Okay, that subject line is shamelessly stolen from hsifyppah. And since I still use 35MM and need to invest in a decent digital camera, it should more accurately read, what was on the film I just had developed...

Well let me tell you, one an all - the SGC is closer than we thought!

( We have photographic proof I tells ya! )


( I'm so Conflikted! )


( Invited to Norwescon again - yay! )


( FKO - it's a good thing! )

Hey, remember I mentioned that my Jazzy was on Deviant Art? Well, she told me that some of the folks she knows there are making something called pixel IDs - not that I know much about it, but they are some kind of self identifying thing, kind of like when LJers will make their own stat cards and such.

Well, she was thinking about an idea for her own one day and she was eyeing my collection of SGA action figures. She got this mad scheming look and scurried off... ( come lookit the awesomeness!! )

So, my kids are pretty awesome. I mean, granted they have their moments where they fight like cats and dogs and I would like to trade them in for less noisy models or find a way to upgrade the firmware, but mostly I'm pretty happy with them.

Jazzy Girl, as I have mentioned in the past, is an artist. She has a Deviant Art account that I bought for her and has been showing in the VCon art show for the last 3 years. She's managed to sell several hundred dollars worth of art, and not just to family friends. But I digress.

The kids snuck off to the mall together on Saturday for nefarious purposes that they would not disclose - therefore, something related to mother's day. They were very sneaky when they got home for a while, then I was suddenly ordered to my room. After several minutes, they allowed me out and sent me into the kitchen, where I found this:

( My awesome gift, let me show you it! I WIN! \O/  )

I was at a VCon meeting on Saturday. This took place, as most VCon meetings have in the last year and a half, at the Walsh residence. I have discovered that Sue and Michael are truly lovely people who I really enjoy spending time getting to know them better.

One marvelous thing that I discovered is that they have a wonderful sense of humour and love music as much as I do. Michael is always playing interesting and unique things for me, and this week it was no different.

They don't watch SGA (more's the pity - I'm working on getting them addicted) but they know that I adore Rodney and he is an astrophysicist. So what does Michael pull out for me?

QUANTUM PHYSICS: THE MUSICAL

So. Much. Awesome! SO MUCH!!

I am totally writing s story where Rodney gets a copy of this. I don't know how, but he is totally getting a copy of this. I have these visions of him visiting Jeannie and having Madison playing with her dolls singing "I've got my own Hadron Accelerator!" at the top of her voice. Oh dear god, the conversation that would ensue. *snicker*

::singing::

"It's a clockwork universe / and everything is run by laws
from an apple on a tree / to the movement of the sun and stars..."

The SGA fanfic angle aside, this is just plain fun and I would love to actually do it at a con. Or in a filk circle. Song about quarks and hadron accelerators. Dude. It's just... cool. *giggles*

Calling all Vancouver area Browncoats and Whedon fans! The Vancouver Serenity Charity Screening 2008 is coming up soon!

And something particularly cool about it is that I have been asked to lead a Browncoat filk sing-a-long! Aieee! And I said yes, crazy person that I am!

Directly from the Vancouver Browncoats Meet-Up Announcement:

Date: Sunday, June 22, 11:00 AM
Ticket price: $15.00 CAD per person
Who should come: Has it been a year since you've seen "Serenity" on a big screen? Have you never seen "Serenity" on a big screen - or even seen the movie at all?

Browncoats of all ilks will be out in force to enjoy the movie and more.

(  This year it's an EVENT! )

I was very pleased to have been asked. I'm no vixyish, but I'll do my best to belt out "Mal's Song" in style. But talk about intimidating! There could be hundreds of fans there, probably many who are not familiar with filk at all. I have *got* to dig up some good FireFly tunes. Other than Mal's Song, I've got hsifyppah's "Starlight and Dinosaurs", cadhla's "My Laugh is an Evil Laugh" and the words to a song a found on Firefly.net called "The Ballad of Zoe ans Wash" with no tune. I tried to contact the writer, but the email bounces - it's such a lovely story of how those two got together that I just have to write a tune for it.

Other than those, all the FF filks I have are really silly or goofy, to TV tunes and such. I'd like to get 4 or 5 solid story telling tunes, and I know there are some out there. I just haven't heard them. I don't know 'Paper Moon' well enough to sing that. But I was thinking that "Word Inside the Crystal" actually might work well as kind of a shout out to Mr. Universe.

Well. I have a few weeks to think about it. OMG! I'm psyched and terrified all at the same time.

