Thinking about human behaviour compared to animal behaviour again.

It's funny to hear people (the older gens) complaining that "kids these days are lazy, they don't wanna work, etc." What do we get for busting our asses? There is no reward. Many will never own homes. Many are unemployed, trying to find work, and nobody will hire them because they don't have a million years experience and a masters degree OR they want people to work for minimum wage??? People are giving up because there is no reward. Why would we do all this for nothing?

Same as a dog that won't recall when you haven't reinforced it with a reward. Your dog isn't going to do what you tell it to if there is no incentive. No, your dog SHOULDN'T listen just because you're boss and it should respect you. That isn't how it works. They don't think that way. And honestly neither do people.

When we went hiking Sprocket wasn't always taking treats gently from me when I recalled her or she checked in and I rewarded and my one friend told me to stop giving her treats. I told him I won't work for free so why should she. And he said "I do things for free all the time because I want to do them," and I didn't say it then, but I wish I had, but if you like doing it, that's the incentive. It's a self-rewarding behaviour. Just like anything else a dog does, like chasing a squirrel or sniffing things or getting into the trash. Heeling instead of going off to sniff stuff or recalling off of something they want to chase is something you have to reinforce. You have to give them something better so they make the choice you want them to make. They won't make it just because they *respect* you. They won't willingly recall off of exciting prey out of RESPECT. You need to give them a tangible reward for that. You cannot possibly expect your dog to listen just because and then punish them for disobeying you.

Yeah, Sprocket bit my fingers a couple times. The one time pretty hard. But she was excited. She knows how to take gently and I reminded her and she tried very hard to be gentle most of the time. I wasn't going to stop rewarding her for checking in with me and recalling while we were off leash hiking in the woods. I want her to know that coming back to me is good and in the event of an emergency I would like her to not blow me off.

are you ready to sacrifice yourself to me? 🖤

boop

Sequential Circuits Drumtraks // drum machine (US, 1984)

Hey besties!

I also asked Lou about his nail polish!

Wasn't aware I could love him even more... but apparently, it's possible 🩵

God, I just wanna boop that nose. 🫠🥰

[He does mention 'self-harm' in this video. However, it is in regards to nail biting. Please take care of you 🩵]

Voldemort: Harry, I need you to give me my snake back

Harry: No! It’s my weekend, we have shared custody!

Voldemort: Nagini is not your child, she is a highly intelligent, extremely terrifying and deadly creature-

Nagini: boop the snoot

Harry: Aww, who’s my little danger noodle?

Voldemort:

Voldemort: What have you done to her

yes, i can make you that cherry pie ୨🍒୧

Sweet baby angel Echo

This is where the stream lagged for me on gia's stream and I can't help but laugh

It reminds me of that one meme about chess

how i feel as an artist when i make an awkward mistake with the hands or fingers knowing people r still using that to identify ai art

Well, it's that time of year again, y'all.

The sun's sitting high, the water's warm, and the weekends are booked.

The summers down here on the Gulf Coast are an experience in their own right. Because of this, my focus shifts from writing and running this blog to enjoying the sun and spending time with friends and family.

This is by far the most active blog I've ever had, and unfortunately, this will be a yearly cycle for me. I'll be more active during the winter months of our off-season. But once the summer sun begins to beat down on us, I need to step back and focus on my real life.

This also comes at a perfect time as I am suffering from a bad case of writers burnout, so this will be a good time to take a break and recharge for a while.

Depending on the season (and what Mother Nature decides to throw at us), I should be back to full force by around late September/October or so. It's a long time, I know. But it's the way of life down here. And I'm a beach bum, so my summer life is spent in the sun.

I may drop in every once in a while to say hi and send my love to you all. But other than that, my focus will be purely on enjoying the summer months.

I am going to open requests for this time, as it will most likely aid in restarting the word machine once I make a full comeback. For those who have asks in the waiting, I have not forgotten about you.

I bid you all a very sun-kissed farewell, and I'll see you all in the autumn months.

Much love, and as always...

Stay Thirsty Soap Sqaud 🧼

*boop Azul*

can we at least get to keep seeing how many times we booped/were booped even if those numbers can't change?

Answer: Hello, @bhawk-goose!

So it was indeed a fun temporary feature, perhaps the most fun of temporary features. But it’s a no, for now, as it would require some additional work to make it a lasting feature—which is work we cannot commit to anytime soon.

But, as we said in a recent answer, it is not inconceivable that the boops will be back in some form in the future. Eyes peeled, y’all.

If you’ve only played Skyrim you don’t know about touch spells. In oblivion and morrowind touch spells are so good if you specialize in up close combat. You can have more power in your spell with a smaller magic cost with the trade off being you need to be close enough to physically touch your target.

I love using touch spells in oblivion. Boop. You’re on fire now. Really good when you’re using a dagger or something.