Where I go we don't really have majors, we have emphases, but Counselling/Climical Psychology.Quote:
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Where I go we don't really have majors, we have emphases, but Counselling/Climical Psychology.Quote:
Originally Posted by KellyMermaid
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On days I don't check FB... ugh.
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Originally Posted by Merman Dan
My dad just insulted my beloved orange spandex tail! He said it doesn't look good because the Rays on the fluke are bleeding and not all the same size. One fabric paint is hard to paint with and I'm using the fabric spray paint so it bleeds and soaks into the spandex. And two my tail wasn't perfect to begin with. But I love it because of its imperfections and because it's orange(which whenever I say I love the color orange he replies that I should be a "Cals Tran" worker because they wear orange).
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Ouch. That sucks, Kelly.
Animals have their imperfections, even humans :p, so your tail having imperfections sounds nice. Anyway, yes, it's your tail. I just think it's great you have a tail that you clearly love and are making your own in creative ways. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by KellyMermaid
That's such a dad joke. When you say, "I'm hungry" does he answer, "Hi hungry, I'm dad!"? :)Quote:
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If your dad is a sports fan you can tell him that the San Francisco Giants wear Orange and the are 5 time world series champions? :eyebrows:
Orange is a great color that not everyone can pull off,
yea and he'll say "Hi Hungry, I thought your name was Kelly?"Quote:
Originally Posted by deepblue
Kittens are honestly SO easy! So much easier than dogs, or horses.
The mama cat will literally take care of everything honey. Make sure the mama cat is taken care of, and the kittens shouldnt have a problem.
Ive also had a lot of controversy concerning shots for kittens, and ive had FAR more success with kittens that arent vaccinated. All of our 5 current cats except 1, weren't vaccinated. All adults. The one that was vaccinated is more sickly, and has a much lower immune system than the rest.
Im completely against cat vaccinations, and a lot are, because cats are built to function without it, especially "mutt" cats because theyve adapted. Just do your research, and decide what you want to do.
I'm about done with shit. I want a damn lizard so bad but my mom won't let me so I'm trying to start drivers ed so I can go and buy myself a damn lizard when I'm 16 but it's $50 and my mom isn't answering her phone. I'm so angry.
Bonus points when a kid says "I feel like crap" if dad answers "but crap has no nerve endings"Quote:
Originally Posted by deepblue
Hahaha!
I finally decide, ok- I shall share some tail designs, since it looks like I won't be making them. I can't even find time to swim right now, and looking at life coming down the pipeline, I don't see water from closer than yards away. That makes me want to cry, esp considering I live three blocks from the beach. If I could just get there for a visit... it would probably greatly improve my mood, but it is as it is. But, oh, I thought, I shall color the tails first.
And my Photoshop has stopped working. Of course, it is Photoshop 7. heh. I can't seem to make the free graphics program, GIMP, do what I need, because I cannot figure out, even in the manual, to make the damn thing give me a way to increase the area airbrushed. Or a million other things that were super easy in Photoshop.
I'll try reinstalling it, but it was an update that killed it, so I have a feeling my PS7 is done for.
Eh, maybe I will share the b/w line drawings, as long as they're scanned.
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Originally Posted by mermaidofthelabyrinth
I'm Australian. Is there something you would like to discuss?
I have no problem with Australians yet
Australians are people just like Americans are people - most are good, but some aren't. :)
I've personally never met a mean or rude Australian. Sorry to get off topic, though. On the subject of Bindi Irwin, I personally haven't even seen anything about her pop up in my FB newsfeed or show up on tv or anything, so I haven't been irritated by her constant appearances. Sorry you have. I know the feeling.
Probably off-topic but me likes very mucho the autralians. Especially the men. I have met some very fine specimen in France while they were visiting.
Never had a problem with them. On the contrary :p ;)
And Aussie women are always so stunning! :'DQuote:
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They got some great genes in the land down under.
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Bindi Irwin is 16, and trying to find herself whilst still being in her fathers' spotlight. She's extroverted and always has been, but she's not a bad kid at all. Like I said before, she's just at that stage were she's a young adult figuring herself out.
I bet she is! Her parents were both really caring people. It's rare for two people like that NOT to have a child turn out well. It's probably extra difficult being the widow and child of a beloved celebrity.Quote:
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I still want to fight herQuote:
Originally Posted by -Annwyn-
bindi has one advantage over me: I'm so terrified to cut up the meat at work and I hope I don't have to today because I might cry. I bet she can do that. ugh I'm so terrified.
It'll be okay, Labrynth. Just try to objectify the meat in your brain. Or thank the animal for it's life. Just think about how it'll get everyone fed. I'm a vegetarian and I love disections.
And everyone else: Keep in mind that Labyrinth (and myself too, actually) is going through the same young adult struggle of figuring herself out, and she's feeling jealous of the recognition Bindi gets because she does the same things. She then feels that she MUST be substandard, even though she isn't substandard at all. (Think about the super amazing musicians who aren't famous simply because of the luck of the draw) The Australian thing doesn't come from having anything against Australians, it's coming from a place where she's an American, in America hearing nothing but chatter and praise about an Australian girl who is similar to herself. So she wonders why SHE, who is actually American, couldn't be American zoology's little darling. It's a perfectly normal sentiment.
And was that accurate Labrynthe?
you're absolutely correct. and I did it! I only cried once.