I woke up this morning with a headache and realized that I felt like crap. Sometimes I can just keep going, take drugs and soldier through. This morning I just couldn't, so I called out sick and went back to bed - despite headache, went back to sleep. Jazzy girl kindly woke me at 6am, worried that I'd slept through my alarm. Monkey boy woke me again when he left just after 8am. And then I woke up on my own at noon.

Holy crap. I'm really glad I stayed home. I seriously needed that. I feel about 75% better now, with only a niggling headache above my right eye.

I am in the home stretch with the dress. The girl is going to look awesome at the prom.

However. I *am* bummed out that I won't be going to the filk at cflute's place on Saturday. I really hoped to go, and I'd even talked to gorgeousgary at FKO about driving down together since he's in town this weekend for a work thing anyway. Would have been nice to spend some time with a filker from far away that I know only through #filkhaven and LJ and get to know him a little better. Alas, prom committments. I've got a photographer friend who is going to take some profesional pictures of Jazzy girl for the best cost ever - free! So I really can't pass that up even for filk.

I'll just hum Banned from Argo in the background and make Jazzy roll her eyes at me. Bwahahaha.

My brain is melting.

I'm having a hard time getting back to going to be at a reasonable time so I can get more than 4 hours of sleep a night. This being up at 5:00am thing is too frickin' early dude. There should be a law against anything that happens before 8am unless it is happening while you are still awake from the night before.

Tired. TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRED. I want Rodney to come and tuck me. *whine*

ETA: This was *supposed* to read "tuck me in". I am not responsible for where your mind took you. it was an innocent typo, people!

Work was bizzare today. Is there a full moon or something? Cuz the first person I talked to today was ballistic from the get go. That sucks beyond the telling of it at 6am.

And also, more training. Training last week for some security stuff, training this week for some member surveys. Call outs. Oh my joy, let me show you it.

Have to go home and finish the prom dress for Jazzy girl. Got the skirt almost done, and part of the shirt pieced together - her prom is on Friday night, so I still have time even if I have to do some last minute alterations on Friday moring. She's excited about going to a dance. Will wonders never cease? This is my daughter, the least girly of girls. Huh.

She's going to be wearing the kick arse corset to school and I'm feeling like maybe she needs a body guard. I'm sure the boys are going to drool when they see her all decked out.

Going home now. Bleh.

More traiing tomorrow morning. Oh. Joy.

Hey! Remember how I told you that hsifyppah wrote an awesome song that was the perfect follower to Don't Ask, Don't Tell? Well, here it is!


**Angst warning. Seriously. I am not kidding. Get out your kleenex.**


Written in Blood.
by hsifyppah
A Stargate: Atlantis McShep Filk

You can download the mp3 on the same page; be prepared to cry.

Please go and leave hsifyppah a comment here to let her know what you thought.



Psst: the_cephalopod! Aieee! Tears and sadness! Angst! TEH WOES!! Write me some fic!

So I just watched "The Last Man" today.

::chews fingernails::

::flails::

When the hell does season 5 premier? ZOMG!!! I am going to lose what's left of my mind! Holy crap! I really enjoyed that! It was sweet, and for me, the McShep is what prevails against all odds.

::runs off to read Last Man episode tags::

Don't Ask, Don't Tell
by Shaddyr
A Stargate: Atlantis Filk
**Song notes and link to sound file follow***


You had the gift I wished were mine, and with mere thought
You brought the solar system into view
The secrets that I'd studied for so long to understand
Bent before your will and lent themselves to your command

I think I started loving you from the moment that we met
I hated you a little bit as well
Everything I'd never be, and yet you called me friend,
Finally part of a team on which I could depend,

Don't ask, don't tell – why yes, I'm doing well
They're not tears, it's just dust in my eyes,
I – love you, just like good friends do -
oh god, John, please don't ask any more
I can't tell you what this feeling's for

I thought my heart would stop that day you said goodbye
You left to face the Wraith and save us all,
How dearly was the battle won, such bitter, painful cost
(Then) you spoke from the Daedaluls, and I knew my heart was lost,

Don't ask, don't tell, this is my private hell
We smile and laugh; you'll never know the truth
It's – too much, sometimes I need to touch
Your shoulder or your arm, just don't ask why,
Please don't make me live another lie

It seems just yesterday, when we first found this place
We've learned so much but also paid the price
And when I watch you gazing at your city, I can see
This is your true home, and there's no place I'd rather be,

Don't ask, don't tell, It's funny how I fell
So hard for something never meant to be,
I'm – so glad, I never really had,
Such a friend, I'll never let you see
How very much you've come to mean to me

If you like it you can print out a PDF complete with the chords.

