#SaveTheCats

[ahmadturk-family]

Update: October 11, 2024

🌟 Help Save My Beloved Kitty, Lisa 🌟

Meet **Lisa** 🐾, my sweet and spirited kitty who has brought endless love and joy into my life. 💖 With her playful purrs and gentle headbutts, she’s been my constant companion, brightening even the darkest days. Right now, however, my heart is heavy as she’s facing a serious health crisis. 😿

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We’re in urgent need of medical treatment to save her life, and I’m reaching out to you for help. Please consider donating to support Lisa’s care here: [PayPal Donation Link] 🙏💙

Watching her struggle is heartbreaking 💔, and I know there’s a chance we can turn this around together. Even the smallest contribution can create a ripple effect of hope and healing for her. Your support means everything right now. 🌈

If donating isn’t an option for you, I’d be so grateful if you could share this post 🐾. Spreading the word is just as powerful, and every share brings us closer to saving Lisa. Let’s unite our hearts to give her the fighting chance she deserves! 🐱💕

Your kindness and compassion can help restore Lisa’s spirit and bring her back to her playful, loving self. Thank you from the depths of my heart for considering helping us. Together, we can make a difference! 💖

#SaveLisa #CatLovers #DonateForLisa #HopeForLisa

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A Personal Note from Me ❤️

Hi everyone,

I hope this message finds you well. I’m reaching out during a difficult time for my beloved cat, Lisa. My family and I are currently in Gaza, surrounded by turmoil, and Lisa has fallen gravely ill. She desperately needs medical attention to survive. I’ve shared her story on Blue Sky, and I’m hoping to raise awareness and funds for her urgent care.

🕊️

Here’s the link to my Blue Sky post: https://bsky.app/profile/ahmadturk.bsky.social/post/3l6abb5c7xf27

Please consider donating here to help Lisa: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZQ2ACNKMG5KP2

Link GFM: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-aseel-and-family-leave-gaza-before-its-too-late

Do you know anyone who might be willing to help cats in need? The veterinary costs for Lisa’s treatment are significant, especially amidst the challenges we face here. While we’ve set up a GoFundMe page, it will take time to process, and we’re worried about securing funds quickly enough for her core

LINK GFM OR LINK PAYPAL 🔗🕊️🥹🙏🏻

To expedite this process, we’ve created a PayPal link to raise the funds more swiftly. Every contribution, no matter how small, can bring us closer to ensuring Lisa receives the treatment she urgently needs.

Thank you for your kindness and support. Your generosity truly means the world to both me and Lisa.

With heartfelt appreciation

Ahmad Al-Turk

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[annahalasek]

🐾 "Oh, sure, let me outside. What could possibly go wrong?" 🐾

Ever wonder what your cat is really thinking when you open the door and let them roam free? Spoiler: it’s probably something like "Thanks for the adventure, can’t wait to never come back!" 💀

Reality check: outdoor cats face cars, predators, and who knows what else. So, why are we still pretending it’s ‘freedom’ when it’s really just gambling with their lives? 🙀

⚡ My new designs are here to call it like it is: Keep your cat indoors, safe, and sassy. Whether you want to mock the madness or spread the truth, I’ve got you covered with sarcastic, darkly funny designs.

👉 Shop now :

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And hey, tag a friend who thinks letting their cat ‘explore’ is a good idea... they need to see this.

💬 Comment below if you’ve ever had a close call with your outdoor cat — we’ve all been there. Let's share some stories and save some lives. 🐾

🛑 Share this post to help spread the message: indoor cats are safe cats. Let’s keep them alive, and looking cute in the process!

[chloris-orius-spop]

16-hope. Just before the storm.

