As I live and breathe.
Yeah, so, long time no see, huh. ::peers out from underneath rock::
Big news first - I am the proud owner of a house. I have purchased a home on 1.27 acres of land in the middle of Podunkton, Bible Belt. It is a 2067 sq ft. home built in the 1950s, renovated in the last ten years. My closing date is technically Oct. 31st (Halloween, oddly enough =) but the current owner is a minister and has decided that closing on the 31st is bad news. I will probably move in at the end of November.
Lesser news - lots, but none worth noting. My toe itches. I have added Trigun Maximum to my list of manga/anime that I can't live without. My television is slowly dying. I still have a problem with stress. I have purchased a Halloween costume this year instead of making one.
Everything is going to be okay. =)
I can't do the cool poll thing, but here's a new question for you kitty folks.
Question: I have a kitty. He is now a two year old, neutered, declawed, orange tabby with giraffe spots on his tummy. His name is Infidel, but he goes by Finny when he's being good. He spends all his time at home and I suspect he is very lonely. He is an only cat, and I am home less than 12 hours a day on average.
1a. Now that I have a house, unfettered by evil apartment requirements, should I get him a companion?
1b. I swore after seeing what I had done to Finny that I would NEVER de-claw another cat. However, I don't want to bring into the house a kitty that will attack Finny with claws, thus giving the new cat an unfair advantage. Do I . . .
2a. bring in a female kitten with claws and see how he does?
2b. adopt a partially grown cat that has already been declawed from the Humane Society?
2c. buy him a companion that is not a cat?
1c. Do nothing, assume he is happy as a single cat, and just attempt to be home more often?
I have offered the possibility of renting out some of the space in the house to lullabyeleague but as the world has been on fire for her for the last several weeks, and there are four months left in our respective apartment leases, I have no idea when or if she will consider the offer and give me an answer. She certainly doesn't need to do so this instant. So I will not count on another human being living with me until I secure a boy to become a husband. I've decided that I should just give in and get one - a second income would be nice, and someone to go adventuring with on a regular basis. =)
What do the cat experts think? Get him a companion? Leave him alone? He's a very friendly and affectionate cat, and he hangs out with large groups of human women without apparent fuss. Most of the time I spend at home he spends with me, but give me a break. I live in an apartment - there are only three main rooms, so he doesn't have much of a choice. =)
Big news first - I am the proud owner of a house. I have purchased a home on 1.27 acres of land in the middle of Podunkton, Bible Belt. It is a 2067 sq ft. home built in the 1950s, renovated in the last ten years. My closing date is technically Oct. 31st (Halloween, oddly enough =) but the current owner is a minister and has decided that closing on the 31st is bad news. I will probably move in at the end of November.
Lesser news - lots, but none worth noting. My toe itches. I have added Trigun Maximum to my list of manga/anime that I can't live without. My television is slowly dying. I still have a problem with stress. I have purchased a Halloween costume this year instead of making one.
Everything is going to be okay. =)
I can't do the cool poll thing, but here's a new question for you kitty folks.
Question: I have a kitty. He is now a two year old, neutered, declawed, orange tabby with giraffe spots on his tummy. His name is Infidel, but he goes by Finny when he's being good. He spends all his time at home and I suspect he is very lonely. He is an only cat, and I am home less than 12 hours a day on average.
1a. Now that I have a house, unfettered by evil apartment requirements, should I get him a companion?
1b. I swore after seeing what I had done to Finny that I would NEVER de-claw another cat. However, I don't want to bring into the house a kitty that will attack Finny with claws, thus giving the new cat an unfair advantage. Do I . . .
2a. bring in a female kitten with claws and see how he does?
2b. adopt a partially grown cat that has already been declawed from the Humane Society?
2c. buy him a companion that is not a cat?
1c. Do nothing, assume he is happy as a single cat, and just attempt to be home more often?
I have offered the possibility of renting out some of the space in the house to lullabyeleague but as the world has been on fire for her for the last several weeks, and there are four months left in our respective apartment leases, I have no idea when or if she will consider the offer and give me an answer. She certainly doesn't need to do so this instant. So I will not count on another human being living with me until I secure a boy to become a husband. I've decided that I should just give in and get one - a second income would be nice, and someone to go adventuring with on a regular basis. =)
What do the cat experts think? Get him a companion? Leave him alone? He's a very friendly and affectionate cat, and he hangs out with large groups of human women without apparent fuss. Most of the time I spend at home he spends with me, but give me a break. I live in an apartment - there are only three main rooms, so he doesn't have much of a choice. =)