I have nothing deep or profound or hilarious to blog about today, so I’m posting cat pics instead. Because that’s what the internet is really for anyway, right?
And yeah, I was playing around and trying to get all artistic with the cat photography… I think the first one of Taz is my favorite.
(Side note: I spent well over an hour fighting with Flickr and browsers and connection issues to get the dang things uploaded. So y’all better like them!)
I spent much of last week checking the weather forecast to see if we’d be able to watch the lunar eclipse. Michigan has a habit of spewing clouds when there’s interesting space stuff going on, and last night was no exception. For the first hour or so, it was completely overcast.
…and then gaps started to show up between the clouds. I got about an hour where I was able to see the eclipse and try to get some pictures.
It took me a while to start to figure out the best settings. I had thought about dragging the telescope out and trying to shoot some pics through that, but I decided the camera should be enough. Next time, I’m getting the telescope.
Here are five of the shots that turned out the best.
Our cat Taz snuck out of the house. I’m assuming he just wanted to watch the eclipse with me. Here he is hanging out under the light of the street lamp across the road.
Larger versions of all pics are over on Flickr.
Me: Time to change the insulin pump again.
Taz: SOMETHING INTERESTING IS HAPPENING IN THE BEDROOM HOLD ON HUMAN HERE I COME!!!
Me: Peels sticker and catheter off of my belly, removes vial from pump, sets the pump, vial, and tubing on the bed.
Taz: LOOK OUT! I WILL SAVE YOU FROM THE IMPROBABLY SKINNY SNAKE THAT WAS BITING YOUR BELLY!
Me: Fills new vial.
Taz: Excuse me, human, but the snake appears to have bitten my face.
Me: Removes sticker from Taz’s face.
Taz: Ooh, this looks like an expensive piece of medical equipment. But you know what it’s missing? A CATBUTT-PRINT!
Me: Removes Taz from my insulin pump.
Taz: You appear to be getting ready to jab a needle into your belly. I shall assist by RUBBING MY FACE ON YOUR ELBOW!
Me: Thank you. Pulls out new tubing and prepares to hook it up.
Taz: THE IMPROBABLY SKINNY SNAKE HAS REINFORCEMENTS! IMMA KILL IT FOR YOU!!!
Me: Dork.
Taz: Runs away for no particular reason.
Stuff the first: I have committed Tumblr. Again. I wasn’t keeping up with the Ask A Goblin site, and when I realized six months had gone by without an update, I decided it was time to retire the site. But I still kind of wanted a Tumblr, both for reading purposes and to share random stuff. So I created Tumbling Down the Goblin Hole, which will be used for precisely whatever the heck I feel like posting.
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The convention/conference schedule has gotten a little ridiculous over the past month or two. I am incredibly excited and a little overwhelmed, and there’s at least one potential big deal for 2014 that I can’t talk about yet. All I’m gonna say for now is that sometimes this gig is awesomely surreal. And also, thank you.
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Have you seen Brotherhood Workshop yet? It’s a YouTube channel of LEGO Lord of the Rings stop-motion videos. Their latest offering is a showdown between the Goblin King and the Cave Troll. Sigh…nobody every wants the goblins to win.
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RANDOM PICTURE OF TAZ THE CAT HELPING MY DAUGHTER WITH HER HOMEWORK!
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Finally, for those who might have wondered, the unofficial title for the third book in the Magic ex Libris series is Unbound. I’ve got a summary written up, and will be sending that to my agent soon.
I’m home sick with my son, who was nice enough to share his cold with me. Since my brain is snot-clogged, I’m just gonna share a picture of our new addition. My wife brought two kittens home from a friend at work a while back, and we took care of them for a few weeks as a trial run. One failed the trial by picking on our older cat and shredding my arm to the bone when I tried to trim his claws, but Taz has a much nicer temperament.
Almost too nice. Like when he comes in for snuggles in the middle of the night, purring in your ear or licking your arm. Or when he positions himself directly where you want to walk and rolls onto his back for belly rubs.
He’s a soft, friendly, playful little beast. I’m just disappointed I didn’t get a picture of when he rolled over and fell off the chair.
Yeah, he ought to fit in just fine.
