12-28-07

a pale imitation of it.)

 

Speaking of Arrested Development, we’ve determined that the finest moment on all of television is when Michael and Maeby are singing Afternoon Delight at the holiday party, and he suddenly realizes what the song is about. That look on his face? If he didn’t get showered with awards for that moment alone, he was robbed. We were going to just behave ourselves and watch each episode of Arrested Development as it recorded on the DVR (there’s one episode a day being shown currently), but because there is just NOTHING else to watch, we went and got the first disc of Season 1 last night. I’m looking forward to actually seeing the genesis of Gob’s chicken dance.

 

Robyn – After racking my brain for awhile trying to remember which movie star you remind me of I FINALLY got it….Norma Shearer. Does anyone ever tell you that you resemble her ? Before she died, I mean. If you wore a lot of pancake makeup and photographed yourself in shadowy black-and-white, I think you’d see it. I had only the vaguest idea of who Norma Shearer was, so I went and looked at some pictures of her. No one’s ever told me I look like her, and I don’t see the resemblance myself, but I consider the comparison a compliments, so thanks!

 

Here’s a question for Friday. I was just reading the latest issue of Taste of the South magazine and saw an article about Falls Mill in Tennessee. Have you guys been there? Nope, we sure haven’t. We’ll have to put it on the list of places to check out!

 

I think That Ellie totally acts like she is part Bengal. Why do they not advertise the cats as the breeds they appear to be? It would make them so much more adoptable. I don’t know – I don’t have anything to do with how the cats are listed. I imagine the shelter manager would say that she can’t say for certain that Elle’s part Bengal, so she doesn’t.

 

Robyn, I give you full props for posting every day this month. I don’t know how you are doing it. It helps that I slack and do mostly picture entries on the weekends! But I don’t believe I’ll be doing this again next year, believe you me (and feel free to remind me that I said that if I show any interest in it!).

 

Robyn, I knew right away the card was from you! Very cute but can I admit I was very surprised you used Spot for the photo….. only because he is so raggedy, but he cleaned up nice for the photo! Spot is our oldest cat, and like Fred said, we needed to get him on a Christmas card because god knows how much longer he’ll be around!

 

Somewhere I read that Guam has some horrible snake to space ratio due to a lack of natural predators. I think maybe it was thousands and thousands per square mile. I also seem to remember something about power outages due to snakes climbing onto the power lines. Is this some sort of urban myth designed to keep people from ever ever ever visiting Guam, or is it actually true? If it’s true, I think that Illinois might be a little too close to the snaketopia of Guam for my comfort, and I might actually need to move. I did a search and found that apparently Guam has a big problem with brown tree snakes, ever since they were accidentally introduced to the island back in the ’40s. This page says that it’s estimated that there are about 20 snakes per acre, but that many people have lived on Guam for years without ever having seen one – they don’t apparently seek out humans to bite. There are power outages due to snakes climbing on them, though, you heard that right. I was pretty young when I lived on Guam, and I don’t remember any issues with snakes at all. I do, however, remember seeing many many geckos and trying to dig gecko eggs out of small spaces with the intent of hatching and raising baby geckos. I think you’re safe in Illinois, though. I don’t think brown tree snakes care much for the cold. If there’s a swarm of them headed your way, someone will probably let you know! I’d love to go back to Guam to visit one day and see if it’s as beautiful as I remember.

 

I was wondering if the cat lady extraordinaire has any advice for a cat with a cold. She seems pretty miserable, breathing with her mouth open and not her usual bouncy self. A little sneezing. The trouble is I don’t have a place and facilities to isolate her from the others. Any suggestions? thanks! It sounds like your cat’s cold has progressed to an upper respiratory infection and she probably needs antibiotics. I’d get her to a vet, because I don’t believe there’s anything you can do at home to make her feel better.

 

(flickr) (flickr) Now I know what’s been making holes in the fabric of the finch feeders! Goddamn squirrels. (flickr)

 

Bath time for Punki, the fartingest cat in existence. (flickr)

 

Previously 2006: No entry. 2005: No entry. 2004: Let’s see if this puts you in the mood for a nap, huh? 2003: If you’re wandering through the Cincinnati airport around 10 am tomorrow and see someone with a hideous bag, say hi. It’ll be me. 2002: No entry. 2001: No entry. 2000: No entry. 1999: Best laid plans, and all that.]]>

25 thoughts on “12-28-07”

  2. I LOVE PUNKI!
    If I lived in the states I would have her in a heart beat.
    Thank you for my christmas card by the way! I hope you received the one from us again this year – looking forward to the pics of them eventually.

