I can't do an internet quiz without drinking.
I may have to save this one for after lunch. :-)

What a good list. But, do you ever put the milk in the closet and the cereal in the fridge? See, I understand getting lost, I can get lost in my own house.

So how IS Roy, btw? I see one eye looks a little watery still. Is he getting better though? Looks a little better IMHO. I'm hoping so. Sending good kitty thoughts.

[what? who me? COMPLETELY ignore being tagged for an internet quiz? Pshahhh. :)]

I'll answer the tagging on my blog -- no sense taking up all the room in your comments section. Kitty love is real, and beautiful to behold. I'm glad Sobakoa is using her powers for good to help Roy. I'm thinking lovely thoughts for him.

Kat! Thank you for asking :)

Roy is... better. Though not 100%. His eye still bothering him a little. But he is on a new medication, this one is liquid and he loves spitting it out all over the floor. Yum! He is eating, though, and that is a very good thing.

anmiryam -- I HAVE SO DONE THAT!! LOL. One time opened up the fridge and I was all, uh, Hello keys. What are YOU doing in here?

Frank: *mwah* Try the Oprah pomegranate cosmo....

SARA!! I hope I see you thursday....

I swear...Roy and Soba are wonderful...if only we (humans) could just be there for each other like that...I do love my kitties. My new kitten comes right up to my face with a hard purr whenever I start singing...even if she's asleep, she'll wake up.

I should mention: she's half-breed ragdoll -- looks like a full ragdoll; But here's the thing: SHE DOESN'T MEOW...anyone know anything about this oddity...)

i love your list...i need to make one of my own. You know, Laurie.. far as I can tell you're a pretty "grounded" person...just go through the feelings and stuff...looking at it...noticing it...it's works for me...

I like this one!
I'll do this one before the week is out.
Probably.
Heh.

I hope Roy is feeling better!

i am SO GLAD that roy is doing better.

i heart him from a (short) distance.

your quiz was very honest, and i will do it, but not till later in the week. i have pain to blog about first.

ps- i totally knew sobakowa wasn't evil.

i am SO GLAD that roy is doing better.

i heart him from a (short) distance.

your quiz was very honest, and i will do it, but not till later in the week. i have pain to blog about first.

ps- i totally knew sobakowa wasn't evil.

ack sorry! i hate double posts! my computer went all wonky and i couldn't stop the teckmologies!

kendra, I prefer double posts... what if I missed it the first time what with my CRAZY EYES hehehehehe

see you thursday at snb?

Hi DebR!
Hey, anonymous, my Soba doesn't meow either. She does growl when she gets mad though. And Frankie doesn't so much meow as WHINE. Cats. Weirdoes!

Hi anonymouse, here it's actually me "kd" -- I forgot to fill it in...thanks.

Yeah, my kitty will growl when irked and give a littel squeal if stepped on...you see we have put bells on her so that we know where she is (most of the time). She may need a tracking device one day...

I still have visions of Soba floating toward me at five in the morning.

Glad Roy is feeling much better Laurie.

Your list is quite interesting I can tell you really LIKE cake :) So what's your favorite? I'm a brownie girl myself.

I'm so happy that Roy is doing better.

I just want to say that next week I'll be watching a purse dog. I CAN NOT wait to take him places in my purse! I'm so excited! PURSE DOG!

mmm... cake.

Yeah for Roy and Soba's healing powers. I have to give my cat Faith two deworming pills tonight. Pray for me.

I am in the process of designing a knitting blog that should be ready for prime time soon. I'll add your quiz.

Pie and Burger in Pasadena. I would never diss cake ... I'm just saying.

I though there was so cosmic Internets rule about tagging with those crazy quiz things. Umm.

Okay, that getting lost thing? My husband so does that too! He's a graphic designer - I think it's cuz you guys are so creative and always thinking about all things creative that you don't realize where you are. That's why I got him a GPS system, so I can keep track of him. No, wait, so he wouldn't get lost, yeah that's it.

I love the list. Still sending healing thoughts to Roy.

I have a purse dog, but I keep getting kicked out of places. Why, just last week, I had to tell her that she was no longer welcomed at Target. Yes, Target, where they have two full aisles of designer doggie attire! Mr. BadAss Security Guard (Age 17) told me it was due to the "open air food court." I think I need to move to the big city where dogs are welcomed in stores. Hmph! But I digress... Glad Roy is feeling better...

Want my yappyass purse puppy? Your cats will probably eat him.

Thanks alot for drawing me in with the ridiculously cute cat picture then tagging me with an internet quiz...I didn't see it coming! It was fun though...on my blog to read now.

