I swear that the starlings out on the wires are mocking Loki. When he sees them, he starts crying (not the ackackack sound many cats make) but this high pitch squeaky meeaaap! (He's got a ridic squeak for a cat his size.)

Anyway, it really sounds like they are making that same sound back at him. It's hilarious.

And now I have to go retrieve him from the oven hood. Again.

Well, this sucks. Our favorite pub in Milwaukee (and where we had my dad's b-day a few weeks ago) burned down last night, and now the FD is calling it "suspicious in nature". WTF is wrong with people?

Burrell, we were talking about the court over in Bitches. Not sure if you made your way there or not.

Excuse me, the top of the wire shelves. This time.

sarameg, they've never found a cat skeleton on top of wire shelves, I'm pretty sure.

Spare Cat now has a shaved patch around her booboo and a shiny staple holding the skin together, and is generally acting nonchalant about the whole thing. The vet speculated that she'd managed to somehow cut herself -- god knows, she falls off enough things, squeezes through things and gets in various situations (hello, foot stuck between the radiator and wall!) that it could be.

:: still radiates guilt ::

No need for guilt, you took care of her! (She got her foot stuck? Really?)

*I* don't want Loki on the top of the wire shelves. He has no respect of the personal space of other objects. And likes to test gravity. And I don't think the range hood was designed to support 15+ lbs of cat....

Filed under Shit I Didn't Say:

Yes, Dear Husband, I know you work hard an only want a half an hour to watch Pardon the Interruption after work but expecting a three year old and a five year old to remain SILENT while you watch your DAMN RECORDED TV SHOW that you could watch AFTER they go to bed is a bit ridiculous. Get the fuck over it before I flip out on you.

Quick, everyone; think up zombie-related haikus!

Zombie haiku contest -- best entry wins the game of Plants vs. Zombies

Plants vs. Zombies continues to fascinate three out of the four members of our household. To share the love, I'm giving away this Plants vs. Zombies gift card. I won't send you the actual card, though. Instead I'll send you another photo of this card without the dry roasted edamame beans that cover up the code you need to enter to unlock the game for unlimited play.

How do you win? By writing the best zombie-themed haiku in the comments. Deadline is 2am Pacific Time.

Damn, there's a shitload of entries.

Here's mine (which hasn't shown up yet):

Braaaainnns! Braaaainnns! Braaaain--Oh, hi!
You ask, Why this way of life?
It's recession-proof!

Too many great ones. I gave up trying.