn’t get the memo and acts all better. Bluey realises that, like the budgie dying, Bingo derailing the game is out of her hands, and she comes to accept it.

In “Dance Mode,” Bandit steals Bingo’s last French fry. She’s given three chances to activate Dance Mode on her family, but gets all of those taken from her as well. Poor little Bingo is absolutely heartbroken when Chilli asks her an important question: “Does your outside voice sometimes say yes, when your inside voice is saying no?” As an (at the time undiagnosed) autistic kid who often struggled with speaking up and asserting myself growing up, this hit me like a ton of bricks.

“Early Baby” tackles premature birth with Bluey’s classmate Indy, “The Show” nods to Chilli having had a miscarriage, “Grandad” emphasizes that aging parents still need to take care of themselves for their adult children.

“Flat Pack” is an allegory for evolution, faith, getting older, and the struggle that is putting together flat pack furniture.

“Sleepytime” and “Baby Race” show some of the more everyday aspects of growing up, like sleeping independently and learning how to walk, all set to beautiful arrangements of classical pieces (Gustav Holst’s “Jupiter” from The Planets and Bach’s “Prelude in C Major,” respectively). And I won’t lie, as a nightmare-prone kid who was super attached to my mom, both of these episodes hit me hard too. I can’t watch either of them without getting a little misty-eyed.

In a more general sense, and regarding different family structures and dynamics, secondary characters like Judo, Winton, and the Terrier brothers are all shown with single parents. Rusty’s dad is in the army and, as a result, away on deployment for long stretches of time. But none of these things are made out to be a show or a spectacle or something bizarre, just a fact of life: different kids come from different backgrounds. I can guarantee that if a same-sex couple were to be introduced, it would be in a way that feels natural, like one of Bluey’s or Bingo’s classmates saying “My mums/dads are here to pick me up!”

Humour and Art-Related Ramblings

The character designs are simple and memorable. They have extremely expressive faces and movements despite being made of basic shapes like rectangles and ovals. The animation is smooth and fluid while embracing the “cartoony-ness” of being a cartoon. Everything is colourful but not to the point where it feels like a rainbow exploded on your screen. The backgrounds are simple, but not TOO simple, and many settings are nods to actual places in and around Brisbane.

Joff Bush and anyone he collaborates with on the soundtrack can convey everything from the beauty of nature to a boring workday via music alone, whether through arrangements of classical and folk music or original pieces. Bush isn’t afraid to use a variety of instruments, from a delicate music box in “Charades” and “Mount Mumandad” to a rambling banjo in “Grandad” and everything in between.

The humour is amazing, especially for children’s media. There are a few jokes that are clearly aimed at the adults in the room, like Bandit’s Polaroid camera going off in “Bob Bilby” when Chilli arrives with her tandem bike, or his discussion with Fido about getting a vasectomy/neutered in the original cut of “Perfect.” Bingo innocently asks Bandit questions about where babies come from in “Takeaway” and “Daddy Putdown,” though he always dodges the questions. “Dad Baby” is all about the struggles of pregnancy from the perspective of Bandit carrying Bingo in an old baby harness and it’s frankly hilarious; despite not being a parent myself, I have a nephew and I’m in that magical spot in my twenties where several of my former classmates are having kids left and right. There are well-timed fart jokes (“Daddy Robot,” “Fairies”) and slapstick moments (“Dad Baby,” “Born Yesterday”).

Conclusion

Bluey is a show that people of all ages can watch and learn from. It has heart, humour, and lovable characters. Its natural conflict resolution teaches its audience to be better people through showing rather than telling. It’s a beautiful show and I’m unashamed to watch it as a childfree adult.

