Sincerely, A Sloth Demon

afrenchienamedwhimsey: Dear Maddie: Stay! For the last eight...

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:29:39 -0700

Maddie on a camper ladder

Maddie at McDonald's

Maddie on a coffee-maker

Maddie on a horse

Maddie on a tree

Dear Maddie: Stay!

For the last eight months, Idaho photographer Theron Humphrey has been traveling the country documenting awesome strangers as part of a project he calls This Wild Idea. But his companion on the trip, an English Coonhound named Maddie, has become something of a project of her own. Maddie is strangely fond — and meticulously obedient — when it comes to the “stay” command. Maddie will stay on a tree trunk, on top of a drip coffee maker, inside a giant tractor tire, inside a BBQ pit, balanced across a ledge — it’s like planking, but with Maddie, and many more positions. And so, five months into his trip, Humphrey started documenting Maddie herself under the aptly titled Maddie on Things. We asked Humphrey how he gets Maddie to stay so damn still.

What do you do when you’re not posing Maddie?

I’m a photographer most days, it’s what I went to school for and have fed myself with, but I’ve never really called myself one.

How would you describe Maddie’s temperament?

Maddie is a patient dog. I’d be at a friend’s house, and she would just stand in the middle of the living room. I figure most dogs would have laid down. It’s in her nature to stand still. But these days, she’s been trained on a “stay” command with food.

So, posing Maddie on, you know, a telephone pole. How do you pull this off?

None of them are very intense, or even high up really, except for one where she is up a half-cut-down tree. But the flat part on the tree was so big, she could have stood there all day. Most aren’t up very high … if you take an image from a slightly lower angle, it makes the world seem higher. She normally only stands still for 30 seconds, but I shot a video of my buddy playing a song, and she stood still for 2 minutes.

Is Maddie a genius? What’s she like when she’s not balancing on things?

Ha! This question made me laugh because I thought of Maddie sitting at a computer, with a tiny hat on, taking an online IQ test. But I’d say Maddie’s “nose” intelligence is high. She could track most anything.

- Cat Leth

Cool.

Bat yawn

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:42:59 -0700

Bat yawn:

leggywillow:

baturday:

Submitted by: hot-coals

Sweet precious baby batty I can’t even <3

naiadestricolor: i was working on that sebastian redesign that...

Wed, 16 May 2012 02:15:46 -0700

naiadestricolor:

i was working on that sebastian redesign that i posted a little while ago when i suddenly wondered if starkhaven—or even more specifically, the vael family—had some sort of family crest or symbol, like the amells. searching the internet brought up almost nothing, so i went digging through the DAII game assets.

turns out there is a starkhaven crest. and a whole bunch of others i’ve never seen before. so i decided to take the raw files and do something useful with them.

these symbols were taken directly from the DAII game art assets folder. most likely these are not all the symbols that show up in the game, but i don’t have access to the legacy and mark of the assassin DLC assets since those files are encrypted. a number of these are also probably not official (canonically) either. my guess is that some of them were concepts that later got changed/refined or just scrapped. they’re still fairly interesting to look at though.

there are probably a number of symbols some of you may recognize (especially if you’re the diligent type to go shifting through the dragon age wiki or bioware’s blog). i left them in there regardless, for those who may have not seen these before.

if you would like to have the crests/symbols as individual files, all at larger res, you can download them [HERE]!

shotguninfinity: I am the very model of a perverted...

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:27:16 -0700

shotguninfinity:

I am the very model of a perverted salarian,

I’ve ogled species turian, asari and batarian!

I’m quite good at fanfiction (as a subset of pornography),

Because I am an expert (which I know is a tautology)!

My xeno-voyeurism range from urban to agrarian;

I am the very model of a perverted salarian!

(lyrics from)

woud’ve gone with salacious salarian, myself…

"Dudes. Imagine life here in the US — or indeed, pretty much anywhere in the Western world — is a..."