[lauriewoodward]

Beat it Out: Screenplay Outlining

[atldwordhaven]

Book Review: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody

⭐⭐⭐⭐ The magic of storytelling has existed since time immemorial. What makes it magic is the universality of it all. Storytelling can teach, entertain, or even act as a record of events, and indeed has for millennia. Another interesting thing about all the best stories is how they share certain characteristics that we all look for, or expect, even if we aren’t aware of it. Jessica Brody has…

[yeyshonan]

#ネコリパ さんからの #返礼品 が届いた！ 谷中に新しいカフェが今月中旬に立ち上がるので、先月末に私の都内から引っ越しの荷物を軽減するために、洗濯機、電子レンジ、椅子を譲渡したお礼。😸 皆さんもぜひネコリパブリック谷中店さんにお越しください＼(^o^)／ #savethecat #ねこ #ねこすたぐらむ #にゃんこ #にゃんすたぐらむ #のら猫 #野良猫 #保護猫 #さくらねこ #上野 #谷中 #猫カフェ #にゃどれーぬ #necorepublic #ネコリパブリック #cat #catstagram #catsofinstagram #catsoftumblr #neko #nekostagram #catlover #meow #neco #straycat #Ueno #Yanaka https://www.instagram.com/p/CoWSwJ-L1y1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[khismael]

Last night, 🌧️ as heavy rain poured and fierce winds howled, 🌬️ and darkness cloaked the world like a heavy curtain, 🌌 my children found a small cat by the door of our tent. 🐾 It looked at them with frightened eyes, 😟 seeking the warmth of their little bodies and the safety of their embrace. 🤲 Without hesitation, they gently carried it, ❤️ brought it into their tattered bed, 🛏️ and fed it and gave it water from the little they had. 🍞💧

The cat slept peacefully among them, 😴 unaware that it had chosen a cold refuge, ❄️ surrounded by shivering little bodies. 🥶 It didn’t know that those who made it feel safe were themselves terrified by the roar of airplanes ✈️ and the relentless sounds of bombing. 💥

In a world of war, where the hearts of grown-ups shrink under the weight of pain, 💔 the hearts of children remain vast. 💞 Their hearts are tender, while the war is harsh... unbearably harsh. 😔

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-5yearold-mariam-and-escape-the-horrors-of-war-in-gaza?qid=00e5241ae476a142a407a85d56b284fc

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[khaopybara]

#savethecat

[alexanderwales]

The second chapter of Save the Cat! is about genre, titled "Give me the same thing ... only different!". The general principle is one that I strongly agree with, even if I don't always practice it in my writing: you must know how and why things work in fiction, you must be a student of the realms you're writing in, you must give your own twists on clichés if you think you might be writing them, and must be familiar with clichés so that you don't end up boring people. Study things that are like the thing you're trying to create. Analyze them, take them apart, understand how they work or don't work.

But then a lot of the chapter is taken up with Snyder's own system of ten genres, and when I was reading it I wanted to just stop him and say "hey, what the fuck, did you even watch that movie?"

Also I laughed for like five minutes at him putting Schindler's List in the "Dude with a Problem" genre, even though I agree that according to his typology it completely fits.

I'm a huge fan of making up arbitrary categories and then stuffing things into them. I don't think it's often very useful, no, but it's fun, and when you're done shoving things into boxes, you can pull them back out, find a new set of boxes, and repeat the process. I'm not going to repeat Snyder's categories here, but I think they kind of suck, and don't accurately reflect genre as we understand them, and the whole thing would have been better off is it was taking story archetypes and saying why they work and then what the usual deviations from them were.

Here are two examples that I take issue with, among others. First, by his accounting Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is a "Golden Fleece" movie, the kind of film centered around a hero's journey where what he ends up finding is, ultimately, himself, and every set piece along the way is important only in the way it relates to the hero's self-acceptance or whatever.

No. Wrong. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is very very clearly a "Buddy Love" under this system. Look at this fucking image:

Could this DVD cover make this any more obvious? Literally all the promotional material is like this. It even says in the book that most "Buddy Love" movies start with the "buddies" disliking each other, and that their relationship is central to the movie. And if Snyder is getting this wrong, what else is he getting wrong about his own system?

Example two. I'm just going to quote it in full:

Now look at The Matrix and compare and contrast it with the Disney/Pixar hit Monsters, Inc. Yup. Same movie.

Fucking what do you mean.

