Mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
Fire bad. Tree pretty.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
§ ita § - Sep 10, 2011 2:02:35 pm PDT #25331 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Theresa - Sep 10, 2011 2:24:59 pm PDT #25332 of 30001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
A picture of a tiny tortoise trying to eat a strawberry that's almost as big as it is
OMG, that's awesome.
tommyrot - Sep 10, 2011 2:26:21 pm PDT #25333 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Amy - Sep 10, 2011 2:47:49 pm PDT #25334 of 30001
Because books.
Liese, if you're around, insent to your profile address.
JZ - Sep 10, 2011 3:12:25 pm PDT #25335 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
6 Adorable Cat Behaviors With Shockingly Evil Explanations
I knew most of these.
I knew all of them. Though I question the sanity of anyone who thinks #s 5 and 3 are adorable (but I guess "4 Adorable Cat Behaviors With Shockingly Evil Explanations, Plus Two Obviously Evil Behaviors, One Of Which Is Also Disgusting And The Other Seriously Creepifying" wouldn't have been such a catchy title).
They also left the absolutely most adorable behavior completely off the list -- that soft, wistful little peeping sound an indoor cat makes while gazing longingly out the window at birds on a wire, which sounds achingly cute but actually means, "Please, please let me kill them." Even though I knew exactly what it meant, it was just so cartoonishly plaintive it still made my heart go all gooey every time my cats did it.
And now I don't know what to think of my cat Toby, who stayed neurotically glued to me day and night, crawling under the covers with me and sleeping in my laundry pile when I was out and even sticking his nose in my mouth whenever I yawned so he could sniff my breath. He not only didn't seem to be repulsed by my human stink, he seemed to need it more than life itself. Really, it was more than a little unnerving to be craved that deeply by, well, anything; but oh, how I miss him.
Zenkitty - Sep 10, 2011 3:38:58 pm PDT #25336 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Cats don't lick themselves to get the human stink off. Mine don't go clean themselves after I pet them. If they hated their humans' smell, they wouldn't lie in our shoes. I think the guy in question is ruffling their fur up, and they're grooming to get it to lie straight again. Which is basically my reaction, with or without claws, when someone messes with my hair, too.
...sorry about Toby, JZ.
§ ita § - Sep 10, 2011 3:39:00 pm PDT #25337 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had to go into Santa Monica to pay my epically late rent, and while running other errands learnt two new things are illegal in that city--single use plastic shopping bags and leafblowers. Truly, it is the promised land, and we should all move there.
Zenkitty - Sep 10, 2011 3:48:40 pm PDT #25338 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Without single-use plastic bags, what do people use to pick up their dog's poop and clean their catboxes?
If they also outlaw noise pollution in the form of car stereos cranked to 42, I might be tempted to move there myself.
Strix - Sep 10, 2011 4:19:57 pm PDT #25339 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Quick question: Shir hasn't been posting lately, and I need to shoot her a question.
Anyone have her email addy handy? (can be sent to my profile addy.)
§ ita § - Sep 10, 2011 4:22:02 pm PDT #25340 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Pooper scoopers and other things I don't understand that you don't throw away right away? It was awkward for me because I was navigating with an arm in a sling and didn't know about the new rule, but good rule! I like to always travel with baggus.
I am searching through my image library for references for "X pressed a kiss to Y’s shoulder" and I'm almost appalled at how much I have and how long it took me to look.