(no subject)

[bluflamingo]

So, I was going to post a whole ranty thing about stupid men who say stupid things and behave like creeps, and stupid straight people who say stupid homophobic things, and how much I hate the phrase "just happens to be gay" without being able to put my finger on why I hate it...

But then I decided that actually, since it's -5 outside, maybe cheerful and happy was the way forward, so:

1. I have finished my sheppardhc fic, I have finished my sga-santa fic, and I have finished the fic that someone won me to write for a charity. I also have nearly 1000 words of 3ships fic, and an actual plot. Then holiday ficlets, flyboys, and finally the accursed sequel to What Happens Next, since I've been writing it for over a year, wth?!

2. Final call for holiday ficlets. Speak now or forever...

3. I have *all* my Christmas presents. I've even wrapped the ones that have to go back with my parents tomorrow (of which there are actually only two, but still!)

4. I want to get a cat. I mean, I've been saying this for ages, but I'm starting to seriously think I might do it (unless my landlord says no. I'm putting off asking him in case he does. I like my fantasy cat too much to give it up if I can't have a reality cat). Cat people - what's your view on house cats that don't go out? (I live on a second floor flat off a busy road) I've never been much with pets, though my sister had the usual rabbit/mice/hamsters etc. Are cats hard? I'm kind of saying to everyone I know that I want a cat, I think because I'm trying to sound them out without actually asking if they think it's a good idea (or indeed if I'm just doing it because I'm lonely-I keep dreaming about a little kitten and the dreams make me really sad, and getting from sad kitten dreams to lonely is one of the less fun parts of counselling). No big decisions till after Christmas is my rule, but... I want a cat!

5. Okay, I *know* there was a point 5, but hell if I know what it was. talk amongst yourselves :)

Comments

[bluflamingo]

Hee, kitten busies :) Sounds much cuter than it probably is in reality

[skieswideopen]

Oh, I don't know--I found it pretty adorable in reality. And highly entertaining. But of course, that was where having two kittens came in handy: they could expend some of that energy on each other rather than requiring us to fill the role all of the time. And there were two adults to play with. If it were just me and one kitten, I might have a different view on things.

[tesserae]

My somewhat older female cat, who bore the brunt of moost of it, found it cute up to a point - she'd play along for a while, then just pin him to the ground and chew on his head until he stopped. But it was everything: no piece of paper went uninvestigated, no moth went uncaught, no rug escaped vanquishment... exhausting, yeah.