Random thoughts

The day when my cats develop manual dexterity and take over the world. Sigh, it was fun while it lasted: the illusion of being in control, the love and cuddles, the adoring purring and rubbing against my feet*.

Peoples' exhibit A:
Pandora likes biscuits. We have seen her steal a wholewheat digestive off the table by picking it up with her hands and putting it in her mouth. Crunching sounds then ensued from underneath the table. A few days ago she stole a Lemon Cream from next to the PC, opened it without breaking it and licked out all the creamy filling. Obviously she's learned how to use tools to open biscuits. She discarded the boring hard bit and went straight for the sweetness.

Peoples' exhibit B:
I found the bag where I keep the extra cat food unzipped and the cat food bag gnawed open. Now, I've seen Puff gnaw open a bag but only Pandora has demonstrated the manual dexterity needed to be able to unzip a zip.

Hear me, fellow humans! The Catpocalypse is coming! Bow down now to our furry overlords** and they may spare you the tortures of the Play Pen. Perhaps you can be a Favored Slave instead of having your toes gnawed off for eternity***.

Don't say I didn't warn you.



* Ok, this only really happens when they want food, but still.
** Even if they lick their bums and have arse-breath, and occasionally chase their tails. It's all to lull you into a false sense of security.
*** They grow back, you know.

Last night I had the most bizarre dream, I just thought I'd share it with you all :).

Robert Downey Jr worked at my firm*  but he was still him, the actor. I was reading some celebrity blog (like Go Fug Yourself) and there were pics of him and Eva Mendes on the beach, suitably attired. She looked hot in a bikini and he looked really studly in (blank here, but I'm sure I would've remembered had it been a Speedo, urgh) and there was speculation about whether they were together or not. So I let out this "oh my god!" at his hotness, and from his office downstairs he calls "oh, did you like my picture?". And I say to him "yes, you look damn hot". And that's pretty much that. Also, confluence had left a comment on the celebrity blog to the same effect, showing herself as a rabid RD Jr fangirl.

The next morning people are coming over to my house to watch Star Wars (I think I was showing a marathon) at 9am. So people start arriving at 8.30 (hah, srsly, in CT?) and I'm still abed in fluffy blue dressing gown** and they're like "oh, we just came early to have coffee". Some of the people arriving were Hodgestar and confluence. RD Jr was also attending. When confluence entered the lounge, she squeed and frothed at RD Jr for like 10 minutes, while Hodgestar stood around looking embarrassed.

The really weird bit: I can't imagine confluence squeeing all over someone, even if he is as hot as RD Jr. Also, RD Jr was himself yet also just a normal guy. He was also a bit embarrassed at the frothing.

I'm not sure if I'm a RD Jr fangirl. I've always liked him in films (he was superb in Fur) but Iron Man has put him into that "omg, superhero hotness" category. Like I've always loved Christian Bale, but him as Batman is just beyond hot. While I don't see myself ever being one of those screaming women at gala premiers, I can't say what I'll do if I should ever have the chance. I find the list*** of "people for whom I would leave my Phleep****" growing longer. It might just be the hormones, though. I wonder if, as I approach 30, my biological clock is tick-tick-ticking away, telling me to mate now or forever hold my peace.

* I'm not sure what we did, actually

** this bit is real, I do have such an article of clothing.

*** Currently*****: Jared Leto, RD Jr, Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, John Malkovich

**** I'm only half-serious here. The bottom half.

***** This changes every week.

I suppose it was my own fault for googling "i eat babies livejournal icon". I got this result (NSFW and definitely NSF people with children or squeams).

While on the one hand I support freedom of speech and find many bizarre things hilarious, I really do fail to see the humour in pictures of abortions and actual dead babies. The fact that there's a whole LJ community devoted to this kinda freaks me out a bit. Not only do they find these things funny, some of them are actively against having children and make fun of people who are offended by their humour. Now, I've ridiculed my fair share of comment-wankers on stupid forums and silly topics, but I think this one goes a bit Too Far.

Is there a line that has been crossed here? Just what in the world of humour is Too Far? I read an article a while back about a comedian who groped a woman on stage as part of his "act" and many of the audience seemed to think that was too far. How much can be justified in the name of humour? I don't think I'm speaking from a bunny-and-baby-hugger POV here. Do people who don't like babies as much as me also feel really grossed out and offended by this? There's a difference (in my mind) between those 90's "dead baby jokes" and _actual_ pictures of dead babies with LOLs written on them. What's next, LOLabortions*?

I have not read the community posts, nor have I read the Something Awful article mentioned in my first link. If I feel any differently afterwards, I'll update.


* I can see it now, an aborted foetus with "Life, you're doing it wrong" on it. Sadly, that wasn't the only Lol-caption that sprang to mind. Do I need help because I could think of at least 5 captions for a picture of an aborted foetus?

My colleague, a Zimbabwean farmer, just regaled me with an account of his bizarre dream last night:

He was a piece of boerewors, trying to cross a busy road in rush hour along with many other pieces of wors. He was late for an appointment and as the pieces were of varying lengths, he found he could work his way through the gaps to the front of the "sausage queue", while trying not to get squished by the traffic.

Other than the obvious penis reference, wtf?!

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In other news, my Phleep bought me Parasite Rex. It is full of gross. Botfly! Tapeworm! A crustacean that only lives in the eye jelly of the Greenland shark (that cruises beneath the Arctic ice)! Parasites for the win. He made me promise not to tell him anything "really awesome" from the book. Sigh. Expect interesting dinner conversation, people :).

Also, I want a tshirt from here. Just awesome, really. Probably the giant robot. Check out the other tabs for cool Discworldey designs.

A rant about stupid things people do to their genitals. Mention of genital modification, don't read on if you're at all squeamy or a prude, some links NSFW.


I also happened across the very sad story of David Reimer, who was sexually reassigned to a female as an infant after a botched circumcision. He never thought of himself as female, though, and lived as a male from the age of 14. He committed suicide at 38.