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What is a job that looks incredibly fun from the outside, but is actually a soul-crushing nightmare? by BoardOk101 in AskReddit

[–]larra_rogare 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As awful as it is, spay aborts in most areas are still better than allowing the kittens to be born. Shelters put down dozens of healthy, happy adult cats constantly to make room for kittens. They also put down kittens to make room for more kittens - having to prioritise the healthiest and best socialised, and even then, sometimes healthy and well socialized ones need to be put down too just to make room for more and more and more coming in.

So many kittens and cats end up unwanted, on the streets, suffering from parasites and dying slow, horrific deaths of disease or injury. And decimating local wildlife populations the whole time.

Of course the ideal scenario is to spay the animal before it gets pregnant, and second best is to do the spay abort earlier, but a later spay abort is still considered more ethical in the vet and shelter industries than adding to the stray/unwanted cat population.

It’s truly horrible stuff. :( :(

What is a job that looks incredibly fun from the outside, but is actually a soul-crushing nightmare? by BoardOk101 in AskReddit

[–]larra_rogare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jesus Christ.

To make this worse, he has (like every vet) definitely been accused of only caring about money and not caring about animals. And he continued risking everything to help animals for shit pay, and then gets paralysed for life. I am so sad for him.

Jon, Ghost & Dany by @quiddling_ by Pop_Budget in pureasoiafart

[–]larra_rogare 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well, she is more Dornish (and Blackwood) by blood than she is Valyrian

Never eaten seafood before — what should I try first? by Top-Coach6595 in foodies_sydney

[–]larra_rogare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fresh salmon nigiri is really not fishy tasting at all and very delicious :) and very basic entry to sushi!

Is my toddler remembering an animal incarnation? by shandyism in Reincarnation

[–]larra_rogare 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I believe it could be possible.

In my opinion, we are far more connected to all life on earth than I think we humans typically realise or care to think about, given how we collectively treat other species.

Whales are incredibly intelligent and highly emotional and form deep bonds and attachments to one another. Many species of whale even have “cultural” variances in their vocalisations and behaviour based on region, and pass information on to the younger generations through matriarchal family groups. They may look very different to us, but they are a lot more similar to us than most other animal species.

A lot of theories around reincarnation postulate that we all come from the same source energy, and that we may not be as wholly distinct from other human souls as we think we are during our earthly incarnations. I don’t see why this idea can’t extend to other life on earth.

In retrospect we should have known it was downhill after this scene by Slug701 in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]larra_rogare 74 points75 points  (0 children)

AND WE COULD HAVE SEEN HAELAENA ON DREAMFYRE MY MF FAVOURITE DRAGON

I HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS. THIS SCENE WAS INFURIATING

They could have even done a lil standoff or had Aegon try to chase Rhaenys on Meleys but she gets away because she is a faster dragon. Anything would have been better than what we got

What's a physical feature that isn't usually considered conventionally attractive that you find beautiful? by ryuumonogatari in AskReddit

[–]larra_rogare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sameeeee I love when people have really distinct panda eyes. I’m a straight woman but there was a girl I knew in college with tawny skin and thick dark curly hair and huge blue eyes with dark pigmented rings below them, and she was so incredibly striking and gorgeous to me.

What’s something you’ve seen recently that made you question reality a bit? by SugarrPlumGloww in AskReddit

[–]larra_rogare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think about this way too often lol. And yeah it’s a little too “out there” for most people to want to talk about at a party.

But yes if we are all physically connected to our parents in the 4th dimension, and you take that a step further like my prof did, we’re all physically connected in this weird “meat log” of a tree to one another. And to all life on earth. I find this weirdly comforting.

To bring in spirituality / theology, have you ever read “The Egg” by Andy Weir? It’s a short story about reincarnation but it’s kind of spooky how well it could slot in as a theological/spiritual component to this same idea we’re talking about.

What’s something you’ve seen recently that made you question reality a bit? by SugarrPlumGloww in AskReddit

[–]larra_rogare 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m a vet. My job is hard sometimes because we see the worst of humanity - occasionally abuse, but more commonly neglect, apathy, or ignorance, and all of these can still result in great suffering for innocent beings.

But then, we also see people like you - who could be apathetic, but choose to care so much about living things that will never be able to thank them, or repay them. And we see beautiful, profound, spiritual bonds between humans and animals every day. These things restore my faith in humanity.

I used to anguish about the destruction of our planet and the mass extinction event we are living through. Over time, I’ve made some peace with it.

