Haymaker



You are one of life’s enjoyers, determined to get the most you can out of your brief spell on Earth. Probably what first attracted you to atheism was the prospect of liberation from the Ten Commandments, few of which are compatible with a life of pleasure. You play hard and work quite hard, have a strong sense of loyalty and a relaxed but consistent approach to your philosophy.

You can’t see the point of abstract principles and probably wouldn’t lay down your life for a concept though you might for a friend. Something of a champagne humanist, you admire George Bernard Shaw for his cheerful agnosticism and pursuit of sensual rewards and your Hollywood hero is Marlon Brando, who was beautiful, irascible and aimed for goodness in his own tortured way.

Sometimes you might be tempted to allow your own pleasures to take precedence over your ethics. But everyone is striving for that elusive balance between the good and the happy life. You’d probably open another bottle and say there’s no contest.

What kind of humanist are you? Click here to find out.

(From: Anne's Anti-Quackery & Science Blog)

Kaku finally made a permanent reappearance today. She clamoured for loo pets twice and then again in the kitchen. I was surprised that she even abandoned breakfast after a few bites to follow me back to the bedroom for some more pets. After a while, she seemed to realise that everyone else was eating (the clang of the bowls) and ran off.

Overall, she seemed a bit more confident, looking at me and meowing back at me, but then I saw that she had been gnawing at the base of her tail. Buffy and Tux sniffed curiously at the spot. Fur was noticably gone. I felt like such a terrible mother leaving her for 2 weeks. It must have been so traumatising for her.

I tried to make it up by talking to her and petting her even more. She seems a little better now, sitting atop the fridge. I petted her some and she watched me make soup curiously.

We'd been away for 2 weeks and missed the kitties dearly.

On the evening we returned, Boy, Buf, and Tux were there to greet us. We hugged and kissed them. Later, I spied Kaku by my blanket looking at me.

For the next few days, Tuxie, Buf, and Sam howled sporadically. Boy followed me around, possibly worried I'd leave again.

Tonight particularly, he appreciated it when I locked the other 4 out of the bedroom so that we could have some quality time together. He sniffed the Shea Butter on my tummy and legs, and twice, walked up to my face for an extended pet. Even now, he followed me out and is sitting beside me as I type. He must have missed me as much as I missed him. :D

- Transcribed Moonlight Sonata into laymusician's terms.
- Imbibing self with mango, cheese, fresh ham, and cooked proscuitto.
- Completing a novel a day.
- Bonding with family.
- Baby growing exponentially due to imbibing.
- Acquiring good cheap clothes.

Goals set for end of holiday:

- Master Moonlight Sonata.
- Imbibing more fresh food.
- More sleep.

Those weird dreams? Normal.

This is gonna be one helluva ride.

What a busy season in all aspects of my life!

Today I resolved to complete the tasks set out in the last 2 months:

1. Write dedication and bio for Dark Dreams.
2. Write poem for Jabberwocky.
3. Design Christmas wrapper for Cat Welfare.
4. Update blog (ahem).

3 out of 4 is not bad, really. I promise to do the remaining one by tomorrow.

Nice belated birthday gifts from hubby: a spanking new Panasonic FZ5 to record Baby's first everything (and secret agenda to take better pics of the cats - it has a 1/1000 shutter speed and records in TIFF yay!) and a Canon photo printer for instant gratification.

Spent all of last night snapping the cats indiscriminately. Tested the printer. Nice shots. The multi-pic on one sheet thing doesn't quite work. When I tried to print again on the same sheet, it went all wonky. Essentially the printer is built for one print per ink thing.

Yesterday we did the baby scan. It kicked! :) No Kodak moment for that though but the ultrasonographer was kind to pick a nice pose and print me a picture. It is growing well for a 3 month old baby, making me nauseous all day - a nice incentive to keep eating.

I clarified with Dr Yong about the cats, toxo, listeria, salmonella, and the dismal state of my diet. She said not to worry about the cats (as if!) - toxo is incredibly rare; it is a risk I have to decide on myself on the listeria and salmonella thing; and that all is well and she'd see me in a month.

My nose is still stuffed although quite controlled with daily Loratadine. The dead-of-night jaunts to the loo have somewhat lessened. Sleepy. Been way more tired lately. Goig to lie dowd with book dow.

Felidae canned is no longer in stock so I asked Julia (our pet food supplier) to recommend some new canned food brands. I'm still antsy about garlic in canned foods so I went with Merrick's canned food.

Although it is small and costs a lot more than Felidae, I found it easier to feed finicky Boy and cohort with a mix of the canned and dry (Royal Canin right now) at the same time for a single meal.

I think this feeding arrangement is a lot healthier than the 2-3x a week canned food and the remaining dry. Merrick's got 4 healthy flavours so I think the kids, especially the younger ones, love the variety.

Delightfully, Kaku has been joining the other 4 in the living room more often these days.

Last night while getting a drink in between our movie, I saw Kaku in the bedroom and petted her some. She meowed a little and I told her, everyone's in the living room, come join us. When the movie ended, I was happy to see her appearing from behind the couch. She was with us all along. :D

Last night, we noticed that that Mu Child (as what we call Sam these days - Sam -> Samy -> Samu -> Mu Mu -> Mu Child) had poo on the top part of his foot when he jumped up on the bed.

Swiftly, we grabbed and bathed him.

There was no stopping us after that.

Buffy was caught serenely lying on the ledge.

Boy was caught while lying next to my computer chair.

Kaku was caught after luring her out with food. She looked so betrayed that I felt so bad. She stood, paws on the door all the while when I was bathing her and only meowed right at the end, a sad "why-must-you-wet-me" meow. Finally, her Dad brought the towel out and I wrapped her in it and carried her.

She looked rather subdued and let me carry her for a long time, even touching noses with me! :D It felt like I was carrying my own newborn. :D She was so small and wet. I held her very close to me to warm her up and stroked her forehead a bit.

Finally she struggled a little and I let her go down and join the rest.

All the while, Tuxie, who had been bathed the day before for peeing in the empty poo pan while his Dad was changing it, kept running from us, as if we'd bathe him again. :D

I fed them all although Kaku ran under the dining table. I brought a bowl to her but Tux and Mu crowded round to try steal her food. Although I chased them off, she looked scared of me. :( I left so that she'd hopefully eat some.

Bedtime saw Boy lying (almost dried) on his Dad's blanket. :D Tux in the corner. Kaku and Mu earlier on the fridge but Kaku later came by to lie down on the rug beside me. :D Buffy and Mu wandering the room. :D

I slept like a baby.