3 posts tagged “randall”

So, to add insult to injury, I had to put my friendcat Randall to sleep last Monday.  His kidneys had been failing for months, and then he developed an abscessed tooth that started to spread very rapidly due to his general lack of health.  When we brought him to the Kitty Klinic (why with the K?), the vet gently confirmed my feelings that the best thing for Randall would be euthanasia.  I've never had to make that decision for any of my pets in the past, although I do remember when my mother had our cat Bandit put to sleep when I was in high school.  It was really hard, and I felt wretched afterwards.  Randall purred up until he fell asleep after the sedative, and passed so gently that I couldn't even tell exactly when it happened.  I had one day to cry and feel terrible before I had to pack up and go to Vancouver Washington for a library conference.  It's been a rough month.  I now have no cats in my house after sixteen plus years, which is really very strange.

Some things Randall and I have shared:

• 9 homes- 8 in Seattle and 1 in Olympia
• 6 cat roommates- some ours, some not
  
• 2 dog roommates
• 7 guinea pig roommates
  
• 1 child roommate (who changed everything)
  
• 14 adult roommates
• 4 boyfriends & 3 breakups
  
• 4 graduations- associate's, bachelor's, master's, elementary school (not me)
  
• 12 jobs (4 of them Kinko's, 3 at DSHS, 6 in Seattle, 6 in Olympia, 3 lasting less than 6 months, 1 that shitcanned me after a week)
• 7 couches
• 8 human beds
• 11 animal beds (7 for cats, 4 for dogs but hijacked by cat)
  

Anyhow, the big guy will certainly be missed.
So, tying this into web applications in a very stilted and inappropriate fashion, my Facebook friend and librarian Max just posted about this elegant little application called Muxtape that allows you to upload twelve songs to make a mixed tape of sorts on the internet.  I was in sad mode, so mine is leaning towards maudlin and perhaps nauseatingly nostalgic, but here it is if you'd like to check it out...
http://fluffah.muxtape.com/

If you make one yourself, post your link in the comments.  It made me feel a little bit better about life, so I hope it does the same for you.

Word to your mother.  I highly recommend this drug.

Do you have a pet? What kind of pet do you own, and why did you choose it? 
Submitted by Brendz.  

YES.  Most of my pets chose me..