I think the most obvious place to start is by thanking my parents. They have supported me in almost every way this year. They have paid for my rent/bills for the house I live in. They have flown out to CA just to take three little kittens home. They have listened to me during one of the toughest times of my life and not once told me to stop talking about the subject (which I would have after the first couple of hours). Or helped me when I lost my word program when I had papers I needed to work on. They make it very clear even though I'm not in the same state I can always call (though they prefer if its before or after 1-4 AM). When my computer broke and I had two papers (again) due the next week they got me a new one ASAP. They are all you can ask for in parents and more.
I guess the next logical ones to talk about are my siblings. We don't talk much (we are all busy) but each of you differently has helped me over the year in one way or another. Miss you guys and I look forward to winter break.
L J and C. You guys make me happy! Waking up to pictures of C is great and L I'm so happy you found someone who makes you happy with J.
As I seem to say every time I write a blog post I have amazing friends here. I would like to take a paragraph and thank them (though they don't read this but everyone should know how great they are). If these people weren't in my life I think everything this year would have been 24893028 times harder. But the constant support I got from people was the difference. They have helped make the transition from relationship to single so easy for me and I can't thank any of them enough for that. This has been one of the best years of college for me and I'm only half way through!
Now for none people thankfulness. The opportunities I have been given in my life have shaped who I am today. Being home schooled taught me a lot (especially the last two years) for what it takes to make what you want in life a reality. Nativ was probably the greatest single year of my life and taught me a lot about myself as a person and a Jew. The college I picked might not be the greatest (but thats another post) but it was an easy transition from home school to a school of that size. My teachers know me and especially for the first year were watching out for me and that was just so helpful. I'm thankful to be single and really just have the time to hang out with friends and rediscover myself and to have a better idea of what I'm looking for in a relationship moving forward.
And back to people. I would just like to thank all my aunt, uncles and cousins who have also affected my life and helped to make me the person I am today.
I hope everybody has a happy thanksgiving!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Moving right along
Only one month left in the semester. Boils down to three or four tests three papers and one presentation. That is doable.
I feel like I had two things I created this blog for: the kittens (which my mom assures me are doing very well and Ty even rubs on peoples legs now!) and 2 the break up I was going through. This week officially closed out the break up period. I realized though in the beginning I was going to try and remain friends that it was near impossible. There was too much stuff that went on behind my back during the relationship to remain friends. I finally got the chance to let her know that I don't have interest in being friends for reasons I don't want to fully go into here but I can say that it was probably one of the best overall decisions I have made in a while. I finally realized that I needed to take my own feelings and life into account more than the other person. I have a supportive group of friends that have made this transition between the year and a half of being in a couple and now being single. I can say that I have finally gotten back to who I was before. My sarcasm is back (to thedismay joy of my friends) in full swing, I'm spending more time studying and just getting to enjoy my life once more. Its just starting to feel good to be single again. I'm very happy to say that this blog is over! Well at least the part of the blog about the break up. I will continue to post on this blog when I can. I still have plans to post on thanksgiving break. Other than that I can say I'm happier than I have been in a long time.
I feel like I had two things I created this blog for: the kittens (which my mom assures me are doing very well and Ty even rubs on peoples legs now!) and 2 the break up I was going through. This week officially closed out the break up period. I realized though in the beginning I was going to try and remain friends that it was near impossible. There was too much stuff that went on behind my back during the relationship to remain friends. I finally got the chance to let her know that I don't have interest in being friends for reasons I don't want to fully go into here but I can say that it was probably one of the best overall decisions I have made in a while. I finally realized that I needed to take my own feelings and life into account more than the other person. I have a supportive group of friends that have made this transition between the year and a half of being in a couple and now being single. I can say that I have finally gotten back to who I was before. My sarcasm is back (to the
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
TV
Wow a brief moment to relax. Only a month left to this semester and this time next week I will have my schedule for next semester. But anyways what am I doing on one of my few stress free nights? Rewatching a show called Wonderfalls. About half way through the second episode I realized there are very few shows I have truly loved and I watch a lot of TV. This is a sad season because I'm trying A LOT of the new shows and none of them are catching me like I want (one notable exception but I will get to that later). But why why WHY must TV networks kill all the best shows before they really get a chance? I mean when they first order the episodes they have to know that the show is off color right? Here is the list of shows that I can watch a hundred times and still be depressed over the cancellation of years later:
Firefly (obviously name one nerd without this on their list...)
Reaper (Clever and funny, seems like that is a rare combination)
Wonderfalls (wound reopened by watching it again)
Dollhouse (When Joss Whedon says five year plan GIVE him five years people)
Dead Like Me (See reaper)
Tru Calling (not my typical kind of show)
Pushing Daisies (Such an amazing show with an amazing cast. Also created by the same guy as Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls)
Better Off Ted (Only show I would laugh at every joke)
Arrested Development (finally getting new stuff soon)
Angel (it got five seasons but cancelled as it was getting good)
The Tick (short lived but another amazing comedy)
Scrubs (not the Zach Braff that goes on 8 seasons but the reboot season 9)
Not to say that networks don't let random good shows live through (see 30 Rock, Community and hopefully Breaking In). But these shows have one thing in common, they are the normal show. Each and everyone of them have their unique brand of drama or comedy that was not main stream. So this all leads me back to the question, why order a show that you know is unique and is not going to work on network television? Luckily now we have cable networks who are willing to save shows (See Friday Night Lights and Damages) but they can't save them all. And many of the shows on my list have lead to a lot of these quality actors being found and moving on to new shows, but what I would give for another season of each and every one of those shows on the list. Btw if you are ever bored I would suggest checking anyone of these shows out (not like other than Angel its much of a time commitment (and yes that made me sad to say))
OH! Almost forgot the loose end. The only show these season that has caught my interest as a show is Homeland. Its hard to explain because it wouldn't be my normal show but it is creative, well acted, well written and has production value. Always a nice combination.
Anyways I think I'm going to enjoy my night off (might be the last till thanksgiving and I will try to update then) And lastly those kittens are getting so BIG
Firefly (obviously name one nerd without this on their list...)
Reaper (Clever and funny, seems like that is a rare combination)
Wonderfalls (wound reopened by watching it again)
Dollhouse (When Joss Whedon says five year plan GIVE him five years people)
Dead Like Me (See reaper)
Tru Calling (not my typical kind of show)
Pushing Daisies (Such an amazing show with an amazing cast. Also created by the same guy as Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls)
Better Off Ted (Only show I would laugh at every joke)
Arrested Development (finally getting new stuff soon)
Angel (it got five seasons but cancelled as it was getting good)
The Tick (short lived but another amazing comedy)
Scrubs (not the Zach Braff that goes on 8 seasons but the reboot season 9)
Not to say that networks don't let random good shows live through (see 30 Rock, Community and hopefully Breaking In). But these shows have one thing in common, they are the normal show. Each and everyone of them have their unique brand of drama or comedy that was not main stream. So this all leads me back to the question, why order a show that you know is unique and is not going to work on network television? Luckily now we have cable networks who are willing to save shows (See Friday Night Lights and Damages) but they can't save them all. And many of the shows on my list have lead to a lot of these quality actors being found and moving on to new shows, but what I would give for another season of each and every one of those shows on the list. Btw if you are ever bored I would suggest checking anyone of these shows out (not like other than Angel its much of a time commitment (and yes that made me sad to say))
OH! Almost forgot the loose end. The only show these season that has caught my interest as a show is Homeland. Its hard to explain because it wouldn't be my normal show but it is creative, well acted, well written and has production value. Always a nice combination.
Anyways I think I'm going to enjoy my night off (might be the last till thanksgiving and I will try to update then) And lastly those kittens are getting so BIG
Monday, October 31, 2011
Interlude With Kittens 3
I was going to put these in one of my blogs, but decided to post them here instead. The feral kittens are settling in quite nicely.
We had a brief interlude here with a litter of true babies that needed fostering. One of the older kittens was interested, but never got too close -- which was just as well because the baby kittens had panleukopenia and well, it wasn't pretty or fun. We lost all four of them in the end, and had to thoroughly disinfect everything in the house to help prevent the spread of the disease to our healthy cats.
But that's another story. Back to our summer kittens, born in the wild. Right before this picture was taken, Tiberias T. Tiger was smack dab in the middle of this group of cats and soliciting Parker (the grey cat sitting up) to love on him a bit. She actually groomed him for a moment -- which is when I ran to get to the camera. Of course, by the time I returned, they were all done with that nonsense.
