Well, I guess I could say that I haven't been on due to the business of having winter break end and school restart (which is technically true...) but in truth, the reason I haven't been on is because I messed up on my first day ^^"... To anyone who bothers to find my blog and read it, I guess you can say I'm a first-time perfectionist, and if I mess up on the first time, I get embarassed and tend to give up - only picking it up again monthes later, but Mizahar is an exception.

It is WAY to good of a site to just suddenly stop on the first day - though my first-time perfectionist issue still remains. Now my problem is creating a character that I'll be able to have fun with... it shouldn't be hard, but I'm trying to avoid characters that I use in my stories TT-TT... this is becoming difficult...

I always get the biggest kick out of people that expertly announce that cats are loners and don't like companionship of other cats or too many people. Being a cat person myself, I have to say this is the biggest bunch of bunk I've ever heard. Sure there are cats that are loners, but by and large I've found felines to be some of the coolest, friendliest, most loving companion animals there are. They love people and they truly love each other. I have a cat, Cloud, who wants to be with me 24/7. He'll sit at my feet as I cook. He'll escort me to the restroom and when he gets shut outside, little white paws end up under the door grasping at air. He has a brother (unrelated) who loves him dearly (and also thinks I'm the foam on the milk, if you know what I mean)... and tonight I caught them cuddling. I thought I'd share. Their baby sister Zephyr (who's totally unrelated but well loved by them) is hanging out behind them snoring as well. I hope you guys enjoy a little cuteness in your day today. Now.. these guys are on a pillow leaned up against the arm of an oversized couch arm... with a blanket over it. Zephyr is sleeping on the arm of the couch while the boys are on the pillow. I'm sitting beside them taking the picture.

Moth is in the front (big grey boy), Zephyr is in the back (looking ruffed up - she just got a bath from moth and he's not too neat when hes washing ears and scrubbing rears), and Cloud is the pale pillow getting the hug...

I am thinking a lot (after watching the news) of our eastern friends. Liminal is in Maryland, Abashai is in Ohio, and everywhere in between we have Mizaharians all up and down the eastern seaboard. I thought I'd offer up the funniest snow thing I've ever heard for your consideration in today's blog. If you don't get the Little House on the Prairie joke you've never sat as a little girl and read all the Little House books - which are amazing for a girl of about 6-8 to enjoy. Also, we all have that neighbor. You know the one. The entire article is reposted here for your reading pleasure, but the original one was posted on NPR here. Hopefully married people and horse owners alike will enjoy the humor.

Jen

February 5, 2010

Laura Lorson is the producer, editor and local All Things Considered host for Kansas Public Radio.

Some advice for you folks in the mid-Atlantic on snowstorms: You can trust me; I live in the Midwest. We get phenomenal amounts of snow pretty regularly ... though I could see where you might not know that, because we have to get, like, apocalyptic amounts of ice before anyone on The Weather Channel bothers to point it out. So anyway, here are my rules for a safe, healthy, happy snow experience.

1. Chopping up your furniture for fuel goes a lot more smoothly if you keep your axes nice and sharp.

2. Do not pay more than $50 for a loaf of black-market Wonder Bread.

3. There's more food in your house than you think. Search the junk drawers — there are often stale Gummi bears and Lemonhead candies.

4. Check on your shut-in neighbors, especially the ones who don't think you are sufficiently serious about lawn care in the summertime. Be extra-nice and superconcerned while you are there. They will feel guilty. The evil glee in your heart w...

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Sometimes, you get some really stupid crap in your email. Sometimes you get a few gems.

This is kind of one of them.

Some people say, you know, that it is absolutely impossible to please a woman. This list explains why it is not so. Sure, we might be demanding and we might be a little on the picky side, but we have our reasons. But seriously, guys, if you ever want to make us happy, I suggest you print the following off, and use it as a checklist. These are not one-time obligations, they are full-time!

It's not difficult to make a woman happy.

A man only needs to be:

1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8 an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31.. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41 true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes


On the flip side...

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY

1. Show up naked
2. Cook some food