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When SZA said “lonely enough to let you treat me like this”

Titiyo has grown up ❤️ Source: phantera65 on catpictures.

Me: WebMD, why does my finger hurt?

WebMD: You died eight years ago

“Uh oh.”

Continuing in the vein of snow leopards being the most extra cats ever, here’s mom Kira being “surprised” by one of her cubs. Sisters Naphisa and Pandora were born at the Stone Zoo on May 6th. Since those videos of big cats “over-reacting” to being pounced by their cubs are so popular, I asked where this behavior comes from - are they really hamming it up, or is it genuine surprise? One of Kira’s zookeepers noted it looks a lot like her normal play behaviors, so there’s a good chance it’s one of her ways of playing with her cubs. Since most play behaviors are crucial to teaching baby animals the skills they’ll need to survive as adults, it makes sense that snow leopard play would include stalking and pouncing! 

Video courtesy of Katie, an educator at Stone Zoo in Stoneham, MA. 

He’s a little angel 👼

Cushing's Syndrome

From what I understand, it is a syndrome which causes

weight gain in abdomen and back, 

striae of the abdomen, thighs, breasts, and arms,

thicker/more visible body/facial hair,

irregular or absent periods,

fatigue,

muscle weakness,

depression, anxiety, irritability,

loss of emotional control,

cognitive difficulties

All symptoms which I’ve been having.  So I’m like alright.  What causes it?

An excess of the hormone cortisol.  

This happens when:

You take something called corticosteriod for an extended period of time

The body’s own overproduction

Now, I am not on a corticosteriod.  My next question: Why would I be over producing this hormone?

A pituitary gland tumor.  Benign, but dangerous none the less.  

An ectopic ACTH-secreting tumor.  (ACTH is what tells the body to make more cortisol.)  These tumors, as I understand it, have an equal chance of being benign or malignant.  They are found in a lung, pancreas, thyroid or thymus gland.  

A primary adrenal gland disease.  Disorder of the adrenal gland.  Benign tumor on the adrenal cortex.  Cancerous forms of this tumor are rare, but with my luck… 

Familial Cushing’s syndrome.  Rare, genetic.  

Okay, so I’ve already done the physical exam, urinalysis, and the blood work.  Next question: What if I have it?  How goes the treatment of this syndrome? 

If the testing comes back and suggests so, I will have to submit to a CT or MRI.  Fun fun.

Treatment involves:

Surgery. To remove the tumors.  If they are present.  Then there will be drugs to take to replace hormones.

Radiation therapy.  Oh joy.  This will happen if the surgeon can’t remove the tumor or if they simply say I can’t have the surgery.  Six weeks.  

Medications.  More pills.  

Then, all which will be left is to take it slow and recover.  

I’m kind of really worried about this.  

Reese Witherspoon in FEAR (1996), dir. Christopher Crowe

Here’s Thor, The Most Beautiful Bengal Cat on the Planet!

We may know Thor, the God of Thunder, as one of the most popular Marvel characters, but it’s time for everyone to meet the Bengal cat with the same name.

The majestic appearance of this cat leaves everyone speechless, and so will you if you take a look at the images below.

Thor has a unique sandy fur and beautiful emerald green eyes, so it’s no wonder that he became a real Internet sensation the moment his photos appeared online.

The combination of mesmerizing eyes and attractive fur pattern makes him look like a true Bengal tiger, only in a small version.

Rani Cucicov is the owner of Thor who says he feels like a servant when his beautiful cat opens his mouth. But, he gets a lot of love in return.

In fact, he describes Thor as an active and lovable cat. One minute you see him climbing on the walls, the next one he goes to bed to sleep.

He likes to play a lot, especially before going to bed.

He loves to be the first to check when someone rings the bell and meows if he likes the person he sees.

What’s more, Rani says his cat has quite a domineering personality, just like a Bengal tiger.

The cat may give all the love and affection to his owners, but he expects to be treated like a king.  What a character!

We can’t unsee his charm, can we?

Gotta Do The Right Thing

French Lesbian Films: Recommendations

Water Lilies (2007)

Summer in a new suburb outside Paris. Nothing to do but look at the ceiling. Marie, Anne and Floriane are 15. Their paths cross in the corridors at the local swimming pool, where love and desire make a sudden, dramatic appearance.

Breathe (2014)

It is tale of two teenage girls who develop an intense and dangerous friendship. Charlie is a 17-year-old girl tortured by doubt, disillusionment and solitude. When the beautiful and self-confident Sarah arrives and the two become inseparable, Charlie is thrilled to feel alive, fulfilled and invincible in their intense friendship. But as Sarah tires of Charlie and begins to look elsewhere for a new friend, their friendship takes an ominous turn.

Summertime (2015)

There was little chance, in the year 1971, that Carole, a Paris Spanish teacher and feminist militant, would ever meet Delphine, the daughter of a couple of Limousin farmers. But they did meet and not only did they come across each other but they fell passionately in love as well. Unfortunately, Delphine’s father fell victim to a stroke, and the young woman had no other choice but to go back home to help her mother run the family farm. Carole, who was so smitten by Delphine, couldn’t stand the estrangement and decided to join her lover at the farm. But could feminism and lesbianism easily be transferred to the countryside and its standards of the time…?

Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

Adèle’s life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.

Secret Things (2002)

Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their advantage, and pleasure.

Therese and Isabelle (1968)

Two young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls’ boarding school.

The Page Turner (2006)

The girl Mélanie Prouvost is an aspirant pianist and her parents make her application to the Conservatory. During the entrance exam, she begins with a great performance but she is distracted by one member of the admittance board, Ariane, and she fails. Years later, Mélanie, unrecognized by Ariane, becomes her page turner. And thus begins her carefully planned revenge against the woman that destroyed her dreams.

Les Biches (1968)

Architect Paul Thomas insinuates himself into the relationship of two bisexual women living in a St. Tropez villa with tragic consequences.