Whoo! \o/

Feb. 9th, 2011 11:04 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
I'm going to Dragon*Con this year! \o/

I'm also the proud owner of a bottle of the Sephiroth inspired perfume. X3

Voice Meme

Jan. 20th, 2011 10:19 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Me!)
Taken from [personal profile] merikuru Obviously I don't beat around the bush and give direct and short answers. XD




Say these words:

Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting Image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught

Now answer these questions:

What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is the bug that when you touch it, curls into a ball?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
So, I have a tough decision.

My mom owns and runs a small massage business (she's a licensed massage therapist, who also uses reiki- or energy healing- as well). It's just her right now as the sole employee, so when she's doing massages in her studio, she has to lock the main door so people don't come in for five finger discounts. The problem is that cuts down on people coming in to make appointments.

My dilemma is this- she's offered to let me work as a sort of receptionist because my brother is a lazy ass who can't be arsed to get out of bed for her. I would get paid for it, but...well... I get bored too quickly and easily, and even though I could bring my writing stuff, that wouldn't keep me entertained for too long. Additionally, there's no internet access, which is where I spend the majority of my time on a normal day, and the job would be an all day thing.

So my question is, do you think I should go for it?

Bored...

Apr. 20th, 2010 01:19 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Jenova's Happy Pills!)

Your result for The Golden Compass Daemon Test...

Multi-Faceted Soul

In a way, you are a truly balanced person. You have a good sense of self, but you have periods of worry and self doubt. You don't like to be alone a lot, but you don't like being constantly surrounded, either. You can be shy in some situations and bold in others. You can tell people how you feel, but you don't wear your heart on your sleeve. You aren't "TOO" anything: You aren't too shy, you aren't too aggressive, you aren't too extroverted, you aren't too introverted. However at any one time you can be any combination of these things.

You tend to adapt yourself to match the situations in which you find yourself. You may be quiet and sensitive with some people, or joking and loud with others. These are all facets of your personality. People tend to perceive you as they want to perceive you. They may even tend to idealize you a bit. Then, when you do something that doesn't fit their concept of who you are (like have an outburst of anger, or a fit of shyness, or make an insensitive joke)they can be shocked and surprised. Does anyone know the real you?

Your daemon would represent your multi-faceted and ever-changing personality, as well as people's tendency to idealize you. He or she would get angry when you did not, be calm and poised when you felt ruffled and anxious, and always be the voice of emotion and reason in your ear.

Suggested forms:
Swan, Elephant, Koala, Panda, Chameleon, Wolf.

Take The Golden Compass Daemon Test at OkCupid

ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Jenova's Happy Pills!)
My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
ratharee goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Sephiroth.
advancedflea gives you 12 mauve cherry-flavoured pieces of taffy.
anibunny gives you 4 tan licorice-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
atreyu452 tricks you! You lose 12 pieces of candy!
dark_nights_syn tricks you! You lose 1 pieces of candy!
delete_chan tricks you! You get a used tissue.
leonhartslover gives you 8 tan passionfruit-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
liquidquiet gives you 3 mottled green watermelon-flavoured pieces of taffy.
lividun gives you 10 orange cinnamon-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
novastrike gives you 14 yellow vanilla-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
umegaki gives you 15 softly glowing grape-flavoured nuggets.
ratharee ends up with 53 pieces of candy, and a used tissue.
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.


Atreyu, how could you! Stealing my candy, how rude! And Dele, you can have your tissue back, I don't want it. :P

And Buru, why'd you give back most of the candy I gave you? XD
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
Me: "181. I cannot quote Shakespeare in Crinos." Is that anything like quoting Monty Python in Wutaian?
Friend: Ni.
Friend: ...I mean, no.
Me: XDDDDDDDDDDD
Friend: THAT WAS NOT DELIBERATE
Friend: I SWEAR
Me: So quoting you. XD
Friend: oh my GOD fingers. XD
Friend: okay XD
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
Please excuse this moment of spazzflailsquee. I've just discovered Johnny Yong Bosch is going to be at Anime South in December.

With that in mind...

