Zoe ,'Serenity'
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.
Okay, here's today's Stoopit People award:
Apparently, a writer faked a request for a partial from an agent, without realizing that said agent only asks for full manuscripts to save time. Even better-- he said she'd requested chapters 4-6 which is just mind-bogglingly stupid. No agent, ever, in the history of publishing, has ever only requested a partial from the middle of a book.
I have ornament attrition issues as well. Between two kids and two dogs who like to play around the tree, the ornaments are always in jeopardy.
Considering that many people with Christmas trees have small kids, why don't they make ornaments out of stronger material?
I've never had a tree since I left home (except for that two-dimensional tree I drew on paper and taped to the wall, with electric lights taped on). But I'm tempted to, because I'm curious if it'd become a cat toy. Oh, and then I could put a cat nest in it....
Come to think of it though, the kids also generate ornaments so maybe it's a wash. The dogs though, NSM.
I don't have many breakable ornaments, myself. I don't go for the balls, and have a lot of crafty or metal ornaments.
My ornaments have been carefully selected to survive cats and kid. Loss is minimal.
Non-breakability and cheapness are definitely key factors in my ornament selection, due to cats.
I am scared to put up a tree as Noah is Grabby Hands. But there is one at daycare that got knocked down only once and that wasn't by a kid, but by the daycare kitten, Holly.
I was thinking of putting my pink tree up on the front table, but then I remembered that Perkins the cat has Issues with anything being on his table.