MONDAY - Ramble

[silverblue]

Kittens

Yesterday, I phoned the RSPCA at Mornington Peninsula and discovered they had kittens up for adoption. So I drove down to Frankston with brandtotter and we picked up my mother and drove her to the lost cats home there. My mum has been talking about needing a kitten for a while now, and although she originally wanted a purebred, when I explained the

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[usekh]

I will point out the Walhalla goth weekend was advertised on the Melb goths and ACG LJ communities several times over the last few months ;/ you would have been more than welcome. Next year I will drag you along :P as everyone should see Walhalla.

[silverblue]

ACG I don't look at - I tried to get involved more than once and was ignored off the face of the earth. Definitely contributed to the 'not being cool enough'. As for Melbourne Goths, I'm sure it was! However I can't recall seeing a single post, and therefore missed it. The comment was more on me realising that if I had friends who went, they weren't telling me they were going or...whatever.

[silverblue]

And, like I said, it was a momentary thing. More a '...crap. I missed out again'. I remember Tim and Nicky going once and telling me about all the fun they had, and I was a bit mournful then too.

[damien_wise]

Hey, I mentioned it a few times on my LJ, too.
You'd have been welcome there!
Actually, a few times on the weekend, we were saying: "I wish so-and-so was here" or "Too bad X said he/she didn't know about it because they don't read LJ much at the moment" (something a couple of friends said on Friday night). Sure, the ACG and MelbourneGoth LJ-communities aren't as busy with posts as the a.c.g. of old, but a heap of people still read/check them daily.
I don't want to drag people along kicking and screaming, but if there's an open invitation for something you're interested in, then you've gotta speak-up. Next time, Gadget, next time! :)

[panacea1]

Regarding cat scratches - The ones I get courtesy of DamnCat (see icon) and the other feline housemate do the same "hideous bright red swelling up" thing on me, but I don't seem to have any other cat-related allergies. It's too late for this time, but I find I react least when I wash the scratch immediately with soap and water or some of thatalcohol-based hand-cleanser stuff. Suspect it's some sort of microbe that frequents kitty claws.

Any residual ache is likely to be from bruising if it's where the cat pulled at the skin when getting its claws stuck - don't be surprised if you get coin-sized blue marks around an inconsequential-looking puncture wound. (I looked like I'd been shot with rubber bullets after the time I had to give DamnCat a bath....)

[silverblue]

Oh man, yeah. I don't really have the black marks, but my whole arm feels bruised, that's for sure!

[tibicina]

It's probably the same thing which causes cat-scratch fever. Most people fight it off just fine, but people with weak immune systems can actually get sick from cat scratches. And yeah, it's just.. some microbe that tends to live on cat claws.

[aeduna]

I seem to have developed a mild cat allergy, as my arm went completely swollen and hurt like hell for hours.

That's an infection, not an allergy. Cat claws always seem to be incredibly filthy when it comes to bacteria.

[silverblue]

Aside from my thumb, is it still an infection if 24 hours later there's no sign of it? My arm is aching a bit, but there's no visible swelling left at all.

[aeduna]

Ya, it just means your immune system SPRANG INTO ACTION! :) Cats = filth, but they have a rockin' immune system, so they deal ok.

Re: Musings

[silverblue]

I'm not sure Melbourne hasn't been idolised yet - there are a lot of folk who practically worship it. However, it's not got any international reputation of merit, AFAIK - people think Sydney's our capital city, for a start :D Maybe this makes it harder for small cities - there's no established tropes to rely on, so the hardcore fans will know when you mess up on the facts.

Oddly, I do have a vague and wavering idea of Toronto despite never having been there. If it isn't an Ubercity yet, it's probably on its way.

Re: Musings

[lokicarbis]

there are a lot of folk who practically worship it

I don't worship Melbourne...

...that's just what I tell it to get it into bed :)

Re: Musings

[silverblue]

Now I want to write a post-human comedy called 'Sexin' the City' about three women who shop for shareholders in the latest colours and sleep with suburbs.

[clockwork_hands]

Ahhh, I can't wait to see the new cat! But I won't be visiting Melbourne until the next Manifest is on (maybe September).

Have you read Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve? It's sort of a boys-own steampunk book which has won a lot of awards for junior/young adult fiction. It's pretty dark; I actually can't see anyone under 15 enjoying it without feeling weirded out. But it's really, really good. I have a copy.

[silverblue]

He'll still be a baby then, to be honest. He's very snuggly - he wants to lean on people and rub his head on them. Ha ha - he's loud. Mum kept asking if there were naturally quiet cats, but I'm not sure she understands that all kittens are demanding.

So no chances you'll be here for Animania on 28th of April? ;) I'm actually thinking of attending Manifest, more to just poke around than anything else. And no - I haven't, actually. Geh, only you will understand this horror - I've barely read any book at all for about 3-4 years. I haven't had time. It's depressing and weird. I want to get back into it, but I can't work out when to get around to it. Well...not true, I read some weird 'supposedly about human consciousness but instead about how evil Christianity is' young teens book (geh), and the much, much better Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman.

[clockwork_hands]

I had a big reading moment when I went back for Christmas, because I was there for two weeks instead of my usual one thanks to stupid airline tickets being too much. Yeah, I think you'll enjoy Mortal Engines, it's very creative and deserved the awards it got. I won't be up for Animania because it's too close to my birthday, and not nearly as big as Manifest.

I should ask mum and dad to send me a photo of the cat - or they could send it to you, and you could post it...

[missmargaret]

Mortal Engines is on our Year 7 reading list and the kids love it!