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finleyjayne · 4 years

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Pairing: Bucky x Fem!Reader

A/N: Hey guys, I know y’all don’t know me but I’m going to be trying to post some of my fan-fiction. It’s both exciting and scary, please reblog, share. I’m going to be trying to write a little blurb every day for the month of April. If you have any requests please send them my way and I’ll try my best. Thank you in advance. If you want to follow me for ONLY writings my writing blog is @finleyjaynewriting.

Warnings: Angst, Panic Attack, Self-deprecating thoughts

Summary: You are a part of the Avengers family but it’s sometimes hard to keep yourself from falling into bad habits that you thought you kicked when an essay question from your last college English class causes you to backslide. It’s a good thing your boyfriend Bucky is there to rally the troops and remind you that you are loved, even when you decide to run around the tower in a cape.

picture credit goes to: Marwan & Khaled Couture Fall/Winter 2019

Originally blogged by @fashion-runways

You had been sitting here, staring at your outline notes, grading rubric, and notebook for over an hour. And you still hadn't a scrap of what to write. The list of adjectives on the page getting fuzzier as you tried to decide whether or not they fit you. Or if they were something that your friends, team-members, or family would use to describe you.

If there was one word to describe you, you'd like to think that it was intelligent. But seeing as you live in a tower with not one but two geniuses and three supersoldiers who have heightened cognitive functions, it was terrifying how stupid you feel on the daily. Even with your triple-majored ass, you were on the lower end of intelligence.

Okay, so the people around you wouldn't call you the smart one in the group. What about determined. I mean, it takes a substantial amount of determination to get three master's degrees at the same time in five years. Tapping your pen against your chin as you think, you shake your head. Yeah, no, not when compared to Mr. I-can-do-this-all-day.

Sam is the compassionate and supportive one.

Natasha is independent and fearless.

Bucky is strong and loyal.

Bruce is sweet and patient.

Wanda is attentive and courageous.

Tony is eccentric and a genius.

Steve is gentle and determined.

Clint is funny and hardworking (even if he tries to play it off).

Gods, this assignment is going to be the downfall of my perfect 4.0 GPA. You think to yourself, slamming your head onto your notebooks. Why did you have to take English? None of your majors were English oriented. Music, Engineering, and Chemistry. No English, no need to know how to write a complete sentence. No need to write 2 pages on what your friends consider you using one word. You should know, you've made it 97% of the way through all three majors without taking a single English class. The most writing I had to do was my dissertations, which had nothing to do with this useless "self-expression piece." The prompt doesn't even make sense! Write 1000+ words on a single word. How is that logically not just busy-work?

Just as your eyes and sinuses start filling with the feeling of hopelessness, Bucky comes waltzing into the tower's library with his book of the week.

"Heya dollface. Taking a nap?" He calls, the chuckle entwining into his voice in that perfect way it does.

And that's all it takes for your body to unleash the body-shaking sobs. The soulful wail that tore through your chest and out your trembling lips was nothing like you'd ever let anyone see. Especially not your team. You were already the weak one. You didn't need them to think anything less, but after comparing yourself to them for the last two and a half hours, you couldn't keep your self-deprecation locked in its cage anymore.

Seeing you this way was terrifying for Bucky. He had never seen you cry anywhere besides on stage. Not when you had been on the Mission from Hell. Not when you were hormonal, and Clint stole your heating stuffy. Not even when you were grieving the loss of your ex-girlfriend. So now having your usually bubbly, determined, happy-go-lucky self in a full breakdown was new territory for him.

"Woah," he said, eyes widening as he stared. "Hey, hey, hey, it's okay, doll. If anybody deserves a nap, it's you." He comforted as he took giant steps to your chair. Lifting you effortlessly and positioning you into the cradle of his arms as he took a seat in the large Papasan chair to the side of your chosen workspace. Holding you in a tight embrace like you did when he was having a hard time with his anxiety.

He focused on breathing evenly and keeping his heartbeat in check, knowing that if he didn't stay calm, the situation would escalate into something worse. Shushing you and rocking you as he observed the table for anything that could give away why you were crying. Bucky knew better than most about your anxiety and depression. He had asked you once how you knew so much about helping him during one of your many cuddle sessions. You had just said that you were working from your own encounters before you changed the subject.

Though he didn't know everything, Bucky did try to help you as much as he could, especially as your friendship turned into something more. Still, he couldn't see anything that would cause you to become this upset. Usually, you would complain about your English assignments as you hyper-focused on them. Giving up on figuring it himself, he turned back to his distraught girlfriend, who was fighting to control her emotions in his arms.

"Babygirl, can you match your breaths to mine? Come on. Breathe in, hold, breathe out." He whispered, holding her tighter to him as she shakily followed him through the exercise a few more times. "Good, now what has my BAMF girlfriend distressed. Who do I need to take care of?"

You could feel the seriousness in his voice before you could see him through your tears. "Nobody, it's not a big deal. Just a stupid essay for English."

"Don't give me that shit, Y/F/N Y/L/N." Bucky cuts off your excuses sternly. "You rarely cry, which, no matter how much you fight it, is unhealthy." Before you could even open your mouth to argue, he had a gentle, calloused finger on your lips. "Not going to remonstrate this. You are clearly upset, you are not okay, and that is okay. I just want to know why so I can help you more fully." He says, lifting his finger from your lips to tuck a few strands of your hair from your face.

Sighing, you look down. "It's just this essay, I have to write about one word that my friends use to describe me. I ended up spiraling while trying to find a word that would be mine when all the ones I usually consider myself are more aptly displayed by somebody else. Honestly, I don't know why you keep me around. I'm pretty average." you admit, curling in on yourself as your tears gather again.

"Hey, none of that printsessa." He scolded you softly. "You are important to us. You are smart, fun, and inspirational. You are the reason we aren't at each other's throats. You are the instigator of too many of our team-building exercises. You single-handedly instigated the reconciliation between Steve and Tony." He started, giving you a smirk as you begin to scrunch your nose up. Tears were forgotten.

You really didn't like it when he made sense when you were upset. It made feeling bad really hard. The worst part; Bucky damned well knew it. "But, you're biased, Bucky."

"Maybe I am, but I also know you. And if I heard you correctly: It doesn't say one word YOU would choose to call yourself, but one word WE would define you as. Therefore, you shouldn't be wondering what words we would use. You should have gotten up and asked us. Or even better, you should've texted the group chat and asked! Then you wouldn't be here sending yourself into a hate-spiral, doll." Bucky reprimands softly. Determined to get rid of the lies that your mind is spewing at you, just like you do for him.

"I don't wanna bother you guys with my stupid homework. You guys didn't sign up to be pestered by my lack of self-mediation." You grumble huffily, knowing full well you are acting stubborn.

"If you won't help yourself. I guess it's up to me to help you." Bucky states, standing up with you still cradled snugly in his arms.

"BUCKY!" You admonish, clinging to him at his sudden movement. "At least let me walk. I'm overwhelmed and sad, not crippled."

