Oh my goodness! The cuteness!

Good news: came home and kittens had not had any accidents outside the litter box!

Bad news: while I was eating dinner, Bella came into the kitchen and peed on my backpack. Not just any backpack, but the daypack off of this: [link]

If there's a silver lining, it's that I saw her do it, and could clean up the mess and douse my backpack in Nature's Miracle immediately. This was no litter pan issue - she is ANGRY about the kittens. ::sigh::

Okay, I am stressing about finally using my crockpot. I have a whole chicken, some tarragon, and a bunch of random veggies (onions, a red pepper, etc). Can I just toss it all in with some mustard and water and let it simmer all day tomorrow? Do I need to find an actual recipe? How much water do I add?

Aw, thanks, peeps. Of course we think he's the Most Beautiful Evah! As my wife put it on Facebook recently, "If you've seen anything cuter than this, you must have your own kid!" Ha!

I am suspecting Quortoth as well, except I don't think Quortoth ever produced anything nearly as cute as that wee little man. SO CUTE!

ION, Tim just got a shocking phone call from his best friend. Best friend was out for a walk and ran into Tim's ex-wife. Who had (along with her current boyfriend) just bought a house. In our neighborhood. AT THE TOP OF OUR STREET.

Cincinnati is a big fucking city (including Northern Goddamn Kentucky). As far as Tim knows, his ex didn't know where he lives. And she buys a damn house 2 blocks from us.

WHAT THE FUCK, UNIVERSE.

Awww, Shanie! What an adorable little man. That smile is irresistible.

I have a whole chicken, some tarragon, and a bunch of random veggies (onions, a red pepper, etc). Can I just toss it all in with some mustard and water and let it simmer all day tomorrow? Do I need to find an actual recipe? How much water do I add?

Yes, no (although I would add some s&p), do you want soup or stewy chicken?

Steph, that's a helluva coincidence. IJS.

Why do cats go into empty (peopleless) rooms and wail?

Good lord, Tep, that's amazing! The same thing happened to my brother (smaller town and his ex probably did know where he and his wife lived when she bought he house at the end of their street) and it ended up being a total non-issue, they almost never ran into each other.

Why do cats go into empty (peopleless) rooms and wail?

In my cat's case, it's because the empty room has a tap, and he wants me to come in and turn on the water.

Steph, if the ex is in a similar socioeconomic demographic and has similar tastes (architecture, restaurants, ratio of business to residential, etc.) that could narrow down the housing choices a bit. I remember moving into an apartment complex a few years after college, only to find my old college nemesis three buildings away. We were both doing the post-school semi-broke thing, with entry level jobs in humanities-friendly fields. In retrospect, the odds of living within half a mile of each other were probably not astronomical.

Steph, that's a helluva coincidence. IJS.

Stranger things have happened. According to Best Friend, when he told ex-wife that Tim lives in this neighborhood, she was very surprised. She may be a good actress, I don't know.

It's just...weird. I'm not sure how else I feel. I'm glad we know, so that we don't randomly run in to her and get a huge shock. But...yeah. I don't even know.

Why do cats go into empty (peopleless) rooms and wail?

Toke does that all the time. No frigging clue. It always makes me think she's injured or sick. She just does it and then strolls away.

It's just...weird. I'm not sure how else I feel. I'm glad we know, so that we don't randomly run in to her and get a huge shock. But...yeah. I don't even know.

Yeah, at least you're forewarned.

I think the cats do it for attention. But it always makes me think something's wrong. Gray Cat can *sob* like the most-saddest kitty evah.