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Created: 23rd September 1999 
*taps microphone*

Is anyone still out there? It's been awhile - far too long - since I posted anything here and I apologize deeply and wholeheartedly to my dearest friends and companions. If I could explain my lengthy absense easily - or even coherently - I would in a heartbeat. Sadly, there is no explanation beyond the fact that I am running around like a chicken with her head cut off. Oh, and I forgot my password too. doh

I still reside in Austin - Colorado fell through in a big way, but I'm ultimately glad that it did, despite missing friends there - with my Orange Monster of a tabby who has grown into a strapping 18 pound cat since last I wrote of him. He is the love of my life, even if he is mad as a hatter. biggrin

I've taken to going out to see live shows (music) and doing pub trivia more lately. It's odd, but as I get older I seem to be having more of a party life than I did as a teenager or young adult. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. In fact I'm rather enjoying it. I just find it odd. Has anyone experienced this as well?

A written self-affirmation.

The concept of posting this pic here was to remind myself everytime that I log in what a rockin' kewl person I am. Even better than that, though, are all of my friends here who flocked to my aid on a bad day. I love you all and am ever so lucky to have you! cuddle

A map of Ireland and a pint of Guinness

Have a pint, mate. Pull up a chair and have a talk too. Or, if you prefer, have a cuppa tea

You can always reach me this way as well: MSN = gwen_way@hotmail.com , Y! = g7voc , AIM = McSherrie , ICQ = 277685783 .

A cat with a ball in its mouth.

Nice kitty. I think I'll call him Azrael...



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Gw7en, Voice of Chaos (Classic)
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Sick kitties are less fun than dead puppies
Jun 18, 2006

As you may have guessed from the title of this entry, the Orange Monster decided to be sick today. Well, I'm reasonably sure that he didn't make a concious decision along those lines - no one really wants to be sick - but the end result is the same.

I woke up as normal. The cat was curled up on the bed, but not next to me. Unusual to say the least. I went to brush my teeth and he didn't try to drink out of the faucet. At that point, I started worrying.

Soon after I finished breakfast, I noticed him take the standard hairball position - all cat owners know what I'm talking about. But there was no hairball. Just white foam. He did this four more times within half an hour - once including something that might have been paper and plastic - and I decided to call the vet. The main thing, the vet told me, was to get him to stop vomiting. This made sense to me. I was sure of that, in fact, long before I called him. But... He's the expert. So I asked for suggestions on how to accomplish this mighty feat. "Feed him a little bread. Maybe dip it in milk or a little tuna juice to get his attention."

...

This sounds simple enough on the surface, but it wasn't nearly as easy as some might think. First off, I'm back on Atkins. This is important because it means I have no milk and absolutely nothing even resembling bread in the apartment. So I make a mad dash to the grocery store a block away. I grab a bun and some heavy cream - I can use that in decaf chai or coffee at a later date. I get home, tear a bit of roll off and dip it in the cream. Then I hold it out to the cat.

Cats love cream, right? Everyone knows that. Well, my second problem is that my cat, insane as he is, doesn't even like it. He sniffed it once and then ignored it. Not even a second sniff. So I went through the cabinets, looking for tuna.

This was my first stroke of luck. I had one can left, of beautiful white albacore canned in water. Yay! So, I take it out and open it just a little. This gets the Monster's attention almost immediately. He begins to meow and purr up a storm. Obviously I am on the right track.

So, I dip a little piece of bread into the tuna water. He sniffs like crazy. He licks it. This looks like it could be it! But, no, of course not. Once he licks the majority of the tuna juice off, he walks away from the bread again.

Next solution: Wrap some tuna in a little bread. I am a genius! The cat, however, it more of a genius. He figures out how to dig out the tuna and eat it with minimal bread consumption. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

I sit, eating the tuna, thinking, while an extremely attentive but still unwell kitty sits at my feet and begs. When I have finished all but the smallest crumbs of fish - with a little of the tuna water left because it never drains completely - in the very bottom of the bowl, I shred a little bread and drop it into the bowl. And when I put the bowl down, it works! The greedy little cat cleans the bowl - fish, bread and all.

An hour later, he ate a little of his normal kitty food and drank some water. An hour after that, he had managed to keep everything down. So I came to work.

I really don't like the idea of leaving a sick kitty alone at home, but I didn't have a heck of a lot of choice. This is going to be one long day.

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Eliot
Oct 31, 2004

I have a charming new roommate - a red-headed hellion with blue-green eyes whose undeniable attraction helped him win his way home with me last Thursday. I am, I must say, completely smitten with him. biggrin

Did I mention that he is a cat ? laugh

Thomas Stearns Eliot - Eliot to those who know him best - has made the G7 household a much happier place. His purrs and miaows are welcome additions to the ritual of coming home.

I could do without the scratches and bite marks however. winkeye

Discuss this entry - 11 replies - Latest reply: Nov 25, 2004

Mid-life Crisis Time
Oct 24, 2004

60 days till I turn 30.

If I had the pre-diposition, I'd date a 20 year-old.

If I had the cash-in-hand, I'd buy a sports car.

As I have neither, I'll just try to pretend that this sort of thing could never happen to me.

laugh

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Adages and other silly things
May 2, 2004

A dear friend - much admired and loved - recently gave me the following bit of wisdom: "You can't control who you love, but you can control who you stay in love with."

Well, my dear, I have to disagree. Onec again I have had too much time on this late shift alone with my thoughts, and I have realized that it is this very concept that has left me emotionally crippled most of my adult life.

You see, I have been accused of loving both too often and too well. That has never been an issue with me. I like the fact that I am a loving person, a caring person and - for the most part, as you have pointed out - a good person. The issue comes from the fact that I try to control that love once it begins.

If I feel that my love is wrong in any way, I deny it. I bundle it into a little package and store it away in the back of my mind. It gathers dust. And years later I find it, wonder what's in that box, then reopen all the old wounds by taking it out and looking at it again. If I could just let myself be in love at the time - if I could just let go and experience it - then I wouldn't do that. I wouldn't need to, because I would know what I needed to know and would have already learned from it.

It is my contention that we cannot control love at all. It is a force beyond our reckoning, beyond our power to command. It isn't good or bad, right or wrong. It just is. A force of nature against which we have no protection - nor need of protection. Instead of trying to control this immensity, we should focus on controlling our actions. I can be in love with you without moving on that love. I can decide to sit back quietly and watch you live your life and be happy, knowing that I can never have you. It hurts - love always does in my experience - but it is the only gift of real value that I can give you.

And so that is what I will do. I don't expect anything from you. Just be yourself, be my friend and enjoy your life. Your happiness and friendship is all I need. My love will go unspoken from now on - except for this. But it - and I - will always be there when you are in need.

And finally, thank you for showing me my strength. It is the best gift anyone has ever given me.

Discuss this entry - 9 replies - Latest reply: May 22, 2004

So...
Feb 26, 2004

...is it totally wrong that I have a bit of a crush on my church choir director? laugh

whistle

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