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dragonlady7Yesterday Chita sat in Z's lap and groomed his arm hair extensively. Z complained that it was painful, and repeatedly attempted to shift himself so she would groom a different spot, but she kept licking him for a while. I have photos of this and I promise, for real this time, I will post them.
Chita was off the walls constantly this weekend. Saturday morning in particular she kept hiding behind things and sneak-attacking our legs as we went by. She does not pounce on feet like a normal cat, but rather explodes from cover on her hind legs, throwing wide her front paws to smack clawlessly at approximately the top of her victim's calf. I don't get it either. I wish she wouldn't do it while we're moving furniture.
She also managed to knock an entire chair off the bed, which was exciting. (I had put the armchair onto the bed so I had room to paint the wall. Yeah, stable surface, I know, but she only weighs five pounds how did she do that?)
We also bought new light switch plates, outlet cover plates, and while we were at it, new lightswitches and outlets too. The outlets are at least 30 years old. I know replacing the outlet without putting in a grounding wire is not actually helping matters any, but it's better than using those stupid little three-prong adapters. We know the outlets aren't grounded. At least the outlets aren't cracked anymore.
And the old light switches were the kind that clicked really loudly when you used them, which was loud enough to wake me in the next room sometimes. Also some were ivory, some were white, and some were so grody you couldn't tell. Now they're all new, and match. Please tell me the lighting doesn't need to be rewired too...
So now the faceplates are stainless steel.
Next I'm getting this for the front door. (Product description here.) I have always felt that it should be as easy to unlock a house as a car; I had planned on inventing this, only to find that it already existed-- and was being sold on the webpage of one of the dealers of the products I push, how funny is that?
We're going to put this on our front door and then actually use our front door. I know nobody does that in our neighborhood-- people only use their kitchen doors-- but you know, our kitchen entryway is so cramped and unglamorous, I'd really rather keep that as a utility entrance. You come in and there's the basement and the dishwasher. Please just come in the front door and see the living room and the places where we actually live, you know? I don't need my hot water heater to be the first thing a visitor sees.
Anyway-- that's the non-roller-derby aspects of my life.
Yeah, how's that task I was procrastinating an hour ago coming?
Mmm. Yeah. Just great. Shh.
Chita was off the walls constantly this weekend. Saturday morning in particular she kept hiding behind things and sneak-attacking our legs as we went by. She does not pounce on feet like a normal cat, but rather explodes from cover on her hind legs, throwing wide her front paws to smack clawlessly at approximately the top of her victim's calf. I don't get it either. I wish she wouldn't do it while we're moving furniture.
She also managed to knock an entire chair off the bed, which was exciting. (I had put the armchair onto the bed so I had room to paint the wall. Yeah, stable surface, I know, but she only weighs five pounds how did she do that?)
We also bought new light switch plates, outlet cover plates, and while we were at it, new lightswitches and outlets too. The outlets are at least 30 years old. I know replacing the outlet without putting in a grounding wire is not actually helping matters any, but it's better than using those stupid little three-prong adapters. We know the outlets aren't grounded. At least the outlets aren't cracked anymore.
And the old light switches were the kind that clicked really loudly when you used them, which was loud enough to wake me in the next room sometimes. Also some were ivory, some were white, and some were so grody you couldn't tell. Now they're all new, and match. Please tell me the lighting doesn't need to be rewired too...
So now the faceplates are stainless steel.
Next I'm getting this for the front door. (Product description here.) I have always felt that it should be as easy to unlock a house as a car; I had planned on inventing this, only to find that it already existed-- and was being sold on the webpage of one of the dealers of the products I push, how funny is that?
We're going to put this on our front door and then actually use our front door. I know nobody does that in our neighborhood-- people only use their kitchen doors-- but you know, our kitchen entryway is so cramped and unglamorous, I'd really rather keep that as a utility entrance. You come in and there's the basement and the dishwasher. Please just come in the front door and see the living room and the places where we actually live, you know? I don't need my hot water heater to be the first thing a visitor sees.
Anyway-- that's the non-roller-derby aspects of my life.
Yeah, how's that task I was procrastinating an hour ago coming?
Mmm. Yeah. Just great. Shh.
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Date: 2007-10-22 03:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-22 03:50 pm (UTC)Except that for all three doors, that would really add up.
Might I suggest getting those little colored plastic bands that you can put on the tops of your keys? Those have saved my life. Pink is for Z's mom's house, blue for ours, and I never ever have any confusion about which key works in which door, as long as it's not pitch-black out (which it rarely is, in our neighborhood).
But I'm thinking of when it's pouring rain and you're trying to get into the house without letting the cat out. Also when it's really cold out. Remote control all the way, man.
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