Kitty! =^.^=

[exatron]

Today made up for not being able to go to MFF, even if I do still miss the people who went.

I saw my sister's new cat and got a few pictures; unfortunately, I only have two right now because Livejournal went a bit screwy when I tried to upload more. Here's a link to the gallery with the pictures.

My sister hasn't picked a name yet. The front-runners are: Minerva, McGonagle, and Emerald.

It's cute, very affectionate, curious, a bit weird, and basically chose my sister. It follows my sister around, purrs at the slightest bit of attention, and likes having its belly rubbed (most cats don't like that). Playing doesn't seem to be its thing, but that may be because it was spayed three days ago and still has the stitches.

The IM conversation we had when she told me about the cat was amusing, and I wish I could share it.

Comments

[nekura-ca.livejournal.com]

LJ still seems to be having problems, I could only see two of the pictures close up, but from what I saw, the cat looks very nice. I like the name Emerald, for the eyes. Really cute.

[exatron.livejournal.com]

I think LJ's move to a new datacenter is the source of the problem. They had to take the system down, and moves like that never go as smoothly as intended.

The cat is very nice.

I'm not quite sure about the name Emerald. The green color in the photos is just light reflected from the tapetum lucidum, a reflective membrane at the back of cats' eyes. It would be like naming someone Red or Ruby because of the infamous red-eye effect in humans.

[kylet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, having trouble loading these too. Got some to work tho. Yay for kittiness tho. Sounds like a great pet ^.^

Cody: "See, THAT is the definition cute and fluffy, people."

[exatron.livejournal.com]

First, let me get the long, rambling part of my reply out of the way. Glad you're back. I missed you. Did you have fun? How goes your quest for new markers? Were you able to try out Gneech's Trias? I think that's about enough rambling for now since you're probably preparing a full report.

I think I need to try uploading them again. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. I hope you at least go to see the cat looking at the mouse.

She is a great pet; although, I think my sister may end up spoiling it. My sister was feeling cold and wanted to turn up the heat, but waited an hour and a half because the cat fell asleep in her lap.

Dan: "I know you aren't cute or fluffy, tigerman. I just like seeing your reaction because you look good with a scowl on your face."

[kylet.livejournal.com]

Gah. Well, the report is posted, hopefully that answered most of your queries. Glad to be back, missed you too.

:::nods::: People are having some trouble with the pages I just uploaded too. Dagnabit.

Yep, saw the mouse ^.^ Cats ALWAYS get spoiled, tho ;-)

Cody: ". . ." :::Brain melts as he tries to figure out how to respond to that, since a scowl would seem the natural response but he can't quite dig one up out of a smile and blush....::::

[exatron.livejournal.com]

I forgot that you aren't used to cheetah-like speed and lots of questions. The report definitely answered my queries (I'll comment on it later when I'm feeling less tired), especially since I've never been to a decent sized con like that. I'll have to start planning and assembling my best material for when go to AC 06; although, I'll gladly share some of my stories if you need a good laugh during tax season.

I just read about why people are having problems. Apparently, Livejournal needs some more hard drives to store pictures more efficiently.

Well, we are irresistible. Except for the ugly, hairless kitties. blech.

Dan: "I love doing that to you."