Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.

Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Consuela - Sep 02, 2016 2:55:06 pm PDT #26996 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Hey, Consuela, do you run the Boss off leash?

I do not. She is not yet reliable off-leash, like when we go to agility, which we mostly do off-leash, she frequently decides not to come back to me at the end of an exercise and instead wanders off to the other end of the ring while I futilely wave string cheese at her. Given that in the woods there are other dogs, squirrels, rabbits, turkeys, and poison oak, there will be no off-leash running for a while.

I use to run my first dog off leash even though he had a poor recall; I guess my standards have tightened.

I feel i haven't used my day off particularly well: I went running, went to see Dad, did some administrative stuff with him, and spent a bunch of money at Home Despot and TJs. Now it's 5 pm and I have somehow eaten most of a package of TJ's cheese puffs, but I have not done any filing, paid bills, or repotted my fruit trees. Argh.


Jesse - Sep 02, 2016 3:29:55 pm PDT #26997 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

My day was perfectly fine and capped off by drinks and eats with coworkers, and then I got home to puke on my comforter for the third time this week. I would think my cat is becoming lethargic, if she can't be bothered to puke on the floor anymore, but she seems OK when I'm here! WTF, cat.


Laura - Sep 02, 2016 3:51:48 pm PDT #26998 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.

Does the cat get anxious when you aren't there? I've had dogs with that issue, but never a cat that dependent.


-t - Sep 02, 2016 4:09:03 pm PDT #26999 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds like a good day, Consuela.

Took me a couple reads to realize it was the cat who puked on the comforter. Maybe she longs to puke on the comforter when you are there but knows you'll interfere so she moves to the floor?

I tried harnessing Miss Kitty to take her out on a leash. Flat Cat, flipping-out-like-a-mammal cat, hiding-under-the-bed-cat. She came out and was visible long enough for me to get the harness off of her, eventually, but she is back in hiding, now. I just want to let you explore safely, Miss Kitty! Anyway, plants are watered, candles lit, bread and wine blessed, blah blah blah Friday night. Good to have an ordinary-ish evening at home with the prospect of an early bedtime.


Zenkitty - Sep 02, 2016 4:11:58 pm PDT #27000 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Ha, I tried harnessing Leo to take him out exploring on a leash. He was fine and tolerated my silly ideas until we were outside. Then he turned into liquid, slithered out of the harness, and was gone under the bushes in a half-second. We did not try that again.


sarameg - Sep 02, 2016 4:12:57 pm PDT #27001 of 30003

Loki's a good leash walker, pumpkin just worms and attacks it.

Excitement! Gunshots! 15 minutes ago and me and a kazillion neighbors called it in. Patrol cars and briefly even had foxtrot (copter) but gone now and no ambulances, so wtf. NOT firecrackers.


Jesse - Sep 02, 2016 4:13:32 pm PDT #27002 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Does the cat get anxious when you aren't there? I've had dogs with that issue, but never a cat that dependent.

Nah, she's not that in to me. She pukes a lot (thyroid, I guess), but usually not on my bed!


Jesse - Sep 02, 2016 4:13:53 pm PDT #27003 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh geez, sara!


-t - Sep 02, 2016 4:16:48 pm PDT #27004 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yay no ambulances? Yikes.


-t - Sep 02, 2016 4:19:02 pm PDT #27005 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Miss Kitty is declawed so she's strictly inside. She is not one to shoot outside, so I haven't been too fussed about it, but she did make it out to the patio the other day (and hid under the glider until I caught her and brought her back inside) so I thought she might like some adventure under supervision. Maybe she is, but she's not down with the harness.