column themes

I'm trying to avoid missing deadlines, and actually planning a few columns in advance.

This week: Manga -- Eagle, and maybe the manga of Evangelion (which is much better than I expected).

Next: Indies for geeks -- Nodwick, Dork Tower, PVP, and Knights of the Dinner Table

Week after: Sci-fi week. Finder, and I'm still trying to find something else that deserves to be mentioned in the same column. I really wish Wandering Star and Galaxion hadn't ended/gone on hiatus, respectively. Akiko is a bit too well-known for my readers. And Zot's ancient history.

Ah well. I've got a few weeks to decide.

Immoral acts with stuffed animals

Our cat has recently turned his affections from the usual suspects (pillows) to the giant stuffed teddy bear in Elayna's room. We'd been noticing tufts of black fuzz around the house, and this weekend, we caught him humping the teddy bear at least three times. And I just had to pull him off the bear again. I'm glad this isn't one of Elayna's favorites.

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When I went out for my walk so shadesong could write, I accomplished a few things. Dinner. Some nice relaxing coffee and a long read (finished most of Janet Evanovich's One for the Money), and hit the bookstore, where I found a beat-up copy of a Patricia Wrede book that I needed: The Seven Towers.

I fully expect it to be 3.5 times as good as Tolkein.

So

If I start telling people that "Max is a bearfucker," will they assume I've got a perverted cat, or will they think we have a gay male with very distinct preferences living in the house with us?

I just had to give the little bastard another case of Catus interruptus. He's like a stuffed animal stalker.