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    Main Hub

    This is the Index page, you can access most posts from here

    Most topics aren't technical, but just something I find useful or interesting. Here is also a page about Me if you randomly found this site and have no idea why are you here

    On Owning a Cat

    Troublesome blob of feline species

    Tags: Cats

    Released: 2025-02-08

    Osu on Linux

    My experience running Osu on Linux and some advice

    Tags: Games

    Released: 2025-04-13

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    Main Hub

    This is the Index page, you can access most posts from here

    Most topics aren't technical, but just something I find useful or interesting. Here is also a page about Me if you randomly found this site and have no idea why are you here

    On Owning a Cat

    Troublesome blob of feline species

    Tags: Cats

    Released: 2025-02-08

    Osu on Linux

    My experience running Osu on Linux and some advice

    Tags: Games

    Released: 2025-04-13

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    My name is chka-chka, Ladas552

    What can I say about myself?


    I like Biology so much, I am finishing the Biotechnology's bachelor. Using cells to experiment on life forms is so much fun, and structuring everything with Bioinformatics tools is also a big interest of mine.

    But I also pass time in Hobbies like:

    • Open Source projects to sink my stars in;
    • Japanese media of varying type and quality;
    • VideoGames of Rhythm and RolePlaying genres;
    • NixOS for declaring stuff;
    • Complaining on the internet;

    Так-же знаю Русский, но предпочитаю писать на английском.

    I am not Russian tho


    I don't have a permanent profile picture to put there, so here are some of my favorite Pokemon's:

    As you could guess, I don't like putting my pictures out in the wild. And I bet you can't find one online without it being 120x60 quality. But if you monitor my instagram, you might get a glimpse. Tho I mostly post my cat there.

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    People who helped Me with the Blog, links included.

    Alejandro aka @NTBBloodbath

    The Developer of Norgolith

    Made SSG for norg documents super easy to use. Also was a joy to talk to when testing early Norgolith commits.

    For better of for worse, you wouldn't be reading this without him.

    rust-norg parser developers

    The robust parser that enables reading the norg file by converter. Heavily developed, and in my opinion, integral part of norg's future.

    @Vhyrro

    Main inspiration when writing blogs. I do like his style. And basically the guy that got me into Neovim and Neorg.

    Perfect Website CSS

    I stole the minimalistic vibe of it and some css.

    Site Icon from Nixos-artwork

    Cool icon under CC-BY license

    Video tutorials by @Kevin Powell

    Basic html and css practices to make this site browsable by normal people

    Some CSS tricks from @Axlefublr

    Like these heading icons for example

    Fellow Norgolith user @boltlessengineer

    From whom I stole: publish workflow for github pages

    Adrian von Gegerfelt

    For teaching about transitions and giving tips on css

    Matthew Hrehirchuk

    For the initial design of my footer in which he took his time to make

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    Osu on Linux

    Hey!


    I play rhythm games for my own amusement. And mostly bobbing to OSU!, which let's you click circles to legally acquired song. And it supports Linux, kinda, most of the time, let me explain.

    Osu Stable


    Is a classic Osu client that most people play on. It doesn't support Linux, but works quite well under WINE, and some community maintained scripts setup low latency and seamless desktop integration for adding maps and skins from .osu files.

    I used this install script (check GitHub for more up to date instructions). Tested on KDE X11, XFCE X11 and BSPWM. Works fantastically and at the time of writing this post { 2025-04-13 } still maintained.

    But can have audio lag because Wine compatibility takes some time, but make sure to enable DXVK and if on Nvidia, 32-bit Vulkan compatibility package. On something like Arch Linux it should be your go to OSU! setup.

    Osu Lazer


    But:

    • Wine and arbitrary scripts have problems running on FSH'less OSes, hello NixOS,
    • Maybe you can't bear the audio lag from Wine(less than 1/4 of a second),
    • Annoyed about rare stuttering issues,
    • You want latest and greatest features,

    Then you might want to switch to Lazer. A leap in Osu clients that got native Linux support! As it is open source, you can build it yourself, but i do not recommend doing so, because networking is disabled for unofficial builds of the game. Which doesn't let you upload scores and chat.

    Instead, download the official appimage, and just play the game. You might need to update mesa package to play, also recommend AppImageLauncher for smooth sailing if it's your first time using appimages.

