#birds dont produce milk

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[999moreyears]

alao question monster falin feinds do u think the feathers r long enough they just cover her nipples or they grow .on it. Ouch. did her entire biology change so that she dosent nurse using milk but instead like that of a bird where she doesn't produce milk. or what if she just dosent have nipples anymore... harpys likely dont have nipples because it's supposed to only be a brood patch to keep chicks warm... but ig it comes down to is falin more like a harpy or a human.

[ftmwtch]

Some Texan Folklore, Remedies, & other Superstitions

I'm unsure if these are strictly Texan specific, or if they may even be something only my small town does, but figured I'd share some of the stuff I heard growing up in South Texas

chewin' tobacco juice for insect stings, mainly bee, wasp, fire ant, and scorpion - its meant to draw the sting out. mud also works in a pinch

aloe or vinegar for sunburns

teaspoon of honey with lemon for a cough

for a cold, a shot (or glass) of whiskey with sugar and lemon. ive also heard it be used for aches, pains, curing a toothache, and ensuring a good nights sleep

biting into a pepper or taking a shot of hotsauce to clear stuffed sinuses

sea salt and a few drops of hot sauce into warm water to gargle for a sore throat

prickly pear juice for ulcers or an upset stomach, and a prickly pear poultice for sores or burns

sweet tea to cool you down and keep you hydrated, and a glass on the porch during sunset is said to be a sure fire way to ease stress or loneliness (a swig of bourbon is sometimes added on rough or celebratory nights)

a glass of buttermilk will cool you down when your overheating or settle an upset stomach

oatmeal bath for poison oak, ivy, etc

a pinch of baking soda in your pitcher is said to give you sweeter sweet tea

dont point at a grave - your finger will rot and fall off

when visiting a graveyard turn your pockets inside out so no spirits can hitch a ride home in your pants

brass cowbells get hung around cows necks to keep them producing milk so its believed ringing them can attract good luck as well

if your ears are ringing, it means someone is talking about you

to make an incoming storm miss your property, stick an axe in the ground - its said to split the cloud

a ring around the moon means bad weather is coming

a buzzards shadow crossing you brings bad luck

Horsehair rope to keep rattlesnakes away. I mainly hear this one about camping and keeping it tied outside your tent to ward them off, but I've known a few older folk who tie it to their bedposts year round

a rightside up (U) horseshoe above your door brings good luck to you and your family and wards away evil. if you hang it upside down or it falls upside down, all your luck is said to have fallen out. its luckier too if you spit on it before hanging it up

dont camp or walk by a river at night, and if you hear a womans cries coming from the river, dont investigate, as most rivers tend to have a vengeful spirit that wants company

Be wary of letting your kids roam during canicula - or the "dog days"/the hottest days of summer - and adults should be vigilant too. It's mainly to do with the heat, but I've also heard this time of year is when fatigue, fevers, and bad luck haunts your step, as well as tales of a serpent who preys on children during this time

A redheaded woodpecker pecking on your roof means a death will happen in your family. I've also heard this said for when a bird flies inside your home

Don't wear your hat backwards, set it on your bed, or set it brimside down - all of the luck will spill out. Setting it on your bed may even bring death upon you or your loved ones. Set it upside down (if you can't hang it up) to keep all your luck inside (I think this one is primarily for cowboy hats, but I've seen most people set their baseball caps upside down too)

tamales are made and eaten at Christmas to represent family coming together

Rain is coming if all your cows lay down in the field, or if spiders, flies, or spiders come into your home

Plant your root vegetables during a new moon and your leafy vegetables during a full moon, both at night, for a better harvest

if your horses mane or tail is in knots, they were visited by fairies (the horses hair tangles because fairies are said to use it as reins to ride the horse). its best to leave the lil riders some milk and honey as thanks for exercising your horse

when you kill a snake, you have to bury its head seperate from the body or either the spirit of the snake will come back for revenge or all of its snake friends will retaliate

An itching right palm will shake a new hand (a new friend or acquaintance will be made) while an itching left palm means money is coming your way

buy a new broom when you move houses for a clean start. bringing your old broom with you will bring all your old problems and bad luck

Salt thrown over your right shoulder stops bad luck (and salt thrown over your left doubles bad luck)

Knocking on wood unjinxes you or wards off evil spirits

Toads and crickets in your garden mean good luck is coming your way

when its sunny and raining at the same time, my family said it meant the devil was kissing his wife, but others also said it meant the devil was beating his wife

Open your windows when it rains so negative energy will leave and the positive energy of the rain will come in

its unlucky to wear yellow

always shave before a competition, job interview, or first date - its said that youre cleaning up to impress Lady Luck

dont eat chicken on new years or before a competition - its unlucky

never buy boots secondhand - youll get all of the old owners troubles

stepping in manure is said to bring you good fortune, especially if your boots are new

black eyed peas and cornbread on new years eve for good luck and greens (either cabbage or collard greens) for wealth in the new year

Have you heard of any of these? Does your family know of or do any of them? Feel free to add any other ones you might know!

