Today, I come to you from a wonderful place: completely debt-free. I dug myself out of the minor hole that I was in in just under six months as a result of a promotion, keeping naked cats in my attic for nearly a year, and being absolutely, downright miserly over the past year.

My dad would be so proud of the way I've handled money and opportunity ( Read more... )

Because they're my boys (and girl), I figured I'd post 'em here:


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1. I own my car outright. Final payment is in.
2. Naked cats are going home, to Japan, in less than two weeks.
3. Chuck is on tonight, as every Monday.
4. My Tuesday nights are now free in perpetuity, until I decide to put something else there (PSA is now officially dissolved due to a complete lack of interest, special thanks to tesinth and ns_kumiho for being people who gave a ( Read more... )

Infinity has fallen asleep staring into the aquarium. There, finally awake and moving, is the mouse she caught this morning. Since our incident with the Chocolate Mouse (hereinafter referred to as "Godiva"), we have been dealing with the second generation. Yes, that's right: Godiva had some pups. Between myself and three cats, we have caught a ( Read more... )

This entry will contain what some of you consider to be sacrilege. And some of you will think it hilarious.

Let me begin at the beginning with a quick recap of how we got to the past two weeks:

1. There is a hole in my house
2. Mice had been entering through said hole
3. We have caught most of the mice
4. There is one mouse left

Yesterday, I spent my lunch hour ( Read more... )

Altogether, it was not well to meddle with the Elder Ones; and if they persistently denied all access to the marvelous sunset city, it were better not to seek that city.
    -H.P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
I've been reading the stories Lovecraft references in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath and remembering why the Cthulhu mythos ( Read more... )

advance, lunge with parry five. riposte. recover retreat retreat parry three. riposte. counter-riposte. point-in-line disengage. parry four. advance advance advance false prepare retreat. attack in prep. touch.
I have been paying attention to the memories of my body recently, the way the muscle memory retains itself even after a full five years ( Read more... )

The MJD/CAP animal shelter is again open for business.

(Perhaps Tina and I should call it "The MJD/CAP Cathouse". . . oh, the connotations. . .)

Should anyone be in need of a cat, I found this one on my way to work:


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On Saturday, Raven, Tina's cat, was put down.

Miss ya, kid.

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I'm on the look out for a few good DP submissions.

I've already stolen zalon_draconis' essay on wisdom because I felt it fit into the "excellent" category, so I need a brave soul or two who would like to submit a Virtues essay that is "excellent" (i.e. not merely "adequate), preferably one that is not a Wisdom essay ( Read more... )