eta: oh, dear, vw. Stay safe.

Ok, I have an ethical question. Or, rather, series of questions.

I am planning on getting a pair of cats (so they can keep each other company).

I will go to 1 of 3 places:

1) Ft Wayne Animal Control
2) Noble County Humane Society
3) Ft Wayne (or Allen County, I forget) SPCA.

I can make an argument that the Animal Control cats have less shot of being rescued and I should go there, but there's also the "the HS people are doing good work I want to support" argument. Which could also go for the ASPCA, but they can be a bit much, as a total organization

And get either

1) 2 kittens (likely litter-mates)
2) 2 adult cats (who get on well)

Adult cats are less likely to be adopted by others, but I have this dream of trying to toilet-train kittens. Plus, kittens! The other option is, apart from the pet store (with animals from the Pound), the places will have both, and just see who "speaks" to me, as it were.

Oh dear, best of all possible thoughts to GC, GF, and family. And to Todd and family.

Keep calm, Hil, find the meds. It'll be okay.

Soothing bath~ma to Matilda, and better~ma to Trudy's tooth.

Late but enthusiastic Felicitations to meara and Jen on the Anniversary of Their Shared Natal Day! I hope there was fun, presents, and cake with candles. May the coming year bring you rewarding work, the love you deserve, and wonderful new experiences.

Animal Control, Debet, and adult cats. You can always donate or volunteer to the place you want to support, meantime, save a couple of lives.

Cats are often chameleons, in that whatever sort of personality traits they exhibited before they wound up in your home, once they're within your sphere of influence and interacting with the other animals and humans there, their personalities often shift. Unsuspected or previously unexhibited traits appear. Such as macho self-centered neutered males becoming ga-ga over a baby kitten or puppy. Or an aloof spayed female wanting to snuggle with you all the time. A change in circumstance really can be a whole new existance for a cat, far more easily than for a dog.

Not to say dogs don't undergo similar changes, just not as often, nor to the extent that cats seem to do.

So, basically, choose at random?

Have I told you my rabbit theory? Half of all rabbits are demons. The other half are lovely creatures. However, most of the time, all rabbits are just freaked the fuck out when you pick one, so you have no way of knowing which you're getting till you've had it a week.

I have this theory... half of the time Abi is Anya.

Also, requesting interview~ma at 7ish tomorrow morning -- mostly from the East Coast and UnAmerican Bitches, since all the West Coasters will probably still be either in bed or gronking. (Except Suzi, whose ~ma I do most humbly request.)

Yours, yours, yours. I will be ~ma'ing even as I gronk.

Trudy, I'm glad the tooth repair was painless and quick!

Debet, I'd go for adult cats in your case, too. Kittens are still babies and if you're at work during the day, they can sometimes get into mischief. Adult cats are much less apt to get into trouble while you're gone. And they have less chance of being adopted, too.

I've chosen at random--because really, the animals are in weird situations that can cause them stress and it's hard to judge their true personalities until you get them home, settled and comfortable. I agree with Bev in that cats' personalities can change.

Dogs are easier to judge in that situation, I think.

I would think that any issues that cats might have would be brought up to you by the adopting organization--why the old owners dropped them off, or anything the cat has done while incarcerated.

Thanks!

Its amazing what they can do in half an hour with a little composite and a spinny filey thing.

Ooh ooh ooh-ooh ooooh

I've got a pneumatic tube!

This theatre's pneumatic tube system works! I am so enjoying sending things from the snack bar to the countroom and vice versa. It works just like the internet! Except there's just the one tube. And no trucks.

Laga, how cool! I have always wanted to see one of those in action.

ION, she says casually, I posted a couple of pictures of our house in my LJ. [link]