New Kitten

So I can't post a picture since my camera ran out of battery power when I was copying the pics of the camera, so here's one I'm borrowing from another site that looks like her. This pic is from http://www.great-pictures-of-cats.com/

I found her while I was walking my dog in the park. She can meow really loud and there were no other cats or kittens nearby. My neighbor thinks she is probably 8-10 weeks old. She's really skinny and gobbled down the food I put out for her. She's also a snuggle-bug. She's got fleas and probably ear mites too. Poor mite.

So I found her in the park and brought her home with me and Luna and put her into the bathroom with a bowl of water and a little wet dog food and a towel and closed the door while I ran up to Petco and got some kitten food, a couple of little toys, a litter box and cat litter, and some cute kitten bowl. I think I spent $50 on everything, but she's so pathetically small and undernourished. I hope she will be okay.

So how is she integrating after one night?

Really well. I kept her alone in the bathroom for awhile last night so she could feel secure. She keeps laying behind the toilet, so I put the towel there and gave her some kitten food and set up the litter box with some kitten attracting powder added in and shut the door so Luna couldn't get in and went out and walked Luna for another 30 minutes. Then I watching Back the the Future II for 30 more minutes, then I went in and picked her up and petted her. For a ferrel (sp?) kitten, she seems to really like being touched.

I petted her until she purred and walked around the apartment. Luna tried to jump up on me a couple of times, but I didn't let her. Eventually I sat on the couch and put her on the back of the couch and let Luna sit on the floor beside the couch and watched them stare at each other. Luna barked a bit at first, but after she realized she couldn't get to the kitten and the kitten realized the dog wouldn't attack her, both settled down a bit and Luna assumed her defensive stance she uses at the dog park. In other words, she sits with her back to me, surveying the world around us. After a few more minutes of this and me petting the kitten and Luna at the same time, I put the kitten back and put her on the litter and dug her paws into it since someone on YahooAnswers says it helped her kitten learn to use the litter box and it seems a harmless enough thing to do.

After petting Luna some more and continuing to watch the movie for another hour, I brought the kitten out again, although I may have gone a little too fast this time since she arched her back a hissed at Luna when Luna aproached really quickly. I subdued the kitten until she calmed and purred again and Luna was still sitting beside the couch and I returned her to the bathroom again.

So on the third time I brought the kitten back out, things went really well. I sat with the kitten and Luna was more calm and the kitten began purring almost immediately and I sat down on the couch and she stayed on my shoulder even though Luna approached and I let Luna get close enough to sniff her with my hand on Luna's harness to pull her back if need be and she started licking the kitten. I've looked it up and older female dogs licking kittens is usually a symptom of the maternal instinct, so Luna may have already accepted her into the pack and the kitten continued purring with Luna licked her. I only let them do it for a few moments the first time before again removing the kitten into the bathroom.

So the final time I brought her out last night, I let Luna again lick the kitten and she licked the kitten a lot, but the kitten really didn't mind. Awesome. You know, I wasn't thinking of having a kitten before yesterday, but now that I've let her in the door, I want to keep her. I've named her Rosalie.

My new fake, fake Iphone or Fake Sciphone

So I just avoid buying Apple products since the company has enough sheep following it, but I did want a touchscreen phone and I'm less than a year into my 2 year contract, so I needed to buy my company from someone other than Tmobile. (New phone because my sweet dog chewed up the old one). The Iphone has the longest history of copies, so I figured a fake Iphone would work out. Before this I considered buying a new touchscreen phone, but they tended to cost about 275-350, so I decided to try the $120 Sciphone, or what I thought would be a Sciphone. Now, unfortunately, I went for Ebay and if you want to legit fake, you should go to mysciphone.com or net or something. My Faux Fake Iphone works so similarly to the normal Sciphone, that I wouldn't have known it was the wrong one if not for the opening screen showing some gobbledy-gook rather than Sciphone.

Out of the package:

An 8GB Flash card came installed in the phone, so all I needed to do was insert the sim car and battery and connect to some sort of power source with the USB. Also in the box was a car charger, USB cable, earphones, wall battery charger, and flash card adapter. I installed my sim card upside down at first, but eventually figured out why it couldn't work and turned it over.

There are 2 Sim slots, I use the second one and you have to set the phone to look only in the one slot.

Figuring it out:

Some things are intuitive, but others needed more help. Ex: There is a MP3 and audio folder and when I moved my music onto the player, I was wondering why it didn't work. My music was wma, so I'll have to conver it to mp3 to enjoy. I also need to buy a pair of bluetooth headphones so I can enjoy the music better.

It takes okay pictures, nothing better or worse then any phone camera.

Opening txt files was also fine, you can bookmark. I haven't used the option much and I will try it out some more since I do enjoy a good ebook with lunch.

