Teacup Cafe XXX

[sisterandcousinandaunt]

A list of folk to go ninja on. No challenge to your regular talents...you could do it with the brace.

[The last sane person]

I may take you up on that; beware what you wish for.

*slops over and asks for cuddles* heh... Cant help meself even in the best of times.

[sisterandcousinandaunt]

*happily cuddles*

'nother heatwave due...just in time for sweaty actors.

[The last sane person]

*giant cat hug* weather is nice and cool/cold here. I love it. Admittedly I am built for heat and I can take it; its just that I prefer cold to it. More occasions for snuggling.

*purs and wraps self around Sis like a living fur coat*

[Varnafindë]

A Teacup Zoo?
If we've got a friendly tiger, I'd very much like to be its keeper
*loves tigers*

*waves to Rinke*

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Oh, crap. My boss just majorly bungled...gah! If I hadn't just had two G n T's, I'd say I need a drink. I just had tea, as well. It's too early for a smoke...so I'm pretty sure what I need is a snuggle.

*snuggles with sis and sane*

[sisterandcousinandaunt]

*pats Gwai, reassuringly* Bosses do that.

Anarchy rules!

[Gwaimir Windgem]

No, it doesn't. That's the whole point of anarchy.

On the plus side, I'm growing to really like Emmanuelle Haim. She's a great conductor (conductress? Spell check thinks that's a word, so I guess so ).

[sisterandcousinandaunt]

I see you're not a mathematician. Chaos theory is all about anarchy ruling.

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally Posted by Varnafindë

A Teacup Zoo?
If we've got a friendly tiger, I'd very much like to be its keeper
*loves tigers*

*waves to Rinke*

Sorry, Varna, I believe we already have a keeper for the Zoo. But phs u can be the assistant keeper.

[Varnafindë]

Being assistant keeper with special responsibility for the tigers would actually suit me better than being head keeper of the zoo anyway

but preferably if the tigers are friendly ...

[Mari]

Aeran doesn't need to be kept if you are referring to him. Plus, he doesn't dwell in the Zoo. He is right there, you see? *points to a spot near the hearth besides the sofa*

*yawn* I'm tired. Pancakes tonight, yay! Oh and my parents are due back home tomorrow, so we have to clean this place up again. Seriously, I don't know what my sister does when I'm at work, but this place is a mess. >_<

[strider8]

I saw the trailer for the Harry Potter and the half blood prince.

It looks great!

Shame it isn't out until november 21st in Great britian

Although it probably will be worth the wait and it gives us time to watch all the other Harry Potter films

[Earniel]

I have returned from holiday! With a tan and inescapable sunburn, 20 books read and some 500 digital photos of (both willing and unwilling) insects, amphibians and sceneries, which will be inflicted on you all in the photography thread in less overwhelming numbers. We've come home to finding some of granddad's 'fixing'. (He watches the house in our absence but can't help himself to 'repair' some of the things we'd rather he'd not touch without supervision).

I'm still drawing water from under my aquarium while I suspect he tried to clean out the filter instead of the thing springing a leak like he insists. The way the tubes are put back together (or not put together in some case) strongly suggests grandfatherly tampering... The wooden cupboard it is standing on will no doubt be ruined for sure now. There's a screw right through the cold water handle of the tap. We will not mention the way he saw fit to repair the outlet of the dryer... But both cats have considerably fattened up and look happy enough.

Originally Posted by Tessar

I'm not sure why you're surprised... I'm a huge fiction nerd. I read fiction, I play computer games, and I write fiction. I fail to see how me being a nerd for a comic strip about an MMORPG would come as a surprise .

And when will we be seeing some more of that writing fiction? I am still waiting for the next installment of the Ice Village, even after all this time.

[sisterandcousinandaunt]

Good morning, Earn, I'm jealous.

I didn't know either of my grandfathers and the next generation doesn't either. The image of a crusty do-it-yourselfer fudging the truth about repairs to the tank (as long as the inhabitants survived) is irresistably cute to me.

