The Usual Worries
► No notices from the landlord regarding my having a cat so far. Granted it's only been one day. It's going to take several weeks or a few months before I start relaxing and stop expecting trouble.
Despite all my anxiety and worries, I ultimately did go out today. Dad came by to pick me up at 12:30pm. A few minutes before that I went downstairs to the front lobby and got our mail. I was disappointed to find a "failure to answer" delivery notice addressed to me. My guess is that the mailman came by when I was in the shower, although I never heard the apartment buzzer. I had left the bathroom door open while I was showering and the buzzer is in the hall only 5 feet from the door. It's possible I simply didn't hear it, but I swear no one buzzed the apartment.
Regardless, the missed package has to be picked up at the nearest postal drop off after 1:00pm tomorrow afternoon. Given my rather rigid "only go out once a week" schedule, this means I won't be able to pick it up until next Friday. I asked Dean and she said she'll pick it up for me tomorrow. We'll see about that.
► Last Friday I bought Stormy a new dangler stick toy that came with interchangeable attachments. The lure I had attached last week had many tassels hanging from it and they've quickly become frayed, and keep shedding bits of material each time I swing the stick and string. Earlier I switched it for one of the other heads, which has a clump of purple feathers with an elastic string with a soft ball covered in tiny shiny purple tassels. I started swinging and bouncing the lure as I usually do with the other dangler toys I've gotten Stormy before. Stormy responded by baring his teeth and hissing at the feathers and ball repeatedly. This is only the second time I've ever seen him hiss, the first was when my brother and sister-in-law came by to see him and brought their dog Charlie. I was quite surprised.
He's since stopped hissing at the toy, but has only really taken cautious swipes and jumps at it. I guess he just needs to get used to it.
► From chat (he was kidding):[name withheld]: There's like a 19 year old pixie goddess next to me
Derek: my slippers are next to me
[name withheld]: Wish I had some chloroform
[name withheld]: I'm at a concert, FYI
Derek: sorry... just pictured an international incident occurring when American authorities try to get me to go to the US to testify
[name withheld]: Hahaha
► Political Incorrection: Guy Brags About His Bad Driving & Tweets ‘YOLO’ Before Dying In a Car Accident - Along with his four passengers. Is YOLO some nefarious plot to thin the herd of humanity of douchebags and idiots?
► Kids Are Dumb: Presidential Milestones - After Obama, I'm sure we'll have plenty of Boring White Guys and Crazy White Guys to worry about in office.
► In Between by Gobelins - A wonderful French animated short.
Quote of the Moment
Elgar Winthrop Julius Enders: You know what NAACP means, don't you?
Joyce Enders: You tell me what it means.
Elgar Winthrop Julius Enders: It means "Niggers Ain't Always Colored People"!
William Enders Sr.: What did he mean by that?
Joyce Enders: He just called us niggers.
- The Landlord (1970)
Drinking: water w/ fruit punch MiO
Last Watched: The Super Hero Squad Show (2009 - 2011; 5 episodes)
Despite all my anxiety and worries, I ultimately did go out today. Dad came by to pick me up at 12:30pm. A few minutes before that I went downstairs to the front lobby and got our mail. I was disappointed to find a "failure to answer" delivery notice addressed to me. My guess is that the mailman came by when I was in the shower, although I never heard the apartment buzzer. I had left the bathroom door open while I was showering and the buzzer is in the hall only 5 feet from the door. It's possible I simply didn't hear it, but I swear no one buzzed the apartment.
Regardless, the missed package has to be picked up at the nearest postal drop off after 1:00pm tomorrow afternoon. Given my rather rigid "only go out once a week" schedule, this means I won't be able to pick it up until next Friday. I asked Dean and she said she'll pick it up for me tomorrow. We'll see about that.
► Last Friday I bought Stormy a new dangler stick toy that came with interchangeable attachments. The lure I had attached last week had many tassels hanging from it and they've quickly become frayed, and keep shedding bits of material each time I swing the stick and string. Earlier I switched it for one of the other heads, which has a clump of purple feathers with an elastic string with a soft ball covered in tiny shiny purple tassels. I started swinging and bouncing the lure as I usually do with the other dangler toys I've gotten Stormy before. Stormy responded by baring his teeth and hissing at the feathers and ball repeatedly. This is only the second time I've ever seen him hiss, the first was when my brother and sister-in-law came by to see him and brought their dog Charlie. I was quite surprised.
He's since stopped hissing at the toy, but has only really taken cautious swipes and jumps at it. I guess he just needs to get used to it.
► From chat (he was kidding):[name withheld]: There's like a 19 year old pixie goddess next to me
Derek: my slippers are next to me
[name withheld]: Wish I had some chloroform
[name withheld]: I'm at a concert, FYI
Derek: sorry... just pictured an international incident occurring when American authorities try to get me to go to the US to testify
[name withheld]: Hahaha
► Political Incorrection: Guy Brags About His Bad Driving & Tweets ‘YOLO’ Before Dying In a Car Accident - Along with his four passengers. Is YOLO some nefarious plot to thin the herd of humanity of douchebags and idiots?
► Kids Are Dumb: Presidential Milestones - After Obama, I'm sure we'll have plenty of Boring White Guys and Crazy White Guys to worry about in office.
► In Between by Gobelins - A wonderful French animated short.
Click to viewQuote of the Moment
Elgar Winthrop Julius Enders: You know what NAACP means, don't you?
Joyce Enders: You tell me what it means.
Elgar Winthrop Julius Enders: It means "Niggers Ain't Always Colored People"!
William Enders Sr.: What did he mean by that?
Joyce Enders: He just called us niggers.
- The Landlord (1970)
Drinking: water w/ fruit punch MiO
Last Watched: The Super Hero Squad Show (2009 - 2011; 5 episodes)