That was awesome. I secretly relish these kinds of forwards/quizzes. But my friends all claim to hate them too so I only send them to my little sister, who still believes she can save the world with an email forward. Or at least make a wish come true. So I'm going to post it too, but just for my own personal satisfaction, and maybe the one lone person who admits to reading my blog...

I am all over being tagged for a questionaire. :)

Glad to see Roy is feeling better. :)

What cute and wonderful cats. I miss mine,but now I have 2 dogs that are equally wonderful and affectionate but a bit larger than my cats. A Great Dane and a Mastiff. Oh Laurie, I've never heard of anyone with the same level of appreciation of CAKE as me!! Want me to do anything~~ply me with cake!

Ditto on the the cake-loving thing, sister. Me thinks the world needs more cake..and less fruity pies. By the by, check out the Bubble Room on Captive Island if you ever get down near Fort Myers, Florida. They have BIG pieces of cake. The orange-something crunch cake is most delightful.

I think this might be their website...
http://www.bubbleroomrestaurant.com/brfl.html

Like the Internets quiz! Merry on...

But where is the wine in all of this???

Well, I'll give you the Reader's Digest version.
10. Can't sing? Moi aussi.; John Waters also uses Post Its; I'm freezing at 69 degrees; don't really miss home; okay, so that's four, but I'm pressed for time.
9. I've been to England, Mexico, Chicago, all the Eastern states from Maine to Carolinas, Newark, South Central
8. I'm a push over. Anyone with a sick sense of humor and dental hygiene.
7. Finish school, make a sweater, have a one-night stand in a foreign country (Mexico doesn't count).
6. Dark, zombies, cockroaches, dying alone.
5. I agree with all your dislikes except underwire. I need me some support.
4. Turns offs? Bad teeth and the failure to find me charming.
3. Everyday I read Crazy Aunt Purl and floss
2. Good deeds and presents make me happy.
1. Why didn't I call in sick.

Yeah, I noticed the absence of wine as well. What gives?! Soba - she is so beautiful. I never thought she was evil. We're both just... misunderstood. Will have to give your quiz careful consideration. And copious amounts of liquor.

HEY - Still collecting little toys for Thursday nite!!!

Oh, and about that yappydawg, check out the first tee on the right: http://www.rudechix.com/tees.html I cain't say I don't agree. . .

Ya'll... don't you think the wine is implied in all things? Like ... the wine is silent. It is ever-present...

Monkey are you coming to SNB?????

Oh Laurie, Soba and Roy, so cute!

But I for one am not a big fan of the purse dog, not so much for the dog, but if it doesn't act like a dog, what's the point?

However, I did hear tell of a woman who lived next door to a friend of mine in NYC who went everywhere with her pet ferret in her cleavage. I say you start that trend over in LA.

Sweden, twice, by accident? I think that's a testimonial to being able to get lost.
Make these people post their blog links. I'm unemployed and BORED!

Bored and unemployed??? Visit my blog! I am beginning to feel unloved cause I don't have hordes of people commenting about how goofy I am cause I cannot figure out the public transportation. Be the first!

PS, Laurie: I shall do the internets quiz this afternoon. I shall, I shall.

I'll trade you cake for fruit pie.

Glad that the Soba is helping Roy to get better by employing the little-known method of the 'laying on of the chin'.

My tortie is way into the kitty love healing powers, too. I can not cry with out her hugging me with her tail. She fusses at me if I yell at the dogs. One time she got in the middle of a dog fight (pit bull mix attacking my lab mix) and actually BROKE IT UP! Don't mess with her puppy!

Oh and PS...

Absolutely CAKE. Pie is just dessert...cake is a celebration.

Oh and PS...

Absolutely CAKE. Pie is just dessert...cake is a celebration.

Go Soba!! Heal Roy!!! No one can convince me that animals don't have souls. My three certainly do!!!
My short list....
10.I am a useless fact gatherer
9. Akumal, Quintana Roo Mexico
8. Fine Tequila
7. knit a whole bunch of sweaters
6. Moths Don't laugh! I think spiders are cool!
5. the leader of the free world (GW)
4. Ignorance
3. Stalk Crazy Aunt Purl
2. Face time with Pud, Spot and Leon (felines)
1. Spring!!!!

Wow, Laurie. Everyone? On the PLANET?

I hope it makes you happy, but I gave thanks for you on my blog the other day. Last Tuesday. So ifyou didn't see it, thank you!

Oh... I don't like playing internet games....

What a great picture of Roy and Soba! And I'm glad to hear that Roy is getting better. Are you sure Soba didn't whisper "Get better...or else" to him?

Ok, so now for a humiliating confession... I'm really new at the blogging stuff. Could someone explain "getting tagged" (I get the gist) - but in the context of what it means for my blog???

