Am thinking about the different games cats play. I've got "Stalk" (stalking, chasing, and pouncing on a toy animated by a human), "Wrestle" (wrestling with either another cat, a wrestle toy, or a human hand), "Cat Tag" (being chased by another cat or human, then hiding, then turning it around and chasing the other cat or human), and possibly "Catch ( Read more... )

I've built two "cat shelves" for Jules. They consist of particle-board, a couple of steel brackets, some carpet samples, and a lot of nailing and gluing. Pretty sure they'll hold up even if Jules ends up huge. (He's at least six pounds now, and his paws are still too big for him, so he's got a way to go yet.) He's shown interest in climbing. I plan ( Read more... )

Cool weather continues.  I think it may stick.

Watched the Eighth Doctor movie with my friend Kristin tonight.  It's amazing how a single piece of entertainment can have so many brilliant moments and so many cringe-worthy moments.  Sometimes right next to each other.  You could get a work-out switching back and forth between the "Yay!"s and the " ( Read more... )

So I went down the farmer's market this morning, and there was this lady there selling tiny homemade pies.  Well, normal homemade pies, mostly, but there was a whole selection of little ones that might serve one or two people.  They were five dollars apiece.  I couldn't help myself.  So I bought a tiny pie.  Made of strawberry and rhubarb and ( Read more... )

The weather here was brutal today.  Hot, yes, but also suffocatingly humid.  I tried to wear something cool and breezy to church, and still switched to my very lightest clothes the minute I got home.  Well, I suppose we were due.  We somehow got through July without hitting 100F ( Read more... )

I'm in a terribly good mood at the moment.  Part of it is probably hormonal, but part of it is definitely the fact that Pixie decided that my computer bag was the most fascinating thing ever and spent about fifteen minutes attacking it.  It was fun to watch.  I was feeling guilty for only giving her about twenty minutes of freedom yesterday ( ( Read more... )

My parents' cat plays fetch with a rubber band.  I didn't believe it until she brought it back to me the third time.

Christmas concert tonight!

Today's list of tags is alliterative.

Hope y'all had as good a Thanksgiving as I did.  Laid back as usual, and fun.  In keeping with my parents' wedding anniversary, Mom had the relevant photo album out.  Which meant a nostalgia fest for Aunt Beth (who was only dating Dad's brother at the time, but as a friend of Mom's, was therefore involved).  The spread for the meal proper was ( Read more... )

One of the funniest things I've ever seen is a two-year-old playing with a kitten.

'Cause Liam was terribly excited to see a kitty.  Pixel was terrified of Liam.  But Liam had Pixel's favorite toy.  So Liam's walking around my parents' living room yesterday evening, with this fluffball-onna-string that Pixel likes so much dragging behind him, and ( Read more... )