The online journal of Nico Mara-McKay.
Slight problem with the water bottle today. My sister’s boyfriend warned me about it, but I thought it was working. It wasn’t, and I came home to a very thirsty rabbit. Merlyn hung around for a bit chasing (and then eating) stray bits of hay that escaped Jude’s cage. He really, really likes it. After much water […]
Jude Scares an Orange (again): Day 4 Read more »
Monday. Bunny was home all day by herself, shut in my office. When I returned home and opened my office door the cats rushed in, as they hate shut doors. Jude must have been lonely, because she seemed to perk up when I opened her cage to pet her. The cats sniffed the cage warily, but Jude
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Since we started boarding Jude, I’ve made it a habit to leave the cage door open while I’m in the room, in case she wants to hop around the room to get more exercise. Friends came over last night to pick us up on our way to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ((As the brand
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My sister and her boyfriend are on vacation this week. They’re going to Ottawa. To me this sounds like the most boring vacation possible, but she lived there for a few years, so she must be immune to the nothing that happens there. Or corrupted by it. At any rate, we’re rabbit sitting for her boyfriend while
I’d originally meant to post this write-up after the event itself, but got rather busy, so here’s the truncated version. Luminato is a new arts festival in Toronto; this is its second year. Neil Gaiman headlined the literary program with an interview, reading, Q&A and, of course, a lengthy signing. Tickets were cheap (only $15) and when
An Evening with Toronto’s Boyfriend, Neil Gaiman Read more »
Birthdays as a kid were easy: summer birthday summer + grandparents pool = pool parties. Messes of other kids, swimming, playing Shark and Marco Polo, a barbeque, running around like lunatics, cake, and presents. So easy. As an adult, things somehow got more complicated, and they turned out to be less fun. ((Indeed, every other day the
Birthday Celebrations 2009 Read more »