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

La la la~

Sep. 6th, 2009 07:11 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
I'm working on a sort-of project, and I had an idea. I've seen in a few places people making fan soundtracks and playlists for various characters. So, I was wondering if you guys could make some suggestions. :3

The characters in question are-

Final Fantasy VII
Angeal Hewely
Genesis Rhapsodos
Sephiroth
Vincent Valentine
Zack Fair

Tales of the Abyss
Asch the Bloody
Jade Curtiss

Rockman
Blues

Rockman X
Dynamo
Spider

Rockman.exe
Blues.exe
Ijuuin Enzan
Laika
Searchman.exe

Kingdom Hearts
Axel
Riku

I'd really appreciate the suggestions, and I'm curious to see what you guys think. ^_^
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ooh!)
I know I've never seemed very religious to people who read my journal, but I do believe in angels. I believe they come in all shapes, taking a form long enough to take care of a task, no matter how small, then vanishing.

Just now, I think I've had an encounter with the humblest of angels- a simple turtle.

I have this little grove that I like to go to, either to burn incense or to leave tobacco pouch offerings, or just to watch the vultures that roost there. I felt a need to go to it, thinking I might find some vulture feathers to use in a staff I'm making. So I grabbed my keys and my cellphone, hooking my phone on my pants pocket, and off I went. I reached the grove, found some feathers, and just took in the silence while watching the vultures watch me. Eventually it got too hot out to stay, so I started back home.

Suddenly I saw this box turtle sitting right at the edge of the road like she wanted to cross. I, knowing she wouldn't have a chance if a car came, picked her up and moved her to the other side of the road. Then I decided to take a picture of her with my phone and reached for my phone.

But it was gone. Panicking slightly, I started looking around, then realized it must have fallen off in the grove. Hurrying back, I found my phone to my relief.

It was barely a minute before I got back to where I'd left the turtle, and she was gone. Not a single trace of her, and I looked everywhere.

So, yeah. I think I met an angel in the shape of a turtle today. XD
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ooh!)
*random* Lookit my sexy kitty!





*/random*
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Augh!)
So. I recently got into fish as pets. Well, not so recently, since I've had them for nearly half a year now. XD;;

I started with regular comet goldfish and did pretty well with them. They reached six inches before one jumped out of the tank and the others died in a tank accident. ^^;;

But now I have a hardy community that's doing well. A little too well, if you ask me. >_>;; I've got some danios, some mollies, some neon tetras, a loach, and a marine snail.

Why do I say they're doing too well?

The little bastards are breeding.

First the danios had babies, of which three have survived. They just graduated from the breeder tank today and got to enter the main tank with the adults. But the breeder tank did not stay empty long.

You see, when I went to feed the fish this morning, I discovered my female molly had babies. After a bit of lakjsdfh, I had to clean out the tank- take out the plants, move the adults to another container- and chase down all the little fry. So I now have about 20 to 30 teeny baby mollies in the breeder tank, and I have NO clue what to do with them when they get bigger. XD;;
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
Snagged from [livejournal.com profile] umegaki


The Wallpaper Meme

1. Anyone who looks at this entry has to post this meme and their current wallpaper at their blog.
2. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper.
3. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this. The point is to see what you had on.




I love Final Fantasy VII. This was a new scene from Advent Children Complete. I thought it was cool. REMNANT NIPPLES. That is all. XD

Pictures!

Feb. 27th, 2009 09:50 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ree!)
For those of you who remember my announcement about my having a Blues scarf, I now have pictures~



Here's the scarf, hanging off my doorknob~




And here I am wearing it~




And here's a better picture.

So am I right in it's being a perfect Blues scarf? :D?
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Asch)
You know, I've come to positively loathe the internet terms "brb" and "bbl". Seriously. They used to mean "I'll be right back" and "I plan to return later today."

But not anymore.

Now, this may be selfish of me, but it's really starting to annoy me how often this particular scenario plays out. I'm talking to a friend online, discussing plans for RP, and we're both getting excited about doing this idea and that, and we're eager to start and deciding who's going to start, when I suddenly get the dreaded message.

"brb, I need to do such and such" or "bbl, I need to do this and that"

So like a fool, I wait...and wait...and wait...

And eventually (usually after at least eight hours have passed) I realize...they're not coming back, resulting in me being hurt and upset.

I'm perfectly aware that Real Life > RP, but I'm still wondering when the heck "brb" and "bbl" stopped meaning "I'm going to return" and started meaning "I'm going to vanish for the rest of the day and not tell you."

