December 21, 2003
Cat photos!
Well, Marie was a little too skittish last night to be terribly cooperative for the camera, but here are a couple of photos of her...
Me getting a photo of Marie but with her turning her head away from the camera right before I released the shutter... (that's Denise in the background.)
...and here's Marie in her de facto home, the side bedroom of my apartment (which has not been getting any use for some time). Most of that stuff in the background is gone now, since I picked up real pet supplies a little while ago.
Marie is already looking a lot better today than she did yesterday... she smells a lot better, and her coat is much smoother. I made that trip to Giant to pick up various supplies for her, including a large litterbox with real litter -- Marie is obviously litter trained, since she took to the box right away.
I also got her a couple of cat toys, which she seems to like (particularly the one with the catnip in it, of course) as well as some real cat food -- grocery stores don't carry the quality stuff, but I picked up some Iams, which Denise says is about the best you can expect without going to a pet store.
Marie also entertained me and Denise with her reaction to canned cat food. :-) Once I pulled the little tins out of the bag, Marie immediately perked up and came over... when I opened one and began to prepare it for her, she just about knocked me over trying to get at it. She wolfed it down pretty fast, too. Still not used to eating regularly.
Posted by Zathras at December 21, 2003 05:48 PMMarie looks like she could be a sister to my Mom's cat - looks just like him.
Posted by: Matt at December 21, 2003 07:16 PMYeah - I guess you could say brown and black are colors...
;-)
Posted by: Matt at December 22, 2003 12:21 PMHows the new job going?
Hopefully you won't have to kill me after you tell me :)
Posted by: Matt at December 27, 2003 12:05 PMI won't speak for him (at least not here in public ;) but I will say that he only showed up on Monday...
Posted by: Moggy at December 27, 2003 03:14 PMHe went back to work last week and sacrificed Marie to the pound today basically in order to do so.
Posted by: Moggy at January 3, 2004 02:26 PM??
I don't understand - cats are pretty low maintenance animals, and I assumed only showing up on Monday meant the job was over (unless it is a different job?)
*Sigh*
I could use a score card with all this... :/
Posted by: Matt at January 3, 2004 05:22 PMI don't understand either... I thought it was over, then he announced the following Monday that he was going back. Then he said (the same day) that he was getting rid of Marie and asked if I wanted her. I said yes, and that was the last that was said until he announced today that he'd had the MCSPCA take her.
I'd love a scorecard or a manual myself at this point... I don't know what to expect anymore. :-/
Posted by: Moggy at January 3, 2004 08:33 PMSPCA 1
Parrish 0
Time out called on account of spaying.
Posted by: Matt at January 21, 2004 07:50 PMTime out? More like permanent vacation! What a great Zamboni Machine
Posted by: Shaw at January 21, 2004 10:21 PMMaybe we can just gut the blog and make this into a full-time bulletin board or something? "The White Room BBS"
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 01:30 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
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Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMtime to wake the dead
Posted by: Shaw at January 22, 2004 08:39 PMWakey Wakey! :)
Brrrrrrrring!
Ding Dong!
Just 5 more minutes Ma...
:)
Posted by: Matt at January 23, 2004 01:37 PMParrish Parrish bo-Parrish
banana-fana fo-farish
fee-fi-fo Farish
Parrish!
Lets do Shaw!
Shaw Shaw bo-Shaw
banana-fana fo-faw
fee-fi-fo faw
Shaw!
Anyone else remember the name-game song? :)
Posted by: Matt at January 25, 2004 05:54 PMMatt Matt Boba Fett
Banana nana fo fat fat
fee-fi..:/ eek.
W/some names it's not too nice.
Posted by: Shaw at January 25, 2004 08:30 PM;)
MaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrcooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOO!
Posted by: Shaw at January 26, 2004 10:53 PMMaaarrrrcoooo!!
Hmmm - take out the c and you get
Maaaarrrroooo!!!
which is the siamese cat mating call.
Coincidence? I think ummm...
yes.
:)
Posted by: Matt at January 27, 2004 01:14 PMWow - didn't even realize that.
Well, this is a great Zamboni machine alright
Posted by: Shaw at January 28, 2004 07:51 PMZZZZZZZAAAAAAMMMMMMBBBBBOOOOOONNNNNNNIIIIII!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Matt at January 28, 2004 08:24 PMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASHIIIIINE!!!!!!
Posted by: Shaw at January 29, 2004 06:44 PMAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Matt at January 30, 2004 04:41 AMZamboni! Zamboni Zamboni!
It's like
Deja Vu! Deja Vu! Deja Vu!
All over again!
Posted by: Matt at January 30, 2004 03:48 PMBoba Fett?
Posted by: Matt at January 30, 2004 03:50 PMBoba Fett??? Where????
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH" *burp*
You know, I think I'm gonna just start blogging for Parrish. I actually talk to him on the phone and know what he's up to. Might as well blog for him . . .
Posted by: Shaw at January 30, 2004 06:56 PMTo save money on long distance I've decided to communicate with Parrish psychically. He says:
"I'm fine. Life's good. Pentagon sucks. Shaw, stop calling me psychically collect."
Posted by: Shaw at January 30, 2004 07:26 PM"I'm fine. Life's good."
*lifts eyebrows*
Oh, really? Sounds like one of us is being lied to...
I think he wanted me off of the psycic connection real quick to save him $
Posted by: Shaw at January 30, 2004 09:09 PM"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Flubbing Pentagon efforts to maintain strict secrecy, someone accidentally posted next year's military budget plan on the Internet."
Yup. I found Parrish's line item right near the bottom right after the budget for pencil sharpeners . . .
Posted by: Shaw at January 30, 2004 10:49 PMWhat, he had his name listed rather than just "guy who sits in the back doing nothing while his life drains away?"
(From what he keeps saying, that's just about the best description I could give. I finally told him that he's not being paid to work, he's being paid for the quick sale of his personal life -- and interpret that as you will...)
Posted by: Moggy at January 31, 2004 12:45 AMWhat is his personal life getting? Did they put it up on Ebay?
Maybe it is one of those no-bid contracts - Dick Cheney will be enjoying hookahs, sci-fi, and lots of newspapers in just a few days.
;)
Posted by: Matt at January 31, 2004 08:33 AMLOL... Luckily, in the event of a "personal life fire sale" I become a free agent rather than a commodity, so I can avoid being "enjoyed" by Dick Cheney. *snicker* Whether P himself will be "enjoyed" by any of his new owners remains to be seen. ;)
Posted by: Moggy at January 31, 2004 01:10 PM"guy who sits in the back doing nothing while his life drains away?" Isn't that the description for almost any job?
Posted by: Shaw at January 31, 2004 07:51 PMLOL
Well, switch it to "gal" and you have a perfect description of my entire educational experience. *snicker*
I heard Marie is available for adoption now - yay!
Cute kitty.
Posted by: Matt at February 5, 2004 12:10 PM