Things are getting better and worse all the time.

We've had a quiet, and eventful few weeks. No house guests since mid-Feb, it was nice to spend a little quality time with Erik, but I'm starting to miss having visitors too.

Presidents day weekend, Ravi Asha and Michele finally got to come up and see our place. We had a blast, and I felt like I finally got to spend enough time with everyone. We went to the capitol hill water tower to watch the sunset, took ninja out on the town, visited Seattle's tiniest beach, compared two of down town's cooler churches (architectually), and the Japanese dollar fifty store, read some fine bus poetry, and picked the Fremont troll's nose.





Last weekend was ACRL, which was 80% rad, and 20% totally boring. I was really happy to feel connected to changes and advances in the library world, it even made me think for a minute maybe I would enjoy getting my MLS... except that 20%, the nagging feeling that in the day to day of librarian work the percentages are a little less kind, and how much I would hate being cut off from the services end of things. But maybe if I found the perfect library or dept, it would be worth it.

We learned the truth about Sad Cat. It turns out he's not sad like a puppy locked out in the cold - he's sad like one of those midwest bible salesmen with a wife in every state on his route. That's right, Sad cat is not only homeless, he's getting his snacks, lovin, and shelter at 3 different houses. So we decided it wasn't worth the fleas, the "marking", and the stress to Ms. Sassy Pants, and Kitty Wants a Snack. Needless to say, we stopped letting him in... and that little weasel didn't like it one bit. If we don't watch our feet, he'll sneak in while we are coming and going. And worse, he's started jumping up on the window sill while our cats are napping on the window bench - it terrifies them.

And best of all, yesterday I finally finished the rainbow quilt. I had completed the cover piece months ago, and thought sticking the whole thing together in a quilt sandwhich would be a piece of cake. Oh how wrong I was. Partly because the damn thing is cursed. I can't think if a single step that didn't go wrong and have to be redone. Durning the final step, our 40$ little sewing machine was dying, and we even had a power outage, so the edging looks like it was done by a baboon. But, I love the stupid thing. I slept under it last night, and it made me so happy!!

Pictures to come.

What ever hapened to Sad cat?

People have been asking about the fate of your dear friend, Sad Cat. Well, the adoption of Sad Cat is permanently on hold. He is very sad about this. The last time we let him in, he scared Aketa (erik's darling), peed in the kitchen, and gave both the cats fleas.

Erik is now calling him flea cat.

He still comes to visit us, and we give him treats, and got some flea treatment for him, but I don't think we'll be letting him the house anymore. It makes him very sad :(

Sad Cat

So there is an awesome neighborhood kitty. He's got long soft fur, amber spots, golden eyes, and his ears bend just a bit at the tip. He is always a gentleman.

During the snow storm, he began to ask to please be let inside our warm house. Erik and I were a bit afraid of how he'd interact with our kitties, so we didn't let him in. But we did begin feeding him, and giving him little treats. He is always polite with his food, he never digs in immediately. He observes all social graces first.

A couple of days ago, we cracked, and invited him in. Hanu and Aketa did their usual hissing and spitting, but he was utterly gentlemanly. He didn't eat their food, he sniffed but did not partake of their litterbox, and he rose above their hissing, turning the other cheek. We are so in love with him that Erik say we can keep him, if he doesn't have an owner, and Hanu and Aketa can learn to accept him. If anyone can win over those two crazy ladies, he can.

The players (all names by Erik Dahl)

Little Miss Tooth and Claw. Beguiles you with her feline wiles, and teeny tiny meows.


Kitty Wants a Snack: She's harmless as long as you're not snack competition.


The first intro, followed by hissing:


After initial failure, Sad Cat is sad:


We'll keep you updated....