I at least try to have the decency to tell my RP partners when my plans change and let them know I might not be coming back for the rest of the day, so I kinda expect to have that decency returned. I mean, it's just common courtesy, right? Or am I completely off base here?
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Jenova's Happy Pills!)
I have a Blues scarf.

I have. A. BLUES SCARF.

That's all. :D
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
Finally got the few pictures I took from my mom. XD So, pictures under the cut.

Read more... )

Con report

Jan. 3rd, 2009 05:38 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
So! I'm done with my first convention, and I've survived! Not that anyone seems to care. :P It's been fun and great and I definitely want to go back again.

Read more... )
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Jenova's Happy Pills!)
Well, happy hew year, everyone! I dunno about you guys, but I'm excited and my new year seems to be starting out good. For tomorrow, I'm going to my first con! It's a local con called Anime South, in Destin, Florida this year. Vic Mignogna and Richard Epcar are going to be there, they're the only ones I recognize from the guest list. XD;;

So! Hopefully my first con experience won't be too bad. XD Wish me luck!
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Jenova's Happy Pills!)
So! I'm getting an early-late Christmas present from my mom~ She paid my way to Anime South in Destin, Florida in January. My very first con, and Vic Mignogna and Richard Epcar are gonna be there! So my question is, is anyone else gonna be at Anime South?




And next, my favor. I lack the media programs to alter media files, so I was wondering if anyone could help me. >.> Could someone put these .wav files- 1, 2, 3 -together for me, in that order please? ^^;; I'd be extremely grateful. This has been taken care of! ^_^

Whoo!

Sep. 27th, 2008 05:41 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Jade Curtiss makes everyone feel a lot s)
Kidnapped from [livejournal.com profile] umegaki!

[01] Do you have the guts to answer these questions and re-post as The Controversial Survey?
Why wouldn't I? It's not like I care what people think of MY opinions.

[02] Would you do meth if it was legalized?
Hell no. My body is my temple, and I'm not going to pollute it with drugs or cigarettes.

[03] Abortion: for or against it?
This is a tough question. It would depend on the circumstance. I personally believe that abortion should be an option if the mother's life is in danger, or there's no chance of the child to have a healthy and happy life.

[04] Do you think the world would fail with a female president?
Why would it? What's gender got to do with how skilled you are, or how qualified you are to do something?

[05] Do you believe in the death penalty?
Yes. I'm all for forgive and forget and second chances proving a person's true character, but there are just some things that just can't be punished with anything less than death.

[06] Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already?
No. It's just fine being illegal.

[07] Are you for or against premarital sex?
I have nothing against it. I don't see anything wrong with enjoying protected sex without marriage, nor do I see anything wrong with wanting to remain a virgin. It comes down to a person's choice, and what right do I have to dictate another person's life?

[08] Do you believe in God?
I believe in the Creator, as well as other Gods and Goddesses. I also believe in angels, demons, spirits, and an afterlife. I don't believe in Hell.

[09] Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized?
Hell yes. What right does anyone have to dictate who you can and can't love? That's not anyone's choice but the people who are in love.

[10] Do you think it's wrong that so many Hispanics are illegally moving to the USA?
Gee, whatever happened to "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door."?

[11] A twelve year old girl has a baby, should she keep it?
That would depend on who is going to care for the baby, if she's emotionally mature enough to care for it, and if she's emotionally mature enough to give it up. And what's a twelve year old girl doing having unprotected sex anyway?

[12] Should the alcohol age be lowered to eighteen?
Why? It's fine where it is.

[13] Should the war in Iraq be called off?
Yes. There's no point to it anymore. Enough people have been killed, let the soldiers come home.

[14] Assisted suicide is illegal: do you agree?
No. That's infringing on a person's free will and their right to choose. If there's no hope for a cure or for a person to live, they shouldn't be kept at death's door for however long they remain alive as a vegetable. What happened to dying with dignity? What happened to improving the quality of life, not the quantity? When did these become abhorrent?

[15] Do you believe in spanking your children?
Yes, I do. Children need discipline and direction to become good people. It's when it goes overboard and becomes abuse that it's wrong.

[16] Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars?
No, I wouldn't. I may not like my country sometimes, but I'm proud to be an American and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

[17] Who do you think would make a better president? McCain or Obama?
Neither. I think I should be president, but I'm not old enough to run yet. Nine more years! Seriously though, I hate politics and I hate when candidates go back on their promises.

