further cat warranty reflections

So she definitely is going in to the vet this week. I figured out what was making her limp: her right hind hip goes kinda out of joint sometimes. I won't say it's dislocated, for sure, but it definitely sends her leg slightly out of whack, and she limps and is distressed until it goes back in. It goes back in easily, I think if she just sits down it pops back in, but she doesn't always think to do that when she's distressed. It seems to stop hurting immediately-- or at least, she's back to being totally fearless again right away. I imagine she probably hurt it initially by jumping off something high-- she's not only fearless, but somewhat clumsy, so it's just a miracle she hasn't hurt herself before.

But last night around 2 am she kept waking me up by sneezing. This morning she came and got in bed with me, which she never does, and she kept having little sneezing fits. I've looked her all over and her eyes aren't particularly runny, nor is her nose, but she keeps sneezing. And she's being very clingy. She's usually pretty aloof, as cats go-- doesn't sit in laps (though that might have something to do with the fact that we have no decent lounge chairs, so there aren't usually really comfy laps available for her), doesn't hang out. But she's sitting at my feet at the moment.
Hm.
I think she just wants the chair, really. She likes this chair, but only if nobody's in it.

another dress diary: green apron

As an aside, before I get into this: was talking to a Pennsic person and he said something like, You've only been with your boyfriend six years? Shit man, you barely know him, or something like that. And my first reaction was hey, six years is a long time, especially when you're not thirty yet, but then I came home and Z had cut ten inches off his ponytail so it's not quite long enough to stay in place now and it's all hanging in his face like Kurt Cobain, and now all of a sudden he's listening to Nirvana. So, uh, ok, fine, you were right, dude, I barely know this guy.

So anyway. On to the sewing diary.
This is my first plausibly non-SCAish garment, but unfortunately I couldn't find my camera so I don't have any photos of the process. (It was under a shirt. Yes, that's my filing system...)
However. The whole garment was based on a drawing I did of a garment of my sister's, which she got in a thrift store, and it's easy, easy as pie. So here, I'm doing a text-only diary. But I swear it's awesome. This is the best apron ever.

( The Green Apron Of Awesomeness )

Anyway, I'll post photos at some point. If anyone was looking to get into sewing, this is totally a great starter project because I don't think it's possible to screw it up notably. I probably used, hm, 45" wide fabric... I made the panels like 34" long, and the excess parts I trimmed off the top became the waistband and the self-fabric ties. So there was no waste, it's all squares. I'd say four yards of 45" wide fabric, or two yards of 60" fabric, and anything with a high cotton or linen content would do, up to and probably including denim or twill, and down to and including something so sheer it's almost gauze for a more floaty effect. Totally an unfussy project, a couple hours start to finish, and immediately useful.