jpreston2005 @ jpreston2005 @lemmy.world

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Just watched the directors cut of Kingdom of Heaven, and dang, what a film!

Mine isn't particularly exotic, merely a feral cat. She seemed friendly, so I started leaving some water out, and giving her some food, with the intention of adopting her. Then, she had a litter of kittens under my porch. 5 of them. So I started leaving a bit more food out. In a couple days, 2 more kittens joined them (with no sign of the parents). I thought they were cute, but despite wanting to adopt the original mamma cat, I was not prepared to take in 8 freaking cats.

Then I learned that they had found a small hole in the outer wall of my house, which lead to the underside of the home. A small opening only the kittens could squeeze in and out of. I thought it was cute and allowed it because, how much harm could they do? and it seemed like a nice little protective place for them to hide from the neighborhood dogs that I've seen wandering around my yard.

Well then I discovered that another opening to the underside of my house, this time large enough for an adult cat to get through. Still, I was unbothered. It was during the winter, and having the mamma cat there seemed downright reasonable. I continued to feed them everyday, and provide a gravity fed watering dish.

But as spring came, so did the smell. At first I thought the smell was emanating purely from them pooping near my house, so I found out where they had been doing it, and blocked the sandy ground so that it was inaccessible. Next I decided to block the large opening to the underside of my house, and in so doing, discovered the true source of the smell. Not only had they been seeking refuge under my home, but they had torn down a sizable portion of the insulation, and shat absolutely.EVERYWHERE. (in the process of poking around the giant litterbox that is the underside of my house, I got a nice sinus infection as their parting gift)

I decided to open it up, and put a box fan down there, hoping that airflow would diminish the smell, but oh, dear reader, it just made it worse. The lack of insulation combined with the airflow meant I was pushing a massive amount of the smell directly into my living quarters. I opened every window in the house trying to rid myself of the smell, which barely receded.

I've since ordered a large amount of enzymatic cleaner, so soon I'll be donning a rain jacket, work pants, head lamp, mask, and goggles, and attempting to clean the giant litter box they've made of my crawlspace. I've stopped feeding them, and will be applying "cat mace" to their usual areas of lingering. After a few days of not feeding, I think I can coax them into a giant cardboard box with some tuna, close it up, and get them to a stray shelter 30-40 miles away.

Until then, I've different scented candles in each room invaded by their pungent detritus. The smell of them has driven me half mad, while their incessant mewing and my sinus infection seems to be taking me the rest of the way.

Wish me luck. May god have mercy on me.

I cannot hear this song without thinking that the background singers are repeatedly saying "cut your balls off" during the refrain

Billy Idol - Mony Mony

Ukraine would have to cede territory and reject Nato membership in order to reach a deal.

wow so exactly what putin wants. what a fucking moron.

"If one side will just bow their head and give in to all the other sides demands we'll surely reach a deal!" fucking dipshits. art of the deal my ass.

Adding to OPs note:

In Makt Myrkranna, Dracula comes to England not alone, but rather with a deaf-dumb woman who is apparently his slave and together with another beautiful aristocratic female vampire, Josephine, who flaunts her sexuality.[20] Josephine is described as having her "neck and upper chest revealed" while wearing a "necklace of glittering diamonds", whom Harker finds "something indecent" about, despite his evident attraction to her.

protesting is where you meet these communities and working groups.

Same. I was there for the Women's march, there for BLM, after George Floyd, and most recently for the 50501 (which was surprisingly well attended despite it's quick set-up). Let me know if there's another one, and I'll be there too. All it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.

Between this and the asteroid scheduled to (maybe) hit Earth in 2032, I'm beginning to think that we're in for a rough time.

One of those articles that conservatives everywhere should read. Alas, they're too stupid and cowardly to self-reflect enough to admit wrong-doing. Now that the department of education is gone, soon they'll just be too stupid to read.

I wonder if, back in Germany 1940's, there were articles like "How long will hitler and goerings relationship last?"

I hate these LLMs but must admit that's a damn fine synopsis

the graphics seem worse somehow

We easily had a thousand in Raleigh, NC

This really is the only right answer.

jesus fucking christ

When I was young, myself and a group of friends were being accosted by a disheveled man on our walk home from the bar. We didn't really understand what he was saying, but we were able to discern one phrase, as he told us to "Put the pussy on a chain wax"

We had no idea what it meant, and thought it was hilarious, so we'd oft repeat it at random.

Thinking about it now, I suddenly realize what he meant. He was referring to the woman in our group, telling us to pimp her out, by putting her up against a chain-link fence that were so plentiful in rough neighborhoods where we grew up.

So now I'm telling you, so that if you ever encounter this gentleman, you'll know what he's talking about 😶‍👍

why the hell do they plan these during the week, DURING the work day?? Saturday would be too convenient??

Joss Whedon is problematic, but dang he made some good TV. There's a reason Firefly got a movie after not getting picked up (Serenity, it's also great), and a reason it still has a devoted following to this day.

...But oh man that opening song... lol

The harry potter movies were not good. Daniel Radcliff, however good of an actor he is now, back then, wasn't. he literally ruined those movies.

Social media is the devil. I have Lemmy and that's enough