However, Tiberias has inserted himself into the crowd that sleeps on the bed with me. He likes to sneak up along my side so that I can pet him and scratch his head.
Moony continues to look more and more like Puck.
He still does not totally trust us, but he likes to be fed and he likes to play with the laser pointers on the bed at night. In fact, if I'm not fast enough to bring them out, he sits at the foot of the bed and stares at me until there's something to chase.
We had a brief interlude here with a litter of true babies that needed fostering. One of the older kittens was interested, but never got too close -- which was just as well because the baby kittens had panleukopenia and well, it wasn't pretty or fun. We lost all four of them in the end, and had to thoroughly disinfect everything in the house to help prevent the spread of the disease to our healthy cats.
But that's another story. Back to our summer kittens, born in the wild. Right before this picture was taken, Tiberias T. Tiger was smack dab in the middle of this group of cats and soliciting Parker (the grey cat sitting up) to love on him a bit. She actually groomed him for a moment -- which is when I ran to get to the camera. Of course, by the time I returned, they were all done with that nonsense.
Moony continues to look more and more like Puck.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Study study study
Not much as been going on in my life. Don't know if thats a good thing or a bad thing. Been keeping busy between school and friends i don't have much time for anything else. I have started going to movie screenings (I've been to 4 in the last two weeks and I am going to another next week) which is a benefit for those of us in LA. Whenever I have a moment that isn't being taken up with friends, school or TV I'm usually studying. Such is the life a college student. I'm so excited for this semester to be done. Honestly I'm excited for this entire school year to be done. I have two 18 units semesters back to back but senior year 6 of my units are a internship which won't be easy but 1) no homework/tests and 2) will actually be interesting (I hope) until then I guess I should get use to this life. I should probably get back to studying for my Anatomy test on Monday.....
Monday, October 3, 2011
school sucks
Not in the I don't see the point of it kinda way, and not even in the I hate my classes way, its in a I wish I had more time for other things kinda way. I am constantly trying to find time to go volunteer at the shelter (something I have only done once since coming home) all the while still having a social life (which is still at the all time best since coming to school) with my schedule it leaves very little time for things I truly enjoy like photography. Maybe its cause over the summer I get use to having time to play with it whenever I want and now I have Anatomy and Biochem taking over my life (and those are two of five classes) Also as much as I hate giving New Mexico credit in anyway there is not as much pretty stuff to take pictures of in Van Nuys. Then again up until now I have been taking pictures of two things (cats and sunsets) so maybe I need to start looking for things that my neighborhood can provide.
But alas this to must also wait. Much like last week I find myself scrambling to cram for yet another test (this time in Anatomy) and next weekend it will be time to write a paper I have avoided for long enough. Oh the life of a college student. Now in a less "oh poor me" kinda way I enjoy school and my classes, but I'm really happy this is my Junior year and I'm more than half way done (with undergrad) After undergrad I have four years of Vet school (from this computer to gods ears) to look forward too. I guess when you see me complain about school so much its because part of me just wants to get to grad school so that I can start my life.
But alas this to must also wait. Much like last week I find myself scrambling to cram for yet another test (this time in Anatomy) and next weekend it will be time to write a paper I have avoided for long enough. Oh the life of a college student. Now in a less "oh poor me" kinda way I enjoy school and my classes, but I'm really happy this is my Junior year and I'm more than half way done (with undergrad) After undergrad I have four years of Vet school (from this computer to gods ears) to look forward too. I guess when you see me complain about school so much its because part of me just wants to get to grad school so that I can start my life.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Updates
Today I have to stay at school till after 8 PM for a make up class. I quickly wrote the paper I needed to write and since I would rather wait to be home to learn the 20 amino acids. So other than listening to the Sox game I figured now would be a good time to update. Seeing as my mother asked about my other blog I feel like I have to admit when I first started that blog it was easy for me to come up with new things every week at some point it started getting harder and harder to the point where now I feel like I have no new ideas. I keep waiting for the time when I get the inspiration back and I'm sorry that you guys have to wait till that time.
Classes are still good and it feels great to be back on a schedule instead of what my life was like over the summer. I've been slowly trying to get most (get everybody has a little) drama out of my life. How do I do that? I hang out with the right people. I have found a new group of friends which are just less dramatic and more down to earth and focused on school. Thats not to say we don't have fun, we just don't like drama.
Its the season of TV shows coming back or starting up. I haven't tried to many new shows so far. I half watched Two Broke Girls but wasn't blown away. The new 2 and a half men seemed to try and create the same dynamic between the new character and Jon Cryer which if they keep up will be the end of the show. Looking forward to watching yesterdays How I met your mother tonight when I get home.
I know all three of those things really had nothing to do with each other but my life is a pretty simple one right now. I wake up, go to school, hang out with friends, study, watch TV and repeat.
Classes are still good and it feels great to be back on a schedule instead of what my life was like over the summer. I've been slowly trying to get most (get everybody has a little) drama out of my life. How do I do that? I hang out with the right people. I have found a new group of friends which are just less dramatic and more down to earth and focused on school. Thats not to say we don't have fun, we just don't like drama.
Its the season of TV shows coming back or starting up. I haven't tried to many new shows so far. I half watched Two Broke Girls but wasn't blown away. The new 2 and a half men seemed to try and create the same dynamic between the new character and Jon Cryer which if they keep up will be the end of the show. Looking forward to watching yesterdays How I met your mother tonight when I get home.
I know all three of those things really had nothing to do with each other but my life is a pretty simple one right now. I wake up, go to school, hang out with friends, study, watch TV and repeat.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
school school and more school
Now a little more than a two weeks into this semester I can say it might be one of my favorite ones so far. I love my schedule, classes seem good for the most part and because I live 20 minutes from school I can't just go hide/nap in my room between classes and have actually gotten a lot closer to people I have classes with. I'm taking five classes: Upper division writing, globalization, biochem, anatomy and bioethics.
Upper division writing has been fun so far but very little writing has actually happened. I enjoy the teacher though so I am just having a great time.
Globalization is a lot of info to absorbed and I feel like if I wasn't a science major/busy all the time on classes that matter for my future I would enjoy it way more.
Biochem has been my favorite class so far, it mixes every science we have taken so far and it just finally feels like I'm using some of the stuff I learned.
Anatomy hasn't really started yet. But I'm looking forward to when it starts picking up. Also we are dissecting a cat which sounds horrible but I know I'm going to have to do it a lot in veterinarian school.
I have taken a class from from the same teacher as Bioethics and not even joking its a carbon copy. He even uses the same examples to explain the same points that he did in the other class. >_<
I'm 22, oy. It was also my birthday over the weekend and one of my roommates and our friends from class threw me a party. The past couple of years I have had a girlfriend over my past two birthdays and as wonderful as they were for doing things for me it was really nice to have the party then have the day to lie on my bed and watch football and just relax.
Also this week marks the start of a new TV season. Even though next week is when most shows restart I started a new show this week called Ringer. It was amazing to see Sarah Michelle Gellar back on TV and she seems to be very happy with the role. My only problem was that the pilot was very very convoluted. Hopefully after the first week of trying to introduce all the characters and story it will find a nice tempo and not seem to be random scenes tossed together.
I don't know how often I am going to be able to update this blog, I have a very busy schedule and trying to find the perfect mix of time with friends homework and everything else I want to do.
Upper division writing has been fun so far but very little writing has actually happened. I enjoy the teacher though so I am just having a great time.
Globalization is a lot of info to absorbed and I feel like if I wasn't a science major/busy all the time on classes that matter for my future I would enjoy it way more.
Biochem has been my favorite class so far, it mixes every science we have taken so far and it just finally feels like I'm using some of the stuff I learned.
Anatomy hasn't really started yet. But I'm looking forward to when it starts picking up. Also we are dissecting a cat which sounds horrible but I know I'm going to have to do it a lot in veterinarian school.
I have taken a class from from the same teacher as Bioethics and not even joking its a carbon copy. He even uses the same examples to explain the same points that he did in the other class. >_<
I'm 22, oy. It was also my birthday over the weekend and one of my roommates and our friends from class threw me a party. The past couple of years I have had a girlfriend over my past two birthdays and as wonderful as they were for doing things for me it was really nice to have the party then have the day to lie on my bed and watch football and just relax.
Also this week marks the start of a new TV season. Even though next week is when most shows restart I started a new show this week called Ringer. It was amazing to see Sarah Michelle Gellar back on TV and she seems to be very happy with the role. My only problem was that the pilot was very very convoluted. Hopefully after the first week of trying to introduce all the characters and story it will find a nice tempo and not seem to be random scenes tossed together.
