I'm glad I got a boy and a girl, because they are like polar opposites. Together, they really provide the whole range of kitten behavior.

Something moves nearby.
Elmer: I kill it!
Mabel: Yeah, you kill it.

Food appears.
Mabel: ::om nom::
Elmer: What is this tripe? It's food? Are you sure? ::om nom::

Treats appear.
Elmer: ::on nom::
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Yesterday morning, I inaugurated my new juicer. The previous evening, I went to the supermarket with a very short grocery list: two grapefruits, three oranges, two limes, ginger root, and three cups of cranberries (which I did not find so I substituted blueberries and blackberries). As I shopped, I reflected on my reasons for wanting a juicer: my ( Read more... )

As I previously mentioned, I have adopted kittens. They are adorable.

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Let's review. I'm currently living in BAYSIDE in the apartment my aunt recently vacated. My aunt moved SOMEWHERE ELSE. I am living here while the apartment undergoes renovations in anticipation of my sister and her family moving in. At that point I will move into her apartment in BROOKLYN. I left my heart in SAN FRANCISCO. Good morning, ( Read more... )

A few days ago, as we were traveling back to New York after a family vacation, my brother-in-law and I were discussing the downsides to living in NYC (high cost of living, too-big-for-its-britches infratructure, etc). In contrast to that, today I am reflecting on how wonderful it is to live at the crossroads of the world, a place where people who ( Read more... )

Last night, I adopted two kittens. A fellow orchestra member's cat gave birth to kittens and he was finding homes for them, which I am able to provide only in the most amorphous sense of the word. Since my roommates are allergic, I set the kitties up in the interim apartment I'm moving into in a week, and then hopefully sometime next month we'll ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, my high school pit orchestra repertoire increments by one.

When I was in high school, I performed in the pit orchestras for Sweet Charity (sophomore year), Godspell (junior year, about which I posted this entry five years ago), and The Wiz (senior year). Before The Wiz was selected, my friends and I lobbied hard for Into the Woods, ( Read more... )

I share an office with my boss. Her desk's high wall blocks her view of me and the door, so she can't see when I leave the room*. On days when I have to move my car for street sweeping, I try to leave quietly so as not to draw attention to the fact that I'm away from my desk for 15-20 minutes. Today, as I was leaving, I shut off the lights.

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I'm pretty enthusiastic about my upcoming move to Brooklyn. Typically, when people ask me "What's new with you?" I don't really have anything to say, but for the past few months I've been giving them an earful. Back in the late summer/early fall, it was easy to talk about because it was still a beautiful dream that was coming true. However, as ( Read more... )