The new kitten protests with a plaintive yowl when I tell him no. He also seems to like to announce that he's about to use the litter box.

Oh, Sparky, I think bloodshed may be inevitable with that person.

If not bloodshed, perhaps milkshed.

My cat has gotten a lot more meow-y over the years, for no apparent reason.

It's hilarious, when it isn't driving me batshit.

Yes, this! Her little grumbles or just meowing to entertain herself are very funny, but it's when she just sits about five feet away, stares at me, and meows in a demanding fashion that drives me bonkers. What the hell do you want, cat?!?

My dog is a lot more barky now than she was when I brought her home. And whiny, oh the whining.

ION, I'm officially tired of being sick. I hate my lungs and my sinuses.

Hee. Seabiscuit is not very talky, but he just had a lot to say about the arrival of the Schwan`s man. Ooh, which reminds me, we really like the Schwan`s version of the Top Chef dishes. They`re still boxed frozen food, but tasty boxed frozen food. We had Kevin`s polenta with braised meatballs and CJ & Tre`s roasted mushroom and parmesan linguini with grilled chicken. We liked the latter so much that we just ordered it again.
 
So! In the latest house likes carrots news, we just installed our keypad locks. And we did it ourselves! I feel all homeowner about it. It was super easy. And we redid three of the six levers as passage levers. We still have the others to do still because they require some adjustments to the door, but we`re really pleased with ourselves. Heh.

WHY DOES MY BOSS ANSWER HER OFFICE PHONE WITH JUST "HELLO!"?????

When it is not a personal call (which is most of the time), they go through this awkward conversational dance that I only hear one side of, where it is clear the person on the other line thinks he or she has mis-dialed and has not reached a place of business.

IT IS DRIVING ME NUTS!

That's bonkers. I even go back and forth with my home phone, because I'm mostly using it for work. Then today, I tried to call Minion, but I guess she moved desks, but they haven't moved the phones, and she wasn't there anyway, so the new girl answered with just, "hello?" Oy.

Congratulations with the homeownery installation of stuff.

Thor is quiet, but Fenris is pretty vocal. Grunts, groans, whines, yowls, and barks. The yowling and barking is just outside though, and we always bring him in when he gets on a roll. Those barks can probably be heard throughout the midwest.

but it's when she just sits about five feet away, stares at me, and meows in a demanding fashion that drives me bonkers.

Kripkat does this all the time! He is a champion starer. He spent all this morning begging to have qtips tossed at him, and now he's going back and forth, meowing in an empty office and meowing in my face. No more qtips! My throwing arm is killing me!