Or you can listen to the scratch track.



( Song Notes: )

Awright, nitpickers, I know it was technically Mississauga. Whatever. Shut up.

So. I've finally been to a filk con!

Okay, that's not entirely accurate. I was at Conflikt, I ran the hospitality suite after all. Still, I never really got to be part of the con. Now, it's not that I minded - I *like* running hospitality and that's why I do it. And most people come through the con suite at some point, so you mostly get to meet people, but you really don't get out to a lot of stuff.

It's been a number of years since I have been at a con without either kids in tow, being on the concom or being a guest with panel commitments. Usually a combination thereof. This weekend I was sans children, commitments and responsibilities.

Just *attending*. Wow. This was *awesome*. And also, OMG! NON STOP FILK!

The whole weekend was a rush. jhayman and her partner in crime put on a great con. I finally had people pointed out to me and was able to put names I've seen on LJ and in #filkhaven with faces (thank you SO MUCH hsifyppah!)

( The coolest things (that I can remember off the top of my head) about FKO 18 for me: )

It was most awesome meeting peteralway, having a chance to chit chat and make some music. And dude! He has a dulcimer made of Leggo. Seriously! Leggo, I kid you not. Strung with fishing line on Leggo gears. And it *works*. I played it! The mind, she boggles!

I also got to premier the filk I *finally* finished - Don't Ask, Don't Tell. And, as inferred by the title, it references the US military policy of the same name. Those who read my fic know *exactly* who this song is for.

I played it for hsifyppah before hand and she was all "OMG it's so sad!" so yay! Cuz it really is! And then she pulls out this other song she wrote that she never does and she tells me its the perfect response, so I listen to her sing it. And I'm in *tears* by the end, because it seriously could not have been a more perfect match if they'd been written at the same time deliberately meant to go together.

When I sang it in the circle, I was really nervous, because it actually was quite an investment for me. And I thought it kinda bombed. When I told hsifyppah that, she looked at me like I was crazy - which I am - and threatened to slap me for being an idiot. Hee! I *heart* her so hard.

Also, I talked to vixyish about it today to, and she said it made sense to her even though she is totally unfamiliar with the subject matter. I wanted it to be specific enough that fans get the references, but vague enough that the emotional impact came through regardless, and she agreed that it worked.

So. Overall, this was a kick ass weekend. And I don't want to go back to real life yet. After this, I think I am spoiled for cons. I don't really even want to go back to a gen con. I think I could happily do just filk cons. But crap! It could get really expensive. *sigh*

I am seriously thinking that next year, I may just bag out of everything else and stick with Conflikt, FKO, Pondfilk and VCon. If I didn't do Norwescon, I could probably afford to do Consonance instead, and I think that might be a better choice. Then again, I don't think I could do FKO and Consonance.

I will worry about this *next year*. I just go home, but I can't wait to go back.

At FKO. Finally awake and sufficiently caffeinated. And supposd to be at a concert right now, just ran up to get my note book because *SONG IDEA* that is demanding to be finished, but then I thought, hey, I could post...

I did what I *always* do the night before a con - stayed up too late doing laundry, packing, trying to find 6 different filk songs that just refuse to be found, and got distracted by fanfic because the McShep is so pretty, and also, that Pendant of Ultimate Power! Inspired fic and discussion and that was distracting too...

Got to hsifyppah's place about 15 minutes late to pick her up, then we headed off to the airport. Traffic was good. Parking was easy. Check in was relatively painless. The lack off coffee we were both experiencing was *not*, so we quickly rectified that before getting on the plane. And I'd forgotten how easy domestic flight's were! Wow!

The flight was actually relaxing because a) exit row seats = leg room, YAY! and b) sitting with hsifyppah on a flight is higly recommend because she is fun.

By the time we collected luggage, caught the shuttle, checked into the hotel (where I just happened to run into Kathy in the lobby! OMG! Timing!) we still had enough time to get changed and into garb and be early for the wedding. Which was cool.

Then I got to meet jhayman and OMG that woman has so much energy, she makes me tired! And then, I saw Urban Tapestry in concert for the first time - yay! They are amusing and wonderfully talented and I may have to come back to FKO again. This could be addictive.

Stayed up too late, slept in, and here I am. Proving, once again, that I am a Live Journal junkie.

