My cat plays fetch. It is kind of awesome.

 She made it through her first night without incident. I had to go to Redmond for part of the day (5 hours) on Monday, but returned to a sleeping kitty who was apparently none the wiser. She has taken quite well to the furry blanket my mom got me for Christmas a few years ago. It seems to remind her of momma. She decided to snuggle with me by my ( Read more... )

Introducing the newest member of the family, Patience. She's an 11 week old female Bengal. I chose that name because it has roots of "Patty/Pidders" and just because I like the name. The definition was fun to think about and a nice reminder ( Read more... )

Just as a reminder.
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I wanted to share my experience with Shpongle and the Shpongletron at the Paramount that I saw on Saturday.

First off, for those not in Seattle, here is what the inside of the Paramount theatre looks like facing the audience:

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Unless something strikes me in the moment- "Whoa! So-and-So would really like that! :D" then I usually don't go out of my way to bring back something kitschy for my friends when I go on vacation. This typically carries over to presents, too. But the flipside of that is that I will get things for people just randomly whether or not it's their ( Read more... )

Took the weekend to travel with Tina, Christian, and Kristie to Orcas Island for a camping trip we had been planning for about a month. Recently Tina was on groupon and saw an offer for a cheap trip for 4 to go whale watching there and so we figured we would camp that night and make a weekend out of it. Kristie is a friend-of-a-friend that I know ( Read more... )

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This is how I feel today

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