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Can I share something that bothers me about Veronica Mars season 4? Admittedly this is being influenced by my own experiences, but bear with me.

Specifically, I find Veronica's recreational drug use inconsistent with her character. As a 16 year old, Veronica was sexually assaulted after being drugged with GHB. Then, as a 19 year old, Veronica was physically assaulted (actually technically twice) after being drugged. I think Veronica as we know her from seasons 1-3 would likely have some trauma-related aversion to drugs, or at least aversion to feeling out of control. Admittedly this is drawing from my own experiences in life, but I can't imagine Veronica being comfortable losing control (or feeling as if she is losing control) as can happen with recreational drug use.

I think it's reasonable to assume that if she is comfortable with not being 100% in control, then she has changed over time. Compare this with her well-documented controlling behaviours of seasons 1-3. If she is comfortable loosening the reins, then she has changed over time (with or without outside intervention).

AND YET a big source of conflict in her relationship with Logan is her unwillingness to change or to grow up, and her lack of support of him trying to become a healthy adult.

So in one aspect we can see she herself has relaxed in a certain way, and yet it's a sticking point of the LoVe relationship that she digs her heels in and doesn't want to change? I know humans are complicated, but it feels less like complexity and more like inconsistency to me.

Also, I feel like Veronica's sexual assault is brought up as a plot point throughout the VM universe, but there's never a real exploration of how it actually affected her in canon. There are, of course, many fics which outline the great transformation after Shelley Pomroy's party (chopped hair, butch boots etc.), but in the actual VM universe it's only used as a conversational tool with other women.

Also, just think about how much trauma Veronica went through as a teenager. Locked in a fridge and set on fire; assaulted by Duncan; assaulted by Beaver; witnessing a suicide; witnessing multiple other deaths; witnessing a multi-fatality bus crash which killed many of her classmates; having many attempts being made on her life by different antagonists; being in a car which got shot at, and so on. I think it's fair to say that most people would experience at least some post-traumatic stress from any of these individually, let alone all together. And yet we don't really see long-term effects in Veronica from these events, apart from her mother leaving and general lack of trust from her PI work.

I guess in season 1 we did see the effect of Lilly's death on Veronica (e.g. imagining Lilly telling her to solve the case) which became her driving force in life for that year, but as soon as the mystery was solved Lilly's influence on her life ended. Or at least the influence that we saw as the audience ended.

Basically what I think I find annoying is the selective uptake of trauma and inconsistent writing of trauma and long-term effects on the show. Like certain things Veronica just "moves on" from when it's convenient for the writers, but others continue to haunt her 15+ years later (again, when it's convenient for the writers).

I'm probably just grumpy because I'm tired. And, you know, I'm a burned marshmellow.

#veronica mars #vmars #season 4 #rants #essay

#same tina same

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CLUE: Bob’s Burgers

Order Up! Satisfy your craving for mystery with CLUE: Bob’s Burgers. This classic CLUE mystery game is custom illustrated by the show creators themselves!

Gather a few friends and attempt to solve the crime of WHO killed “Ned Boddy” at Linda Belcher’s dinner party, WHAT weapon they left at the scene of the crime, and WHICH room of the Belcher apartment they did it in.

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Tabby Genetics Guide

hi hi, so i noticed some people have trouble with identifying/understanding how the tabby gene works, so i thought i would make an easy guide for you!!

*Note - all red cats are tabbies. There is no such thing as a “solid” red or cream cat. If a red/cream cat appears solid, it is because they are a ticked tabby.

There are, in essence, 2 tabby patterns - Mackerel (tiger stripes) and Classic (blotched). The other tabby patterns seen in cats are gene modifiers that affect the tabby gene and change it.

Most dominant to most recessive -

Ticked

Spotted

Mackerel

Classic

Ticked Tabbies

The color on the hair shafts alternates, giving these cats a “salt-and-pepper” look. The ticking gene “masks” the regular tabby gene on the body, which is why ticked tabbies still have stripes on their face, tail, and legs - these are called residual markings.

Agouti Tabby

If a kit inherits 2 copies of the ticking gene (meaning both parents are ticked), then they will NOT have the residual markings. These cats will have a light underside and dark back/body. This is most evident in breeds like the Somali, Abyssinian, and Singapura!

(this kitty has the black ticking along her spine, forehead and tail, but doesn’t have any tabby stripes!)