Oh my god. Your cats ARE SO CUTE. I love how they snuggle with each other! I've been wondering about Roy. I can imagine how scary that must be. I hope he gets better. --ps. I've left my keys in the fridge too! Like, more than once. er...

Internets quiz completed, as commanded.

Soba's sweet side... So cute!

D'oh - so new that I can't properly type my blog address. Sorry... :(

Thank you Crazy Aunt Purl!!! I like this kind of stuff!! Yaaaay!

Now I really want cake. Evil!

Roy belongs to SOBA and NO ONE ELSE. Any stupid illness that tries to take Roy away is going to have to GO THROUGH SOBA FIRST.

What if I want Soba to hug me to death? can that be arranged?? I know I live all the way across the country, but can there be a special kitty hugging session?

I was going to comment about the lack of wine and In and Out burgers! I see that wine is implied...yoy know I'll end up doing this!

So, is your hair dresser a guy or a gal??? Teasing!

My favorite of your answers is number #1 under 5 things I don't like. TOTALLY agree!

Yeah? Well I went to Sweden on PURPOSE!

ok, the keys in the fridge thing? My husband, whose brain is always occupied with song-writing and/or fiction-writing, has that absent-minded professor thing going, too. Once, I opened the fridge to find a neatly folded pile of his underwear. As soon as got over staring at it and going "huh?" I went to his dresser drawer where I found a tupperware of steamed broccoli.

Broccoli in the underwear drawer? Wonder what Freud would make of that. Even if underwear was in the frig.

Glad to hear Roy is doing better! At least w/liquid medication, he's getting his mouth and tongue coated with some of it before he spits it out.

Cake. Bah. Cake is merely a carrier for icing as pie is a carrier for whipped cream. No other purpose.

http://www.imao.us/archives/004378.html

Just saw the above link and the first thing I thought of was Laurie and her 4 cats :) Unless you've already found it and I missed the reference.

Mmm....cake. I have a recipe for Chess Cake from my Aunt Joyce in Arkansas. Maybe she didn't like pie either and turned the southern chess pie into cake? She also turned rum cake into bourbon cake. Or is it the other way 'round?? Whatever. It's cake. It's good.

two things.... books on tape for the quiet times in the middle of the night. and for the panic...lift small little 5 pound weights until it passes. REALLY... i couldn't have gotten through my own divorce without these two aids. the first solution i found on my own, the second suggestion from my therapist.

Cake over pie all the way unless we're talking my momma's punkin pie. Then we gotta have the pie.

And I won't be jealous that you've visited Van Nuys if you won't be jealous that I've visited Fontana. (It's an Inland Empire thang.)

Cyberhugs for Roy (and Soba too, although I know she's really only prentending not to like it).

You are SOOOOOOOOOOOOO going to write a book. It is your destiny. It is my dream for you. I will read it with glee and be a book-pushing zealot because you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO have a book in you. Cheers!

I'm so glad Roy is better! That picture of kitty love really is adorable. My cats spoon eachother all the time. It's both cute and ...weird. And I'm a big fan of the morning kitty snuggles too.

Cake? Who's got cake? I want cake! Cake!

PS - trip to Chicago was loverly and wonderful and now i'm all ewey gewey in love. Blech.

Glad to see that Roy's being healed by the all powerful Soba. I'm sending good jujus his way!! XO

I'm glad Roy is better, but I will not feel better until he is PERFECTLY BETTER. I hate that they can't tell us what's wrong. I am, however, Truly Madly Deeply in love with all of your kitties, but now Soba has grabbed me with all of her might.

Why must cats only snuggle in the morning? Cappersnapper is *only* interested in snuggling up against me if it is before I've had coffee, when all I want to do is RUSH to the coffeepot. But I delay for his smoochable little cheeks. I love those cheeks.

And I get lost daily, too. DAILY. And CAKE. OH MY GOD, CAKE.

And if I were Mr X, I sure as hell would regret leaving funny, adorable, totally human you.

Cheese... oooh. OKOK. I like cheese, and that's a more interesting list thingie than most. I'll do it. :-)

After all, I have less interesting things to do that I want to procrastinate, and I can't procrastinate by knitting until later when I get home.

Yeah...the cake you like the most???
BEEF CAKE!
fantasy far away beefcake....
i'm just sayin...

Ok, I'll do this tomorrow, since I just wrote something not nearly as interesting and back-to-back entries, blah blah blee. And of course animals have souls. Crap - now I have to figure out how to post the picture of my two kitties snuggling (I typed snubbling at first - hello Newcastle!!) on the couch. That pic of Roy and Soba is adorable. Leaving now, before I reveal any more of my drunkosity.