    Well, you would need to turn on Vulkan (experimental) rendering for better performance. Also don't use the Raw Input setting, it's broken on Linux.

    NixOS


    But if you don't want to run raw appimages, Osu Lazer is available on nixpkgs that auto updates for you, in particular, the osu-lazer-bin. But recently I had problems running it on Nvidia GPU (check issue)

    Luckily, Fufexan's gaming flake got working Osu that also fresher than the nixpkgs one. I use it.

    Here's a simple flake structure for ya:

    {
    +Osu On Linux - Rattman

    Osu on Linux

    Hey!


    I play rhythm games for my own amusement. And mostly bobbing to OSU!, which let's you click circles to legally acquired song. And it supports Linux, kinda, most of the time, let me explain.

    Osu Stable


    Is a classic Osu client that most people play on. It doesn't support Linux, but works quite well under WINE, and some community maintained scripts setup low latency and seamless desktop integration for adding maps and skins from .osu files.

    I used this install script (check GitHub for more up to date instructions). Tested on KDE X11, XFCE X11 and BSPWM. Works fantastically and at the time of writing this post { 2025-04-13 } still maintained.

    But can have audio lag because Wine compatibility takes some time, but make sure to enable DXVK and if on Nvidia, 32-bit Vulkan compatibility package. On something like Arch Linux it should be your go to OSU! setup.

    Osu Lazer


    But:

    • Wine and arbitrary scripts have problems running on FSH'less OSes, hello NixOS,
    • Maybe you can't bear the audio lag from Wine(less than 1/4 of a second),
    • Annoyed about rare stuttering issues,
    • You want latest and greatest features,

    Then you might want to switch to Lazer. A leap in Osu clients that got native Linux support! As it is open source, you can build it yourself, but i do not recommend doing so, because networking is disabled for unofficial builds of the game. Which doesn't let you upload scores and chat.

    Instead, download the official appimage, and just play the game. You might need to update mesa package to play, also recommend AppImageLauncher for smooth sailing if it's your first time using appimages.

    Well, you would need to turn on Vulkan (experimental) rendering for better performance. Also don't use the Raw Input setting, it's broken on Linux.

    NixOS


    But if you don't want to run raw appimages, Osu Lazer is available on nixpkgs that auto updates for you, in particular, the osu-lazer-bin. But recently I had problems running it on Nvidia GPU (check issue)

    Luckily, Fufexan's gaming flake got working Osu that also fresher than the nixpkgs one. I use it.

    Here's a simple flake structure for ya:

    {
       # you can scroll it
       description = "Osu Gaming";
     
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    -About - Rattman

    My name is chka-chka, Ladas552

    What can I say about myself?


    I like Biology so much, I am finishing the Biotechnology's bachelor. Using cells to experiment on life forms is so much fun, and structuring everything with Bioinformatics tools is also a big interest of mine.

    But I also pass time in Hobbies like:

    • Open Source projects to sink my stars in;
    • Japanese media of varying type and quality;
    • VideoGames of Rhythm and RolePlaying genres;
    • NixOS for declaring stuff;
    • Complaining on the internet;

    Так-же знаю Русский, но предпочитаю писать на английском.

    I am not Russian tho


    I don't have a permanent profile picture to put there, so here are some of my favorite Pokemon's:

    As you could guess, I don't like putting my pictures out in the wild. And I bet you can't find one online without it being 120x60 quality. But if you monitor my instagram, you might get a glimpse. Tho I mostly post my cat there.

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    People who helped Me with the Blog, links included.

    Alejandro aka @NTBBloodbath

    The Developer of Norgolith

    Made SSG for norg documents super easy to use. Also was a joy to talk to when testing early Norgolith commits.

    For better of for worse, you wouldn't be reading this without him.

    rust-norg parser developers

    The robust parser that enables reading the norg file by converter. Heavily developed, and in my opinion, integral part of norg's future.

    @Vhyrro

    Main inspiration when writing blogs. I do like his style. And basically the guy that got me into Neovim and Neorg.

    Perfect Website CSS

    I stole the minimalistic vibe of it and some css.