Charcoal Tabby

The charcoal tabby is a wild variation of the agouti gene that causes a random distribution of black on the pelt. Charcoal tabbies are most common in the Bengal & Savannah breeds, and they have very distinct facial markings. NOT to be confused with smoke tabbies. The tabby gene usually shows through the ticking, although the ticking is still evident.

Spotted Tabbies

The spotted tabby gene “breaks up” the tabby pattern into spots. These spots follow the fur direction and can vary in size. Since this gene “modifies” the regular tabby gene, these kitties still have horizontal stripes on their legs, tail and face. This tabby type is pretty common and is seen most in the Ocicat, Egyptian Mau and British Shorthair!

Rosetted Tabby

There are many different variations of the rosette gene (arrow, pawprint, donut, cloud). This is a spotted tabby with the agouti gene, which causes the hairs in the center to be lighter and ticked. These markings look like leopard spots and are almost exclusive to the Bengal breed.

Mackerel Tabby

This is the most common and familiar tabby type. This is also the “default” tabby type. These kitties have “tiger stripes” on their body. Stripes can vary in closeness and size by individual

Broken Mackerel Tabby

These mackerel tabbies stripes break and sometimes form “spots” or bars, but don’t be fooled - this is still a mackerel tabby. These tabbies are also very common

(see how the stripes break up into spots on the shoulder and near the stomach??)

Braided Tabby

In the Toyger breed, the mackerel tabby gene has been modified to create thicker and more wavering lines to resemble a tiger. This is called “candle-flame” or braided.

Classic Tabby

This is the recessive form of the mackerel tabby, and is also pretty common. The classic tabby markings will spiral and create big blotches of pattern on the body. An ideal classic tabby has a “bulls-eye spiral” on their side and is most often seen in the Maine Coon or British Shorthair!

Marbled Tabby

Sometimes also called a Clouded Tabby, these cats are a modified version of the classic tabby. Agouti (ticked) hairs appear in the center of the tabby stripes, usually in the bulls-eye, which gives them a two-toned tabby look. This is evident in breeds like the Bengal and Sokoke!

OTHER TABBY PATTERNS

Lynx Point

This is a colorpoint cat with the tabby gene. Colorpoints have partial-albinism that causes the cooler parts of their body to develop color, such as the face, tail and legs. These tabbies can come in any of the other tabby patterns ^ and paired with the colorpoint gene. These cats will display tabby markings where there is pigment.

Torbie / Tabico / Caliby

This is a tabby-tortie, or tabby-calico. These cats are also sometimes called patched tabbies. They can come in any tabby variation ^ . These cats display two or 3 colors (black & red, blue & cream, chocolate, cream & white etc) and also have the tabby gene. These can sometimes be hard to identify against regular tabbies because the colors can blend and mix to be almost indistinguishable. They will carry the same tabby marking all over

Smoke Tabby

This is a tabby cat with the smoke gene. The smoke gene is a variation of silver, where the roots of the hair are pigmentless. These cats usually have a dark face mask and darker paws and tail. They can come in any tabby pattern

(black smoke tabby vs black silver tabby)

petermorwood

Even the Scottish (or European) Wildcat is a tabby.

naamahdarling

Raleigh Becket says thank you for this tabby appreciation post.

dunshua

if u think teenage girls are crazed and hormonal and irrational you should see what happens when you tell a grown ass man “no”

cat-overload

These containers are perfect for storing your leftover cats. cat-overload.tumblr.com source: http://i.imgur.com/yWcsQNPh.jpg

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vanillaa-sunshine

❁❁ Calm and relaxing jungle blog ❁❁

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maruxee

I’M DEAD

prokopetz

Fun fact: if you know your feline body language, you’ll notice that the lynx is deferring to the housecat. As far as these two are concerned, the housecat is the higher-ranking cat.

thecarvingwitch

OH MY GOSH

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criacow

pearwaldorf:

#cow! #omg #DOES THAT MACHINE SAY HAPPYCOW ON IT #OMGGGG #ded of cute #video

yes that does indeed say happycow. so. there have been A TON of studies on cows and grooming. the general summary: cows really like to be clean; they’re MUCH happier that way. if you don’t provide them a brush or something like that, they’ll use walls or fences to scratch against, possibly hurting themselves in the process.

but more to the point grooming is a way they calm themselves down, too. similar studies have found that it’s the first thing they do after being freed when they’ve been restrained.

which leads to brushes like the one above, or ones like this (one of my favourite cow photos ever):