My cats never would lay together. It is something I had always hoped they would do. But I think they always hated each other.

said tagged quiz is available at my livejournal, and since this stupid comments section doesnt support html tags, clicking the "holly" works too.

i love your kitty pictures.

i come to look for awesome kitty pictures and to read your awesome stuff...

more kitty pictures please.

i make feable attempts to emulate your kitty pictures with my own kitty pictures on my under-read blog. they are not as awe inspiring.

please give roy hugs for me and napoleon (my kitty). we are concerend with the health of all kitty's, world wide. hugs to soba too.

p.s. please finish my afghan for me. i am 20 squares into a 63 square design and it must be done by xmas time. i have no hope...

You should meet my friend Erik. He has some serious cake love. :)

Great list - I took you up on the tag :)

My aunt had a next door neighbor who for years had a giant iguana that would crawl in and out of her shirt and hair.

and I don't see much difference between the yappyass dog and a rodent, except the rodent is likely to be quiter, friendlier and smell better.

tornadogrrrl ... I think the possum face is cute, I have no problem with it. I just thought it was funny in her BRA. heh heh. Any rodent-bashing happened in the comments. I am pro-rodent, for the record. If one can be pro-rodent. You know. Pro-animal. OK, I'm stopping now.

Yay Roy for getting better - Soba indeed must be healing him with love. I love your quiz answers too, btw.

Great list.... I need to update mine... especially now that the joys of radiation are nearly completed.

I learned something reading your post: that there are straight hairdressers in LA... or perhaps you have a kinky thing going for a woman hairdresser... I might have missed the signals.

TEN random things you might not know about me.
1. i'm a kentucky colonel
2. i once won a snow sculpting competition
3. i can't take it when people say ax instead of ask
4. i have a soft spot in my heart for bad eighties music
5. if i could afford it, i'd be eating chinese take out right this very second
6. i hear the call of red shoes
7. i sleep with my sesame street sheet from my childhood when i get stressed
8. i love the christmas season because it gives me license to sing loudly (and badly) in public
9. at least 2% of the reason i had kids was sos i'd have someone to play fun kid games with
10. i'm scared of knitting my first sweater

NINE places I’ve visited
1. cn tower
2. the badlands
3. the boston children's museum
4. the new braunfels river
5. Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrus Sammlung
6. redwood national forrest
7. f.a.o. shwarz
8. the wreck of the peter iredale
9. tippecanoe place

EIGHT ways to win my heart
1. sarcasm
2. lake champlain/dagoba
3. pumpkin spice latte
4. outlandish clothing
5. treat my kids well
6. a good smile, sly wink
7. by not hugging me unless solicited
8. love the lemurs (but not LOVE the lemurs)

SEVEN things I want to do before I die
1. get published
2. knit a sweater
3. travel to new zealand
4. knit with noro
5. learn to spin
6. eat at the french laundry
7. purchase a sunfish sailboat

SIX things I’m afraid of
1. being unemployed
2. not having enough food/money
3. that i've inadvertently hurt someone
4. that i can no longer act
5. that i'll always be fat
6. that i'll lose someone that i love

FIVE things I don't like
1. people who spell worse than i do
2. drivers that don't use turn signals
3. bad odors
4. narcotic pain killers
5. bar-b-que potato chips

FOUR ways to turn me off
1. make fun of those who are teh gay.
2. be supercilious in nature
3. hurt anyone that i love
4. bad breath

THREE Things I do everyday
1. cook
2. knit
3. dream

TWO things that make me happy
1: h-man (the eldest)
2: c-dawg (the youngest)

ONE thing on my mind right now
1: i am so, the antithesis of cool

I have no idea how I got here, but somehow got sucked into your world of knitting and cats and divorce.

I'm sure you've heard something like what I'm about to say before, but I'm gonna say it again:
IF #2 of 4 WAYS to TURN you OFF = "Be cruel to an animal" WHY DO YOU EAT THEM? At least consider (why? because, according to #1 on your list, you're big on honesty) a rewrite ("Be cruel to COMPANION animals") if you can't follow through on your compassion toward ALL animals.

Glad 'ol ROY is feeling better. With his free-range turkey diet, he's eating better than you are! Don't expect magic from temporary diet changes, though. Diet is #1 cause of disease for humans and animals alike: do NOT ever feed him bacon or anything with animal by-products again (unless you want him eating rendered shelter animals and possibly mad cow). Cat "health food" (no, it's NOT vegetarian - that's just crazy) is widely available in big chain pet stores and small pet shops now, so there's no excuse to not try it unless you prefer the vet bills. After my cats went on Wysong Vitality, the litter box no longer smelled as if something just died and the oldest cat started looking much more youthful.

Good luck!

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