K Tempest Tumbles
I have a non-Tumblr blog and that's where the majority of my long-form posts go. This blog is for my more fannish activities, link sharing, and squeeness.
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Doctor Who “stained glass” prints by Mandie Manzano
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High-speed photographs of ink mixing with water by Alberto Seveso
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Ravens! Via yukadelavega: Raven smootchies.
Source: Canislupuscorax & DeeOtter
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Meet: Kerream Jones
Although the term “Starving Artist” does not apply to the Painter, Kerream Jones, the hunger of the...
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by Priscilla.
(via ironfries)
Specifically, she started going on and on about walkers. And I was like, in a totally non-confrontational way, “You know, they really recommend against those now because they’re not really safe.”
Which of all people, my mother should know, considering that I WENT DOWN THE BACK STAIRS IN ONE AS AN INFANT.
But no, my mother is convinced that was just because my father wasn’t watching me carefully enough.
And I’m like, “Well, Mom, actually the problem with them is mainly that they can go so fast that even someone watching carefully might not be able to catch them in time.”
And my mother is like BUT IT WAS TOTALLY STABLE AND YOU LOVED IT (except when I WENT DOWN THE BACK STAIRS, I can only assume).
(WHICH OH WAIT DID I SAY ANYTHING ABOUT STABILITY I DON’T THINK SO)
And of course they used them for my two younger sisters, too, and neither of THEM went down the back stairs so they are obviously safe for everyone ever.
This evening I finally got a chance to look over some of the fliers we got at AJ’s four-month appointment last week and oh, look, “DO NOT USE BABY WALKERS” has its own bullet point and everything.
Mentioning this to my mother would, of course, only be an exercise in frustration.
your mom, yo. she’s… something.
(via ironfries)
Cat soothing crying baby to sleep.
It’s as adorable as it sounds.
This reminds me of those ‘Good Dog, Carl’ books - where the great big dog takes care of the baby when the parents leave the two of them alone together? Terrible parents, but excellent illustrations and sweet little stories.
Someone posted this on my FB when I complained about the ridiculously misinformed childbirth class teacher telling us that cats smother babies. My dad apparently made the mistake of reading the comments on YouTube, which he reports can basically be summed up: If you let a cat within 500 yards of your baby, your baby will immediately die.
(He asked me, “Did you read the comments?” I was aghast. “What? No! Of course not! WHY WOULD ANYONE DO THAT?”)
Also, the Good Dog, Carl books are awesome. My sister gave us a board book version of the first one at our baby shower, and when we were going around the table with everyone offering “unsolicited advice,” hers was, “Don’t follow the example of the parents in the Good Dog, Carl books. They are SO IRRESPONSIBLE.”
I am certainly not an OMG cats kill babies person, as that is silly. But what strikes me about this video is that the cat does not actually look like it is trying to soothe the baby, but in fact feels the baby is a noisy toy that it doesn’t quite know how to play with. I mean.,.. look at its eyes. The big pupils? That’s “I am taking in everything so i can pounce!” eyes.
I wonder if the cat is declawed or something.
I could certainly be wrong, but to me it doesn’t look like soothing. It only seems that way if you overlay human feelings on the cat.
In general I’m sure cats are as able to tolerate babies as any creature given the right disposition. Good thing this cat apparently has a tolerant one :)
“This is all your fault, Prongs.”
(via alexandraerin)
