I'm pretty sure my vets & staff are the only folk outside my family who have seen me when a complete blubbering mess. And I usually have held it together better for family!
Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.
Host ,'Why We Fight'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
sarameg - Sep 03, 2013 4:34:50 pm PDT #4226 of 30000
Steph L. - Sep 03, 2013 4:42:47 pm PDT #4227 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I cried like a damn fool when we put the dalmatian to sleep, and (although I feel like a jerk for saying this) she wasn't even my favorite of the dogs. I can't even contemplate Kato not being around.
But that's okay, because we've discussed it, and he's going to stick around for 50 years. So we're good.
Amy - Sep 03, 2013 4:50:34 pm PDT #4228 of 30000
Because books.
It makes me smile whenever you talk about the pets, Steph, because I remember before you moved in you were worried about allergies. I can't imagine you without the animals now.
javachik - Sep 03, 2013 4:50:55 pm PDT #4229 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
But that's okay, because we've discussed it, and he's going to stick around for 50 years. So we're good.
I had the EXACT same discussion with Chile Pepper!
sarameg - Sep 03, 2013 4:53:03 pm PDT #4230 of 30000
What Amy said.
I'm in denial that the Loki-kitten is 5 now. FIVE. Ok, so he's huge, but he's still a kitten, right?
Amy - Sep 03, 2013 4:55:23 pm PDT #4231 of 30000
Because books.
Loki is FIVE? Wow.
Aims - Sep 03, 2013 4:57:20 pm PDT #4232 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Jesse - I had a total moment at the Maroon 5 concert last week that made me think of you! Between Kelly Clarkson and M5, the venue was playing music videos and they played "I Wish". I was one of 7 people in the audience singing. The other 6 were parents of the tweens they brought to the show. Hilarious.
Steph L. - Sep 03, 2013 4:58:02 pm PDT #4233 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I remember before you moved in you were worried about allergies. I can't imagine you without the animals now.
Well, I am allergic to the cats. I take a lot of antihistamines, and they aren't allowed in the bedroom because if they took over the bed, I would be sleeping on nothing but fur. But I can pet them and they can sit on my lap, and as long as I don't shove my face in their fur, or -- VERY important -- don't rub my eyes after petting them, I'm basically okay.
No dog allergy, though, which is a great good thing, since I attack-hug Kato about a billion times a day. (And the hilarious part is that he dislikes hugs about as much as I do, but he's a good boy, so he doesn't pull away. He just stands there and sort of *leans* away as much as he can without actually moving his feet. I have a picture somewhere of him doing it to Tim. It's hysterical.)
sarameg - Sep 03, 2013 4:58:59 pm PDT #4234 of 30000
Yeah, he was born spring 2008, I acquired him that fall when he was 5-6 months old. And then I had to buy a house because the cats outnumbered rooms with doors. Or so I tell it.
Amy - Sep 03, 2013 4:59:16 pm PDT #4235 of 30000
Because books.
I'm allergic to cats, too! But they're worth it. We can't have them here, so they're back with Grandpa, and I miss the hell out of them. Especially Cortez.