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ursulav has once again made me laugh so hard I cried: The Sequence of Events.ursulav has once again made me laugh so hard I cried: The Sequence of Events.
let's see if I can get to 5
Aug. 16th, 2011 10:12 am1. (via cmpriest) The search and rescue dogs of 9/11. These are wonderful photos of wonderful dogs, and they damn near make me cry.
2. The Tempering of Men launches today! (It's the sequel to A Companion to Wolves if you need that info.)matociquala is having a contest.
3. Speaking ofmatociquala, she made a post yesterday about the cunning ways PTSD encourages self-sabotage. And, I think, about the importance of telling the people you love that you care about them. Because they may really need to hear it.
4. Ariel the dolphin and her baby, which you may file under omg cute! or omg dolphins are awesome!.
5. First successful use of laparoscopic(!) artificial insemination with Pallas' Cats.
(Yes, I like animals. Frequently more than I like people.)
cmpriest) The search and rescue dogs of 9/11. These are wonderful photos of wonderful dogs, and they damn near make me cry.2. The Tempering of Men launches today! (It's the sequel to A Companion to Wolves if you need that info.)
matociquala is having a contest.3. Speaking of
matociquala, she made a post yesterday about the cunning ways PTSD encourages self-sabotage. And, I think, about the importance of telling the people you love that you care about them. Because they may really need to hear it.4. Ariel the dolphin and her baby, which you may file under omg cute! or omg dolphins are awesome!.
5. First successful use of laparoscopic(!) artificial insemination with Pallas' Cats.
(Yes, I like animals. Frequently more than I like people.)
Signal boost: Connery Beagle
Feb. 21st, 2011 02:32 pmDoranna Durgin is doing a fundraiser for her beloved and amazing dog, Connery Beagle (connerybeagle or @ConneryBeagle) with a collection, The Heart of Dog (dog-themed specfic stories by Durgan and a bunch of other nifty people, suggested donation $2.99).
To be clear, unlike with the Ben Jonson Memorial Fundraiser, Connery Beagle is alive and struggling with a horrifying array of medical problems. So donations will help keep him alive and able to keep doing the things he loves. And this seems to me like a very good thing.
connerybeagle or @ConneryBeagle) with a collection, The Heart of Dog (dog-themed specfic stories by Durgan and a bunch of other nifty people, suggested donation $2.99).To be clear, unlike with the Ben Jonson Memorial Fundraiser, Connery Beagle is alive and struggling with a horrifying array of medical problems. So donations will help keep him alive and able to keep doing the things he loves. And this seems to me like a very good thing.
1. 55 minutes, 37 laps; 296 miles, 32 laps
2. Fort Warshauer, a snow fort worthy of Calvin and Hobbes.
3. Cars abandoned on Lake Shore Drive.
4. From the Department of Reality Is Stranger Than Science Fiction: two videos of male seahorses giving birth (scroll down for the second one, which follows the whole process from the initial contractions to the female sidling up to get him pregnant again).
5. Sometimes, even The Goddamn Batman needs a friend.
ETA: I knew there was something else! "After the Dragon" made Locus' Recommended Reading List for 2010!
2. Fort Warshauer, a snow fort worthy of Calvin and Hobbes.
3. Cars abandoned on Lake Shore Drive.
4. From the Department of Reality Is Stranger Than Science Fiction: two videos of male seahorses giving birth (scroll down for the second one, which follows the whole process from the initial contractions to the female sidling up to get him pregnant again).
5. Sometimes, even The Goddamn Batman needs a friend.
ETA: I knew there was something else! "After the Dragon" made Locus' Recommended Reading List for 2010!
The Mondayness of this Monday is redeemed for me by OK Go's new video for "White Knuckles." Catchy as hell, and, of course, I adore the dogs.
I have an appointment with the physical therapist at the local clinic next Monday--the earliest they could get me in. (I called UW Hospital's PT department to see if by chance they had an earlier opening, which got kind of a hollow laugh from the receptionist. Their earliest is October 12.) In the meantime, I'm practicing my hobbling. Twice up and down the block today, and I didn't even have to collapse on the bed and pant afterwards.
Tonight I'll be starting a prescription for generic Requip, with its rather dreadful laundry list of possible side effects. HOPEFULLY, none of them will pertain and by the end of this week I'll be able to ditch the oxycodone. It's a good plan, anyway.
I have an appointment with the physical therapist at the local clinic next Monday--the earliest they could get me in. (I called UW Hospital's PT department to see if by chance they had an earlier opening, which got kind of a hollow laugh from the receptionist. Their earliest is October 12.) In the meantime, I'm practicing my hobbling. Twice up and down the block today, and I didn't even have to collapse on the bed and pant afterwards.
Tonight I'll be starting a prescription for generic Requip, with its rather dreadful laundry list of possible side effects. HOPEFULLY, none of them will pertain and by the end of this week I'll be able to ditch the oxycodone. It's a good plan, anyway.
1. Went to the vet's office this morning to buy cat food and got to see a Newfoundland heading into one of the exam rooms for his or her check up. I love Newfies; they look so exactly like small bears, and those that I have seen have clearly been deep in love with the whole wide world.
2. My dreams last night starred Avery Brooks and Hulk Hogan. I'm still decidedly nonplussed about that.
3. I now know of two cats named Mildmay (thank you,hominysnark and topknot, both for choosing that name and for telling me about it). Of all the things I imagined before I became a writer about what a writing career would be like, I never thought people would be naming their cats after my characters. I have to say, it's kind of awesome.