Under this system of genres, Monsters, Inc. is very clearly another "Buddy Love" movie. There's a kid they have to deal with, but most of the movie is grounded in the relationship between Mike and Sulley. Like, what's the low point of the whole movie? They get banished to the Himalayas and then have a big fight! It's about their relationship to each other!

(I looked this up on the savethecat website and found an article claiming that it's an example of "Monster in the House", which is fucking stupid, because what's the monster and what's the house? Just does not apply. The child is takes the role of the "monster" for such a small amount of the movie, then they're looking after her and trying to return her home, and even before that it's not relatable as a monster to the audience. Blake Snyder didn't write the article, so maybe he had something different in mind.)

Meanwhile, The Matrix most closely falls into either "Dude with a Problem" (ordinary man thrust into extraordinary circumstances) or "Superhero" (extraordinary man in ordinary circumstances) and I would argue that it's actually neither of those because it's a goddamned hero's journey and those are their own thing and it makes no sense to try to split them into two parts because you don't get more explanatory power of what's working and what's not. His analysis of what he calls "Superhero" films also sucks for that reason and just totally misses the mark about what makes them tick.

So how are these the same movie? I don't know, it probably made sense to Blake Snyder. I have done my due diligence and searched for answers online, but haven't found much, just some weak ass defenses.

Also, I really hated that he says Chinatown and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? are basically the same movie because no shit. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is a parody of noir, and was adapted from the script for a never-produced third film in what was supposed to be a Chinatown trilogy. But even then, I don't get how you can say they're the same movie without pointing out the strong "Buddy Love" through line in Roger Rabbit!

This whole chapter was a total miss for me. Decent advice at the start that I've been hearing and preaching for a long time, but this typology sucks and he doesn't even seem to understand it (or the movies he's putting in it) very well. And since the typology sucks, it's a bad lens for understanding the underlying rules of writing, of story structure, the components of story, etc.

[savethekittycat]

I'm finally back on writing this fic!!!!!

I initially posted it on FF.NET, you can read it here too.

[vatt-world]

savethecat

Opening:

Setting: Chris's bedroom. Morning light filters through the curtains, signaling the start of another day. Action: Chris wakes up late, indicating a busy schedule ahead in the competitive world of showbiz. Introduction to the Protagonist:

Setting: Chris's cluttered apartment adorned with posters of Hollywood classics. Action: Chris rushes around his apartment, preparing for a meeting with his agent. The posters hint at his aspirations in the entertainment industry. Establishing the Routine:

Setting: Chris's wardrobe. Action: Chris fumbles through his wardrobe, trying to find the perfect outfit amidst a mix of colorful shirts and worn-out jeans. Chris goes to shoot a commercial:

Setting: Film set. Action: Chris reluctantly wears a funny mask for a commercial shoot. He expresses his disdain for the material, yearning for real roles and to be seen as a leading actor. Others on set remind him to value every opportunity. Introduction to the Catalyst:

Setting: Agency office. Action: Chris arrives at the agency, nerves palpable as he prepares to meet his agent. The office is sleek and bustling. His agent advises him to stick to the plan, frustrating Chris who demands to be taken seriously. Debate:

Setting: Agency office. Action: Chris's agent delivers a pep talk about resilience and sticking to the plan, despite auditions and rejections. Chris expresses his desire to take control of his career, even considering networking without an agent. The agent advises against it, urging him to wait and trust the process, but Chris is determined. [END OF SCENE BREAKDOWN]

Heart-to-Heart with Monty:

Chris confides in Monty, who advises him to focus on authenticity and emotion rather than flashy performances. Dancing Practice:

Monty and Chris hit the town to improve their dancing skills in a real environment. Chris starts to feel confident as the night progresses and he dances among the crowd. Self-Improvement Journey:

Chris enrolls in acting and dancing lessons to refine his skills and prove himself worthy of his Bollywood dreams. Immersion in Indian Culture:

Immersing himself in Indian culture, Chris learns the language, traditions, and customs to better understand the world of Bollywood. Indian Restaurant Adventure:

