The Ninth Strange Day

Friday we took the dog to the park and then to Starbucks. We’re trying to get him used to car trips by taking him places that end in fun. Saturday we took him to Fell’s Point for Pirates and Privateers Day. He was such a good dog the whole time, on both days.

We’ve also recently taken him to the vet just for the fun of it. The vet is within walking distance, so on his nightly walk we stopped in and then left again. That way Cardiff will know that not every time he goes to the vet someone jabs him with a needle.

Today Kitti and I went to the comic book store and found out they were sold out of all the Dr Who stuff. The guy said he underestimated the popularity and is ordering more. We’re now on a “subscription” list (which means when the new stuff comes in, a copy gets put aside for us). The Buffy comic is on our list, along with any new Who stuff and any Classic Who things. I also added a note for anything Torchwood and Stargate Atlantis, because you never know.

After that, we went to Ikea and bought a coat stand and a table lamp. Kitti put the coat stand together all by himself. It stands! And holds coats! Victory!

We also got caught in a torrential downpour while out walking the dog. I love being out in the rain. Probably not a good idea, since over the weekend my cold made a reappearance, but These Things Can’t Always Be Helped.

Oh! Also, if any of you crafty people are on Ravelry, I have an account there now. TheNinth, naturally.

Please don’t mock my skillz.

Does anyone know of anyone/any place that takes Brother inkjet cartridges for recycling? The LC51 kind. I can find places that take a lot of the other Brother carts, but no one who seems to take this particular kind.

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Your Enneagram type is FIVE (aka “The Thinker”).

“I need to understand the world”

Observers have a need for knowledge and are introverted, curious, analytical, and insightful.

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John “Captain Jack Harkness” Barrowman has a new CD out. “Oh, another actor who thinks he can sing” you might say. But to be fair, Barrowman comes from a theatre background, and a lot of it is musical theatre, so he can actually sing.

Broadway-style.

Which makes his new CD really painful.

Dear John Barrowman,

You are incredibly attractive. You’re a surprisingly good actor. You can actually sing.

But you are the white version of Don “No Soul” Simmons.

Please. Stick to the standards and the showtunes. Even your incredibly gay rendition of “Don’t Fence Me In” is better than this.

Thank dog for 30-second samples, because forewarned is forearmed.

Love,
The Ninth

Copy to Ewan McGregor with the note “learn from this”.

Say you have friends in places where it doesn’t snow at Christmas - like people in Florida or Australia. Is sending them cards with snowmen and frost-covered trees and such mocking? Demeaning? Implying that a white Christmas is somehow better than what they’ve got?

For people in warmer climates who once live further North, is it like saying “REMEMBER THIS!? REMEMBER WHY YOU MOVED SOMEWHERE WARMER?!”

Anyhow.

Where can I find cards that aren’t wintery Christmas things?