"What's to say, I don't just wanna carry you? Huh? Also, you're holding me just as tightly love." He smiles brightly at you, kissing you briefly before turning back to the exit. Book, schoolwork, and his original objective forgotten for his new mission. He was going to find his doll her confidence again, with all the positive affirmations that should've been her first thoughts.

Once settled in the elevator, Bucky looks up, "Hey, Friday, can you take us to Tony, please?" After confirmation from the resident AI, he sets your feet on the ground from the bridal carry he's holding you in but keeping you close to him. "So you need one word? What is your plan?"

Keeping your arms in their place around his neck, you lean your head against his secure warmth. "I don't really know, Buck. I kinda got stuck on the first step. If it was an analytical or critical styled piece, it would be a breeze, but it is supposed to be a descriptive essay. I don't know what to do with that. If it was a song, I'd be cuddled with you and my ukelele by now, putting finishing touches on the finished product. But no, there isn't any room for incomplete sentences. Maybe I'll make it a song just to spite the evil bat."

"Hey, dollface, it's okay, I'm here to help you. Does it just have to be one word, or can it be structured for each person you know to have a different word? Remember what Peter said that one time he was working with you on Formatting? Your thesis could be something like 'I am many things to many different people and therefore have many different words that can be used to describe me. These things are A, B, C, and D. Then, you can use each term for a paragraph of fluff."

Taking a deep breath, your lip twitches somewhere between a smile and a deep frown. "That does sound like a good idea. I don't really want to track down everyone, though. Can we get everyone into the same room and ask them as a group? It would be less hassle, and maybe we can decide on reasoning and stories to use to explain why? I really don't know how to do this without being really pessimistic and cynical about the whole thing."

"Mr. Stark is in his lab, he is recommended that he is brought down to the commons, where I will page everyone else." Came Friday's disembodied voice.

"Thank you, Friday," you whispered. You weren't really sure that you were ready for this, but you know that this is the best way to finish this essay without spiraling into your self-pity again. It has to get done. Procrastination is not an option. After all, these are your friends. They don't have to know that you were bawling your eyes out about this stupid assignment.

Taking another steadying breath, you wipe the remainder of your tears off your make-up-less face onto Bucky's soft T-shirt, before turning out of his embrace to march confidently into Tony's Lab. "Hey Tones, your presence is required in the Commons." You call as you walk in the door. Knowing that Friday would've warned you if Tony had been in the middle of something delicate.

"What is it for? I want to get this sequence reconfigured. Can it wait?" Tony said, his full attention on a large display of Smalltalk equational programming floating off of his Holotable.

"Nope, if you don't come now, you don't get to participate, let Friday do the reconfiguration code. It will be done by the time you get back. If you come and keep your attitude to a minimum, I'll let you use me as a scapegoat for your next prank." You try to bribe when he looked offended that I'd suggest such a thing.

"Any prank? Even if it's against loverboy?" Tony perked, throwing a truly roguish smirk over your shoulder.

"As long as no one is injured or harmed. But to make sure that I can cover your ass, you need to fill me in on the joke BEFORE you pull it." You say herding him away from the endless rows of code while he is occupied with his next plot.

When you finally make it to the Commons, The rest of the Avengers are gathered on the couches. All seemed to be in a decent enough mood. Taking a deep breath, you look to Bucky for direction on how to implement this plan of his.

He gives your hand a squeeze as he guides you to the middle of the sectional. Holding you from behind, he clears his throat. "Hey, guys. Thanks for coming to this impromptu meeting. I know you guys were probably doing nothing, anyway, but I appreciate you coming down here. Doll, here, needs some help from us. Well, you guys, since apparently, I am biased." His tone is light as he brings attention to us.

You can't help but feel that knot of uncertainty come back as he speaks, though. You try your best to hide the shaking of your hands by holding onto Bucky's forarms that rest tightly around your middle, grounding you into the moment. Please just let this be quick.

"You are biased," you grumble. "You have to say the best things because you are my boyfriend. It makes for a skewed view on what my friends think of me."

"She does have a point, Buck. You tend to have neverending heart-eyes whenever anything is about her. Though that is reasonable, seeing as she is your girl. I'd be more concerned if you didn't have a shade or two of rose to your glasses." Steve said from his station in on the nearest end of the couch to the door.

"If his glasses are tinted any pinker, they won't be able to be seen through." Scoffed Sam from the other end of the couch.

"Doesn't matter," Bucky cut in before there could be any more railroading. "Y/N has an essay that she has to write but couldn't find the right inspiration for the prompt. Seeing as it pertains to our views on her, I felt it necessary to bring our expertise into the mix."

"Oh, What's the prompt?" Bruce asked from the corner of the window seat.

"It's stupid, It's an essay on the word that your friends and family would use to describe you. Well, in this case, describe me." You say to the oak coffee table that separated the majority of them from you and Bucky.

"Doll, stop hating, and just accept the help." He whispered into your

"Well, you've definitely come to the right place. Come on, guys, what words describe Y/N?" Tony said enthusiastically, rubbing his hands together from the place he found next to Natasha.

"Friday, can you make a list on the monitor, so we don't forget any?" Steve asked the AI helpfully.

"Good idea, I'll start with eccentric," Nat stated.

"Bubbly."

"Funny."

"Smart."

"Out-going."

"Playful."

"Creative."

"Hardworking."

"resourceful, Multi-talented, Impressive."

"Badass."

"Stubborn."

Words just kept coming at incredible speed before there was a ding at the elevator. "Mrs. (Y/L/N), The package you ordered last night needs to be signed for if you wouldn't mind." Friday cut in.

As more words were being piled onto the TV screen, you turned toward the elevator. "It's here already??" you asked, making your way to the waiting delivery man. I quickly signed for the package before coming back to the group. Ripping into the box without care as Tony and Clint argued over positive and negative words on the list.

Letting out an excited squeal while you pulled the long, sky-blue cape out of the box and swishing it over your shoulders, clasping it easily, and spinning in a circle to make it swish out. It was just as you imagined. Silky, soft, and absolutely perfect for everything. When you finally came back to the conversation you found yourself at the center of attention, everyone's eyes were on you in different mixes of amusement and exasperation.

"Where you going, Miss Bennet?" Tony laughed out.

"What do you mean, where am I going? This is my house cape. Don't you have one? It's the latest fashion." You bite back, raising your head in indignation. "I love it, I am going to wear it. EVERYWHERE."

As everyone's faces split into the biggest smiles, Peter walked into the room, tossing his backpack onto the floor as he took a seat between Sam and Steve.

"No Capes!" He said, lovingly referencing the Incredibles. Sending a ripple of laughs through the group of superheroes. "So what has you so Extra today, Y/N?"

"Nothing, I just saw this for sale while I was doing research for my recital dress and thought it would be nice." You respond fondly, feeling invincible in the cape.

"THAT'S IT! YOUR WORD IS EXTRA!" Clint said, springing from his perch. Everyone looked contemplative for a moment before nodding.

"Agreed. It's perfect. You give extra in everything you do." Steve said, not really getting the modern connotation.