    Site Icon from Nixos-artwork

    Cool icon under CC-BY license

    Video tutorials by @Kevin Powell

    Basic html and css practices to make this site browsable by normal people

    Some CSS tricks from @Axlefublr

    Like these heading icons for example

    Fellow Norgolith user @boltlessengineer

    From whom I stole: publish workflow for github pages

    Adrian von Gegerfelt

    For teaching about transitions and giving tips on css

    Matthew Hrehirchuk

    For the initial design of my footer in which he took his time to make

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    On Owning a Cat

    HiO!


    This post is about my cat, how I got to have her, how I live with her and so on.

    With Cat Pictures included! Have fun.

    Cat's profile


    Classic British Shorthair, yellow eyes, quite a temper and sensitive stomach.

    Here, take a look

    Full name - "Hope Bitch Michelson". I am not the one to pick it. We generally call her "Малая", or "Little One" in translation.

    Time


    I had a cat from the start of Uni, she was already grown up to 4.0 kg. At the time of writing, she is around 5.6 kg. I feed, take care and play with her for about 3 years now. Feeding 2 times a day, once at 6:00AM and once at 7:00PM.

    She stopped being intrigued by Peekaboo as time went on, but still likes tangling toys and daily couch scratching. She has a Scratching Post, but it doesn't make the "enjoyable" screech sound. At least it is my theory.

    Appearance


    Elegance is her middle name, tho much often it only comes down to looks. Being a British breed provides advantages of silky smooth fur and photogenic (or I just love taking cat pics) facial structure.

    When she is relaxing, the resembles of an overweight water balloon with fur glued all over is the first thing that comes to mind.

    Showing affections


    She likes when you scratch her, and doesn't mind petting too. Just do it when she is in the mood, she will let you see by wagging her tail around when she is annoyed. If you didn't take the hint, to the dismay of your ears she will make Hmhmrrr sound, after that comes her claws.

    Heritage


    As British ancestry would tell, she got her genes from a pure breed Mother, and an unknown father, possibly causing uproar in her province at the time of birth.

    Tho, her royal blood does provide basic etiquette, and being picky of her food plates and position of her "Porcelain Throne". It does not in fact incline her to behave in front of guests, nor does it prevent ever so playing sessions, leaving truly yours, with scars.

    Illnesses (Content Warning: If you are really sentimental to cats, don't read this section. I too, had hard time while writing this)


    As I said, her heritage doesn't bring much to the table aside from some ill met physiology. But it also brings rotten pathology into the Mix. Her heart can't pump much of the blood across her buddy. It is inherently weak. So she needs to not be overfed, or else...

    I don't wanna write that. We take good care of her in this regard. She doesn't move much, but eats healthy and only the amount her body can master.

    On the fact, that she doesn't move much. She has illness which makes her cartilages brittle, so again if she is over average cat size, it will cause her great pain to the point that she can't properly work. I was told, in the Past, she would limp with her paws, without using her knees to ask for food. After that time, she does okay. She prefers lying around, but she can jump or run, depending on the mood. Someday she won't be able to, and it will be a really sad day.

    But Right Now! She Is Healthy!

    And what about you?


    I love cats, and it was my childhood wish to own one. Even tho I knew that taking care of one would be a pain. And the household wasn't suited for pets. So many brittle or dangerous things falling apart would be funny toimagen later on tho.

    Having a cat, or any living being as a pet, is a responsibility not for someone like me to handle. So just petting cats near the household and hearing stories of my classmate class owners was all there was. But life can be unexpected.

    Hello Little-One


    And so, the cat owning life begun when I moved in with a relative who got her from a shelter. At first She or Me, or We both, were quite curious of one another. Like Aliens from SMG, she took her time watching around corners, creeping under the bed, and only at night - going hunting for my stumbling legs, walking for a glass of, oh so refreshing, water.

    But we settled on quite quickly, I feed her, she eats and when she still wants more, she asks by mewing, or scratching my cloth. Simple barter from what I get pats on her fluffy head.

    Behavioral changes


    Adjusting to the cat owning life takes some merit and adaptation, here are some changes I noticed about myself during this time.

    Anxiety


    You know when you hear creeping noises down at night and wonder what could have caused it? Or when you feel like bugs are crawling by your legs, and you just jolt for no reason, because there are no bugs.

    Yeah, never happened to me, at least after life with a cat begun. Every night sounds is just "she is just fluffing around". Or every uncommon feeling on your skin, she just wants attention, probably, maybe, just don't look under the table. But really, every commotion in the house is just her being a cat. Cat haunted house, if you may say.

