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Three weeks ago, day 14
Jun. 30th, 2012 06:07 pmFirst geysers of the trip. Also lake, mountains, and wildflowers.
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while I had the camera out...
Jun. 30th, 2012 03:36 pmThe night before I left, in late May, on my trip to Montana, North Dakota, and Yellowstone, I put the last stitches in this:
This is the sofa throw part of my living room redecoration project, swapping over from lighthouses to critters and outdoors-type stuff. The five center star panels are cross-stitched.
Here's a closeup of the quilting in the plain squares.
And a shot showing a couple of the critter fabrics and one of the cross-stitch pieces.
This is the sofa throw part of my living room redecoration project, swapping over from lighthouses to critters and outdoors-type stuff. The five center star panels are cross-stitched.
Here's a closeup of the quilting in the plain squares.
And a shot showing a couple of the critter fabrics and one of the cross-stitch pieces.
promised kitty photos
Jun. 30th, 2012 03:03 pmI just got back from an hour of kitten bonding, which included a Very Tiny Accident on my shirt [wry g]. I also got purred at by both of them, as well as snuggled (all cats of any size seem to love my, ahem, front porch).
The boys are noticeably bigger -- each weighs about 13 oz. now, so has a bit over a pound to go before they can come home. They've just started eating solids, so that should go pretty quickly. The eight-week-old kittens are about twice the size of these guys, and that's only three weeks from now.
Please be careful now... The cuteness ahead is pretty much terminal.
This is Theodore. I had thought about keeping the name Domingo, but when I was in Theodore Roosevelt National Park on my trip, I thought Theodore would be a nifty cat name, so I decided to change his name. It's not like a 5-week-old kitten was responding to it yet, anyway. At any rate, here is Theo, chomping away on the bottle instead of drinking from it.
This is Ivan. Obviously this whole situation is Not His Fault [g]. You can see some of the off-white on his belly in this shot. Both kittens' eyes are still blue. It'll be interesting to see what color they turn out to be, since the fosterer lady never met either of their parents. Ivan has some very faint tabby markings, too, but he's much lighter overall than his brother.
Theo's back. His tabby markings are much more visible from here, although I didn't manage to get a photo of the cute little spots all over his tummy. The guy to his right is his so-far unadopted brother Boris.
Ivan's back. He's really silky. Not quite to Morgan's rabbit fur, but eminently pettable. And both of them have ears that bend over just slightly at the tip.
Three more weeks. I hope that's all. Just three more weeks.
The boys are noticeably bigger -- each weighs about 13 oz. now, so has a bit over a pound to go before they can come home. They've just started eating solids, so that should go pretty quickly. The eight-week-old kittens are about twice the size of these guys, and that's only three weeks from now.
Please be careful now... The cuteness ahead is pretty much terminal.
This is Theodore. I had thought about keeping the name Domingo, but when I was in Theodore Roosevelt National Park on my trip, I thought Theodore would be a nifty cat name, so I decided to change his name. It's not like a 5-week-old kitten was responding to it yet, anyway. At any rate, here is Theo, chomping away on the bottle instead of drinking from it.
This is Ivan. Obviously this whole situation is Not His Fault [g]. You can see some of the off-white on his belly in this shot. Both kittens' eyes are still blue. It'll be interesting to see what color they turn out to be, since the fosterer lady never met either of their parents. Ivan has some very faint tabby markings, too, but he's much lighter overall than his brother.
Theo's back. His tabby markings are much more visible from here, although I didn't manage to get a photo of the cute little spots all over his tummy. The guy to his right is his so-far unadopted brother Boris.
Ivan's back. He's really silky. Not quite to Morgan's rabbit fur, but eminently pettable. And both of them have ears that bend over just slightly at the tip.
Three more weeks. I hope that's all. Just three more weeks.
getting really antsy
Jun. 28th, 2012 06:53 pmTo see kittens again.
Saturday. Less than 48 hours.
But still three more weeks after that till I can bring them home.
Sigh.
Saturday. Less than 48 hours.
But still three more weeks after that till I can bring them home.
Sigh.
First, the chapter. A whole chapter, in one day on Monday. Almost 2500 words. And it actually read halfway decently after I let it ripen. Charley used to let go like a firehose on full blast fairly regularly, but I think this is only about the third time Karin's done it. Normally getting her to talk is like pulling teeth. As in 250 words is a very good day. NOT.
