I'm Good

It was raining when I woke up this morning. When I went to let the dog outside — as I always do first thing in the morning — he looked through the open door and backed up, in a clear "Nah fam, I'm good" sort of motion. My attempts to convince him that he needed to go outside to pee failed. He just waited until I went off to the maker's space and then peed near the cats' litter boxes. But... I can't really fault him. Who wants to go outside when it's raining?

Anyhow, I made some stickers at the library and did not hog tie the 10-year-old boy-child who, in attempting to prove to his father that he was bored while his father learned how to use the 3D printer, played one chord on the ukulele loudly, tunelessly, and with zero rhythm for half an hour. If the world needed further validation of my decision to never have children, that's it.

The good news is that I've figured out a solution for parents who blithely ignore their offspring: woodworking. All the woodworking tools are in a separate room that you have to be cleared for. Also, you have to wear ear protection, and I think those things can muffle even a ukulele strum-whacked by a child for long periods of time.

Kitten Watch 2024

Once again, Kittyenne Westwood is toying with me and gained almost but not quite enough. She has two days to hit her goal weight. And Giorgio Furmani (the next smallest kitten) has decided to add to the suspense by losing weight. I suspect I'll be holding my breath on Wednesday afternoon while waiting for the staff to weigh the kittens and decide if they are all big enough.

When I was taking pictures yesterday, I ended up with this motion artifact that makes it look like she has fangs. I swear this hasn't been retouched. Maybe she's a vampire?