#mad dog is bored #not one piece #bluey #bluey cartoon #bluey show #i’m rambling #in this essay i will #i love this show

[seasonalmoss]

Odysseus watching as a Ripple becomes a tidal wave, the reason becomes the blame and all of his men flapping franticly in the water as they desperately call out to him while drowning

#epic the musical #epic odysseus #epic ocean saga #odysseus #greek mythology #The odyssey #musical #epic #Idk I got bored #okay but this dog gives mad Odysseus vibe like look at it. #epic the ocean saga

[everyonesidolgoro]

Why are they looking like I'm starting to pick a fight

#im kinda disappointed by their additions idk i only played as majima for a short period so maybe i need to try again #but i was hoping for their combat to be more fleshed out n stuff #i also think mad dog of shimano is the most boring majima fight style to play sorryyy #idk what exactly i was expecting but just more! #i was hoping they were fully fledged like kiryu #apart from this let down i think the game is wonderful #having so much fun with the combat #i really need to get the judgement games #but i still need to finish lad dead souls and start ishin lol #ive been playing these games for half a year and im still not up to date hehe #rgg #yakuza #majima goro #dojima daigo #ryu ga gotoku #the man who erased his name #gaiden #gaiden spoilers #lad gaiden #lad gaiden spoilers #like a dragon gaiden spoilers #yakuza spoilers

[lesbiten]

ppl who neglect their cats and leave them outside will be like "we literally domesticated cats they used to be WILD and UNTAMED and so they should live outside!!!!!!" .....................what do you think domestication is all about like did you forget that before you finished the sentence or

#its like the number one thing i see is like #ohh you cant keep a cat inside because theyre wild and they get bored and they hate it #and its like #im sorry you had a really bored and understimulated and therefore asshole cat as a child #but that doesnt mean all cats are killing themselves over being kept inside #cats through domestication have BECOME indoor animals. who fully rely on humans #yes cats CAN survive outside but not without being an invasive species in most places and shortening their lifespan by 10+ years #they literally need humans to live #if you dont want to have a cat in your house then. do not. get a cat #? #like if youre listing the reasons you keep your cat outside and those include things like #claws. litterbox. meowing. blah blah blah #you are just describing vital aspects to cat ownership. dont get a fucking dog and then throw it out cuz it has fur do you ? #sorry it just makes me so genuinely mad how normalized cat neglect is and the people doing it insist YOU are the bad one for #actually taking care of the animal you got #simon says

[ghostorbz]

original prompt

Come one come all! The only food you'll ever need in nevada is right here!!

#this one turned out weird euhg #i dunno the purportions and stuff look weird to me #also this like. took way longer than it needed to #i kept stopping and getting bored #tomorrows will be better hopefully #madness combat #madcom #art #my art #i dont think tje hot dog vendor has a tag do they #hot dog vendor madness combat #shrugs #madcomtober

[origamiyoda]

boy why in gods name does the 2009 live-action ben10 movie have better writing than the ultimate kevin arc I'm going to lose my fucking mind

#Hi im at work and watchinf pirated cartoon network tv movies. I am so fuckinggggggggg bored. #THERES SO MUCH OF BEN DEFENDING ELENA. EVERYONES LIKE no you cant trust her we cant help her #And hes SOO defiantly set on helping her and protecting her and I'm looking into the camera with gritted teeth #whwre was this when max said you had to and I quote: 'put [kevin] down like a mad dog'

[pancakehouse]

lol love going through my past drafts sometimes like damn girl what are we so pissed about what’s the tea what’s the drama i wanna get on your side but rlly gonna need some more context first !!!!

#apparently being a hater is so sacred that not even i get to know what past mads was bitching about #just ao3 user grumposaur things ig !! #like girl go pet a dog and think about the boys holding hands for the first time and maybe you’ll stop being boring #edit: there’s also an alarming amt of 1D posts in there. every single one is correct tho

[movedto-clifflix]

i finally have a tag for goro n me >:]] i am now unstoppable with gushing nyehe

#>:]] NYJEHEHE #🐸🦖— cliff speaks #🐍 | goro #🐺 mad dogs in love ❤️‍🔥 #< LOOK . it’s so boring (wails) but it’s also very fitting

[10pm-cafe-lattes]

i can create polls. i am abusing my power <3 love you tumblr

#polls #tumblr #it’s over anakin i cAN CREATE POLLS #cats #dogs #cats of tumblr #dogs of tumblr #have you ever tried going mad Without power? is boring.

