Wow. Writing a story every day for Idol-and then TWO stories a day-chewed up so much time and energy that I haven't had a chance to make a regular post for weeks. Or do much of anything except stress, write, and eat too much. /o ( Read more... )

Mouse Talesidol survivor | daily-fic challenge, day 9, | 1470 words ( Read more... )

The Boy King
idol survivor | daily-fic challenge, day 3 | ~2135 words

^.^(__)~~ ^.^(__)~~ ^.^(__)~~There is a cat-whisperer in our house, and I used to think it was me ( Read more... )

We had an impressive storm here this afternoon-thunder, lightning, rain, and a lot of hail. Big-ass hailI've heard people talk about huge hailstones, but in all the places I've lived, the size only ranges from "rock salt" to "pea." Today was the largest I've ever seen-it was marble-sized ( Read more... )

...because the wind is behaving itself for a change. It hasn't been a great week, let me tell you!

Friday would have been nice, but I spent all my daylight working on my Idol entry ( which is here-please take a look and vote, if you can!) Yesterday was major wind again, so I continued my battle against entropy in the form of the gazillions of weeds ( Read more... )

...to stop putting so much ice in my water bottle when I go out biking. It's winter for crying out loud. At these temps, that bottle is self-refrigerating. *brutal brain freeze* :O ( Read more... )

Ouch the first: I was eliminated from Idol on Tuesday, and I'm still reeling from it. Such a shock-I'd hoped to make it at least another week or two, and I wasn't quite prepared. I was confirmed as going out at #10, but that's also the earliest I've ever been eliminated-including the first season I played! Still, the competition has been pretty ( Read more... )

When you need to move your kitty, and it's all curled up into a nice circle of softness, do you
1) Nudge it awake and off of wherever it is?
2) Pick it up under the armpits or belly and lift it off the surface?Or do you sometimes
3) Pick it up and move it in its circular form, like a fuzzy little dinner plate? \o?Ours may be the only family ( Read more... )

This catOn Saturday, I was in the kitchen when someone came up the walkway and rang the doorbell. The cat popped right up on his hind legs in front of the picture window to see who was out there. Then he trotted to the door with me, assessed the visitors when I opened the door, and then went flailing all "Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooooo!" past them out ( Read more... )

Howdy!
idol season 11 | week 7 | 1100 words
Feckless

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Hi, I'm Kashka the cat, and I am super-cute. Look at my flippy ears and my silly little nose-dot! Is that thing adorable, or what?


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