I keep telling Devi, that as now-eldest at *gasp* 14, she's not allowed to get sick. EVER.
I have definitely pointed this out to Homer recently.
I'll nurse you back to health. I'll wear the nurse outfit!
"BuffyBot" ,'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.
Jesse - Dec 01, 2011 3:26:34 pm PST #9508 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Lee - Dec 01, 2011 3:29:15 pm PST #9509 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I tried telling Perkins the cat that, and it's mostly worked, even to the point of surprising the vet.
Anne W. - Dec 01, 2011 3:36:30 pm PST #9510 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
As Jeeves gets older, I remind him more frequently that he needs to stay well.
Atropa - Dec 01, 2011 3:38:43 pm PST #9511 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
"the problem is there's probably nothing that could possibly happen to this cat that would cost $6,000"
WHAT. Ha. That person has no idea.
Don't. You. Dare. One, you'd do it again. Two, I don't want to feel peer pressure to do the same. Ridiculous amounts. But worth it.
What Cass said. BRB, have to tell all the kitties they're not allowed to get sick.
Cass - Dec 01, 2011 3:46:51 pm PST #9512 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I keep telling Kittenish that too. Though what I've told her most recently is that, "Oh, yes, you're a lady." because she's half on my lap purring, looked up and sneezed at me. Classy.
Jean A. - Dec 01, 2011 3:53:03 pm PST #9513 of 30001
That gigantic insect is the stuff of nightmares. Nightmares!
msbelle - Dec 01, 2011 3:56:26 pm PST #9514 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
oh hai PTSD Castle, get out of my head.
sarameg - Dec 01, 2011 3:59:26 pm PST #9515 of 30001
The ancient, faded, chewed up, tailless, noseless, squashed neon green fake mouse is also Pumpkin's favorite EVAR.
...Cats are weird.
hippocampus - Dec 01, 2011 4:06:12 pm PST #9516 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
Horrific giant insect loves carrots.
Every year around this time, the giant Weta rears its nasty, squishy head. Must be the travel season. They're really fascinating, but nearly extinct (where's Billytea when I need him for reassurance I'm not being wrong on the internet?) and can only be found on a single island in New Zealand. Which is fine by me and I'm never going there.
HPF has a plastic toy one of those that she delights in hiding in my sock drawer. ::SHUDDER:: My sister is responsible for that particular toy. And I will get her for it.
As far as I know, we are safe from the egg-laying threats mentioned in the article. Though the escalation was amusing.
End of giant-squishy-bug pedantry.
billytea - Dec 01, 2011 5:05:48 pm PST #9517 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Every year around this time, the giant Weta rears its nasty, squishy head. Must be the travel season. They're really fascinating, but nearly extinct (where's Billytea when I need him for reassurance I'm not being wrong on the internet?) and can only be found on a single island in New Zealand. Which is fine by me and I'm never going there.
There are actually a number of species of weta, about 70. (I'm especially fond of the tusked weta. Cue Fleetwood Mac.) Sixteen of them are considered to be at risk. There are about ten giant weta species; the largest used to occur all over the North Island, now it's found only on a small offshore island.