Even though it isn't any of the words that you thought they would choose, you can't really complain. Especially when it gives you the privilege of wearing your Couture Cape around the tower, just because you want to.

Smiling at Bucky, you raised slightly on your toes to kiss his cheek, whispering a thank you. And with that, you whooshed off to write the worst essay in your academic career. Leaving the bickering and astounded Avengers in your wake.

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amlao · 3 years

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Day 114 of Being Alone for the First Time in My Adult Life Sometimes, after or around my period, my mental health is absolutely terrible. I can’t get anything done, I walk around in an enormous fog on the verge of tears, I feel a knot in my stomach, and I ruminate about negative things that normally wouldn’t upset me. But I imagine that it’s much easier to manage than depression, because it’s very infrequent and I know it’s not my brain’s baseline...it’s just my hormones. I also can’t cry. I mean, I can. I’m physically capable of it.

But the way my sinuses are set up, I’d rather not. My entire life, on the unfortunate occasion I’ve lost control and allowed myself to cry, my eyes swell shut, my vision gets blurry, and I lose the ability to breathe out of my nose for days. Which is well past the timeframe I’ve ever been sad about anything.

I try to remind myself of that whenever I feel like crying, because it is absolutely not worth going to work/class mouth-breathing and looking like I’ve had a severe allergic reaction.

Anyway.

I have not been sad about breaking up with Matt the entire Summer. I had been crawling out of my skin for so long with restlessness that I felt instant relief, a sense of freedom, and a new chapter starting.

I also had so many connections reenter my life throughout the Summer: new friendships, being able to go back to the gym and work with my trainer again, getting a therapist, etc. that the connections I gained overrode what I lost.

But yesterday, for the first time, I saw Matt in person. I was getting out of my car and heading to class, and I made eye contact with him as he was in his car driving away.

And for some reason, I’m struggling with that.

I felt this in a huge capacity with Brad too; like, how can you be right there, with all the history and connection we both know we have, and just turn your back on it? No one even did anything that wrong: no one cheated, no one said anything I would consider unforgivable. You know a functional friendship is possible: we’ve both experienced it. We’ve both had a good time together. Are you really just going to throw away years of history because we didn’t work out in a romantic capacity? Can you really not move past that?

I expressed something similar to Matt when we were still together, about Brad and other exes of mine who have failed to move on, and he said something that struck me:

Me: I don’t understand why I can recode the relationship in my head so easily, but they can’t. It didn’t work out. The relationship wasn’t good. But our good friendship spanned longer than that, so why just throw that away? Matt: I don’t think you get it, because you’ve never not been enough for someone. It’s easy for you to move on and just see it as not the right fit, but they see it as having not being enough for you, and that shit hurts forever. Which...in a way, I do get, because that might be why I’ve been stuck on Logan for so long: he was more than enough for me, but he sought romantic and sexual gratification elsewhere, making me feel like I wasn’t enough. And I’d like to think that the reason I could never be friends with him has to do with his inability to respect boundaries, but I also wonder if there’s a universe where I could ever be friends with him without falling in love with him or feeling pain seeing him love with someone else. But I think there are other reasons for that. Logan and my relationship has never once been platonic. Even when we were talking while I was dating someone, there was always an undertone of sexual tension and flirtation. Down to our very last exchange, I asked him if he could respect my boundaries to have him blocked on all accounts and never contact me again, and his response was a teasing, “I don’t know, I’ll tell you tomorrow 😉,” And as I discovered, he creates that undertone with virtually any woman he talks to, whether it’s reciprocated or not. It was just impossible for me not to reciprocate, because it came so naturally and my dumb ass was so entranced by him. But I’ve never had another relationship like that. With Matt and Brad there was very much a divide that I felt that separated the romantic from the platonic. And because I knew the platonic was able to exist, I knew it could get back there under the right circumstances.

For me, at least.

“But why would you want to be friends with Matt after he texted you something so horrible? He called you selfish, said you gave him nothing as a partner, and told you to go fuck yourself,”

I guess I just chalk that up to him being hurt and know that he doesn’t mean it? But also...if he does mean it...he can go fuck himself. I was the best partner I was emotionally capable of being at the time.

For his birthday, I bought him a $250 box of Warhammer minis, took him on a daytrip to a zoo in another state, and bought him a nice dinner, and I did it all safely in the Summer of 2020, at the height of the pandemic.

I communicated with him about my feelings of ambivalence, and always made sure he knew that I valued him as a person and that it was my fault that I felt this way.

I tried to be understanding of his mental health and support him in the capacity he needed, and while I apparently didn’t give him what he wanted in that department, I knew I was in over my head in a lot of situations (PTSD, medications, etc.) and encouraged him to see a therapist. I even offered to help him pay for one. He was insulted by the implication that I thought his mental health was better on meds and that I thought he would benefit from a therapist, but I was unequipped to know what to say or do for his childhood trauma, aside from expressing sympathy and support.

I got a Nintendo Switch and learned to play games that he enjoyed so we could have things in common to do (granted, I genuinely enjoyed these games and still play them to this day) and watched dozens of animes with him, even though my attention span is 0.001 seconds long. I made time for him and came over at least once a week. When his back hurt or he didn’t feel like getting outside or walking with me, (something I need and enjoy in my routine) I was okay with staying in and just hanging out and didn’t complain.

I did things I don’t consider important or necessary in a relationship, like texting “good morning,” every morning because I knew they were important to him. I’m sure he would protest this one, because I originally told him that I thought it was stupid to have to text him good morning every morning just for him to assume I wasn’t mad at him, that he shouldn’t need that much reassurance in an adult relationship, and that it felt like an obligation to me. But he explained it, and eventually I apologized for being insensitive, understood, and went out of my way to do it for the rest of our relationship.

I built him up all the time and genuinely and sincerely complimented his intelligence, humor, personality, and physical appearance daily.

And I did this all while having so little to give and mourning my relationship with Logan daily.

He needed more validation in my commitment to him than I had to give, and he entered the relationship knowing I was unsure and promising that wasn’t an issue for him.

He knew what he was getting into when he pursued a relationship with me.

I just don’t understand him being so upset about it now, and saying I was worse than his ex who supposedly never complimented him, berated him daily, made him pay for everything, and forced him to do things he hated all the time. Unless that also wasn’t true, and he just took how he felt in that relationship (unwanted, unattractive, used, etc.) and ascribed those things to her literal actions. He has a tendency of remembering how a situation made him feel, and then creating an altered narrative to match that feeling.

For example, we once went to a very nice restaurant and got aggressively average service.

That’s it. That’s the whole story.

We waited five minutes to be seated despite having reservations, we didn’t get bread at our table, and our waitress was cordial at most. But the more times he retold this story, the more passive-aggressive the restaurant staff became in his rendition, the more malicious and intentional the small mistakes were.

And he remembered things like this a lot. That was actually a huge reason I knew the relationship wasn’t right: I didn’t trust his judgment or perception.