[18] Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers?
They'll judge me anyway, so what difference will it make?
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
Update, everyone! The majority of Ike has missed me, so I'm still around and kicking. Water levels are still high, but they're starting to go down.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
Just a heads up, everyone. Hurricane Ike is heading my way, so keep me in your thoughts and prayers when it hits.

Here's hoping it's not gonna be bad.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
Pairing Meme )


((crossposted to my other journal, [livejournal.com profile] ratha_gumi))

Wow...

Jul. 12th, 2008 09:22 am
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Zero)
Damn, it's been two years since I've had a real life post in here that wasn't just me doinking around.

So! Last time I mentioned my mom might have polycythemia vera, a rare acquired genetic blood disorder where the marrow produces massive amounts of red blood cells. Well, she does have it, and she's been doing very well with it.

But the drama didn't end there. She ended up with breast cancer. That's been treated and dealt with and she's been in remission for over a year.

Recently, she's been taking classes to become a massage therapist, and she graduated in May. Not only that, she passed her national board Thursday. \o/

In other Mom news, she's also going through training to become a High Priestess in the Fellowship of Isis, and she's carried on our area's Moon Circle gathering after our previous leader retired.

In personal news, I'm still me and I haven't changed to my knowledge. Much. XD

More eggs!

May. 28th, 2008 10:04 am
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ooh!)
More eggs! Click every day to help them hatch and grow!

Adopt one today!Adopt one today!Adopt one today!Adopt one today!

Eggs!

May. 19th, 2008 09:26 am
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ooh!)
Thanks, everyone! My dragons have reached adulthood!

Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today!

Meme

Nov. 3rd, 2007 08:39 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (RAWR!)






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ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Asch alone)
Just a little Tales of the Abyss drabble inspired by RP events. My first ToA foray.



Alone again... )
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (RAWR!)
frozen soleil: ... Luke. STOP singing Daft Punk while I'm trying to type. XD;
Blues Light Wily: XDDDD
frozen soleil: he just started singing "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
Blues Light Wily: ...OUT OF MY HEAD!
frozen soleil: XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Blues Light Wily: I just pictured him singing that one! XD;;;
frozen soleil: XDDDD
frozen soleil: BAD Luke. Stop projecting. XD
Blues Light Wily: As soon as you said he was singing Daft Punk, I was gonna ask if it was that one. XD
frozen soleil: XDD
Blues Light Wily: ...Asch is laughing at me. Should I be scared? XD;;;
frozen soleil: Probably. XD
frozen soleil: But I'm laughing at you too. XD
frozen soleil: Luke's just laughing like an idiot, I'm not sure who at. XP
Blues Light Wily: *snerks*


Edit:
Blues Light Wily: There is an update in my Ratharee journal. 9.9
frozen soleil: :O
frozen soleil: ...OUT! XDDDDD
Blues Light Wily: XD
frozen soleil: *FLAIL* XD
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ooh!)
I'm 25 today.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (RAWR!)
My brother's birthday is coming up in March, and mine is in April. He'll be 20 and I'll be 25.

I'm a bit "meh" about the whole thing.

Mrr...

May. 15th, 2006 06:15 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Augh!)
Well, looks like it's my turn for real life drama. x_x

My mom went to the doctor recently and he said that she might possibly have a rare aquired genetic disorder called polycythemia vera. We don't know for sure yet. She's going to a hematologist to find out for sure.

I'm not entirely sure what it is myself. It's a rare aquired genetic disorder. It's something to do with the blood and bone marrow. What's bad is some of the chemicals that are used to treat it could make it go into a really weird form of leukemia. And it's onset is usually around age 60. Ironic because my mom's turning 60 on the 28th.

So...yeah. Worried about my mom, really hoping she doesn't have this.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (RAWR!)
I FINALLY GOT MY PROTOMAN CD!
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Default)
A couple days ago, a fire broke out in a boarding house down on the corner from my apartment. Apparentl someone left a TV on and it overheated, causing the fire. There were no human casulties, and a lot of property damage on the second floor.

But that's not the worst of it in my opinion.