I also just fed the giraffes which aren't even in my department
Good job! Never easy to deal with meat. (Despite being able to do disections, I want to cry whenever I find meat in food I'm eating)
I still eat meat which I might want to change after that but I'm not sure.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...895f2d264b.jpg someone hit a nerve ending
I work with birds smarter than this woman
I always wanted to work at the zoo but I don't live close enough to the local zoo. So I think you are cool ;)
Zoos have come a looong way since the days of keeping animals in concrete cages. What some people complaining might not realize is there are exhibits that guests never get to see where the zoo might be keeping and breeding really endangered animals. Also a lot of research is put into making an appropriate environment for the animals. Although I will say some zoos are lacking in nice space or care for animals and some really are all about exploiting the animals to make a proffit. Most are good but some do exploit animals such as tiger cubs and then somehow when the tiger cubs get older they "disappear".
I agree with Mermaid Alea. There are good zoos and there are bad zoos. So I understand her concern, but she should have researched which one yours was before speaking out of ignorance.
she literally told me that zoos will be banned in 50 years, um ok, I doubt you've ever been to a zoological park. they're not for entertainment, visitors bring in money.
This argument went on on MY facebook timeline. Your defense of zoos turned into a personal attack and was completely unwarranted. SOME zoos are trying to do a lot for conservation of species, but for the most part, zoos are income generators, and the vast majority of zoos outside the US are horrible prisons for wild animals.
I seriously doubt that Gabi is talking out of her ass, and to get insulting and tell her she's not as smart os some birds you worked with was totally uncalled for. Your defense of zoos devolved into a 'yeah, whatever' response from you, which hardly a valid argument. She posted this link and you went straight for her throat. http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animal...ext-zoo-visit/
So not cool, kiddo.
And, I happen to know she's a very smart person.
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I'm just going to calmly approach this because otherwise this is gonna turn into a bigger mess.
1. I've honestly had enough of people, so I admittedly get out of control a lot.
2. out of the U.S., I agree that a lot of zoos are horrible. and the reason they are "income generators" is because we don't have enough money for everything.
3. while the link has valid points, some of it isn't true, but I'm not gonna go into that right now.
I can work the rest out later but I have a class soon
I look forward to your well researched and rational rebuttal.
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I think you have to approach zoos one at a time and measure what they do that is negative (keeping large, free roaming animals in captivity that are in no way endangered for the entertainment of humans) with that which is positive (saving endangered species, educating people about the beauty of and importance of animals, helping repopulate the wild, researching the habits of animals so that we can better protect them, offering therapy for people in need) and decide whether that particular zoo leans toward being a money maker or an institution attempting to educate people and help animals--because almost all zoos are a combination of both.
For example, I am no fan of Sea World, like many here. They are a cash cow who enclose animals that swim hundreds of miles a day in small, white pools. However, there is an ocean pen dolphin park in Roatan. Downside: They contain several dolphins inside an ocean pen in their cove and teach those dolphins to do tricks for humans. Upside: They are one of the main centers where American universities send their marine biology students to study dolphins, they use the dolphins for children's therapy, and they actually take the dolphins outside of the ocean pen at least once a week to SCUBA dive with people along the coral reef--and if the dolphin swims away they make no attempt to retrieve it and return it to the ocean pen. Also, they have had dolphins jump out of the pen before and made no attempt to find those dolphins (how "Free Willy", right?.) Honestly, you don't get much better when it comes to keeping marine mammals than that, and their program does a lot of good. Those half a dozen dolphins may have a different life from their wild cousins, but it is not a BAD life, and it is also not a life that they would be incapable of escaping if they wished. Plus they provide students who will go on to help promote the safety and sanctity of dolphins a chance to study dolphins up close and they provide therapy to special needs children whose lives are often changed by the amazing experience. So while keeping such an animal in an ocean pen is a negative, in this case I feel that the positives out weigh them. I do not feel the same way about Sea World.
I feel like all animal facilities should be evaluated in the same manner. If the negatives out weigh the positives and their main purpose is money making and entertainment, not study and the re-population and preservation of endangered species, then they are "bad zoos." If it is the other way around they are "good zoos." You have to find a medium balance, because, unfortunately, the way we humans treat the planet it is not possible to have all the positives that zoos provide AND leave all animals free. The sharks would all be finned, the rhinos would be killed for their horns, and many species would be pressed to extinction by urban development. We are not a world that cares much for nature in its natural state, so we have to do something to preserve it as we will NOT be able to change the mind of every elephant and whale hunter out there. But we don't have to keep animals who should be free roaming for miles penned up in small areas or any animals in unnatural habitats simply for our own enjoyment and the ability to sell a Pepsi for $8, either.
I CANNOT FIND
my toothbrush
my backup SCUBA mask
my crochet hook
my tank top
my rash guard
my extra contacts
my glasses
HOW COULD I HAVE POSSIBLY LEFT ALL THIS IN HONDURAS? THE ROOM WAS FREAKING EMPTY I SWEAR!
I'm gonna just say, I'm really proud of mermaidofthelabyrinth for your passion. I agree with Pearlie that the aggression seemed unwarranted, but I have confidence that, if you learn to control that passion and channel it into making a difference (as it seems you're already starting to), you're going to do great things in the world. You'll just have to have patience with those who don't yet understand where you're coming from. It's a learning process. I hope that's encouraging for you. <3
Welp, I was diagnosed with depression recently and I'm trying to convince myself to take the medicine the doctor prescribed but at the same time I don't want to. I don't know if I'm in denial (like Cleopatra... AHAHAHAhaha.. Ha..) or if I just feel like I'm not depressed on that level that requires medicine. I know I'm depressed because I haven't been able to get to the level of happiness and joy that I was at before, but I am a generally happy person. I lack the motivation I had before and Im not as active as much, but if something intrests me that changes, which I feel is normal. I only feel depressed when things depress me, if that makes sense. I don't know what to do...
lol im sorry but when i read the part about "almost fainted by cutting meat for the raptors" for a second i thought you were talking about the dinosaur and i was so confused yet flipped my shit at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by mermaidofthelabyrinth
then i remember raptors are birds