I woke up to an email from cheesehead1701 that Aja had died this morning. Aja was another grande dame of the cat world, a lot like Vassilissa in some ways. She was a force of nature, an unforgettable cat who traveled everywhere that cheesehead1701 did, even to Japan.

Back in 2003, when they lived with me, Aja was so clingy that I got to calling her Barnacle Betty. She ( Read more... )

Today is our 3-year Chip-a-versary! I found him on July 15, 2005, and I took possession of him on July 20, 2005.

( Oh the Chip )

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So, this is how it starts, I can tell. The thought that I should upgrade the snails' home became a plan and I went and bought them a real aquarium. A very cheap one, but more than I'd wanted to spend. I could have gotten it about $5 cheaper online, but I didn't want to wait. I set it up yesterday and brought the home snails back to work to rejoin ( Read more... )

So, my coworkers have a little fish tank and their fish tank snails had bred and multiplied. I kept telling them I would take some snails off their hands, but I just never got around to doing it, and then we were moving, so I told them that I'd go get a snail bowl after the office move ( Read more... )

Thanks to an amazing White Elephant gift exchange, I am now the proud owner of what must surely be a replica of the Holy Stone of Clonrichert! Behold its glory:


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Earlier today, I got the best haircut OF MY LIFE EVER. Thank you, emmiepie!

My mom was like: "What? I thought you were actually getting a haircut. You just barely trimmed it." WHATEVER! It is so awesome and looks great!

Pictures to come. Photos under the cut
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I have been failing at LJ entirely. It's been very busy! :) vaznetti and her husband are visiting. Today, I took a personal day, and we went to the Getty Villa in Malibu. While there, I discovered an ancient Roman mosaic that might possibly be a very early cat macro...

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For some reason, it was just too hard to take photos at Burning Man this year, but I did get a few good ones.

( My playa photos, I will show you them... )