I may finish this thing by the middle of July after all -- I think I've only got about seven chapters to go, with any luck.
Second, we have Pompey's Pillar and a Very Distinguished Graffito. Not to mention the sheep in the campground:
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/three-weeks-ago-day-11/
I may finish this thing by the middle of July after all -- I think I've only got about seven chapters to go, with any luck.
Second, we have Pompey's Pillar and a Very Distinguished Graffito. Not to mention the sheep in the campground:
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/three-weeks-ago-day-11/
Three weeks ago, Day 10
Jun. 26th, 2012 02:52 pmBison and prairie dogs and some serious wind and heat.
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/three-weeks-ago-day-10/
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/three-weeks-ago-day-10/
3 weeks ago, day 9
Jun. 25th, 2012 07:21 pmTheodore Roosevelt National Park, the north unit.
Badlands and birds, among other things.
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kk1raven, you wouldn't happen to be able to tell from my bad photo on the blog what one of those birds is, would you? Pretty please?
Badlands and birds, among other things.
P.S.
kk1raven, you wouldn't happen to be able to tell from my bad photo on the blog what one of those birds is, would you? Pretty please?3 weeks ago, day 8
Jun. 24th, 2012 07:25 pmOil booms and forts. An odd combination.
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/three-weeks-ago-day-8/
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/three-weeks-ago-day-8/
deep breath
Jun. 24th, 2012 05:32 pmWell, I did it. I just put a deposit down on two kittens with a fostering lady I met yesterday at PetSmart. We had a nice long conversation then about how she fosters them at home and socializes them and all that, which was extremely reassuring from my POV, but none of the kittens she had (a pair of orange tabbies and some black and whites, and a gray one) seemed all that interested in me, although the little gray fellow who apparently got adopted after I left yesterday did purr at me a bit. I went back to PetSmart this afternoon on a whim, and this time she'd brought a different litter of kittens along with the ones I saw yesterday -- two solid grays and two gray tabbies, all shorthaired. They're only four weeks old, though, and she's still bottle-feeding them (they're orphans), and won't let them go until they're eight weeks old and have had all their necessaries (shots and neutering and tests for leukemia, etc.). The only reason she brought them with her today is because the partner who normally takes care of the babies while she's doing the petstore adoption thing wasn't available.
Anyway, I will be getting one of the grays and one of the tabbies, both males. She named the gray Ivan, of all things, which I took as an omen [g]. The tabby is named Domingo (after the opera singer, Ivan is because he looks sort of like a Russian Blue). I think I'm going to keep both names, since Domingo is Spanish for Sunday, and I met them on a Sunday. Besides, I like the names. They are really, really adorable. I got to see them being bottle-fed. Ivan's got a cream-colored shirtfront, and Domingo's got really strong tabby markings. Anyway, they're going to be mine soon.
I'm going to go back to PetSmart for a visit next weekend when they're there again. I will take my camera. It's going to be a long four weeks...
Anyway, I will be getting one of the grays and one of the tabbies, both males. She named the gray Ivan, of all things, which I took as an omen [g]. The tabby is named Domingo (after the opera singer, Ivan is because he looks sort of like a Russian Blue). I think I'm going to keep both names, since Domingo is Spanish for Sunday, and I met them on a Sunday. Besides, I like the names. They are really, really adorable. I got to see them being bottle-fed. Ivan's got a cream-colored shirtfront, and Domingo's got really strong tabby markings. Anyway, they're going to be mine soon.
I'm going to go back to PetSmart for a visit next weekend when they're there again. I will take my camera. It's going to be a long four weeks...
Three weeks ago, day 6
Jun. 22nd, 2012 05:28 pmAcross Montana's Hi-Line, land of the 200 degree horizon [g], and the Bear Paw Battlefield.
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/three-weeks-ago-day-6/
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/three-weeks-ago-day-6/
Something really odd has begun happening since I started posting my trip blog posts on my WordPress blog (this is the first real posting I've done on it since I moved over from Blogger a while back).
Every time I post I get a few more email notifications that complete strangers (so far as I can tell) are following me. Some even comment. Now don't laugh, I know that's the purpose of the blog, and I'm certainly not complaining [g], but that never happened over on Blogger in the several years I was there.
Is WordPress just that much better at getting people to notice other folks' blogs, or is it something new I'm doing that I just don't realize I'm doing? (the latter is highly unlikely)
Anyway, I think it's cool.