The interface is very quick and the screen is very bright and beautiful. I am mostly impressed with the phone quality. The only problem is that when I touch one corner of the screen, the plastic makes a noise like its moving if you know what I mean. Touchscreen should not make noise when you touch them unless you set it up and then its electronic and this is definitely build related. I'm not sure if that's something I should worry about, or live with. I mean, this phone only has to last me a year until my contract expires and I get a new phone.

I'll update with the battery specifics and after I play aroudn with it some more.

Strawberry Dress and 1954 Lutterloh

So I found some beautiful strawberry printed fabric for $2 a yard at walmart last night and decided to make a Strawberry Festival dress. The Strawberry Festival is in the beginning of May here in Pasadena and I hear it can be a little fun. The Library may even be part of the parade.

So I'm trying to pick a nice fun pattern for the dress and here are some options.

This dress #20 is a showstopped, not for this particular project, but its just ridiculously feminine and beautiful.

53 (the one on the end) is the one I'm thinking of right now.

or perhaps the right side one closer to the spine, 228. Hmm, so many choices. That Lutterloh is a buffet of possibilities.

New Inspiration

So I got my nails done last week and it wasn't enough. I needed even more of a change. So I dyed my hair red again and waxed my eyebrows this weekend. With my new red hair, I've resolved to buy no more candy, cookies, or chips. Those are my downfall. I can't simply buy a package and eat one or two. I eat the whole thing within a couple of days. It's just sad. I think I'm like an alcoholic and simply can't have a little and must binge. Bummer.

Further my resolution is to eat some sort of fresh and raw fruit of veggie with every meal and to eat 5 times a day. I also want to drink water with every meal. Here are a couple of daily meal ideas

Day 1
Breakfast 2 scrambled eggs with green bell pepper and onion and chorizo and an apple
Snack 4 oz of sliced cucumbers and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Lunch 2 slices of high fiber bread, mustard, lettuce, tomato, 1 slice of cheddar cheese, a 2 oz of shaved pepper turkey breast and broccoli with 1 oz of ranch dipping sauce and sugar free orange drink
Snack 1 carrot and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Dinner cilantro lime marinated chicken breast, simple salad with fresh tomatoes, strawberry shake

Day 2
Breakfast an orange, 2 scrambled eggs with salsa
Snack 8 oz chocolate protein shake and a couple of pickles
Lunch 1 slice of high protein bread, tuna salad with plenty of celery, tomato soup, jello cup
Snack 8 oz chocolate protein shake and a tomato
Dinner grilled hamburger patty, mustard, simple salad, jello cup, apple

Day 3
Breakfast 2 breakfast tacos with lc tortillas, scrambled eggs, chorizo, and pico de gallo and an apple
Snack an orange and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Lunch fresh fruit salad, grilled chicken breast, and tomato soup with fresh tomatoes
Snack 2 carrots and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Dinner brown rice, peppered beef, grilled zucchini, fresh strawberry shake

Day 4
Breakfast ham and cheese omelet and a tomato
Snack 2 sticks of celery with peanut butter
Lunch baked pork chop and a salad and a jello cup
Snack pickles and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Dinner grilled salmon, steamed broccoli, and a salad heavy on carrots and light on dressing, and low calorie flan

Day 5
Breakfast 2 over easy eggs, and a cup of oatmeal
Snack bell pepper with salt
Lunch Vegetable soup, ham and lettuce roll ups, an orange
Snack an apple with peanut butter
Dinner low calorie crème brulee, baked chicken breast, steamed cauliflower, an apple

Day 6
Breakfast Spinach and Artichoke omelet and an orange
Snack 2 carrots and 8 oz chocolate shake
Lunch kimchi, bean sprouts, beef and spinach soup, kung pao chicken, and brown rice
Snack an apple with peanut butter
Dinner shrimp curry and steamed broccoli and a mango

Day 7
Breakfast tomato and cheese omelet and an apple
Snack 8 oz chocolate shake and cucumbers with italian dressing
Lunch Pineapple, garlic bread, pesto cauliflower, and grilled hamburger patty
Snack an apple with peanut butter
Dinner jello, broccoli cheese soup, grilled salmon, an orange

Another Update

Wow twice in 2 days, what's wrong with me. I posted the new wrap shirt I created over at Sew Retro, so I suppose I'll post it here too.

My 2 dogs :) despite the evil eyes, are awesome.

My evil ankle:

New Update

I keep meaning to update this blog, but you know how it is when you get busy. So I've moved down to Pasadena into my own place (YAY). My neighbors smoke like chimneys (AW) but the only place I really smell it is in the kitchen. Oh well. I think I may end up staying here only until my lease expires in June.

