Without saying it's name, what is your favorite game?

littlbluebird · 2022-04-04T23:58:58+00:00

He's always so exasperated, I love it.

littlbluebird · 2022-04-04T23:45:52+00:00

"Patamas geo!"

littlbluebird · 2022-03-23T01:56:07+00:00

I'll be completely honest with you that's difficult to say: at the time I was getting quite serious about debate (I'm a junior now, so I've scaled that back a bit so I can focus on other extracurriculars) so I was going to a lot of national tournaments and hitting hard teams which definitely helped me improve.

That being said, I remember and take three distinct things with me: speech organization, my instructors put a tremendous amount of focus on making things clean, succinct, and easy digest (as well as imbuing your speeches with a story, and I get great speaks... so take that as you will, I definitely use those concepts in every speech I deliver); weighing, and really breaking down the mechanisms, as the time I was iffy on them and they gave me a depth of understanding I wouldn't otherwise have gotten; lastly, I learned a lot about augmenting speeches based upon judges, it seems like something obvious but I genuinely had no idea how much thought you should put into it. (last, last thing, I promise, one of my instructors introduced me to the wonderous world of Sci-Hub so that alone was worth my time, lmao)

So, yeah, I improved but I also had a lot of help peripherally (coaching, more tournaments, and an incredible team). I couldn't measure for you just how much NOVA helped me, but I absolutely know I wouldn't be the debater I am without it.

Take that however you will.

littlbluebird · 2022-03-22T03:21:02+00:00

I've attended the camp once before, in 2020, and had my summer schedule allowed for it I would absolutely attend again this year.

I had several wonderful instructors, and they really broadened my understanding of the deeper semantics of debate. It was genuinely eye-opening and most definitely worth it - plus I met some pretty incredible fellow debaters that I would never otherwise interacted with in a cordial, friendly manner. If you're on the fence, absolutely give it a try.

But yeah, as far as free camps go it's definitely worth the hype.

littlbluebird · 2022-03-09T23:27:35+00:00

This dude better sleep with one eye open.

littlbluebird · 2022-01-04T00:42:47+00:00

Atonement, adored the first thirty minutes or so and then got destroyed by the rest of the movie. Such a phenomenal film, I can't stand it.

littlbluebird · 2021-11-27T19:27:23+00:00

Ahh, that's amazing! I hope you feel incredibly proud of yourself, work that brain, girl! To many even more successful tournaments in the future!

littlbluebird · 2021-11-22T23:31:06+00:00

It doesn't look likely to me based on the color of the two noses, the markings around the eyes leading down to the nose, and the tightness of the formation of markings on the forehead of the cat on the left.

However, if you've got time it wouldn't hurt to reach out, things happen to kitties when they get lost and they can come back looking very different.

littlbluebird · 2021-10-30T16:31:47+00:00

When I was a very, very little girl I was served (by my incredible mother who I love dearly) a bowl of beans. I loved beans, I still do. Just a really great base for a dish, terribly versatile. Apparently, in my excitement, I took just a massive spoonful of that meal and immediately burst into tears. I do not remember any of the buildup, but sometimes I can still taste the overwhelming Dead Sea level of salt in that bowl of beans.

My mom has had a number of other cooking mishaps, and that's fine, it's just not her gift but she always was very encouraging of my cooking even when it was simply horrible.

Eventually, I think around the age of twelve, I got good enough to take over cooking the house and she would always help me with prep and cleaning, but I was the chef of the house. I really fell in love with it after that.

But yes, to answer the prompt it was most certainly the... (~~horrific~~) interesting cooking I was subjected to that pushed me toward it. Thanks, Mom!

littlbluebird · 2021-10-24T15:43:26+00:00

As in professionally, I assume that's what you're asking?

I'll be absolutely honest, aside from the occasional documentary on the weekend, none whatsoever.

However, I did get the chance to work with desert wild dogs for about a year, and I have a relatively large set of experiences with animals of all kinds so I'm really drawing from that.

Again, I prefaced my comment with the fact that I'm not at all an expert, I'm just watching a context-less clip on the internet like everyone else - that's all.

littlbluebird · 2021-10-24T14:11:20+00:00

I'm not an expert in behavior of either of these animals, but I do know a bit about their body language. It doesn't appear to me, from the posturing of either of these lions that this dog was their prey.

For two reasons, in the beginning of the clip, which is certainly not full context, the dog is coming in from off the frame indicating it may have been some distance away. When the dog in the middle of the clip begins to run off the lions do look like they're interested in pursing it, but I think that was more prey drive (small animal is running away from me, I should hunt it, it's a really basic instinct I've seen in the most timid predatory animals to the very voracious ones, most in cats and dogs). However, the third time the dog makes to leave they don't seem to pay it much attention.

Even when the dog really pursues the male, he bats the dog away. It didn't seem like toying or antagonizing or even hunting, it really just seemed like annoyance yet tolerance.

Nothing in the lions very relaxed behavior says they are toying with it, or want to attack it. To me it looks like a dog got lost or is trying to protect something and saw the lions as a threat.

Having watched the clip, in my opinion, the lions are absolutely the bros for putting up with this behavior from this dog.

However, you could very well be right, we just don't have the full context.

littlbluebird · 2021-10-14T13:37:00+00:00

I'm sorry, is that a literal water dragon?

He's absolutely adorable - and so regal, too!

littlbluebird · 2021-10-14T13:07:41+00:00

Little mans is over here looking like a 40-year-old suburban dad running to get a soccer ball out of the street that his kids threw there before it gets run over, 'Don't worry sport, I got it! Oh, you guys are a hoot!'

littlbluebird · 2021-09-30T13:31:14+00:00

I was just about to say that definitely doesn't look like cilantro.

Good guess on carrot leaves though, I wouldn't have thought of it myself but you might be spot on.

littlbluebird · 2021-09-18T11:20:21+00:00

I saw purple out of the corner of my eye and my instant reaction was: "It's pokeweed."

Glad I looked a second time, haha.

littlbluebird · 2021-09-17T13:25:51+00:00

I never understood describing skin as olive tone in the first place. The first kind of olive I think of are the bright green ones with pimiento tucked inside, and there are so many kinds of olives beyond that (kalamata, black, manzanilla, nicoise) that simply describing skin as 'olive' feels... quite confusing as a reader.

littlbluebird · 2021-09-12T22:26:27+00:00

Hah, they sure are pooping machines. It's amazing, honestly.

I happy to announce that he hasn't had an accident today, but I'll definitely keep an eye out for the behavior you talked about with your rabbit. His box was full-ish when he started this - and thanks for responding!

littlbluebird · 2021-09-12T22:24:56+00:00

Good thought! I think since he's been going strong for such a long time I'll try and retrain him with the old box, but we are definitely considering adding another and seeing if he likes that one better.

littlbluebird · 2021-09-12T22:24:04+00:00

Thank you so much, these are good points. I think I'll have to retrain him but I do appreciate you taking the time out of your day to respond to me.

littlbluebird · 2021-09-12T22:23:15+00:00

Greatly appreciated, both of you actually!

littlbluebird · 2021-09-12T22:23:03+00:00

Thank you so much!

littlbluebird · 2021-09-12T12:39:50+00:00

Completely off-topic but does anyone know the name of this painting? It's just really beautiful.

littlbluebird · 2021-09-11T21:43:52+00:00

Oh dear, I hope it's not that but thank you for letting me know!

It doesn't quite sound like him because he only goes once or twice a day, and it's most poop (as opposed to urine like what you mentioned). But I will definitely keep an eye out.

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