I don't know how often I am going to be able to update this blog, I have a very busy schedule and trying to find the perfect mix of time with friends homework and everything else I want to do.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Interlude with Kittens 2 - Ferals Unite!
In 1998, our family fostered a pair of feral kittens for the Neponset Valley Humane Society. One socialized well and was adopted out; the second was a little more fearful of humans and we ended up adopting her ourselves. And then she spent the next 10 years hiding under our bed and earning herself the name SOHO (Scared Of Her Own) Shadow. In recent years, she has been coming out more and more under very controlled circumstances -- like when we are lying flat on our backs in bed -- and demanding to be petted.
The Shadow was our first feral kitten and we learned a lot from her about how to teach feral kittens that (certain) humans can be trusted. To an extent. The three feral kittens we have been socializing this summer are living proof of how much we have learned. They are still skittish around us, but we can stroke them (and they even purr!), pick them up, and even hold them for short periods.
The babies have also been venturing out of the bedroom more and more. One even made it into the garage the other day. Then early this morning, I noticed this tableaux as I was about to head out:
That's Oreo cleaning himself on the futon couch, Moony staring distrustfully from the floor, and Tiberius perched on the arm of the couch right in front of the books. And as a bonus -- that's our Shadow in the cat tree, keeping an eye on me as I snapped this picture.
The Shadow was our first feral kitten and we learned a lot from her about how to teach feral kittens that (certain) humans can be trusted. To an extent. The three feral kittens we have been socializing this summer are living proof of how much we have learned. They are still skittish around us, but we can stroke them (and they even purr!), pick them up, and even hold them for short periods.
The babies have also been venturing out of the bedroom more and more. One even made it into the garage the other day. Then early this morning, I noticed this tableaux as I was about to head out:
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Lazy Tuesday
Sorry for the absences. I made it to LA safely, nothing really worth noting about the second leg of the drive more of the same music and lots of time with my thoughts. Then once I got home I had one day before my friend from Israel was in town and my life was very busy. Thursday as soon as she got here I was out with her and Friday at around 5 I left my house and wasn't home again until after midnight on Sunday at which point I passed out just to wake up and run back to the city and the zoo. Oy. I needed to catch up on my sleep which I decided I would do today by sleeping in. At 9:30 AM I woke up to a call from JNF about a program I had decided not to do anymore -_- Oh well I got back to sleep and wasn't woken up again until 11:30 to my roommate yelling about his mother.
School starts again in a week and I can't wait. I think if my school offered summer school I would do it because I hate these three month breaks. Not that I don't enjoy relaxing and watching (a lot of) TV but it gets me out of sync. I will say though I started watching two VERY good shows this summer: Breaking Bad and Damages. The common theme between the two? The anti hero. I was talking to a friend the other day and she said she didn't think she could watch either because she needs a clear good guy to root for. The anti hero is more flexible I pointed out. Clear good guys (which are more unrealistic) are confined into a very two dimensional life. They have very clear boundaries that they don't want to cross whereas the anti hero realizes that they must cross some lines for the greater good. Both main characters have very different reasons for doing what they do and in Breaking Bad the shows actually shows the progression into the anit hero status which in itself was fascinating whereas Damages started long after the character had picked the lifestyle. This is the route I see TV shows and movies heading and it is for the better. We are seeing more realistic characters that we can actually (maybe not in everything they do) connect with easier because they don't just make the easy/good choice.
I also saw the new Captain America movie. Other than some instances where they did went for some (very) easy laughs it was very good. But I'm looking forward to the fact that it (should) be the last origin film for a long time. They are all starting to blend into each other and the genre has grown a little old. But hopefully my favorite writer/director Joss Whedon can turn it around in The Avengers.
Life is boring for now but if something interesting happens I promise you will be the first to know. Other than that look forward to more kittens soon.
School starts again in a week and I can't wait. I think if my school offered summer school I would do it because I hate these three month breaks. Not that I don't enjoy relaxing and watching (a lot of) TV but it gets me out of sync. I will say though I started watching two VERY good shows this summer: Breaking Bad and Damages. The common theme between the two? The anti hero. I was talking to a friend the other day and she said she didn't think she could watch either because she needs a clear good guy to root for. The anti hero is more flexible I pointed out. Clear good guys (which are more unrealistic) are confined into a very two dimensional life. They have very clear boundaries that they don't want to cross whereas the anti hero realizes that they must cross some lines for the greater good. Both main characters have very different reasons for doing what they do and in Breaking Bad the shows actually shows the progression into the anit hero status which in itself was fascinating whereas Damages started long after the character had picked the lifestyle. This is the route I see TV shows and movies heading and it is for the better. We are seeing more realistic characters that we can actually (maybe not in everything they do) connect with easier because they don't just make the easy/good choice.
I also saw the new Captain America movie. Other than some instances where they did went for some (very) easy laughs it was very good. But I'm looking forward to the fact that it (should) be the last origin film for a long time. They are all starting to blend into each other and the genre has grown a little old. But hopefully my favorite writer/director Joss Whedon can turn it around in The Avengers.
Life is boring for now but if something interesting happens I promise you will be the first to know. Other than that look forward to more kittens soon.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Interlude with Kittens 1
This is the first of the periodic updates on kitten progress (with pictures) that I have been asked to make. Don't know how often these will appear. Check in from time to time and find out.
The kittens are almost at the end of their fourth week in the house. The first week was spent in their cage. The second week, the cage was open but they were confined to a large closet. The third week, they were in the bathroom with a little more freedom. This past week, they have had access to my bedroom. But before they were granted bedroom access, we blocked things so that they could not get under the bed. Later, I expanded blocked areas to include under the dressers and the night stands.
Today, they managed to get around the barricades keeping them from under the dresser. Desperate measures had to be taken.
Simon helped me flush out kittens and load them into the bathroom, where they quickly made themselves comfortable....
...while I came up with yet another solution for keeping them from getting under the dressers. Such a solution is necessary because I just can't get down on the floor and drag kittens out from under the furniture any more. And Nathan has left for LA, so he's not available to drag out kittens either.
Fortunately, we have boxes and boxes of paperback books that nobody needs to read any time soon. Though I did pull out a few titles that had come up in family discussions last week.
I left them a few hiding places -- one "cat cave", the space under an arm chair in the corner of the room, and the bottom of the closet. Also behind the bed, where there is a nice towel-covered shelf and some curtains to hide in and around.
Now that I had limited their hiding places again, it was time for socialization. The first kitten I acquired was Oreo, who sat on me and purred for quite a long time....
...before he decided to go exploring.
I persuaded him back onto my lap after he was done checking things out.
All together, Oreo spent about 2 hours with me. In the evening, Moony spent a comparable amount of time with me -- until the large brown dog disturbed his peace -- but nobody was around to take pictures. Maybe tomorrow.
The kittens are almost at the end of their fourth week in the house. The first week was spent in their cage. The second week, the cage was open but they were confined to a large closet. The third week, they were in the bathroom with a little more freedom. This past week, they have had access to my bedroom. But before they were granted bedroom access, we blocked things so that they could not get under the bed. Later, I expanded blocked areas to include under the dressers and the night stands.
Today, they managed to get around the barricades keeping them from under the dresser. Desperate measures had to be taken.
I left them a few hiding places -- one "cat cave", the space under an arm chair in the corner of the room, and the bottom of the closet. Also behind the bed, where there is a nice towel-covered shelf and some curtains to hide in and around.
Now that I had limited their hiding places again, it was time for socialization. The first kitten I acquired was Oreo, who sat on me and purred for quite a long time....
