Random checking in

[cupcake_goth]

- Guess who had two days in a row of 7am meetings? Thank G-D I work from home and can just call in while still in my nightgown. Yes, I go back to bed for a few hours after the meetings, but I still feel punchy and bleary.

- It's that point in summer where there is something, I don't know what, that triggers my allergies. This is part of the reason I don't like summer, the other parts being glaring sunlight, heat, and not being able to wear most of my wardrobe. Dammit, I have new boots I want to wear!

- This is also the part of the year when there are spiders. Vlad, mighty hunter that he is, delights in bringing wolf spiders upstairs from the basement to chase. THIS IS NOT OKAY WITH ME. No, I won't burn the house down to get rid of them, I promise.

- Did I mention Rufflecon yet? It's a "Northeast USA Alternative Fashion Conference" in early October, and they're bringing me out as a guest to do panels and book signings.

- OMG TIIIIIIRED. So, how are you people? Yes, I'm reading LJ every day, but not all of you are posting.

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[fufaraw]

My Hero trapped a wolfie with a cup and card and released her this morning. Gahh. She was jumping so hard I could hear her against the plastic cup on the other side of the room. Ginormous girl. Better outside than in. No, we didn't smack her, because I didn't want cleanup duty.

Vlad needs to learn to kill and display the corpse. THEN he'll get praise and treats, right?

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on the Cat and the Toys from the Garage. Ick. I won't burn the house down to get rid of them either - but it's tempting, I tell you!

YAY on Rufflecon!

And the heat? It's too much for me too. And I'm wearing all that flowy granola stuff!

It's supposed to get better later this week - I WILL hold them to it!

[snobahr.livejournal.com]

My Fearless Hunters O' Doom found an anole in the bathtub, yesterday. Thankfully, I had already left for the workshop - Chrono and Kitty got to deal with trying to get the poor thing to safety. It apparently did so after the cats were locked out of the bathroom and the 2-leggers went to find something to trap the lizard with. When they returned, not two minutes later, there was no lizard to be found.

Have fun at Rufflecon! It looks like something I'd want to go to (as a vendor - I really like vending!), but alas, not this year. Have fun!

[weaselmom.livejournal.com]

Talk to me about tiny, tiny ants.

We don't have spiders so much anymore because I think (hope) the birds are eating them all before it occurs to them to move inside. Also a few times a year S unleashes a tanker truck's worth of spider poison everywhere. Let me know if you're interested in this Borgia-esque approach to the problem.

So tired of the heat. It's been a sucky summer thanks to the Fiery Orb.

[oldhalloween.livejournal.com]

Been rescuing fuzzy friends from the cats all week. They look so sad if I take the toys away. Rufflecon looks awesome. Can't wait to hear all about it. Its 95 right now and the spouse wanted me to go with him to Lowe's. Silly man. Told him to get deck stain without me and hid in the dark cold house.

[solstice-lilac.livejournal.com]

I hear you on the allergies. I am allergic to nothing all the rest of the year until late July, when grasses dry out and go to seed. And then I sneeze, blow, itch, groan, and sneeze some more until the rains start sometime in late September or October. I'm pretty sure it's grass seed, but everything dries up and goes to seed at this time of year. Blergh. I really love summer, but it's always just long enough in the NW to make me ready to embrace cool days and boots weather when it finally comes back.

Also, no thank you to spiders. Happily the cats have not been actually bringing them in, but only one of the three cats in my household is an effective hunter. He killed one of the largest wolf spiders I've ever seen last week -- in the living room. That there was ever a spider that large indoors in the first place is just not OK, but I'm grateful the cat is doing the right thing. The other two cats, though, just roll over and close their eyes. Bums.

Rufflecon sounds like a really fun opportunity to plan out some of your best outfits! Though if it's a "Northeast" event, that sounds like a flight -- and something you'll need more than a carry-on bag for!

I'm gearing up for an LJ update myself. I'm here all the time but the company is indeed sporadic!

[m-cobweb.livejournal.com]

I've been sneezing violently for about three weeks, and the runny nose is starting. And of course it's affecting my poor cat with the allergy-related autoimmune conditioncondition even more so.

[morfydd.livejournal.com]

Rufflecon sounds awesome! Or at least pretty...

There are creepy-big spiders here. And because my awesome-high-tech company doesn't believe in air- conditioning, even though it hits 90 degF and 90% humidity! we leave the windows open all day, this is the season I call to my coworkers, "the month where the spider falls from the ceiling onto my desk and I scream like a little girl..."