Must go listen to people make pretty music now. And try to finish these two songs before the weekend is over. GAH!!

Just a Little Ritual
By Shaddyr
Rating: G
Characters: Sheppard, McKay, Teyla, Ronon
Disclaimer: Oh dear GOD, why can't they be MINE?
Spoilers: None
Word Count: 1000
Note: So there was this pendant, which led to this challenge. And then the ever-so-talented taste_is_sweet wrote a comment fic called I'm Not Wearing That in response - yay! You *REALLY* should read that one first... Then beadattitude got into the act with her comments and speculations, and the next thing I know, John started whispering in my ear about tutus and fairy wings. It's *so* not my fault.

Summary: Revenge. Cold. Nuff said.

( Just a Little Ritual )

Oh the *love* I feel!!

taste_is_sweet wrote comment fic for my "PENDANT OF UNSTOPPABLE PARANORMAL PHENOMINAL POWER" Challenge!!

I am still wiping away tears of laughter. She is truly made of awesome!

The Challenge: I double dog dare someone to write a ficlet, a drabble, SOMETHING involving John, Rodney and this item. Straight up SGA, AU, Xover with SPN, your call. I just really need to know what happens!

Hey, all you BtVS ficcers - this would be perfect for you too!

"What item?" you may ask. Well, let me tell you!

Apparently, the awesome super powers of telepathy, cryokinesis, psychometry, chronokinesis, invisibility and teleportation can all be yours! They are only a bid away...

on eBay!!!

( The description in case the link expires or the item is removed... )

~@~@~@~@~@~@~

So. I gotta wonder if it might be an Ancient artifact. It would make sense, with all those powers...

The Challenge: Write a story!

Will someone from Atlantis win it on eBay and take it back with them, only to be mocked by Rodney, and then to find out it's actually a real Ancient device? Will John proclaim "PENDANT OF UNSTOPPABLE PARANORMAL PHENOMINAL POWER, Activate!" ?

Or will it be Rodney laughing his ass off at someone at some bazaar on some planet somewhere trying to sell him the PENDANT OF UNSTOPPABLE PARANORMAL PHENOMINAL POWER?

Will it be an AU in which one of them is a psychic the the other goes to see, bringing in the PENDANT OF UNSTOPPABLE PARANORMAL PHENOMINAL POWER to find out more about it?

ETA: Maybe Willow buys it on eBay - OOoOo, that would have pissed Tara off! Or Spike! Or Ethan! Think of the trouble *they* could cause!



C'mon guys, someone! I *challenge you! Tell me a story? Please?




PS: If the link doesn't work, it's item number 320234695175

As I mentioned in my previous post the songwriting panel went amazingly well. As promised, here are the lyrics that we came up with.

Who Are You People?

TTTO: Pigeon Park Pirates (or something like it)
(Written at the Norwescon 31 songwriting panel by shaddyr, hsifyppah, Creed Lombard and Steve Dixon)

The pilots stepped in to the hallway
The flight crew pressed in close behind
And they looked around and the things that they saw
Made them regret they weren't blind

Pirates, stormtroopers and wizards
In corsets and leather and chains
They were surround by folks dressed as lizards
and zombies out looking for brains

Oh, no, please let us go!
Who are you people? they cried
The Hilton assured us a peaceful night's slumber
in calming surroundings - THEY LIED
Oh, no, please let us go!
We're learning the meaning of fear
We won't pet your dragon, we won't sell our "costumes"
We just want to get out of here!

Dude. I am *tired*.

So, I did get switched to the Jossiverese sing-a-long instead of Filk 101 on Friday, which was really excellent, except for the fact poor hsifyppah was sick and running a temperature and should have been drinking tea and resting, not leading a sing-a-long. Poor girl. With vixyish out for the weekend, hsifyppah and I were trying to cover the Serinfly songs to keep the Browncoats happy. It seemed to work, so that was good.

At 2pm I had my writing panel! It was awesome! Except for the part that I was the only non published, non professional person on the panel and felt totally intimidated by being there. But it was about Writing and blogging, and I *know* about that combination.

The writers and panelist seemed to be very fanfic friendly, so that was nice. The moderator asked if the interactive part of blogging as a writer was necessary. One of the pros said "not really" at the same moment I sad "Absolutely!". He asked me to elaborate, so I talked about how the internet has changed writing as we know it; 20 years ago, I was in a local writing group, limited to times people could get together and people who were local in discussing my writing and getting input. Today, I can join virtual groups, lists and blogs, read and post at my leisure, and get input from people who I might have never met otherwise (and I named you, the_cephalopod, so you made it to Norwescon in spirit!)

