B93849556 - Homeslice
Heard at a nearby department store:
"Look, Mommy! That woman looking at the scarves has a dog in the store! Is she blind?"
"Honey, from those scarves, you could tell she was blind long before we saw the dog."
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Working through the insurance papers for the break-in, it's interesting all of the tiny twists and holes that the insurance company works into the policy.
Some unique items:
1) If a volcano erupts more than once in a 72-hour period, it's counted as one eruption.
2) If there's a riot and my stuff gets stolen, I'm covered. If there's a riot and I break my arm, I'm on my own. (I guess I'll just have to switch my flaming pitchfork to the other hand...)
(Speaking of riots - Note to self: write up and post Mr. Gold's Guide to Tear Gas: How to Run with Your Eyes Closed.)
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Well, it looks like we can keep Blackberry. She finally came out from under the bed a few days ago, although she has yet to leave the second floor of her own free will. In another milestone, she and Punky yesterday managed to get within two feet of each other without fussing - as long as they pretended that the other one didn't exist. As soon as that eye-contact was made, though, Blackers began mewing like a husky police siren and Punky started vibrating like a pager. (Whatever happened to hissing, like normal cats?)
You can tell that Blackers is getting acclimated, though - she's started running her own version of the Punky 500. Unfortunately, the Blackers 500 has two major differences. One, hers is run at random times in the night - not for food, but for shock value. How do I know this? Because, two, instead of running across our legs, she runs across our heads.
Now, this bothers me. The lady seems less concerned. "You must be a light sleeper!" she says, as if waking up when some creature crawls across your face is an undesirable evolutionary trait. Perhaps the kitten is taking revenge for making her take her pills (a euphemism for "shoving pills in down her throat twice a day"), but, regardless, this will be fixed.
In completely unrelated news, we apparently won a free membership to the lady's parents' furniture buying service, from which we got our upcoming living room furniture for surprisingly good prices. So, if anyone in (or soon to be in) the continental US is looking for a good deal on furniture, drop me a line and we should be able to work something out.
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Unusually few posts last week, especially for being back in town most of the time. With the northern hemi working its way into summer, I wonder if posting frequency drops off overall... As for me, I was spending my time workin' it for free t-shirts.
Expect a bit more action in the near future. (When did I begin to sound like a naughty fortune cookie?)