The earth says hello!

[ishyface]

Good morning, Staaaaaaarshine~

How sad is it that I actually consider getting up at eleven to be an accomplishment? Mmm, SLEEP. *gnaws on pillow*

Snippet

So called because when we first pulled him out from under a bush and took him home he was small enough to fit in the palm of our hands. (We had to feed him from an eyedropper for a while.) He is now large and likes to take up entire couch cushions, especially when you're about to sit down and watch a movie. Snippet is the oldest of our cats and likes to baby the other three-and-a-half,* to the point where if he's eating and one of them wanders up to his bowl he'll back off and wash their ears while they eat his food. It's endearing, and also slightly worrying because if he was a human mommy he'd probably be working three jobs and getting two hours of sleep a day.

Of course, he's a cat, so he gets two hours of awake time a day. Still.



Dyson

Dyson showed up at our house one day in the middle of a storm and just... didn't leave. He was named by my grandmother after a type of vacuum cleaner because for the first week or so he ate everything. (Couldn't keep it down, but still ate it.) Dyson has a bad back and very rarely makes noise, kind of like a little old dude. Because he knows that my little brother is allergic to cats he likes to sleep on his bed, preferably directly on his pillow or, better yet, his face. As you can see from this picture, he hates me.



Jack

There is a house just past our neighbourhood that periodically has a "Free Kittens" sign on the lawn. We went there one day and came home with a wee Jack (named after Jack White, Jack Black, and Jack Sparrow). Jack was a boy until about six months in, when we discovered she didn't exactly qualify. Jack is everyone's favourite even if they pretend not to have a favourite, because she is tiiiiiiiiiiiny and likes to be cuddled and makes a "mrrrlt" noise before she jumps into your lap. Also, she sleeps in a bassinet.



Spaghetti

When we got Jack-Jack, tentertaining was with us and wanted to get a kitten too. Unfortunately her mother was Not Having It, so after much ado about... fleas, mostly, we ended up with a Spaghetti! He deceived us all by being mellow and chilled-out for the first half hour we knew him, and then made up for it by bullying Sloane out of the house, forcing Jack to surrender all her food (thereby making her the tiny wee thing she is now), and dropping on Dyson from above like a hairy, enthusiastic spider. He's kind of dumb and kind of mean and smells bad about 60% of the time. And yet we love him. The human heart is a mysterious thing.

* No, we don't have a half-cat hopping around somewhere- we used to have a cat named Sloane, who was enormous and lovable and dim-witted, but when Jack and Spaghetti came to live with us Sloane got pretty upset and moved in with the next-door-neighbours, where he is appreciated. He still comes over now and then to eat and glare at us from under the kitchen table.

My little sister is watching that awful Girlicious show and all I can think is that Gerard Way needs to teach these girls about feminism. Also, how to dance.

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[sunshinesounds.livejournal.com]

Possibly. I'm not ruling out ratties, but I might actually get a doggy sooner. Victoria's a very dog friendly city, and it'd be awesome.

Also, I was not sure if you had seen this...

[ishyface.livejournal.com]

Oooh, doggies! I miss havin' a doggie. Did you want a particular breed or a Heinz 57?

SHE IS SO ADORABLE AND INARTICULATE AND I WANT TO D8 HER. I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST SAID D8 SAMANTHA RONSON WHY YOU DO ME LIKE THAT. SKALBHFJDKLBJ

[sunshinesounds.livejournal.com]

Probably I'd go to the SPCA. :D But I think pugs and poodles are awesome.

I saw that, and I was like, "This will make Ish forget how to speak properly." Glad to see I was right, etc. :D

This is again, really off topic. But my ex-boyfriend [yes, I dated a boy] is getting married. Yeah. It's hilarious that the only guy I ever dated is just as gay as I, but....Ish....I now know five people who are engaged, three of which are the same age as me and two of those last three are planning their weddings to be in the next two years.

How Would Samantha Ronson React?

[ishyface.livejournal.com]

SPCA is good people. I got my puppy from the SPCA way back when. You're into wee-type doggies, then? (My mum calls them "excuses for dogs" because she is a mean person in her heart.)

I am so, so predictable. At least when it comes to laydees. *sigh*

That is a whole lot of marriage for such young people. I guess my gut reaction shouldn't be D:, because some people just know what they want and who they want it with at a young age, but fresh-outta-high-school marriages are a little strange! (I know two people from my graduating class who are havin' babies. THAT is weird.)

(Heh, you dated a boy. *is twelve*)

Off-topic, fit the second: I HAVE A FULL-TIME JOB. \o/

[sunshinesounds.livejournal.com]

Well, two of these people are in their twenties, and have been dating for 5+ years. That seems fine. Another one is engaged, but isn't planning the wedding for another five years. Again, pretty normal.

The last two are leaving me scratching my head. One is one of my good friends, who actually outed me back in tenth grade. And....he's marrying a lady. I believe sexuality is fluid, but...they've been together for a year. The other is the aforementioned ex boyfriend, who has been with this guy for under a year. Given, they're planning it for after his fiance finishes his RCMP training, but still.

I think I'm just really skeptical because my parents dated for barely a year, got hitched, had me, and got divorced in under five years.

Oh, it was so weird and dramaful. We didn't even DO anything, but yeah. We were fourteen/fifteen and it was just idiotic. I actually had a hardcore crush on a girl through the whole thing, which made it even more confusing. I can't even remember most of my ninth grade trip to France because I spent so much of it staring at him. When a girl flashed him and he kept asking me if it was normal for girls to do it/if I would do it....it ended. Spectacularly.


YAY WHERE IS JOB?

