The Latest Victim

Katja and her deadly fangs have struck again. This time, my poor Dad. Apparently Katja did not appreciate the ruckus we were making. First, she attempted to attack me. I soothed her and she seemed to have settled and we lowered our voices. But then, while she was walking along the couch's armrest, Dad did the typical and seemingly pleasurable act of petting her when, yes, out came her fangs. Normally this would be a minor nip, but the heart meds Dad is on thin his blood, plus I think his skin has thinned with age. My poor, wounded father. Luckily the house was full of medical supplied and all was taken care of with no shedding of tears, or fur for that matter.

While I blame the noise volume on Katja's nipping tendencies, I suppose I should consider the possibility that she has grown to like human flesh and that, in reality, no one is safe.

Who U Calling a Bee-Atch?

Katja could care less! But come on, how could such cute softness be anything but?

Torture Hat Complete

Finished my therapy hat last night. When I started the hat I could only manage a few stitches at a time, but it improved over time. By the time I finished I could manage knitting for maybe 5 minutes at a time. Next attempt will be socks.

The hat design itself started out as a simple seed stitch pattern but it looked a bit boring so I added a ridge just by doing a few rows of purl and then moved into a straight stockinette. I knitted an inch or so around before starting to reduce. When I finally got to the end I wasn't sure how to finish it off and ended up doing several inches of I-cord and then ending it off with a little leaf made with simple increases and decreases. I figure if it doesn't look good on a head it will make a nice tea cosy.

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Vampire Fluff

Beware the Vampire of Fluff. She will hypnotize you with her golden eyes, suck your blood and then cough up fur balls.

Crafts anyone?

Katja has offered to work on some of my craft projects while I'm out of commision. Though she's willing to take on some of the sewing, she refuses to do anything as mundane as hems or attaching buttons. She plans to start on the lace scarf this weekend despite the complexity of the pattern. Oh, she adds someone else will have to do the blocking.

First visit to the vet since...

Keiko had her first visit to the vet today since I brought her home over two years ago. I took both the girls and realized I only had one cat carrier, so I put Keiko in my weekend bag. This is her while we were in the waiting room. She has a VERY LOUD MEOW. Dr. Weiss took good care of both the girls. Katja weighted in at 9.5 pounds and Keiko at a stunning 13!!!! I've been directed to cut their food portions down by a quarter of a cup. They will not like this.

Spent the evening with S&L. I have a new necklace :-) I dig it. We had some tasty chinese food for dinner and watched Sunshine. I had never heard of this flick, but it was quite good.

My weekend looks to be a good one... tomorrow, perhaps, purchase of a Tassimo machine so I can renew my latte addiction... Sunday, Naan & Curry and W with a couple of nice boys...

Perhaps I'll fit some work in there, too... I'm very behind.

Boy How I Love Case Studies

Okay, I know I am not particularly thrilled by my online PM classes. They aren't bad, but I'd rather be studying some cool piece of history.

I do need to finish these classes, however, so here I am on my Sunday trying to finish Portfolio Management so I can then get through with Project to Enterprise. But... how the heck can I get through the final Harvard case study when I've got Katja interrupting me? I mean, for pity's sake...

And don't even ask what Keiko is doing while I'm here trying to work!

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Update: 4:38 pm
Done with the Portfolio Management class, exam submit and passed! One down one to go! Woo Hoo!

Take the time...

Even in times like these, when all may seem gloomy, one must take just a moment to sniff the flowers!

Home Sweet Home

Loved KoKo. Enjoyed Peanut. But there's nothing like my girls.

Things to be Careful of when Dating

While at a friend's house yesterday, I was given a book to check out -- How to Tell if your Boyfriend is the Antichrist (and if he is, should you break up with him?), by Patricia Carlin. This book has some very useful advice for those ladies of you out there who are on the look out for a boyfriend or have a boyfriend you might have some, uh, hesitations about.

All the below are quotes from the book:

How to Tell if your Boyfriend is...

A Hit Man: Your boss has a broken nose and treats you with new found respect. ...end it sooner rather than later. If he decides to eliminate you, things could really get messy.

On Crystal Meth: You initially thought he was bilingual, but his second language turned out to be gibberish.

A Zombie: Putrefaction is causing major B.O.

Suffering from ADHD: You've trained yourself to come in thirty seconds. Ritalin is the only hope for this relationship. So crush a couple and sprinkle them in his Red Bull.

Suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder: Is as surprised as you are to find that human head in his freezer. Should you break up with him? Which one?

In other news... a reader comment a few blogs back asked if I was going to post any pictures of the fluffy felines. Below is a picture, taken not too terribly long ago, of Keiko (the calico) and Katja. Please, this is not an obscene picture, even if the people at kittyporn.org may try to suggest otherwise.