I had to make 8 trips from the house to the curb to bring out all my garbage and recycling this week. About half of that was boxes, and most of the rest was the styrofoam packaging from the kitchen cart I ordered. I think there was about half a bag of actual regular garbage, and a few cans for recycling.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Aug 18, 2010 4:08:53 pm PDT #18805 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
sarameg - Aug 18, 2010 4:10:17 pm PDT #18806 of 30001
I got rid of my boxes and packing materials by posting to craigslist. Of course, that's how I got a lot of them (thanks to msbelle!)
sarameg - Aug 18, 2010 4:15:42 pm PDT #18807 of 30001
Since the doors were open a lot of the day while B was working, have a few flies. They are TOTALLY entertaining Loki. Who loved B. As did Mister Kitty. When I walked in, she gushed over how sweet MK was and how hilarious and "helpful" Loki was. Of course, she never saw Devi.
Jesse - Aug 18, 2010 4:18:47 pm PDT #18808 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, what do you think of this scenario: A relative may not go to my cousin's wedding because the diabetic cat hides, so a sitter might not be able to find him to shoot him. Am I crazy, or is that what boarding is for? It's just one night!
Hil R. - Aug 18, 2010 4:19:22 pm PDT #18809 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If I had more free time, I would have freecycled or craigslisted them, but I start meetings tomorrow, start teaching on Monday, and still have to get all my stuff at my house and office organized, so I realized that I don't really have time to wait on craigslist people.
sarameg - Aug 18, 2010 4:22:17 pm PDT #18810 of 30001
Yeah, Hil. That's a lot.
-t - Aug 18, 2010 4:23:02 pm PDT #18811 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse, that is what boarding at a vet's office is especially for (what my parents used to do with their old and weak cats when they went on vacation).
sarameg's stripper talk still giving me just a frisson of cognitive dissonance.
sarameg - Aug 18, 2010 4:24:16 pm PDT #18812 of 30001
I'm having a great deal of fun posting suggestive statuses on facebook.
-t - Aug 18, 2010 4:26:15 pm PDT #18813 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ha! Good.
Juliebird - Aug 18, 2010 4:31:13 pm PDT #18814 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Oh, what do you think of this scenario
Well, I have healthy indoor/outdoor cats that I'm willing to leave for a week at a time without supervision*. I have no idea about the needs of diabetic cats, but have had experience with last-minute boarding situations where they were just plain full and unable to take pets in at the last minute. And maybe finding a pet sitter who is also able to take care of the needs of a sick/special needs animal might also be especially hard. /your pet anxiety may vary
*I have automatic dry-food-feeders and a water fountain and there's a stream across the way. I'm more afraid of them being trapped inside while the apartment burns around them than coyotes or fischer cats or cars. I also hold to the "humans won't die of dehydration for three days" mantra.