[ishyface.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm kind of skeptical of people who get married really soon as well. Granted, my parents only dated for six months before they got engaged (and my dad was at sea for three of those months) and they've lasted a good 20+ years so far, but. I know if I ever get married (unlikely, but hey) I'll want to have known the person for a long, long time. Like, forever would be a plus.

Aw, man, you guys got to go to France? We only got as far as Ottawa. ):

When a girl flashed him and he kept asking me if it was normal for girls to do it/if I would do it....it ended. Spectacularly.

DID YOU SCHOOL HIM? Because something tells me that you would be very good at schoolin' clueless boys about objectification! (And also I wanted to make some sort of pun on your future profession because I am a lamer.)

JOB IS AT A CAMP KITCHEN. IT IS A SLEEPAWAY CAMP KIR AND THAT IS RIDICULOUSLY EXCITING I'VE NEVER HAD A SLEEPAWAY JOB BEFORE. :D

Once upon a time, Kirie was an awkward, unconfident, baby femme.

[sunshinesounds.livejournal.com]

Yeah, in eighth grade I went to Japan [my mom's school had an exchange], and in ninth grade Matt [ex] convinced one of the French teachers that a trip to France would be an excellent way to practise our awesome skills. In reality, we had a tour guide who hated us, and a bus driver who was cheating on his wife with the evil tour guide and wanted our teacher to join in on a threesome. We didn't experience much French cuisine, although we did eat a lot of chicken and potatoes. One place, we're still convinced, gave us horse meat. We managed to go to McDonalds[Matt did, anyways], Starbucks, and the Virgin Megastore, which amused my teacher and distressed my mother when she got a phone call when we came back.

"Kirie has an amazing sense of direction! She found the only Starbucks in Paris, and the only Virgin Megastore in Nice! "

There was very little actual French spoken, but I spent a great deal of the trip being emo, mostly in Ali's company because "no one else understandddsssss meeeee and my love for Mattttttttttt."

Oh, the irony.

But yeah, we went to Paris [which was awesome], Arles, Nice and Monaco [which isn't actually in France but has lots of casinos and two toed pigeons!]

At that point in time, I was really insecure and emo. Remember, I had this mega crush on a girl back home, only I didn't realize it and I thought I was supposed to be head over heels for Matt. When he started freaking out because he saw another girls' breasts....I mean, he couldn't handle Cold Mountain's nudity. It shouldn't have been that surprising he couldn't handle female nudity in real life. Regardless, I didn't school him, I didn't even yell at him. If I remember correctly, all I did was.....cry at him.

Anyways, have a picture. http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a93/skfaerie/?action=view¤t=scan0001.jpg I don't remember this picture being taken, but it was on the first day and that's somewhere in Paris. That's me attempting to be flirtacious with a dude, as Matt was the one taking the picture.

THAT IS AWESOME! FOR HOW LONG?

Re: Once upon a time, Kirie was an awkward, unconfident, baby femme.

[ishyface.livejournal.com]

In reality, we had a tour guide who hated us, and a bus driver who was cheating on his wife with the evil tour guide and wanted our teacher to join in on a threesome.

O.O

"Kirie has an amazing sense of direction! She found the only Starbucks in Paris, and the only Virgin Megastore in Nice!"

*dies laughing* A+, Kir.

I think everyone's Grade Nine trip ends up being ridiculously emo. I think I kept a (BAD BAD OH GOD SO BAD) poetry journal on mine, all about the giiiiiiirl who I loooooved and didn't love meeeeeeeeeeee. I was also edging into my short-lived goth phase and wore faux-Celtic jewelery. Oh, babybat!Ish, you bring so many grate lolz.

And even in that picture, flirtin' with a dude, you are super super gay and it's awesome. :D

FOR THE WHOLE REST OF THE SUMMER! I... NEED TO BUY LOTS OF BUG SPRAY AND SUNSCREEN BECAUSE OF MY LILY-PALE ANGLO-SAXON SKIN, BUT IT WILL BE AMAZING REGARDLESS! HOPEFULLY MARSHMALLOWS WILL BE INVOLVED AT SOME POINT!

Re: Once upon a time, Kirie was an awkward, unconfident, baby femme.

[sunshinesounds.livejournal.com]

It wasn't like I set out to find the Starbucks. We just happened to pass it. The Virgin Megastore, however, took a bit more work. Me and two of my friends looked it up in a phone book, used a map and asked the locals how to get there en Francais. In the end, I spent 45.00 CAN on a Nirvana CD because I wanted music to MATCH MY SOUL.

I even had the dyed black hair then! But the sun bleached it out. :P

Rofl, goth Ish is goth. Hilarity. :P

I know, I'm so incredibly gay, it is awesome. :D

BRING ALOE TOO, FOR AFTER YOU EXPERIENCE THE SUN. IT IS YR FRIEND FOR REALZ.

Re: Once upon a time, Kirie was an awkward, unconfident, baby femme.

[ishyface.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha Nirvana! I think my angsty music was, um, Manson. Because I was hxc gothtastic.

I dyed my hair black right after that. I was going for Meg White, but I ended up looking more Ozzy Osbourne. D:

OH, I FORGOT ABOUT ALOE. I WONDER IF IT IS OKAY TO EXPOSE MY TATTOO TO THE SUN? I HOPE SO OTHERWISE I SHALL HAVE TO WEAR A BANDAID ON IT AND THAT WOULD NOT BE VERY FETCH AT ALL.

Re: Once upon a time, Kirie was an awkward, unconfident, baby femme.

[sunshinesounds.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure you can. It's healed, right?

I just hated my natural hair colour. If I get tan [which I don't as much, anymore], my haircolour is not much darker than my skin and I hate the way it looks. :P

Oh, I also screamed along to "I Can't Wait" from White Blood Cells for,like, hours.