Monday, August 15, 2011
Me myself and a loooooooooooong boring road
I left New Mexico today. My part of the kitten raising is over. So as my aunt asked me the other day what am I going to do with this blog. I know I changed the title but the URL still has the original "taming kittens" so I feel a little obligated to continue with that. So my idea is during the school year I will try and blog once or twice a week about my life and some of the random rants that as a friend pointed out to me "well..random!" this might also cure that randomness problem. Now I hear all of you yelling "what does this have to do with the kittens!!!!" I will give my mother co writer rights to this blog and hopefully she can update ALL of us once a week or something but only if she promises pictures (its what we all want anyways)
So I'm now sitting in a hotel alone in Flagstaff after a boring day. I do not like driving at all so the thought of 4-5 hours today and 6-7 tomorrow is horrible. I have no one next to me to keep my entertained so I lean on music to keep me alert and not drifting off. The only problem is I don't like to stop much so I end up listening to the same music over and over again. As funny and great as the score to The Book of Mormon is after listening to it one and a half times I was ready for something new. I then had probably the oddest reactions to two different songs (actually different musicals also) I have ever had. After a was good and done with The Book of Mormon I switched to one of my all time favorites Jersey Boys. It wasn't until one song started playing that I was suddenly overwhelmed by sadness. I had seen this musical with my ex and in that second all I could think about was that song and what it meant to our relationship and I almost burst into tears in the middle of I-40. I skipped the song when I realized the sadness wasn't going away and as soon as the soundtrack was over I switched it to something happier in the hope of taking my mind off of that odd experience. I switched to Spamalot. This was the first musical I ever saw on Broadway. My mother and I had this amazing four day period where we saw SIX musicals. When I asked why because I was so shocked not only at the number but the quality of the musicals (Wicked, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rent, 25th County Spelling Bee and Avenue Q) she had explained that my great grandmother who had passed away the previous December had told her to do something special with me because me and her drove back and forth to Santa Fe every day so that she was never alone. I was suddenly taken over by all these memories of her and I just couldn't help but smile. But once that had past I asked myself how much about my family history did I know? Not as much as I want I think. This might become a project for me going into the future to give myself a better understanding of my entire family (on both sides) Sadly I can't rely on grandparents to help with any details but hopefully they told my parents enough that I can have a good start.
At the end of the day? This is why I hate driving by myself for 5 hours. Too much time with my thoughts. No one to talk things out with. I will be home tomorrow and I can't wait to just get settled down again before classes start.
So I'm now sitting in a hotel alone in Flagstaff after a boring day. I do not like driving at all so the thought of 4-5 hours today and 6-7 tomorrow is horrible. I have no one next to me to keep my entertained so I lean on music to keep me alert and not drifting off. The only problem is I don't like to stop much so I end up listening to the same music over and over again. As funny and great as the score to The Book of Mormon is after listening to it one and a half times I was ready for something new. I then had probably the oddest reactions to two different songs (actually different musicals also) I have ever had. After a was good and done with The Book of Mormon I switched to one of my all time favorites Jersey Boys. It wasn't until one song started playing that I was suddenly overwhelmed by sadness. I had seen this musical with my ex and in that second all I could think about was that song and what it meant to our relationship and I almost burst into tears in the middle of I-40. I skipped the song when I realized the sadness wasn't going away and as soon as the soundtrack was over I switched it to something happier in the hope of taking my mind off of that odd experience. I switched to Spamalot. This was the first musical I ever saw on Broadway. My mother and I had this amazing four day period where we saw SIX musicals. When I asked why because I was so shocked not only at the number but the quality of the musicals (Wicked, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rent, 25th County Spelling Bee and Avenue Q) she had explained that my great grandmother who had passed away the previous December had told her to do something special with me because me and her drove back and forth to Santa Fe every day so that she was never alone. I was suddenly taken over by all these memories of her and I just couldn't help but smile. But once that had past I asked myself how much about my family history did I know? Not as much as I want I think. This might become a project for me going into the future to give myself a better understanding of my entire family (on both sides) Sadly I can't rely on grandparents to help with any details but hopefully they told my parents enough that I can have a good start.
At the end of the day? This is why I hate driving by myself for 5 hours. Too much time with my thoughts. No one to talk things out with. I will be home tomorrow and I can't wait to just get settled down again before classes start.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
T-minus 6 days
I'm heading home soon. Its hard to believe that summer is almost over. So much has happened and yet it doesn't seem like I did that much. The kittens are coming along nicely. The past two days we have been bringing them into the family room with us so that they can get use to more and more space. They are doing well with that and even hiss at us less and less each day. They did have a fun moment that they turned on the faucet into the sink where they love to sleep and hang out.
I know the first day I started this blog it was about kittens but I quickly changed it so I could talk about my life. For the better part of a month now I have been hiding behind my kittens so that I didn't have to sit down and actually write out and through what I have been dealing with. I have been dealing with maybe one of the most difficult two month period of my albeit relatively short life. Now I have done a lot in the almost 22 years I have been alive. But most of that has come from years 18 and on. I went to Israel for the year which is still the most amazing experience in my life. All three of the relationships I have been in have come after I turned 18. My first relationship was almost 4 months, my second was only a month. One of my friends pointed out to me that when my relationships started to become hard I would take myself out of it cause I didn't want to deal with it. So I made that friend and myself a promise that I wouldn't just disappear from my next relationship when the going got tough. My third relationship lasted a year and a half. I in no way regret the relationship. I don't believe in regretting things after they happen because all those mistakes or hard times make you who you are at the end of the day and I can say that I like who I have turned into.
Maybe I should have expected this break up more than I did, I mean not a week before hand my best friend said maybe I should start preparing just from one little thing I told him. But when it happened I was completely shaken. I mean A YEAR AND A HALF. Thats a long time. I had never been in a relationship even close to that length. Everyday was a different struggle in things that had become normal for me. I would constantly check my phone for text messages. I stopped watching certain movies that we use to watch together and I stopped buying or the wine we always had in the fridge. I had a three week period where I wasn't getting to bed before 6 AM and that was because we talked every night before bed and it just didn't seem right. I had to realize that even though I never thought it possible I actually couldn't go to sleep without talking to someone. I literally had to reprogram myself on how to sleep without that last call. Every once in a while I get these moments clarity that though it was a good relationship there were things that made it a bad one. One where by the end of it I wasn't happy about who I was.
The worst part of the break up though? I hate being a burden on people. I felt bad going and talking to even my best friends about it. Because what are they suppose to say or do? There was nothing they could say or do to help and in the end I just heard myself saying the same thing over and over. By the second week I was tired of hearing the story.
Its been almost two months that I have been thinking about writing this. I just know myself and once I write something and read it that means I have to face it and until today I was not ready to have to face the reality or the future that is currently looking me in the face. She has already moved on and started dating someone and now its time for me to do the same. I'm not one to date someone right after a relationship but I look forward to moving on with my life and becoming Nathan J Horowitz again and not the person who people have been hanging out with recently. And yes that means figuring out how to be single again but I'm always up for a good challenge.
So whats next for me? Time for myself. Time for me to remember what its like to not have to worry about someone else and make time for them. A time for me to spend with my friends that over the last year and a half I have neglected for various reasons. Basically a time for me to figure out who I am again so that the next time I enter a relationship I will know I'm completely ready and sure that its the right person to spend however long with. And as for this blog I will be talking more about my life and school in the future. So I hope you come along for the ride with me.
I know the first day I started this blog it was about kittens but I quickly changed it so I could talk about my life. For the better part of a month now I have been hiding behind my kittens so that I didn't have to sit down and actually write out and through what I have been dealing with. I have been dealing with maybe one of the most difficult two month period of my albeit relatively short life. Now I have done a lot in the almost 22 years I have been alive. But most of that has come from years 18 and on. I went to Israel for the year which is still the most amazing experience in my life. All three of the relationships I have been in have come after I turned 18. My first relationship was almost 4 months, my second was only a month. One of my friends pointed out to me that when my relationships started to become hard I would take myself out of it cause I didn't want to deal with it. So I made that friend and myself a promise that I wouldn't just disappear from my next relationship when the going got tough. My third relationship lasted a year and a half. I in no way regret the relationship. I don't believe in regretting things after they happen because all those mistakes or hard times make you who you are at the end of the day and I can say that I like who I have turned into.
Maybe I should have expected this break up more than I did, I mean not a week before hand my best friend said maybe I should start preparing just from one little thing I told him. But when it happened I was completely shaken. I mean A YEAR AND A HALF. Thats a long time. I had never been in a relationship even close to that length. Everyday was a different struggle in things that had become normal for me. I would constantly check my phone for text messages. I stopped watching certain movies that we use to watch together and I stopped buying or the wine we always had in the fridge. I had a three week period where I wasn't getting to bed before 6 AM and that was because we talked every night before bed and it just didn't seem right. I had to realize that even though I never thought it possible I actually couldn't go to sleep without talking to someone. I literally had to reprogram myself on how to sleep without that last call. Every once in a while I get these moments clarity that though it was a good relationship there were things that made it a bad one. One where by the end of it I wasn't happy about who I was.
The worst part of the break up though? I hate being a burden on people. I felt bad going and talking to even my best friends about it. Because what are they suppose to say or do? There was nothing they could say or do to help and in the end I just heard myself saying the same thing over and over. By the second week I was tired of hearing the story.
