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blamebrampton ([personal profile] blamebrampton) wrote2008-03-12 11:02 pm
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Quick update

The Min cat is still with us!

In fact, aside from one alarming night and an ongoing wheeze, she has been in robust good health. She has even reclaimed her kitty tower as 'the' place to be after disdaining it for most of the last year.

In some ways it is simply tragic to see how healthy she is, aside from the cancer. On the other hand, it is wonderful to see that she is in good spirits and clearly no or very minimal pain. The many good wishes she has been sent have definitely been helping! Well -- they've definitely helped us at any rate!

The salmon diet, apparently, is the kitty version of medical marijuana. I have had to go out and buy another stash of tins, hurrah! We're onto the good red salmon, sod the wussy pink.

The weather has been exceptionally cooperative, and after the first wet summer in a decade has continued fine and dry since she has been home, so she has sat in her pot of miscanthus each day, then trotted out to follow the late afternoon sun. Her old people have visited her daily and she is pleased to see that she is finally being worshipped appropriately. In further good news, the local vets will be able to come here to euthanise her when the time comes, and there is a pet crematorium who do local pick-ups. We plan to scatter her ashes in her garden beds (several) and favourite rat hunting ground.

For my part I have been a bit lj invisible for the last few days as I desperately struggle to get through my worldcup fic. No extensions under any circumstances is a bit ghastly, since no one can plan for RL disasters and there are a number of people in even worse situations than me who are left hanging between flogging themselves and letting down their teams. We are all choosing to flog ourselves, but I do feel that in a perfect world we'd have a little leeway to work some more sleep into the schedule.

Oh well, when you read the fic with more typos than any other (and you do not want to KNOW how bad my brain is at homonyms when I am this thinly spread), be kind, it will be mine, and it will not in any way be the fault of my lovely betas.

Back to the writing and the listening to breathing, out and in, with only a little whistle, she still has time ...

[identity profile] mahaliem.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
So very glad to hear about your kitty's good spirits!

Good luck on your story. You're a wonderful writer and I'm sure it will be great. As for the no extensions part, I have this fear that my computer will die the day of the deadline and it will be finished, but not sent in on time. Which is why I have e-mailed the stupid thing to myself (though I'm still working on edits) just to be sure.

[identity profile] empress-jae.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
i hate butting into conversations *looks at clock* two hours after the comment was made, but i agree 100% with cal. the whole winners/losers thing just makes me cringe. we all need to support not divide. and yes, YES...i know this is for fun...but...it just really bothers me. and i too predict lots of hurt feelings withing locked posts in the weeks to come. emo-venting comes with the territory. it's the staple of all fandom writers. :D

[identity profile] calanthe-fics.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
And to me, this is all fuelled by the depression of the epilogue.

[identity profile] empress-jae.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
that's really wonderful news to hear about min! :D

and good luck with your fic. i have no worries that it'll be fine. ;)

[identity profile] empress-jae.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
i knew you were going to mention the epilogue.

[identity profile] calanthe-fics.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm like a stuck record, aren't I?

Well, all I can say is that my post of the other day has already given someone pause for thought, and I've seen a few pages of the most wonderful fic outline.

[identity profile] empress-jae.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
really? well that's good to know.

speaking of outlines, i still have the one i never sent you. (or did i?) does arsonophobia ring a bell? anyway...this is the fic (along with my WIP) that i'll be working on after the animagus fest. which...i...still...havetowrite. *hides*

[identity profile] calanthe-fics.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope - you mentioned it but never showed it too me. I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

*leers*

Watch your inbox.

[identity profile] empress-jae.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
got it!

i'll show you mine when i get home from work.

...and i'll show you the outline too.

[identity profile] calanthe-fics.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
There's nothing remotely rude about mine so far. (Give me a chance! I've only written a few hundred words!!!)

I'd say it's safe to open at work.

[identity profile] empress-jae.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
i'll open yours...but mine is on my hard drive at home. :(

[identity profile] calanthe-fics.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably just as well. I'll trying really hard to do some actual writing instead of a lot of procrastinating. I've actually written a few more words since I sent it to you!

*pats self on back*

[identity profile] empress-jae.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
yaye!

*is proud*
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[identity profile] lilian-cho.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Fandom, IMO, needs another fest like it needs a fucking hole in the head.

Ahahahha WORD.
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[identity profile] lilian-cho.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
You can also save it as a private LJ entry =)
ext_7717: Lilian heart (Baobab for me <3)

[identity profile] lilian-cho.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs you*

And yay for Min! And kitty marijuana!

I bet your fic will be fantabulous! =DDD
Typos can be corrected later when you post it on your own LJ!


Is it evil of me to be thankful that I didn't win the hd_worldcup lottery?
Especially since I found out that watchers can also participate with the same prompts? ^^;;
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[identity profile] meredyth-13.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
The rumours about all those Omega3s apparently isn't exaggerated. I'm so glad Min is doing so well, and enjoying this time on earth.

Writing fic is always an acceptable excuse, especially if it's hot H/D fic (actually, if it's not H/D fic, it's no excuse at all - I'm fussy that way).

*hugs to you and chin scritches and fresh fishy for the Mincat*

[identity profile] enchanted-jae.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I tear up each time you write about Min. *sniffles*

How bittersweet this must be for you. Enjoy each moment you can.

[identity profile] lackofmendacity.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Like I said, I know you're making Min's last few weeks as comfortable as possible, and it's great to hear she's still so perky. :)

[identity profile] no-mad-skillz.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Back to the writing and the listening to breathing, out and in, with only a little whistle, she still has time ...

Aw, BB. Aw, Min. *hugs* I've been on a couple of deathwatches...it's a weird sort of thing, isn't it? Everyone involved existing very tentatively. *sigh* Still, I'm glad to see (more or less) good spirits all around.

Fandom is supposed to be fun. I will be upset if the worldcup people break any of my favorite writers. *glowers*


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[identity profile] lisbet.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
omg...I missed some posts about Min, I had no idea about the cancer. I am so sorry! *hugs* But I am glad that she is doing well for now. And yay for salmon!

[identity profile] snottygrrl.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
it's nice that min is enjoying her time (kind of like the kitty version of the bucket list only with more realism and better acting.

and yes, i'm been lined up as emergency beta grrl for one of the worldcup writers. i can't believe how much this is stressing everyone out. makes me glad i chose not to take part.

the fics will be wonderful though i've no doubt.

[identity profile] pushdragon.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
No I don't and yes I am. I was probably going to have a quiet saturday in anyway, just perfect for reading. So keep me updated about when you might send it and I will keep a look out for it. Good luck - you're in the home stretch now, right?

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Cue hysterical laughter, fade to sobbing ...

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, and thank you! That would be lovely!

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