SilverVine_Cat's Things

"What's a cotton-mouth?" While poking a snake with a stick. My answer: "Something that can kill you, so stop poking it with a stick and get away from it." This was prompted by my being, apparently, the only middle schooler present at the field trip who knew enough about one of the only snakes native to the area that is venomous enough to kill a h......   reply

I had the same situation with my cats a few years ago. Sadly, the only thing that helped was letting them explore the places the dog used to go and let them be disappointed. They will eventually realize the dog isn't coming back and will be able to move on. Other than that, the best you can do is try to play with her more often so she doesn't feel ......   2 reply

Around 2 or 3 months ago, everyone's reading lists got deleted. Some stuff was being gradually added back by staff at some point, but I'm not sure if that's still happening. Sort of Solution I found: If you tagged stuff when adding to your reading/read lists originally, go to your homepage and click the text in parentheses next to "I'm reading." ......   1 reply

I can relate to the introvert part. From an introvert's standpoint, you need to learn how to properly judge if people are worthy of your friendship or not. They were probably joking, but 5-10 mins honestly seems excessive even as a joke. They also could be legitimately curious about the language, but 5 to 10 mins seems excessive for that too. If th......   reply

I also get told I talk too much, but I can talk for 4 hours straight with almost anyone. Not small talk either, an actual conversation. I like to call it nerd ranting, but it isn't one-sided since the conversation is kept going by the other person too. I could probably go longer, but the other person or I have always had to leave by the 4-hour mark......   reply