Its been almost two months that I have been thinking about writing this. I just know myself and once I write something and read it that means I have to face it and until today I was not ready to have to face the reality or the future that is currently looking me in the face. She has already moved on and started dating someone and now its time for me to do the same. I'm not one to date someone right after a relationship but I look forward to moving on with my life and becoming Nathan J Horowitz again and not the person who people have been hanging out with recently. And yes that means figuring out how to be single again but I'm always up for a good challenge.
So whats next for me? Time for myself. Time for me to remember what its like to not have to worry about someone else and make time for them. A time for me to spend with my friends that over the last year and a half I have neglected for various reasons. Basically a time for me to figure out who I am again so that the next time I enter a relationship I will know I'm completely ready and sure that its the right person to spend however long with. And as for this blog I will be talking more about my life and school in the future. So I hope you come along for the ride with me.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Trick AND treat
Well I didn't post this weekend its mostly cause I was enjoying a relaxing weekend of TV, a good book and some kittens tossed in. We decided to let them into my parents room again to see how far they had come and we did not see them most of the day. When it came to putting them back into the bathroom it was more of the same. We got Ty pretty quick. Oreo was under a chair and I used a laser pointer to draw his attention away and then quickly grabbed him (TRICK) and Moony was caught on pure teamwork have my mother and I running around the room before finally getting him in a pickle (A well known baseball term so if you don't know it google pickle and baseball)
We decided no baby food tonight but some tomorrow morning. Before I left I had Oreo on my lap purring and noticed he was very relaxed so I asked my mom to hand my one of the kitten treats (TREAT) that they had been refusing to eat out of our hand so far. This time he did and I felt rewarded. Anyways this is my last week in ABQ so after that I will probably slow down the blog a little bit to maybe once or twice during the week once school starts. Depends on how exciting my life as a science major can get with all the studying.
We decided no baby food tonight but some tomorrow morning. Before I left I had Oreo on my lap purring and noticed he was very relaxed so I asked my mom to hand my one of the kitten treats (TREAT) that they had been refusing to eat out of our hand so far. This time he did and I felt rewarded. Anyways this is my last week in ABQ so after that I will probably slow down the blog a little bit to maybe once or twice during the week once school starts. Depends on how exciting my life as a science major can get with all the studying.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Hissy fit
Well day two was a lot like day one. They do their obligatory hiss and then let us pet them and purr for us. I put a can of the cat food I brought from LA and they use to just eat it up. Now? They stick them noses up at it. I know its funny to look for all the positives in this behavior but this again means that they aren't as worried about where their next meal is coming from.
Moony is a little bit smaller than the other two and thus can't make all the jumps that the Ty and Oreo can. My mom and I were watching them yesterday and Moony tried to jump from her lap to the counter. He got half of himself on it before almost all the contents of the counter and Moony ended up on the cat bed below the counter. This is the second big fall I have seen this kitten take so by my count he still has another 7 lives. But today my mom went into the bathroom and noticed Oreo in the sink and all the counter contents all around the floor and no sign of Moony and Tiberius. They were cuddled up in the shower behind the litter box. After my mother and I got my dad from the airport we walked in on this.
They are really close. We fed them baby food and got the same result of purring kittens and after we put them in the sink for the night. As I was leaving I noticed that Oreo had Tiberius in a hold so that he could clean Ty. Anyways boring news for you is good news for me and my mother.
Moony is a little bit smaller than the other two and thus can't make all the jumps that the Ty and Oreo can. My mom and I were watching them yesterday and Moony tried to jump from her lap to the counter. He got half of himself on it before almost all the contents of the counter and Moony ended up on the cat bed below the counter. This is the second big fall I have seen this kitten take so by my count he still has another 7 lives. But today my mom went into the bathroom and noticed Oreo in the sink and all the counter contents all around the floor and no sign of Moony and Tiberius. They were cuddled up in the shower behind the litter box. After my mother and I got my dad from the airport we walked in on this.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Synchronized purring
should be a Olympic sport, and if it was my kittens would be the gold medalists. After yesterday when my mother and I realized that we should probably be talking and spending more time with the kittens her and I had another talk about how I just hated running around the room and scaring this kittens more and more each time so we came up with a plan. PUT ALL THREE KITTENS IN THE BATHROOM! We figured out that maybe we started them off with to much space and they just needed less space with less hiding spots. So this morning we started the process of trying to find them. Oreo and Ty were in the shower so they were easy. I closed the door and for the second time ever I saw what I can only call a complete freak out. Ty just started running around and was hissing at everything (including the door) I hate to say it but it was so funny. Moony didn't take a long time to find and place in the bathroom. Then I remembered something I read about them loving sinks and as I was about to mention that to my mom she walked in with a towel for the sink. Great minds right? So we placed them in the sink and let them calm down. This is what we walked in on the next time we came in.
Where did Ty go for that one picture you might ask? He wanted to look out the window so we let him.
This picture reminded me so much of my old cat named Ashy who we had to give away to a family who could let him run around the whole house and not worry about him peeing on everything.
Obviously they have their differences but wow. I've been talking to my mom a lot about how I don't think I realized how in love with Tabby cats I am. Kaylee counts right?
Anyways every time we went in they were calmer then ever before (even in the crate) and let us pick them up and pet them. They would even just sit on our laps and purr and purr. We made the right choice about where to keep them it just took us a while. So we decided to leave them in there for a couple more days before giving them a little more room. We might take Kaylee in there tomorrow so they can get use to the other cats. Anyways the last time we went in for the night we brought them Ham baby food (which as you should know by now is their favorite) and sat there and petted them throughout their meal. They weren't always sure but they kept eating for the most part.
And after their meal we sat their for a good ten to fifteen just holding them and Ty Moony and Oreo were all purring very loudly and in unison hence the title. This was the best I have felt at the end of the day with these kittens. But it might be because I left them to this.
I don't know why one always has to be looking up but whatever floats their boat.
Anyways every time we went in they were calmer then ever before (even in the crate) and let us pick them up and pet them. They would even just sit on our laps and purr and purr. We made the right choice about where to keep them it just took us a while. So we decided to leave them in there for a couple more days before giving them a little more room. We might take Kaylee in there tomorrow so they can get use to the other cats. Anyways the last time we went in for the night we brought them Ham baby food (which as you should know by now is their favorite) and sat there and petted them throughout their meal. They weren't always sure but they kept eating for the most part.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Dog fight.
No don't worry I'm not here to say that I'm like Michael Vick and have a dog fighting ring in my non existent basement. Yuki (our Pembroke Welsh Corgi) and a dog who has been living here for a little while now have been getting into fights. Not sit and bark at each other but full on teeth showing try to rip your throat out fights. Sadly this puts the humans into harms way which is just no fun as well as giving all of us headaches from the barking that follows for the next twenty minutes. We believe to have come up with a plan so hopefully thats the last time we have to deal with those bitches (cause they are both female dogs!)
Today we finally put Moony into the bathroom by himself and gave him some extra time with us. Oreo and Ty were pretty none visible today which has got me worried. I'm worried that maybe we stop spending as much time with them as they needed so tomorrow we are putting all three into the bathroom and giving them all a lot of human time. I also put baby food on a plate today and found where the two kittens who were out were hiding. I placed the plate near them and when they ate a little but I would drag it a little closer to me. Oreo at first wasn't sure what I was doing and was a little scared when I first tried to pet him, after a while though he seemed to calm down and enjoy the food. One he had ate about half of it I decided it was time to give Ty a chance. Again he wasn't sure what I was doing and never got close enough for me to pet. I did get his head out from under the nightstand though. This once again shows how the three of them are in such different points on the "socialized scale". Oreo though not entirely happy with it was okay when I petted him. Ty wouldn't get to close to me and Moony (who I did not do this with ) still hisses and swipes at me. I probably need to spend more time with them then I have the past two days and will try tomorrow. I have a lot of stuff I need to do with my car but I will put aside times go visit them. They are making strides but that doesn't mean I can relax just yet. Thats something I am learning.
Today we finally put Moony into the bathroom by himself and gave him some extra time with us. Oreo and Ty were pretty none visible today which has got me worried. I'm worried that maybe we stop spending as much time with them as they needed so tomorrow we are putting all three into the bathroom and giving them all a lot of human time. I also put baby food on a plate today and found where the two kittens who were out were hiding. I placed the plate near them and when they ate a little but I would drag it a little closer to me. Oreo at first wasn't sure what I was doing and was a little scared when I first tried to pet him, after a while though he seemed to calm down and enjoy the food. One he had ate about half of it I decided it was time to give Ty a chance. Again he wasn't sure what I was doing and never got close enough for me to pet. I did get his head out from under the nightstand though. This once again shows how the three of them are in such different points on the "socialized scale". Oreo though not entirely happy with it was okay when I petted him. Ty wouldn't get to close to me and Moony (who I did not do this with ) still hisses and swipes at me. I probably need to spend more time with them then I have the past two days and will try tomorrow. I have a lot of stuff I need to do with my car but I will put aside times go visit them. They are making strides but that doesn't mean I can relax just yet. Thats something I am learning.