[megatraven]

🍫, 💛, 🍪, 🙃, 🦖, 🎤, 🌸, 💞 please?

i. forgot. i reblogged an ask meme :) thank you luci <3

🍫 Cheese or chocolate? CHOCOLATE!!!

💛 Do you have any piercings? my ears are pierced but i dont usually wear any earrings

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? oatmeal chocolate chunk B)

🙃 What’s a weird fact that you know? some birds produce milk. pigeon milk is my favorite to tell people about

🦖 Favorite extinct animal? sabertooth tiger??? idk i dont really have a favorite extinct animal that comes to mind :^)

🎤 Is there a song you know all the lyrics to? so fucking many <3

🌸 Best compliment you ever received? any and all the times my coworkers have looked at my art and asked me why im working there instead of pursuing art as a career :) <3

💞 @ your favorite blog. i have so many i cant pick just one sorry ;( you are one of my faves tho luci!!! <3

[is-the-owl-video-cute]

im sorry i just found out that you're being called a hypocrite over enjoying chicken nuggets and i'm just. birds eat other birds all the time. like raptors, obviously, but also like. a domestic chicken will 100% eat chicken if you give it to them. if one gets injured you will have to quarantine it because the other chickens will peck at and bite open wounds. "free range vegetarian chickens" are fake; if theyre outside they're eating bugs, which last i checked are animals. it seems humans are the only animals that have qualms eating other animals and its wild. bro you're an omnivore. you have teeth designed to rip and tear flesh. what do you think we originally used tools for if not hunting? we would not be where we are if humans were herbivores because a diet of plants is very energy intensive!! the breakdown of plant material is difficult! most ruminants regurgitate their food to preform more mechanical digestion again to help!

like, all the power towards you if you don't want to eat meat (i mean, i personally literally cannot eat most meats because i can't digest it properly at all) but like dont make others feel bad about eating meat??? there are people who have to eat meat because they can't get all the nutrients they need from plants. including but not limited to b12 which is extremely important and we cannot synthesize it so we must obtain it from animal products.

vegetarians i can understand. vegans are weird to me; yes big industries treat their animals poorly but cows likely enjoy being milked because they've been bred to produce more than their calves need and being full of milk is uncomfortable- ask a lactating woman. chickens don't really care if you take their eggs. sheep *need* to be shorn because we've bred them to produce lots of it and without shearing it will not stop growing and cause problems; they can heal from nicks and wool is heavy and hot - its the only fibre that will keep you warm even if it's soaking wet. bees do not mind that we take honey; they make honey because its energy dense so they can survive through winter and keep warm, but domestic bees do not need as much as wild bees because we help them keep warm in the winter so they don't need to expend the energy to keep themselves warm.

these creatures have been domesticated for hundreds of thousands of years! they rely on humans! its not a bad deal for them, either!

"So you're saying that you'll provide me guaranteed food and shelter from the elements and predators, and all I have to do is give you some of things I already make anyways? And you'll make it so my offspring produce more of this thing you want so you will be continually incentivized to take care of them? Damn, where do I sign up?" - animals at the beginning of domestication if they were capable of human speech, most likely

i didn't mean to go on this long, sorry, i just am very confused and i ramble

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[skzfairies]

wayv extra member profile

— basics

stage name → jieqiong

birth name → zhong jieqiong

korean name → jung jieun

english name → juliet zhong

nick names → jiji, sneaky cat, baby j, snake

birthdate → april 17th, 1998

nationality → chinese

place of birth → hong kong, people’s republic of china

sexuality → bi-romantic, asexual

languages → cantonese, english, korean, mandarin

zodiac sign → aries

chinese zodiac sign → snake

— career

company → sm entertainment

training → 2012-2019, 7 years.

debut → wayv (2019), nct u (2020), nct femme fatale (2021).

group → nct

sub units → wayv, nct u, nct female fatal

position → main rapper, lead vocalist, lead dancer.

