Missy went to the vet recently. She did not want to go to the vet, but I insisted. Her yowls were heartrending. And that was before I even got her into the carrier ( Read more... )

I dropped my SLR camera onto the concrete driveway. SHIT ( Read more... )

Well, Photobucket is uploading properly again, for me at least. Fingers crossed that it stays that way ( Read more... )

I woke up at 1 PM (PST) this morning to see B looking through his T-shirts. Having washed his dress shirts the night before, my first thought was “oh shit, he just found them and they’re not dry yet.” (Uhh, casual Friday, dear?) Or maybe he was going for a walk first ( Read more... )

Is anyone else bothered by a picture of a cat in a dryer?

Cats are adorable, and a cat snuggled in a pile of clothes is even cuter. A cat in a basket full of clothes is one of my favorite things ever. But I digress.

The specific picture I'm referring to is at tumblr, and is not disturbing in itself: Get out of there, cat, you are line-dry only.

( Non-graphic account of what it reminded me of. )

Well, it took me almost three hours, but I counted the eggs and caterpillars on the milkweed plants this evening ( Read more... )

...well, not exactly. (Sorry.)

Ten monarch chrysalises in the garden today! YAYYY! *throws confetti everywhere* There may be more; I haven't crawled around at a caterpillar's-eye level to search. I think I'll have time to do it tomorrow.

( The rest of the story, and a bonus video, here. )

Here’s an update on my new glasses, along with some other stuff.

( Long-ass post, now with considerably less whining. )

( Here's one for you nature lovers, now with bonus whining. )

( Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds )