Yubsie's Yammerings

I'm finally getting the data I've been trying to get since March! It isn't arcing, it's spinning normally and there is SIGNAL! I am... probably a little more excited than I should be.

There is a moth in the room. Medi is going nuts.

Oh, speaking of the cats, when we first adopted Schroedy, she was terrified of thunderstorms. If she heard thunder she would run and hide in the closet until it was over. But the other day it was storming and she was just lazing around. So that's good!

Yeah... this is what passes for excitement in my life. :p

We adopted a second kitty today. Her name is Archimedes and she's about a year old. We initially wanted a kitten, but at least she's known to be good with other cats and she's still pretty young so they should both adjust okay. She's also known to be good with kids, which is important considering this cat is going to be in our lives for quite some time. Schroedy got into the guest room when we were bringing Meddy in. They were initially both pretty calm but then there was some hissing and growling, which is really to be expected. So for now we're keeping Meddy in the guest room until they get used to hearing and smelling each other through the door.

( And of course, a picture )

I think Schroedy likes this costuming hobby of mine. She is currently sleeping on the fabric. The white fabric, of course, as her fur wouldn't show up NEARLY as well on the blue. I'm pretty sure I don't have to cut anything more from the white though.

This is a Water Pretear costume for Anime North. Which is in two weeks. I started the costume today. Because I am THAT AWESOME. It's going pretty decently though. I have the basic shape of the bodice down. Though I need to figure out how to actually do it up in the back, as the art explanation is "It's all one piece, screw physics". I'm not sure I have enough slack to do velcro, so I may try making it lace up. I also have the underskirt done, it just needs to be hemmed. Though I want to be sure the back is done up properly because I try hemming it, I think.

So that just leaves the detailing and the overskirt. Hemming the overskirt is going to take forever. This may not have been a wise costume considering I hate hemming. Oops.

My laptop keyboard has more or less given out. The letter keys have gotten wonky in addition to the missing Ctrl and F5. So I decided it was time for a USB keyboard. All I could find at Best Buy was a roll up one. I tried it. The keys wobble and it's clearly meant for someone who types more slowly than I do. So I returned that and went to future shop and now have a proper keyboard. The only tricky thing now is positioning it so I can still use the trackpad. :p

What will Schroedy nuzzle?



Patient Schroedy dances!



Death, Death and the internets

One of the pet stores provides space for rescues to adopt their cats rather than sell cats themselves, so I felt okay going through them. So now I have a kitty trying to help type. She's four or five years old. The thing that really drew us to her was how playful she was. And that she likes scritches. :p

We're calling her Schroedinger. :p Though after the saga of "How can we not find the cat? We have a ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT?" we considered Heisenberg. :p She was going a little nuts exploring at first, but has since calmed down. :p

Which is why she's now lying on my lap and purring. :p And, uh, rolling her head onto my computer. :p

( Picture of teh kitty! )