“ Lastly she said that if women were drawn to rash men it was only that in their secret hearts they knew that a man who would not kill for them was of no use at all. “ — CORMAC MCCARTHYsalut friendos, my name is lauren. a brief intro: i’m in my twenties, i’m a reluctant cochlear implant recipient, and a passionate (albeit lazy and uninspired at times) artist and writer. i was lucky to have a phenomenal horse named spooky, who has since shaped and formed my entire outlook on life worth living. here i blog about horses, my life, and the legacy he’s left behind in his passing. AETERNUM VALE, SPOOKATIEL. Tumblr (3.0; @mentholmystic)http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/662f3fe2a4834816eb9e0dd5dc32651a/tumblr_mkr8viHxlH1r04adio1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b6044ec4c2b2b91184d4df17b25ff971/tumblr_mkr8viHxlH1r04adio3_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a0108991820d59555d629a05c3684e30/tumblr_mkr8viHxlH1r04adio4_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://colben.tumblr.com/post/47146726696/isnt-she-majestic">colben</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>isnt she majestic</p> </blockquote>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/50709276540http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/50709276540Sat, 18 May 2013 01:32:22 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/63974758a6f06363c5b997f93e1f8f02/tumblr_mlpymiASoI1qkmqk2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>lovely little liesl, enjoying some pizza</p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48704116501http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48704116501Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:44:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d250066e034cf9d2077006a6f78b8f59/tumblr_mlmcyu3wHV1qkmqk2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“uncle, please”</p> <p>liesl and spacemouse, playfighting.</p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48546134723http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48546134723Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:04:06 -0400dumboratpewfancy ratdumbo rat<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fd2246303f0843a0338cc7ed3354097d/tumblr_mlj6vaGhHd1rfp3s9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>please tell me you have a dA</p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48403799068http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48403799068Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:10:19 -0400rat art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/584b111f9db7ba9a4e17b42b2afdcb45/tumblr_mjik64O67h1ryesfdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48399866776http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48399866776Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:19:56 -0400REMUDA<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/79e6f4400e1aa6acf7f7818df77af771/tumblr_mlgsuptNM11qkmqk2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>camilo, enjoying his first romp in the snow. </p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48292908960http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48292908960Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:01:37 -0400camilocarolina ditch dogstraymuttdog<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e92b83e0bff58ec81b04862719cdcf7f/tumblr_mlgsnsWyw91qkmqk2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>liesl, the squire of sushi.</p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48292647115http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48292647115Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:57:30 -0400rattransformicefancydumbodumbo ratmismarkedlilac ratliesl<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/afa27be2cf88ce846884ce2d96d997fb/tumblr_mlgrs9hlav1qfy8j5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48292218640http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48292218640Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:50:31 -0400RATFANCYMISMARKED<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/044f64f5934f97490caae2d24d567c2b/tumblr_mkw6f50i181rwcfrqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div></div> <p></p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48251822182http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48251822182Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:03:12 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/910fbd90dd33484d08b80481772ecf61/tumblr_mlf1apKEe51qkmqk2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>man, i sure miss you friend.</p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48218806098http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48218806098Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:08:49 -0400horsethoroughbredottbspookydeath<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5071nYtec1rt8lhlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5071nYtec1rt8lhlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://amolecularmatter.tumblr.com/post/24276035075/the-bionic-ear-the-cochlear-implant-or-bionic">amolecularmatter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>The Bionic Ear</strong></p> <p>The cochlear implant, or bionic ear, is used to provide hearing in patients that are deaf due to damage to sensory <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_cells" title="Hair cells">hair cells</a> in their cochlea. In those patients, they can often enable sufficient hearing to allow unaided understanding of speech. The quality of sound is different from natural hearing, with less sound information being received and processed by the brain. However, many patients are able to hear and understand speech and environmental sounds. Newer devices and processing strategies allow recipients to hear better in noise, enjoy music, and even use their implant processors while swimming.</p> <p>Cochlear implants work through “cutting out the middle man.” Instead of using the stereocilia to transmit sound via gated ion channels, the implant will Fourier transform the incoming vibrations and feed the transformed signals directly to the auditory nerve for brain processing.</p> </blockquote>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48215910123http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48215910123Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:27:32 -0400cochleardeafcochlear implantbionichearing<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stolenbo0ks.tumblr.com/post/38105107161/some-things-i-can-hear-with-my-cochlear-implant-that-i">stolenbo0ks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Just thought I’d share with my followers, because some of you asked me to keep you updated and I forget to update sometimes. Sorry about that! :) </p> <p><a href="http://stolenbo0ks.tumblr.com/post/38105107161/some-things-i-can-hear-with-my-cochlear-implant-that-i">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48215703694http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/48215703694Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:24:26 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e26bfff89e09555c7699ebc670df4a97/tumblr_mkkdv0o7ON1qkmqk2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>wah alive is me</p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/46831553160http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/46831553160Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:54:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqxq1cctPP1qkmqk2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>pound for pound, no currency rivals a good horse.</p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/9739108492http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/9739108492Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpmnwgPg2A1qam94uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8674606177http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8674606177Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:27:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmn9keJdZx1qcky7uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8674599182http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8674599182Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:27:11 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpmspu2Ioj1qkmqk2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>you’re still young — that’s your fault.</p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8662622569http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8662622569Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:49:06 -0400GERMAN SHEPHERDhorseequinecaballo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llo7829Gap1qcqqc2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thecityhorse.tumblr.com/post/5853978072">thecityhorse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>omfg. </p> <p>YES. finally a nicer way to say it lol</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>gina miles, please. way to insult the entire world of horsemen and horsewomen with your bigotry. </p>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8251697948http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8251697948Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:15:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp406ukn0f1qzleu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8251596028http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8251596028Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:09:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lovzf8lHG51qdeinno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8251411617http://mentholmystic.tumblr.com/post/8251411617Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:59:43 -0400