Couch 223: Jan 4: Darn Tootin'!

unaluna · Jan 20, 2021 at 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

My in person class attendance has gone from 6 to 5 to 1 to 0 in 4 days. Today it was me lecturing to an empty lecture hall.

Thinking cardboard cutouts to fill the seats.

That would make me crazy. Were you at least zooming it? I would wear pajama pants just because. And not just ANY pajama pants!

stopdog · Jan 20, 2021 at 06:51 PM

I have just gone all online this time.

atisketatasket · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

That would make me crazy. Were you at least zooming it? I would wear pajama pants just because. And not just ANY pajama pants!

Oh yeah, there were 75 people on Zoom and 0 in the classroom.

No pjs. My school is livestreaming select classes as a showcase ("see, we can too teach effectively like this and charge full tuition!") and this is one of them.

ETA: Looking online, looks like I could teach to Minnie Mouse, or the Power Rangers, or Baby Shark, or Anna and Elsa, or Joe Biden, or Captain America...the possibilities are endless.

NP_Complete · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:35 PM

My mother sent me a box with a bunch of old stuff in it - pictures, drawings, stuff like that. I found a letter in there that she wrote to me when I was 16 in which she admitted that she was overprotective and overbearing. I don't recall what instigated the writing of this letter, but something must have happened. Funny, but I don't want to ask her why she wrote this, even all these years later. At least I wasn't imagining how controlling I felt she was (my memories are fuzzy at best). This will be good fodder for therapy.

ArtieTheSequal · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:35 PM

I am so sad. It appears that Penelope escaped at some point today while the window guy was here. H was keeping an eye out and talking to the window guy the whole time he was working, so she had to have been crafty to sneak past him. We wanted to close her in another room while he was here but she wouldn't let us catch her so h just watched and never saw her at all. So we have no idea how she got out or even if she did. But it's been almost 6 hours now since the guy left, we've put out their evening food, the other 2 ate but she hasn't come out yet. I think she's really gone this time. Trying to console myself that she was a feral and it is what she wanted. It's supposed to rain tonight and be cold and she is going to be miserable if she's out there. I wonder if she will come home. She's never escaped before so I don't even know if she knows her way back here if she wanders too far.

Yet still holding out hope that after we shut down the house and go to bed tonight, she'll come out from wherever she is hiding.

atisketatasket · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:43 PM

Didn’t you think one of the other cats escaped once but he was stuck inside the futon? Maybe Penelope found another hideaway.

LonesomeTonight · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:45 PM

I hope Penelope returns soon!

stopdog · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:52 PM

My cats have always been in and out cats -but sometimes they go missing for a couple of days and have been fine.
But things to do if she isn't back in a few hours one of the things that has helped the most is her litter box outside. I have helped friends whose indoor cats (often named gertrude and alice) have gotten out for a good adventure come back with the litter box within a few days.

atisketatasket · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:55 PM

Gertrude and Alice? Not Martina and Rita Mae? Or Ellen and Portia?

It’s just Gertrude and Alice seem so uncatlike.

ArtieTheSequal · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

My cats have always been in and out cats -but sometimes they go missing for a couple of days and have been fine.
But things to do if she isn't back in a few hours one of the things that has helped the most is her litter box outside. I have helped friends whose indoor cats (often named gertrude and alice) have gotten out for a good adventure come back with the litter box within a few days.

That's a really good idea thank you. I'll put one of their boxes out there now.

ArtieTheSequal · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Didn’t you think one of the other cats escaped once but he was stuck inside the futon? Maybe Penelope found another hideaway.

Yeah... good memory. We thought about that and turned the futon and both couches over and she wasn't inside any of them unfortunately. we put some food and water outside and per sd's recommendation I'm gonna go put one of the litter boxes outside too. We dug through the closets too. if she's in here, she's found a masterful hiding spot.

stopdog · Jan 20, 2021 at 07:59 PM

You forget I am old. And my person was a GS scholar. But there are scores of long dead cats named:

Gertrude and Alice
Djuna and Thelma
Natalie and Romaine
Virginia and Vita

stopdog · Jan 20, 2021 at 08:04 PM

Seriously I have had personal acquaintance with numerous cats (both mine and friends) who have gone missing for several days to over a week who pop back up.
In the most extreme case we had to get a live trap - but that was after two weeks and an unfortunate unrequited romance (which is how we knew where to try the cage).

Of course also never underestimate their ability to disappear and yet be right there

ArtieTheSequal · Jan 20, 2021 at 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

Seriously I have had personal acquaintance with numerous cats (both mine and friends) who have gone missing for several days to over a week who pop back up.
In the most extreme case we had to get a live trap - but that was after two weeks and an unfortunate unrequited romance (which is how we knew where to try the cage).

Of course also never underestimate their ability to disappear and yet be right there

Yes, they are good at doing that last thing.

Along with a litter box, food and water, I put a blanket in a box outside too.

stopdog · Jan 20, 2021 at 08:45 PM

Do you have other animals in your neighborhood that would eat cat food at night?
If so, you might want to consider taking it up until very early morning light or sitting out quietly to see if she comes to it because other animals could keep her away. That might be more of a problem around here where raccoon and possum jamborees happen at regular interval

unaluna · Jan 20, 2021 at 08:54 PM

Possum jamboree

Daffydungle · Jan 20, 2021 at 09:03 PM

I love the idea of possums and raccoons sitting in a circle singing ging gang goolie and tugging their woggles

NP_Complete · Jan 20, 2021 at 09:45 PM

I once lost a dog in my house. Not a little dog either, she was 50+ pounds. Looked and looked. Went outside. Started to panic. Finally found her somewhere (I can't remember where) in the house. Seems like cats would have an easier time hiding if they wanted to. I hope she appears soon. I know you must be worried about her.

atisketatasket · Jan 20, 2021 at 10:28 PM

I went to the next journal on my list to send out my story after another rejection today (at least it was personalized). Was all set when I noticed the journal is for kids ages 8-13.

Oops. Might not be the best market for a story about a

Possible trigger:

suicide forest.

On the other hand...it might teach them life sucks and the sooner they realize that the better off they will be.

Lemoncake · Jan 21, 2021 at 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty

Well CVS has my medicine. A fairly nice pharmacy technician answered the phone and I was relieved it wasn't the pharmacist. But then....the pharmacist got on the line to tell me she only got 3 of the 5 bottles that she ordered but that she could have it ready by 3 PM. But she wants me to know this could happen next time. I'm like....girl, you better hope not! Because I'm about to take my business elsewhere!! But I was good and I didn't say that. I just said "Okay." And "See you at 3." It will actually be later but no reason to give them longer to get it ready. She checked my insurance and everything went through so that's good. Hopefully I won't have this problem next month.

Run to costco after you collect!!! Not worth the extra stress.

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atisketatasket Child of a lesser god Member Since Jun 2015 Location: Tartarus Posts: 19,149 (SuperPoster!) 8 12.4k hugs given	Jan 20, 2021 at 07:55 PM #609 Gertrude and Alice? Not Martina and Rita Mae? Or Ellen and Portia? It’s just Gertrude and Alice seem so uncatlike.
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NP_Complete Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: the upside down Posts: 3,808 7 6,355 hugs given	Jan 20, 2021 at 09:45 PM #618 I once lost a dog in my house. Not a little dog either, she was 50+ pounds. Looked and looked. Went outside. Started to panic. Finally found her somewhere (I can't remember where) in the house. Seems like cats would have an easier time hiding if they wanted to. I hope she appears soon. I know you must be worried about her.
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