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Dec. 13th, 2006
my work here is done
Dec. 13th, 2006 11:12 pmI noticed yesterday that Suzuki has developed a poochy belly.
I feel very proud and pleased. I could never have envisioned this when we got her - she was so small and thin I considered calling her Ghost.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
7j thinks that we should keep feeding her until she is fat. Tempting.
In other cat news, tonight Princess Pretzel got into it with the cat belonging to the downstairs neighbors. The cellar doors from each apartment had apparently not quite been latched. The fur was quite literally flying. Pretzel's time in boot camp with Drill Sergeant Ninja Kitty was well spent, though - he managed to come off slightly the better in the engagement, he left a scratch on the other cat's face. Perhaps Suzuki has been teaching him some of her ninja tricks for defeating a cat of larger size.
I'm not convinced it's not just a plot of Her Highness. "Private, your training is complete. I'm sending you out on a dangerous mission. That basement has been a suspected hotbed of Othercat activity. The higher-ups say they've got to know for sure what's going on. I want you to go down there and check it out. Do not engage unless strictly necessary." "Yes, Boss. Whatever you say, Boss."
And then she's sitting on the sidelines, feeling smug while he gets his ass kicked. I tell you, it wouldn't surprise me.
Since then, Pretzel has been staring at the kitchen. I think he's afraid the evil Othercat is going to try to take the fight to his home territory. But if that happened, I'm pretty sure he'd have one pissed-off ninja cat on his side.
I feel very proud and pleased. I could never have envisioned this when we got her - she was so small and thin I considered calling her Ghost.
7j thinks that we should keep feeding her until she is fat. Tempting.In other cat news, tonight Princess Pretzel got into it with the cat belonging to the downstairs neighbors. The cellar doors from each apartment had apparently not quite been latched. The fur was quite literally flying. Pretzel's time in boot camp with Drill Sergeant Ninja Kitty was well spent, though - he managed to come off slightly the better in the engagement, he left a scratch on the other cat's face. Perhaps Suzuki has been teaching him some of her ninja tricks for defeating a cat of larger size.
I'm not convinced it's not just a plot of Her Highness. "Private, your training is complete. I'm sending you out on a dangerous mission. That basement has been a suspected hotbed of Othercat activity. The higher-ups say they've got to know for sure what's going on. I want you to go down there and check it out. Do not engage unless strictly necessary." "Yes, Boss. Whatever you say, Boss."
And then she's sitting on the sidelines, feeling smug while he gets his ass kicked. I tell you, it wouldn't surprise me.
Since then, Pretzel has been staring at the kitchen. I think he's afraid the evil Othercat is going to try to take the fight to his home territory. But if that happened, I'm pretty sure he'd have one pissed-off ninja cat on his side.
Tex and Molly in the Afterlife by Richard Grant was a book I never saw coming. It was recommended to me by Novelist, since I am a Charles de Lint fan. The basic plotline is, two middleaged hippies get really stoned, fall down a well, and die. They now must try to figure out how to save the forest without bodies, even though the street theater collective is collapsing.
I'm not making this up, I swear. It was a little slow, but very funny in places. My favorite part was a bit comparing drugs to old gods - "As with drugs, so with the Ancient Ones - it was the dabblers who got themselves into the most trouble." Not an exact quote, since the book already went back to the library. Three stars.
Also somewhat silly, although in a different way, was California Demon, sequel to Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner. Kate Conner is still at it - trying to fight demons, assist her husband in his political career, and keep all her playdate commitments. Not as good as the first, but that could just be the novelty. Three stars again.
desiringsubject was kind enough to loan me someone else's copy of the Lost Girls trilogy. I'm not going to go into a lot of depth about this book, but I didn't expect it to feature as much incest and pedophilia in it as it did. I'm sure that Moore was just trying to stir people up and start controversies, but I found it offputting. The art was beautiful, but I feel I can only give it two stars, because I think I wish I hadn't read it.
I'm not making this up, I swear. It was a little slow, but very funny in places. My favorite part was a bit comparing drugs to old gods - "As with drugs, so with the Ancient Ones - it was the dabblers who got themselves into the most trouble." Not an exact quote, since the book already went back to the library. Three stars.
Also somewhat silly, although in a different way, was California Demon, sequel to Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner. Kate Conner is still at it - trying to fight demons, assist her husband in his political career, and keep all her playdate commitments. Not as good as the first, but that could just be the novelty. Three stars again.
desiringsubject was kind enough to loan me someone else's copy of the Lost Girls trilogy. I'm not going to go into a lot of depth about this book, but I didn't expect it to feature as much incest and pedophilia in it as it did. I'm sure that Moore was just trying to stir people up and start controversies, but I found it offputting. The art was beautiful, but I feel I can only give it two stars, because I think I wish I hadn't read it.