  3. That was a priceless moment. That was one of THE BEST shows on tv. It was a sad day in tvland when it was canceled. Fox will keep/has kept some of the stupidest shows on air for far longer than they did this one. I just don’t get it.

  4. Oh, Robyn, I forgot to add to my Norma Shearer question that I DID mean it as a compliment. I’m so glad you took it that way! [She was hot in a wholesome, classy, non-skanky way. How many female celebrities can we say that about nowadays?]
    That squirrel caught in the act is so adorable. But I like rodents better than birds. I don’t like either one in the house, though.

  5. Thanks, Fred! I still miss “Arrested Development.” What a brilliant show. Now if only you had taken a video of Fred doing Gob’s chicken dance, Robyn. 🙂

  6. You know, squirrels are delicious in a nice gravy 🙂 I have a crockpot recipe if you’re tempted, lol….
    Yes! Norma Shearer! I see it too — and wasn’t she gorgeous?! You’re right, Devil — none of the modern day “stars” quite compare…
    Alright — have to get to the barn to milk goats now — which means I have to trudge thru all the new snow. I hate winter!

  7. That darn squirrel!
    (secretly admires squirrel for ingenuity)
    As to a resemblance to Norma Shearer, there absolutely is one. It’s all in the smile. Those gorgeous dimples. Damnit, I always wanted dimples. Instead, I got saddled with a perfectly good nose and stunning natural eyebrows. Oh, the humanity!

  10. Hi Robyn. Are you taking part in the “Day of Giving for Holidailies Charity Project”? I read about it on Jette’s site (http://clever-lazy.com/) and thought the choice, First Book (www.firstbook.org), was great.

  11. Robyn, for a few years I’ve had an extra, unopened, box set of Arrested Development Season 1. I have one and bought a few for gifts and ended up not giving one out. Would you like it? I’ve watched mine … probably 20 times, so rental would be muy expensivo for me – not an option. Let me know!

  12. Ginni: Actually, yes. I sent them a check this morning. 🙂
    Stephaknee: Thank you so much for the offer, but I just went and bought all three seasons on DVD from eBay. Thanks for thinking of me, though. You’re so sweet! 🙂

  13. There is a product that you can add to the birdseed before you put it in the feeders to deter the squirrels from eating it. I don’t rember what it is called but it is made from hot peppers (it’s to hot for the squirrels but the birds don’t mind)

  14. Oh, I agree with the Norma Shearer comparison! You’ve got her mouth and eyes! I agree also that you MUST rent “The Women” it is one of my all time favorites and I own it and watch it a couple times a month I laugh so hard. I want you to watch it too and then paint your nails JUNGLE RED!!! It’s an absolute hoot of a movie. Not a single MAN in the film! No kidding! They did a hideous musical remake once and had men in that version and it stunk.

  15. Aaaah, eBay…I hardly ever think of selling stuff. There may be dollars in my future! 🙂

  17. Thinking you look like Norma Shearer before she died seems a lot better compliment than you looking like her after she died… 🙂

  18. Robyn,
    My SIL puts corn and peanuts out for the squirrels. She says it keeps the squirrels from trashing her bird feeders. Ever thought of giving in to the squirrels and feeding them? I’m sure Newt would appreciate a tasty “corn-feed” squirrel now and then.

  19. Stephaknee: That’s right, sell it on eBay! 🙂
    Wifeygirl: No kidding. “You look like Norma Shearer, two weeks after she died!” doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, does it? 🙂
    Val: I do put food out for the little monsters, and there are bird feeders that are easier for them to get to, and I’m FINE with them eating from the feeders, I just don’t want them chewing holes in the finch socks, grrr! I counted six squirrels in our side yard this afternoon. I think Newt just isn’t doing his job right!

  20. You probably don’t remember this, but, you had posted a VERY close, close up of your face about five years ago, and I told you then that you were (and still are)”drop dead gorgeous!!!” You do Norma Shearer proud and have a touch of the Scarlette O’Hara thrown in. That photo of you in the bubble bath with the coy shoulder thing going is very Vampy ala Norma Shearer.
    Sammi

  22. I want to see a Robyn/Fred picture like the Shearer/Gable picture on IMDB.
    You most certainly do resemble her, and I’d like to see Fred do his best Clark Gable.

  24. Hi Robyn–
    I definitely see the Norma Shearer resemblance, particularly in those pics that you linked to–#24 and #25.

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