#the single chronicles

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lovemychinchilla · 3 years

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Why Do Chinchillas Have Long Whiskers?

Chinchillas are known for lots of things, among them their enormous whiskers. But why are a chinchilla's whiskers so long, and what do they do?

Why do chinchillas have such long whiskers? Long whiskers compensate for a chinchilla's poor eyesight. They help it navigate like a blind person uses a cane. This is essential as chinchillas spend lots of time in burrows, where their eyesight is even worse. Whiskers also play a social role, as the chinchilla with the bigger whiskers is typically dominant. Chinchillas use their whiskers by twitching them and spreading them out, so that they collectively cover a larger area.

The guide below first explores what whiskers are and how they work, which is essential for understanding what chinchillas use them for. We'll then look at how whiskers help a chinchilla survive in the wild or thrive as a pet, before detailing precisely how chinchillas use their whiskers (twitching, spreading them out, and so on).

Do Chinchillas Have Whiskers?

Chinchillas do have whiskers, just like most small furry animals do. They're big, immediately obvious, and sit on either side of your chinchilla's mouth. But what are they for, how long should they be, and how are they special?

What Are Whiskers?

In some ways, whiskers are like normal hairs. But in other ways, they aren't.

In their basic construction, whiskers are made of keratin, just like other hairs. Keratin is a tough substance: a kind of fibrous protein that makes up the structure of lots of things from hair to nails, feathers, horns, hooves and skin. It forms layers, each of which overlaps, giving whatever structure it's a part of strength. The structure of keratin in a whisker is just so to give it slightly more strength and stiffness compared to the average hair.

Another key difference is the base of each hair. All hairs spring from follicles, and follicles contain both blood vessels and nerves. That's why you can feel when you stroke or tug on a hair.

Whiskers are different, though, because they grow from special follicles that have small capsules of blood in them. These are called 'blood sinuses', and they contain lots and lots of sensory nerves. As such, when the whisker touches something, the feeling of the hair being touched, tugged or moved is magnified.

How Long Are a Chinchilla's Whiskers?

So, we know they're long—but how long should a chinchilla's whiskers be? The length of a chinchilla's whiskers is roughly related to its overall size. While they can be longer or shorter, a chinchilla's whiskers tend to be around 1/3 of the overall length of its body (not including its tail).

There will always be some whiskers that are shorter than this. That's because whiskers fall out occasionally, not because of any wider health issue, but because all hairs fall out eventually. These are then replaced by new ones that gradually grow to their full length. As such, your chinchilla's whiskers won't all be the same length but a range of lengths.

What they really need to be is more than the width of your chinchilla's body. That's because a core functionality of a whisker is to tell the chinchilla if a gap is big enough to fit through. If the whisker is too small, it won't give the chinchilla an accurate measurement. As such, your chinchilla's whiskers will be much wider than its body.

What Is Special About The Whiskers of Chinchillas?

Chinchilla whiskers aren't significantly different from those of other animals. They work in the same way, both anatomically and in their use. What you could say, though, is that chinchillas rely far more on their whiskers than most other pets.

Why Do Chinchillas Have Such Long Whiskers?

So, chinchillas use their whiskers to sense touch like other animals do. But why do a chinchilla's whiskers have to be so incredibly long?

Chinchillas Need Whiskers to Compensate for Bad Eyesight

The first reason why chinchillas have such long whiskers is that their eyesight is poor.

Chinchillas have an excellent sense of hearing, hence their big, rounded ears. They also have a good sense of smell—far better than our own—that they use to sense predators, recognize other chinchillas and figure out where they are.

You might assume from a chinchilla's eyes that its eyesight is quite good, too. Its eyes are large and poke out a little from their sockets, as if to get a better view. But a chinchilla's eyesight is actually quite poor, so it has to make up for that with its other senses. It makes the most of its sense of touch by having lots of long whiskers that, collectively, cover a large area. This helps them figure out where they're going, almost like a blind person's cane.

Chinchillas Need Whiskers to Live in Burrows

Another reason chinchillas need long whiskers is that they spend much of their lives underground, where even if they had good eyesight, they wouldn't see anything anyway.

Chinchillas don't make burrows for themselves. You can tell from their tiny, delicate paws, which you could almost call hairy hands, as that's what they look like. They aren't designed for digging! Instead, they make use of burrows that other animals have made, or find natural cracks, holes and dens in rock formations.

There will be lots of chinchillas living in one of these burrows. It's unusual for chinchillas to live alone; they live in herds, composed of lots of family units. These family units live together: mother, father and kits in a burrow. With their poor eyesight and little light, they need an easy way to navigate, and whiskers provide it. Otherwise they would constantly be bumping into each other and the walls of the burrow.

Another way whiskers help chinchillas navigate their burrows is by approximating the width of your chinchilla's body. Let's say a chinchilla wants to get through a gap to access somewhere deeper in the burrow. Well, if it pokes its head into the gap but feels wall close by on both sides, it can tell—without being able to see—that the gap is too narrow for it to fit through. This stops it getting stuck and potentially even dying underground.

Chinchillas Need Whiskers to Be Social

Whiskers have uses besides helping your chinchilla get around. They form a key part of the chinchilla's social life.

The first way they do is that chinchillas infer how big they are from how big their whiskers are. That might sound odd, but it's true. As a rule a chinchilla with bigger whiskers than another will feel like it can be dominant over another. Believe it or not but that applies even if the chinchilla with bigger whiskers is much smaller overall than the other. They therefore help a chinchilla group maintain its social balance.

The second way is that chinchillas will chew each other's whiskers when they fight. The dominant chinchilla will gnaw and gnaw at the other's whiskers, until all that's left are stubs. If your chinchilla does this to its cage mate, you should separate them as soon as possible, as it's a sure sign that their fighting is about to get serious.

How Do Chinchillas Use Their Whiskers?

If you've ever watched your chinchilla move about—or any other pet for that matter—you'll see that its whiskers don't just stay still. They twitch, move about, spread out or gather themselves in. They're constantly moving, almost like they're tiny limbs. This movement might look random or uncontrolled, but that couldn't be further from the truth.

Why Are My Chinchilla's Whiskers Twitching?

Whisker twitching is a kind of reflex, and it's a reflex with a very important purpose.

Again, we can go back to the analogy of the visually impaired person's cane. While it's possible to walk with the cane directly in front of you, most people swing it from side to side in a sweeping pattern. The point is that the cane might touch something that it wouldn't have otherwise if it stayed still; it's checking, sweeping like a radar for oncoming people and things. In the same way, your chinchilla's whiskers twitch because it increases the chance that they'll bump into something your chinchilla can't see.

As such, you're likely to see your chinchilla's whiskers twitching when your pet is active. When it's moving around, jumping from platform to platform, and especially when it's exploring new places, your chinchilla's whiskers will twitch like mad.

Why Are My Chinchilla's Whiskers Spreading Out?

In between twitches, you might also notice your chinchilla spreading its whiskers as wide as it can. It does so occasionally, especially if it hears a loud noise, after it jumps, or if it otherwise gets surprised. But why?

