you can't tell, but she's got black and brown patches on her back so she looks just like a chocolate chip cookie
welcome back!
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Shepard
are you not allowed to have pets in your flat?
nikki_
nope
plus she's lived at my mum's house since I first got her, I don't want to disrupt her
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hi again joan!
Joan_W
nikki - my photosite page is down so cannot at the moment post a link
I love your cats patterned tail - very distinctive
nikki_
she's daft though, if you scratch a particular point on her back, she'll lick you madly.
and if you don't let her, she'll lick whatever's close-by
Joan_W
our henry goes into a trance if you pick a particular spot on his back. I can't usually find it but Jim can
nikki_
aww!
Joan_W
Cleo just likes being stroked, but if you are reading in bed and she wants fussing she will push the book out of your hands
nikki_
apparently cookie likes to sleep between my mum and her partner, on the pillows
and once I couldn't find her, but there was a suspicious bump in the bedcovers...
turns out she'd climbed *into* my mum's bed
Joan_W
I'm lucky there - they both like the bottom of the bed. Thomas, my best cat ever who died 18 months ago, used to sleep on the pillow just above your head
nikki_
aww!
Joan_W
hey did you notice - cat talk without muz and his puppies
nikki_
shh!
you'll summon him!
juhae
I've noticed there's a lot of fondness for cats over here, which is good ;)
Joan_W
we all love our cats here
mudcrow is a dog person
mudcrow
and a rat person
Joan_W
you can't help that - it's a genetic abnormality
juhae
haha
mudcrow
:p
nikki_
I think my mothering instinct went a bit wrong, I don't like babies but I adore cats
and my idea of soothing is a purring car
er
cat
juhae
same for my paternal instinct
nikki_
not car, I don't like those either.
Joan_W
oh no - I couldn't be without my car - it means independence
mudcrow
I loves my car
nikki_
I couldn't afford one anyway, so it's just as well :)
Joan_W
mind you it is only an N registration Astra with 113,000 miles on the clock, but it still runs nicely
juhae
I'll buy a Lada the day I've finally paid back all my student loan
It's the only brand which works effectively even at -25C temperatures
mudcrow
I have 1992 Landrover Discovery, its lovely, even if it like breaking down at the worse times
Joan_W
student loan - bah - we didn't have that in my day
cars always break down at the worst times - like in the middle of a roundabout
nikki_
bah, cats are better than cars!
juhae
Joan_W: In these modern times, you have to start your debt-circle early ;)
Joan_W
agreed
to both
juhae
I posted this a couple of nights ago, but I'll link it just for Joan's amusement (since the terrified look on her face is prolly worth seeing for every cat person): http://bast.ath.cx/pose.jpg
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Joan_W
hi yllona
yllona
hi joan'
juhae
TOD yllona
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nikki_
juhae: is that you?
yllona
'lo juhae
juhae
nikki_: Yes
nikki_
:o
your hair is so long :o
juhae
Something like 1m I think.
Joan_W
I saw that the other day when I was reading back over the chat logs. A very intelligent looking cat - I like long hair on a man -probably a throw back to my youth
however, my hair is longer
maybe - I can't see how far down juhae's back it goes
nikki_
mine used to be long enough to tuck into my underwear, but I had it cut because it had so many split ends
now it's just past my shoulders
juhae
Joan_W: When sitting on a chair, I can almost sit on it. Around to the level of my hips or so.
Joan_W
nikki - I was thinking of doing the same - but haven't yet got round to it.
juhae
I'm thinking of just doing the lazy option and dreadlocking my hair so I don't have to cut half of them because of split ends. ;)
Joan_W
juhae - mine is about the same - but whilst that is okay at your age, I have to put mine into a pleat or a bun if I go to a business meeting
MingVase
MingVase is now known as MartinRudat
juhae
Joan_W: So far I've always kept my hair in a pony tail when at work
yllona
hey martin!
MartinRudat
hiya yllona.
juhae
It has been "clean enough" ;)
mudcrow
I used to have mine plaited, but it got too much hassle
Shepard
hi martin
nikki_ loves plaited hair
nikki_
I had my hair cut again on thursday, so I'm back in the "wow! it's so short!" mode again
Joan_W
front door just opened - husband back from pub - good, that means he will be making a cup of tea and I could do with one
MartinRudat likes the idea of long hair, but I'm lazy, so I'm considering getting mine cut really short so it doesn't need combing in the morning...
yllona
MartinRudat: that's the plan. i *love* short hair. so easy
Joan_W
it's much more comfortable at night too - in summer, long hair is very uncomfortable at night
juhae
Long hair is pretty uncomfortable anywhere if kept open and the temperature is even a bit hot
It's like an oven in your head
nikki_
I used to twist it and wrap it around itself until it was out of the way
yllona
yep. and humid weather becomes a nightmare
nikki_
juhae: 'specially if it's thick
yllona
especially if your hair is curly
nikki_ 's hair is thick and curly :/
nikki_
well, not as curly as it used to be
juhae
nikki_: Add a slightly atopic skin into that and you're off to the wonderland of my scalp ;)
yllona
mine too. :)
Joan_W
both cats have just arrived in this room -probably to tell me that their dad is back and is making a cup of tea - they know they will get a snack if I go downstairs
nikki_ giggles
I had better do as I am told - will be back later
yllona
so now i have thick curly grey hair, and grey hair i s a whole new phenomenon
nikki_
give the cats a stroke from me!
Joan_W
I shall
juhae
this tea after an evening at pub must be some sort of british custom
juhae: proper brits drink tea whatever the time, whatever the weather!
nikki_ goes to get a cup of tea too
wolfsong13
wicked mud!
yllona
mud: :) i had my hair the same way back in the '80s, mine was blue though. the reddish was too close to the color of my skin
wolfsong13 broke his tea press and is still looking for the right replacement
juhae
awesome, but i figure those braids must be a real hassle to work on
with hair growing straight and all
yllona
juhae: just add a little texturizing mousse, and straight is easy to braid
i like the beads, too.
mudcrow
used to take ages to get it done, it was red purple pink and blue, but the red overwhelmed everything when it was plaited
yllona
when i had corn rows in college, it was 18 hours to brid my hair :)
*braid my hair
juhae
usually people have ended with braids or 'locks after their mohawk has just outgrown out of laziness, i've noticed from my group of friends
since when you spike your hair and just leave them be, they'll dreadlock quite nicely. and if you put any effort into it, you can also plait them pretty easily
yllona
juhae: yep. the only way to deal with a mohawk as it grows out. hair length is too uneven for anything else, uless you want to shve your head
*unless you want
juhae
Okay, the cat is signalling me it's time to head to the bedroom so she can come sleep on my stomach again. :)