Monday, August 1, 2011
No purrfect pun for the day (last one I promise!)
I realized today that I had been talking about the kittens as a group and not as individuals so I thought I would go kitten by kitten and give the updates today.
Before I start I will mention that in the plan that I am following they said that each kitten will socialize at their own rate. This is very obvious as we have three kittens in very different stages.
Oreo--the purr slut: Oreo is the one I have had the longest and if you don't include the time I caught him then he has never really bitten or scratched me. As my mom says there is always one kitten that is the most adventurous and its very obviously Oreo. Though he will never walk up to us when we are sitting on the bed he doesn't being picked up and held. It has gotten to the point with him that after one or two pets he will be purring loudly. He was the first I actually held and petted and to think I have had him for three weeks almost to the day (since my blog has been around for three weeks now thats what I assume) and now he lets me hold him and he purrs. So proud of my little Oreo.
Tiberius -- the hiss lover: I will start off by saying I love Tabby kittens. I love that they have such big patterns on such a little body. Ty is an odd one. He likes to be petted and even purrs after some coercing but, and I'm not sure if this is because mama did this, he will always hiss at us right up to the moment we pet him. He won't swipe at us or anything he just hisses. He also has one of the most expressive faces I have ever seen on a cat/kitten. And he LOVES the baby food. The other two like it but Ty loves it. Today when we were feeding them I did my usually and had him watch the food (because I love the face he makes (I will try to get a picture of it)) Today he decided instead of just moving his head he would literally just follow it with his body and walk until I gave it to him. This was actually believe it or not a good sign. He was willing to not be scared of us long enough to walk around the bed for the food and that he trusted me enough to eat close to me without being held.
Moony-- The odd one out: Moony for some reason or another is just so far behind his siblings. Catching him to feed him is an adventure every time. He loves food and will purr but he does not trust us very much. Today my mom and I decided that he needed a little more socializing time but we didn't really want to deal with catching him every time and getting more scratches. We came up with a plan to put him in the bathroom by himself during the day and when we aren't there socializing him we will leave the radio series The hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy on so that he can become more and more use to human voices.
Well I will also mention that Kaylee once again spent a lot of time with the kittens today and despite her best efforts they remained uninterested. There was a major breakthrough though! MOONY AND OREO PLAYED WITH THE LASER POINTER!!!! Now the fun begins for me!
Pictures then I'm out!
Before I start I will mention that in the plan that I am following they said that each kitten will socialize at their own rate. This is very obvious as we have three kittens in very different stages.
Oreo--the purr slut: Oreo is the one I have had the longest and if you don't include the time I caught him then he has never really bitten or scratched me. As my mom says there is always one kitten that is the most adventurous and its very obviously Oreo. Though he will never walk up to us when we are sitting on the bed he doesn't being picked up and held. It has gotten to the point with him that after one or two pets he will be purring loudly. He was the first I actually held and petted and to think I have had him for three weeks almost to the day (since my blog has been around for three weeks now thats what I assume) and now he lets me hold him and he purrs. So proud of my little Oreo.
Tiberius -- the hiss lover: I will start off by saying I love Tabby kittens. I love that they have such big patterns on such a little body. Ty is an odd one. He likes to be petted and even purrs after some coercing but, and I'm not sure if this is because mama did this, he will always hiss at us right up to the moment we pet him. He won't swipe at us or anything he just hisses. He also has one of the most expressive faces I have ever seen on a cat/kitten. And he LOVES the baby food. The other two like it but Ty loves it. Today when we were feeding them I did my usually and had him watch the food (because I love the face he makes (I will try to get a picture of it)) Today he decided instead of just moving his head he would literally just follow it with his body and walk until I gave it to him. This was actually believe it or not a good sign. He was willing to not be scared of us long enough to walk around the bed for the food and that he trusted me enough to eat close to me without being held.
Moony-- The odd one out: Moony for some reason or another is just so far behind his siblings. Catching him to feed him is an adventure every time. He loves food and will purr but he does not trust us very much. Today my mom and I decided that he needed a little more socializing time but we didn't really want to deal with catching him every time and getting more scratches. We came up with a plan to put him in the bathroom by himself during the day and when we aren't there socializing him we will leave the radio series The hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy on so that he can become more and more use to human voices.
Well I will also mention that Kaylee once again spent a lot of time with the kittens today and despite her best efforts they remained uninterested. There was a major breakthrough though! MOONY AND OREO PLAYED WITH THE LASER POINTER!!!! Now the fun begins for me!
Pictures then I'm out!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Purrfection (same play on words on a different version of the word? Just I just did that!)
Anyways we shall skip over talking about the titles lack of originality and move on to new and exciting things. So today was more of the same boring stuff (you see what I just did there) in all seriousness though today we saw the kittens take even more steps to being good little kittens that will let us hold them. Every time we came into the room today they were out in the open and even now as I sit in the room with them they are playing around me albeit not near me. We also had Kaylee spend some time in the room today and she loved them even if they were not sure about her. We made sure to take all the kittens over and Kaylee gave them a bath and as soon as we stopped petting hem they ran for their lives! We also made sure to hold and pet all of them for some period of time and again they purred but this time they were less cautious about it and much louder. They are coming along slowly but surely and maybe tomorrow we will let a couple of more cats in to spend time with them. We are living the closet door open tonight so that they and the adults can get use to each other. Now for pictures!
The last picture is my mom walking into the room and them getting very scared. I can't believe I have updated this blog everyday. I will leave you with my other blog and a picture of Harley Tuna.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Purrfect day (yes mom I hear you groaning from the title)
Today we finally let the kittens out. This was all preceded by the fact that we had to make it impossible for them to go underneath my parents king sized bed. This was done by remaking a box of wood that were previously under their bed. Luckily my dad and I had some help....
Kaylee even held up a side for us
What a great cat right? Kaylee then decided it would be better just to watch over us.
Anyways despite Kaylees best efforts to have all our attention all the time we finally got the box made and their bed back together. So now its time to see what the kittens would do if they are allowed out in the room so we opened the bottom and left the room. When I came back Oreo had gotten out and climbed the outside of the crate and found a nice play to lay down.
Where were the other two you may ask?
ThatThats right still in the crate. So I left again and a couple of hours later my mother and I went in to talk to all three of them. So my mom took Moony and I took Ty. After a couple of minutes my mom turns to me and informs me that Moony is purring, arrrrrrrrrrrrrrg another kitten purring and still the none of them had done that for me yet. Not even a minute later I hear something from my lap. TY WAS PURRING!!!! I felt so validated. Yes I realize that its probably not the best to seek validation from a kitten but hey my future therapist needs something to start on right? So my mom left a little while after and I found Oreo and started his socialization time. After a few minutes Oreo was also purring. This is the first time we know for sure that all three of them had purred and its amazing to think three weeks ago they didn't even let me pet them. I then spent three hours playing a old video game and letting the kittens see me (yes maybe it was more for the video game but what else am I suppose to do in NM?) More time with the kittens tomorrow and hopefully more purrs. Maybe we will also try them with some of the cats around our house? who knows.
Anyways despite Kaylees best efforts to have all our attention all the time we finally got the box made and their bed back together. So now its time to see what the kittens would do if they are allowed out in the room so we opened the bottom and left the room. When I came back Oreo had gotten out and climbed the outside of the crate and found a nice play to lay down.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Rabie cats!
So today we got the results of the stool sample we left with the vet yesterday, the results were negative for worms but neither us or the vet really believed that so we are going again and medicating them anyways. Makes me wonder why we had to take in the stool sample but whatever no harm done. Now the pills we had to give them were HUGE especially compared to my kittens tiny little mouths. The good news? We only had to give them half a pill each and then nothing till three weeks down the road. I felt so bad but my kittens are strong and took the pills like champs. I know its only been one day since I put the frontline on them but they were so much healthier today. Their coats were nicer than they were and they seemed so happy not to be eaten alive by fleas. They were in very rotten moods today though. might be in part because of the shot they got yesterday. Maybe it was because now that they are flea free we are not only leaving the closet door open but also the room door so that hey can get use to the other cats. I did hold and talk to all three of them today and I got the picture of Oreos tail so if you have suggestions for another name let me know.
