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Matt,

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best.

DJ, how old is your coworker?

I learned to do that in IM because I didn't have a "typing" indicator and back in the old days, and that was how I learned to let people know I was typing.

Otherwise I would get interrupted typing long responses with "still there?"

Actually it would be like 7 posts, each with a different word.

But it's annoying me in IM, so I'm not doing that to y'all.

Mid-thirties? She seems my age.

She makes me dread my office IM. Dude, don't use me as a proxy so that you don't ask everyone stupid questions. Ask them the stupid question, they won't think you're stupid as long as you only ask it once.

I swear though, every fucking morning it's shping Good Morning! shping Do I need to put in a request shping for the thing that is my fucking job? shping Or do you have it?

I could probably keep an indoor plant alive if it would scratch at the door for more sunlight and looking longingly at the faucet.

Ooh. That'd be nice.

Personally, I know I don't care enough for pets, societally (ie, I would not be spending $500 on surgery if they swallowed something they shouldn't have), so I don't have any. If/when I feel the need for that...well, maybe.

Timelies all!

I'm in the "love my cats, but know full well that they are cats" category. We may jokingly speak for the cats, but we hold no illusions that they are intelligent in the way humans are.

Matt, the segment where Larry the Cable Guy skated with a roller derby team was actually worth the 12 minutes to watch it. I wouldn't say that for the rest of his show.

I didn't want another dog while the kids were little. They really don't get enough attention when you have little kids. I'm glad we inherited Cody--especially since I found that Chihuahuas do NOT shed! And his messes, like him, are small.

Having kids changed the way I feel about pets. Not that I don't love them, but they slid down a few rungs on the family hierarchy.

They make lights to stick into a plant's soil, they blink when they need water.

1 cover letter and resume off! Now with a letter I am happy with, I should be able to get a few more out this evening.

I once inherited an office plant that thrived, and I'm convinced it's because I watered it like nature -- way too much sometimes, big gaps in between waterings, etc.....

GO MSBELLE, GO!!!

I love my two kitties, like Dan's cats fine, and am kind but annoyed by the dog.

I will be VERY sad when my cats die, but I have definite financial limits on how much I would spend and also would deeply consider quality of life.

I would post a picture of a cat on FB IF it were truly hilarious.

I have a friend who, while working a low-paying job, must have spent about 10,000 on her pets, including a homeopathic vet, acupuncture and special organic food. She also spent tons of money she didn't really have on vet bills for a cat that was clearly untreatable. It caused serious problems in her marriage. I had a real problem with this.

My cats sleep on my bed sometimes, but I kick them out whenever I feel like it, and if either of them were annoying in the room, I wouldn't allow it. The dog is not allowed upstairs. They all get the healthiest kind of cat chow under $10 with occasional cans of tuna, and the dog gets small dog breed food and meat table scraps once or twice a month, about a saucer full; my pets are not allowed to eat better than I do.

I cuddle my cats and call them ridiculous nicknames, but they are clearly my cats and not children or friends. I look as them as roommates I am responsible for feeding and caring for.