Resorting to cat pictures

[darkemeralds]

Hello! I have nothing to say--or rather, things the intelligent articulation of which will take more time than I've currently got.







(I also have to admit that the last few evenings have been taken up with "Avengers" homework, which is to say, watching Ironman, Ironman 2, Thor, and Captain America. I'm ready for Joss now!)

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[shezan]

OH, what a beauty!

[darkemeralds]

:D

She is. Mean, though. This is undoubtedly the result of having lived in the streets for a couple of years before she adopted me. Little by little, she's calming down, but she still scratches and bites the crap out of my hands and wrists if I surprise her the wrong way.

[donutsweeper]

Oh, so so so gorgeous!

And your homework! How horrible!!

[darkemeralds]

It was terrible! I had to sit there and watch beautiful people do amazing things with thrilling special effects for hours!

[branchandroot]

Oh, what a beautiful, fluffy girl! (And look at that glare she's giving the camera.)

[darkemeralds]

She has a baleful, nearly-white-eyed gaze. But she's mostly a pretty nice girl, considering her period of abandonment and life on the street. We have an understanding.

[ruric]

How did you manage to steal Ishtar away? Kitteh is a doppleganger for oe of mine *G*

I may have seen all the movies you reference when they first came out and I did just do a quick refresher of Ironman 1, 2 and Thor as it's been a while.

I'm curently on viewing 4 of The Avengers and it is quite possible I may be heading to more next week.

[darkemeralds]

Ishtar is a great name for a cat! And this is an unusual coloring. How odd that you and I both have one! Or should I say "been chosen by" one.

I called this one Sam for a long time because she came around with a near-identical boy-cat (probably her son) and he looked like Dean. But I reverted to "Graydie" because that was the name her former human being gave her. She ran away from him in a fit of post-partum madness, and couldn't be found when he had to move away. He came back around the neighborhood for two years, leaving food and not catching sight of her, before finally learning that she had kind of adopted me. We agreed that she'd stay with me because he no longer lived in a place that allowed cats.

That's how I found out her history. She's still part-stray and spends a lot of time outdoors. "Dean" was adopted by a cat-loving couple two blocks away. He was nearly dead--hunger, fights, sickness--and they are gradually rehabilitating him. So it's a sad story with a pretty good ending.

As to seeing the Avengers multiple times--wow, that's a high recommendation from someone with as many plays and shows to take in as you have. I'm really excited to see it.

[ruric]

Graydie sounds like she's landed on all four paws *G* potentially sad story with a happy ending for both her and her cat relative!

Look forward to hearing what you think of the Avengers when you get a chance to see it.

[darkemeralds]

I enjoyed it! And I seem to be enjoying it more as the days go by and I think about it. I could easily go again.

I was well-advised to watch the prequels. They let me feel like I was part of the club and in on the jokes, and now I feel kind of fannish again, which I haven't felt for some time. Though The Avengers wasn't as Jossy as, say, Serenity (well, duh) it was Jossy enough to make me very happy.

And now perhaps Joss will be able to release/distribute his Much Ado. And make more original stories!

[ranunculus]

Pretty, pretty girl. Looks like she allows you to groom her at least!

[darkemeralds]

She doesn't actually. She's kind of an obsessive self-groomer. Even before she started coming in to the house at night, she was surprisingly fluffy and tidy looking. I don't think she was long on the streets.

That said, she will allow me to brush her with a wire cat brush maybe three strokes every couple of weeks or so. :D

[ranunculus]

It took Donald about 5 years to persuade Miss Lavender to sit in his lap. Eventually Missy discovered that laps are WARM and was a convert for the rest of her life. I imagine your girl will come around a bit more as time goes on!

[tehomet]

Awww, little Graydie. :)

Avengers homework: I have been there. And enjoyed it. Why couldn't all homework be like that?

I'm up to two viewings and planning on a third when I have the cash. Third time's the charm.

May I ask if you have seen this Avengers vid? I found it amusing.

[darkemeralds]

I hadn't seen it. LOL! Thank you for the laugh.

[tehomet]

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