Thinking of you with fondness

i saw this the other day and saved it to my hard drive because it reminded me of Josh and the Stinky Butt Jokes days. i can still hear his voice, "You know what your problem is? You need to wash your BUTT." For some reason, we all thought it was hilarious. Ah, memories.

The Rubaiyat of Omar Kayyam

You all know me well enough to know that i've rarely lived sans cat. Several weeks ago, i put the word out that i was ready: i needed a kitty to make my place really feel like a home. Robin, like the good friend she's turned out to be, has called me every time she's heard of a cat that needs a home. Yesterday she called on the way home from the vet to say that they had a cute grey kitten. i called the vet and went to meet the cat on my lunch break.

i fell in love.

She's so sweet, all purry and friendly. Naturally, though, a vet charges an "adoption fee", and this vet wanted $65.00. Mind you, this is a ROCK BOTTOM price for all of a cat's shots and a spay. Still, i'm a woman on a budget, slowly clawing her way out of debt.

Enter Daddy.

i emailed him, begging for $65.00 so i could have this cat! Yes, i did. i pulled the "You know i NEED a cat, Daddy!" card. Of course he agreed and last night i went and picked her up. She is sweet, yet spunky. She doesn't claw the couch. i had forgotten how badly cat farts stink.

Oh yes, and i named her the Rubaiyat of Omar Kayyam (an ancient, famous book of Persian poetry that i've never read) or Rubai (pronounced Ruby) for short.

Thank you, Daddy! She completes the Aaralyn's Apartment Experience!

Me too!

i'm trying to do a blog like Josh and Shannon, just so i can share pictures of me and my life with my family. i'm still trying to figure out how it works exactly. Here's a picture of me and Robin from a few weeks ago when we went to see Kathy Griffin. She's a comedian. She wasn't funny and we left after about 20-30 minutes. Her entire act consisted of saying how much she loves gay people and then making hateful comments about people who live in Hollywood that i don't care about like Lindsay Lohan. i love gay people, too, but i don't see the humor in saying it every 5 minutes. But she was cute! And i've heard she can be funny, maybe she was just off that night.

My apologies but also my honor to look so very like Vivian, my hero and the greatest woman that ever lived.