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Had a local noodle place for dinner last night. Haven't been for ages and it's no fault of the noodle place, their food is always good.
I almost wanted to say sorry to them for being away for so long, it just mentally fell off my radar as a place to go eat and then I was looking for the right opportunity to eat there when I remembered.
It's so nice working for a normal company. Internal is such a better deal.
Goodnight everyone β€οΈ
I keep seeing videos of a crazy lady snoot bopping big cats
I know they're gigantic danger cats that will kill you for fun, but I can't see them as anything except oversized stray kitty cats. They have NO BUSINESS being as cute as they are. They even do the slow blinks! And purrs!!!!!!!!!!! It's kind of fucked up that something that looks that huggable and petable is also so murderous (or at least, murder capable)
Boyo used to have a ServalX before they became totally illegal here. The stories are neverending as was the couch replacement. Not a favourite person of the Council runaway run.
One of my best memories was visiting with some people in India that had a pet Lynx rescue with a spinal injury. It was semi-tame. About the size of a Labrador. It had quite a strong playful bite but never broke my skin. I got to play with it for about four hours. It's claws and teeth were large enough to no longer be sharp points like domestic cats.
I agree, it's incredible how much of cat body language translates from small to big cat species. But it is also important to note that many of those big cats in those videos were raised from kittens, generally. They might not be able to be released, for medical or socialisation issues, and it is better for their welfare to remain looked after. So their body language and how they act is influenced by their proximity to familiar humans. Wild big cats would communicate similarly between themselves, but would not be able to be captive and happy. Enrichment can only go so far when taking an animal like that from the wild, hence why they always try to rehabilitate and release of possible.
Interesting Cat Fact: big cats (tigers, lions, etc) don't purr or meow. They growl and roar, grumble. But the cheetah does both; it is essentially a big small-cat.
I always like to imagine cats throughout history, and their owners kissing them and being annoyed with them. Like that cat that walked on that monks writings from the 15th century. It's just so wholesome and cute to think this learned fellow was writing and his cat just walked across the ink and his page. Immortalised forever. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/centuries-ago-a-cat-walked-across-this-medieval-manuscript-1766202/
Edit: a better link and photo
Yeah, of course. No matter how rich I was, I'd never keep one as a pet. I've seen people keep servals and similar as household pets, and it always really annoys me. Not only does it deprive the animal of their natural environment, and more often than not, companionship, when something inevitably goes wrong, the animal's going to cop it.
Thankfully it does seem that these days it's moved from "the wild animal tore some dude abducted from the wild tore a dudes arm off! Let's kill it!!" To more of a release or rehome into a safe environment situation, but it still can't be a good situation for the animal itself. That gorilla that crazy lady in America kept really solidified that in my mind.
I did actually see a video of a cheetah meowing in my rabbit hole of adorability, too. It was so cute, and not what I was expecting at all
All that said, when I brought planet zoo, I was gushing over how cute the hippos were as well. Oh, and I think chickens are cute. And goats. And sheep. And kangaroos. Maybe I'm just a defective unit
think I'll watch Strangers on a Train tonight. been many years since I've seen it. π
A packet of twisties is forthcoming to my stomach. A mighty fine appetiser lol
Okay so I think it was someone in here who recommended Potato Utopia chips and I've diligently waited and they're almost at half price this week... time to try it out tomorrow night I reckon.
Tucking myself into bed to watch Gladiator. I havenβt seen this in years
Such a great film! I don't watch it that often, but I listen to the score regularly. It's one of my favourite "I need to concentrate and get stuff done" albums of all time.
I really like the way all the climbers from different countries stand at the bottom of the lead wall talking to each other and swapping notes on how to tackle it.
It's so nice. The skateboarders were similar yesterday, you can tell they're all friends and they just really love the sport.
I'm slightly concerned that these climbers might be part-spider though. Crazy skills.
Bit of an odd one tonight for dinner. Zucchini slice and banana bread with custard.
It does feel good to use up dodgy fruit and veg though.
I could be doing homemade garlic bread with a side of orange for dessert.
Look on the bright side too. I did eat chocolate cake for breakfast the other day.
Afternoon brain fog is heavy. Really feel a quick power nap coming up soon.
I'm coming to a very sobering realisation that my mind really isn't as capable as it was five years ago, it's taking a lot more effort to understand academic journal articles and new concepts than it used to. I spend so much energy on maintenance tasks and quelling anxiety, that there isn't much left for novel/challenging thinking outside of a conversational context
Trauma and covid will do that. Donβt blame yourself, itβs got us all
hi are you me?!
of course it's harder to learn new things as we get older but it's not from any lack of ability or stamina
At an older age humans have a vast bank of knowledge and complex world views that explain and unify all the knowledge.
Each new piece of knowledge had to be tested for correctness and whether it fits in the world view. The world view is also tested to see if it is still the best explanation for all the knowledge acquired. The more knowledge and more complex the world view the more testing.
It can be tiring.
I hear you. Just concentrating on staying on top of stuff is exhausting
I thought some life admin would become less taxing with experience and age, but I find that they seem to take on more of a mental load and not just from the post viral fatigue.
understand academic journal articles
I'm not reading the room quite correctly but I just forgot why I went to the fridge.. twice... so I believe in you :)
I tried to put my dirty plate in the fridge instead of the dishwasher.
I don't have a banging social life or much physical capacity, so I'd always relied on my brains as something to be proud of but even that's going downhill too :(
I'd accept it if I was more capable of ripping out 10 metre long retaining walls and growing bushels of vegetables ...at this stage in life I feel like I've dumbed myself down to a pencil pushing automaton. I guess I can still change that just that it'll take more effort than imagined.
There is no such thing as too late. Believe me.
I took my washing off the line and took my letterbox key with me.
Iβm so tired and cranky these days. Everything is just a hassle
Mood
Why can I only press the upvote button once? I'm mashing the button and the number isn't going up by more than one...
I gotchu
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