Oh, and Raq - if you can get them used to brushing now, you will save yourself hundreds and hundreds of dollars down the road, but they probably told you that.

The fact that they didn't come right out and say "no, can't do it" is a good sign, smonster. Hopefully the radio silence means they are busy trying to put something together that works for you.

They told me I should keep 2 3-month-old kittens from doing anything active for 2 weeks.

I am not a cat owner, but from what I know of kittens...what?

Inanna and Enki.

you are asking for trouble, there. you're going to find the first kitten clay tablet writing in history laid out at the foot of your bed one morning.

you're going to find the first kitten clay tablet writing in history laid out at the foot of your bed one morning.

I suspect I'll probably find it in Enki's litterbox. And this will lead to a blasphemous interpretation of Enki's role as the keeper of the me.

And this will lead to a blasphemous interpretation of Enki's role as the keeper of the me.

oh hey, I bet that would make a great book.

I am not a cat owner, but from what I know of kittens...what?

It's a goal, not an order. It's kind of like, when our cats go through anesthesia, we're told not to let them jump on anything for 24 hours or so. We mentally edit that to exclude couches, stairs, and beds.

ION - clothes in a can: [link]

IOON, my quote of the day fails the Bechdel test in assumption:

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men. - Joseph Conrad

I just bought my own new computer speakers.(This, in itself, is cool...I've been fiending for video clips.) Even cooler, though is that I stuck up for myself against some pretty heavy sales tactics. Best quote "Please don't upsell me anymore...it's annoying."The "I will take my Treasury-guaranteed ducats and walk Away" was implied. You might not know how much crappy service I said nothing about and even tipped for, but I do, and this is major.