Pixel post dividers for everyone! It's not much, but feel free to use them if you'd like.
I don't know the ideal size for these, so let me know if they're too tall. I can make them a bit shorter next time.
#google translate does not capture the tone switch so i have to say. first two sentences are like. normal maybe kind of feminine posting tone #& the last is like. shounen manga protagonist. action movie hero. jojo's bizarre adventure character. #the tone you would use if you were holding a gun with the safety off (– @chadlesbianjasontodd)
I just think it's so interesting that people end up falling in love with their friends' boyfriends! I absolutely despise every single one of them. give me my fucking homie back you goddamn bastard
This is now your Pokémon Partner. Whatever you would want to do in the Pokémon world, your Result goes with you. It would be your Ace in Battles and/or contests or they might just help you around with your regular Not-Inherently-Pokémon Job or just hang around your house as your beloved Pet. If you really really want to BE a Pokémon than this is the Pokémon you just turned into.
How are you feeling about it?
HELL YEAH!! THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE POKEMON!!
OH!! I LOVE THIS POKEMON!!
Yeah, this Pokemon is great!!!
This Pokemon is good!!
This Pokemon is nice, but nothing more
...I mean, it could be better
This Pokemon is okay…
I have mixed feelings about this Pokemon…
Not bad, but I’m still kinda disappointed…
Well… it could be worse?
I mean, at least it’s better than NOT having a Pokemon, right?
I gave myself a reasonable team of 4, but honestly lilivant as my first option and ace is one of the best possible outcomes, I loved petilil as a little kid so it feels fitting
my new thing my inner monologue has been doing lately is saying "in ___ world". examples including "im going to live in happy whimsy world", "i love living in [hyperfixation] world", and "i hate living in phlegm world". i think this could catch on
This is a long shot, but do you remember a post you made years ago about buying stocking gifts for people? I'm buying for my uncle this year after we lost my aunt, but I've never done this before and I'm already stuck!
Well, firstly, my condolences on your aunt. Be kind to yourselves this Christmas - it'll likely be difficult at sudden and unexpected moments.
Secondly, the bad news is, I have no memory of this post, BUT
Thirdly: good news!! I can literally write one now.
Elanor's Guide to Christmas Stockings
Okay, first, set your budget.
Now, you're going to get your gifts using four categories. These are:
Something they want
Something they need
Something to wear
Something to read
Buy 1 to 3 gifts in each category. Let your budget determine whether this means you get a full 12 items, or if this is a happy six, or whatever else.
General guidance:
Don't just buy Plastic Shit to have something. Make it at least slightly meaningful
Charity shops are fantastic for stocking stuff, because even if it ultimately doesn't get used, they're basically a donation (plus eco friendly if it's a pre-loved item
Think of things that have a use. Mugs, nail files/clippers, a belt/scarf, tea towels, etc
Think of things they do day to day. Does he like to garden? To read? Watching sports? If so, are there items you could get that would go well with this?
Is there a little tool that would make life easier? This year I got arthritis friendly paintbrushes for my artist mother
Finish off with a chocolate/sweet treat, and a tangerine or clementine.
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To give an example, here's mine and my sister's current plan for my mother's stocking this year:
Want:
Murder mystery casefile game
Sudoku book challenge level: impossible
Need:
Little canvases for painting
Teacup
Wear:
Socks
Pretty scarf
Earrings
Read:
Book (my sister is getting this one, I have no further details)
Plus chocolate and tangerine
I hope this was helpful! Good luck with the holidays, and take time out of the party to decompress in a quiet room occasionally if you need to
So, first thing you need to know is that is a very visibly healthy adult green iguana. Every part of the iguana is sharp. The claws evolved to haul a ten pound lizard up a tree. The spines are like tiny icepicks. The tail is a bullwhip. The teeth evolved to shred leaves, but they'll just as easily shred your flesh. Good luck making a healthy adult iguana do anything they don't wanna. That puts us on our first thing to look at- is the animal capable of defense and getting away, physically? Yes, definitely.
Next thing to know is what does a threatened or scared iguana look like? When an iguana is threatened, it doesn't stand on its hind legs like that; it stands on all fours and puffs itself up to look bigger, aggressively bobs its head (note: head bobbing is a behavior used for a LOT of things, it does need context- for example, they also head bob as part of mating displays), there is hissing, there is tail whipping- iguanas are not subtle creatures. None of this is the behavior of an iguana that feels threatened or is being a threat!
So what does standing like that mean? That's just simple reaching. The iguana sees something they want and is attempting to reach it, and what they want appears to be uppies, because they settle into the human's grip immediately.
Then, we see some GREAT handling from the human. There's really great communication happening between the two of them! The person picks up the iguana very securely- pelvis and pectoral girdles are well supported, and he doesn't grab. (Iguanas typically do NOT like being grabbed around the sides; many of their predators are birds and coming at them from above or gripping the sides is scary!)
As he goes in for the pet, he lets the iguana support their back half on his knee. The hold is secure but not tight; at any point, if the iggy was distressed, they could leave. But they don't- instead, you see them leaning into the pets, actively participating in the behavior. They're not even closing their eyes to block stimulus. They want this to happen.
This is the kind of bond that's possible when you can prove to a big lizard that you're trustworthy, and easily the best iguana video I've seen in a long time. Thank you for tagging me in!
Some green iguana body language resources under the jump!
Barten 2003. Green Iguana Management and Husbandry. Iguana: Journal of the International Iguana Society. I refer to this guy a lot when thinking about iguana behavior because even though the Green Iguana Husbandry issue of Iguana came out 22 years ago, Steve is a member of my herp society and has forgotten more about iguanas than any of us will ever know.
Burghardt 1977. Social behavior in hatchling green iguanas: life at a reptile rookery. Science.
Yes, Burghardt's iguana stuff is older. Yes, it's still highly relevant in the world of reptile ethology. If you can get your hands on a copy of Iguanas of the World, it's amazing how well it holds up.
Kaplan- everything on anapsid.org is at least 10 years old, but that doesn't change how valuable some of it is. Melissa knows her stuff, she just can't have iguanas anymore and unfortunately her health interferes a lot with what she wants to do.
Behavior article collection
Change-Related Stress in Green Iguanas and Other Reptiles
Interpreting Non-Breeding Behaviors in Green Iguanas
Testosterone, Aggression, and Green Iguanas
Köhler 2003. Green Iguana Communication. Iguana: Journal of the International Iguana Society.
Rice et al. 2022. Heads Nods and Boat Bobs: Behavior of Iguana Iguana Is Affected by Environment and Boat Traffic in Riparian Tropical Forest. Biotropica.
Darren Naish wrote a cool blog post for Tetrapod Zoology that's got a lot of social behavior observations! His blogs are always backed up with great sources and evidence.
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