Oh dear. I hope tommyrot's okay and someone can get hold of him.

I like the name Pippin for a cat, but I'd be afraid he'd turn out to be insipidly emo and indecisive with a tendency to break out in song.

And this, in my groggy, still-on-my-first-cup-of-coffee state made me snort said coffee through my nose.

Timelies all!

Awww, kitten! (Sorry I don't have more, but a certain furry resident woke me up this morning by meowing at the door until I let her in. Then she kept trying to eat my hair. Cats is weird.)

Oh dear -- where is tommyrot??

Zonker!

my parents had one of those. also a Woodstock and a Pippin.

This cracks me up -- 70s, much?

ION, Happy birthday, Sue!

Yay vacation, Liese!

I took an awesome long shower in my actual shower this morning. Good times. I'm trying to figure out what to wear to this grad school thing this morning, and I actually had a dream about trying on these capris with boots, to see if it worked. I don't remember what the dream verdict was, sadly.

I sent him an email - hopefully we'll hear back soon.

Oh -- last night I forgot to mention that I named my family's first cat Clovis (re Cat named Pippin) -- not after the king, but the wry and elegant Saki character.

There's always Inuyasha. I'd say Sesshomaru, but that has to be a fluffy white cat with a cranky disposition.

Also, here's an interesting article about Zappos corporate culture: [link] They offer trainees $2K to leave!

How about the name “Zappo”?

If he gets to be a fat cat, you can always rename him Zeppelin.