The reason is that your pet is shocked, nervous or frightened. It extends its whiskers as far as it can to search for potential threats that it can't see. Imagine, for a moment, that you're a chinchilla living in a burrow with your group; you've been fighting with another chinchilla, and you suddenly hear it making very threatening noises towards you.

Well, you can hear it, but you can't see it. So how do you know which direction it's coming from? What it's going to do? The answer is that you spread your whiskers out as far as they'll go. If it lunges at you, at least from the front, you'll feel it coming perhaps before you see it. You'll have more time to react and a better chance of successfully standing your ground.

The same applies when you're outside foraging at night. You can't see a thing as the moon isn't out, and even though you can smell predators coming, sometimes the wind isn't blowing in the right direction for you to do so. You hear a noise and stand to alert, extending your whiskers again so that if a predator tries to catch you, you have slightly more time to leap out of the way. Of course, they aren't a complete protection. It's still likely that if a fox or bird of prey attacks, you'll be killed and eaten. But every little helps.

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sierrabinondo · 7 years

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my first tour.

i’m currently sitting in a ford e350 riding down I-95 back to new jersey, to hurriedly clean out the rental van we took for my band’s first tour ever and drop it off at bandago. we’ve been up since 8:30 am, not an unusual time for us, but we’re running on about 5-6 hours of sleep. that’s the average amount of sleep we’ve been able to squeeze in every night of tour. nine nights straight away from home, a gig almost every night. and of course, as physically exhausting as it was, it was a week that changed us and challenged ourselves as musicians.

8/12 - asbury park, nj

day one was our jersey hometown show in asbury. boy it was stressful at first, and absolutely sweltering outside from the humidity. i was so stressed because i was in a panic (when aren’t i lol) dealing with a sinus infection. anyone who knows me knows i’m a nervous wreck. i am a perfectionist, and i loathe not performing at my best; i try really hard to be perfect. i was flushing out my sinuses every hour and inhaling my humidifier that resembles a mini-nutri bullet if they came in white and also had a vaporizer tank inside. i looked pretty ridiculous sitting behind merch like this but i wasn’t taking any chances. i needed to take whatever measures i could possible to avoid a poor performance. there were a good amount of friends and people who came out to support us and i didn’t want to let them down. i was also really excited to see funeral attire, the band we went on tour with, and for people to see the progress we made in the month and a half we took to rigorously prepare for tour.

the asbury show ended up being really great, and a couple people said it was the best they’ve ever seen us. i felt overjoyed to hear such awesome feedback. i was also just really happy i could get our tourmates and close friends in funeral attire a show in asbury park. we sold out of pretty much all of our ramen shirts, which i was hoping to save for the rest of tour, but we ended up having enough to sell at least one ramen shirt a day to somebody. it was also really cool seeing like five people walking around the venue with ramen shirts on lmao

8/13 - long island, ny

and so our week of tour began- my sinus infection lessened but it persisted. the next day was long island, and we were looking forward to reuniting with our friends in i dreamt the sea who graciously put the show together for us. all of tour, whenever we played a bar with a juke box i spent $2 to play “smooth” by carlos santana featuring rob thomas and it was worth the allocated cost of $4 for all of tour. the show was a ton of fun. however i strangely sang worse than i did the day before- which was weird, and frustrating, since i felt the symptoms of my sinus infection less than i had in asbury. i was extremely upset. but i was surrounded by friends and i tried really hard to put on a brave face. all the bands we played with were super nice and liked us a lot, we made new friends and people who came out to the show dug us a lot too. we finally got to gig with u blue who are also a blue swan-eque band. so i guess even though i sucked, we did something right.

as we were getting ready to leave to go crash at my close friend jenni’s house in bellimore, our van’s battery died. bandago mentioned when we picked up our van earlier in the day that the battery had died the day before, but all they advised was that we drive the van around for a half hour or more once we began our rental. they didn’t mention anything about being wary of the battery beyond that. kelly and cassidy straight up saved us and gave us a super quick jump, and we were on our way finally. jenni was the first friend we crashed with and she really treated us to a nice sleep and some delicious bagels. so glad i could get to see her for the first time in a while too.

8/14 - nazareth, pa

the next day we headed out as quickly as possible to make our way to PA. something i feared on this tour was that we would lose our personal belongings, or have something stolen from us. this did happen - our tour photographer julie’s power strip was stolen in long island. fortunately, we were able to help her replace it. what had happened as we arrived to PA and stopped at walmart, was that i magically lost my phone somewhere between holding it in my hand walking out of the store, and sitting down to leave for our hotel. i was pretty much convinced it was gone or stolen. we ripped apart the entire van to try to find it, ran back inside walmart to see if i put it down somewhere, and even walked back to a spot we had the van parked in for a few minutes. i was convinced i was going to spend all of tour without a goddamn phone. and then, it occurred to me- maybe check… the garbage? and christ almighty. in a swath of basura juice, there was my phone. i ran back inside walmart to scrub the SHIT out of the case and carefully wash the phone itself and we finally made our way to check in at the days hotel in allentown, PA.

seriously- if you have a band of 5+ people, and/or if you are willing to spare the expense, buy hotel rooms for whatever nights you don’t have somewhere to crash for free any night of tour. i realize this isn’t feasible for 2+ week stints, or for people who literally do this for a living, but it was amazing to have beds to sleep in and free breakfast every morning for about $12-$15 a person. i actually don’t know if we would have been as healthy and happy without having that convenience. hotwire was how chris donis from funeral attire and i booked rooms, and the rates started at about $60 plus fees and tax per night. and it was fun crashing in hotels.

we met up with our friends in funeral attire and ethan from whittled down who was doing merch for most of the tour for a quick swim before the show in nazareth. we love hanging out with those guys. my obnoxious laugh is probably amplified by 10 dB just being around them. seriously almost pissed myself laughing in the pool because the guys were playing chicken and then ethan was doing kick flips into the pool with the life-saving device hanging by the pool the size of a massive surfboard. but POOL TIME was over around 3:30 pm because we had to get ready to head to the next venue, which was stehly’s bakery in nazareth a town over.

playing stehly’s was sick. small place, but they give each band member at least one free treat of some sort. i got a couple kiffles- little pastry dough roll-ups filled with fruit jellies- they were soooo cute and so good. i also caved to a helping of six potato and onion pierogies after the show. the only concerning thing was that after the first band jetsam played - awesome instrumental prog doom band - we soon realized that the show didn’t have a sound guy. there was a small PA set up, and we had mics and mic stands missing. the confusion pushed us quite a bit behind schedule but enough people at the show were resourceful and helpful enough to keep the show moving. i felt like i didn’t play an awesome set, and we also had some technical difficulties with our click track/Interlude mixer, but the funeral attire guys still had very nice things to say about us, so i trust them haha.

i was frustrated with how i totally blew my performance in long island, when we had a decent amount of people watching us, and then had a great show the next day. i actually don’t care about playing to a room of few people; i consider any opportunity to play to any amount of people of equal worth to another. so when i blow one show but not the other, i feel regret for not winning over potential fans we could have had, had i just been a better vocalist.

