by Mir | Jul 6, 2010 | Ottomatic For the People
“Must you MOCK ME so?” asked Otto, in response to yesterday’s entry. I considered his question for a moment. “Yes. Yes, I must. Thank you for asking.” [Do you ever wonder what keeps him here? I wonder, quite often. I mean, Otto is smart,...
by Mir | Jul 5, 2010 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
Well, yesterday was kind of a bust. We had plans to go out to the fireworks last night, of course, but then Chickadee got one of those random fevers, the kind where I notice she’s sort of red-cheeked and glassy-eyed, and when I asked if she was feeling okay she...
by Mir | Jul 4, 2010 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I took Chickadee grocery shopping yesterday, and she begged—begged!—for a watermelon. I enjoy watching her beg; I didn’t tell her I’d been planning to buy one, anyway. We came home and unloaded everything, and the next time I walked into the...
by Mir | Jul 2, 2010 | Woohoo!
Today I have almost nothing for you; I am busy continuing Operation Kill Fleas Immediately If Not Sooner, and that involves a lot of vacuuming and laundry and also bathing a dog who is really not all that jazzed about finding herself in the sink. AGAIN. Also I am...
by Mir | Jul 1, 2010 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Oh look! Something furry!!
Love thy neighbor. Love thy neighbor. LOVE THY NEIGHBOR, DAMMIT, is what I keep chanting over and over to myself. Even though my neighbors have not only single-handedly infested our block with feral cats, they’re the reason we spent more money than I can talk...