    Hanging cables


    She likes to nibble her mouth on plastic and rubber cables. Always getting worked up over the ones that hang over the edge of tables, or on the wall. She took a liking to my HDMI cable the most.

    So now I have every cable tight to table, and store HDMI cable in the closet. While my phone charger is mostly safe, because she doesn't like thin "nibbling material", and I use it on the table itself.

    Pens and Microphone


    "So she just nibs on cables?".

    She is a cat, they will nib on anything, scatter around everything from a table and will eat your plants just because.

    I don't leave anything from homework stored on the table, or the next time I find it will be 2 months later under a couch. And she mangled my Microphone, so yeah. If you were hoping to hear me any time soon, good for you, honestly, even I wouldn't like listening to this voice, but I digress.

    You better watch out


    "Why things end up under a couch tho?".

    She likes Them - siting, lying, scratching, just lying and enjoying the view of whatever she scattered under it, mewing for me to move the couch so she could play with toys under it, to put them under it again.

    So when I wake up, and yes, I sleep on a couch, she will sit right on where my head was a minute ago. And if I rise up, I have to be totally in conscious to not fall back, or She will, and did, scar my face and pierce my ear drums with the outest of tunes mew. Better than coffee btw.

    Safety measures


    She wanders about, sniffs things, and touches them. Even stuff she had seen for hundreds of times. So for precaution, we lock doors to Kitchen and Bathroom. Never leave wardrobes open. And every window has a safety net.

    Relative who have had her before me, told a story when on a summer day, she just strolled onto the window ledge, We live on 15th floor btw. She was just slacking on it, and the Relative barely could get her out of there and locked the window for good until they got safety nets.

    Secure your milk!


    "She is a cat, they love milk!".

    Yeah they do, but not all cats can process milk after their time as a kitten. Some do, but not my British hoodlum. Tho she does like it, and can drink several cups of it. But it takes her just a lick or two, to completely ruin a carpet or pay a visit to veterinary.

    So yeah, be cautious, leaving this open yogurt cup might be your doom.

    I don't have an addiction


    But omg, I can't go without petting, scratching, or just lying with her on the sofa even for one day. Every time I go to visit parents, My habits stay the same, and sometimes I turn around to see a familiar looking shadow, but just find empty space.

    You just can't stop thinking about her, you can hate whatever she does to your stuff, and how she behaves, but you just can't live without this mind nabbing idea that "I will take a break this instance and go find her to pet every inch of her head until she gets tired of purring" or something similar.

    And what did you want to say exactly?


    Well, we talked about the Cat, How I adjusted to living with her. Now we probably should talk about "What You should expect if you didn't have a cat".

    Yes, you. You know how to take care of a cat, just tingle things around to play, feed her healthy, don't get her scared, and in exchange you get emotional support buddy. Right?

    Well, actually yes, but not so simple. Because - she is a living being of the highest tier of Earth's animals, Mammalian class and Hunter at that. Adopted by bipedal naked monkeys for purely practical reasoning of protection off rodents for milk and treats. Now we evolved as a society, we keep them not as industrial workers, but pets. Accessories for common men and women and non-binary folk, to satiate Our boredom/loneliness and hungry for aesthetics eyes.

    But even after all that, they are still living creatures. Similar to us in so many ways. But they are so small, so tiny, not understanding how ever-changing world works. No wonder tho, it was changed for our needs, not anybody else on the whole planet. And when you hold this poor thing, birthed out of long-lasting rivalry of same bipedal butt naked creatures, for the most Exotic breed. With its poor stomach strength, her inability to hunt for herself because she was separated from Motherhood long time ago, and no practical knowledge outside our limited space and interactions.


    I love cats, I always did. But after owning one, you start to understand how fragile a life can be, and how much happiness little things can get you. Even if every second of your existence is now tied, to another creature, that you must protect because it is Your humanity. If you let anything, even universe itself hurt this small adopted child of yours, will you have the heart to forgive yourself? If you have Humanity, I think not.

    So if you have a cat, or consider getting one - please take responsibility, as this is their life, and without you, they get no life at all.

    Conclusion After party


    Yeah, we ain't writing an essay. It is my Blog, scratch conclusion this is a Celebration! My Blog is Up!

