An open thread for personal stuff, continuing from here.
As usual for these threads: no trolls, no MRAs, no I’m-not-really-an-MRA-buts, don’t be mean.
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We Hunted The Mammoth
Thanks for the kind words and virtual hugs, everybody.
I’m just missing him so much right now. It hurts to not have him whining at the door when I get home, to empty his litter box knowing he’ll never use it again, to not have his fluffy head coming between me and the laptop. I can use my bathroom sink freely and lower the blinds all the way down, and that makes me miserable because it means he’s not there.
Amnesia, I’m really sorry about your poor kitty. Losing a pet is really difficult.
So sorry about the kitty amnesia. I still miss my childhood cat, Whiskers and he died almost 10 years ago. Darrow is now between 8 and or 9 so I’m starting to realize that I could only have him for a few more years. I wish they lived longer.
@ Unimaginative – yep 🙁
Unimaginative
What a terrible thing to happen. None of our homegrown jihadists have done much in Australia so far. They seem to be more focused on getting to Syria/Iraq. Though I suppose they might think of doing something like this if they were refused a passport/visa as this bloke was.
When I read the Guardian report, it seemed irony piled on irony piled on tragedy. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/22/canadian-parliament-hill-lockdown-shootout
The attacker was finally stopped in the Hall of Honour. There were no politicians in there because they were in the siderooms discussing “new efforts to crack down on homegrown terrorism”.
The Prime Minister was, unsurprisingly, bundled into a car and driven away, which meant that scheduled events had to be cancelled. What was scheduled? A ceremony conferring honorary citizenship on Malala Yousafzai.
All the anger and contempt for the murderers in Canada, and everywhere, and thoughts for the victims and their families.
Amnesia, more hugs. It hurts so much to lose furfamily.
I’d like to extend sympathy to the Canadians regarding the horrific attacks. I have no words. 🙁
Hugs, Amnesia. I’m so sorry. My cat is my best friend . . I can imagine what sadness you must feel . . .
You’re going to be grieving for a while, Amnesia, and it’s awful coming home to a catless house when you’re used to them being there. It’s like grieving any loss – the pain dulls over time but never completely goes away, but there are happy memories too.
Condolences, Amnesia.
LBT, Cloudiah, it’s been real.
Wow. I missed a lot.
Sorry to be losing you, LBT, Cloudiah. Sorry if I was part of the problem.
Anyway, I just stopped by to share a blog post that I thought y’all might like: Affirmations for Women by Carol Rossetti
So…just found out the soldier who was killed was a friend of one of my friends. Small world, and it scares me to think it could have been my friend. But right now, I’m just sorry for his loss.
Amnesia, all the hugs you want if you want any. Some part of her will always be with you, even if only in your memories of her. She sounds like she was a lot of fun.
Alex, sorry for your friend’s loss and your fears for your friend.
@ Alex
That is scary, and I bet your friend is going to have all kinds of feelings about that to process. I hope you’re both OK.
Thanks, guys. We’re not super close these days, but I’ve known him for fourteen years. He and his brothers were basically like my brothers when we were kids. One of his brothers was best friends with mine for a long time and we all lived together when we were teens. I’d be pretty upset if anything happened to him. I hope he’ll be okay, and I hope his friend’s family will too.
Alex, that’s horrible news. I hope your friend gets through this well, was harrowing to read about Ottawa yesterday and to have it hit personally…can’t imagine.
Thanks to seraph for posting the lovely comics! (Although I’d have really loved a trans woman in there, but there was already a lot of diversity, can’t have everything about us. 🙂 )
Alex, you have all my sympathy too.
Alex, I am so, so sorry. Hugs if they’re welcome.
Thanks, all. Hugs are indeed welcome. 🙂
To cheer everyone up. I couldn’t find a hugs video, but I found a babies video (NOTE: I found the sound a bit loud – it’s music):
Eeee! I would like to have them. I want to grab their paws.
Pretty sure that red pandas are the product of some sort of experiment in genetic engineering where the goal was to create the cutest creature possible.
They look like plushie toys. Living, moving, cuddling plushie toys.
I feel the same way about the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel.
http://www.paladinstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Momonga1.jpg
Ooh, red pandas! Besides cats and dogs, they’re my favorite animal. They have one at my local zoo and I always make a beeline to the tropical section to go see it.