mango-and-willow
My cats, Mango, and Willow
(He/Him)
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some important calvin and hobbes facts in case you haven't read the original comic strip in a long time or only absorbed stuff on it from memes and out of context bits on here:
Calvin's last name has never been given, and neither has any of his parent's names. This was actually why his uncle Max only showed up for a brief storyline; the creator of the comic, Bill Watterson, ultimately felt that while it was fine to have him as someone for his parents to talk to, it felt far too awkward to never have Max refer to them by name and he never made a return appearance.
The general tone of the comic is fairly light-hearted, with a big emphasis on goofy slapstick comedy contrasted by clever wordplay and often surprising adult-centered jokes that'll hit you like a slap. A big part of the comedy is, as Watterson put it (paraphrased) "It's really funny to me when people express deeply stupid ideas with really fancy terminology." One notable example you might have seen is that one bit where Calvin asks his mom for money to buy a Satan-worshiping rock album and his mom replies that there's nothing genuine about them and they're just putting on the attitude for shock value, and comisserates with Calvin as he deplores that mainstream nihilism can't be trusted. He concludes that childhood is disillusioning.
There is a LOT of criticism of the extreme materialism and selfish mentality of the late 80s, when the comic was initially written. This may go a long way to explain how its aged so well; much of what it criticizes resonates well with people today.
Bill Watterson views comic strips a legitimate form of artwork, and repeatedly fought to have more space to draw more beautiful and artistic backgrounds, which was a very hard fight and unpopular even with other comic strip artists. He eventually did win some compromises and a lot of Calvin And Hobbes' artwork shows it, with the use of space to indicate time as well as a sharp contrast between the often plain environments of mundane life contrasted by the wildly beautiful imagery of Calvin's imagination (which often sports realistic depictions in an art shift of sorts).
Hobbes is explicitly not an imaginary friend, by word of Watterson himself. We don't know WHAT he is exactly, and Hobbes is apparently unaware of the strange nature of his reality; people look at him and only see an ordinary stuffed tiger plushie, but he has a tangible effect on the world that would be physically impossible for Calvin to do on his own. He's apparently been around for a while, and was apparently around when Calvin was a young baby.
On that note; Hobbes has implicitly killed (notably treated as both a gag and also with the vibe of 'he's a tiger, duh') and while he doesn't do it again on-screen, he doesn't have any moral issues about it. Calvin claims that he's never had trouble bringing Hobbes to school because the last time he did, Hobbes killed and ate a bully named Tommy Chestnut and simply comments that it was gross and he needed a bath. Calvin's tried to repeat this again, but Hobbes was grossed out at the thought having to eat a kid raw and not being allowed to use an oven first, or complaining that children are too fattening.
Hobbes became gradually less human-like in body language and more like an actual cat in both body language and behavior; this was due to Watterson drawing more inspiration from his cat, who also inspired a lot of Hobbes' running gags, such as pouncing on Calvin when he got home. Several years into the syndication of the strip, Watterson's cat passed away, and he did a tribute to her with a comic strip of the two of them agreeing to try to dream together so they can keep playing when they have to sleep; Watterson's commentary (if I recall right), remarks on his cat: "We can see each other again in dreams."
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#mango#she stayed like this for over 3 minutes#seriously i timed it#she only stopped bc i started freaking out and reached over to touch it and she was “filthy himan how dare you touch my tongue”
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Hey y'all, unfortunately Ralph unexpectedly passed away last night. There were no signs and he was fine moments before.
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Willow, then Mango, and then Ralph
BABIES
#actually i didnt notice but the first and last pictures are flopped#so its ralph then mango then willow#ralph#mango#willow
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Willow's favorite part of fall is her reintroduction to mildly hallucinogenic plants
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Mango, my precious dummy who will clean the blanket instead of her tail
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Do y'all ever think about how wild it is that for years there's been this heartbreaking incurable disease that kills thousands of cats. And Gilead Pharmaceuticals found a drug that treats it but won't actually sell it to veterinarians because of patent bullshit? Because I do.
Anyways. I'd never advocate for acquiring drugs illegally to save your cat's life. Which is why if your cat has FIP you should check out the organization I've put in my tags. So that you remember to avoid getting GS-441524.
Capitalism is evil in general. But capitalism in medicine is cartoonishly monstrous.
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The intro post to me!
Here's some links to posts of mine I'd love for you to read:
On Grief
Star Wars Long Post
Current side blogs (24.9.23) *post will be edited with new date added as I/if I create new side blogs*
@aroshitbcitstheshit
Aromantic sideblog, all aro or aroace
@lovemesomeartsstuff
Art reblogs! Remember to like and reblog artists' works!