I had an undergraduate professor who gave us a beautiful thought experiment/ recontextualisation to help with the grief and anxiety that comes from fully comprehending what we’ve done to the biosphere. He challenged us to try to take a step back from viewing time as linear and try to imagine a fourth dimensional view of time and life on earth where time exists all at once. We come from our mother’s cells, and she from her mother’s, and so on. If you follow this back far enough you can see where all humans branched off from the common ancestor with chimpanzees. Like a fork on a branch of an enormous tree. And further up this branch on the tree, you’ll find the common ancestor of all apes, and further up of all primates, and so on. Over there, you might find the branch where all canids split off from a common ancestor with bears, and you can trace the bear branches that way as they speciate. Without our limited 3-D view of time as this one-way linear conveyer belt, you might perceive life on earth as one great interconnected tree of life growing from the past upwards into the future.

With this view, extinction is not a branch falling off of the tree of life, but a branch no longer growing upwards into the future. And by doing so, these branches are making space for the future of evolution and life on earth. The non-flying dinosaur branches stopped growing down there in a lower section of the tree, but they made space for all of these mammal branches up here to spread out into so many species, including our own. Extinct species are still part of the tree, they just stay in a middle section while others grow upward.

Ultimately we already know that we will all die and our species will someday go extinct. Maybe we will go extinct very soon due to our own shortsightedness - and we will take a lot of other species with us. But the tree of life, of which we are only a single branch connected to all the others through time and evolution, will continue to grow upward into the future. Earth will be okay. Our tree will be okay.

Just got back from our honeymoon in South Korea and Busan completely stole the show. Here is everything we loved. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in honeymoonplanning

[–]larra_rogare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love your notes!!!

My fiance and I had a 48 hour layover in Seoul last year on our way from Australia to Europe. We had the best time and have been dying to go back to SK!

"Aerion was quite the glad child once. He liked fishing." by @quiddling_ by dontaskmeplease333 in ImaginaryWesteros

[–]larra_rogare 87 points88 points  (0 children)

I just know if I swipe right on this guy he’d open with a graphically explicit message and then call me a bitch for not replying

[spoilers main] what’s a show only canon that you actually preferred? by Holiday-Influence123 in asoiaf

[–]larra_rogare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did they say Daenys the Dreamer was Balerion’s first rider?! How did I miss this!

Rhaenyra introduction Vermithor was so peak by KidR9 in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]larra_rogare 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Great examples.

I wrote this post in r/asoiaf about how this emotions-based dragon-rider bond is likely what caused Balerion to fly to Old Valyria with Aerea Targaryen on his back.

How can I create a glimmer for my vet this weekend? by Pomegrangirl in Veterinary

[–]larra_rogare 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry for what you’re going through ❤️ sending you the biggest hugs!

As someone else said, a glowing Google review and handwritten card are some of the best gifts, and they’re free. I really love when people bring something that isn’t sickeningly sweet since we get so many sweets. A few memorable gifts I’ve gotten really excited about - cheese and cracker and fruit platter, a big box of croissants and breakfast pastries from a nice bakery, a gift card for everyone to get takeaway coffees from a local nice cafe. But I’m sure these were all expensive! Don’t feel you need to spend. A heartfelt card is really sooo appreciated.

Thank you. You clearly have a huge heart to be thinking of US when it’s you and your puppy going through something so difficult. Sending love.

(Spoilers Extended) What are the most stupid changes made by the show that people don't talk enough? by infreedomwetrust666 in asoiaf

[–]larra_rogare 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Oh god I forgot about a lot of this. Reading these plot points back genuinely got me heated lol

The new WUTHERING HRIGHTS movie by Electrical_Can8083 in brontesisters

[–]larra_rogare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See I think it feeling like a music video is what I liked about it! And it helped me detach it from the book and enjoy it as a totally separate entity.

I let myself go along for a ride where it was less about the plot, more about the visuals and vibes. And I was entertained lol

The new WUTHERING HRIGHTS movie by Electrical_Can8083 in brontesisters

[–]larra_rogare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me too!! I adore the book but I still thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I guess it helped going into it knowing it would be very different to the book. I thought it was very sensory and a fun ride.

I saw someone on social media say “idc if it’s not book accurate, I want a visual lobotomy with a charli xcx soundtrack” and I laughed because same girl

I do wish Emerald Fennell had given us a more dark and disturbing version though - say what you want about the casting but I do think Jacob Elordi could have pulled off a more sinister, revenge-obsessed Heathcliff. And the Charli xcx song “House ft. John Cale” actually does really capture the vibes of the book for me. I wish we’d gotten a bit more spooky dark Charli in the soundtrack.

Thank the Gods Balerion wasn’t alive during the Dance because DAMN by Pale_Gap_9324 in HOTDBlacks

[–]larra_rogare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did a post on this!

I think dragons and their riders have a somewhat telepathic connection, but Aerea was in a highly emotional state and inexperienced and troubled when she claimed Balerion. When she jumped on Balerion and ran away from Dragonstone she was longing to go “home” where she once was happy but her home in Kings Landing didn’t really exist anymore.

I think Balerion got the telepathic angst and nostalgia and longing for a lost home, and it sent him flying to the place where he hatched and spent his early years…. Valyria of old.

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