I had a big party at my house on Saturday, well, big in that there were ten people here, not in that we tore it up in any way. I seem to have left my ability to go nuts in college, back with my dignity. But that's neither here nor there ( Read more... )

It's getting cold. It was bound to happen. (It's also getting dark at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. You know, isn't it even more important for countries far in the northern hemisphere to have daylight savings time? For god's sake, people! It should not be getting dark when I get out of work!) But that's immaterial ( Read more... )

1. Last night, I was typing, like you do, and Koji walked across my keyboard, like he does. But when I got done jabbering away at him in my grating, obnoxious thank-god-I-live-alone kitten voice, I looked back at the screen and he had typed, "?/jesus" into the text box of my IM ( Read more... )

One time I saw this video demonstration of how cats fall, slowed down and labeled with arrows so you could see how the mechanics of their ancient technique worked. They literally twist themselves around in the air, like little fuzzy roto-rooters, so that they land inevitably on all four feet. It's amazing, really, no matter how they fall, however ( Read more... )

Koji is like an abusive husband ( Read more... )

After an overwhelming score of, uh...three (including Eric and discounting Cyn`s input, which was not a vote, however instructive in other arenas, and Jen`s advice on the problems of pet ownership, thank you Jen) to zero, the kitten`s name is Koji ( Read more... )

I got a kitten! I GOT A KITTEN!!! Little fluffy kitten of JOY ( Read more... )