
u/Manospondylus_gigas

Found image of Esmond being odd whilst Mephisto and Bubbles pose
Carnist: "I have so much empathy for animals that I pay for them to be killed because circle of life"
In a stroke of genius, someone tried trading my mp that exists on my trade to say that I don't want to be traded mammals... in exchange for a mammal
Every day I have this mp on trade and still get traded kitsunes and such, which I'm not too bemused by as I'm assuming people don't bother to read the mps, but this person clearly read the mp and still tried trading a mammal for it??? Not annoyed by it though, just find the irony quite funny and thought others would
What is this utter bollocks they have introduced? I will use whatever clefs I bloody well like
Carnist: "the worst thing you can do to an animal is wasting a cooked one"
Gretchen and Azazel are best friends
Azazel uses the quacks of the other ducks to find them but she likes the company of Gretchen the most and prefers to go towards her. Gretch is also the most understanding of her blindness and helps to guide her about. Also the 3rd picture looks like Gretchen is doing a bum inspection
Carnist: "we have to keep killing billions of cows otherwise billions of cows will be killed"
The ducks got orange melon (Azazel had a hard time finding it)
She did not realise it was on her foot, Gretchen liked it the most
Vegan halloween stuff at B&M
There was even more stuff than this, they all have non-dairy creamer but doesn't advertise itself as vegan so most people wouldn't think to check. Look out for anything with marshmallows in though, a lot of stuff is dairy-free but still has gelatine.
Review of the new werewolf (and Spider Legs scent) + comparison to older ones to those thinking about buying
Photo includes a couple of non-BaB werewolves because I wanted a photoshoot of all of them (plus they can be stand-ins for the Howl-O-Ween Werewolf and mini Moons-A-Glow Werewolf I no longer have).
I've collected every werewolf BaB has released at some point (except the blind bag/egg one because not guaranteed to get it) so have many thoughts on how it compares to previous ones.
I think one major improvement is the colour; the face matches much better with the main dark brown than other iterations. I also love yellow eyes on werewolves, but the green eyes on this one make it really stand out which is nice. I wish the B-A-B paw mark thing they all have was green to match (or orange/another halloweeny colour) instead of red.
The face shape is another big improvement over the previous designs. It's obviously based on the Moons-A-Glow one which imo has a much nicer face than the other ones pictured, and I think they have even improved on the original face by making it wider but I can't tell because my Moons-A-Glow one has been loved to death and is a bit squashed.
I think one of my favourite qualities which you can't tell from the website is the new fur. It looks like quite realistic faux fur (sort of double coated), so it is more wolf-like. I've taken close up pictures to show this, on both the large plush and the mini bean. The fur texture is also very soft, though in a different way to the previous 2 werewolves (the furthest right ones in the first image) in a way I'm not sure how to describe. There's more resistance when I rub my hand over it compared to rubbing my cheek/face on it, so it's quite nice to bury your face in.
With the mini bean, it's clear they just used the pattern of the previous werewolf mini bean, but I prefer it to the old one due to the colours and material. Both the new plushes no longer have the felt claws, which some people like although I would prefer if they were present as it adds more to the design.
For the scent, I went with Spider Legs over the new Bat Wings because I thought it would smell more of sweets (the bat one's description says it has some ocean breeze elements). I was quite happy with it because it smells of blue slush which I love. I have a colleague who studies spider legs (specifically the leg hair) who has confirmed they do not smell like this.
Overall I think this is possibly the best werewolf design they have made so far. The only real downgrade is a shorter tail (I like werewolves with big tails), which I forgot to take a picture of but might post in the comments later.
Some images I found of Gretchen flapping in the pool
Gretchen has found herself a little stage
Now she can be as tall as Esmond
Esmond tripped over Gretchen lol
She tried to flirt with him and flattened but instead of mounting he just walked over her and tripped, what an idiot
What do you feel are good symbols for the ace (and/or aro) community?
There's multiple existing symbols and inside jokes like the cake and garlic bread thing, but those are mostly repeated by white people. I'm wondering if anyone has ideas for symbols for the BIPOC part of the community, or specifically for aros/aces in their culture. Can't think of any myself but I haven't had much chance to socialise with other BIPOC aces.
Beelzebub is 6 years old today 🎂
We made her a cake from oats, peas, worms, and her + Gretchen's eggs. They all loved it but Azazel had a hard time finding it due to her blindness, and then Esmond and Beelzebub didn't want to share with her 😭 Photos 3-7 show Gretchen's sprint after hearing the excited honks of Beelzebub discovering the cake
Luv me moobs, 'ate that forrin shtaf, simple as
Telly profile of a Cumbrian bobby who truly represents his county, diet consists only of what can be found in a chippy and maybe some pubs
Azazel has recovered very well from her eye surgery
She has been in a separate pen for the last few days and now is free roaming with the other ladies, though we have to keep Esmond separate in a pen now to make sure he doesn't hurt her until she is 100% healed. She has been quite lively and happy and has finished her course of antibiotics and painkillers :)
Azazel's eye removal surgery was a success :)
She needs to be kept indoors for observation + sanitation + isolation for a while, but she is already recovering well. She has some antibiotics and anti-inflammatoties to help her through it, and will have regular check ups as she heals. I shall post more updates as they come