Monday, January 28, 2008
My LA25 debut
Len is letting me write for his blog, Life At 25. I've finally taken the time to write a little something. I kept it short and sweet, I'm still getting my feet wet with this whole blogging thing. Check out my debut here. Neato.
Shampoo and water not allowed; Kittens OK
Found this on MSN this morning and thought it was the cutest thing I have ever read...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22784854/
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - How many lives did kitten Gracie Mae use up when she crawled into her owner's suitcase, went through an airport X-ray machine, got loaded onto a plane, thrown onto a baggage belt and mistakenly picked up by a stranger far from home?
"She's got to be at four or five now," Seth Levy said after his 10-month-old pet was returned Sunday night by a kind stranger who went home to Fort Worth, Texas, with the wrong bag and Gracie inside to boot.
The last time Levy's wife, Kelly, saw Gracie was before she took her husband to the airport. The 24-year-old went back to her house in Palm Beach Gardens late Friday to find the bottom step, where Gracie would usually be waiting, empty.
She tore the house apart looking for the cat, who had been spayed just days before. She and her dad took out bathroom tiles and part of a cabinet to check a crawl space and papered the neighborhood with "lost cat" signs.
Then she got a phone call.
"Hi, you're not going to believe this, but I am calling from Fort Worth, Texas, and I accidentally picked up your husband's luggage. And when I opened the luggage, a cat jumped out," Kelly Levy quoted the caller saying.
Rob Carter said he made it home with the suitcase before realizing it was not his — and there was a big surprise inside.
"I went to unpack and saw some of the clothes and saw it wasn't my suitcase," he said. "I was going to close it, and a kitten jumped out and ran under the bed. I screamed like a little girl."
Carter said that he eventually was able to get the cat to come out from under the bed.
"In the morning, I got close enough to see its collar and the phone number on it," he said. "So I called the number and got a hold of the crying wife of the traveler."
The tabby made the 1,300-mile trip home on an $80 plane ticket. Carter said he considered keeping the cat before he knew she had a home.
"We were going to name it Suitcase," he said.
And in honor of this adorable story, I will share a picture of my darling, Lincoln, who, not unlike Gracie Mae, also enjoys hiding in my suitcase as I pack. Fortunately, we've never taken it to this level. Here he is under the Christmas tree during a brief moment of calm.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22784854/
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - How many lives did kitten Gracie Mae use up when she crawled into her owner's suitcase, went through an airport X-ray machine, got loaded onto a plane, thrown onto a baggage belt and mistakenly picked up by a stranger far from home?
"She's got to be at four or five now," Seth Levy said after his 10-month-old pet was returned Sunday night by a kind stranger who went home to Fort Worth, Texas, with the wrong bag and Gracie inside to boot.
The last time Levy's wife, Kelly, saw Gracie was before she took her husband to the airport. The 24-year-old went back to her house in Palm Beach Gardens late Friday to find the bottom step, where Gracie would usually be waiting, empty.
She tore the house apart looking for the cat, who had been spayed just days before. She and her dad took out bathroom tiles and part of a cabinet to check a crawl space and papered the neighborhood with "lost cat" signs.
Then she got a phone call.
"Hi, you're not going to believe this, but I am calling from Fort Worth, Texas, and I accidentally picked up your husband's luggage. And when I opened the luggage, a cat jumped out," Kelly Levy quoted the caller saying.
Rob Carter said he made it home with the suitcase before realizing it was not his — and there was a big surprise inside.
"I went to unpack and saw some of the clothes and saw it wasn't my suitcase," he said. "I was going to close it, and a kitten jumped out and ran under the bed. I screamed like a little girl."
Carter said that he eventually was able to get the cat to come out from under the bed.
"In the morning, I got close enough to see its collar and the phone number on it," he said. "So I called the number and got a hold of the crying wife of the traveler."
The tabby made the 1,300-mile trip home on an $80 plane ticket. Carter said he considered keeping the cat before he knew she had a home.
"We were going to name it Suitcase," he said.
And in honor of this adorable story, I will share a picture of my darling, Lincoln, who, not unlike Gracie Mae, also enjoys hiding in my suitcase as I pack. Fortunately, we've never taken it to this level. Here he is under the Christmas tree during a brief moment of calm.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
All things great in 2008
Happy New Year!
It's now 2008, which is so very strange. So many things happened so long ago, that I'm starting to feel old. And yes, I realize how ridiculous that statement sounds. But its true. I think about things that happened in 2000 and it seems like yesterday, but it was 8 years ago, holy crap.
I feel like I've finally started "life." I'm working, paying bills, cleaning my apartment, paying rent, paying bills, paying more bills, having a little fun and paying bills. I worry about things like taxes and health insurance. I stress about the price of gas. I watch debates on CNN and hunker down to watch the news at night. There are times I would rather watch Wolf Blitzer than Carrie Bradshaw. What the hell.
So anywho, 2008 seems to be off to a great start. Nobody has died yet. Haha, sorry. Apparently my awkward sense of humor regarding death is still lingering. But seriously, 2008 is so far, so good. 2006 was horrible for obvious reasons (if you're not sure why, check out the link for "my mom's site" to the right), and 2007 was basically a get fat and recover from 2006 type of year. Then to cap off the great year of '07, my Grandpa died. I did not like 2007, I will very easily forget that year. Or else, remember it as the first year I lived without my mom. Now its 2008, those two years are well behind me and I feel so alive and ready to live again.
I feel excited. About a lot of things, and I haven't felt excited in a very long time. I'm excited for this to be a great year, and to bring great change, and great progress. I feel stronger. Stronger than ever.
And I wish you all (whoever that may be) the very best as well. I hope that you feel rejuvenated and excited. I hope that you find something that refreshes you and brings you new life. I hope 2008 is a good year for you, with no major obstacles that you can't handle.
All the best,
e
It's now 2008, which is so very strange. So many things happened so long ago, that I'm starting to feel old. And yes, I realize how ridiculous that statement sounds. But its true. I think about things that happened in 2000 and it seems like yesterday, but it was 8 years ago, holy crap.
I feel like I've finally started "life." I'm working, paying bills, cleaning my apartment, paying rent, paying bills, paying more bills, having a little fun and paying bills. I worry about things like taxes and health insurance. I stress about the price of gas. I watch debates on CNN and hunker down to watch the news at night. There are times I would rather watch Wolf Blitzer than Carrie Bradshaw. What the hell.
So anywho, 2008 seems to be off to a great start. Nobody has died yet. Haha, sorry. Apparently my awkward sense of humor regarding death is still lingering. But seriously, 2008 is so far, so good. 2006 was horrible for obvious reasons (if you're not sure why, check out the link for "my mom's site" to the right), and 2007 was basically a get fat and recover from 2006 type of year. Then to cap off the great year of '07, my Grandpa died. I did not like 2007, I will very easily forget that year. Or else, remember it as the first year I lived without my mom. Now its 2008, those two years are well behind me and I feel so alive and ready to live again.
I feel excited. About a lot of things, and I haven't felt excited in a very long time. I'm excited for this to be a great year, and to bring great change, and great progress. I feel stronger. Stronger than ever.
And I wish you all (whoever that may be) the very best as well. I hope that you feel rejuvenated and excited. I hope that you find something that refreshes you and brings you new life. I hope 2008 is a good year for you, with no major obstacles that you can't handle.
All the best,
e
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