Tiberius
Moony
Oreos tail
Oreo
We also decided we should frontline the other cats in the house so as to stop any further fleas spreading through our cat population. Most of the cats though not extremely happy with us just kind of hissed and ran away. It however had a much different affect on Kaylee, usually one of the more quite and laid back cats not only hissed but would try and bite us. When we finally let her go she ran away from us for a while and now the really odd part starting attacking every other cat that passed her. This ended up with a room full of cats all looking like they are going to attack each other. There were more cat fights in an hour than I have seen the entire time I have been home. I wasn't sure if I gave them frontline or rabies.
Kaylee in her angry state.
I haven't mentioned my dogs much on this blog but thats mostly cause the cats do much funnier or note worthy things. Our chocolate lab Hershey woke up and was very obviously sick all over himself. This led to us having to take him to a pet store and clean him ourselves. It was a fun day with that but he seems very tired and wasn't his usual happy self. Once we got him cleaned and dried he spent the rest of the day just lying down and relaxing. My poor baby puppy. Hopefully tomorrow will be better for him and the kittens (and my rabies infected cat)
Oreo
We also decided we should frontline the other cats in the house so as to stop any further fleas spreading through our cat population. Most of the cats though not extremely happy with us just kind of hissed and ran away. It however had a much different affect on Kaylee, usually one of the more quite and laid back cats not only hissed but would try and bite us. When we finally let her go she ran away from us for a while and now the really odd part starting attacking every other cat that passed her. This ended up with a room full of cats all looking like they are going to attack each other. There were more cat fights in an hour than I have seen the entire time I have been home. I wasn't sure if I gave them frontline or rabies.
I haven't mentioned my dogs much on this blog but thats mostly cause the cats do much funnier or note worthy things. Our chocolate lab Hershey woke up and was very obviously sick all over himself. This led to us having to take him to a pet store and clean him ourselves. It was a fun day with that but he seems very tired and wasn't his usual happy self. Once we got him cleaned and dried he spent the rest of the day just lying down and relaxing. My poor baby puppy. Hopefully tomorrow will be better for him and the kittens (and my rabies infected cat)
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Healthy healthy kittens!
So first two things I will just get out of the way real fast. 1) my mom informed me that maybe the picture of Kaylee at the end of yesterdays entry was a little out of place and people might not understand why it was there. Simple answer? it was cute and I love my KK (Kaylee Kitty). 2) All three kittens are healthy (all male) kittens. The vet weighed them at almost 3 pounds each! (wow I wasn't even sure if they were 2 pounds!) And we got frontline so that we can start killing those fleas. My mother and I share the same views on fleas and ticks. The only reason for them is population control and they gross us out. Seriously every time I hold them I feel like I'm crawling with fleas for the next 20 minutes. Gross. Okay back from the gross rant, (still thinking about it and having my skin crawl!) the vet also said they were approximately 3 months old. The official record has the kittens names as Oreo (surprise) Tiberius (Another surprise, though there was this fun moment with the receptionist when my mom walked off. As you can tell from my blog I'm not the worlds strongest speller so we both were trying for about a minute to figure out how to spell the kittens name. Anyways his nickname is no longer Tabby but Ty.) and the black one is Moony (check your Harry Potter lore)
Back at home and upset at us. We made it up to them with some Ham baby food. They really don't care that we are Jewish. Very cat like. Oreo was currently getting fed at the time of this picture which should explain his absences.
One little thing I will try to get a picture of tomorrow is Oreo's tale. Its the only reason I'm not stuck on that name is because of his tail. You will see tomorrow!
Now I know these are more random cats but they are pretty pictures so enjoy!
Kaylee enjoying the day.
Parker the thief who stole the dog treats from their crates after my mother put them in.
Tuna (or Harley)
Back at home and upset at us. We made it up to them with some Ham baby food. They really don't care that we are Jewish. Very cat like. Oreo was currently getting fed at the time of this picture which should explain his absences.
One little thing I will try to get a picture of tomorrow is Oreo's tale. Its the only reason I'm not stuck on that name is because of his tail. You will see tomorrow!
Now I know these are more random cats but they are pretty pictures so enjoy!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Picky picky kittens
This morning my mother informed me that she had fed the kittens with left over food and there was on obvious level of interest from the kittens. Thats right the kittens who less than three weeks ago were happy for any food out there are now being picky about food. I wasn't sure if I should believe her or not but when Oreo actually refused to even eat a little but of the beef this morning I was a believer. In a funny way its such a good sign that they are now being picky with their food because now they aren't worried about if/when they will eat again. Now even Moony only hisses and will just sit in our hands eating without making that many attempts at escaping.
Not much else to say on the kittens. They will be going to the vet tomorrow so hopefully we will get good news soon. I'm very proud of how fast they are feeling better about being with us and even starting to trust us a little tiny winy percent. More tomorrow I promise. Random thought, if the company of who makes Oreo's sees me saying Oreo so much do I have to pay them or should I just say now that its a trademarked thing?
Not much else to say on the kittens. They will be going to the vet tomorrow so hopefully we will get good news soon. I'm very proud of how fast they are feeling better about being with us and even starting to trust us a little tiny winy percent. More tomorrow I promise. Random thought, if the company of who makes Oreo's sees me saying Oreo so much do I have to pay them or should I just say now that its a trademarked thing?
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Uh Oh Oreo!
Today was a continuation of the success we have been having with the kittens. All three sit on our laps now and eat the baby food that is presented to them. Also as of today both Oreo and Tiberius have purred while in our hands. They are all still scared which is to be expect with kittens who were feral less than two weeks ago. Slowly but surely though they are coming around. I usually spend most of my day in the room with them and they have obviously become more and more comfortable every day. They started cleaning themselves and playing with each other well they know I'm watching. Oreo keeps getting his claw stuck in one of the covers to the shelf his brothers are lying on and I run into the closet yelling "Uh Oh Oreo" (hence the title of the blog entry and yes I realize its a horrible joke but I'm usually tired when I write these) The funniest moment though must have been when I saw Moony (the black one) walking away and Oreo playing with his tail. Not far behind Tiberius was chasing Oreo's tail and as I stood up I saw Moony heading towards Tiberius's tail. A chain of kittens playing with each others tails, it was soooooooo cute!
The three brothers in their crate!
Last night we were doing baby food and socializing with the kittens. We started with Moony and after we were done with the food I was holding him and the lights went out. This resulted in me with a kitten in the pitch black and my mom leaving the room to see if the circuit breaker had shorted out. A few minutes later the lights and fans all came back on at the same time and since I was lying down with Moony i had a very scared kitten on my chest. Oy but at least it had past right? So we take out Tiberius and did the same deal. Once again when we were done with the food the lights turned off again. Again scared kitten this time though as soon as the lights came back on we tossed the kitten in the crate and Oreo didn't get any time with us. This turned out to be smart since then the lights went out for almost two hours. Nice family bonding time since we had two flashlights for five people. After about 20 minutes we had found candles and were all set to go to sleep. On the bright side I did get a few photos for my other blog!
No rants today, too tired.
The three brothers in their crate!
Last night we were doing baby food and socializing with the kittens. We started with Moony and after we were done with the food I was holding him and the lights went out. This resulted in me with a kitten in the pitch black and my mom leaving the room to see if the circuit breaker had shorted out. A few minutes later the lights and fans all came back on at the same time and since I was lying down with Moony i had a very scared kitten on my chest. Oy but at least it had past right? So we take out Tiberius and did the same deal. Once again when we were done with the food the lights turned off again. Again scared kitten this time though as soon as the lights came back on we tossed the kitten in the crate and Oreo didn't get any time with us. This turned out to be smart since then the lights went out for almost two hours. Nice family bonding time since we had two flashlights for five people. After about 20 minutes we had found candles and were all set to go to sleep. On the bright side I did get a few photos for my other blog!
No rants today, too tired.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Candyland!
The kittens get better with everyday that passes. We barely have to use the falconers gloves that were protecting us from scratches and bites. Black one even lets us pick him up with little to no fight. Today we had another kitten get out of our hands and run around the room. Its first stop, or so we thought, was under the bed. So here we go again, call everyone in and move the bed, but this time to find out that he wasn't under there. So now I get on my stomach again and look under everything only to have him be the last place a looked (funny how that happens) So he was under the dresser, as I reached in he ran away faster than I could move, so the search is on again. He had run to a corner where there was a cat hiding spot so he was easy to catch after that.
