My weekend was a NERDFEST. Go look in the Supernatural thread for links (recent.)
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Strix - Nov 29, 2011 7:23:54 am PST #9039 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
sarameg - Nov 29, 2011 7:25:46 am PST #9040 of 30001
Mister Kitty's gone. Purred in my lap up until the end. All the techs and vets cried.
It wasn't the diabetes. I'm disconcertingly happy about that. We beat that shit, damnit, for well over 8 years. And we were still beating it. Probably kidney failure and/or cancer given the way it presented, but really no point in figuring that out given his age.
Anyway, I knew this was the likeliest outcome.
He'll be missed: elvis-sneer, pre-nap echolocation, dirty old man tendencies, headbutts, horrible litterbox habits, old-man face and quite frankly, the most unflappable, accepting, affectionate cat I've ever known.
Time to cold compress my whole damned head and hole up and have a pity party for a bit.
Consuela - Nov 29, 2011 7:30:51 am PST #9041 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Mister Kitty's gone. Purred in my lap up until the end.
Oh, I'm sorry, sarameg. But I'm glad he was purring all the way. He got a good life.
Connie Neil - Nov 29, 2011 7:30:55 am PST #9042 of 30001
brillig
a land of catnip and slow mice.
A well-timed mention. Peace and well-lit napping places to you, Mister Kitty.
edit: The onset of winter is a hard time for old critters.
Strix - Nov 29, 2011 7:31:44 am PST #9043 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, sarameg. It's so hard. I'm so sorry.
Typo Boy - Nov 29, 2011 7:31:51 am PST #9044 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
So sorry Sarameg. And What Connie Neil said.
SailAweigh - Nov 29, 2011 7:34:33 am PST #9045 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I am so sorry, sarameg. He had a great life with you and may he find everything his little kitty heart desires in his next life.
Ginger - Nov 29, 2011 7:37:53 am PST #9046 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm so sorry, sarameg.
sj - Nov 29, 2011 7:40:04 am PST #9047 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{sarameg}}} I'm so sorry.
Tons of ~ma for Grace today.
Amy - Nov 29, 2011 7:41:00 am PST #9048 of 30001
Because books.
I'm glad you were with him, sara, and he was on your lap purring. He was well loved. Be good to yourself today.