other tips for new cat owners / people who may get cats soon:
no, getting a grown cat won’t be boring / less cute! they’ll become just as attached to you as a kitten. get a cat that speaks to you (literally or figuratively, maybe you want a cat that’s chatty). older cats will be so appreciative to have a home. people get rid of their cats for all kinds of unfair reasons. just the ones i’ve seen on the craigslist listings in the last 5 minutes: “i am just more of a dog person (7mo old kitten)”, “we hoped she would get over her kittenish behavior, she has not (2yr old cat)”, “i need to get rid of my cat before my baby is born (3yr old cat)”. you can totally pick up a beautiful, loving, grown up kitty who will be needing some comfort after getting dumped. just look at this girl.
(taken off craigslist) she would be more than happy to live her cat life with you. is she not cute? she is. she is cute. so, ultimately, adopt whatever cat you like, but don’t rule out older cats!
nextly: no no, do NOT declaw your cat. DON’T DO IT. I’M TELLIN YA. it’s a deeply painful procedure, actually removing the entire first knuckle, not JUST the nail. it causes long-term and potentially permanent pain in the cat, and can lead to nasty infections, behavioral problems, and helplessness if they ever find themselves outside and in need of protection or climbing abilities. “but i don’t want my cat to scratch me / my kid / my furniture!” okay, i feel you, but there are other, cheaper, less inhumane options. my favorite of which are claw caps.
you gently press on your cat’s foot (to unsheath their claws), and place the soft cap onto their claw using the glue that’s included in any soft paw kit you get. it might take some getting used to on the cat’s part, but it should under no circumstances be painful, and when the kitty’s claws grow, the cap just kinda falls off, and you’ll put another one on. you can also file or clip their nails down! if you’re too nervous or clumsy to do it, your vet will usually do it for a small fee, or a groomer can take care of it. Personally, I just let my cats’ claws hang out and accept the pokes when they knead on me, since i don’t have any little babies or expensive upholstery in my home.
No, cats ain’t “low maintenance”. This is a living, social creature, not a chiapet. Especially if you’re raising them from kittenhood, they need a lot of attention and resources. cuddles, playtime, training, health care, feeding, cleaning up their facilities. you get a pet to interact with, not to buy and leave it be! a cat that you don’t socialize is going to be very moody and sad. get a pet if you plan to invest the time and energy they need- if not, maybe we can come back to that cactus idea?
Cats need meat. I repeat, cats cannot survive without meat. Dogs need meat too- but cats are incapable of creating taurine in their own, and where do you find taurine? meat! hallelujah!! Feeding cats a vegan or vegetarian diet is a slow form of starvation and animal abuse. If you’re not comfortable feeding an animal meat, please do not adopt a carnivore. There are plenty of vegetarian mammals that you would be much better suited owning, but do not abuse your cats just because of your own feelings about protein. Without enough taurine in a cat’s diet, severe health problems will follow, like blindness, weak and decaying teeth, weak heart, and digestive issues. This is terrible. This objectively sucks. So pretty please give your cat a proper diet!
It’s way way safer to have an indoor cat. I don’t need you to tell me that you want your cat to be with you for many years, ‘cause I already know you do. Outdoor cats are exposed to wild animals, animal abusers, poisonous substances, cars, harsh weather, kidnapping, and diseases. Cats like rolling around in grass and grabbing birds from trees, and that’s great, but having an outdoor cat makes for a steep decrease in their estimated lifespan. The average lifespan of an indoor cat is 16.8 years, whereas outdoor cats average out to a hard-hitting 5.6. Ouch. So it’s definitely safer to keep a cat indoors! If you’re adopting a young kitten, it won’t be hard, since they won’t be expecting outdoor time already. If you’re still really into that whole grass idea, you should totally grow some indoor grass for your cat to chill in.
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that’s everything i can think of for the moment, but please don’t be afraid to do your own research on animal care. there are tons of resources out there, and if you have a good vet, they’ll answer any questions you have!
thank you for readin’ about cat care. as a reward, i’m adding a picture of toby as a baby. enjoy.
My commission sheet was a little confusing and cluttered, so I copied someone else’s way of presenting commissions just so it’s more clear X’D I hope they do not mind.
Anyway;
20 / 08 / 2018
Commissions are OPEN!
SLOTS
OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
As I am no currently working on the show at this moment, I need income for things like food, petrol, my meds, bills, etc etc. So We’re opening some commission slots!
Because my time is more limited than it was in the past, I’m not offering as wide a variety as I use to, and just for now, I am only doing single characters at the moment. I will also have to be strict as to what kind of commissions I am willing to accept. I will accept what I am offering here. Not character sheets, not headers or banners. What you see is what I’m offering. Also note rates have gone up as my time has become more limited and my needs have increased.
Additional Info:
– Paypal Only
– no NS//FW, hate art of any kind, I reserve the right to turn down commissions I am uncomfortable with.
– References will be needed for characters/OCs I’m not familiar with (Pictures of just text is fine)
– I can provide a “Working size” version of any picture (usually 300dpi) as long as it is not used for profit.
– OCs/Furry/Ponysonas/Self Inserts/Monstersonas/AUs are all ok! I do not believe in Cringe Culture and will draw any character, OC or ‘sona you’d like!
– I am ok with keeping commissioners names anonymous if asked! I have done this with multiple people who want to stay anonymous on their commissioned pieces.
– Payment will be asked for AFTER the commission is finished. This is a fail-safe for me in case something happens and I am unable to complete a commission.
– Please contact me if you want a spot via IM.
