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!)
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
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.
sarameg - Aug 18, 2010 4:10:17 pm PDT #18806 of 30001
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.
Jesse - Aug 18, 2010 4:32:43 pm PDT #18815 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
But I'm saying! That's why there are professionals! And it's not last-minute. I think it's just a matter of not seeing all of the options.