One of my Facebook friends in Ohio whom I've known IRL for a very long time, just had a second kid. This couple has four kitties, but one of them has anxiety issues. With the increasing household they have decided they can't care for this kitty properly anymore. My friend's latest update was speculation about taking this 9-year-old kitty - who has ( Read more... )

Oooh, they're good this week.

1) You are on your way to work, when suddenly a wormhole to the far side of the galaxy opens in the middle of the road. You are thus the first to meet the alien being that emerges. Despite your protestations, you are now Earth’s unofficial First Contact ambassador. What will you say to the visitor?Throw up the Vulcan ( Read more... )

I found a good way to administer Lord Vader's medicine: Crush the pill and mix it with tuna-flavored hairball remedy. Smear the sticky mess on kitty's paws. Kitty is compelled to lick it off. He hates it, but I get to keep my fingers.

C., one of my co-workers at the library volunteers at the county animal shelter, where I adopted Hal. The other day she told me that there was a respiratory infection making the rounds among the kitties, and that the shelter was short on money, food, and litter. Yesterday I went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few bags of cat food, and then went to the ( Read more... )

Ganked from Fark: A guy saw a photo of birds on electric wires and thought they looked like musical notes. The video and song are here.

Mystra really likes this piece. Normally she doesn't pay attention to anything I watch or listen to on my laptop, but for this she got up and sniffed around to see where the music was coming from.

HEY YOU GUYS.

I just petted Mystra. And she purred. IN THE SAME ROOM WITH THE KITTEN.

Progress, people, progress.

Mystra is letting me pet her again, though she is still displeased with the kitten. I have a full squirt bottle at the ready, for when she attempts to gobble his food, and to a lesser extent, for when he attempts to gobble hers ( Read more... )

Since I was feeling mostly normal yesterday, broodingfool and I went to Moe's, then stopped by the animal shelter "just to look" at the kitties. Except when we got there, it was Kitten Free Time and everyone was out on the floor having a great time. I knew then that I couldn't leave without a kitten. There were many, many nice kitties, but this one little guy ( Read more... )

Cat.

What are you eating? Don't eat that. Or that. And don't chew on that.

Oy. I think it's time to clean up a bit in here.