Meow?

[c9]

Dammit, now I'm sunk. I went to the Humane Society with a coworker today as she dropped off a donation. The animals had signs posted near them explaining their situations, their availability, or their quirks. I got to see the rabbits (who can die of fright, I've learned), a huge monitor lizard ("I am NOT available for adoption. Please do not open the terrarium!!"), and a dozen of the cutest dogs ever ("I need help with socializing!", or the depresso-larious "I have particular problems with men.") Even though I know I don't (yet) have the patience to get a dog, and that Vinny wouldn't want one, my heart just about broke seeing them there. They did have 5-6 cats, all old and quiet, with many empty cages -- perhaps an adoption drive recently? I'm trying to pretend that's the only possible reason.

Comments

[leapfish.livejournal.com]

You should've got a cat or two; I wouldn't be terribly upset. (well, not upset at them, but less-than-impressed with you, maybe)

[c9.livejournal.com]

None of them (well, only one of them) really jumped out at me, figuratively speaking. And he had an "I'm not available" sign. :(

But we could visit the Cambridge shelter, or Guelph...

[leapfish.livejournal.com]

Tomorrow night, instead of IKEA? Or in addition to IKEA?

[c9.livejournal.com]

One concern: we're going away for a night this weekend. I think we should be around for at least a couple weeks in a row, just to make sure they get comfortable, and to try to train them a bit so they don't eat the plants/furniture/wires/each other while we're gone...

...but we can certainly go look...

[leapfish.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Greggy won't mind a fur ball tearing apart his room. A cat won't be a bother either.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Let's just take some cats into IKEA and leave them, I'm sure that would be unböring.

[iambic-cub.livejournal.com]

How fun would it be to genetically engineer a rabbit that doesn't die of fright using old fashioned natural selection?

All I need are a few 'seeder' rabbits, a decent bunny mutagen (would aspartame work?), and lots of very loud noises.

How long before I get sick of eating bunny stew? Would I even need to 'scare' the bunnies if I fed them too much Diet Coke?

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

The animals had signs posted near them explaining their situations, their availability, or their quirks. I got to see the rabbits (who can die of fright, I've learned), a huge monitor lizard ("I am NOT available for adoption. Please do not open the terrarium!!"), and a dozen of the cutest dogs ever ("I need help with socializing!", or the depresso-larious "I have particular problems with men.")

Your trip to the shelter could be easily changed out for a stroll through Reflections.

P.S. Thanks fro spreading depressio-larious.

[c9.livejournal.com]

That was precisely my thought as I composed the entry.

[-kissyfur-.livejournal.com]

cameron and vincent...I must say I am most amused by your online conversations...if only you had two computers at home you would always be up to date on each others comings and goings....lol...love you both! :)

[c9.livejournal.com]

Oh, but we do! You need to read my journal more carefully, my dear. *frown* I bought a laptop last month! We're in fact both computing right now! :)

The New Aloneness

[simplisticton.livejournal.com]

It's not uncommon for J and I to spend an entire evening apart from each other in the same room. All thanks to technology!

Get some cats. They're good for the soul. Bad for the sofa, but good for the soul. We have a wide variety. Our souls don't need any more help. :-)