Some funny tidbits I found tonight on reddit:

Dear Rest of The World
We didn't fuck it up
Signed,
America

Dear America,
Congrats!
Regards, Rest of the World

Dear America,
Will Palin's new Fox News talk show be viewable in Canada?

Dear Canada
It will clearly be viewable from Russia.

Dear America,
We didn't fuck it up
Signed,
Ohio

Dear Ohio,
We tried to fuck it up.
Signed, Lousiana

Dear Canada,
Sorry, but we won't be moving in any more. Don't wait up.
Love, The Liberals

Dear America,
Thankyou. It's like watching a close friend check out of rehab.
From, Australia



Dear Rest of America
We did our part this time
Signed,
Florida, Ohio, and Virginia

The three of you share an account?

No, but our state budgets are so fucked that we share stationery.



Dear America.
You're still on probation.
Try not to fuck this one up.
Love and kisses, the rest of the world.

I was in the hospital for kidney stones, right when I saw that he won. I cried, not from the pain of a small very small object ripping its way through my penis, but because the USA has entered a new era. This means change, this means the constitution will be put back into power.
Now how the fuck do we get bush out of office? that stupid fuck is stuck in office for 2 1/2 months now.
Any suggestions?

Dear Bush,
Please step down and let Obama take over.
Signed, Pretty much everyone


You know who is really happy about this? That guy who knocked up Palin's daughter. Now he doesn't have to marry her. If I was him I would be in Canada by the time McCain took the stage.



And finally, because it actually made me cry:

I'm a 30yr old black man.
I never thought I'd see something like this in my lifetime. I didn't think my grandchildren would either.
I've always been proud of what my country could be, but not often proud of what it was.
Today, for the first time in my adult life, I'm proud of what it will be.
I didn't vote for him because he was black, I voted because he was the best person for the country.
Today, I don't feel black. I feel American.

Tags: hopes and heroes, squealing with barely restrained glee!
where i am: my nice warm bed
my mood: jubilant

Here is the sweet little buttmunch in a video taken by my roommate this weekend:

Sorry it took so long for me to get around to posting this, had many midterms in few days and went a little loopy!

Tags: fuzzy things!
where i am: chez moi
i hear: no less than one zillion kittens racing about insanely.

Here's lil Chloe chasing what used to be a string toy with a big feather attached to the end of it. The video ends abruptly when I fall off my chair. Because that's what I do.

Tags: fuzzy things!
where i am: house, room, desk.
my mood: chipper
i hear: upstairs tenant juggling elephants, ostensibly.

Heehee..... lookit her go.....

Tags: fuzzy things!
where i am: beneath a pile of kittens
my mood: hot
i hear: sleeping cat noises

We are officially keeping her. :)
(Well, my roommate Helene is officially adopting her, but yes. She is going to stay!!! Hurrah!)
Here she is today:

Tags: fuzzy things!
where i am: Kittensville
my mood: gleeful
i hear: purr-y kitties trying to get milk!

Didn't get a chance to upload this until today....
Here's the little sweetheart playing with a paper towel roll.
(You can hear Helene talking to the rotten Mamacat in the background, hehe.)

Tags: fuzzy things!
where i am: house, living room, futon.
my mood: sore in the mouth region....
i hear: scritchy scratchy diggy meowy KITTENS!

"Mai hooman wuz rite. Toylit iz not for swimmin."



Poor Billy. Poor sad, wet little Billy.
(We bathed him very thoroughly afterwards.)

[Helene took the picture!]

Tags: fuzzy things!
where i am: chez moi
my mood: amused
i hear: #22 bus going by outside

Here's the little cutie-pie today. She really can go very fast when she sets her mind to it....
Would it be so bad if I were to adopt her and keep her forever and ever? Want kitty. Want kitty so badly.

Tags: fuzzy things!
where i am: Kittysville
my mood: hopeful
i hear: Baby, You're A Rich Man ~ The Beatles

Here's the little baby attempting to walk this afternoon. The woman from VOKRA suggested I take a video of her every few days to see how she's going, which seemed like a clever plan to me. This was all she'd do for me today - last night she had this leapy-tumbly-scramble going on that had her shooting across the room on her side surprisingly fast. The video quality is not so hot... perhaps I need to have more light and to be a little closer to the action. Anyway, here she is:

Tags: fuzzy things!
where i am: Kitten Central
my mood: determined
i hear: Superman ~ Lazlo Bane

So, it turns out I was absolutely right! We went to the vet today Baby Chloe does indeed have a kind of kitty-disability called cerebellar hypoplasia.
It's basically brain damage affecting the cerebellum, which controls balance and co-ordination among other things. (Thanks, PSYC 304!) The damage can be caused by any number of things, from viral infections in-utero, to genetics, to just plain dumb luck. Chloe can't walk more than a couple of steps without falling, and also has poor control over her neck muscles. Be that as it may, she is a mischievous, curious, playful, snuggly, sweet little thing, and I have fallen head over heels in little-kitten love with her.
The vet checked to see if she was blind or deaf - which I knew she wasn't, cause I checked it out myself! (Am feeling particularly smug and clever today, hehe.) He listened to her heart and took a few drops of blood from her ear to check her blood sugar and liver enzymes, and it seems that other than her obvious walking/balance issues, she is a perfect little kitten who should have a long and happy life!!!! Here are a couple of youtube videos featuring kittens and cats with this disability. Her walking skills are not quite as good as this little guy's (yet!):


This video is so sweet... awww:


Anyway, I have vitamins and supplements to give her twice a day, and physiotherapy exercises to do with her (range of motion exercises, and also walking practice!) and with time, she should learn to adapt and become slightly more mobile. The VOKRA woman, Karen, wants me to take a video of her every couple days to see how she's coming along, and I'm thinking that this would be a good place to post them. For now, though, here is a cute picture of her recently (thanks to Helene!)

Tags: fuzzy things!
where i am: beneath a pile o' kittens
my mood: optimistic
i hear: mew, mew, mew, mew, mew......