[majimassqueaktoy]

this is what I imagine majima is like when he's at home

#like yes the mad dog is an act and he's distinctly more calm than people might think him to be #especially when hes on his own #but also hes still erratic and high energy and just gets so bored so easy #so you might just catch him monkey climbing down the stairs at 3pm on a wednesday yk? #hes wearing pink silk nightie and gown tho #god i read one fic and i wish i could find it again bc it was so fuckin good and so funny but it had him doin a baseball slide #to the coffee table and makoto was just like. blank to the behaviour she was just like Hey :) and that made me cackle so much

[rise-uncalledfour]

HAHAHA, NO of COURSE I didn't write a short story on if us four were yokai in the hidden city... heheh.... eugh boy-

Here we are *slams paper on the table* Sit down, get comfortable, cause I SUCK at writing :)

Winston flew to the right, the momentum making him slide to the side and slam into the wall, but he ignored the pain as he registered it as he flew full force into an elevator, the room rocking as he slammed into the wall. He casually stood inside, placing his hands in his pockets and took on a calm stance. Nailed it. He spotted a lanky form, Brooklyn, make a try at the sharp turn, her body falling to a crouch and her claws ripping the carpet as she tried launching herself forward with her front paws, the momentum shooting her forward back on two feet and into the elevator, not even ramming the wall like Winston did. "Nice of you to-" She swatted him on the back of the head, her ears drawn back. "Shut up." She hissed, which he did. Nick came next, holding small Miguel in his arms. Miguel was yelling at him to go faster, but he was at full bolt, and Brooklyn and Winston both moved in separate sides of the elevator as Nick body slammed his way into it. "OKAY CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE-" Brooklyn was two steps ahead, clicking the elevator doors 'close' button, and the doors slid shut slowly, allowing them a glimpse of two angry bellhops skirting the corner a moment too late. The doors shut with a satisfying thud, and they all had a collective sigh of relief. "Okay, put me down!" Nick does as he's told, dropping Miguel. Miguel stood straight, huffing and straightening his small yellow shirt. Compared to Nick, he was about to his knees in height, minus the ears. They added an extra foot. Miguel immediately climbed up Brooklyn, resting on her back, holding onto her shoulders. "So, why did we do that?" Nick asked, out of breath. "You mean, why did Winston do that?" Brooklyn replied. "Because, it looked cool and I wanted it!" Winston protested, reaching into his pouch to pull out a small blue diamond. "I think Clem will want to buy this, though." Winston smiled. "Of course, the weird pawn seller goat man on The Surface. Yeah, go and sell something we all collectively just risked our lives for." Brooklyn snapped, her ears pulled back again in annoyance. Miguel and Nick both gave each other the 'here we go again' look. Fortunately for them, the argument cut off when the elevator doors slid back open. Unfortunately for them, they were awaited by bellhops that well out-numbered them.

#The Uncalled Four rambles #The Uncalled Four yokai #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #the uncalled four rambles #mad dogs #donnie rottmnt #leo rottmnt #mike rottmnt #raph rottmnt #asks #rottmnt big mama #rottmnt clem #short story #bored writer #writing #fanfic

[nerdwithabirb]

holy shit

so every late fall-early winter since 2018 it seems like i start simping for bass til it gets warm out again

well guess what

it’s november and on my way to a job interview this morning i blasted the piss outta some megaman soundtracks

it begins?

#mad dog is bored #not one piece #bass megaman #hey am i on a bass kick again? #why does this keep happening #bass wily #forte rockman #this has been a pattern for 5 years now #how long can i keep going

[malhare]

Maybe Im just built different but I'll never understand people who get angry at their dogs. Dogs dont do things to spite you, because they're angry, or because they're trying to be a nuisance - Dogs operate according to their instincts and their needs not being met. Stop applying human motives to your animals for fucks sake

#The amount of full grown ass adults who believe in the 'I need to show my dog that Im alpha' shit is so embarrassing #+ the amount of adults who stay stuff like 'My dog ripped up my furniture because he's mad at me' no bitch he's just bored or anxious!! #Some people should not own pets and I believe this with my full heart. Please gain some patience and understanding of dog psychology #malhare.txt

[winterskyfirefly]

