Happy New Years to all of you guys! and I spent a quiet New Years at home, as usual. Futzed around on the computer, played video games, napped, and smooched when the ball dropped on Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve. Same ol' same ol' – just the way we like it. Hope all of you had a peaceful, wonderful evening.

Except it's not really rivalry. It's more like an over exuberant mugging than rivalry. I need some expert and/or knowledgeable cat advice. First, the players: Mai-lyn; siamese female; spayed; 16 ¾ years old; she's been with me for 12 years. She weighs about 8, maybe 9 pounds. Mostly toothless, but her claws are sharp. She's a loud, obnoxious, pushy girl who will play with toy mice, but denies it when caught at it. Pandora; female; spayed; 11 ¾ years old; she's been with Rob since she was a kitten. She weighs about 9 pounds. She's mellow, shy, laid back. Spends…

OK, so I was/am addicted to Animal Crossing on the GameCube. I got the DS version for Giftmas, and I'm enjoying it just as much. So any of y'all playing it? Here's my AC friend code: Code:      3909-0647-5330 Town:      Jenville (yeah, real original – I know.) Name:      Jen (again w/ the originality!) Native fruit:    Oranges Town info here! Anyway, I can't play wireless just yet. We need a new wireless router, so that the main one can use WPA security, and my little “Jen has to have her DS wireless play” router with only WEP can be on only when I'm playing. It's possible…

Inspired by ' post here – Christmas Day (well, early evening) in Austin, TX. Back Yard Christmas Day Taken about 5pm, on a perfectly clear, cloudless day. Jake in the backyard. Front Yard Christmas Day Temperature outside was about 80° F. Trees against the cloudless sky

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Just finished watching A Charlie Brown Christmas, and It's A Wonderful Life. I love that movie, it's so sappy and gets me all teared up at the end. I don't think I watched it last year, so it was definitely time. But you know, there's one thing that bothers me about it. Mary got her wish – at the expense of every single one of George's dreams and ambitions. That really disturbs me. Grinch next! Both old, and new. Whee!

Nazareth Carpenter Being Held On Charges Involving Underage Mother Bethlehem, Judea – Authorities were today alerted by a concerned citizen who noticed a family living in a barn. Upon arrival, Family Protective Service personnel, accompanied by police, took into protective care an infant child named Jesus, who had been wrapped in strips of cloth and placed in a feeding trough by his 14-year old mother, Mary of Nazareth. During the confrontation, a man identified as Joseph, also of Nazareth, attempted to stop the social workers. Joseph, aided by several local shepherds and some unidentified foreigners, tried to forestall efforts to…

Ugh. Madonna' s version of Santa Baby is grating. Although it did make me dive for iTunes and pick up Eartha Kitt's version.

I'm just posting to show off my new icon. I really need to learn how to use gimp better. Especially adding text.

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