4. No, neither Felix nor Mehitabel is named after the famous cats of those names--although Mehitabel is more or less named after a cat, as my first exposure to the name was a neighbor's cat when I was a kid (and that cat may have been named after Don Marquis' mehitabel, although I don't know for sure either way). That wasn't in my head when I was naming her though; all I was after was to replace her original name, which was Hephzibah.
5. Today, in pursuit of my job, I found both an Old Norse dictionary (ON to English and English to ON) and some Old English resources. The word for "poison" in Old Norse is eitr, and the word for "poisonous" in Old English is aettryne. (The word "poison" is from Latin, potio, -onis by way of Old French and Middle English pocion.)
Best job in the world.
2. My dreams last night starred Avery Brooks and Hulk Hogan. I'm still decidedly nonplussed about that.
3. I now know of two cats named Mildmay (thank you,
hominysnark and topknot, both for choosing that name and for telling me about it). Of all the things I imagined before I became a writer about what a writing career would be like, I never thought people would be naming their cats after my characters. I have to say, it's kind of awesome.4. No, neither Felix nor Mehitabel is named after the famous cats of those names--although Mehitabel is more or less named after a cat, as my first exposure to the name was a neighbor's cat when I was a kid (and that cat may have been named after Don Marquis' mehitabel, although I don't know for sure either way). That wasn't in my head when I was naming her though; all I was after was to replace her original name, which was Hephzibah.
5. Today, in pursuit of my job, I found both an Old Norse dictionary (ON to English and English to ON) and some Old English resources. The word for "poison" in Old Norse is eitr, and the word for "poisonous" in Old English is aettryne. (The word "poison" is from Latin, potio, -onis by way of Old French and Middle English pocion.)
Best job in the world.
slicette of life
Sep. 29th, 2009 05:31 pmME: [grubs about in side yard]
BEAGLE NEXT DOOR: [staring between the slats of the fence] Ahem.
ME: [looks up]
BEAGLE NEXT DOOR: Made you look! WIKTORY!
[Beagle Next Door begins triumphal rendition of the 3,972nd verse of "Lord, It's Hard to be a Beagle"]
[Puggle Next Door joins in on harmony]
[both dogs careen around their yard like fools, awoowoowoo-ing their heads off]
[I go back to gardening]
BEAGLE NEXT DOOR: [staring between the slats of the fence] Ahem.
ME: [looks up]
BEAGLE NEXT DOOR: Made you look! WIKTORY!
[Beagle Next Door begins triumphal rendition of the 3,972nd verse of "Lord, It's Hard to be a Beagle"]
[Puggle Next Door joins in on harmony]
[both dogs careen around their yard like fools, awoowoowoo-ing their heads off]
[I go back to gardening]
Heyer question
May. 17th, 2009 05:24 pmI'm rereading The Reluctant Widow and am wondering: does anyone have a good photo-reference for Bouncer? I know roughly what a Mastiff looks like, and by lurcher, I imagine Heyer most probably means a Greyhound-Collie cross, but I'm having a rather difficult time imagining how the three would go together. Aside from the part where Bouncer is clearly a Very Large Dog.
Since it seems unlikely that anyone out there actually has a Greyhound/Collie/Mastiff cross and has put pictures of same on the internet (although this is the internet and one never knows), speculation is also welcome!
Since it seems unlikely that anyone out there actually has a Greyhound/Collie/Mastiff cross and has put pictures of same on the internet (although this is the internet and one never knows), speculation is also welcome!
5 things make a post
Feb. 24th, 2009 09:32 am1. Today is the launch day for Catherynne M. Valente's Palimpsest. If you want a taste, the short story from which the book came is here. Also, because Cat is seriously made of awesome, there is a trailer:
2. The vendetta of the universe against black-footed ferrets continues. First it was poisoned prairie-dogs, then plagiarism, and now plague. The ray of hope here is that the giant gerbils of Kazakhstan may help save them.
No, you read that right. The giant gerbils of Kazakhstan.
3.buymeaclue has a beautiful post about what horsemanship is. Hannah's posts regularly make me wish I had the time and the money and the guts for serious equestrianism, and this one is no exception. "There is a crack in everything," Leonard Cohen says. "It's how the light gets in."
4. Yesterday,matociquala induced an epiphany in me re: John Bellairs and The House with a Clock in its Walls.
5.ursulav makes me hurt myself laughing on a regular basis. This entry is an excellent representative sample. Also, it reminds me to hope that these pit bulls are continuing to prosper.
2. The vendetta of the universe against black-footed ferrets continues. First it was poisoned prairie-dogs, then plagiarism, and now plague. The ray of hope here is that the giant gerbils of Kazakhstan may help save them.
No, you read that right. The giant gerbils of Kazakhstan.
3.
buymeaclue has a beautiful post about what horsemanship is. Hannah's posts regularly make me wish I had the time and the money and the guts for serious equestrianism, and this one is no exception. "There is a crack in everything," Leonard Cohen says. "It's how the light gets in."4. Yesterday,
matociquala induced an epiphany in me re: John Bellairs and The House with a Clock in its Walls.5.
ursulav makes me hurt myself laughing on a regular basis. This entry is an excellent representative sample. Also, it reminds me to hope that these pit bulls are continuing to prosper.Tidings of comfort and joy
Dec. 23rd, 2008 09:39 pmEverybody knows the starfish parable, right? "It mattered to that one"? Here's how it applies to pit bulls.