— physical

face claim → gia ge

vocal claim → kim lip from loona

rap claim → tymee

dance claim → momo from twice

height → 162 cm (5’4)

— facts

she has one sibling, a younger step-sister, liu yufei. she was was the child of the women her father married and was born in 2004.

her parents got divorced in 2009, her mom got remarried in 2014, her dad also getting remarried, but in 2016.

she wanted to be a nurse growing up, but now she said she‘s glad she didnt pursue that career, because she gets very squemish around blood and injuries.

she auditoned for SM in the 2011 global audition, she said she wanted to become a singer because of girls generation, she listened to their music a lot growing up, she still does to this day.

it was announced on December 31, 2018 that she would debut in WayV.

her hobbies insist of dancing, writing songs, producing songs, watching netflix, reading, and skateboarding.

she learned to skateboard when she was 15, she would skate on her way home after practice, and learned on her way.

she produced and wrote nct female fatal’s all of the tracks on their first mini album, as well as some songs of WayV, including, king of hearts, we go nanana, unbreakable, up from here, only human, good time and action figure.

she loves strawberry milk, but doesnt like regular milk.

she loves listening to the rain, but is terrified of storms.

qi knows how to play the piano, gutair and the violin. she used to play the violin from ages three to nine, but she quit to take dance lessons.

she took dance lessons for one year before auditioning for SM. she was glad she took them, because they helped a lot.

she had a habit of loosing her phone, she seems to always misplace it, she once left it on top of the toaster.....for some reason.

she doesn’t like coffee, but she will drink it if she needs to stay up longer than normal, which is a lot. she is a morning bird, she wakes up at 7am naturally, unless she is really tired.

her favorite color is red, favorite number is 7, and her favorite season is autumn.

likes: cats, movies, candles, fluffy blankets, oversized hoodies, knee-high socks, cookies, cherries.

dislikes: hendery (just kidding, she loves him....!), bugs, hot weather, crowded places, thunder storms, tight clothes.

random fact, but her tongue can touch her nose!

motto: “never stop getting up, even if it easy to stay down, dont give in to your bully’s.”

she shares a room with ten and hendery!

her insta is @/ jieqong_01 :)

[friththetraveller]

woah hay i forgot to post this !!

this was just gonna be like a fun doodle supplement for ease of explanation to the campaign im running right now but i let myself keep drawinnng so it ended up being like ... a full-on micro ethnography sketchbook found in a druid enclave’s library on a tribe of friendly goblins instead lol

somewhere down the line i might finish up a copy of these in my usual art style but this was good fun to mess about with, and an excuse to play with some nice fine liners id just bought <.<

i’ll waffle a little more under the cut to save your dashboards :L

an art !! hurrah !!

SO basically i have a subrace homebrew table in my giant folders of Stuff

of the goblinoids your basic gob has the most subraces, and one especially rare one is Woodwose! my D&D contains a heaping cup of nuance because original 70s D&D was a Smashy Game and i like worldbuilding, so not ALL goblins of any subraces are inherently evil, but woodwose are m u c h more likely to coexist with their neighbours than use theft and bonks on the head as a survival strategy than your average bunch of goblins. i think of them as being softly furred like a greyhound with little to no head hair, opposed to the standard goblin which may be more wiry or sparse in hair in a human-like pattern

SO this is what these guys are :’> Neverwinter Woods’ resident band of Woodwose; traders in hard to reach goods from deep in the woods - a pretty dangerous undertaking for those who dont know the mysterious forest well. AND their most prized trade goods are the products of the deep forest bees, especially their honey  - deep and bright like maple syrup, tangy and piney, surprisingly sharp and unsweetened. It makes the most excellent mead in the Savage Territories, if not the world. some herbs the bees collect from can make the honey a little psychoactive if you know what to look for ... the supply channels are narrow and their trust is hard to gain, and they trade for specialist goods they have difficulty crafting themselves - such as metal for prized weapons, special food or cloths, or raw materials their territory doesnt produce in high volumes.

they rehome these bees in large open hive rings as well as keeping an eye on local swarms out in the woods, they maintain a few permanent gardens near big populations but employ hidden slash and burn groves, and they keep the large and sturdy Cragfoot goats - descended from Hotenow Ibex - for work and milk, and then their bodies. materials at the end of their life. what meat they eat comes from some sparse hunting and occasional fishing in the web of rivers.

