Hey there! This is Sadina Saphrite online, or if you're one of the poor souls who know me in real life, I'm Liz. Well, I'm rubbish at keeping a journal, so keeping a blog probably won't be much better. Hopefully I'll provide real updates, and maybe even some Writing, but I think this is just yet another place for me to reblog funny things. Or bookmark strange news updates.
Incoherent Ramblings
BRB, freaking out.
….
Okay, better. It’s a PSN game, not a full length. I can sit and replay the old ones and play AC3 until Insomniac gets around to announcing a full length game.
TIME WARP !
It’s astounding
Time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
But listen closely
Not for very much longer
I’ve got to keep control
I remember
Doing the Time Warp
Drinking those moments when
The blackness would hit me
And the void would be calling
Let’s do the time warp again
Let’s do the time warp again
It’s just a jump to the left
And then a step to the riiight
With your hands on your hips
You bring your knees in tiiight
But it’s the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insaaane
Let’s do the time warp again
Let’s do the time warp again
It’s so dreamy
Oh fantasy free me
So you can’t see me
No not at all
In another dimension
With voyeuristic intention
Well-secluded, I see all
With a bit of a mind flip
You’re into the time slip
And nothing can ever be the same
You’re spaced out on sensation
Like you’re under sedation
Let’s do the time warp again
Let’s do the time warp again
Well, I was walking down the street
Just having a think
When a snake of a guy
Gave me an evil wink
Well it shook me up
It took me by surprise
He had a pick-up truck
And the devil’s eyes
He stared at me
And I felt a change
Time meant nothing
Never would again
Let’s do the time warp again
Let’s do the time warp again
It’s just a jump to the left
And then a step to the riiight
With your hands on your hips
You bring your knees in tiiight
But it’s the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insaaane
Let’s do the time warp again
Let’s do the time warp again
~** inspired by **~
~** daftwithoneshoe **~
Holy shit this has made my dash so much more epic.
Holy Shit that was genius
(via orpheus11)
Also, derp, apparently Sable is seven months old, not one month. I was lied to by the kid who sold me the snake. He also said she was a really good eater, while the man I talked to today told me she’d had some major difficulties eating in the past. So…I think the kid just didn’t know what he was talking about.
Sable ate fine today, and she’s kept it down so far. I think she was just regurging at the pet store because they were feeding her alone, then putting her back into an enclosure with THREE OTHER SNAKES BIGGER THAN HER. I’d be scared enough to puke, too.
I fed her about twelve hours ago, and she seems to be fine, so….there’s that. She also had the most weak-ass strike I’ve ever seen. She didn’t even strike. Just started nomming. I anticipate transferring her to frozen/thawed food will be easy. *knocks on wood*
faded-from-thewinter asked: hey, saw you have a baby corn snake. I do too, but i'm too scared to hold him :( i wasn't this scared when I first got him last week, and I already held him like twice. idk why i'm scared! when i touch him, he flinches (which is obviously normal) but it freaks me out and i feel like he's gonna go crazy once i hold him. any suggestions? (i don't want to sue gloves to hold him) thanks!!
My Tumblr is derping, so sorry if you get this answer multiple times!
Thanks for the question!
The best way to get used to holding him is to…well, hold him! It may be scary now, but the more you handle your baby snake, the more you’ll get used to each other!
You said you were worried about him going crazy. If you’re worried about him biting, then keep in mind that as a baby, he CANNOT hurt you! His tiny mouth can’t fit around your fingers and his tiny teeth can’t even break your skin! Also, a defensive strike is very quick, and designed to be more scary than painful, especially for a non-venomous snake like a corn.
If you’re worried about him freaking out and trying to get away, then maybe try handling him over somewhere you can easily catch him again. Pick up a plastic kiddie pool from a thrift store and handle him over that. He’ll be easy to catch if he wiggles away from you.
From your snake’s point of view, he’s still a baby, and not used to these big, scary, strange smelling hands coming down and taking him away from his safe, warm home. He’ll flinch, which is normal, like you said, and he may even strike. But, once again, at his size, his strikes are harmless. If you keep handling him, he’ll soon learn that the big scary hands won’t hurt him, and even make great climbing branches.
In conclusion, the best way for both of you to get used to each other is to keep handling him. You’ll learn how to read his body language and tell if he’s stressed, frightened, or happy and relaxed. He’ll learn that hands in his home aren’t dangerous, though make sure you don’t smell like his food! Handle him for even a few minutes every day. I take my Sable out for fifteen minutes each day. However, remember to leave your snake alone for 48 hours after feeding so they can digest in peace!
I hope I answered your question! I also recommend talking to the wonderful people at http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/index.php as they have lots of advice!