Completely unrelated spoiler warning ahead...
I finished the eARC of Captain Vorpatril's Alliance last night in one fell gulp (started about 5:30, finished about 1:30). I like this one much better than CryoBurn, not least because it's a whole book, with a fantastic ending. Oh, Ivan, she flung every single last one of your worst things at you, including your claustrophobia, and you ended up happy in spite of (or perhaps because of) it all! Your wife's a sweetie, too. In spite (or perhaps because) of her family. Ye godlings [g].
Longer post ahead when I've caught my breath from laughing. Which wasn't just from all the in-jokes, legion though they were. Lois was channeling Preston Sturges, I swear. Or maybe Frank Capra.
Every time I post I get a few more email notifications that complete strangers (so far as I can tell) are following me. Some even comment. Now don't laugh, I know that's the purpose of the blog, and I'm certainly not complaining [g], but that never happened over on Blogger in the several years I was there.
Is WordPress just that much better at getting people to notice other folks' blogs, or is it something new I'm doing that I just don't realize I'm doing? (the latter is highly unlikely)
Anyway, I think it's cool.
Completely unrelated spoiler warning ahead...
I finished the eARC of Captain Vorpatril's Alliance last night in one fell gulp (started about 5:30, finished about 1:30). I like this one much better than CryoBurn, not least because it's a whole book, with a fantastic ending. Oh, Ivan, she flung every single last one of your worst things at you, including your claustrophobia, and you ended up happy in spite of (or perhaps because of) it all! Your wife's a sweetie, too. In spite (or perhaps because) of her family. Ye godlings [g].
Longer post ahead when I've caught my breath from laughing. Which wasn't just from all the in-jokes, legion though they were. Lois was channeling Preston Sturges, I swear. Or maybe Frank Capra.
well, there goes my evening [g]
Jun. 21st, 2012 05:34 pmThe eARC of Captain Vorpatril's Alliance is out!!! And I just downloaded it onto my Kindle.
Oh, Lois, thank you!
http://www.baenebooks.com/p-1678-captain-vorpatrils-alliance-earc.aspx
Why isn't there a mood thing for squeeing fangirl???
Oh, Lois, thank you!
http://www.baenebooks.com/p-1678-captain-vorpatrils-alliance-earc.aspx
Why isn't there a mood thing for squeeing fangirl???
a cat question
Jun. 20th, 2012 07:26 pmSo. I think I'm ready. But I am dubious about going through the Humane Society again given my last experience. I'm also dubious about going through Craigslist, and Petfinder appears to only do shelters in my area. I think I want kittens again (if I do I want to get them directly from their mother, like I did Morgan and Linnet), but I'm not 100% sure. I might go for one a bit older. I would vastly prefer male(s). I have a hankering for tabbies (in any color but orange -- Linnet was my orange tabby for this lifetime), but that's not set in concrete.
I'm not sure where else to look. I'm more concerned about making sure I get healthy, non-neurotic cats than anything else.
Any suggestions?
I'm not sure where else to look. I'm more concerned about making sure I get healthy, non-neurotic cats than anything else.
Any suggestions?
Three weeks ago today, Day 4
Jun. 20th, 2012 07:24 pmThe Gates of the Mountains, and Great, or, rather, not-so-great-anymore, Falls.
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/three-weeks-ago-day-4/
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I hate Toyota
Jun. 19th, 2012 07:31 pmI mean, I don't have anything against their cars or anything. But their latest advertising campaign features the music from National Lampoon's Vacation, and now I've got the stupid thing as an earworm. This is just nasty.
Three weeks ago, Day 3
Jun. 19th, 2012 07:29 pmFrom one end of the writing process to the other -- aka from research to promotion, all in one day.
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I think I'm edging ever closer
Jun. 18th, 2012 09:21 pmTo Doing Something about getting another cat.
I just spent half an hour in my backyard petting a stray. S/he was a lovely long-haired medium gray with green eyes, and extremely affectionate.
Obviously I miss having someone to pet.
I just spent half an hour in my backyard petting a stray. S/he was a lovely long-haired medium gray with green eyes, and extremely affectionate.
Obviously I miss having someone to pet.
3 weeks ago, Day 2
Jun. 18th, 2012 06:39 pmVisiting, among other things, one of the largest manmade holes in the ground on the planet:
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/three-weeks-ago-today-day-2/
http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/three-weeks-ago-today-day-2/