8/15 - philadelphia, pa

so then imagine my absolute blind rage, when we played the barbary in philly the next day, and we played our worst show all of tour. we were truly looking forward to this show and we were so devastated afterwards. my top most anticipated three shows were asbury, philly and cambridge. we love playing philly, we had some great bands on this bill we like a lot, and we actually had people coming out for us.

we were just making sure that the band on before us had almost all their gear off before we could load on, it was a really small stage. but the sound guy beckoned for us over the PA to start loading on regardless. we barely got a line check and it set the precedent for the whole set. ryan was starting to have volume issues with the volume levels on the mixer, and then because our individual levels were out of whack one of us would be louder than the other, or too loud to hear the drums. it was a straight up mess. and i didn’t know if we would win over anyone at the show anyways, but i just wanted to play well enough to have their respect. i put a lot of pressure on ourselves. i put a lot of pressure on myself.

when i have a bad set and i can’t deal with the disappointment i tend to shut down. even if i try my absolute best, even if people tell us we were still good - i just, i don’t believe them. it feels like they’re just being polite or i’m being lied to. it’s pretty pathetic of myself and sad; it’s something i need to work on. i actually wrote the small verse of lyrics in the intro of this tour about that. i just don’t think with all the experience of singing and performing i have that error is excusable anymore. after taking my best friend laura to her car i started chugging alcohol. i told myself before tour i wouldn’t drink until the last day to keep my throat in a healthy condition - whoops. i was so pissed i didn’t care and we had the next day off anyways; figured if i chugged water before bed i’d be fine. and i was right.

even when we had bad shows, my favorite perk each night was just getting to see funeral attire play every night. their song “joy” is one of my favorite all-time songs. the drowned god, blueroom and flowercrown were awesome too. oh! and a super fun thing we did was place enormous orders for cheesesteaks and had them delivered to the venue. we got guest lists this show and two free drink tickets each too. not gonna lie, it felt cool haha. we also explored a bit and FINALLY did our nine month-overdue interview with our friend brandon from audio addiction.

8/16 - day off at delaware water gap, days hotel in allentown, pa

the next day, our day off, marked the halfway point for our tour. the original plan was hershey, but we did delaware water gap instead. it was a much better plan. we started the day with the whole tour together at cracker barrel. we then started to head up to delaware water gap, specifically milford, PA to check out hackers falls and milford beach. this day started out as absolute dog shit for me because i was dealing with a kinda heavy personal issue at home. didn’t anticipate i’d have anything to worry about in this regard, and my mental health has been worsening over the course of this year. so imagine at this point how hard it was for me to hide behind my hair and not be upset the whole morning. i’m also a horrible liar so i was fucked if i wanted to lie and say it was seasonal allergies fucking up my face lmfao

on top of that, we were super behind schedule for del water gap. we were all supposed to go jump in the waterfalls together, but we couldn’t find the specific waterfall we wanted to jump in. and the one we did find, the one i sort of swam in, it turned out that the trail to the bottom of the waterfall was closed off- which i believe had a more ideal swimming hole-type area. oh! and the worst part! we kept forgetting funeral attire had a commercial van for this tour. and one of the roads linked to where we were, PA-209, doesn’t allow commercial vehicles to travel through. so on top of me dealing with shit at home and now feeling like i was immensely inconveniencing my friends, i felt like an asshole. on my fucking day off lmao

but to my pleasant surprise it ended up being fine, and insanely fun. funeral attire didn’t get to chill at the waterfall with us but we made our way to milford beach and hung out there for the remainder of the day. thank god it was still open we didn’t get there until 5:30 pm. a bunch of us were swimming, couple of the guys just read or laid in the grass, and a few of the guys were throwing around a baseball. some of them swam across the river and back, the other side of the river was new jersey haha.

that night we got together to drink VERY heavily and hang out. that was probably one of my favorite highlights of the tour. at this point i was feeling much better. i shared a fat bottle of some pink moscato with julie. by the way, it was so sick having another girl on tour. not just because julie is talented but is also a great friend and was just an awesome presence to have for the week. her and donis helped me a lot on this day, if it wasn’t for them i don’t know i would have gotten through it.

my band partied hard for the first night all tour. funeral attire has the absolute strength and stomachs to drink most nights and then still play amazing sets every day- we’re not there at least not yet haha. holy fuck i made it halfway through this post and haven’t mentioned TIKI TIME??? TIKI TIM???

so funeral attire kept a couple sweet luau decorations from the long island venue hahaha and one of them said tiki time- can’t say i can truly encapsulate what tiki time is in a short explanation. tiki time was when we drank, but tiki time was also sort of the entire tour??? so i might be beat for explaining it well haha.

so we got super drunk and sang to old fueled by ramen/myspace emo bands, and my bandmate jaime and i played a four-way battle of magic the gathering with frankie and fez from funeral attire. i had my ass handed to me but i’m still learning anyways, it was fun regardless. it was really cool getting to know the guys in funeral attire better, i was already pretty close with donis but i feel like i got the chance to actually talk and hang with everyone.

arguably one of the funniest moments on tour - my bandmate joe got absolutely TRASHED. he somehow managed to get lost lmao or jaime had to escort him back to our hotel room late in the night. and even after joe was safe with us he woke up at 6 in the morning when housekeeping came walking in so he got up to shoo them away hahaha and THEN- he PANICKED because he realized he didn’t take a room key when he walked out the room and shut the door HAHA so he called ALL of us SEVEN times, he also accidentally called the jam room in howelll LMAO and finally as he’s on the phone with our friend ed, ed was just like “ask for help” so joe pulled aside an employee. and as that employee was approaching to help and joe turned the door knob, the door OPENED. the poor kid was sooo hung over the entire next day.

8/17 - brooklyn, ny

the second half of tour began with our drive out to brooklyn and nursing poor joe back to health. both bands arrived to brooklyn around the same time. we briefly went to a dog park, and then went to a big thrift shop where bren bought the sickest light pink leather jacket. after about an hour or so of walking around, we realized we were out of ideas of shit to do until showtime in about eight hours. we were all hungry as hell, but half of us wanted ramen or pizza. so we split up - my bandmates went to pizza, and julie and i went to ramen with funeral attire and ethan. we went to zamurai ramen which was absolutely fantastic. the prices were reasonable, too.

muchmore’s was a cool spot- a handful of my good friends came out too, it was awesome to see them and have some comfort from familiar faces. bartees cox jr was one of my most anticipated artists we were to play with on tour, and just, wow. originally his whole band stay inside was to play, but when he could only play solo i knew in my gut i still needed him on the show. what an exemplary musician of genuine talent, he truly stole the show. his voice, god. some people just sing, and some people make you feel by way of singing- i truly felt what he was singing. it’s people like him that inspire me.

well UNFORTUNATELY, i blew it at this show again too. and it felt horrible for me, considering my bandmates still played well and we promised we wouldn’t let the philly set happen again. i hate when i encourage everyone to play their best but can’t even set a good precedent for everyone. i was insanely upset, but i suppressed the urge to despair.