they live in little stone roundhouses, supplemented by stone-bottomed barns, tall wooden granaries and pit-fridges, tent lean-tos, often all ringed by stone banks, and use wooden vats and coil pots (some of the best potters pattern their work). they are usually adept at moving in treetops too, with networks of pegs and hidden ladders, climbing loops and platforms along trails and around houses

they mostly dress in rough cloth and leather, protection made of bone or wood and with their best warriors using traded mail for extra defence. jewellery is made of wood and bone, and some decorative furs are obtained by chance. the best of these goes to the chief and the shaman who co-ordinate the group. they decorate themselves and the outer walls of their structures with paints of white, green and grey.

ive REALLY grown to love these guys a lot i wanna draw them more and colour this art sometime ... here’s some art labels left to right top to bottom :’>

Page One

seasoned honey-hunter collecting honey from a wild hive

youngster with a large slab of honeycomb

a kept hive filling out the inside of one of the hive-rings

an empty hive-ring with a swarm-catching basket

mashing honeycomb through a mesh to collect the wax and honey ready to separate over heat

the gear of a honey-hunter or hive-tender; their body is rubbed in a coat of fresh ashes, arms and legs more wrapped than usual, they carry a smoke-torch to pacify the bees and a large knife to cut the wax , they wear mesh over their eyes and plug their nose to protect from bees and some of the smoke.

(all jars) a small lightly patterned jar, a much larger more decorated jar with fibre rope on the handles, a large dugout wooden vat, a patterned corked decanter or teapot with fibre string handle and cup.

Page Two

Cragfoot goat harnessed to a simple trundle cart made of a large carrying frame fitted with wheels

a shaman applying new paints to a young Woodwose before a new first for them (like a hunt, trade mission, bee-catching etc)

a senior shaman performing ritual divination

on farming duty, using a digging stick to move soil and a carrying frame to keep young babies safe

typical stone roundhouses with wooden rooves, with a rise and lip to let smoke out of the top

an empty carrying frame made of wood and woven fibres, no straps or wheels attached

using a carrying frame on their back

bribing a goat with fruits to shear its thick fur ready for summer

(tools) bone hooks, toggles, needles, awls, stoppers etc; stone chisel; stone hammer; fishing spear; knitting needles; wooden spoon; wooden digging stick

Page Three

skilled archer in an antler hat and mail skirt

spear-carrying warrior in a fur cape and mail skirt

band of happy hunters coming back with birds and hares

(weapons) stone spear, metal sword, metal machete, metal knife, bone-pointed darts and blowdart-tube

highly esteemed warrior, possibly a chief, wearing a fox skin and mail skirts, and carrying a metal sword

hunter setting up snare traps, showing illustrator how it works with a stick

scout with a blowdart-tube, having fun in the branches of a trail tree fitted with climbing loops and pegs

[uhhhhhhhhhsblogyea]

♤| dragon ball shapeshifter au

storyline rundown

part two

tw: profanity !! a bit of gore and such

the story begins on kakarot's farm! he lives with his parents, bardock and gine, and his brother raditz.

kakarot takes his produce to the market to sell, talking to krillin who is a police officer watching over in case of robbery or stolen goods, with his wife 18 and his daughter marron.

he hangs out there and sells all his produce, making a whopping amount of money to give back to his mother to go towards their farm. so thats what he does.

later that night, raditz barged in through the door, huffing loudly and covered in purple blood. it had a reddish tint. gine and bardock jump to their feet, bardock still in his training gi and gine in her white shirt and some sweatpants. "raditz!? what happened?" bardock exclaimed, gine following up with "why are you covered in... purple blood!?" this caused kakarot to come out of his room in a rush, "h-h-holy s-shit! i didnt kill anyone i swear mom, mom, dad please, i wouldn't do that!" raditz panicked. "s-something tried to attack me! i didnt know what to do so i attacked back!!" he tries to wipe the blood off, it being on his face.

whatever happened, scared raditz enough to make him shake in fear and what seems to be regret despite it being to protect himself.

kakarot however, still was unsure what happened. his father said he would explain in the morning, the situation was too dire for kakarot to get involved - especially with the police.

in town, vegeta covered his bloodied chest, panting as he hid deep in an alleyway. "goddammit," he huffs, slicking his hair back to keep the human bangs out of his face. hes got a huge gash across his chest, thanks to that damned raditz he happened to work with. luckily, he was morphed into some other alien lifeform and not his original shift state. he slowly morphed into a bird, a finch, and flew off to him apartment. he always kept his window cracked just in case this were to happen. just his luck, we wont be able to eat and to heal he needs that energy for food or else hell be out asleep for awhile.

he decides calling off work, so thats what he does. what he doesnt expect is a man with a thick ass fucking tail and slicked back purple hair and red eyes to be reading a book, lounging like a king on his bed. "f... frieza!?" vegeta says, startled.