– Please do not send me messages asking “How is the commission coming? / Are you almost done?” as this makes me less inclined to work on things. a lame excuse, but a true one.
– Commissions will be posted publicly to tumblr unless asked not to by the client.
– Clients must please ask before reposting commissioned pieces to their own blogs/pages etc. However, using pieces they have commissioned for Avatars/headers is fine and you don’t need permission (although credit will be appreciated)
Once all slots have been filled Commissions will be closed until I have completed everything. At which time I will evaluate things and decide whether to open them again or not.
Sorry if that all sounds very stand-offish but I’ve been burned quite a few times ^^; And I hope that will help answer questions you guys might have. If it doesn’t. feel free to message me with any other things you might want to know! Despite how scary those rules sound I like to think I’m pretty open and don’t mind talking or answering things 🙂 (If you’re shy, you can ask questions via anon as well)
i just mass tagged a post with basically this same shit but it deserves it’s own post so here we are!
moon jongup used to be called things like “useless” and “ugly” and “untalented” (lots of ‘u’s) but here’s 10 ways he makes the people that said that shit look dumb:
jongup now gets just as many lines as youngjae and daehyun do
jongup has had his solo featured on a full-length album, and also had solo promotions
jongup now choreographs both for himself and for the entire group alongside junhong
jongup writes his own lyrics and also composes some of his songs too… bitch do you know how hard composition is? hats off to that
jongup has his own clothing line with his friend squad and their clothes are stylish as heeeeell
jongup helps out trainees and rookies and is very involved with helping trcng
jongup is highly recognized for his visuals now and has more than once been considered as one of the sexiest men alive, and he’s usually the one non-fans notice the most for visuals
jongup is now extremely confident and when he gets the opportunity he encourages his fans to have the same confidence and to not worry so much about meeting beauty standards
jongup never tries hard to be inspirational or woke, he just is. like he’s just this kid that likes anime and dancing and he took that and turned it into an extreme repertoire of talents and by staying humble he just is inspirational without having to prove it
actually if you tally these up and kinda split them into categories, jongup’s not even a triple threat. he’s an octuple threat.
i don’t know how to structure this lmao but like, b.a.p giving out signed albums for free, meeting fans for free, and also providing drinks for them since it’s a hot summer day… that’s just so sweet? like my heart is swelling? they didn’t have to do that but they did because they wanted to give back and make the fans happy
it also doesn’t look like they had much security with them, or any security at all (i can’t tell 100%). and if it were any other group that would probably be scary but the trust and respect between b.a.p and babyz is so great that no one has to worry.
sorry this just makes me so happy they’re so pure and i love them.
Honestly I’ve never been that upset about being an international fan until B.A.P decided to split into partners and camp out at different locations in Seoul giving away free signed CDs and free food to any fans that wanted to come down and meet them like ksndjdkr
please kill this idea that just because a female character is not physically strong and does not physically fight that her very existence is, by default, a sexist portrayal of women in media.
the “damsel in distress” trope is only harmful when that aspect of the character is all there is to the character. if the writers give attention to her backstory, her feelings, her struggles, and her development, then she’s not a faceless prop just being used for male empowerment. she’s a person. a person who happens to not fight.
there’s nothing wrong with that. and to push this notion that this is somehow bad and wrong and that women should never need saving, even in war and crime fiction, is ludicrous. it swings the pendulum too far in the other direction and creates the problem of only showcasing women who are physically fit, or butch, or masculine.
people come in all shapes, sizes, temperaments, and ideologies. stop worrying about stupid tropes and focus that energy on questioning whether or not a character is actually well-written and cared for by the author instead.
this post is making the rounds again and i love seeing all of the wide array of female characters tagged on it despite the fact that i wrote it specifically about makoto makimura from yakuza 0
but at the same time it kind of makes me sad that there are so many women like this portrayed in media and yet the vast majority of audiences write them all off so easily as though they’re worthless
i’d argue it even sends a dangerous message to actual women, like sorta implying women who have been kidnapped, abused, rape or such are worthless for needing outside help to save them from their situations.
Four years ago, the owners of Scarecrow Video brought all their staff members together to deliver some bad news. Like video stores across the country, the business was struggling. Its rentals and purchases had decreased dramatically as customers flocked to online streaming services. The owners were writing their own checks just to keep the business running, but they couldn’t do it anymore. It looked like they might have to part with their collection of over 130,000 videos—one of the largest publicly available video archives on earth.
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So the staff came together to pitch their own proposal. The idea was simple: They would keep the collection together, in the same space and open to the public, but transform the business into a nonprofit. After some back and forth over details, the owners agreed to donate everything in the store—the films and the shelves they were stored on—to Scarecrow Video, the nonprofit.
The result is something like a museum mixed with a video store. A team of 20 volunteers devotes hours each week to collect movie returns and restock the shelves. Most evenings, they hold one of their many community outreach programs for the public, such as the Children’s Hour, an event with the public library across the street that features a series of stories, videos, and activities for kids that center on a specific theme.
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Four years later, Scarecrow Video hasn’t just survived, it’s done quite well. It took the staff less than a week to raise the $100,000 they needed to get the nonprofit off the ground, with donations coming from as far away as Australia, Japan, and Bulgaria. And each year when they ask for more money, they’ve been able to get it from a band of loyal patrons.
This is interesting–libraries (at least around where I live) often carry DVDs as well as books and Internet access, but this is the first time I’ve heard of a museum specifically for movies and TV that’s focused on being as open to the public and accessible as possible. Places like these will only become more important as time goes on!
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