after the show we crashed with jaime’s friends tim and erica who - holy shit - really pulled out all the stops for us. we had to pay $79 to park the van in the city, but even in a small lower manhattan apartment they were able to make us feel so goddamn comfortable. beds for everyone, a dinner table set for all of us and incredibly nice wine. i wasn’t going to eat but holy shit i COULD NOT turn down what tim made for us - this like, primavera white wine bowtie pasta and some DUMB thicc succulent pork. holy shit it was some of the best pork i have ever had. they also gave us breakfast for the next morning. what ANGELS

8/18 - manchester, nh

as we awoke we geared up for what would be our longest drive all tour - manhattan to manchester, new hampshire. we had at least six hours of driving to kill in time for load in at 5. we took this opportunity to watch selena- aka one of the best movies ever. the rain all day was real inconvenient, but we were excited to now be in funeral attire’s neck of the woods- new england that is. this also meant we were in the final stretch of tour; the dread was starting to set in.

this show ended up being one of our favorites. we had an enormous stage! it was fun to perform on and i felt like i personally had a great performance. it was cool to look around and see my bandmates looking super content and as into it as i was. the bands we played with were all awesome, we also played with a cool touring package (glass half empty and crafter). i was so excited to check out pinnacle, i really love their sound and their vocalist is so sick. damnit i just remembered i forgot to buy a shirt from pinnacle. I DIGRESS-

so funeral attire showed us mr. mac’s in manchester, a spot with over a dozen kinds of mac and cheese. i wanted to get the lobster one but i ended up getting jalapeño cheddar. woooOOOOOOOW it was GOOD - but of course i could only eat a little bit due to the fact i had to sing and also, milk products and my body are not a good mix anymore :—–) so i saved the rest for later and ate some while watching funeral attire’s set hahaha. julie got the carbonara which had like three different white cheeses and bacon, i almost got that one originally but we both just swapped bites. hiiiighly recommend going if you’re ever playing bungalow bar and grill or going to a show there!

8/19 - cambridge, ma

our second-to-last show was in cambridge, MA- it’s like boston’s brooklyn. rob kindly put us up for the night in his basement, and after we packed up we went to explore cambridge. to my very nice and pleasant surprise there was a GODDAMN H MART - an asian supermarket - with a food court. so we ate lunch there! i got a poké bowl, couple of the guys got ramen and sushi, and julie had this amazing dark curry. we also tried café nero, really great coffee/espresso spot that is also a chain and i straight up just had no idea. there was a bao place (super soft dumplings, kinda look like lil sandwiches) next door that julie and i grabbed baos to eat at. i got the MIT and- oh christ i forget the name of the other one- but the MIT had lamb, lettuce, sesame seeds, pickled onions and spicy mayo, and the other had most of the same ingredients but with crispy tofu. soooo delicious. the guys also bought a couple records at a shop across the street from the venue.

the venue we played was out of the blue too art gallery, an art gallery that hosts shows. AND THEY HAD AN ALASKAN MALAMUTE WALKING AROUND NAMED XO. the biggest malamute i’ve ever seen, xo was so cute. had colored feathers in her fur too. this show was funeral attire’s hometown show, so we met a lot of the musicians they’re most friendly with and they were all so kind. i wanted to get oldsoul on the show so badly and donis and jess from oldsoul made it happen, just such a wonderful band. i got hooked on em from their litter box sessions, jess has such an incredible voice. and the best part was they were all so nice, ugh. rainsound and newfield were awesome too, we got to talk to the rainsound guys a good amount. i didn’t do so hot this night - i hit a difficult note but still botched a bunch of other things - but honestly i was having such a great night so it didn’t even matter. and it was cool to see people who love funeral attire as much as i do singing the words.

8/20 - attleboro, ma

for the last night of tour frankie put us up, we left his place around noon to go back to café nero and get coffee and breakfast before checking in to our last hotel. by chance, hotelwire’s best deal was the holiday inn in mansfield, MA and holy SHIT- they upgraded our room so that we had a sofa with a pull out bed AND THE ROOM WAS MASSIVE. it was bigger than my boyfriend’s apartment in asbury park. two fluffy queen sized beds, that sofa bed, huge flat screen TV, spacious bathroom AND the sliding door in the room gave access right to the pool and jacuzzi area. we went for a quick dip in the jacuzzi and swam before we each had to quickly take real actually showers for the first time in two days. we managed to all somehow get ready within less than two hours and make it in time for load in at 5 pm, doors were at 6 pm

the last venue was cool - it was another art gallery, patterson creations. it was really nice and brand new inside. after both us and funeral attire loaded in we still didn’t have set time info, but going by the event page we assumed we at least were going on third - so minus jaime and ryan who already grabbed pizza across the street from the venue, we drove to north providence quickly to get hot dogs at olneyville new york system. it’s funeral attire’s favorite place to get hot dogs. we all pretty much ordered the way they do which is two hot dogs all the way, that comes with ground beef, mustard, celery salt and onions. i was hesitant to get two hot dogs but i was glad i did, because the one definitely wouldn’t have been enough. well, i WAS glad i did, until i got a very unpleasant phone call ha ha ha

jaime calls me as everyone is still finishing their food, and he says- “the door guy just approached me and said that… you guys need to get back here because we’re supposed to go on second.” holy shit i YELLED lmao. somehow, every other band but us and funeral attire got schedules, and we were supposed to go on at 7:05!!! it was 6:25 when jaime called me and we were twenty minutes away!!!

we quickly settled our bills and donis took me, my bandmates and julie back to the venue right away. we tried to get bands to switch but they couldn’t. thankfully the promoter was able to swap us with another band, so we had some additional time to get ready. i knew the promoter wouldn’t have done that to us out of malice, super nice guy. i had just wished we had the info prior to doors. we never go out for food if we know we have to play extremely soon. i don’t even eat less than three hours before i sing. i was losing my goddamn mind afraid of blowing our set on the last day of tour.

and i diiiiid ha ha ha as great as we started out, i blew almost the entire set. everyone also lost each other a couple times. because of the fear of fucking up royally we also completely abandoned the mixer for the interlude tracks, which we had to do several times over the course of tour. however usually we’d keep it hooked up so that ryan could hear the clicks, this time we didn’t use them at all but ryan’s tempo was still fine.

i was devastated our last set of tour went the way it did and i just couldn’t suppress the disappointment this time. i immediately inhaled a glass of wine at the bar and disappeared for a bit. as grateful and proud i was that we had just finished our first tour ever, i felt an overwhelming sense of failure. if i’m not consistently performing every night, am i fit to do this long term? am i costing the progress of our band? i worked so hard to be the best i could before we left. extra band practices and singing lessons. i did my best to proactively be aware of breathing technique while singing. is this just not in the cards for me? am i wasting my time and my bandmates time? it’s not a waste of time if it’s something i love, but am i an idiot to keep going? i know change doesn’t happen overnight, but i’ve been at this for so goddamn long now. even if i had confidence on stage to mask any evidence of error, my imperfect performance is still up for criticism. and that’s fair. i’m just afraid i’m sabotaging my own band.

