How Do You Prepare?

[geminiwench]

HOW do you prepare?

How DO you prepare?

How do YOU prepare?

But,... how do you PREPARE?

Today I was thinking of the Decorator Crab

Comments

[halfmoon_mollie]

It delights me to know that there is such a thing as a Decorator Crab.

[geminiwench]

Happy to be of service!!

By the way thank you for the beautiful birthday card!!
So kind and thoughtful!

You have a generous spirit and forethought I certainly don't, although I admire yours greatly.

[halfmoon_mollie]

When I was growing up, even in the huge school district I attended, I never met anyone else with the same birthday as I have.

And I would guess that, like us, decorator crabs do not plan.

[taz_39]

I'm imagining if humans did this: each piece of flotsam would be a corporate slogan or trending pop culture reference.

"That conference is today, I'd better slap on this 'Going forward'...yes that looks good, now for a 'reinvent the wheel' over here, and a 'circle back'...yes now I'll blend right in. Better put a 'pivot' in my pocket for good measure too."

"Tonight's that dinner with The Popular Kids, better wear my full-length Extroversion! Let's see, what goes with that...ah here's a homophobic slur about my best friend, it's ok, they won't be there, right? I'll blend right in. And what's a show that everyone's quoting and expecting me to be in on too, stick a couple of those references here and here. Perfect! No one will know what's under all this."

[geminiwench]

I think humans most definitely DO do this!
All those social calculations... what to wear, how to act... when you're "fitting in".

However, I think it's funny to point out, we do it to please/mollify other humans. Decorator crabs are dressing up like non-crab things to avoid crab-eating predators.

But I know plenty of introverts who are like, "I dress up to 'fit in' with groups so the human bullies/predators hopefully won't see/find me." Which says something about just how hard life is as a human among humans....

[lifeinroseland]

I happen to have ended up with a motto, too. Also in college, a boyfriend at the time & I writing out our first resumes, and including… motto? Haha. So in a similar way, I blurted out: Live and let live. And I still stand by it! If ever asked, now I guess, lol.

Omg THAT CRAB!

[geminiwench]

Live and let live is a **great** motto! I agree!

RIGHT!? That CRAB!! *squee-dies*

[lifeinroseland]

My husband called it “thrift store crab.”

[geminiwench]

"Oooh, this algae is VERY reasonable! And this coral is just sitting here... I wonder if they'll throw it in with this kelp mat, the colors really do compliment my eyes, don't you think?"

[nytekat]

Do I mind what?

[deloric]

your crab kind of looks like the cardoon over on 1word1day https://1word1day.livejournal.com/1011135.html

[geminiwench]

Such fancy thistles!!
Such fancy crabs!