I look forward to some judiciously pruned photo diary.

[Earniel]

Thanks. He's a dear, my pépé, but he can drive you up the wall. Used to work in building, but the more stories I hear of him of his and his mates' exploits, the less I'm inclined to ever let him build my house! There's an amazing lot he knows about it, tricks and all, I've learned quite a bit from him, but he no longer has a patience for it, and with age he can't do all the tinkering anymore he wants to do.

He gets a little deaf so he with relish ignores your feeble protests about not doing something, he's used to work with slaves so he wants you to stick around to hand him things and gear, never mind what you're trying to do yourself. And he drops gear, often breakable gear and kicks it out of the way, because he can't bend very well to put it down or put it away. A few months ago he dropped a drill, point first on a second-hand parket floor my dad and I spent two days laying. So it was second-hand and scratched, but I nearly strangled him for dropping that drill like that!

But he'll never ever admit to having done something wrong. Usually his excuse is that the (ruined) appliance was badly contructed and couldn't work anyway. Or his explanations are so vague you can't make head or tale of it. Putting screws through electronica is usually his way of fixing things. It has become a bit of a running gag in our house to ask if there's a screw through something that pépé handled.

You need my granma behind him to watch him and hound him to delever proper work! She's scary when she's angry and she gets angry at granddad often and quickly. But he relishes it to upset her like that. Quite a couple, those two.

Still got to upload the photos to this computer, but there are some very nice ones of which I am very proud. I even managed to photograph a rare and elusive butterfly that I've been wanting to catch ever since I started nature photography and over which my dad, an amateur entomologist, still waxes poetical.

[Mari]

Earn! Welcome back!!!

Your grandfather sounds a bit like mine. As stubborn as a mule and never wrong *shakes head*

My grandmother had pancakes for me when I finished working. And when I came home just now I made myself a footbath, so now my feet are being massaged.
I think I had a pretty wild night last night though, because I have several small cuts and less small bruises on my legs and hands. Gaaah, my foot hurts! >_<
*is lounging on the sofa, looking exhausted*
So... can I ask anyone for a cup of tea? Or lemonade? Or icetea? Or water? Or... ANYTHING drinkable!?

[Tessar]

Welcome back Earn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!! *huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge HUGGLES!!!!!!*

*sigh* Our house is completely improperly stocked with food, which I suspect is because my mom just doesn't care any more. I've been having difficulty finding things to eat for breakfast besides toast, and lunch is usually either having to go through a process (i.e. cooking rice/beans, or having to cook something) because she's been slacking on buying salad things/sandwich things, and it's been ages since she's bought easily edible fruit (apples, bananas, etc. Now she buys peaches and things that are difficult to take with you as a snack) and we're also out of any kind of fruit recently..

So I'm trying to figure out what to make for dinner today. *twiddles thumbs* I'm working from 2-11 p.m. so I'll need something for dinner that I can take with me. Gee it would be great if we had some APPLES .

Right now though I'll just take some tea ^_^.

[sisterandcousinandaunt]

*psst, Tessar* Why don't you do some shopping on your own nickle? And have peaches for breakfast.

Groceries are very expensive, not that she'll mention that to you, probably. And apples, being out of season, are harder to get than nice fresh peaches.

*passes out both cold and hot tea*

[Tessar]

I could understand if it were because things are expensive. But believe me, that has nothing to do with it. She just doesn't seem to care any more... as evidenced by the fact that if you ask her when she's planning to go to the store she usually says, "I don't know. I'm so busy."

Right. You're at home all day writing e-mails, your books, and job searching.

Also I'm doing the majority of the dishes, cleaning the bathrooms, and looking after the dogs whom she has begun -completely- ignoring. She vacuums from time to time, and is in charge of grocery shopping--the shopping being at her own request, I might add, as I have offered to take it over before.