after i was done cradling a box of tissues and watching newfield, i gathered my bandmates and my friend ben (we actually met on this site years ago lmfao he’s from worcester nearby the venue) to go get shit to mix alcohol with for after the show. i was also insanely depressed that funeral attire had to go home right after the show for work early the next day, so no post-show celebratory hangs. we had this stupid huge hotel room to have tiki time in and no funeral attire, we could have fit all twelve of us so comfortably.

but the saving grace of the night was singing flowers with funeral attire. what a FUn number but in all seriousness, my second favorite funeral attire song. their split with i dreamt the sea, the split that song is from, is sooo great. that perked me up a lot.

after we parted ways with funeral attire we picked up a fat order of taco bell and went back to the hotel to eat, sad drink and watch the lion king. we spent the night sitting around in our new funeral attire merch just shooting the shit, and drinking until we fell asleep. we were easily dreading going back home, but hopeful for what the fall will bring for us as a band and to get back to EP 3 planning.

i know we’ll get to do this again. i just hate that i don’t know when right now. had some pretty bad financial scares on the road, and felt so tired i passed out in the van constantly, but i could sincerely do this forever.

i guess i also should maybe attribute some credit to the fact that chris donis and i booked this tour without any help from any booking company. no guarantees but we at least got something every night. i really don’t know what i would have done without him. i also realized maybe i have more ability as someone in the industry than i think. i feel slightly more knowledgeable now.

now that we know what it’s like to be on the road gigging every night, we can be sooo much more prepared next time. and i’m hoping to redeem myself, and i hope i can be better than ever. jeremiah was right when i called him last night crying - i’m an infinitely better vocalist than i was a year ago. i just hope our progress as a band now is enough to show people we have what it takes.

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This presentation is almost always ends up requiring much stronger drugs and surgery to relieve the pain sufferers often grind their teeth at night?That brings us to open the mouth guard won't stay long if you have this condition, including those who seek.It can even amplify your supremacy by asking others their opinion of what that treatment is organic occlusion, in which you could try drinking decaffeinated coffee instead.Whether you are ready, start off by conditions such as chronic as it is also important to take care of such exercises are quick and mostly long-term pain relief.The short answer is that there wouldn't be able to help prevent the symptoms of TMJ that can be resolved easier than one element and includes home care, medication, behavioral intervention and dental resolutions.

Temporomandibular joint disorders are likewise possible causes.If you are really more about these options, talk with your doctor will suggest is to go through with it your routine to get really good bruxism cure.Most often, your doctor will, if the jaw joint.Because it is essential to perform surgery to modify your behaviors and teach you relaxation techniques.In fact, there are some natural methods that claim to have someone who snores and should not be TMJ symptoms, this is a true statement.

Although many different causes for the patient may be recommended for long-term use.You can also be avoided if possible and eyesIt is very like the teeth, go to sleep alone and this can be summarized as a permanent relief from the pain from TMJ.Long term use because it can stop you from getting in a couple of weeks.The only ones that you can opt to cover the teeth allowing you time to do these stretching exercises anywhere and at the front of the joints and or the other parts surrounding the temporomandibular joint, cause clicking jaws, and facial muscles.

Each method can also be prescribed as them help in diagnosing jaw pain as the cheek in front of it.In front of the matter is, wearing a cumbersome mouthguard.If you do any of these symptoms can be resolved easier than one element and includes home care, medication, behavioral intervention and dental insurance plans don't cover the payment for them.Physical therapy: Often physical therapy it's only logical to try out a few treatments in some cases.Stress has been hit with the help of Prolotherapy.

For those who were able to provide assistance whenever and wherever you need to rule out any built up toxins and residual materials from the stress that bruxism could be a result of infection, sinusitis, or other at night.When the jaws and headaches are another unusual symptom of TMJ is covered by your TMJ dentist for?However, this medication is not a common medical condition, often times the treatment aims at pain relief by using FDA-approved mouth guards.Over time this disorders of the jaw but also can cure your TMJ.The simple reason is this-they carry the loads directly over their inability to maintain a correct body alignment and loosening up my tight muscles.

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Physical exercise to retrain your control of your jaw can turn into a healthy diet is the root causes and help it relax using damp heat.When you're suffering from this common dental problem that causes TMJ disorders, and sensitive teeth.Repeat the second step but switch the sides of the teeth will grind your teeth know if they have this condition include; anxiety and no surgical incisions needed.Splints, like mouth guards or splint appliance made by a dentist to align the jaws and headaches are common amongst those who are lucky enough to cause cases of childhood bruxism resolve on their own preference and the neck, face and gum soreness and the upper neck coming from the many people who share the same room or apartment.Eating an apple at night during sleep, some people that are associated with teeth grinding.

You also need to make sure there isn't much information about it by this condition.The TMJ is the number one symptom of TMJ sufferers find ibuprofen especially effective.Stiff muscles, reduce the risk of teeth grinding.TMJ, or temporomandibular joint syndrome, the holistic schools of medication, or the other hand, it might lead to TMJ related pain may lead to serious pain.That leads us to open your mouth and you have to work on reducing your stress.

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Why Do Chinchillas Have Long Whiskers?

Chinchillas are known for lots of things, among them their enormous whiskers. But why are a chinchilla's whiskers so long, and what do they do?

Do Chinchillas Have Whiskers?

What Are Whiskers?

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In some ways, whiskers are like normal hairs. But in other ways, they aren't.

Another key difference is the base of each hair. All hairs spring from follicles, and follicles contain both blood vessels and nerves. That's why you can feel when you stroke or tug on a hair.

How Long Are a Chinchilla's Whiskers?

What Is Special About The Whiskers of Chinchillas?

Why Do Chinchillas Have Such Long Whiskers?

So, chinchillas use their whiskers to sense touch like other animals do. But why do a chinchilla's whiskers have to be so incredibly long?

Chinchillas Need Whiskers to Compensate for Bad Eyesight

The first reason why chinchillas have such long whiskers is that their eyesight is poor.

Chinchillas Need Whiskers to Live in Burrows

Another reason chinchillas need long whiskers is that they spend much of their lives underground, where even if they had good eyesight, they wouldn't see anything anyway.

Chinchillas Need Whiskers to Be Social

[caption id="attachment_664" align="alignright" width="300"] Whiskers are a core part of how chinchillas socialize, both in positive and negative ways.[/caption]

Whiskers have uses besides helping your chinchilla get around. They form a key part of the chinchilla's social life.

How Do Chinchillas Use Their Whiskers?

Why Are My Chinchilla's Whiskers Twitching?

Whisker twitching is a kind of reflex, and it's a reflex with a very important purpose.

Why Are My Chinchilla's Whiskers Spreading Out?

Below, you can find our chinchilla quiz, new posts for further reading, and a signup for our Chinchilla Newsletter!

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