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Spike's Bitches 31: We're Motivated Go-getters.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Laura - Jun 24, 2006 4:40:06 am PDT #1497 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

Vacation in New Hampshire is a good thing! I won't know my overall schedule until I get up there. I'm hoping to convince Trudy to hop on a train to Utica with Dallas for a visit.

I have yet to actually spend a night or day in the place I bought in Otter Lake last summer. I can't wait to get in there and make it mine. I strongly suspect that my parents have been doing things in there. Step dad replaced the pump for me. I hope that the well is adequate for my family. The old owner said I might have to dig a better well. We'll see. We might be roughing it for a while. Yay for mom next door.


vw bug - Jun 24, 2006 4:43:39 am PDT #1498 of 10001
Mostly lurking...

Vacation in New Hampshire is a good thing!

Yeah. It's our big summer family trip. I'm excited. It's a good way to celebrate my 30th birthday, I think.

I'm hoping to convince Trudy to hop on a train to Utica with Dallas for a visit.

Oh, fun!

I have yet to actually spend a night or day in the place I bought in Otter Lake last summer.

Well, you'll have to do that!


Fay - Jun 24, 2006 5:37:55 am PDT #1499 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

So, tentatively, I think I can give a cautious Yay for the whole GettingMyShitTogether-ness accomplished so far today.

  • Bagged up 3 binliners full of clothes to give away.

  • Thrown out assorted other things.

  • Prepared stuff to give to next door neighbour (wee tables, teaching materials etc) for use of next year's teachers.

  • Found accommodation for The Cat Daniel over the summer, where they will make sure all his medical records are ready for Thailand.

  • Reserved flights from UK to Cairo (August 15th) and Cairo to Bangkok (August 17th) to pick up cat and head to new job.

  • Established how much it will cost to take cat with me.

Still need to close my Egyptian bank account, pay for flights and get Police Reports finalised at British Embassy. And finish sorting through stuff and tidying and so on. Nevertheless - Yay me!


vw bug - Jun 24, 2006 5:42:03 am PDT #1500 of 10001
Mostly lurking...

Go Fay!


SailAweigh - Jun 24, 2006 5:42:55 am PDT #1501 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

That's a lot done, Fay! When do you actually leave Egypt?


sj - Jun 24, 2006 5:50:41 am PDT #1502 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yay, Fay! I am so glad you can take Daniel with you!


Fay - Jun 24, 2006 5:59:39 am PDT #1503 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Yeah, I'm glad I've got my arse into gear and DONE something. Although it was really the lady at the cat shelter who bulldozed me into getting organized - Go Team Her!

....and now I'm actually wondering whether I should double my moggie problem, by getting Daniel a wee friend in Bangkok? Because there are all these domesticated street cats being left behind by expats, and locals won't adopt them, so it's really down to expats...and if I've got one cat anyway, surely another one isn't going to make that much more chaos? Is it?

Obviously not going to jump the gun on that, but it's something I'll keep in mind for when I get there - assuming I can find myself pet-friendly accommodation! (Please God!)

He's clearly enjoyed knocking around with next door's cat (variously known as The Cat [to the neighbour], Socks [to my Flatmate], Death [to me] and DeathSocks [to FriendAroundTheCorner]), so it might be nice for him to have a companion. Maybe.

Anyway, today is June 24th and I fly on the night of June 27th/morning June 28th. Busy busy busy!


brenda m - Jun 24, 2006 6:02:48 am PDT #1504 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

IME, cats are not like dogs - two is not really terribly different than one, in terms of household disruption. And they can entertain each other, so you get a net savings in guilt when you're busy.


sumi - Jun 24, 2006 6:30:30 am PDT #1505 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Of course, people I know who have multiple dogs use the "What's one more?" principle to justify. And I think that having two dogs who only have to be reminded of their manners is probably easier than having one puppy who needs to be taught his manners.


Fay - Jun 24, 2006 6:36:54 am PDT #1506 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Well, when it looked like I might have to leave Daniel here in the hopes that someone would adopt him, I became aware of how very many domesticated street cats are in that position. It's rather heartbreaking (because the locals won't take them in, so it's down to the idiot foreigners). I'm guessing it'll be the same in Thailand - it would be nice to be able to take in someone else's deserted Daniel, if you see what I mean.

Still, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it, eh?