Lair of Awesome

gosimpsonic: We’ll see.

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:32 -0400

gosimpsonic:

We’ll see.

upgraders: what the hell

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:40:19 -0400

upgraders:

what the hell

mikau: i’m only one man

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:41:53 -0400

mikau:

i’m only one man

Photo

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:09:05 -0400

sadpigeon: Blondie - “Heart of Glass”

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:53 -0400

sadpigeon:

Blondie - “Heart of Glass”

Photo

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:39 -0400

nympherret: me and tallulah!! bibby wouldn’t hold still. did i...

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:07:07 -0400

nympherret:

me and tallulah!! bibby wouldn’t hold still. did i mention i got rats

So cute!

gly9h-the-hellhound: pillory: Oscar was adopted as a kitten...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:40:13 -0400

gly9h-the-hellhound:

pillory:

Oscar was adopted as a kitten from an animal shelter and grew up in the third-floor end-stage dementia unit at Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The 41-bed unit treats people with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and other illnesses, most of whom are in the end stage of life and are generally unaware of their surroundings. Oscar was one of six cats adopted by Steere House, which bills itself as a “pet friendly” facility.

After about six months, the staff noticed that Oscar, just like the doctors and nurses, would make his own rounds. Oscar would sniff and observe patients, then curl up to sleep with certain ones. The patients he would sleep with often died within several hours of his arrival. One of the first cases involved a patient who had a blood clot in her leg that was ice cold at the time. Oscar wrapped his body around her leg and stayed until the woman died.In another instance, the doctor had made a determination of impending death based on the patient’s condition, while Oscar simply walked away, causing the doctor to believe that Oscar’s streak (12 at the time) had ended. However, it would be later discovered that the doctor’s prognosis was simply 10 hours too early: Oscar later visited the patient, who died two hours later.

Oscar’s accuracy led the staff to institute a new and unusual protocol: once he is discovered sleeping with a patient, staff will call family members to notify them of the patient’s (expected) impending death.

Most of the time the patient’s family has no issue with Oscar being present at the time of death. On those occasions when he is removed from the room at the family’s request, he is known to pace back and forth in front of the door and meow in protest. When present, Oscar will stay by the patient until they die, then after death will quietly leave the room.

i find this very interesting as this behavior seems common in many cats that reside in mental and nursing homes. Often sharing the bed of the soon to be deceased. In the ancient world cats were revered by many cultures, most famously Ancient Egypt, as guardians of the underworld, keepers of the gate of death, and sometimes even harbingers of death itself. This makes me wonder whether this behavior was observed during ancient times as well and perhaps prompted this belief and many practices surrounding it.

chromaticallychallenged: also my best friend joe sent me this...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:31:45 -0400

chromaticallychallenged:

also my best friend joe sent me this tshirt

it says:

“OTP: Shipping anything, anywhere.”

uhhh, perfect

Maria you need this

broadway-is-my-home: jimmyjamjimjohn: rubywhiterabbit: One day we’ll be in a Marvel movie,...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:30:15 -0400

broadway-is-my-home:

jimmyjamjimjohn:

rubywhiterabbit:

One day we’ll be in a Marvel movie, sitting there as something doesn’t feel right. and as the credits start to roll we’ll know what it is. It will flash up on screen and our hearts will break. “In loving memory of Stan Lee”. There was no cameo in that movie. And there never will be again.

are you satan

fyeahbatmanandrobin: arkhane: “… leave the tray,...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:29:39 -0400

fyeahbatmanandrobin:

arkhane:

“… leave the tray, please”.

Batman, you are powerless against Alfred’s cooking, don’t even play.

birdflash: Rule 63!Nightwing and Flash by bot (full photoset...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:29:10 -0400

birdflash:

Rule 63!Nightwing and Flash by bot (full photoset here)

nandosagi: bratscad: Nintendo releases the Wii U with hardly...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:38:22 -0400

nandosagi:

bratscad:

Nintendo releases the Wii U with hardly any first party games

They take their time to develop them

Microsoft and Playstation showing off consoles with no games

Nintendo waiting for both companies to flop at E3

Nintendo suddenly drops a megaton amount of first party games for the Wii U

Everybody flocks to it because the other consoles have a higher price point and less games to offer

Iwata’s face when everything worked out according to plan

[keikaku intensifies]

doctorheavenharkness: n0kil7ing: sevenseasaurus: Science experiment: Who is easiest to...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:30:43 -0400

doctorheavenharkness:

n0kil7ing:

sevenseasaurus:

Science experiment: Who is easiest to summon?

Egberts?

Pizza?

John Green?

A vegan?

The only way to find out is to reblog and wait. Wait patiently. Just wait. It will be good I promise.

fuck you vegans aren’t your source of entertainment you animal killers.

and the vegan wins

feminugget: fragilemoth: My 13 year old sister threw this...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:46:27 -0400

feminugget:

fragilemoth:

My 13 year old sister threw this banana at me..

“There’s always money in the banana stand”

I’m glad a younger generation understand the power of arrested development and the Bluth family.

Oh my God T, I didn’t know you like Arrested Development too ahhhh! I found a thingy with AD drinks and stuff to make before you watch the new season- 3 words: Blue Man Cocktail.

Yes?