Oooh, pet nicknames!

Josie: Jo, JoJo, Jo-kins, Jo-kinny, Mow (or Mal), Mow-Mow, Mow-kins (or Mal-kin, Mal-kinny), Mow-kinny, Shims, Shimmy, Shim-Shim, Josephus

Bianca: Binky, Binks, Binkydoo, Binkydoodle

Jo is almost 12 and Binky is 2. Binky will end up with many more on her list, I'm sure.

Shadow, the plushy black cat, is called Fuzzy and Darkling.

there was nothing you could do, short of being super psychic or something.

What Nora said. It's not a good situation for you or the students, but it's 100% not your fault.

Bailey the dog - Bay, B-dog, Beeb-alicious, Boobers, Bigbutt, Wondermutt.

Ashton the cat - Ash, ShittyKitty, Hey!, NO!

I may be playing favorites between the dog and the cat.

I don't have any wacky nicknames for my cat. But I used to call a roomate's cat "The Little Fucker."

My brother had a cat named Fucker.

I address all cats, regardless of their size, as Big Fat Kitty.

And have taken to greeting my mom's dog with "What up, dawg???"

He never answers me, though.

Ok. I've calmed down a bit. I know this isn't my fault, but somehow I'm just afraid that the students/professor aren't going to understand that. Oh, well. I can only do what I can do at this point.

I'm currently printing out the lecture notes for Biology, so I can listen to the lectures online. I may disappear for a while while I listen to that. I'm not sure if I'll be able to surf and listen at the same time.

Ha, Tep. Howdy, Bitches.

vw, if the students were in dire need, that's the complaint you would have heard -- not some missing timesheets. It's not your fault.

Cute dogs for cute kids, Gud!