    Thank you for reading my first Blog Post, hope you liked it and cringed from my A2 writing skills as much as I did while writing this. Hope you have a great morning, great day and great evening. Also go star Norgolith Repo, just because if you liked this, you owe it to them.

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    On Owning a Cat

    HiO!


    This post is about my cat, how I got to have her, how I live with her and so on.

    With Cat Pictures included! Have fun.

    Cat's profile


    Classic British Shorthair, yellow eyes, quite a temper and sensitive stomach.

    Here, take a look

    Full name - "Hope Bitch Michelson". I am not the one to pick it. We generally call her "Малая", or "Little One" in translation.

    Time


    I had a cat from the start of Uni, she was already grown up to 4.0 kg. At the time of writing, she is around 5.6 kg. I feed, take care and play with her for about 3 years now. Feeding 2 times a day, once at 6:00AM and once at 7:00PM.

    She stopped being intrigued by Peekaboo as time went on, but still likes tangling toys and daily couch scratching. She has a Scratching Post, but it doesn't make the "enjoyable" screech sound. At least it is my theory.

    Appearance


    Elegance is her middle name, tho much often it only comes down to looks. Being a British breed provides advantages of silky smooth fur and photogenic (or I just love taking cat pics) facial structure.

    When she is relaxing, the resembles of an overweight water balloon with fur glued all over is the first thing that comes to mind.

    Showing affections


    She likes when you scratch her, and doesn't mind petting too. Just do it when she is in the mood, she will let you see by wagging her tail around when she is annoyed. If you didn't take the hint, to the dismay of your ears she will make Hmhmrrr sound, after that comes her claws.

    Heritage


    As British ancestry would tell, she got her genes from a pure breed Mother, and an unknown father, possibly causing uproar in her province at the time of birth.

    Tho, her royal blood does provide basic etiquette, and being picky of her food plates and position of her "Porcelain Throne". It does not in fact incline her to behave in front of guests, nor does it prevent ever so playing sessions, leaving truly yours, with scars.

    Illnesses (Content Warning: If you are really sentimental to cats, don't read this section. I too, had hard time while writing this)


    As I said, her heritage doesn't bring much to the table aside from some ill met physiology. But it also brings rotten pathology into the Mix. Her heart can't pump much of the blood across her buddy. It is inherently weak. So she needs to not be overfed, or else...

    I don't wanna write that. We take good care of her in this regard. She doesn't move much, but eats healthy and only the amount her body can master.

    On the fact, that she doesn't move much. She has illness which makes her cartilages brittle, so again if she is over average cat size, it will cause her great pain to the point that she can't properly work. I was told, in the Past, she would limp with her paws, without using her knees to ask for food. After that time, she does okay. She prefers lying around, but she can jump or run, depending on the mood. Someday she won't be able to, and it will be a really sad day.

    But Right Now! She Is Healthy!

    And what about you?


    I love cats, and it was my childhood wish to own one. Even tho I knew that taking care of one would be a pain. And the household wasn't suited for pets. So many brittle or dangerous things falling apart would be funny toimagen later on tho.

    Having a cat, or any living being as a pet, is a responsibility not for someone like me to handle. So just petting cats near the household and hearing stories of my classmate class owners was all there was. But life can be unexpected.

    Hello Little-One


    And so, the cat owning life begun when I moved in with a relative who got her from a shelter. At first She or Me, or We both, were quite curious of one another. Like Aliens from SMG, she took her time watching around corners, creeping under the bed, and only at night - going hunting for my stumbling legs, walking for a glass of, oh so refreshing, water.

    But we settled on quite quickly, I feed her, she eats and when she still wants more, she asks by mewing, or scratching my cloth. Simple barter from what I get pats on her fluffy head.

    Behavioral changes


    Adjusting to the cat owning life takes some merit and adaptation, here are some changes I noticed about myself during this time.

    Anxiety


    You know when you hear creeping noises down at night and wonder what could have caused it? Or when you feel like bugs are crawling by your legs, and you just jolt for no reason, because there are no bugs.

    Yeah, never happened to me, at least after life with a cat begun. Every night sounds is just "she is just fluffing around". Or every uncommon feeling on your skin, she just wants attention, probably, maybe, just don't look under the table. But really, every commotion in the house is just her being a cat. Cat haunted house, if you may say.

    Hanging cables


    She likes to nibble her mouth on plastic and rubber cables. Always getting worked up over the ones that hang over the edge of tables, or on the wall. She took a liking to my HDMI cable the most.

