A long overdue Open Thread for Personal Stuff. (There’s also one for non-personal stuff.)
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Open Thread for Personal Stuff, 5/16 Bearcat Edition
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So many cats are weird about water, but I’ve only ever had cats who are just fine with the water dish for some reason.
@Alan
That’s because running water > still water; still water can be stagnant, host leeches, mosquitos and biting flies, and generally isn’t as good.
@IP
Thanks, I’m just glad I live in a state where I can easily get one of the few treatments that works well for my chronic pain. š
@kupo
May I ask what kind of treatment? You’re talking about medical marijuana, right? :p I’ve been getting Remicade through IV and it’s worked amazingly well.
@ dalillama
Oh, that makes sense. I feel I should apologise to cats now.
@kupo
Assuming you’re talking about marijuana, I definitely feel the same way. Since I’ve had these issues, I’ve only ever been completely free of pain when floating in a pool or high on weed.
I had a friend that had some sort of circulating water fountain for her cat.
@IP
You are correct. I sometimes use naproxen sodium (aleve) but it only takes the edge off. I’ve found high CBD works best for me because it doesn’t give me as much of a buzz, but makes my legs feel floaty. š
@pitshade
I had one and they loved it for a short time then ignored it. Not sure if I wasn’t changing the filter often enough or something?
Speaking of cats and baths, nowdays both Didi and Carisma want to pack themselves into sauna. Carisma is slightly more hardcore than Didi, preferring middle shelf, whereas Didi decides that the wooden chair/shelf combo under the middle shelf is the best.
In other news, Carisma’s nipples are starting to protrude and are pinking up. Fingers crossed.
My cat has taken to coming into the bathroom when I’m brushing my teeth or washing my hands or — especially — when I’m running a bath. He seems to think of it as his special Mom-and-me time. He’ll put his paws on the side of the tub and stare at the water. Or he’ll jump up on the edge of the tub and pad around to the back. If the tub is empty, he’ll jump in. He likes to stare at the faucet. Sometimes he gets in the tub and starts to claw at the shower curtain. That’s where I draw the line. He’s actually put holes in it.
He’s really brave to do this because the first thing we did when we got him was to bathe him.
@pitshade
I have one of those too (well, my partner does). The picky cat will sometimes deign to drink from it if the entire thing has been recently washed, but it does work great for the other one; he’s an ex-stray so he’ll take what he can get when he can get it.
Speaking of cats, I might be getting one, It depends on whether my landlord lets me pay the pet deposit in two payments. I hope so, since they also require cats to be declawed (boo) and it is hard to find declawed cats at my local humane society.
PaganReader, check with your landlord if they would be amenable to SoftPaws claw caps instead. Declawed cats have a host of problems, and I’m sure you know the litany already. Effectively no more scratching, and your kitty would be FABULOUS.
I have scienced.
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cj342JoWUAAmF9g.jpg
@Skiriki
That is also the melting temperature of a ridiculously pale Swedish humanoid. š
This day has been terrible.
Imaginary Petal:
I know, a bit after both cats gave up doing something useful today, I did as well.
Fortunately taking a scalding hot shower helped a lot. (Try it, it works better than a cold shower. Especially when water evaporates faster off your skin to surrounding air which is cooler than hot tap water.)
Please send some cold, Nordics are roasting like chestnuts. š
Shall we swap? It’s freezing cold here today. I’m wearing my outdoor coat at my desk.
The triple point of South Africans appears to be 20 C.
http://www.relatably.com/m/img/memes-cold-weather/VIBE-Vixen-Cold-Weather-Meme-7.png
20? Furealz? Not even 10? I mean, even if it were 10, but 20!? And it’s like your December, down there! 65 in December!? I’m, like, irrationally mad about this shit, which actually makes it pretty funny. But still tho
*Fumes in a corner*
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Fuckin December, man!?
@Axecalibur
I live in the lands of exile, in the far off and mysterious land of England. It’s supposed to be summer today and nobody told the climate.
(The bit of South Africa I’m from is bitterly, bitterly cold and dry in the winter, if it’s any consolation.)
Scorching in Cornwall. I’m only wearing pants because I’ve got a client meeting.
@Alan
Now I’m confused. I was told the word pants refers to undergarments in Britain.
@ kupo
Pants can refer to both underwear and trousers over here. We talk about underpants but I’m not sure if that’s from “things under your outside pants” or just pants that happen to be under (possibly a distinction without a difference). Pants is just one of those inherently funny words though.
Anyway, you (and my client) will be relieved to know I’m wearing both. š
(Well, shorts anyway)
And Paris is flooding. Fuckin’ climate change. Fuckin’ unknown percentage of the 1 percent, bringing misery of all kinds upon us, including this.
I’m lucky to be living in San Francisco, where it is often mild, including today. Clearly, Katie favors us.
Katie, please surprise the Dementors of Doom with a sudden burst of empathy that leaves them reeling and more than ready to meet our demand for a livable planet. May it be so.
@ kat
Are you being sure to wear flowers in your hair?