Two kittens- ones that I knew and was friends with- were killed in the fire. THey were found in a closet, so they had no chance whatsoever...
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Augh!)
Well, this is fan-fucking-tastic. I was in a fairly good mood for once for Christmas, and I just got some news that shot that all to hell. ><

I'm currently living on welfare because I'm disabled and unable to work. I get about $800 a month to live on, and that goes to rent, power, phone, and groceries. I'm lucky if I have any money left to buy extra things after all that. My power and phone bills are usually affordable, as are groceries. The problem is my rent- it's currently $415 a month, which may not seem like a lot, but for someone on a VERY fixed income, it's barely affordable.

And then I get a letter today saying they're going to increase the rent to $430! What the hell?! >< I can't afford that, and it's the cheapest place I've found so far to live! And moving back in with my parents is out of the question- they don't have anywhere to put me.

I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do. There's no place cheaper around here that I can find, the only transportation I have is a bicycle, I can't afford to move somewhere where it's cheaper to live, and I certainly can't expect any help from my stepfather.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Augh!)
I've somewhat mentioned before about my interest in the metaphysical- runes, tarot, crystal balls, oracle cards, pendulums, etc. I believe in the supernatural like spirits and such, and I've had several experiences with spirits- I once saw one of my aunts after she had died, and I once saw a doppleganger of my father. All in all, I've had experiences with benevolent spirits, nothing malevolent or dangerous.

Until just now... o_o

My cat Merlin was sitting on my lap while I was chatting with some friends online, when all of a sudden Merlin growled and looked at the front door- I have NEVER heard him growl like that before- and he moved to an almost protective stance on my lap. When I went to look through the peephole of my door, I didn't see anything out there. Feeling a little freaked out, I got out my pendulum to ask what was going on, and this is the basic conversation-

Me: Was it a person Merlin was growling at?
Pendulum: *swings back and forth* no
Me: Was it an animal?
Pendulum: *swings back and forth* no
Me: >_>;; Was it a spirit?
Pendulum: *swings in circles* YES
Me: ._.;; Was it a spirit that meant me harm?
Pendulum: *swings in circles* YES
Me: ._.;;

Further questioning said that the spirit was gone and wouldn't come back, and that Merlin had protected me.

Ree! =D

Sep. 18th, 2005 06:59 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ree!)
Meagan is coming down from Washington to visit me for a week! I'm so excited! ^^ I probably won't be online much while she's here, except maybe to check email.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (RAWR!)
Fwee. I survived again.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Augh!)
I'm gonna be evacuating to my parents' house for hurricane Katrina. Not sure when I'll be back.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ree!)
Hermit crabs, that is. XD

This morning I went down to one of the parks by my apartment that's by the bay and I walked along the water. I noticed some weird tracks in the sand in the water, so I kinda followed them, and low and behold! I found a hermit crab! So I catch it and put it in a little bucket I found, then continued along the shore. I got to this little stream that goes into the bay and as I was watching it, I saw some tadpoles. >.> Caught those too and put them in the bucket. Then when I headed back the other way, I found a HUGE hermit crab. XD He was too big for the bucket, so I just carried him as I headed home.

I've got all the critters in a tank now, and the big crab likes throwing the little one around while the tadpoles just swim around like crazy. XD;; I don't plan on keeping them too long. Just long enough for my mom to see, then I'll let them go.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (RAWR!)
List ten anime characters you find attractive, then tag 5 other people.

-Blues EXE(Protoman EXE) - from Rockman EXE(Megaman NT Warrior)
-Mirai no Trunks - from Dragonball Z
-Nephrite - from Sailor Moon
-Souzou Sagara - from Rurouni Kenshin
-Sesshoumaru - from Inuyasha
-Shuten Douji(Anubis) - from Yoroiden Samurai Troopers(Ronin Warriors)
-Duo Maxwell - from Gundam Wing
-Tasuki - from Fushigi Yuugi
-Signal - from Twin Signal
-Pulse - from Twin Signal

Tagging- [livejournal.com profile] advancedflea, [livejournal.com profile] lyoness, [livejournal.com profile] novastrike, [livejournal.com profile] tabbykitsune

Ree! XD

Jul. 11th, 2005 02:24 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (RAWR!)
I survived Dennis the Menace! XD And the luck gods were smiling down on me, because not only was my power on at my apartment today when my mom took me to check it, but there was no damage at my place, and I escaped having to help clean up the yard from the storm at my parents' house. *happy dance*

Mrr. x_x

Jul. 8th, 2005 06:05 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (RAWR!)
I hate hurricanes. x_x Until further notice, I'm at my parents' house for the hurricane, so I might not be on very often, if at all.

