today i went to a lecture about eyes/sight and the presenter showed us that scallops actually have a zillion little blue eyes and now i am afraid of scallops
i already loved catherynne valente, but then she went on a twitter rant about the social construction behind poison being seen as a coward’s weapon and now i love her EVEN MORE
And how many people we never detected, historically, were poisoned. People who died in their sleep or after long periods of heavy metal poisoning mistaken for long illness. We lived thousands of years without forensic science competent autopsies. As long as people did not die of obvious symptoms in a short period? Oh. Unfortunate accident.
If you like Cat Valente saying great things about poison, check out her recent short, The Lily and the Horn.
I was watching Planet Earth just now (for the bazillionth time? maybe I need to find a new show to watch this summer…) and was reminded about the glory that is the BLOOD PHEASANT.
They don’t necessarily do anything badass (let’s be real, they are just fancy pheasants) but they look like they are covered in the blood of their enemies, which is pretty badass in its own right.
It is just really important to me that you all gaze upon the majestic BLOOD PHEASANT and appreciate the fact that it is a real thing that exists.
I still don’t feel like you all are excited enough about BLOOD PHEASANTS.
Just look at this dignified and stately creature.
Time to bring back the BLOOD PHEASANT.
HELLO. Did you forget about BLOOD PHEASANTS? I am here to remind you.