"ah hello my creation! lovely seeing you here, dont you think?" he throws the book off to the side, getting up and striding over to the bloodied vegeta. "aw looks like you got a paper cut." he jabs a finger into vegetas cut across his chest. vegeta groans in pain, a tentacle whipping around to hit frieza away into a safer distance, but the icejin blocks smoothly with his muscled tail.

from here:

wow!! you found out vegeta is a "creation" of friezas, but what exactly does that mean?

raditz gets taken in for questioning. he gets blamed for a murder that happened on the otherside of town, the law system being dumb sentenced him to 25 years in prision for a murder he didnt do

kakarot is confused, bardock telling him there arent any alien threats and it was a misunderstanding on the jury and judge's parts bc raditz was getting mugged and a murder far away happened at roughly the same time, and they were desperate to throw someone into jail.

this is a lie, to some extent. kakarot believes it, living happily thinking there are no threats

vegeta attacked raditz, needing food. shapeshifters need to eat hearts and lungs of animals as food

raditz is the one who cut him across the chest (thatd why he has a scar on his chest in the ref sheet)

kakarot has to bring crops and milk into a market farther into town sometime in the next week, it being an event ran by capsule corp, a company that produces a lot of housing and vehicles and being in business for 40 years being the anniversary that day.

vegeta is a mechanical manager, wearing fancy clothing that day since its technically a high spot in the ranks for capsule corp.

vegeta likes milk, surprisingly. it helps a lot when recovering damage, especially his species. this is when he meets kakarot

kakarot is running his stand with the crates of crops and glass jars of milk set out on display with their price, krillin with him

vegeta is annoyed he has to speak up to get the seller's attention so he grunts with an "ahem"

kakarot jumps, apologizing and asking what he wants to buy. vegeta gets his milk and some vegetables for someone he knows

"hey, whats with the fancy suit?"

"you dont know who i am?"

"no. should i?"

"i-? im vegeta! im manager of the mechanics in capsule corp!"

"oh. is the job hard?"

they conversate, as kakarot sells his produce happily listening as he was able to get the short man with a temper to talk about his job.

vegeta himself was caught off guard by this action but happily talks

this ends in kakarot running behing the stand's curtain and grabbing his business card so vegeta can have a discount on milk next time he decides to buy

vegeta takes the card walking off

the card has kakarots name and number on the back, a message saying "text me personally if you want extra, i dont mind taking some. you seem cool!"

vegeta is a bit ticked, but pockets the card

over time, vegeta and kakarot talk over text a bit, kakarot delivering him milk like an old time milk delivery boy

turns out he actually used to be one as a kid

turns out hes been into marial arts as well, a long time interest of vegetas

they bond over this, kakarot find himself growing a crush on vegeta

one time kakarot stops buy with a delivery unannounced, not knowing he typed the text but didnt send it. he knocks on vegetas apartment door, but no answer.

he checks to see if its unlocked, and it is so he lets himself in, just wanting to put the delivery on the counter and head out.

he doesnt expect to turn around and see a vegeta with a towel wrapped around his waist, tentacles coming out of his back, green eyes, and sharp ears, teeth, and claws. "K-KAKAROT!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" he yells, surprised. he doesn't have bangs either

"why do you have tentacles?? why do you look different? why do you have that scar?"

vegeta is caught off guard, not sure if he should push kakarot out or tell him the truth. one way or another he knows the truth will spread, so he carefully debates his options

he tells kakarot the truth, hes a shapeshifter and hes insanely dangerous

kakarot is surprised dangerous aliens exist

he tells vegeta this, and deep down vegeta is mad kakarot is sheltered

little do they know as they conversate and bond, growing closer to each other kakarot finds out vegeta made a vow not to ever get in a relationship no matter how much he envied them, especially a human relationship, a certain someone is watching them and listening in, theyre keeping tabs on vegetas and kakarots feelings

trust issues amirite?

