Melanie Surani's Blog, page 114
June 12, 2016
iamfuckingtrash:
prokopetz:
iamfuckingtrash:
prokopetz:
No, your cat is not tricking you or...
No, your cat is not tricking you or setting a trap for you. You’re just misreading what she’s trying to communicate.
Basically, there are two ways that cats bond with their colonymates (and if you own a cat, you count as a colonymate): grooming, and play. Grooming is self-explanatory; play mostly means means wrestling, because cats are hardcore like that.
A cat who wishes to engage in bonding - whether grooming or play - is going to do one of two things: either she’s going to initiate bonding, or she’s going to solicit bonding. A cat who wants to initiate bonding will just walk up and start licking or wrestling with with you; conversely, a cat who wants to solicit bonding will indicate, in some fashion, that she wants you to be the one to start grooming or playing with her.
Now, here’s the trick: because play for a cat typically means play-fighting, one of the most common ways for a cat to solicit play is to deliberately adopt a vulnerable position, thereby communicating that her prospective partner should mock-attack her in order to begin a wrestling match.
Sound familiar?
Basically, if your cat rolls over onto her back and looks at you really expectantly, like she’s anticipating some action on your part, and you go in for a belly rub and get your hand shredded, it’s not a kitty prank. Rather, you misinterpreted a solicitation for play as a solicitation for grooming.
You’ll save yourself a lot of blood loss if you learn to tell the difference!
(It’s possible to teach a cat how to roughhouse with a human partner without causing injury, but it takes work. If you aren’t able to put in that kind of training time, it’s usually best to redirect to a different form of play when you recognise that your cat is trying to get a wrestling match going; a game of chase is a popular alternative.)
so… how do u kno… if they just wanna be groomed rather then fcuk me up?
It varies from cat to cat - not all humans speak exactly the same language, why should all cats? - but in general:
Cat exposes belly, head tilted back, eyes partly or fully closed: cat wants grooming. (But maybe start with the chest area, i.e., between the forelegs; some cats will get spooked if you lunge straight for the tummy.)
Cat exposes belly, head held up, eyes alert and looking at you: cat wants to wrestle.
holy shit thank you
silents-please:
The emulsion boils and bubbles: examples of...
The emulsion boils and bubbles: examples of nitrate deterioration. For more information on nitrate film, please have a look at this article.
These shots are from The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies (US 1914); Gemma di’Sant Eremo (IT 1918); Die Filmprimadonna (DE 1914); Pasionaria (ES 1915).
They’re beautiful and creepy
June 11, 2016
archatlas:
Neverending Bookstore
The design by...
Neverending BookstoreThe design by XL-Muse of Hangzhou Zhongshuge uses optical illusions to create a neverending bookstore that seems to extend in all directions, in order to satisfy the goal established by the client of creating the most beautiful bookstore in the world.
From the architect:
Looking through the glass curtain, a pure white space consisting of circular bookshelf pillars escape the shackles of the surrounding environment. These white pillars carrying books rise up straight to the sky. Under the reflection of ceiling mirror, they seem to have a conversation beyond time. Additionally, the wall mirror doubles the transverse dimension to enable the whole book spaces to seem unbounded as the real nature.
Walking on the central axis of the forest zone and walking through a doorway as guided by the lights to the border of light and shade, we transit from the lightness to the profound main hall of Zhongshuge – an oncoming quiet reading corridor. Here, the entire bookshelf extends endlessly to the side. The darker and lighter-colored shelves are orderly advanced or retreated, as changing mountains or unattainable ladders or fortitude upright spines to silently convey the power of knowledge to us. The chandeliers floating in the ceiling mirror softens the entire space like a firefly. People under the lights, recollect the aromatic coffee or mediate in the world of books. Cross the corridor is the stair reading area. The circular skylight pours down from the ceiling mirror, and the encircling bookshelves look like the swirling lamp belt.
In the Hangzhou Zhongshuge, there is also a children pavilion, which is a book playground. The designer arts bookshelves as playground facilities including merry-go-round, roller coaster, hot air balloons and pirate ships to give children a happy reading experience as if playing in the playground, while the floor of galaxy maps not only inspires the imagination of children and also interestingly educate them the knowledge of galaxy.
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Out now: Former.ly, Dane Cobain’s new literary fiction...
Out now: Former.ly, Dane Cobain’s new literary fiction novel about a social networking site for the dead! Shop now: http://thndr.me/nn9Zux
June 10, 2016
I’ll never get tired of this
I’ll never get tired of this