@transnbgenderqueeeeeer
Trans, non-binary, and genderqueer positivity, unity, and inclusiveness blog
@i-like-this-song-because
A blog cataloging my music tastes@symptomsshowdown A poll blog where you decide which of my symptoms is most indicative of my provided diagnosis
@jewishbuckyao3fics
A collection of AO3 fics in which Bucky Barnes is Jewish.
@mango-willow-and-ralph
A catalog of my cats (lol. A cat-alog)
@steve-rogers-is-an-eds-zebra
Exactly what it says on the label. All my Ehlers-Danlos takes on Steve Rogers
Warning: Don't expect any sort of consistency in or regular activity. I'll post what I'm advertising when I can.
DNI: Typical DNI (racist, sexist, ableist, queerphobic, etc), exclusionists, stelliphobes (anti m-spec lesbians/gays/straights), anti lesboys/turigirls, TERFS/Radfems, transphobes, truscum/transmeds, gender-critical, Anti-MOGAI, anti-xenogenders, anti-neopronouns, people who ship irl people, pedophiles, "MAP- minor attracted person", androphobes, anti-non-binary, eugenicists, aphobes, antisemites, white supremacists, nazis, skinheads, proselytizing christians, christians looking to discuss faith/christianity
Who am I?
My name is Harman Corneille. I use he/they pronouns. I'm an adult.
Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Non-SAM omni-grayaromantic
My gender: Trans man
I'm polyamorous. I'm open to monoamorous, polyamorous, and open and closed relationships. I'm currently partnered in a monogamous relationship.
Fun things abt me!:
I'm fluent in French and English
Although I'm currently not in academia due to health reasons, in the fall of 2024, I'm hoping to pursue a degree in French.
I enjoy many art forms, including sculpture, ceramics, metal and wire working, drawing, painting, collage, papier mâchée, print-making, and crochet
I'm interested in many fandoms (I'll regularly update this list as I'll remember things): Marvel (comics and MCU), DC, ATLA, ATLoK, Voltron, PJO, HoO, Magnus Chase, Trials of Apollo, Inheritance Cycle, Red Queen, Atlantis Rising, Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor), Star Wars, Stranger Things, The Belgariad and The Mallorean,
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The intro post to me!
Here's some links to posts of mine I'd love for you to read:
On Grief
Star Wars Long Post
Current side blogs (24.9.23) *post will be edited with new date added as I/if I create new side blogs*
@aroshitbcitstheshit
Aromantic sideblog, all aro or aroace
@lovemesomeartsstuff
Art reblogs! Remember to like and reblog artists' works!
@transnbgenderqueeeeeer
Trans, non-binary, and genderqueer positivity, unity, and inclusiveness blog
@i-like-this-song-because
A blog cataloging my music tastes@symptomsshowdown A poll blog where you decide which of my symptoms is most indicative of my provided diagnosis
@jewishbuckyao3fics
A collection of AO3 fics in which Bucky Barnes is Jewish.
@mango-willow-and-ralph
A catalog of my cats (lol. A cat-alog)
Warning: Don't expect any sort of consistency in or regular activity. I'll post what I'm advertising when I can.
DNI: Typical DNI (racist, sexist, ableist, queerphobic, etc), exclusionists, stelliphobes (anti m-spec lesbians/gays/straights), anti lesboys/turigirls, TERFS/Radfems, transphobes, truscum/transmeds, gender-critical, Anti-MOGAI, anti-xenogenders, anti-neopronouns, people who ship irl people, pedophiles, "MAP- minor attracted person", androphobes, anti-non-binary, eugenicists, aphobes, antisemites, white supremacists, nazis, skinheads, proselytizing christians, christians looking to discuss faith/christianity
Who am I?
My name is Harman Corneille. I use he/they pronouns. I'm an adult.
Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Non-SAM omni-grayaromantic
My gender: Trans man
I'm polyamorous. I'm open to monoamorous, polyamorous, and open and closed relationships. I'm currently partnered in a monogamous relationship.
Fun things abt me!:
I'm fluent in French and English
Although I'm currently not in academia due to health reasons, in the fall of 2024, I'm hoping to pursue a degree in French.
I enjoy many art forms, including sculpture, ceramics, metal and wire working, drawing, painting, collage, papier mâchée, print-making, and crochet
I'm interested in many fandoms (I'll regularly update this list as I'll remember things): Marvel (comics and MCU), DC, ATLA, ATLoK, Voltron, PJO, HoO, Magnus Chase, Trials of Apollo, Inheritance Cycle, Red Queen, Atlantis Rising, Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor), Star Wars, Stranger Things, The Belgariad and The Mallorean,
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discovering absolutely shocking things about one of our new kittens
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