Cat break

John-H: Yes. Loved them.

Almost as much as Belt.

“Bum-bum-BUM!!”

There are tons of owl cats!
real ones, fake ones, Crood ones.
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/owl%20cat

Thanks and sympathy to all others with yo-yo colds.

John-H: Fun movie. A little disappointed with the bait-and-switch character focus, but Chris Sanders monsters are always awesome. 🙂

Hmmm, owe a kitty. Ah this one will do.

http://tmblr.co/ZquJNxezb5VB

Danit it wrong thread!

Nuh, it was in the other one. I posted about it here because I didn’t want to feed him in the thread with the more difficult subjects. If he chose to come here we could just drown him in kittiehs.

So an owl cat is cute and adorbs and is a great hit in a movie…

But an owl bear is considered on par with The Great Old Ones.

I do not get you, Internetz.

OH! I LOOOOOVE KITTEHS! SHOW ME THA KITTEH!

Here’s a picture of a Kinky jew http://oi50.tinypic.com/2ui8brd.jpg (actually a kinkajou or Honey Bear. Note: Honey Bear is an excellent name for a kinky jew as well)

And Discourse on the Otter: http://discourseontheotter.tumblr.com/image/43112016691

Hello everyone! too lazy to read, but wanted to say hi to you guys since the troll is taking over the other thread. And…um, hi. ::tries to focus on thread so can be of use::

Yay for baglesan!
More cuteness!
This time in form of a platypus!
http://i.imgur.com/TaVN1.jpg
And Kittieh!
http://themetapicture.com/bless-you/

@Fade, I think having a pet in college depends a bit on how you do college. 😉 I had a dog (who I still have…he is 15 now) and also guinea pigs all through college. However, generally there is a firm NO PETS rule in dorms (and as someone who does animal rescue, please don’t smuggle mammals in…you may be able to get away with fish/some reptiles, but mammals are less tolerated if they’re discovered IME, and often wind up in shelters as a result). I had to work more to afford an apartment where I could keep my critters, but fortunately I was able to do so and it was worth it to me. I also knew people who took on additional loans to afford off-campus housing where they could keep pets, or had familial support. It’s a cost vs. benefit thing, but for me, my dog was essential to my mental health (he was actually later classified as a service dog as I suffered from PTSD and trained him to assist me with panic attacks and to remind me to take my medication, but initially I didn’t have him trained for any specific functions so he was “simply” emotional support; not too relevant but kind of funny, but I’ve been off medication for over a decade and he still reminds me to take it 😀 ).

General happiness…so I’ve been whining about my messed-up knee, but I’m beginning to wonder if it might be a blessing in disguise. It has put me out of my regular job which is very physical, but the extra time I’ve had has helped me meet a ton of people who are interested in hiring me as a dog trainer. I’ve been wanting to transition into a self-employed dog trainer for awhile (I already work with animals professionally but not quite the way I want…it’s not bad at all but I’d rather be self-employed), and this has seemed to open that up a bit. So while I realize I’m coming from a place of privilege to even be in this position, I’m also really stoked about this possibility. It’s especially good for me as I’m prone to depression and have been struggling with that since my injury put me out of commission (my best “therapy” is a lot of physical activity and going out and doing things, which is difficult when you’re on crutches).

I was also supposed to be at the Boston Marathon this year (if I hadn’t suffered a few injuries in the last couple of years since I started training for marathons; obviously it is highly dependent on a lot of factors, but 2013 Boston Marathon finish was my goal for a long time). I know 6 people who were running there this year (spoken to all of them, they’re fine). I really needed a good day and I actually had an amazing one today. Small good things, but enough.

Cats rule all. We should just accept our lard butt over-lords.