Perspective
May. 30th, 2008 01:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I was going to post a long and involved post asking why all the Worldcup palaver turned into such sturm und drang, donder and blitzen, Grumpy and Sleepy, but then the Monster kitten spent the last five minutes playing splashies with her water bowl and now I have two little cats sitting on my feet drying off in front of the heater.
And it occurs to me that rather than getting to the heart of why so many of my lovely friends were so drained by Worldcup (I was in the group drained before postings, as opposed to the group who lost the will to live during, who should not be confused with the mods who are even now forming a support network), what I really want to do is hire an aeroplane, jet round the world, pick everyone up, and bring you all here to play with the cats.
Bugger tea and Xanax, there's nothing like a kitten nomming on your toes to make the world seem a more pleasant place.
And it occurs to me that rather than getting to the heart of why so many of my lovely friends were so drained by Worldcup (I was in the group drained before postings, as opposed to the group who lost the will to live during, who should not be confused with the mods who are even now forming a support network), what I really want to do is hire an aeroplane, jet round the world, pick everyone up, and bring you all here to play with the cats.
Bugger tea and Xanax, there's nothing like a kitten nomming on your toes to make the world seem a more pleasant place.
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Date: 2008-05-30 12:53 pm (UTC)THIS IS
SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!1HARRY/DRACO.Cats >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything else.
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Date: 2008-05-30 12:58 pm (UTC)Well, yes, I suppose gay porn can be a matter of life and death.
These two have been taking a correspondence course in cuteness while I have been at work. I have to buy a new camera so that I can film Monster's water exploits and share them, OH! the hilarity!
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Date: 2008-05-30 01:07 pm (UTC)To be honest, I have been so stupidly busy with work and stuff in RL that I missed most of the upset during HDWC ... then again, I was so drained by the time I submitted my fic, that I was sort of happy to have the RL distractions.
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Date: 2008-05-30 01:13 pm (UTC)You and I were in the same group; I watched the emotions explode in several directions and all I could think was "How do any of you still have the energy for this?"
[Aside for kitten playing: did you know that many shelters have casual programs where you can come in and play with bored animals? The home that we rescued Monster from has a day a week where local kids are welcomed in for supervised kitty play, adults are allowed more often.]
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Date: 2008-05-30 01:14 pm (UTC)Many cheers for cats, even when they render us immobile!
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Date: 2008-05-30 01:18 pm (UTC)oh and kitties!! when my kitty used to nom on my toes, i'd pick her up and nom right back on her paws. she'd look at me like, wtf?? :D
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Date: 2008-05-30 01:32 pm (UTC)And, HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! Monster's little brain would explode if I did that.
She has a great cute trick where she jumps onto my shoulder for a cuddle, but will be so overwhelmed by happines once I start tickling and patting her that she forgets to support her own weight and just flops over. Now I support her, but I received some very dramatic shoulder and breast scratches before I worked out what she was doing.
Cookie, of course, looks at Mon as though she is an idiot, and at me as though she thinks less of me for putting up with the kitten.
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Date: 2008-05-30 01:41 pm (UTC)For the record: I never felt drained by hd_worldcup. But then, Sparta's never far from my mind ;-).
Berlin weather is clear blue skies and mid-summer temperatures.
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Date: 2008-05-30 01:49 pm (UTC)I think that the cats exude pheromones so that we calm down and are more susceptible to demands for food. And tummy rubs.
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Date: 2008-05-30 02:28 pm (UTC)I think this sums it all up, and combines the two themes of your post:
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Date: 2008-05-30 03:46 pm (UTC)I decided I would just keep watching the Discovery Channel's I Love the Whole World commercial until all the icky feelings went away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5BxymuiAxQ
and then repeat to myself that I can't not make other people behave like grown ups 5000 times over and over in my head ;p
Now I'm off to E's class to help - we're all making tie-dye shirts today, Woot! - now that's fun
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Date: 2008-05-30 03:54 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2008-05-30 04:06 pm (UTC)I'm feeling pleasantly fest free right now - and bemused that I now feel the urge to write pages of fic, even though that's what I've been doing pretty much constantly for the last
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Date: 2008-05-30 05:21 pm (UTC)Is that a cue for more angst and woez?
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Date: 2008-05-31 04:30 pm (UTC)My actual kitten thinks she is a puppy, she runs through the house dragging her favourite fluffy toy on a stick and string, then comes and drops it at my feet before looking up at my hopefully.
The older cat just looks at her, aghast, and makes mental notes for a spot of re-education when we are out of the house.
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Date: 2008-05-30 10:27 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-05-31 02:46 am (UTC)and kitties are totally the win. ♥
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Date: 2008-05-31 04:38 pm (UTC)Monster has just done a drive-by cheek lick. She wants something ...
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Date: 2008-05-31 07:31 am (UTC)The dwarfs were all fucking dopey.
*puts hand up for ticket*
Actually, tonight I have two 9 month old Bengal cats going cheap. Hell, I'd pay someone to take them. Conversation is one thing, non stop vocal tantrums is something else entirely. *glares*
*hugs*
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Date: 2008-05-31 04:39 pm (UTC)You will be on the Brammers jet. And your kitties can come and visit to see if they pick up any good habits. Aside from over-wakefulness and one with a water fixation, tese two are pretty perfect.
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Date: 2008-06-01 06:26 am (UTC)Beware cute overload: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7428955.stm
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Date: 2008-06-02 03:10 am (UTC)Yeah, I was burnt out on HD Worldcup like um... three weeks ago. I am still going to read the stuff I have left in my folder, because everyone likes comments even if I can't vote, but... yeah.
Sleepy Happy Grumpy Dopey Sneezy Bashful Doc.
Wow. Why do I remember that particular order from a TV commercial eons ago...?
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Date: 2008-06-02 03:27 am (UTC)Do you know anyone with a kitten you can borrow? Mine is asleep on my foot right now, and it is very restful.
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Date: 2008-06-02 05:59 pm (UTC)I seriously was pretty oblivious to the bad shit and just had fun with Team EWE and all the people there, writing my story and watching them get posted. I didn't find it a bad experience. I leave it up to everyone else to get frustrated for me. ;)
But I do wanna join the kitty party anyway! I like kitties... and parties! :) And all of you!
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Date: 2008-06-02 06:04 pm (UTC)I have to say that Team EWE was the best team in terms of mental health, though we had the worst luck! And most of my frustration was merely a subset of life going spack. But EVERYONE is invited to the kitty party! Especially a nice kitty owner like you.
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