Well, as I was reading my friends page just now, my cat jumped up on my bed and started shaking his paws. They were extremely matted and yellow. Stand out on his pretty white fur. So I looked at him and asked what happened to his paws. At first I thought he might have just gotten out of the pan, but it was really unusual. So I looked him over to see if he was covered in urine. He used to get seizures, and that was one of the tell tale signs. It was only on his front paw, so something told me to go look for a puddle of urine or what have you.

But as I went downstairs, he was following me, almost like he was running ahead of me to show me what happened, I came to the laundry room (where we keep the litter box.) He had thrown up all of his food. All of it. It looked like he threw up everything he ate today. This is really disconcerting, because it was the wet food formula I gave him at 3. And this just now happened, at 11:30. It looked like it hadn't even been chewed. And why hadn't he digested it yet? Over 8 hours later?

This is really troubling for me. I don't know if it's the food, which is Nature's Choice weight management wet pouches. I give it to him now and then because I want to make sure he's eating. He hasn't been eating -any- dry food. Which I suspect is because it's hard for him to chew. But even when he eats the dry, I can tell he's losing his appetite. And he just sleeps and sleeps. I know he's a cat, but I know how much he sleeps. More than usual lately. And when he lays in my arms, he just kind of droops there like he's in pain.

I just don't know what to do. The vet said we can't have him tested before he's done his treatment. But I think I'll call them and ask again.

Candace

Returning from the vet today.

Today, I was surprised to see a young vet. That bit isn't surprising, the surprising part is when he introduced himself in a very high pitched lispy voice. I wanted to be like O.o?! You sound like me!! But you're a man! :O But you know, just because some guy is the same height and same tonal quality as a young woman, that doesn't mean he doesn't know what he's talking about. It just makes it kind of amusing :3 At least he's not like my other vet... very strange man... Very strange...

Basically, after I told him about he increased water intake, they explained to me that it could be a couple of things. The predizone steroid actually makes them drink more as a side effect. Okay. Then he goes, well it also could be diabetes, and "We are 15 so it could be kidney failure." I was like >:l So I asked about tests, and he says we need to clear up his skin before we can do a blood test on him. His skin is infected, and it's probably an allergic reaction to the fleas earlier on. I've got a follow up in 2 weeks to get the blood tests and to check up on his skin. He ran the flea comb through the area. No fleas, but several scabs came out. It was kind of icky. And his skin is really red, irritated, and flakey. So to stop the itch he gave me a hydrocortizone conditioner. I just squirt him with that now, and as much as he doesn't like it, he bahaves for me because he knows he gets a treat if he doesn't run away. I also have clavamox to clear up his infection. Mom is better at pilling him than me. They said the pills are cheaper. And I'm like it's fine, he throws up the liquid anyway...

One thing I hate about going to Banfied on the weekends is all the people. And all of the big dogs. I'm not afraid of big dogs, and neither is my cat. But I don't know how well trained the dogs are. I don't want a friendly sniff to turn into an unprecidented attact. You never know how dogs will behave around strange animals. I have no problem getting mauled, though, as long as they don't maul my cat! >:O I also dislike how amazed everyone is that he can walk on a leash. He's very bright and well behaved. Why wouldn't a cat walk on a leash? It took him no time to learn. But everyone's always like "Look at that cat!" And this one lady in check out goes, "Where are you going with that cat? Is that your cat?" No bitch, I stole him. Yes it's my cat, wtf?! >.>; And she goes "I have 11 cats." I did the e.e and was like "Okay I have two. I need to take him home." They had so many dogs in there.

Candace

So, since I had time today, I went ahead and finished up the skunk tail I said I'd trade with Twiz. It turned out to be hyooge. I mean really really big. He said he'd take it without stuffing, which is good! Because I'd need a rather large box if I had to send it, lol. When I first drafted the pattern, It looked alright. But after putting it together I was like yeah.... That's big X3 I don't know why all the tails I make turn out oversized. Even the ones in my drawings look big after I look back at them.


Unstuffed


Stuffed.

I'll take some better photos eventually...
Candace

PS... The stripes aren't crooked. It's just laying funny in the unstuffed one because it has a round shape. See stuffed one ;p

Usually watch the system tray so I can see if any naughty programs are trying to sneak in a start-up update that makes things go slower ;p

Until the bottom drops out.

