Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 It seems a lot of people are dying recently. My dad told me yesterday the founder of Digital (It's an old company that was bought out by Compaq, then Hewlett Packard.) died. (My dad was a Digital employee over 30 years ago.) We got more snow over-night. Not a lot, but it's very windy and cold. It's currently only 4 degrees. Quote
Manta Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Oh, man :( It's such a stark reminder of how fleeting life is...Kinda terrifying :guiltysmiley: Wow, that's cold! :O It's about 21F here, but it'll probably get warmer by the afternoon :P Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 It's crazy. I've actually had 2 people from work die in the last couple months. One was a security guard at my building. The other was actually a co-worker's step-mom. It's down to 3F. With the wind chill, it's -17. Quote
Manta Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Wow...I'm sorry :( And geez!! *shivers* I'm wrapped up in my skiing gear over here to go to class! But then, I don't deal with temperature changes well xD Woohoo, off to the first bio exam of the semester. AMINO ACIDS, I AM YOUR MASTER!!! *glares* Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 I don't do well with cold temperatures at all. I'm hoping I don't have to walk to the other building today since it's so cold. (And still snowing.) Quote
Wembly Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 It's a warm 42 here right now but it is SO windy. There's like a constant 30 mph wind but the gust must be over 50. And wow spritzie, that is super cold and gross. Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 I'm jealous. Thankfully, our winds are only about 20 mph right now. Last week when it was so cold, they were over 30. Quote
Manta Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 42?? lucky...I'm getting tired of the cold xD And yeah, the wind is what makes it worse :( I forgot my scarf this morning so my face felt raw :sad01_anim: At least the exam wasn't bad. I am pleased with how it went :D Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 I'm glad your exam went well. I think my husband is thrilled because we're actually having a cold, snowy winter. Last winter, which was his first non-Florida winter, we barely got any snow or any severe cold, and only got one blizzard. He wasn't happy. I think he's much happier with how this winter has been. Quote
Sofa Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 I like winter when its the sort of crisp cold but still bright weather. Lately it's been really grey and wet here though, and yesterday was insanely windy (well, by English standards). Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 We've been having really windy years, the last few. It can get insane, with lots of property damage. And then the cold and snow mixed in just makes everything really icky. Quote
Theresa2 Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 ~Ryan Iam so srry Brian Jacques died. D: its sad that happened I hope you fell better soon was he a nice person ? Quote
Rose_682 Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 It snowed a good seven inches the night before last here. ^_^ ((Someone needs to go post on my post about Jasmine, so I can upload and add all the pictures and captions, without double posting :P)) Anyway, It's really pretty outside lately. But the coyotes are down again. Jasmine is all booked in for her shots and an exam next week (surprisingly cheap, at $84 for the entire thing) and I'm looking forwards to getting her all up to date and everything. Then once I get her boosters done a month from that, I don't have to worry about boosters for another three years after that ^_^ Anyhow, I'm totally stoked to have Jasmine. She's adorable, etc, and obviously just about the only thing on my mind. The only problem is that I have been cooped up in my house since Saturday because she and Misha are not yet getting along! Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 The roads are all nasty right now. <_< I'm excited for you! I miss having a kitten. My kitty, Cairo, is nearly 5 years old now. He was the cutest thing. He was tiny, grey with thin dark stripes, and baby blue eyes. (Now he's brown with gold eyes.) He was very clingy. He wanted held all the time. If you were standing, he'd get out his kitten claws and walk right up you. :laughingsmiley: (Heading to your topic now.) Quote
Rose_682 Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Haha, awesome. You have any pictures of your cat as a kitten? ^_^ I don't have any of Misha, but I'm sure my mother does.... Somewhere :P I'm just uploading to photobucket, because since Facebook changed their Album settings, I can't link from there -_- I got a few more pics than that, but I have to get them off the camera. XD Cairo is a cool name for a cat ^_^ Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 I do. I don't have any right now (I'm at work) but I have some at home. I'll put them on my USB and post a couple tomorrow. (Or I'll post a couple from home.) Thank you :D I wanted to stick with a city theme my family has going on. My sister's cat is Rio, like the Brazilian city. (There's a pic of him on my profile.) I wanted to name him after an Alaskan city and was considering Kodiak, but it was hard to name such a tiny kitten that. Then Cairo popped into my mind because I've always loved Egyptian culture. Here's one of him that was taken about a year ago: Quote
Rose_682 Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Awwwwe! Cute! ^_^ Cairo is the perfect name for that cat ^_^ He looks very regal :D Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 :laughingsmiley: Thank you :D There's a picture of him as a kitten, sitting under a lamp, on top of a filled shopping bag. And he has his paws curled up under him, and he looks like he's sitting on a throne. I started calling him the Prince of the Desert, after that. I'll make sure I post that picture. Quote
-Ryan Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Woo! Page 3000! 8D Dang computer, wish I could see the pic. xD Quote
Rose_682 Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 The post on Jasmine's topic is very image intensive, just so you know. XD Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Ryan, bug your dad, make him unblock images on TDN. Or... go to your grandparents. The kitty cuteness overload in the pictures is totally worth it. :yes: Quote
Wembly Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Your cat has amazing color eyes, Spritzie. Really intense. Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Thank you Wembly. :D His eyes are cool. When he gets really playful, they get perfectly round, instead of the slits like regular cat eyes. I like the color of my sister's cat's eyes. His are a light mint green. Quote
Rose_682 Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Jasmine's eyes are very obviously a light blue right now... But my mom says they are changing. I hope they stay blue, or go green, but I'm sure she will be stunningly beautiful no matter what color her eyes end up as, :P Quote
Spritzie Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 I love blue eyes on cats. That's why I was so excited when Cairo had blue eyes. But he did a total turn around. From blue to gold eyes and from grey to brown fur. Quote
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