Halloween creep
Oct. 23rd, 2006 10:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lordshipmayhemYou've heard of "Christmas creep"? (Chaos sure has. He works retail, and every year the Christmas decorations come out earlier and earlier.)
Now, I'm seeing Halloween earlier and earlier. This weekend, I thought I saw Christmas lights up on someone's balcony on Building 5. Nope: a string of pumpkin lights.
They probably have their Halloween tree up, decorated with mini skeletons and witches and pumpkins and so on.
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As I typed this, Sumomo got her own fright: feeling a little ignored, she hopped up on my desk and poked me in the shoulder. I responded by giving her a little more attention than she desired by picking her up and holding her. Sumomo likes attention, just not THAT much attention.
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A friend and former co-worker of mine, Lydia, is getting a replacement for her late companion, Emma, a domestic shorthair who passed away this summer at the ripe old (for a cat) age of 16. Did I say "a replacement"? Try THREE. They're also going to be big, as they're all Maine Coon cats - the one male is projected to hit 20 pounds, minimum (and that's at full fighting trim, without an ounce of penalty weight). They'll be ready to head to their forever home in a few more weeks. The female has especially gorgeous colours and the "lynx-tip" ears that so many Maine Coons have.
Now, I'm seeing Halloween earlier and earlier. This weekend, I thought I saw Christmas lights up on someone's balcony on Building 5. Nope: a string of pumpkin lights.
They probably have their Halloween tree up, decorated with mini skeletons and witches and pumpkins and so on.
***
As I typed this, Sumomo got her own fright: feeling a little ignored, she hopped up on my desk and poked me in the shoulder. I responded by giving her a little more attention than she desired by picking her up and holding her. Sumomo likes attention, just not THAT much attention.
***
A friend and former co-worker of mine, Lydia, is getting a replacement for her late companion, Emma, a domestic shorthair who passed away this summer at the ripe old (for a cat) age of 16. Did I say "a replacement"? Try THREE. They're also going to be big, as they're all Maine Coon cats - the one male is projected to hit 20 pounds, minimum (and that's at full fighting trim, without an ounce of penalty weight). They'll be ready to head to their forever home in a few more weeks. The female has especially gorgeous colours and the "lynx-tip" ears that so many Maine Coons have.
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Date: 2006-10-24 07:59 am (UTC)But I've been seeing Halloween decorations since September, I'm afraid.
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Date: 2006-10-24 12:30 pm (UTC)