If you should happen to see me chasing my enormous cat about screaming something about tennis rackets, you should know that the damned little beast, not content with chewing on plastic bags like...an animal which really shouldn't be doing such a thing, but has also chewed the power cord to my laptop, which is now mangled beyond all recognition ( Read more... )

( Yeah, yeah, 'cheezburgers' and all that. Show the pics! )

We now have a much more hale and hearty Comet in our family. But of course therein hangs yet another tale...

( We can has famlee naow? )

First, a lovely time at the New Year's party at werewulf's, with all involved beating on my chest to play the drums. (Ya hadda be there.) Thank you to all ( Read more... )

( yes, yes...kitty )

Ginger is missing. She got out of the house just before the big storm came through on Sunday...our guess is that she hid somewhere for shelter and didn't know to find her way home. We're putting up posters and such. If you're local and see an orange tabby running around, let us know ( Read more... )

My weather widget is telling tales of cruelty in its five-day forecast. (All temps C, as is my custom.)

• Today: Partly Cloudy. High 1, Low -8
• Sunday: Partly Cloudy. High -2, Low -12
• Monday: Mostly Cloudy. High -6, Low -12
• Tuesday: Mostly Cloudy. High -2, Low -11
• Wednesday: Partly Cloudy. High -1, Low -9

muzikmaker21 got to meet Ginger before the Three Guys' party last night (a wonderful time, thank you, and happiest of birthdays, all). They got along fine, and muzikmaker21 within minutes had renamed the cat "Schpadoinkle". This is not too surprising, as muzikmaker21 renames everything "schpadoinkle", and Ginger has been cited as a none-too-inspired name for the cat thing ( Read more... )

( geek combat EXTREEEEEME! )

The kiddos both went out for the school play, Knights of the Rad Table - and both got in. Minor parts for both - Kid-1 is a Page, Kid-2 is in the ensemble - which is for the best, really. There was some minor drama in the house about the auditions - lots of jealousy and snipping and fussing between the two, as Kid-1 went out because her friends ( Read more... )