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[Becky]

Regarding your curtains - you should get the ones you want after kitty is trained not to use them as playthings.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Becky wrote: "Ack... Declawing. Oh god. *shudder* It's awful. It makes me nauseous to even think of. Please don't just do it because your stuff is getting messed up. There are other humane options, like little ..."

^ This. All of this.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

Becky / MrsJ - Believe me, I feel the same way. I have another cat and have had it since it was a kitten and she still has her claws. I have always been anti-declawing.

If it was just stuff I'd deal, but she is violent with them. J and I want to have kids, and right now it's a very real concern that she would hurt them. She plays by scratching and digging in with her front claws. She wake us up by clamping the claws onto our feet. I'm all cut up but even that I could take, at least right now while she is little... But if I had a baby that would be a big issue.

I had already decided back in November not to declaw her despite the destructive behavior. Now I'd had to re-evaluate, as it's gotten worse and not better, and have decided it needs to be done in her case. It's either this or give her up, and considering the number of people actually looking for a cat to adopt, especially an insane one, I'd rather do this now while she's young and give her a good home. And let's face it, even if I did give her up and she found a good home, they'd likely declaw her too. It's bad.. Really bad.

The other day she climbed the wall paper in the basement, crawled into the drop ceiling, and wandered around. We didn't know she was in there until she fell through a panel into the bathroom down there.

So yeah. Judge me if you'd like, but this isn't a knee jerk materialistic decision. I've debated and researched all of the alternatives for months now and have had a hard time coming to this decision. My vet has worked with me the whole time and agrees with me about it in Quinn's case. I feel horrible, but it needs to be done.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

Also, I trim her nails every week. It just hurts less when she lashes out. And when I say she is violent, I don't mean in a mean way. Despite all efforts, she just plays very rough and crazy. I swear to God, the way she files through the house running sideways across the back of the couch as she goes, it's like we have a rabid squirrel running loose.

[Becky]

Sorry Dawn. I'm not judging you... I can understand your decision better, given the baby issue, especially.

I just have a knee-jerk reaction to declawing. However, I can acknowledge it may be better in the long run than where she might end up otherwise.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

I'm not judging either way - I just wish there were other options. In case something happens and you can't keep her.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Hey, did yall here that they are releasing a new Dresden?

http://subterraneanpress.com/store/pr...

Bigfoot Trilogy

[Ala]

Declaw and get new curtains. Seems the only option, really.

[Ala]

That just seems to be an omnibus of his bigfoot shorts. Meh.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Ala wrote: "That just seems to be an omnibus of his bigfoot shorts. Meh."

Oh. They aren't new?

[Ala]

Nope. Been around a bit.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

So bottom line, it's not crazy to buy new curtains. I'm calling this a consensus. Now I can use this thread to get the cost approved by J :D

[Becky]

Right. Get the ones you want... you're the one who will have to live with them! :)

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

I just want new ones of the ones we already have. I like them. They are cheap, simple, and plenty good enough. Just a little deconstructed right now.

[Becky]

Well then you must call them REPLACEMENTS... They aren't new curtains, they're replacements for your destroyed curtains! ;)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Becky wrote: "Well then you must call them REPLACEMENTS... They aren't new curtains, they're replacements for your destroyed curtains! ;)"

^what she said.

I want lined dupioni silk in a beautiful shade of purple. Long enough for an elegant puddle.

Hubby says No. Hell no. Especially not purple.

I'm thinking maybe I need to find a seamstress?

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

My bedroom is purple. I want to go deeper purple, though...

I kind of want wallpaper.

I blame British TV.

[Jeremy]

Wallpaper, like paint and the act of painting, is an evil most profound.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

If I were to wallpaper I would get someone to do it that wasn't us. :D

And just one wall per room. Like an accent wall...

That's not *that* horrific, right?

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

They make some beautiful wallpapers now.

And that's a pretty good idea! Maybe i an talk hubby into wallpaper...

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Jeremy wrote: "Wallpaper, like paint and the act of painting, is an evil most profound."

lol

my husband agrees.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Nicki wrote: "I'm surprised declawing is still legal in the US. It's been banned here for nearly a decade.

I kind of want wallpaper too, but to get it done I'd have to take all the bookcases out. O.O That is a ..."

I need to get my bookcases bolted to the wall. The last time I got that quoted the person wanted waaay too much money.

So i'll let the weight of the books hold them for now.

[Becky]

We bolted our own to the wall. It cost us nada!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Becky wrote: "We bolted our own to the wall. It cost us nada!"

pffft

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

MrsJoseph wrote: "They make some beautiful wallpapers now.

And that's a pretty good idea! Maybe i an talk hubby into wallpaper..."


We can be wallpaper buddies! :D


And painting is evil. Hate the painting. I'll try to get someone to do that next time it needs doing, too. (I, apparently, have endless amounts of money in my various "things to do to the house" fantasies...)

