Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
sarameg - Apr 11, 2009 4:50:38 pm PDT #14878 of 30000
sarameg - Apr 11, 2009 4:51:05 pm PDT #14879 of 30000
The flopping reminds me of Loki (and that cat looks to be about the same age, < 1 year.) He just...falls over. First time he did that, as Ms. Louise's, I wondered if he had some neurological issue. Nope, just happy and confident and FLOP PET ME. He now FLOPS on my face in the morning. Which is a bit of a shock now that he's 12+lbs.
Anne W. - Apr 11, 2009 4:56:39 pm PDT #14880 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Jeeves does the FLOP thing, too. His favorite thing is to stand on the arm of a chair and just flop into someone's lap to be petted.
sarameg - Apr 11, 2009 5:00:25 pm PDT #14881 of 30000
None of the cats in my prior experience (and there have been a lot) did that, so it was quite novel with Loki. And it was a good feeling when he started doing that in my place, cause I knew it meant he was at home. The really cute thing is that when I take him over to visit Ms. Louise, he does it on her. I may have had him since fall, but he still recognizes her as one of his people.
Now to figure out how to get her out to visit my new place without her parasite relatives at least once a month...
Kathy A - Apr 11, 2009 5:05:06 pm PDT #14882 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Amarna's flops tend to sound more like thuds, but she does do it at my feet or on my bed. Luckily, not on my face (yet).
Jesse - Apr 11, 2009 5:08:40 pm PDT #14883 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My friend's (late) cat was a massive flopper. He especially liked to flop on the floor right where you were about to walk -- because he loved you so much!!
Kat - Apr 11, 2009 5:14:26 pm PDT #14884 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think Liese is so brilliant that I have to quote this in its entirety.
We talk about what's freaking us out and and consuming us and obsessing us and interesting us. And then we talk about it again. And then other people talk about it, and then we talk about it more.
We're a community. It's what we do.
My love for Liese knows no bounds.
We went to an egg hunt today where I had to control myself from bopping parents and where I got sarcastic with a preschooler who snatched an egg Noah was bending over to pick up ("Thanks for sharing!")
As a remedy, we are having an at home egg hunt tomorrow.
Gudanov - Apr 11, 2009 5:17:11 pm PDT #14885 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
My dog Fenris doesn't flop, he'll jump up on you, put both his front paws on your chest and then stare right into your eyes about an inch from your face. He's a little freak sometimes.
Kat - Apr 11, 2009 5:23:35 pm PDT #14886 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
lisah!! Look at bon bon's link.... #36 is a diorama of the Charm City Rollers done in Peeps. AWESOME. Link again: [link]
DavidS - Apr 11, 2009 5:24:19 pm PDT #14887 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What can I do for a toothache until I can see a dentist? All the teeth on my left lower jaw hurt really bad. If I brush my teeth, the pain goes away for half an hour, then comes back just as bad. I've never had anything like this.
Tom, if several teeth are hurting there's a good chance you've got a gum infection. I'd floss to see if you can find a particularly tender spot and then get as much antiseptic mouthwash in there and on it as you can until you can see a dentist. Of course, my advice is non-expert - but I've had a gum infection and the pain wasn't localized to one tooth. So.