Wednesday, July 16th, 2003 - Of future cats This is my attempt to update my journal in a strange new way. They switched my shell server access and I'm all kinds of confused about it, and this is the next best way I know how to do it. I've been incredibly busy lately, which is why I haven't attempted this until now. Hope it works. So. So, hi! How's it going? I feel like I've been mute these past few weeks, cut off from the ether world where all my friends keep in contact through their journals and message boards. Writing is a distant memory. I have this weird talent to put my head down and obsessively work on a major project (like buying a car, or getting an apartment or, now, moving) until it's done, and that's where I've been the past few weeks or so. It's exhausting and stressful. My life is in upheaval. Nothing is like it should be and it's never ever going back so I should just get over it and enjoy our new life. It's weird. Most of you have probably already heard all about moving over in Tim's journal. So, I'll talk about kittens. Kittens! Said in a high pitched, enthusiastic voice, it's the magic word that makes moving stress go away for a little while. I'm incredibly excited about getting to have cats again, and the fact that I get KITTENS makes this even better. I've already bought them a litter box, food, litter, litter mat, pooper scooper, food bowls, a faux lambswool cat cup to sleep together in, two Xmas bobble mice (on clearance), a feather dancer thingie and an incredibly ugly bumble bee toy that is much much bigger in real life than it looked online. I figure that last toy we'll use when we want to scare the poor kits out of a room (it's bigger than they're likely to be). We have names picked out, too (yes, I let Tim pick out one), though I'll wait and make sure they fit the kittens I bond with before telling you. They're good names though. I've even been to the SF SPCA TWICE to ask nervous questions so as to be prepared the day I adopt them. They've got lots and lots of weird rules and questionaires to fill out, and a couple of things I'm glad I asked about, since I would've had to have gone home disappointed on a day I was ready to get some kittens. Kittens! Did you know they insert a microchip in the scruff of all pets at the SPCA? This is so that if your cat or dog gets lost they can scan them and your contact info comes up (as long as you keep it current). So they tell me. I'm a little suspicious of this microchip thing, but I still think it's a good thing to get kittens from the SPCA, so that's what I plan to do. KITTENS! I don't really mean to not write for two weeks and then give you a half-assed entry about kittens I don't even have yet, but I'm curious to see if this uploading works and I have more packing to do. Ciao! Miaow.

Exercise Log: Did we mention our new flat is up TWO flights of stairs? My cardio future is looking bright! Current Publications: "Famishing" in Strange Horizons. My first pro sale! "Wetting the Bed" and a collab with Tim Pratt, "A Serious Case of Fairies" in Floodwater Currently Reading: Wood Wife by Terri Windling Donate money to my teeth, our moving fund, our wedding fund, or our writerly projects (Floodwater and Flytrap!). Every little bit helps!

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