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[geminigirl]

In reference to the train wreck comment...

that was not referring to me, my partners, or anyone on my friends list. There's someone I happen accross in a community I sometimes read and every time I read this person's posts the only thought I can come up with is "train wreck."


So, just so you all know, I am fine. Cayne is fine. aquariumgirl is fine.

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[xrew.livejournal.com]

ok, whew. :)

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

It must say something about how stable your life seems that it never occurred to me it was about you personally.

[geminigirl]

Thank you.

I wrote it and didn't even think twice that someone might wonder if it was about me personally; it didn't occur to me until I read xrew's comment just before I went to bed that someone might have thought it was about me or my life.

[mary-wroth.livejournal.com]

You're going to think this is weird - but - I'm just commenting to say - that I have a kitty that looks very much like your orange fellow there.

Well - mine is all big and huuuge now and no longer kittenish. But still!

Um - yes - that is all. :)

[geminigirl]

Beta, my sleepy kitty in the photos is actually almost two now. I was discussing that with him this morning as I got dressed, and he insisted on sitting in the middle of my clothes, rolling onto his back and purring. These pictures were taken the day he came to live with me, in September 2002.

He hates having his claws trimmed and car rides, he loves to climb on Mom when she wants to sleep, he grudginly tolerates baths from the other cat, he likes tuna fish from the cans, medium sized furry toy mice in normal mouse colors, belly rubs and drinking from the bathtub faucet.

Did I just write a personal ad for my cat?

[mary-wroth.livejournal.com]

:) Yes - you did just write a personal ad for your cat.

Actually...the Logan (my orange Kitty) is almost two as well...I got him in August of 2002.

Most of the orange cats I know are quite nice. Especially the boy ones. Logan's worst habit is his complete obsession with food. He has an eating disorder. ;)

[geminigirl]

The other one, Oblivion is the one with the eating disorder. At least she usually pukes into her dish, or right next to it. Much easier to clean up.

Beta is very nice, just not all that bright. THree times in two years he's set himself on fire during chanukkah. Gets his head stuck in plastic containers too. People seem to adore Beta, and find him charming.

[papertigers.livejournal.com]

i'm probably going to get another cat at the end of the summer. all the influential voters (my little boyfriend and the neighbor kids) think i should get an orange tabby. i've kind of been against them for a while, but i think that's cuz the kitten i got my baby for her first easter was an orange tabby and i was afraid of the reminder. anyway, i'm taking will and at least one of the kids along to help me choose. we'll see what happens.

i'd love to meet Beta and see Oblivion again. and you have to come meet Nikki; she's very clever, but very silly sometimes. she forgot i fed her when i couldn't sleep this morning, so when i woke up the second time she started harassing me and ran to her food dish the minute i stood up, only to discover there was already food in it. i was amused.

[geminigirl]

Oblivion is still aloof, but very sweet. She'll ignore you until she's ready and then BAM! right in your face, and talking to you until she's satisfied.

Orange tabbies have a reputation for being very sweet, but not all that bright. Beta certainly fits the bill. He's also big; I didn't realize quite how large his paws were when he was a baby, but going back and looking at his baby pics, I can see what I missed. If I'd have paid more attention then, I might have realized the kind of monster he'd turn out to be. I've also met wonderful tuxedo cats, and I have a fondness for grey cats. Beta's two sisters were both grey tabbies (he looks just like his Mom down to the markings on his face.)

I would go in and be color blind at first. Look for a kitten who has a personality you like. Beta's brother, who I also considered was an orange and white cat, but he was much less friendly...when Beta was picked up, he curled into my arms, climbed onto my shoulder and sniffed at my neck. Ted, Beta's brother wasn't as human-centric. I wanted a cat who was going to be people-friendly. I certainly got one...even if he did try to hide under the bed when Cayne arrived last weekend. He'll have to get over that.

[rapha.livejournal.com]

Orange tabbies have a reputation for being very sweet, but not all that bright.

Mine is way too clever for her own good. Perhaps it is because she's more butterscotch than orange

[geminigirl]

Beta has his moments...he's figured out, for example how to open the screen door if I leave the sliding glass door open.