Tomo means friend in Japanese (友), so my bilingual ass would probably go the other direction and end up interpreting her messages to be more cheery than intended.
"Tomo the street sweeper is coming through so don't forget to park in your driveways."
"Tomo we are holding our annual HOA elections; make sure to attend!"
"Trash pickup was days ago, so don't let me catch your cans out tomo."
Have you found a surgeon willing to do all eight breasts? I'm finding most top out at six, even on eight-nippled cats like mine. One surgeon said he'd only do two! I was like, this is a cat, sir, not a tabaxi.
Walking your cat is a great way to get them outside, but (depending on the individual) it's quite different from walking a dog. Most cats aren't very interested in the actual walking part of walks, and may be much happier finding a nice bush to sit under for half an hour. However a leash is a great way to keep your cat supervised and under control for outside visits, either in the back yard, around the block, or to a nearby park.
Other warnings: starting them young is ideal, but older cats can get used to the leash with a lot of patience (on both of your parts). Cats that were previously outdoor cats will have the most trouble adjusting to their loss of freedom, but indoor-only cats may be excited for the opportunity (or terrified: pushing your cat a little out of their comfort zone is okay but don't overdo it!). A well-fitting harness/vest is crucial, and even then a very determined (or scared) cat can probably wriggle out so be prepared. Keep a very close eye on your cat's emotional state and be ready to go home at signs of anxiety. Low-stress outdoor places (with few cars, dogs, screaming kids, etc, and with some form of cover like trees and bushes) are best especially to start. Treats and verbal encouragement, paired with small steps and lots of patience, are key! Above all stay consistent: once you've made the decision to make your cat leash-only, don't let them go outside without it: your cat needs to make the connection that they have to be on a leash if they want to enjoy the outside.
At least LLMs know the difference between your and you're
Switching accounts over is a big issue for sure, but even bigger is when entire communities are lost. Those are much harder to switch over, both due to scale and moderation concerns.
I always feel like a total dweeb using "contemporary," but my desire for accuracy wins out every time.
I don't disagree with the sentiments behind these statements, but you're basically asking a fish to leave their large school to join a smaller school because it will benefit the species as a whole if the species is divided into multiple schools rather than one giant school. While it might be true that the species is safer that way, it's much more dangerous for the individual fish to be in a smaller school than to stay in the large school.
In other words, it's safer for the fediverse for users to diversify, but is safer for the individual to join a "too large to fail" instance. If a user's instance goes belly up and they lose their account and everything associated with it, it's functionally similar to the entirety of Lemmy going down as far as that individual user is concerned, because unless you're a serial lurker (in which case it doesn't even matter what instance you're on if you're not contributing) who wants to invest years in a social media site just to lose your account? Most folks are going to leave rather than start all over. And most folks are going to make the decision that is in their best interests over those of some website. I know every time I see another instance get shut down or defederated, I'm relieved I decided to sign up via .world, even if it's sluggish at times.
"Joining the fediverse isn't hard bro, your instance doesn't matter, just pick one."
"Stop using Lemmy.world, we need to redistribute to smaller instances."
The number of times I've heard these fucking lines when people discuss why Lemmy/the Fediverse isn't growing like corp-owned alternatives...
No shade intended, I'm glad the animation folks persevered through Disney's live action obsession era, making do with what they had. It's mostly just a pity; many of my favorite Disney movies come from this era, and it's such a shame they didn't get the resources needed to truly shine. The roughness to the animation can be charming at times, but there's a lot of errors too that undeniably detract from the viewing experience (such as the above example).
Augustus Gloop's fursona
That reflection tho. Disney's corner-cutting era was real rough.
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Top-of-my-head identification attempt, approximately left to right, top to bottom:
rhododendron, iris, milkweed(??), mushroom (???), trillium (?), can't tell too obscured, narcissus(?), no idea, columbine, too obscured, no idea, random forest shot
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Bothered me as well so I went and looked it up, because sometimes animals I associate with North America are present in Eurasia too.
Northern cardinal range:
So definitely a North America exclusive, and it seems all cardinals, the Cardinalidae family, are New World birds. Stupid meme made me go learn something.
(Also "desert cardinal -- Hungary" should have tipped us all off that the country assignments were random)
Look at moneybags over here able to afford eating out in 2025
East Asian languages in general (excluding Japanese). My first thought seeing this meme was "this MF never heard Cantonese before?"
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Live in the US? Have a yard or balcony where you can grow plants? Then you should check out the Xerces Society's plant lists for recommendations re: plants to support pollinators in your geographic region.
For urban environments I 100% agree, but e-bikes and public transport can't help farmers* get their produce to market. I don't know much about this truck, but if it can fill a similar niche as the Japanese kei truck, I think it's great to provide people who actually need a pickup with an alternative to the F-150+ behemoths currently available stateside.
*Yes there are some urban farms that totally could operate via ebike/other form of micro mobility, however most farms, even small ones, are located >10 miles outside urban centers, usually in areas only accessible by roads and highways that are currently very dangerous for non-motorized transportation modes. Fixing this problem would take decades and hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars even if the government were fully on board with the transportation network and/or land use changes necessary to allow for a true car-free society (which of course they aren't). I'm not such an idealist as to poo-poo a significant short-term improvement to the "oversized working vehicle" problem.
I remember back when there were, like, five yuri titles total, half of which were from the 70s, and they were all subtle as fuuuuuuuck (blushing at another girl was basically the yuri equivalent of third base).
Watching the yuri explosion over the last few years has been insane. It's practically neck-and-neck with BL now in popularity.
Seconded.
To clarify, bring your cat to the groomers for this. I'm not sure DIY with barber shears is the best approach.
I did this once, paired an olive mix with a spread of fancy cheeses and a few crackers. Let's just say these foods have since stayed in the appetizer section of my diet where they belong.