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October 31, 2007 – 1:17 pm

Here's the show

Hey don't forget, if you're looking for something to do tonight, Motico is playing at Trash Bar, round 10pm. I'm actually feeling cautiously optimistic about this show (how that for punk rock attitude?), we've been practicing a lot, even though a lot of our newer stuff is more open-ended than the old stuff. This could totally blow up in our faces, as it often does, but it still might be fun to watch us frantically trying to figure out where we got off track.

I've slowly honed down my pedal setup, I'm down to a single pedal-board now, partially due to active economizing, partially due to pedals breaking down. Either way, it leads to a leaner, meaner, keener sound. Matt just got some new sticks and has plenty of pent-up frustration to take out on his drum kit! I still can't believe it took us a year to get back on this show horse! I wonder if we even know any of the bands we're playing with tonight. Is the Knack still together?

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October 30, 2007 – 2:50 pm

Filling out forms, standing in line

Playtime, originally uploaded by Jimmy Legs.

We're gearing up to start moving some of these kittens. I just realized that the oldest kittens have gotten really big in just the couple of weeks they've been here. It's been years since I got to watch a kitten grow up, so I don't remember if this is normal. But they're like 2/3rds the size of their own mom already! Their increased size, plus the fact that a couple are still not very tame is making me nervous. But I'm going to start posting to Craigs List soon to look for possible adopters. Perhaps somebody out there would be interested in a work in progress.

Then again, I hear about people adoptign cats, then wanting to return them for reasons like "he always tries to get outside" or "he scratched the furniture." Considering that declawing is still standard practice for many cat owners, I sometimes think maybe they're better off on the streets. Unless of course those streets are anywhere near JFK.

I'm thinking of dumping a thousand rats on the JFK tarmac; that'll learn 'em. Anyway, if you're interested in kittens, check out CL over the next few days! And come ot the Motico show tomorrow at Trash Bar! We're on at 10pm, giving you plenty of time to egg the neighbors' houses before heading out, but still getting you home in time for Conan.

By Jimmy Legs | Posted in Cats, kittens | Comments Off on Filling out forms, standing in line
October 26, 2007 – 10:09 am

Monkey does her signifying way up outta the way

Monkey & Shoehorn chillaxin'

Another week of kitten training comes to a close, some progress has been made. Ira finally let me pet him, and Monkey seems braver. Still, she prefers to hide in the kitchen cabinet; a drawer is missing so she hops into the opening and hides among the pots and pans. The weird thing is when we look in there for her, we can't find her! I don't want to move things around too much for fear of smooshing her, but there don't appear to be that many places to hide. I suspect she's hiding under the wok.

Not sure exactly when we'll start trying to adopt these guys out, Gladys is on the auction block now but we're only getting scam responses so far. It's always gonna be easier to farm out kittens over adults, which is really too bad. Truth be told, I don't think I like kittens all that much, they're too small to pet satisfyingly, they have trouble comprehending the intricacies of the litter box, you're always this close to stepping on them, and their personalities can be summed up in the thought, "Is that string moving? OMG!!!"

But they're cute and deserve a chance to make it. But since most people out there looking for cats seem to think kittens are better because they're somehow fresher or something (like bread!) I gotta get on the adoption circuit right quick or the older kittens will be too cat-like to get anybody's attention.

Then again, if there really was a market for adult cats, people who wanted one could do what we did: open the window and watch them stroll inside like they own the place!

By Jimmy Legs | Posted in Cats, Feral, kittens, Strays | Comments Off on Monkey does her signifying way up outta the way
October 24, 2007 – 11:06 am

The taste of you dear has grown stony and cold

For some stupid reason they have been keeping the air conditioning on full blast here, even though it's October (albeit, a rather warm October). This has something to do either with our LAN room (sort of makes sense) or the building renovation next door (makes no sense), depending on who you talk to. Whatever it is, it's totally annoying. I'm cold.

So I've been drinking lots of hot beverages, which is not unusual. But for the past week, I swear every single time I go to get coffee from our sub-par coffeemaker, there is barely any left. So not only do I have to drink the burned, sludgy dregs of the carafe, I gotta make another pot.

This wouldn't bother me but I know by the time I get back, it'll be back down to almost nothing again. I have made 3 pots of coffee today, and benefited from none of them. This is why communism doesn't work.

I hope our new parent company has Flavia.

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October 23, 2007 – 3:24 pm

We didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun

Wow, one year ago today we loaded up the truck and moved to Bushwick. A whole friggin year. This is one of those moments that simultaneously feel like "Whoa, I can't believe a year slipped by!" and "Jesus Christ, it feels like a century has passed." But life rolls relatively on, and I guess we're generally doing all right, no major horror stories (yet), just a lot of cats. A whole lot of cats.

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