Chris invites Monty to an Indian restaurant to try new food. Despite finding it too spicy, they have a fun time together. Movie Premiere Experience:

Chris manages to secure tickets to an Indian movie premiere in town. He feels nervous seeing many stars he admires. During the movie, he overcomes his nerves and joins the audience in a dance number. Music Video Idea:

Monty decides to shoot a music video with Chris showcasing his newfound dancing skills. However, they struggle to find an Indian actress willing to participate. Facing Questions:

Chris faces questions about his background but assures them he's dedicated to learning the culture surrounding these performances. Genuine Connection with Bollywood:

Realizing that imitation won't win him roles, Chris decides to genuinely connect with Bollywood culture. He organizes a tribute show to showcase his talents and watches countless Bollywood movies to deepen his understanding. Solo Show Preparation:

Chris spends countless hours writing and rehearsing for his solo show, determined to make his mark in the world of Bollywood.

Language Lessons:

Chris enters online lessons to learn the language. His tutor encourages him, telling him he has a great future making Indian movies if he keeps up the determination to learn. Performance Night:

On the night of the performance, Chris gives it his all, dancing and singing to Indian music with passion. Disappointing Turnout:

Despite his efforts, the audience turnout is disappointing, leaving Chris disheartened. Unexpected Invitation:

Chris receives an unexpected invitation to meet with an Indian director. Meeting with the Director:

Nervous but hopeful, Chris attends the meeting and performs a song for the director. Expressing Interest:

The director sees potential in Chris and expresses interest in casting him in an upcoming project. Accepting the Offer:

Overjoyed by the opportunity, Chris eagerly accepts the offer. Preparing for the Role:

Chris starts preparing for his role, diving deep into the character and immersing himself in the project.

Break into Two:

Leaving the agency, Chris grapples with conflicting emotions — discouragement weighing heavy on his shoulders, but determination burning bright in his heart.

Fun and Games:

In a night out, Chris discovers hidden talents within himself as he explores different aspects of performance among like-minded people who love art and performance. Despite his amateur dance moves, he joins a group of dancers, surprising even himself with his growth and development. Forming bonds with fellow aspiring actors and dancers, Chris finds support and camaraderie in the competitive world of show business.

B Story:

Chris seeks solace in the familiar company of his friend Monty, a fellow dreamer who listens empathetically to his struggles over steaming cups of coffee. Both Chris and Monty share a love for Indian movies.

Midpoint:

Monty suggests Chris dive into the world of Indian cinema for inspiration. Chris immerses himself in the works of acclaimed Indian directors, discovering the rich storytelling and captivating performances. He notices something in particular that he likes more than anything: dancing.

Bad Guys Close In:

Chris faces stiff competition and self-doubt as he navigates auditions for Bollywood roles, each rejection chipping away at his confidence. He struggles given the competition, all of whom know how to dance very well.

All is Lost:

Chris struggles to balance his acting career with his personal life, facing challenges in his relationships as he pursues his dreams. He stops hanging out as much with the group who helped him discover dancing, feeling the strain of his ambitions on his personal connections.

[girlwiththealligatortattoo]

Well I just learned that today is International Cheetah Day. Goodness knows this big cat suffers greatly at the hands of human pressures, from habitat loss, to the illegal pet trade. Let's take a new path, as humans, and create a life and legacy where these are no longer an issue, and one in which these amazing animals are able to flourish.

[jjamesthedfordsmilecharity]

Lets Make a record donation of $1,000,000 to World Wildlife Fund for Taylor’s Album Release Party 🎉 ❤️💞💕🥚 (hashtag savethecats)

[niktroil-blog]

My second rescued cat! He has grown nice and big @roaringfarm ! #savethecats #catoftheday #catsofinstagram #cats #rescuedcat https://www.instagram.com/p/B3rNvQJFfcL125cDAnel6xmCenm5vrNMr9OlmE0/?igshid=123ehpl4hlmid

[jenniferopiie]

Cheetah: the next in my collection of our endangered big cats 🐆