I was on the panel with lisamantchev, mdhenry and anghara. It is amusing that all the published writers on the Writing and blogging panel would have LJs, no? Hee! And also, I said, during the panel and in front of witnesses that I would write some fanfic for lisamantchev's soon to be released Théâtre Illuminata trilogy, coming out in 2009. So. Ya'll are going to have to watch for those to come out.

I may even have to write some filk.

I was going to help out with Kinderfilk at 5pm, but drfilk, Creed and Dave seemed to have everything well in hand. The kids seemed to enjoy it. They had played their DS games during the other sing-a-long, but they love the fun stuff. After that, we went to the games room for a bit (they could spend all day there!) and then it was time for my concert.

Apparently, it went over well, but I have little conscious recollection of the event *other* than the fact that I was playing a virtually full room.

WTF?

Seriously. The hell? I am an unknown. I have no CDs. I don't get out much, really. How did I end up with a full concert room?

So, I only counted 3 major screw ups, one on a song that I should totally have down pat, but evidently need to practice more than once a year. I started with a fanfiction/writer based theme, went on a little about my fandoms, and started with my writing filk and Kathy's Beta: Threes. After that, I did 2 Buffy songs, a BSG song, and 2 SGA songs. Atlantis Shines went over well, which was nice. There was some other stuff too. I finished with moosaic4's My Knight, but my fingers were completely numb, and in the last chorus, they kept slipping off the strings because I couldn't *feel* them. But it was still good. I think the next time I do a concert (she says with maniacal laughter) I will make sure I do something acapella for every 3rd song. Fingers must rest.

Today, I did the songwriting panel at 1pm with hsifyppah, Dix and Creed. I was *really* nervous, because I write at glacial speeds, and holy frak, I am going to talk to people about writing a song in an hour?

Yikes!

We asked for a title from the audience - we got "Who Are You People?" and went from there. Someone mentioned the shell shocked pilots and Flight attendants caught up in the hordes of wildly costumed fans. We started with some lines, then Creed mentioned about original tunes VS filking a tune, and next thing we knew, we haz writ a song!

It is currently living in the bag that Girly Girl has in the gaming room. And I have run off to the hotel for a break and an LJ fix.

On the agenda for tonight - more filk! And possibly, the World Con room party! Maybe even the dance! Not because I have a lot over energy, but because I have very little voice left.

Tomorrow, there is a panel on fanfic I may catch before we head out. NorWes always bags out early, with no significant dead dog party that I have ever seen, so there is no point that I can see in staying another night. And since I have tomorrow off - bwahaha! I can sleep in on Monday.

Gah! I gotta make a new corset before the next con - this one chafes under the arms.

I had this big plan to be at the border by 10 am. Shyeah. Right. Who was I trying to kid?

I was up till 4:30 am trying to finish getting my set together and find some lyrics for songs. At 9am I glared blearily at the clock as it mocked me with its cheerfully bright numbers and lilting alarm. I smacked it off with a pillow and went back to sleep. I finally crawled out of bed at 11am.

By the time I packed up the car, made the kids do the 3rd "are you sure you have everything?" run back into the house, stopped for gas (because running out in the border line up would suck) coffee (well d-uh!) earplugs (Monkey boy can't sleep with my snoring) BC Cider (for the VCon room party w00t! Come party with us!) and went to the bank, it was pushing 3pm.

Then I missed the turn onto the Queensborough bridge. GRAH! Construction confuses me! Then I missed the turn off to the Pattillo bridge too. Okay, that was my stupid. GAH! So between rush hour traffic and getting turned around, I lost another hour, and didn't get to the border till almost 5pm. So. Only 7 hours later than I planned.

Shut up.

The border advisory said it would be an hour wait, but we got through in 20 minutes. Yessssss! Peace Arch Crossing, ur doin' it right!

Traffic was good. Weather was good. All seemed right with the world, and I thought "Hey! I will pull off and go to a grocery store somewhere around Snohomish because I know there is a mall with a grocery store near the I5 somewhere in that vicinity. Easy!"

Not so much.

And lo, did the heavens open and dump out a sheet of flood water the likes of which has not been seen since the time of Noah. Yea and verily I did stay on the freeway, hydroplaning along deciding that since I could barely see the tail lights of the car in front of me, perhaps changing lanes to try to get *off* in near zero visibility might not be a good idea. I was not driving at that point; I was swimming down the freeway. I think everyone just kept driving at speed because if anyone slowed down, there could have been a multi car pile up to rival the one in Dubai.