Well you know, after a long hard run, I had thought things were getting better. A lot better. I thought all of this hard work, dedication, being a good girl was finally starting to pay off. I was really excited to get such a well paying job at a company I like. I baked plenty of treats, like pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffings, apple pie, banana nut muffins, cinnamon rolls, and cheese danishes. And for once I thought things would be getting better again.

But its kind of hard for me to be happy right now. My cat is very old. And I'm thankful all the time that I have him, as well as my family. But I worry about him because he's so fragile. We grew up together. I got him when I was 9 and he was only one year old. It was like a meeting that was destined to be. So naturally, after losing others to what seemed like preventable diseases had we been more vigilant, I always worry when I notice him feeling under the weather.

Lately, we encountered a flea problem. We took him to the vet and got rid of all of his fleas very quickly. I was vigilant about cleaning the house. But I guess maybe he had an allergic reaction to the bites and he bit out all of the fur on his back until it was red and scaley. For a while it was clearing up because I used a spray that is supposed to sooth his skin as well as keep him from biting the area. And it was working, so I stopped. Then he licked his sores open again. Now I've bumped it up to twice a day, but I notice he still seems pretty itchy. So I'm going to take him to the vet ASAP to see if we can get him some antihistimines or a hypoallergenic diet.

What also worries me, though, is how much water he's been drinking lately. I've noticed him drinking more and more water. And he's been peeing like a race horse everyday. He also seems to have an even bigger appetite than usual. At first my mom and I thought the treatment we gave him was making him thirsty, and his bad teeth made it so he had a hard time eating. But I want to make sure it isn't diabetes or something worse, heaven forbid. That's how we lost Puffy.

Candace

You give them love.

Please stop twitching. You've been doing this for a while. I understand that we're stressed out, but constantly moving like a worm is stuck in my eyelid does not help.

Candace

I have a handful of people I want to shop for. I probably won't buy much online, because packages always get lost to my house when the post office sends them >:l That happened to me last year, where I ordered something in November and it was lost until about February. But for Thanksgiving, my extended family usually comes to our house, and my mother and I do the majority of the cooking. They love it <3

As for the technology bit, I always write my to do lists here on LJ, and if I get an idea while I'm gone I text it to my email, haha.

You may find this video amusing :3

So after a very long and aggrevating day at work, I come home to find my three year old niece watching a movie with my mom, my dad, and my sister.  A very loud movie.  I'm already in a bad mood, and I have an aweful head ach.  Three year olds are probably worse for headaches than shooting yourself in the head.  So I went upstairs to change out of my clothes, and what do I find?  

A Barbie Collector's catalogue.  

I HATE Barbies. 

I HATE THEM! 

Why the hell did they send me this catalogue?!  I immediately tried to look for a way to remove myself from the list, but I couldn't find anything. 

I've had it with all the junk mail lately!  I've been getting letters begging me to help cats in Indiana, pre approved credit card crap, designer pet waterfountains and automated shit scoopers, it's just too much!  I can't afford any of this shit even if I did want it!  

And one day I even got a phone call from some bastard trying to find information for me about grad school.  I told him I wanted library science and he couldn't find anything, so I immediately said WTFSCAM! and TAKEMEOFFYOURLIST! >:O  How the hell did he get my cell phone number anyway?  

So today I said fuck it and googled ways to get myself off the lists.  Forget about those agencies that say they'll do it for you, I researched it.  It's crap.  Here's a link to good advice for anyone who wants to do it for themselves the right way.  Like me.

http://www.obviously.com/junkmail/   <-How to stop junk mail yourself!

I've had a lot to do lately!  When don't I really.. well, if everything goes as planned today, I should have the rest of the week to enjoy myself until I go back to work.  Fortunately they let me go home all weekend because of bad weekend and lousy weather, affording me the much needed time to catch up on my sleep.  You should have seen me last weekened!  Although, I saw no one.  Back to back to back to back double shifts!  From nine in the morning all the way until midnight!  And then driving home ontop of that!!  I was so exhausted.  I hardly got to eat a thing :(  When I finally got home, I wolfed down that food boy! 

