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Chaplin vs. Oz Season 4, Disc 3 3

Oct

17

2009

After a nice long bike ride (that boat is still there, by the way, just covered in graffiti), I came home and decided to watch a DVD of Oz that I have out from Netflix. There’s a little CGI fly that flies in and out of the frame on the episode selection menu. Chaplin hopped ...

When Pet Owners Get Cameraphones

Oct

4

2009

We use them to annoy the living shit out of our pets by taking 8 bajillion pictures of them, often about three inches from their little faces: A few new shots of Chaplin are up at Flickr.

The Feline Alarm Clock 2

Aug

5

2009

Chaplin has decided that on some mornings, I don’t get to sleep in. He bats at my glasses on the table next to my bed, making a loud clatter when he knocks them down or forcing me to get up and chase him if he manages to pick them up with his teeth. He stares ...

Gentlemen, Some Light Venting Music, If You Please 4

May

18

2009

I am tired of a few things right about now: unemployment being worried about my cat being sick my cat actually being sick my wireless router constantly flaking on me falling back into my natural sleep pattern of 2am-9am having to adjust to my new orthotics having to get out of the pool while I ...

Apropos Of Nothing

Apr

25

2009

While getting some other photos off my camera, I found a few I’d forgotten that I’d taken, including this extreme closeup of Chaplin’s paw that I thought turned out pretty well: I was so amused to find all his paws sticking out from under the blanket while he was napping.

Back To The Unemployed Life

Mar

12

2009

Tuesday was my last day. With me fighting off the lingering last bits of a nasty chest cold and Chaplin putting another spin of not-funny on the Six Million Dollar Cat joke with a UTI, maybe this isn’t the worst time for me to be unemployed. I will say though, the fact that this chesty, ...

Insanity Update 2

Jan

14

2009

Work is completely batshit crazy right now – we premiere in two weeks (Monday January 26th at 10pm, 9pm central after the return of The Closer) so we’ve got all kinds of publicity things on top of the usual insanity, and it’s driving my hours into the range of Completely Loony instead of just the ...

Here We Go Again 2

Jan

9

2009

Here’s hoping this was just a rather expensive overreaction on my part, but Chaplin’s back at the animal hospital. I won’t go into too much detail at this point because I’m just too drained, but they’re keeping him overnight for observation. They’re going to call me in the morning after the doctors and surgeons get ...

Conehead 2

Jan

5

2009

Chaplin and his hilariously sad cone/satellite dish collar, critiquing my queue of BSG episodes.

Guess Who’s Finally Home

Jan

4

2009

This time, they actually let me spring him as promised. I don’t know who’s happier, me or him. He’s doing fairly okay – I have to keep a close eye on him to make sure he’s not trying to lick his stitches or chew off his fentanyl patch (being held on by the blue bandage ...