#reblog for wider audience if you want #dont worry yall arent actually responsible for my future but im curious what yall will vote #my friend / coworker sent me a video last night of a dog attack #this was the GNARLIEST dog attack i have ever the gore was extreme #they were trying to put the dogs jaw back INTO its mouth #i imagine a nice quiet oh you're here for a checkup and not because your cat ingested poison clinic #i wonder if i would get bored because the ER side has some FASCINATING stuff even though it's gnarly as fuck #then i remember the ER side when you're begging them to pay to treat their suffering pet and theyre like nah its too expensive #and then you have to beg them to put the pet down then and they get mad cos you wont save their pet #and its like ahhhh a GP clinic where its just shots and routine stuff sounds sure nice

[neon-danger]

Can't forget being scared of werewolves, unless they're not, then they stop to cheer and clap every time they see one. From one extreme to another. Don't get me wrong I still love them but I just call them dumb puppies for how impotent their intimidation is lmao. Seriously vampires are like, weird. I also learned that they can't die of thirst in this game?? They sure can in 3, I had it happen a lot. But when I had Alex and Jack as vampires, it changed very little aside from them doing bad in the sun, terrible for Alex's occupation at home. I watched them seemingly attempt to stave off thirst by drinking alcohol, which does absolutely nothing for them, before eventually picking a target to drink from. It didn't matter if no one was around, they wouldn't starve or anything. I figured it was dumb luck but NOPE, they're more likely to die in the fucking sun than by not drinking blood. Can't die of dehydration as mermaid either unlike in 3, which is perhaps for the best as I swear they both lose hydration fucking constantly and don't like to shower or bath unless it's to splash around, and roaming around Oasis Springs for fucking rocks is making Jack perpetually smell like a fish market. I so often forget Aliens are even a thing as they're so, nothing, they don't even utilize their few unique abilities much, unless it's memory wipes. Oh boy, fun. Most fun I get from all occults is making their designs in CAS lmao. I kind of regret curing Alex and Jack of lycanthropy as I liked how I designed their werewolf forms. Oh well, there's always another time. They'll still just kind of be weird hyper puppies tho. I don't know my point here. I like occults a lot, but I rely a lot on mods to make them more interested and just their design philosophies. I probably actually like Spellcasters the most despite not looking different, just because magic is fun and they're not a liability or anything and hybridize well with other occults without really any issue due to not having alt forms. Tho the ones who teleport tend to piss me off just as I can't keep track of where they are.

Pretty sure the only reason vampires can die at all is if their magic source or life source or whatever runs out

The big purple bar at the top of their needs list

I often cheat the need higher when I notice them out in the sun

#the werewolves are fr just furries tho #like werewolves in the sims 3 were like wolf man hybrids right #like how werewolves are usually #and then in the sims 4 they’re just fuckin #furries #like that’s a fursona #you can make sparkle dogs in the sims 4 #for why #no hate to furries tho they keep the art community alive #but the design choice for werewolves is not it #I can’t take them seriously because they’re just not at all scary #even when they’re enraged #mermaids are just downright boring and the expanded mermaids mod just isn’t user friendly at all #spell casters are cool I guess but I don’t have any use for a lot of the spells #vampires are my fav cuz I suck at needs management and cooking SUCKS #tell me why it takes so long to make a meal in the sims #should not be taking a whole hour to make mac and cheese #not to mention the autonomous getting food when someone else is making food #werewolves are way too high maintenance to be playable for me tbh #like I’m sorry my sim is mad about being inside but I don’t think he needs to sleep on the floor when his bed is right there #plus I just cannot take werewolf romance seriously #that’s a dog #neon answers #neon plays the sims

[mrsbakashi]

how do i tell my neighbor that if she leaves her dog in the garage completely alone and with no toys he's obviously going to bark at everyone and everything because that's the only thing he has to do and it doesn't matter that she yells at him to stop barking because what would help is actually giving him attention?

#it makes me SO mad! #not only because a dog barking 24/7 is annoying af #but because i know he's stressed and bored #and it's worse when there's fireworks/firecrackers #because he's TERRIFIED of the noises #and he just scratches the door to go inside the house #and she DOES NOT let him in!!!!!! #it's torture hearing him cry and scratch the door #morgs rambling