I eventually did get to a grocery store, but that was another tale of woe. GAH!! I love you Seattle, but sometimes, you suck!

Finally - got to the hotel, got checked in, got the stuff up to the room, got the kids fed. 11:20, I left the kiddies to play on the laptop with strict instructions that midnight was bedtime and went over to find filk. And filk there was, but mostly wrapped up. Bummer.

I did get to talk fanfic and slash with some other filkers though, so that was fun. And found a fellow Rodney lover who is now thinking that perhaps she may need to write a Rodneyesque filk. Bwahahahah! My work is done here!

Tomorrow is the Jossiverese filk at noon, the Blog and Writing panel at 2, something else in the afternoon, and then the concert in the evening.

Must sleep now. Wake up call coming at 8 am. And if I knock the phone down with a pillow, I might break something.

CON!!!!

I am so totally a kid on Christmas eve. HEE!

Breaking news this week:

The Stargate and Girly Drink Symposium was a smashing success. And mhalachai made CareBearStares as drinks. See them here and here. Disturbing. And yet, yummy.

These images blatantly stolen from brought to you by hsifyppah.

Jazzy had a cider and a Lumberjack Smoothie. We watched T'ealc and Jack live the same 10 hours over and over again (j'aime le baiser! C'est magnifique!) and Evil!John battle in the dreams of the SGA folks and oh! Rodney to the rescue! (j'adore Rodney!)

In work-related news: customers are weird. Srsly. Is there a full moon or something? Cuz dude. SRSLY. W E I R D. And not in a good way.

Also, my team lead is a dork. No less than 5 times today, he started singing "This is the song that never ends!" forcing me to threaten to end his life in ever more creative way. Leaving most of my team members in snickers around me. *sigh* I am going to miss my team when we all get shuffled up becasue of the shift bid. I may have to cry a tear.

On a personal front: I am tres excited about NorWescon. Aieee!!! And also, terrified. CONCERT! EEK! I have not actually made up a concert list. Probably doesn't matter since there are only about 6 or 8 songs that I would do anyway, so that will probably end up being my concert list. The kiddies are looking forward to playing Magic. I will likely flitting back and forth between gaming and filking the whole weekend.

I am sad the Arthur C Clark has died. Heinlein, Clark and Asmiov were formative influences on me. My favourte Clark book was 'A Fall of Moondust'.

In LiveJournal News: SUP sux. Anton Nosik doubly so. And not in that good and fun way. But we already know that.

"when the parent company's, parent company's,
parent company's, parent company's,
parent company's, parent company's,
company's been sold!"

Aye, Tovarich! And there's more truth to come!

::rolls eyes::

Ahh fandom, I love thee. Embrace me and feed me fic. And filk. Blot out the ev0l presence of dumbass owners. And also, if I boycott, it will be simply because I am too busy running about at the con this weekend.

You may now return to your regularily scheduled Flist surfing.

The people across the lane from me moved out recently. They weren't horrid as neighbors go, but they weren't great either; I got really tired of asking them to move their car so I could get into my parking spot.

I noticed a cat hanging around after they left, scratching at the door, and a few other folks from down the lane standing outside, so I went to go investigate. Turns out they left the cat behind.

Deliberately.

Poor thing was scrawny, flee bitten, missing huge patches of hair, and half crazed with hunger.

One of the folks saw the lady who used to live there and asked he why she didn't come the cat. Her response was "I don't have time to be chasing after the cat."

WTF is wrong with people?

ETA: Jazzy and I have been feeding the cat for over a week now, because we can't *not* and it was sleeping in the carport on a pillow and blanket that we put out. Now we haven't seen the cat for several days, and as much as I kept telling jazzy not to get attached to the little flea bag, I'm finding myself worried.

Dammit.

So.

Jazzy turned 19 yesterday.

I did not suddenly turn into an old crone.

Does that mean I already *was* an old crone?

Bah.

*HOW* can I have a 19 year old kid? And also, I party more than she does. Considering I really don't party except for at cons - and anyone who knows me from fandom knows how very hard I party...

Yeah. She's 19, and I think her big "OMG I'm Legal!" event is going to be our Stargate SGA and Girly Drink Symposium et Deux at hsifyppah's place on Monday.

We are holding off on watching "The Last Man" till we have people to squeal with.