I suppose now’s as good a time as any for an open thread.
I had a bit of a rough day. Nothing in particular happened; I was just exhausted the whole time. Well–the three-hour meeting probably didn’t help.
Anywho. On the train ride home, I saw a tweet that reminded me of Cole’s Sesame Street thread from yesterday:
my favorite thing about Sesame Street is that everyone’s more concerned about Oscar being a grouch than the fact a vampire lives there
— Reverend Scott (@Reverend_Scott) August 1, 2018
…which reminded that I had some quality grimdark cat content to share…
Honour the days to come when man is but a memory. I’m eagerly awaiting those days of eternal void. pic.twitter.com/HTI61WB2EV
— Black Metal Cats (@evilbmcats) August 1, 2018
…and wouldn’t you know it, later in the evening, I had a nice photoshoot with a similar-looking cat:
The one okay part of today, other than this lovely picture, is that I am now a published fantasy author. The magazine responsible is available here; mine is the first story. It will be available free online starting Friday. (Don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll find a way to work it into a post then too.)
Caption contest?? And open thread!
Joey Maloney
Kol hakavod! (That’s jewspeak for “congratulations”.)
Mary G
I bought a copy! My grey cat Shiloh looks like Samwise’s scruffier brother. Someday I will achieve a photo, where both he and his environment both look good.
Major Major Major Major
@Mary G: Oh thanks!
Caphilldcne
@Major Major Major Major: Congratulations! Weirdly your post gave me the shivers. I was out on a deck smoking – everyone else is asleep – at an isolated lake house and flipped to the pics of your cat and had to go inside. It’s been kinda rainy and the trees are drippy and rustling. I’ve gotten too citified. Not comfy if there aren’t sirens, lights and traffic nearby.
Major Major Major Major
@Caphilldcne: Ha, awesome, although the first pic isn’t Samwise.
Mnemosyne
I think I said this in the earlier thread, but Yay again!
I was hoping to get some pages posted for my writing group to look at this weekend, but I got lazy. Maybe tomorrow.
Platonailedit
Apropos the thread title
Stable genius indeed.
Gozer
Playing through Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. Blowing away countless digital Nazis and Klansmen is very satisfying.
Mnemosyne
@Caphilldcne:
Don’t worry, I’m sure nothing too bad has happened there since the last massacre. ??
Major Major Major Major
@Gozer: So I’ve read.
@Mnemosyne: Thanks! And you can do it! Don’t let ARBG get to you :P
Platonailedit
So, how are your blog custodian duties going? You can blow up this blog joint now, you know?
Caphilldcne
@Major Major Major Major: samwise looks rather noble on reflection but still kinda forbidding in the context of your post. I love cats tho. I was just playing with my sister’s new cat. He loves it if you scratch his tummy. Curls up into a ball and tries to bite your hand altho kinda gently. Her kids call him the bitey coconut.
Caphilldcne
@Mnemosyne: jeez. This is not reassuring.
Caphilldcne
Oops. Double post.
Major Major Major Major
@Caphilldcne: What a cute nickname. At least, I hope it’s a nickname…
@Platonailedit: Well enough I suppose?
Platonailedit
Mnemosyne
@Major Major Major Major:
I didn’t see his comment until later since G got home and we were chitchatting. (Yes, sometimes my RL spouse takes precedence. Sometimes. ?) I had a response.
@Caphilldcne:
Sorry, I couldn’t resist after what you said.
Caphilldcne
@Major Major Major Major: what a cutup! (I slay me). it’s pretty accurate. He’s a very silly fluffball for sure.
cs
2 in the morning. Creepy and quiet. Perfect time to post kitten noir.
No one knows the things I’ve seen…
What lurks in the shadows, waiting for the dread moment to come…
Caphilldcne
@Mnemosyne: it was funny. No worries.
And with that I’m off to bed. Nighty night everyone.
Major Major Major Major
@cs: My husband comments, “What the hell? They look like refugees or something!”
@Caphilldcne: I am also off to bed. Pick up after yourselves!
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Major Major Major Major:
Never!
The Dangerman
Saw Jackson Browne tonight and there wasn’t a MAGA hat that I saw (and I live in reasonably red country). Fine show. I wondered how political JB would go (see red country comment) and the answer was VERY. Felt great.
rikyrah
You joke, but, it’s coming..
The animals will hook up with the robots, and, it’s a wrap for us.?
Debbie(Aussie)
M4, picked up a copy of your story. Looking forward to reading it. Congratulations on being a published author. May it be a condition to which you become accustomed.
lowtechcyclist
Major^4: Congrats on your story being published!
Oh, and three-hour meetings absolutely suck. Not to mention, counterproductive as all hell. Who’s ever accomplished anything meaningful at work *after* a meeting that long? I feel your pain.
@The Dangerman:
Good for him! Though I won’t say I’m surprised. I’ve had his “For America” running through my head a lot this past year or so, for pretty obvious reasons.
Sister Golden Bear
@Platonailedit:
Stable geniuscoke head indeed.Fixed it for ya.
Another Scott
@Sister Golden Bear: I thought it was Amfepramone (at least according to the old Spy rumors, etc.)?
Coke would probably kill Donnie (like it killed a bunch of other old rockers…).
Cheers,
Scott.
MomSense
Congrats, M4!! I love Samwise.
WaterGirl
I ordered on Amazon and they said it’s temporarily out of stock. :-(
karensky
Caption: Grey Matter Rules!
Mel
@rikyrah: It has already begun, I fear! One cat regularly turns on the desktop computer and Itunes while I am away (his selections so far have included, amongst others, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Houndmouth, and the BeeGees), and last month they somehow managed to enter a phone number for an unknown person in Vietnam, and were crouched next to the phone, staring with eerie calm while the elderly woman they had called was frantically trying to figure out who was calling her.
Not a good thing. The next step will probably be reprogramming a Roomba.
I fully expect to wake up some morning in the not too distant future and find them sitting at the table, casually eating toaster waffles and skimming the morning paper while planning their takeover.
Miss Bianca
@cs: Ha ha, who knew kitten angst could look so cute! Nice photos!
And M4, congrats again! I look forward to reading your opus!
Matt McIrvin
@The Dangerman: We saw David Byrne last night in Boston. He announced that there was a group called Headcount doing instant voter registration at the venue, cited the dismaying stats for youth voters inn the 2014 midterm and said “if we don’t do better we don’t have a fucking democracy,” and closed with Janelle Monae’s protest chant about cop-murdered black people.
Uncle Ebeneezer
Speaking of Metal and animals…
This anime series Aggretsuko is really fun. The episodes are only 15 mins long. It’s the story of a frustrated Panda that works in an office setting and has a dark secret… :)