My cats have this meow that means "please come with me to fix this" after which they'll lead me to the problem in question, usually a empty (or 'empty') food bowl or a closed door they want open. They look at the 'problem', they look back at me, clear message.
What fascinates me is how this illustrates what they percieve as being in the realm of my 'power.' I control the food, I control the door, sure, but my cats love to sit on the balcony in the sun, and it has happened plenty of times that on a rainy day they come get me, go to the balcony and show me... the rain. "Please fix this" they say. "Please get rid of the wet"
"Silly kitty," I say, "I can't control the rain." I then walk into the shower and turn on the rain.
you have to be able to look at every other person on the planet and recognize that theyre still a person. they still have rights, they still deserve something. fundamental to that understanding is the knowledge that we are all a product of our upbringings, our interactions with others, our lived experiences. everyone has the capacity to be a saint or to be reprehensible. if you dont believe that bad people arent born bad and good people arent born good then you cant recognize both in everyone
Ray alert rat alert rat alert rat alert!! This little beast will be a sticker soon! I definitely want to make an albino version - what other color variants should I make??
[ID: an illustration of a brown rat jumping downward, facing to the left with its tail curled around it. Its expression is content and it holds a few yellow daisy stems in its mouth. It is on a lavender background with more flowers and leaves, and white speckles. End.]
My other rebind book trade has reached its destination, this time to @octobindery (instagram)
Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones! This book has been on my want-to-rebind list since I first picked it up, so I'm really really really happy that I'm able to rebind this for Lisa! Thank you so so so so much for doing this trade with me, and I cannot wait to do more with you in the future
About the bind:
✦ Duo bookcloth and frog vinyl htv gold metallic
✦ struggled with the htv gold at first, it did not want to stick but turns out I was impatient and did not wait for it to cool down
✦ Dust jacket illustration is drawn by me on Clip Studio Paint, I think this is also my first Howl's Moving Castle fanart ever
✦ endpapers are redraws of two scenes from the movie, foiled on silver
✦ Howl's heart on the cover glows on flash photos!