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:29:24 -0700

“Dudes. Imagine life here in the US — or indeed, pretty much anywhere in the Western world — is a massive role playing game, like World of Warcraft except appallingly mundane, where most quests involve the acquisition of money, cell phones and donuts, although not always at the same time. Let’s call it The Real World. You have installed The Real World on your computer and are about to start playing, but first you go to the settings tab to bind your keys, fiddle with your defaults, and choose the difficulty setting for the game. Got it?
Okay: In the role playing game known as The Real World, “Straight White Male” is the lowest difficulty setting there is.
This means that the default behaviors for almost all the non-player characters in the game are easier on you than they would be otherwise. The default barriers for completions of quests are lower. Your leveling-up thresholds come more quickly. You automatically gain entry to some parts of the map that others have to work for. The game is easier to play, automatically, and when you need help, by default it’s easier to get.
Now, once you’ve selected the “Straight White Male” difficulty setting, you still have to create a character, and how many points you get to start — and how they are apportioned — will make a difference. Initially the computer will tell you how many points you get and how they are divided up. If you start with 25 points, and your dump stat is wealth, well, then you may be kind of screwed. If you start with 250 points and your dump stat is charisma, well, then you’re probably fine. Be aware the computer makes it difficult to start with more than 30 points; people on higher difficulty settings generally start with even fewer than that.
As the game progresses, your goal is to gain points, apportion them wisely, and level up. If you start with fewer points and fewer of them in critical stat categories, or choose poorly regarding the skills you decide to level up on, then the game will still be difficult for you. But because you’re playing on the “Straight White Male” setting, gaining points and leveling up will still by default be easier, all other things being equal, than for another player using a higher difficulty setting.
Likewise, it’s certainly possible someone playing at a higher difficulty setting is progressing more quickly than you are, because they had more points initially given to them by the computer and/or their highest stats are wealth, intelligence and constitution and/or simply because they play the game better than you do. It doesn’t change the fact you are still playing on the lowest difficulty setting.
You can lose playing on the lowest difficulty setting. The lowest difficulty setting is still the easiest setting to win on. The player who plays on the “Gay Minority Female” setting? Hardcore.”

- John Scalzi tells it like it is. (Go and read the whole essay, then read the comments.)

Despite the media narratives, President Obama's gay marriage support message is more popular among blacks and Hispanics than it is among whites. Interesting to see how racism sparks homophobia.

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:16:14 -0700

Despite the media narratives, President Obama's gay marriage support message is more popular among blacks and Hispanics than it is among whites. Interesting to see how racism sparks homophobia.

dragonageconfessions: Dragon Age Dance Party! Haha...

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:02:51 -0700

dragonageconfessions:

Dragon Age Dance Party!

Haha Teagan’s dance is the best. Wait I think that’s Teagan on the far left…?

mishenanigans: Tom Hiddleston reads She Walks in Beauty by...

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:00:43 -0700

mishenanigans:

Tom Hiddleston reads She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron

She walks in beauty, like the night

   Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that’s best of dark and bright

   Meet in her aspect and her eyes;

Thus mellowed to that tender light

   Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,

   Had half impaired the nameless grace

Which waves in every raven tress,

   Or softly lightens o’er her face;

Where thoughts serenely sweet express,

   How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,

   So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,

The smiles that win, the tints that glow,

   But tell of days in goodness spent,

A mind at peace with all below,

   A heart whose love is innocent!

what a cutie

If this guy voiced a Bioware character I think I would die

omgthatdress: Robe à la Française 1760 The Kyoto Costume...

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:14:31 -0700

omgthatdress:

Robe à la Française

1760

The Kyoto Costume Institute

allcreatures: Two male African Pseudempusa pinnapavonis...

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:25:48 -0700

allcreatures:

Two male African Pseudempusa pinnapavonis (Peacock Mantis). Picture: Igor Siwanowicz / Barcroft Media

10knotes: Follow this blog, you will love it on your dashboard

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:55:52 -0700

10knotes:

Follow this blog, you will love it on your dashboard

rinjirenee: yukidama: piddlebucket: #i don’t find him all...

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:49:08 -0700

rinjirenee:

yukidama:

piddlebucket:

#i don’t find him all that sexually attractive #but he is super silly #and i think he would be an awesome friend

i am all of these tags as well

Agreed.

I’m like the only person I know that finds him very attractive, I think his silliness is part of it

Though I think leggy agrees with me

No I’m totally with you on the super attractive thing.

pleasuretown: I’m having a bad day and this butt cheers me up…...

