Slightly up, but headed back down (which I originally typed "bacj diwb," so possibly I'm more tired than I thought).

We used to have an active night shift of USian insomniacs and international Buffistas just waking up, but it's quieted down in the last year or so (or maybe they're all just hiding out in the gaming thread or Tech or someplace else I don't usually go).

we're here. just grumpy.

Sorry, I count as the diminished morning shift these days. ::tries to look big and important::

You people who dress animals in costumes are WEE-YURD. IJS.

When I was trying to convince Tim that Kato the dog NEEDED a pimp dog costume (what? it has a purple velvet coat! and a big purple velvet hat WITH A FEATHER), I noticed that there is also a Scooby Doo costume for dogs.

Yes. You can dress your dog...as a dog.

Not exciting. Not like a PIMP DOG. (Which got soundly vetoed by the actual owner of the dog, damn it.)

Teppy, that just makes me giggle, considering what I know of some of Tim's hobbies and interests, because it seems like such a conservative line to draw. On the other hand, maybe he knows something about the dog's self image that we don't.

OTOH, dressing your dog up as Another Dog is either totally PoMo or just stupid.

Whereas dressing your cat as a dog is potentially suicidal.

Thanks for all the comments. I am not even sure what the project is yet, I am just assuming a family story or tree will be part of it. What really bothers me about it, is that I pre-emptively spoke to the teacher about it and sillily thought that maybe she would alter plans if they existed.

I am all about teaching diversity. I mean, we leave in what has been called the most diverse neighborhood in the country, so it is kinda hard to avoid. Probably 5-7 countries represented in the classroom. Last year they did a whole section on same and different and managed to not touch on family. They do a whole multi-cultural week every year. Whatever, I am going to try and use it to our advantage and get mac to start addressing the loss. The therapist says not to push him, but I'd rather him not go through this exercise repressing everything which is what I can see he will do.

ION - I feel like ass for the first couple hours I am up. I swear, I think it is allergies that have created a near sinus infection. I am snotty snotterson or as mac says snotty mcsnot snot.

I wish the idea of dressing Ozzie as a pimp cat hadn't just popped into my head.

I think the pimp hat you already own might be too big, Perkins.

I like the idea of dressing a dog as a cat for Halloween.

My cats are going as couch pillows for Halloween - it is a stretch - and they've decided to just stay in for the night, so no one will really get to see them "in character".