June172009
Dear animal lovers on Tumblr,
Please send my green-eyed lovemuffin Linus your good thoughts. He’s diabetic and seems to be very ill.
Some of you remember him as the thirty-pound spherical catball he used to be. After time and blood sugar regulation he trimmed down to a hefty-bellied but standard-sized purrmotor, and that was good; but now he’s a bag of bones, skinny beyond normalcy. He hasn’t eaten in a few days, he’s been throwing up, he’s moving slowly, his eyes look sunken and glassy, and his belly is growling in a way I’ve never heard from an animal. This morning we finally convinced him to drink some water, but he didn’t seem to have the energy to stand at his bowl; he tucked his paws under his chest and knelt, dipping his face in gently, covering his chin.
On the bright side, he’s still sweet and lovely in the way that first attracted us to him at the shelter over a decade ago; he could be weakly moaning in confusion, but when you come to him and pet his bony body he purrs just as strongly as he always does. You can hear him across the room.
Linus is a special cat. I know we all think our animals are special when they’re ours - and they are - but Linus is exuberant with kitteny friendliness, buzzing with a love that you can hear and feel. When he saw us at the shelter he literally reached through the bars to us. It’s that reach, the way he goes out of his way to show his love, that’s amazing about him.
Please help me hope he gets better. We love him so much.
This breaks my heart. Get well soon, Linus.
We’re rooting for you, Linus! Cat power!
June162009
Play him off, 8-bit Cat! (via judebuffum)
June152009
June112009
Go on, inspire me. »
Lately I’ve been in search of design inspiration for a future web show of sorts that I’m putting together at Current Tech, which is very exciting for a few reasons:
- I’ll get to do more of what I…
Alice and Kev »
This is the story of Alice and Kev, two Simoleons dealing with homelessness.
This is an experiment in playing a homeless family in The Sims 3. I created two Sims, moved them in to a place made to look like an abandoned park, removed all of their remaining money, and then attempted to help them survive without taking any job promotions or easy cash routes.
Late to the game as always, but this is magnificent.
So sad! Great experiment.
June102009
Trent Reznor says that "idiots rule" online. | Current Tech Blog »
I feel like I’m a broken record when it comes to this topic. And yet, nobody can give me an acceptable answer as to why the online experience has to be so disappointing.
June82009
"women: you are crazy in a way like a Stephen King novel. you are so epic in your craziness that you draw us in, making us read all sorts of shit in to you, laugh with you, cry with you, and when you’re done with us you stick around with us forever in some way or another until the day we die. it fucking sucks."
June42009
GOGII makes text more fun and useful »
I like fun. I also like useful. Anyone using this and loving it?June22009
Looks cozy.
Next time you start making a sandwich…
O hai guys!! You can stay, I’m sure I have another loaf around here somewhere…
