my cat has, over the past few days, taken to scratching at the LCD screen on my TV
Squirt her with water every time she does it.
I've told my Batman vs Rainbow Bright story here, haven't I?
Book: I am a Shepherd. Folks like a man of God. Mal: No, they don't. Men of God make everyone feel guilty and judged.
'Safe'
Natter 61*
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
aurelia - Sep 30, 2008 9:15:41 am PDT #1468 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Sparky1 - Sep 30, 2008 9:16:34 am PDT #1469 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
One year, my mom took great delight in dressing my sister up as the devil and me as an angel (yes, my sister was the Difficult Child--I just waited to become so until I got into my 30s!).
Ha! My mom had us dress as sheep one year, with one of my sisters as the black sheep of the family.
Barb - Sep 30, 2008 9:18:26 am PDT #1470 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Now I'm wishing mine were young enough to dress as meerkats or lemurs.
He wants to be something far more fearsome this year. A robotic knight, if I'm remembering correctly.
Steph L. - Sep 30, 2008 9:20:11 am PDT #1471 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
For Steph - SFGate article (with pictures!) of the Folsom Street Fair. [link]
One of the comments to the article said something like, "I went to the fair once -- too many hairy asses!" Which made me laugh, because my biggest problem with group kink events is the abundance of people who I'd rather not see naked.
Kathy A - Sep 30, 2008 9:22:03 am PDT #1472 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Squirt bottle, it is!! I was trying the loud noise distraction by banging the TV remote on the coffee table, but that's a bad idea at 11:30 at night, since the cat isn't the only one who finds that annoying (neighbors do, too). I also tried catnip and toy temptations, but that doesn't work when I'm falling asleep on the couch and she's still bored enough to scratch again.
The tape did work well--she jumped on the cabinet and kept looking down at her feet to see what the sticky stuff was before she jumped off. I do know that there is some clear double-sided sheets of tape available at the pet store for putting on your furniture to stop the scratching, so I might pick one up and slap it on the cabinet. It'll be less obvious than the packing tape I've got there now.
juliana - Sep 30, 2008 9:22:15 am PDT #1473 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
the abundance of people who I'd rather not see naked.
(Still sad I missed this year's FSF. Stupid family emergencies.)
Yeah, there's a lot of that at Folsom, but then there's some just pretty people showing off, too, and that makes up for it. In my eyes.
Hayden - Sep 30, 2008 9:23:46 am PDT #1474 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
What is BAD about being SMART?
Why do you hate America?
flea - Sep 30, 2008 9:25:41 am PDT #1475 of 10001
information libertarian
Casper wants to be a black cat for Halloween. I think Dillo will wear Casper's old bunny suit.
sarameg - Sep 30, 2008 9:27:59 am PDT #1476 of 10001
Kathy, while you work on getting her to stop scratching, you could probably get a sheet of sturdy acrylic cut to size at a glass/frame shop and figure out how to rig it in front of the screen. (eta: if you are worried about damage, anyway.)
Sheryl - Sep 30, 2008 9:31:31 am PDT #1477 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!