later that night, kakarot says his goodbye heading home, heart pounding. wow!!!! vegeta is... great. very great. kinda cute too, i mean what!?? no!!

kakarot rants to himself aloud in his room, window open to keep himself cool, about vegeta as he debates his feelings. he doesnt care if this seems out of character in his friends terms, all they see from him anyway is a dense fightcrazed guy with a dysfunctional relationship with an ex and his son. he realized vegeta doesnt see him like that, but, what DOES vegeta see him as?

he calls it a night

he wakes up to a "thwap, thwap, thwap" against his wooden floor

he sits up, looking around and seeing a short figure sitting at his desk.

"whos there?"

"ah, youre awake monkey! i have valuable information for you, about your lovely vegeta." the voice is squeaky

"and, who is telling me this?" kakarots interest is piqued, not seeing the mysterious figure as a threat, as of now at least

"oh-hohoho! im dr. cold! but please, call me frieza. doctor cold is my father's name."

"and what do you have to tell me about vegeta?"

"mmm, are you sure you want to know?" he gets up, beginning to pace

"theres a catch isnt there" kakarot realizes, serious

"oh! maybe you arent so dense afterall. yes, there iss monkey. its simple, deliever some of your left over crop to my facility tomorrow, i already left the address on a paper over on that... pitiful little desk of yours." frieza pauses. "vegeta will kill you if you arent careful. hes hungry, and he wants that heart. but... i think the poor creation wants it in more than one way. kill him before he kills you."

frieza hands kakarot a box cutter

"thats the only thing that will kill him. if you dont do it i expect that delivery tomorrow by midnight. if you dont show, and theres no news of him being dead, youll be a brilliant collection to my creations, monkey!" the man laughs in joy, clasping his hands together as his red eyes pierce through kakarot

kakarot reluctantly agrees, unsure how this will play out

PART TWO WILL BE MADE SOON!!!

anyway heres the part 1 of the rundown.

[bluewritesao3]

The Shirt

Prompt: From this list. A: “Is that my shirt?” B: “Uh . . . maybe?” A: “. . . you look better in it, anyway.”

Wordcount: 649 Words

Rating: T/M

Warnings: None just sweetness, a little touching and bad grammar and spelling

Okay so... this is a dabble and while I edit part 1 of Blindside I thought I’d give you this instead. Honestly I’m lowkey stoked to post this even if it’s 2:30 AM here in the UK. Please let me know what you think! Comments are always welcome!

Masterlist

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The soft sunlight beamed through the window illuminating the small bedroom. Seari was snuggled warm under the heavy bedsheets, her dark curls splayed across the pillow like an angel's halo. Slowly blinking Seari roused herself from her fitful sleep, the soft sheets gazed off of her as she pushed herself to sit up against the bed's headboard.

Swiping a hand through her hair, she turned to look out the window. Outside birds fluttered from tree to tree in the early morning light breaching the tops of houses and bungalows. Humming softly, Seari turned her attention to the bed space beside her and frowned. How had she missed Paz getting out of bed.

Climbing out of bed and wincing at the small squeak of the springs, her sheet warmed body almost recoiled back into bed when the cooler temperature hit her exposed skin. Sleepily, Seari pulled on a dark t-shirt from off of the floor and half-heartedly began to make the bed. She wandered out of her now shared bedroom and into the rest of the bungalow.

Coffee and toast scented the air of the empty living room, Seari stood dumbly looking around for the source of the smells. Muffled laughing pierced the silence of the bungalow; following the noise Seari ended up stood on the threshold of her kitchen. Watching quietly as both Ruka and Paz talked in hushed tones. "What are you two whispering about?" She drawled, her voice scratchy from disuse and heavy with sleep.

"Nothing!" Ruka squeaked jumping away from Paz putting a mile between them both.

Seari gave him a questioning look as she sleepily staggered towards Paz. "You two are hiding something," She probed sneaking her arms under Paz's and leaned heavily against him. "I'll find out sooner or later." She added muffled by Paz as he turned and wrapped her up in a hug.

"Later, rather than sooner." Paz chucked; tightening his hold on Seari. Nuzzling her cheek into the clean and fresh smelling shirt stretched across Paz's chest. The warmth he produced almost lulled Seari into another sleep as the feeling of safety gripped her heart in a firm grasp.