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:47:23 -0700

pleasuretown:

I’m having a bad day and this butt cheers me up… superpower butt

The last time I reblogged this Kyle told me he saw it on his dash and was like “hey cool Cap looks pretty neat punching that bag but why did she rebl——oh.”

mswyrr: goldenalbatross: fire-kissed: adriofthedead: fairy-wr...

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:29:22 -0700

mswyrr:

goldenalbatross:

fire-kissed:

adriofthedead:

fairy-wren:

expressive peregrine falcons

(photos by sdwildgene)

Thespian falcon.

#to fly or not to fly—that is the question #whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the gusts and winds of outrageous fortune #or to take wing against a sea of fish and by opposing eat them

TO FLY - TO SWEEP,
NO MORE; AND BY A SWEEP TO SAY WE END
THE HEARTACHE AND THE THOUSAND NATURAL FLOCKS
THAT FISH IS HEIR TO: ‘TIS A CONSUMMATION
DEVOUTLY TO BE WISHED. TO FLY, TO SWEEP;
TO SWEEP, PERCHANCE TO DREAM - AY, THERE’S THE GRUB:
FOR IN THAT SWEEP OF DEATH WHAT STREAMS MAY COME

when we have molted off these mortal feathers,

must give us pause. there’s the respect

that makes calamity of so long meals.

for who would bear the winters and famines of time?

th’poacher’s wrong, the large bird’s contumely,

the pangs of despised love, the daylight’s delay,

the insolence of prey, and the spurns that

patient merit of th’unworthy take,

when he himself might his quietus make

with a bare bird claw? who would fardels bear

to squawk and caw under a weary life,

but that the dread of something after food,

the unrelenting hunger, from whose clutches

no hunter returns, puzzles the will.

and makes us rather bear those ills we have

than fly to others we know not of?

thus hunger does make fools of us all.

"Studies have shown, that, indeed, introverts are more likely than extroverts to express intimate..."

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:22:11 -0700

“Studies have shown, that, indeed, introverts are more likely than extroverts to express intimate facts about themselves online that their family and friends would be surprised to read, to say that they can express the “real me” online, and to spend more time in certain kinds of online discussions. They welcome the chance to communicate digitally. The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to two thousand, or two million, without thinking twice. The same person who finds it difficult to introduce himself to strangers might establish a presence online and then extend those relationships into the real world.”

- Quiet: The Power of Introverts, by Susan Cain (via nerdyninjanicole)

Photo

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:17:24 -0700

mesmerizedish: yukidama: piddlebucket: gadding-about: crimina...

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:10:14 -0700

mesmerizedish:

yukidama:

piddlebucket:

gadding-about:

criminallyincompetent:

localisedinsanity:

yourmostvaluablepossession:

sprinkledwords:

A child’s skull before losing their baby teeth

This makes me feel very weird and uncomfortable, I do not like it.

I… no… no, it can’t be like that. Someone come and tell me that’s not how it is!

I have absolutely no understanding of human anatomy but if this is true, then there’s now another reason to be terrified by children.

That’s usually how it is, but I think that might be a bisected version for use in dental school, because usually they’re not exposed and have a thin layer of bone covering them.

Also, I really regret looking that up, because I stumbled across this image, which I’m sure will haunt me forever.

IF I HAVE TO HAVE THIS HORRIFYING IMAGE ON MY DASH, SO DO YOU.

THIS IS SO CREEPY BUT IT SHOULDNT BE BUT IT IS BUT REALLY IT SHOULDNT BE

This explains why my first molars didn’t even get a chance, haha. They didn’t want to gtfo out my head until I was like, 14, so the permanent teeth just erupted behind them. If you look at my teeth now, both my upper first premolars are kinda small and pushed in (the left one more than the right).

This is an abortion at six weeks. Each tooth is a person with a soul. Shame on you pro-deathers.

I feel totally justified in thinking the whole business of getting your adult teeth was horrifying and gross when I was a kid.

This picture is kind of neat though, even if it is gross.

fuckyeahillustrativeart: Lundi

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:26:28 -0700

fuckyeahillustrativeart:

Lundi

Photo

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:49:58 -0700

Dear Tumblr,

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:11:41 -0700

If you could just stop making me want to watch the entire oeuvre of one Mr. Tom Hiddleston, that’d be swell. Thanks.