Flea meds distributed.

First dose of Foot's monthly flea-drugging has been done now. We had a good two hour grooming session before that, where she got brushed and combed in every possible way, so hopefully that will make up for the sudden advent of 'YUCK! MY NECK FUR IS WET!!!!'.

So I'll give that an hour to dry and then go pet her for a bit again.

Really, other than the spraying part, she put up with it all really well, and got into the whole brushing, combing thing with a lot of purring and willingness to be put on either side and on her back so I could get all of her.

My bed sheets are speckled with the bodies of the dead, now, so I'll consider this a success. There were only a couple of adult fleas, but plenty of tiny off-spring. The sheets are going to get boiled in the washer here, during the next load, after the towels and bed towels Foot uses.

These little bastards are going down.

The only statement I'll make on 'The Open Source Boob Project'

No matter how you look at it, it's a really bad idea.

Arguments for, against,and 'eh' tend to be personal opinion usually based on the poster's own comfort level.

And all arguments are legit for that simple reason--because everyone has different comfort levels, and, quite frankly, what constitutes 'okay' in regards to sexual contact.

Personally, considering my history, I'd be a 'no' type, and I'd probably kick the balls of any guy attempting it on me into his brainpan, especially if pawing followed my 'no' response.

But again, that's me. But it also highlights why it's a bad idea in general, no matter how you look at it. Sure, people will be game for it, and be cool with it (including some women). But all it takes is once of someone breaking the rules--gropers or gropies--to make a mess of it.

And that's all I've got.

Music Meme

Snagged from ninjagaijin

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your LJ along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they're listening to.

1) (You Want to) Make a Memory--Bon Jovi
2) American Woman (Cover)--Lenny Kravitz
3) Whole Lot of Leavin'--Bon Jovi
4) Sailing Ships--White Snake
5) Rock Star--Nickleback
6) Before He Cheats--Carrie Underwood
7) Hallelujah (Cover)--Bon Jovi

...okay, so I'm in a slight rut. :P Tag to..whoever.

Argh!

Okay, some people are just dumb.

Outdoor cats. I don't agree with the concept, just because of all the possible things that could go wrong that would guarantee Kitty never makes it home again, or if s/he does, could be in some pretty nasty shape.

That doesn't mean though, that I'll get on my soap-box and tell owners who do let Kitty outside not to do that. It's not a fight worth having, and I'd be hypocritical for getting into one over it because when I was younger, I did have indoor/outdoor cats. What changed my own mind was exactly the scenario mentioned above; Tass never came home one night, and it's hard to tell if he was picked up by someone else (no 'found' posters ever appeared), got hit by a car (Never saw a corpse on the side of the road that looked like him), or got eaten by a coyote or hawk (good luck finding the remains if that happened). So, no outdoor cats for me.

Since I took Foot in, I've seen two more cats outside--one gray, one white, both well fed. In fact, as of today, I've seen the gray a total of five times. He's a handsome boy, friendly as hell (he made a beeline for the door when I opened it a few minutes ago, and would have got in if I hadn't reacted quickly), sleek fur, well-muscled and groomed. No doubt whatsoever that he has an owner somewhere.

He's also intact, which means there's a good chance he was the daddy of the kittens Foot didn't have, and probably of many others that I'll never see.

I will never lecture someone on the whole indoor/outdoor issue.

But I'm ready to beat the hell out of the irresponsible human who's letting their intact Tom run around.

GRRRRR!!!!!

Low fat, lower cal hot chocolate

I love my chocolate.

I've quit eating it in solid form for a little bit, though, to help with my weight loss goals.

Hot chocolate was a decent sub, but still a bit sugary (I use Ghirardelli brand, which has a lot more 'real' chocolate in comparison to something like Swiss Miss, which is mostly sugar with chocolate flavoring, but it still has a lot of 'empty' sugar).

I had also run out of it, and had accidentally picked up a tin of the unsweetened baking cocoa someone had left in with the hot chocolate.

I repeat: I love my chocolate.

So, here's what I came up with.

1 cup nonfat milk
4 tablespoons Ghirardelli unsweetened baking cocoa.
1 packet stevia sweetener.

You can either nuke the milk, or warm it up on the stove top. If you use the microwave, heat on high for two to three minutes, add the chocolate and stevia after you heat it, or you'll get boil over. You'll have to work hard to stir out all the chocolate clumps though, because whatever they add to the cocoa mix to keep it strictly powdery, they don't add to the baking cocoa.

If you use the stove-top (preferred), use medium-high heat, put in the cocoa at the start, and keep stirring as the milk gets warmer (you get less clumps this way). Add the stevia right before the milk would normally boil, stir to blend it in, pour into a cup, and drink.

You can also add cinnamon for an extra taste treat.

:)

For a quick reference:

A cup of

Ghirardelli Mocha Chocolate Mocha has 130 calories, 33 grams of carbs, 2 grams of fat, and 2 grams of protein
Ghirardelli Unsweetened baking cocoa has 60 calories, 12 grams of carbs, 6 grams of fat, and 4 grams of protein

The nonfat milk adds 86 calories, 12 grams of carbs, no fat, and 8 grams of protein.

Enjoy!

I feel strangely honored

I was singing along with the songs I put up in an earlier post today.

Not only did Foot come over to be pet while I did this, she fell asleep purring with my hand on her belly.

Heh.