"Anyway. I've got school," Ruka pointed out, grabbing his backpack in one hand and struggling to pull his shoes on with the other. "See you later." He waved goodbye as he practically ran out of the kitchen and down the entry hall.

"Bye. Love you," Seari yelled half into Paz's chest and half towards the front door as it slammed shut. "I don't like surprises," Seari commented off-hand and pulled out of the warm embrace to stare at the mountain of a man occupying her kitchen.

"Promise you'll like this one," Paz replied reaching out to intertwine his hand with Seari's, he'd begun to cherish moments like this it filled his heart for it to be just Seari and him with no one else.  He frowned as he took in the mussed curls and the tent of a t-shirt draped over Seari's shorter frame. "Is that my shirt?" He asked with a small smirk, eyes trailed over any skin it didn't cover.

"Uh...maybe?" Seari answered tugging on the worn fabric as she pulled open the fridge door in search of the milk carton.  "I can take it off?" Seari teased and went about filling a bowl with milk and cereal completely ignoring Paz's lingering attention on what wasn't covered by his t-shirt.

"Tease." He muttered, reaching out to ghost a hand across Seari's bare thigh. "You look better in it, anyway." He added as Seari jumped up to sit on the counter, slowly swallowing down the overly sweet cereal Ruka always insisted on getting.

Seari side-eyed him and the hand slowly creeping its way up her thigh settling closer and closer to where her thigh and hip met. "Good ‘cause I'm keeping it." She commented innocently through another mouthful of sugary cereal.  

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Paz Vizsla Taglist: @maybege​ @legally-a-bastard​ @babe-dont @ortizshinkaroff

[peppypip09]

Can someone explain to me why vegan's, in a general sense, like to think that all animal agriculture is completely insidious. Like I completely agree that factory farming should be abolished, but I'm currently living realitivaly close to a butcher that gets his meat from farmers that are local. Like I live in kansas, a state where farming of both types is essential. Also the fact that they tend to not recognize the caloric intake of an only plant based diet vs a diet that has meat. A typical diet that includes meat will generally be more caloric, and while we need the nutrients and minerals plants provide, which in turn makes a healthier person, because without the proper calorie intake you aren't any more healthier if you only eat plants. Most people can't actually thrive on a 1,500-2,000 calorie diet, in fact most averagely healthy people will typically need just over 2,000 thousand calories and people who work out regularly need an even larger amount to sustain themselves. Just because you can live on less calories doesn't mean you should.

I'm not opposed to adding more plant based options to my diet and I dont think that vegan as a lifestyle isn't bad, as long as you're not trying to hate on those who eat meat. It just seems as though there is a lack of understand about that kind of farming. Now onto my first point.

Cows

They try to say Artificial Insemination is rape but if you actually look at the biology of cattle, bulls will do what they want when they mate. They dont care about the female, they just want to fuck. Also the term rape can't really be used for animals on farm, because it's a very specific act that relies on "concent", or in the case of rape the lack there of, which is a word that very generally exclusive to humans because of our ability to recognize "morality".

We milk dairy cows because they over produce milk. That over production, if left unattended, can have serious health impacts on the mother. Would also like to mention off hand that there are instances where a previously nursing cow will kick the matured calf to death if the matured calf continues to try to nurse.

Sheep

Sheep need to be sheared. If they aren't, like humans, they could overheat and die, because absolutely no farmer is sharing their sheep in the winter. Without shearing a sheep their excrement gets trapped in the wool which attracts flies, maggots and other pests. All of which can cause irritation, infection thus putting the animals life at risk.

Chicken and other fowl

Most farms, that aren't associated with factory farming, will keep their birds in areas small enough to keep track of but big enough for them to be fine in. Their given a good amount of proper feed, most of which wouldn't be apart of sustainable human comption. They typically live nice lives, as do all other live stock animals on farms that aren't connected to factory farming.

Pigs

Again pigs are taken care of. They live good lives like the others.

Farm animals cant be put in wild anymore because we've bread out their survival instincts against predators, and even if they were to survive against predator what about over population? We would need to keep the population down somehow. We cant unload a species to another land mass because of the threat of overpopulation of invasive species. Predatory animals might not be enough to keep numbers down by themselves because wild predatory animals only kill what they need to feed either themselves or their pack.

