Quick update

[blamebrampton]

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 ...

Comments

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

Hurray for Min rallying! Cats are always surprising.

I'm prepared to love your Worldcup fic regardless of typos.

[calanthe-fics.livejournal.com]

Great news on the cat, and I'm glad to hear that you're sounding chipper, even if it is probably put on to make the rest of us feel better.

Um, in relation to world cup, surely that's what the back-up writers were for? Why not use them when people have unavoidable situations like yours?

[absynthedrinker.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear about the cat! Worldcup is busting several people's balls at this moment. Frayach says she is definitely sweating. Aren't these challenges supposed to be fun? Well are you having fun yet? Nice to see you. Bubba

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

Yay for your cat!

*dances*

Who cares about deadlines as long as she's keeping hers out of her way!

*cheers to Min and her excellent care-takers*

And deadlines are exactly why I don't dare to participate in fic exchange fests. Life, as it is, has enough of them already.

[pushdragon.livejournal.com]

You recall I owe you a turn as beta, right? You probably have heaps already but if you need another, well remind me what the deadline is and I'll be sure to keep it free for a quick turnaround!

And I'm so glad your cat is contented. All any of us wants in life is a constant diet of luxury and worship. She's lucky to have you.

[mahaliem.livejournal.com]

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.

[empress-jae.livejournal.com]

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. ;)

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

*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? ^^;;

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

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*

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

I tear up each time you write about Min. *sniffles*

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

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

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. :)

[no-mad-skillz.livejournal.com]

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*

[lisbet.livejournal.com]

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!

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

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.

[sundappled.livejournal.com]

Her old people have visited her daily and she is pleased to see that she is finally being worshipped appropriately
Hee, there is always a silver lining! Well, a silver and salmon lining evidently!
Extra good luck to the kitty and your mental wellbeing!

[jackieohno.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for cat-rallying! That's wonderful news. I've lost an old pet dog before and it's so terrible, so I'm glad you're doing well considering! Plucky little cat :)

[pinkdiamond.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the tough time for Min and yourselves, Mr Expensive Abcesses Boy would happily send all our salmon to Min if he could. And that's not just because he hates the stuff (bad taste!)

[madchemist36.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm glad to see that the well-wishing is helpful. You are currently using up my daily allotment of well-wishing, so it would be a shame if it hadn't helped. The random strangers I am chucking the bird to in the streets would curse your name if they knew. Also that puppy I kicked. It was just the one puppy...It's hard when my essentially evil nature isn't being restrained by any good thoughts. (Obviously I am just kidding. It was a toddler.)

Keep up the good fight, and take a break now and again to lay in the sun with Min. I'm off to shout obscenities at the elderly!