All the kittens are now use to my mother and myself and after we take them to the vet on Thursday to deal with fleas and worms we will maybe start letting them into a small controlled room so that they can get use to more and more. We might have found the name for MET, Tiberius maybe? Let me know your thoughts.
I have spent the last few days trying to catch up on Breaking Bad as fast as possible. I love it cause there is no good guys and the writers seem to 1) hate their characters and 2) they don't seem to believe in happy endings which I have believed is the downfall of American media. hopefully they can keep it up and leave me on my toes which very few shows do.
As for the title of this entry I have been playing a lot of Candyland this past two days with the three year old that lives in our house. She always seems able to win somehow.
All the kittens are now use to my mother and myself and after we take them to the vet on Thursday to deal with fleas and worms we will maybe start letting them into a small controlled room so that they can get use to more and more. We might have found the name for MET, Tiberius maybe? Let me know your thoughts.
I have spent the last few days trying to catch up on Breaking Bad as fast as possible. I love it cause there is no good guys and the writers seem to 1) hate their characters and 2) they don't seem to believe in happy endings which I have believed is the downfall of American media. hopefully they can keep it up and leave me on my toes which very few shows do.
As for the title of this entry I have been playing a lot of Candyland this past two days with the three year old that lives in our house. She always seems able to win somehow.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Escape from the humans!
Today we tried something new with the Kittens, we tried having them all out at the same time. The first time we tried it we had three people and it was very successful all the kittens just sat on our lap and no one needed a towel. They are also all eating the baby food which appears to be crack for them now. The second time we had two people which meant one person had to hold on to two kittens while the other person held the third. This was working out fine and the kittens appeared to be happy so both of us let our guards down just the slightest bit. Like good cats/kittens MET (new name for tabby will cover that in a minute) felt us relax and ran into the bathroom. Then after she was recovered she got unto one of the bookshelves making a lot of noise and effectively scaring the black kitten who I was holding. The black kitten then decided that he should also attempt a escape as well. This included clawing my collarbone. Anyways in all the confusion and getting Black and MET back in the cage Oreo escaped and got under my mothers bed.
I spent time on my stomach trying to get him out without removing the mattress. Oreo decided that Shadow our older feral kitten was the best hiding spot. She did not seem to mind much until we tried to scare him out. Now the fun starts. The plan included four people to move her king sized bed and box springs. So after we scared the crap out of Shadow we finally got Oreo out from under the bed to under my moms headstand. Oreo was back in the cage after another five minutes of me being on my stomach. So yay!
Now to the name MET. My mom and I were equally disappointed when all our kittens turn out to be male. Tabby who was named Tabatha has sent us on a "whats a male name that Tabby can be short for?" search. So today because we have been trying to get use to the fact that she is in fact a he we called him MET or Male Equivalent of Tabatha.
I have been informed today that sometimes my brain comes up with stuff to right a little two fast for my fingers to type them correctly. While I will try my best to cut down on some of these mistakes in the future. Also if a sentence doesn't make sense or appears out of order I will ask you all to pretend that its Yoda talking and try to move things in the sentence around to help you understand it better.
(Yes I made a couple of spelling errors on purpose. Its called comedy look it up.)
I spent time on my stomach trying to get him out without removing the mattress. Oreo decided that Shadow our older feral kitten was the best hiding spot. She did not seem to mind much until we tried to scare him out. Now the fun starts. The plan included four people to move her king sized bed and box springs. So after we scared the crap out of Shadow we finally got Oreo out from under the bed to under my moms headstand. Oreo was back in the cage after another five minutes of me being on my stomach. So yay!
Now to the name MET. My mom and I were equally disappointed when all our kittens turn out to be male. Tabby who was named Tabatha has sent us on a "whats a male name that Tabby can be short for?" search. So today because we have been trying to get use to the fact that she is in fact a he we called him MET or Male Equivalent of Tabatha.
I have been informed today that sometimes my brain comes up with stuff to right a little two fast for my fingers to type them correctly. While I will try my best to cut down on some of these mistakes in the future. Also if a sentence doesn't make sense or appears out of order I will ask you all to pretend that its Yoda talking and try to move things in the sentence around to help you understand it better.
(Yes I made a couple of spelling errors on purpose. Its called comedy look it up.)
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Fleas!
Kittens are adapting to house life very well. My mother and I can now pet two of them in the crate with only a limited amount of hissing and spitting. I have to admit that before I got them back to NM I was very worried about all three kittens and their futures. I knew they would be taken cared off but I was worried about how they would react to being around humans. Today I was able to have the towel looser on them and petted more of their bodies. Also black kitten finally ate some baby food from us, also new name ideas for him include: Serious (as in black) Remus or Lupin or Mooney. If you don't understand any of those names you might want to wiki Harry Potter. Also I am now is a search for a new name for Tabatha who despite what I thought is in fact a male kitten.
I spent a lot of time growing up at book stores so today was a very sad day for me. Borders is going out of business like most book stores, its only a matter of time before all Barnes and Nobles close. I enjoyed being able to sit down and read through books to see if it would be something I might enjoy, or being surrounded by people who shared the love of written word and enjoyed talking about books and suggesting books. Hopefully they won't all go out of business but I'm not holding my breath.
Today also marks the day that I kind of sort of start the next part of my journey to Veterinarian school. Unlike Med and Law school there is no test set aside for Vet school, I do however have to take the GRE. I hope I can take it in January during my winter break. Having looked over what the GRE covers it basically looks like the SATs for undergraduates in college. I have a rant about the SATs but that will be for another day I think.
Other than that another early morning for me. Also anyone who also followed my other blog I will probably update it either tomorrow or later this week.
I spent a lot of time growing up at book stores so today was a very sad day for me. Borders is going out of business like most book stores, its only a matter of time before all Barnes and Nobles close. I enjoyed being able to sit down and read through books to see if it would be something I might enjoy, or being surrounded by people who shared the love of written word and enjoyed talking about books and suggesting books. Hopefully they won't all go out of business but I'm not holding my breath.
Today also marks the day that I kind of sort of start the next part of my journey to Veterinarian school. Unlike Med and Law school there is no test set aside for Vet school, I do however have to take the GRE. I hope I can take it in January during my winter break. Having looked over what the GRE covers it basically looks like the SATs for undergraduates in college. I have a rant about the SATs but that will be for another day I think.
Other than that another early morning for me. Also anyone who also followed my other blog I will probably update it either tomorrow or later this week.
Friday, July 22, 2011
HIPPY BATHDAY!!!!
We will get to the title of the post in a second. Usually I would say most days I start at 10:45 AM would not end up being a extremely busy day, today however was. I almost immediately went out to get the kittens more things (I.E. Kitten food, an actual litter box, toys and something to scratch that is not my hand) Today even though I have held Oreo a couple of times was the first time I held all three kittens. Tabby and black kitten (maybe bear? Neo? Vader?) were both held with a towel around them a couple of times today. The last time the towel was a little looser and they seemed o be more relaxed. I also had two kittens, Tabby and Oreo, eat baby food off of my hand still working on bear/neo/vader to eat from the spoon but I know have new found hope for all three of them. Also Oreo was on my lap and seemed to be very relaxed, in fact four people held him today.
Also a glamor shot of him from yesterdays trip:
And him and his siblings getting use to their new home:
We also found out that not surprisingly they all have fleas but since we don't know their age its almost impossible for us to do anything about them until next week.
I also promised pictures of all the kittens from last summer. Anyone who hasn't seen them I have an album on facebook dedicated to them so check it out.
My KK (use to be Kaylee Kitten but obviously now Kaylee Kitty)
Parker with her odd meow
Our Sophie
Puck
Oz (not owned by my family)
Sheila (also not owned by us)
And our Tunapiglet (or as everyone else who is no fun calls her Harley)
Other than that I took some fun shots with my camera today.
Ah so you want to know about Hippy Bathday? Its my sisters birthday today so we went out to get the candles you can spell "happy birthday" with. I decided it was boring so one of my brothers my mother and I decided to jumble of the letters. Honorable mention to Hippy Barday.
Don't believe me?
Other than that I think Puck explained how I felt most of the day.
Less pictures tomorrow I promise!
I also promised pictures of all the kittens from last summer. Anyone who hasn't seen them I have an album on facebook dedicated to them so check it out.
Other than that I took some fun shots with my camera today.
Ah so you want to know about Hippy Bathday? Its my sisters birthday today so we went out to get the candles you can spell "happy birthday" with. I decided it was boring so one of my brothers my mother and I decided to jumble of the letters. Honorable mention to Hippy Barday.
Don't believe me?
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