I totally get wanting to keep animals safe. They have feelings and are emotional, but death is a must. We as a species have always survived on both plants and animals. We have eyes in the front of our head and canine teeth. Our molars are the ones ment for grinding. It's horrible that humans die because of others but it is the way of life. Birth and death. I'm fairly certain if most of the "ethical" vegan community were stuck without any other food they would resort to eating meat, because it's food and we need to eat to survive.

Gonna mention real quick that some people, like myself, have trouble eating some foods. I'm not supposed to have garlic, onions or mushroom because my stomach will have absolutely flip out if I eat any of them.

If you actually made it this far and you're a vegan would you be willing to send some of your favorite recipes my way. Like I said before I'm not against veganism as a whole, I'm against people who're assholes about it. I would actually love to incorporate more meatless meals into my diet.

[hi-herb]

I DONT CARE IF CHCICKNES PRODUCE MILK THEYR MAMMALS!!!!!! BIRD IS A SPECIES WHERE CHICKEN IS LIKE SUBSPECIES OF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[noweyesee]

Hello! My initials are MA. Im a ♋️sun, ♍️moon♐️rising. Could I get a reading on what my career/financial situation will be in the future? I feel like I am a below average at most person in everything, with no really special skills or talent and I just wanted to know if I will be financially stable in my upcoming years, because rn i dont think life is worth living lol. Thank you veyr much!!

Hey, darling. Sure you can.

Firstly, allow me to say that your future is extremly linked with your point of view and where you’re focusing on.

I do not believe you’re a bellow average person, but it seems you wouldn’t believe me. The point here is to try and not to rank people by what the outside world considers their worth, but rather see that everyone (taking off that 1% of the society that is born in riches and refuses to share them with the world) is struggling, and trying to stay afloat in their own way.

As are you. I’ll answer you now, yes, in the future you’ll reach finnancial stability. It doesn’t look like you’ll be rolling in dough, but you’ll have what’s yours and you’ll be proud to have achieved that.

But I don’t think that is the point here. I think the point is, why is a bird looking at a mammal and wondering why it doesn’t produces milk, instead of flying freely through the skies as well as helping to bring nature back by dropping seed around.

Do you see, how little worth you’re giving yourself, when you have so much to offer, even if you do not know exactly what it is yet?

Worth is not measured by talent or skills, nor is it measurable at all. Each person has their individual journey on this planet, and even though we as humans seek referencial in those around us, we must not compare ourselves. There is no race or competition, there is only life.

If the present is hard to be at right now, look back and see how far you’ve come. You may think that’s nothing, but not everyone manages to get there. Look forward, and imagine all you can achieve, it may be hard to get there, but not impossible. Look inside and be kind to yourself, you’re the one that knows yourself best, and the only one that can convince yourself of your worth.

That’s it, dear. What are your thoughts and feelings about this reading? Did it make sense and was it helpful?

Lastly, I’d like to point out that there are people out there who understand what you’re going through and will try to help you. You just have to reach out. If you have access to mental health professionals or a mental health hotline, reach out to them. You’ll see that you are not a bother, and they’ll be glad to help.

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My Group Chat Out Of Context, Part 6

As always, big shout-out to @eerie-von, @professionalfobtrash, and @bimbandboozled for saying all this random shit lol

“The Lord can be gluten free when necessary”

“why can’t furniture breathe?”

“Was the two headed baby legally harvested?”

“You can’t fuck a record tho

Well

I suppose physically you could

But I wouldn’t recommend it”

“And then he YEETED HIM OUT OF HEAVEN”

“How are you going to fit 50% of North America in your mom’s cottage”

“I’ve heard of eyeball licking

But not sniffing”

“yea they won’t sing about space zombies because they’re cowards”

“anyways my orchid is muslim”

“robot priests!”

“I’m your Jesus now”

“idk if you can hear but that’s my pelvis”

“your god has no jurisdiction over my ass”

“Poor Joseph, he had to sell his waifu in order to buy groceries”

“glenn danzig’s tiddies produce milk”

“I missed the part about bowls and asses though”

“Feed me ahi tuna, get me high, and stick needles in my face”

“Make friends with your toilet”

“Dont put the corpse of a bird on your head please”

“drywall is now illegal”

“KELLEY IS BABY TRUMP CONFIRMED”

“Please do not fight Lionel Messi in your shower cubicle”

“maybe I have a bunch of lesbian succulents”

“Dude I love lesbians and Satanists”

“If Norma Jean at the Blairsville GA Walmart thinks I’m a big slut so be it”

“Bitch! I live in this man’s ass! Don’t underestimate me!”