I've gotten a second dog. You all know how I can't resist a sweet face. This sweet face is costing me an arm and a leg. No, he's not a puppy and actually has gray hair, but is a chewer and so far he chewed through 1 lease, a collar, and 2 halters. The dog is a mennace who started chewing on my external hard drive and has already demolished one DVD I didn't care about (Doctor Who Christmas Invasion). I've taken to hiding the stuff I care about. I would crate, him, but he's a whiner and I hate to annoy my neighbors since he does a lot of this while I'm asleep. He is cute though. He's a flat haired

retriever and like Luna is a bit mini. In fact, he's the exact same size as Luna. just with more hair. He weighs less right now because he has a tape worm. Also Luna has been getting on my nerves during walks. 2 times this weekend, she managed to see a cat while crossing a road with a car coming so I was hurrying, so Luna was able to take off. Did I forget to mention my ankle gave out twice last week. It was very painful and it's still sore so when I try to balance and put a lot of pressure downward, it doesn't always work.

On the bright side Luna and Jasper are quickly becoming friends. I don't think Luna knew quite what to make of Jasper at first, but over the past week she started spending more time trying to play with him and now she is the one I have to make leave him alone as opposed to the other way around. btw: he IS named for Jasper from Twilight just like Luna is named for the Harry Potter character.

I've also been sewing and will post a couple of my new creations tomorrow.

My Thoughts on the Twilight Saga

So I just finished my obsessive week of Twilight. I started listening to the books on Monday, the 24th and have now finished listening to all 3. Like the Harry Potter's I prefered to listen to them rather than read them. Although Jim Dale is a large part of my desire to listen to HP and Ilyana Kadushin is no Jim Dale. I do spend a lot of time in traffic and Books on Tape are helpful. I did cheat and listen to them outside of the car if I got to a particularly interesting part. Oh, and I listened at work, although lots of people asked me what I was thinking about while listening because of the absorbed look on my face.

I've come to the conclusion that I really like them. I liked the first well enough, mehed through the emo Bella in the second. Yelled at Bella repeatedly in the third with many admonishments for her to just shut up. I think the last one will be my fav. It's definitely the one I've hated most have to take off the earphones for. The honeymoon is sweet and Bella's calling the baby her 'little nudger' made me want to cry with happiness as just about the first truly simpathetic moment for Bella. Most of the time she's just to overly emotionally teen and annoying, but she won me over with her love of her unborn child. I heard complaints later about Renesme being so Mary Sue and I get teh complaints. Everyone loves her, even Jacob who goes from killing the monster to being willing to die for her in the space of a breath. I did appreciate her most whenever she wasn't acting like an adult.

Team Jacob: I was kinda leaning toward Team Jacob even though I obviously knew before reading the books that she'd end up with Edward. This book definitely took a lot of the joy of Jacob away. I loved the part in the middle from his perspective and despite clothes shopping and dinner on Wednesday, I continued to listen to it. Leah is awesome and Jake as a pack leader was a welcome addition to the story. I wish we could find out more about the origins of the shapechangers and if the wolf form is simply because that's what they think they should change into. Also, I want Leah to have a happy ending. :(

Also, Bella and Edward's relationship seemed to be A LOT more healthy in this book. N one of the stalker controlling behavior, they seemed like equals, albeit with him still being protective. I also missed seeing Alice. One thing I appreciated about the second one was the stories about the other characters. I loved finding out where Jasper came from the the purported origins of the 'werewolves'.

On the slightly negative side, Bella didn't have nearly enough problems with being a vampire. After all that waiting and hemming and hawing by Edward and she takes to it like a duck to water. She even gets to maintain a relationship with her Dad. I did love Bella's stronger shield power, very in keeping with what had gone before and a great way for her to show her strength to everyone.

Big Negative I hated the final battle scene. All that build up and planning and nothing really happens. There's one death. I guess SM was probably trying to avoid too many comparisons to HP since its like the antithesis of the final battle in that series, but than that battle was inevitable and if it hadn't happened, the books would be ruined. The Twilight series is all about relationships, battles, but it would have been much more emotionally satisfying for the battle to have ocurred. :( I can see what SM was thinking. I mean, the Volturi are essential to keeping the vampires in check, but I really wanted a battle and some death and carnage.

So the whole living here in Dallas means that I may be going to Twicon. What is Twicon? It's a convention for Twilighters in Dallas and costs $255. They already have healiners from the movie who will be there. None of the top 3, but there's still alomost 8 months and many more people to announce in the meantime. I know that SM won't be there since she wants to spend some time with her family (what a crazy thought). www.twicon.com Kat seriously wants to go, the only problem in the time of year. I'm already needing to ask off for the first week in July, can I ask for a couple of days at the end as well. And what about the $255 ticket price. We'll see how my job goes. I reckon I'll look into buying a ticket in March or something. After I've done the whole moving into the apartment thing. I wonder if any other Twilighters I know are going to want to go and able to pay the $255 for tickets. Ugh, so much.