[Becky]

MrsJoseph wrote: "Becky wrote: "We bolted our own to the wall. It cost us nada!"

pffft"

OK Fine. THOMAS bolted ours to the wall, and it cost me patience points to put up with him while he did it.

[Becky]

Thank you. Pushing him off the step stool would have been more immediately rewarding, though. :P

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Becky wrote: "MrsJoseph wrote: "Becky wrote: "We bolted our own to the wall. It cost us nada!"

pffft"

OK Fine. THOMAS bolted ours to the wall, and it cost me patience points to put up with him while he did it."

:-D

Nicki wrote: "Patience points are hard to come by. I think we're all applauding your sacrifice, Becks."


Agreed.

And this is why we (HIM) haven't done it. He'd start moaning about the quantity of books. Not understand why they have to be in specific order.

Sometimes he things I should get rid of books. That's usually when my attention gets taken by something else...

[Becky]

Oh, the organizing was all me. The boy just put up the shelves where I wanted them. :D

[Jeremy]

Nicki wrote: "My dad did mine. And reinforced the bookcase that kinda collapsed under the weight of my White Wolf books. Those fuckers are heavy. :D"

I'm pretty confident White Wolf coats the pages of their books in super dense gloss, or they've perfected a method of making iron look and function like paper while retaining its relative mass.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Jeremy wrote: "Nicki wrote: "My dad did mine. And reinforced the bookcase that kinda collapsed under the weight of my White Wolf books. Those fuckers are heavy. :D"

I'm pretty confident White Wolf coats the page..."

lol

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Becky wrote: "Oh, the organizing was all me. The boy just put up the shelves where I wanted them. :D"

I never let him help. But he always wants to. O_o

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Nicki wrote: "MrsJoseph wrote: "Sometimes he things I should get rid of books. That's usually when my attention gets taken by something else..."

My family sometimes get taken by that peculiar notion as well. I ..."


Good plan! I have to try that...

[Chris , cookie guilt]

So lately I've been seriously into Breaking Benjamin. So much that I set up a Pandora station for listening to this band.

And so now I've heard more Chevelle, Red, Linkin Park, and Evanescence than I ever thought I'd need.

It would be nice to occasionally hear some Breaking Benjamin, but hey.

Oh, and 30 Seconds to Mars sucks. It's official.

[Becky]

Their new stuff is weird, yeah. I love their two older albums though.

And that's one of the reasons I really get annoyed with Pandora. I can only use it when I'm in the mood for a style of music, not for anything in particular.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Yeah, as annoying as Jared Leto is as an actor, he should stick to it. Hehe. That's actually how I feel about Shinedown - good early on, but not so much lately.

At least I think I've blocked Foo Fighters from this station, by hitting the down thumb every time they come up.

[Becky]

Chris wrote: "At least I think I've blocked Foo Fighters from this station, by hitting the down thumb every time they come up."

If only one could do that in real life.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Haha, no doubt...

Oh, I did think of a movie I liked Jared Leto in. Fight Club. Perfect role for him.

[Becky]

He was good in Requiem For A Dream... But I don't think I've seen much with him in it, honestly. I don't even remember him being in Fight Club... but I've only seen that once or twice, and *shrug*. Not really a fan.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Here he is with Ed Norton.

[Becky]

Oh yeah. Dolph Lundgren. Right. LOL

Seriously, I can't tell who that guy is. He could be anyone.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Chris wrote: "Yeah, as annoying as Jared Leto is as an actor, he should stick to it. Hehe. "


What do you think of him playing Joker in Suicide Squad?

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Honestly, I don't know. He might be ok for that. I haven't really thought about it as I'm still burned out superhero movies/shows.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Morning all.

So tired. ugh

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Yeah. IT's all new cast/concept. No crossover with the CW shows.

[Jeremy]

It seems like Batman is the only DC character for which a passable movie can occasionally be made - the rest of the characters labor under some kind of ancient and powerful curse that turns any movie based on them into pure drivel. Television shows, cartoons, and shorts seem to be mostly exempt from the curse's eldritch power but any attempt at a movie brings its full wrath to bear.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

And then they have good shows like Young Justice, and it gets cancelled...

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Jeremy wrote: "It seems like Batman is the only DC character for which a passable movie can occasionally be made - the rest of the characters labor under some kind of ancient and powerful curse that turns any mov..."

lol

sad but true

[HomeInMyShoes]

Ummm, this is probably seriously old news, but Woodpecker riding weasel park sign....

That icon on the sign is totally worthy of being an avatar.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Homeinmyshoes wrote: "Ummm, this is probably seriously old news, but Woodpecker riding weasel park sign....

That icon on the sign is totally worthy of being an avatar."

That is amazing!