Tommy, trying to set aside ethical selective breeding ethics aside, do you like these kitties: [link] ?

Babies crying is nothing but upsetting to me. Not in the you are disturbing me way but in the I want to fix it way.

To be quite trite, having a kid changes your perspective on them. I remember, bon, the one time you met you Noah you said he was freaky. I assume having a little person of your own changes that gut reaction too.

In other news, I HATE THE HEAT. oh look hate is an anagram for heat.

Kat, you've mentioned that before, and though I don't remember the circumstances, I think I must have meant it differently than it came out, because it doesn't sound like what I thought at the time.

Hallucinations are not diagnosed unless there is clear evidence that the sensations or perceptions are contrary to reality. Conditions of perceptual ambiguity ("is that a shadow or a black cat? Oh it was just a shadow")are excluded. Same for "is that my cell phone ringing? Oh I guess not."

If you turn on the light or hold the cell phone to your ear and still see a cat or hear a ring that no one else can see or hear, that might be a hallucination. It could still be something else, but that would be a minimal standard to start considering hallucinations.

Jesse, you do the Good Stuff tumblr, right?

I forgot how to submit, but here's a great story about Zack Galifinakis: [link]

Tommy, trying to set aside ethical selective breeding ethics aside, do you like these kitties: [link] ?

They are cool-looking. I wonder if their appearance would be more or less alarming than a Sphynx to someone who was unfamiliar with both breeds.

eta: Awwww. [link]

I think I like completely hairless better than sparse hair on kitties. But, I like wrinkles, too.

With regard to hallucinations- I did once see a giant black monster come out from under and overpass and roar, but I quickly realized that is was just the noise of the cars and something out of the corner of my eye. It was a little scary though, because my grandfather spent a good part of his 30s thinking Jesus was talking to him, and eventually took my uncle, drove to long island sound, and tried to "baptize" him (and almost drown him) because Jesus told him to. So hallucinations are scary to me.

I think I like completely hairless better than sparse hair on kitties. But, I like wrinkles, too.

Me too.

The werewolf kitties are cute! They look like they need the kitty equivalent of a warm blanket and hot soup.

That's weird, bon. The water leak, I can kinda see how water would hide (although a 1000 gallons? but water is sneaky and seeps into hiding places). For the electricity, all I can think is that something sucks power even when it's off? IDK

I think I'm going to have to take the next step on my bathtub drain, it appears not to have drained at all since yesterday. Once I figure out what the next step is.

Whatever else happens today, I had a perfectly ripe mango for breakfast. SO I have that going for me, which is nice.

Unless your house is a small mansion with a pool, that's a lot of electricity. My first suspicion would be a 30-year-old air conditioner and not much insulation. Your electric utility is bound to offer some type of energy audit that will pinpoint what's drawing so much juice.

I had a water leak once that seemed remarkably high, but there wasn't any sign of water in my yard. Fortunately for my pocketbook, it was a leak in the meter.

I had the measles when I was about 8, and I had a 104 fever for days on end. Because I was sick, I was sleeping in the guest bed, which was a Victorian bed with a crown-like carving. In my fevered brain, the bed became an evil queen who was tormenting me. It was all very real and terrifying to me at the time. (This is also one of the many reasons I want to strangle the anti-vaxxers. Measles are very bad.)