And then I thought I could have the week to myself to recover. Wrong, wrong.  So wrong.  I was just about to cast a set of LED claws and eye blanks, I had -just- openned the can of resin, and don't you know it my older sister calls me with an emergency baby sitting request!  At first I thought all I had to do was pick up my niece and wait for her fiancee to get home.  Nope, apparently I'd be watching her all day.  I mean all day.  From like ten to eight.  Fortunately, my mother stopped by after work to help out.  And then the next day, Kaylee spent the day with her Aunt Can Can, giving her a hard time >:l  I felt like she was lying to me and bossing me around.  As I told Mom, she's not used to dealing with someone with horns growing out of her head!  She tried to butt heads with me, and this big cashmere butt heads right back and won!  The world does not revolve around small children, after all! X.x; 

So after that ordeal, and a great headache, less the time I needed to recover from my four back to back doubles, I had to hidey up to New Brunswick to attend the career fair.  I was disappointed that some of the employers I hoped to have seen were not present.  Some of the employers I had hoped to talk to were not helpful.  And other employers I was delightfully surprised by.  I sat down and organized my notes must have been like a thousand times over.  I'm glad I did, I budgeted my time appropriately, thank goodness.  I even got a business card ^^;  So I went ahead and mailed him a thank you, submitted my resume to a handful of employers, and today I have to fill out all of their online applications. 

I didn't get much done yesterday, but I was going to cast the claws and eyes.  Two problems arose, and I solved two others.  I figured out how much resin to add to get the castings to cure in the proper amount of time ^^;  And I dyed them successfully.  However, when I went to insert the LEDs, they had gelled to the point of not taking anything else XD  Plus, I read the precautions on the mold builder, and decided it would be better to wait to make the mold for the eyes. 

I'm still on the fence about whether or not I should try to finish my wolf to sell in time for Halloween.  Much of that decision rests on today.  The eyes set up a lot quicker than I had anticipated.  I just have to fill out all of these damnable applications.  They just take SO LONG!!!  And then all ask the same questions. -,-  I wish there was a universal application you could submit, like admission to college.  It would save so much time.  But if I get done the remainder in a reasonable amount of time, I can spend the rest of the day working on the wolf and Kaylee's costume.  We shall see.

Candace

I found a 1990 Tiger Electronics hand held game from Disney's 101 Dalmations!!!  And it STILL WORKS!  Unbelievable!  A collectable!  I was cleaning my back porch and I found 2 old walkmans and an old dried up tube of glue.  I popped some batteries in this bad boy and behold, dalmations running across  the screen trying to save puppehs!

Sadly, not everything on it works :(  The jump button seems to not like me very much, and the screen is a little faded. But I bet if you cracked it open and fiddled with it, it'd be just fine.

How much is this worth, do you think?  Should I try to auction it?  Maybe I can trade for something with it??

Feedback plz! :O

Btw, I found these similar auctions on ebay
Mortal Kombat
Megaman
Sonic 3

Introduction
In other words, an informative tutorial on how I make footpaws.

A lot of my friends already know how to do this, so if this shows up on your friends page, just ignore it.  I just happen to have a few resources laying around, so I decided to write this in order to consolidate them.

Now to begin, footpaws are a fun accent to any textile creation.  They could be for your cosplay costume of your favorite otherly-footed character.  They could be for a comfy, goofy pair of slippers to keep your feet warm around the house.  And most commonly, they can be used to complete the illusion on a partial or full fursuit costume.  The process is not very complicated, and the end result can be very pleasing to the eye.

You must excuse, but as you may know, my camera of three years died a while ago, and since then I've been taking pictures with my cell phone :B  But here ya go as an example -



I made these footpaws a few months back on a trade with my friend Bunny for a hard disk drive.  They were supposed to be snow leopard feetsies.  I airbrushed some rosettes onto them, but I never actually took a decent, not blurry or other wised messed up photo afterwards.

In this photo, you will see (among other things) the paws before furring sitting on the table.



This tutorial will walk you through carving your footpaws on a pair of shoes.  This is one of the most efficient ways of making a pair of footpaws that you can take with you indoors and out.

This tutorial is divided into three steps.  Each step has smaller substeps.  Each substep has an explaination.  To make it easier to skim this document, the sections are formatted this way:

Step X
Step summary
Step X-Substep
Step X-Substep Summary
Elaboration
( Cick here for the entire tutorial! )
For more information, please consult the builders and resources at the  fursuit

Tyvm,
Candace

Well the first two things that come to mind are 1) the multitude of finger prints and dirt that would collect on your screen as well as 2) flash games were you could fondle breasts with your hand

Part update, part to-do list.

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I think that's everything I needed to blah blah about for now.

Candace

Oh hell no.  I hate swallowing pills.  What's so hard about exercising in the first place? ;p  Exercise doesn't have to be torture, you know ;p