Me too, Slipperperson.

Regarding monstergirl’s question: I got the Kitten from Hell the end of last July. Clueless Wonder’s breakout started about a week and a half ago or so. While feline acne can be contagious between cats, it is highly unlikely I can blame this one on the KfH. As much as I’d like to. Cats have…

Yes, Lil, that is the ring. Magnificent, isn’t it? [insert beaming smile here] And, since The Socialist said I could wear it as an engagement ring, that’s exactly what I’m doing. Everything remains informal, and there’s still no date set or even discussed. I’m perfectly happy to go with the flow though. Yesterday The Socialist…

I go to Main and find that Btfsplk is apparently alive and well after all after all these years. Either that, or some evil super-genius is even now as I type has set up an room with hundreds of laptops and thousands of cats and unprotected keyboards everywhere. Shark Boy and Lava Girl need to…

Things I’ve learned in the past week: – Cat don’t like getting pins poked into their ears– Cat ears bruise pretty easily– Cat ears only bleed about 25% of the time after being poked– A cat that has endured a full week of ear-poking without even once thinking about biting the hand that pokes it…

I’d taken a leave from the cat shelter I volunteer with. Part of the reason was the heavy immunosuppressants I’m on, and part of the reason was the amount of time I’m losing each week to the PUVA treatments. A vet tech from a local pharmaceutical who has been volunteering for the past half year…

An acorn is not an oak tree. It is a sad thing when the acorn must be uprooted before it unfurls even a single leaf, but is not an act of deforestization. There are times and places inappropriate for acorns to grow. I have yet to see a person who complains of and prays against…