Mrr.

May. 15th, 2005 03:46 pm
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (RAWR!)
Hey, Meagan, I'm gonna be on late tonight. I'm going over to my parents' house to watch a couple movies with them. I'm not sure when I'll be back, possibly around 11:00PM my time. Hopefully.
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ree!)
I've finally gotten the picture of me and the lion cub scanned. ^.^

Big Pic )
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Augh!)
There's very few things that can piss me off enough to make me swear, but THIS has fucking succeeded. ><

Wis. Considers Legalizing Cat Hunting

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Feline lovers holding pictures of cats, clutching stuffed animals and wearing whiskers faced-off against hundreds of hunters at meetings around Wisconsin to voice their opinion on whether to legalize cat hunting.

Residents in 72 counties were asked whether free-roaming cats - including any domestic cat that isn't under the owner's direct control or any cat without a collar - should be listed as an unprotected species. If listed as so, the cats could be hunted.

The proposal was one of several dozen included in a spring vote on hunting and fishing issues held by the Wisconsin Conservation Congress. The results, only advisory, get forwarded to the state Natural Resources Board.

Statewide results were expected Tuesday.

La Crosse firefighter Mark Smith, 48, helped spearhead the cat-hunting proposal. He wants Wisconsin to declare free-roaming wild cats an unprotected species, just like skunks or gophers. Anyone with a small-game license could shoot the cats at will.

At least two other upper Midwestern states, South Dakota and Minnesota, allow wild cats to be shot - and have for decades. Minnesota defines a wild, or feral, cat as one with no collar that does not show friendly behavior, said Kevin Kyle with that state's Department of Natural Resources.

Every year in Wisconsin alone, an estimated 2 million wild cats kill 47 million to 139 million songbirds, according to state officials. Despite the astounding numbers, Smith's plan has been met with fierce opposition from cat lovers.

Critics of Smith's idea organized Wisconsin Cat-Action Team and developed a Web site - dontshootthecat.com. Some argue it is better to trap wild cats, spay or neuter them, before releasing them.

In Madison, about 1,200 people attended the Monday evening meeting at the Alliant Center - more than the 250 or so in a typical year, but less than the 3,000 or so who took part in a debate in 2000 over whether to allow hunters to shoot mourning doves.

One of the attendees was Katy Francis, who wore cat ears, whiskers, a cat nose and a sign that read, ``Too Cute to Kill.'' For Francis, ``The cat hunting thing brought me out because it was very extreme.''

On the Net:

Conservation Congress: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/nrboard/congress/

Wisconsin Cat-Action Team: http://www.dontshootthecat.com
ratha: This is me with a lion cub, taken a few years ago. (Ree!)
Despite the rain today, it's been a very good day. ^_^ My mom dragged me to a church in Pensacola and it was interesting.

But it wasn't a REALLY good day until we were on our way home. ^.^ We stopped in Fort Walton at a strip mall called Uptown Statian for a while, and there happened to be a petting zoo tent set up in the parking lot. It was free to get in, so I went in while my mom stayed in the car. It was like a mini zoo, with goats, a llama, a camel, ponies, a small cow, two tigers, a black leopard, a baboon, ring-tailed lemurs, and two of the cutest lion cubs I've ever seen! ^.^ In the free area they had the goats, cow, llama, camel, and ponies where you could pet them, and there were pony rides. One of the tigers- an orange one- and the baboon and lemurs were behind a fence, and the white tiger and black leopard were in a smaller tent that cost 75 cents to get into. As for the cubs, it was set up so you could get your picture taken with one of them, so I now have a picture of me holding an eight-week-old female cub. She was so soft and fluffy and totally adorable!

And something interesting happened there, too. >.> When I went to see the panther and the white tiger, the panther flat out ignored everyone else and just stared at me the whole time I was in there, and the white tiger woke up when I went past its cage and it also stared at me. Then, when I went to see the other tiger, he ignored everyone and stared at me, too. It was a little freaky the way they were looking at me, like they knew me. Maybe it was because they knew I was a cat person. I dunno.
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