Retro Friday Cat Blogging

I’m not posing for any more pictures, so you better make this a good one.
(this was taken about 12 hours before she died)

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Me and my shadooow…

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My surgery scar let me show you it!

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Turn the damn heat up already!

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Have you ever really looked at your foot… ’cause I find it fascinating.

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Dec 18 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Retro Friday Cat Blogging—Ave Leith Edition

We lost our white cat to cancer on Dec 9 2009—5 years ago today. I was too heartbroken for captions and just posted pictures. She was a dear old thing and we loved her very much. 2014 update, have added a few pictures below the original set as I stumbled on them looking for these.

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Added 2014

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Dec 11 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Reblog: I Blame John Scalzi

Updated: This was inspired by Scalzi’s pranking of Wil Wheaton (link below) and perpetrated by my friend James (link in comments) with the support of a rather large cast of unindicted co-conspirators. It is also made of awesome.

Ravirn…on velvet…eviiiiiiiil:

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I see the painting:

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Me and my velvet Ravirn:

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Recreating the Wil Wheaton pose:

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And Scalzi’s original eviiiiiiiiil.

(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Dec 19 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Reblog: A Question Answered

Lately I’ve been posting a lot on Facebook and Twitter about vivid and bizarre dreams. Someone asked me where I get these things, and I thought that since the answer is writing related I’d toss it up here as well:

Unusual density of cross-linking in my neural networks. Or at least that’s the operating theory as it’s strongly in sync with family medical history. It’s part of why I write. When I’m writing a lot, I don’t remember my dreams much at all and when I do they’re almost always about the story I’m working on and useful to moving the story forward. When I’m writing less, my dreams tend to be wildly uncontrolled and extremely vivid. Since I’m currently in wait and see mode for which project is next up, I’m not really writing and the side effects are starting to get me.
(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Dec 31 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Friday Cat Blogging

Hey, Laura is wearing my vest…

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That looks soooo wrong…

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Speaking of wrong? WTF, thumb-monkeys? Black and white is my gig.

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I am apathetic about your complaint, and, well…everything.

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I am in the sun on a lap, complaints will not be entertained.

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Are you sure, because I really like to complain.

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I like to loaf.

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Dude, you ARE a loaf.

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You’ve got a point. But more to the point, is he still behind me?

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Nope, he is now a power lounger for power lounging parays!

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With special guest appearances by my lovely wife, Laura, and the cats of House M and M*

*Matt and Mandy

Oh, yeah and Mike’s penguin, too.

Retro Friday Cat Blogging

No. I won’t look at you. Stop asking.
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Does this mirror make me look fat?

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How would you feel about bringing me breakfast in bed?

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Whazat? Zzzzzz.

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I wuvs you, knee. Do you wuvs me?

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Nov 27 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Retro Friday Cat Blogging

I do so hate these formal portrait sessions.

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Have I mentioned recently that I despise you?

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If you’ll just hold still I think I can make this jump…

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Lady trying to take a bath here.

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I smell tuna. Is it you?

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Nov 21 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)