Cats show their belly as a sign of trust. For example, my cat will show me his belly, but try to eat my hand/kick it with his hind legs as if I'm a mouse if I attempt to rub him on his belly. The trust only goes so far.

Yes! So easy.

I was this last year too, but will take any excuse to wear my Louise hat.

I'm so glad you're here, Kara.

Going from reading the books to watching the show, it took me awhile to warm up to Jamie but that little stare then throaty laugh definitely convinced me. Hoo boy.

the face Idris makes when talking about wearing a three piece suit to the Met, ohhhh boy. And when he swings his walking stick thing. Hee.

I'm going to say fourth episode! I think the third one is when they'll go on their little jaunt to see Captain Randall.

Are there already Outlander inspired knits on ravelry? Off I go!

Haha, I think I've read the first 50 pages of Norwegian Wood three times and couldn't get further than that! I got it from the library twice I think, and just kept having to renew it or eventually return it. Oh well. It probably speaks to Murakami's talent for writing different kinds of stories, that he can appeal to…

Looking good! I also like how Charlie Chapin (I think?) seems to be emulating your pose in the picture behind you.

For some reason I couldn't get into Norwegian Wood! I tried reading it after I really enjoyed 1Q84, so I thought this shorter novel would be up my alley too. Maybe I should try again.

what you described is actually a classic cycle of abuse. It can take people a long time to break free from an abusive relationship, and isolating an abused partner from his/her friends is actually a common technique to control/abuse that person even more.

Thanks for these! I'm excited to try them, especially Noon Pacific. Just signed up for TIMJ too, I'm at https://www.thisismyjam.com/yoshi_tango

"You're beautiful."

He's selling merch with the flag on it: "React how you want. Any energy you got is good energy. I represented slavery, my abstract take on what I know about it; I wrote New Slaves. So I took the Confederate flag and made it my flag. What are you going to do?"

For anyone interested and open to learning more about appropriation vs. appreciation, this is a good read. "If the fashion industry wants to authentically and genuinely be inspired by Native art, by African art, by tribal dress and patterns from a multitude of cultures, that’s beautiful. Where the issue arises is…

I was one of the people complaining about these idiots, but I found this is a much better response to this disgusting situation - spotlight talented APA artists instead of continuing to give these other guys free publicity.

Check out the stuff from Pacifier. It's a Minneapolis-based children's store but they have a great online selection, too. Some personal favorites:

It's real. She's someone named Levy Tran, according to this post on Angry Asian Man. You can also find the full lyrics there, for anyone who can't bring themselves to watch the video.

Here's one: http://www.transawareness.org/faq—terms.html