    So now I have every cable tight to table, and store HDMI cable in the closet. While my phone charger is mostly safe, because she doesn't like thin "nibbling material", and I use it on the table itself.

    Pens and Microphone


    "So she just nibs on cables?".

    She is a cat, they will nib on anything, scatter around everything from a table and will eat your plants just because.

    I don't leave anything from homework stored on the table, or the next time I find it will be 2 months later under a couch. And she mangled my Microphone, so yeah. If you were hoping to hear me any time soon, good for you, honestly, even I wouldn't like listening to this voice, but I digress.

    You better watch out


    "Why things end up under a couch tho?".

    She likes Them - siting, lying, scratching, just lying and enjoying the view of whatever she scattered under it, mewing for me to move the couch so she could play with toys under it, to put them under it again.

    So when I wake up, and yes, I sleep on a couch, she will sit right on where my head was a minute ago. And if I rise up, I have to be totally in conscious to not fall back, or She will, and did, scar my face and pierce my ear drums with the outest of tunes mew. Better than coffee btw.

    Safety measures


    She wanders about, sniffs things, and touches them. Even stuff she had seen for hundreds of times. So for precaution, we lock doors to Kitchen and Bathroom. Never leave wardrobes open. And every window has a safety net.

    Relative who have had her before me, told a story when on a summer day, she just strolled onto the window ledge, We live on 15th floor btw. She was just slacking on it, and the Relative barely could get her out of there and locked the window for good until they got safety nets.

    Secure your milk!


    "She is a cat, they love milk!".

    Yeah they do, but not all cats can process milk after their time as a kitten. Some do, but not my British hoodlum. Tho she does like it, and can drink several cups of it. But it takes her just a lick or two, to completely ruin a carpet or pay a visit to veterinary.

    So yeah, be cautious, leaving this open yogurt cup might be your doom.

    I don't have an addiction


    But omg, I can't go without petting, scratching, or just lying with her on the sofa even for one day. Every time I go to visit parents, My habits stay the same, and sometimes I turn around to see a familiar looking shadow, but just find empty space.

    You just can't stop thinking about her, you can hate whatever she does to your stuff, and how she behaves, but you just can't live without this mind nabbing idea that "I will take a break this instance and go find her to pet every inch of her head until she gets tired of purring" or something similar.

    And what did you want to say exactly?


    Well, we talked about the Cat, How I adjusted to living with her. Now we probably should talk about "What You should expect if you didn't have a cat".

    Yes, you. You know how to take care of a cat, just tingle things around to play, feed her healthy, don't get her scared, and in exchange you get emotional support buddy. Right?

    Well, actually yes, but not so simple. Because - she is a living being of the highest tier of Earth's animals, Mammalian class and Hunter at that. Adopted by bipedal naked monkeys for purely practical reasoning of protection off rodents for milk and treats. Now we evolved as a society, we keep them not as industrial workers, but pets. Accessories for common men and women and non-binary folk, to satiate Our boredom/loneliness and hungry for aesthetics eyes.

    But even after all that, they are still living creatures. Similar to us in so many ways. But they are so small, so tiny, not understanding how ever-changing world works. No wonder tho, it was changed for our needs, not anybody else on the whole planet. And when you hold this poor thing, birthed out of long-lasting rivalry of same bipedal butt naked creatures, for the most Exotic breed. With its poor stomach strength, her inability to hunt for herself because she was separated from Motherhood long time ago, and no practical knowledge outside our limited space and interactions.


    I love cats, I always did. But after owning one, you start to understand how fragile a life can be, and how much happiness little things can get you. Even if every second of your existence is now tied, to another creature, that you must protect because it is Your humanity. If you let anything, even universe itself hurt this small adopted child of yours, will you have the heart to forgive yourself? If you have Humanity, I think not.

    So if you have a cat, or consider getting one - please take responsibility, as this is their life, and without you, they get no life at all.

    Conclusion After party


    Yeah, we ain't writing an essay. It is my Blog, scratch conclusion this is a Celebration! My Blog is Up!

    Thank you for reading my first Blog Post, hope you liked it and cringed from my A2 writing skills as much as I did while writing this. Hope you have a great morning, great day and great evening. Also go star Norgolith Repo, just because if you liked this, you owe it to them.

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