Found the camera.

It was in a hidden pocket of Garret's backpack. The same backpack I had looked in a dozen times and found nothing. Oh well, at least I have it now. I can call off the gestapo.

Recently I've been witness to some interesting internet drama. It led me to some strange discoveries that I'm not sure I understand completely. I don't drop people from my F-list without a decent amount of thought, but I'm considering it. My reason would be primarily due to a lack of activity in favor of a newer account (one I'm not added to). But let me get on to the "interesting internet drama." The drop thing isn't even drama -- it's just a side effect of what I've learned during the drama.

space_ghetto was a shock community. I lurked there vicariously through another person's F-list page. Its content was pure crap: The dregs of the internet. Inspired by 4chan.org, the members posted everything from vanilla porn to dismemberment and poop. It had a pretty good following, with a dozen or so regular posters and commenters. As a tight-knit group there was a tendency toward the vilification of posters that didn't understand the no-holds-barred nature of the community, and because of that nature the community often received complaints about its content.

It also had about 20 community maintainers, all trusted members. Until yesterday.

In the wee hours of February 15, one of the maintainers deleted all the others in order to delete the community altogether. As of this writing no one is entirely sure who it was. The regulars gathered at a message board elsewhere and a new community was founded: sp4c3_gh3tt0 (NSFA) Regular shock content has resumed, and for the most part people are happy again. Every couple of pages there's a question of who deleted the community and why would they do such a thing. I think they have a right to know. If whoever deleted it didn't want to deal with it anymore, there were less malicious ways of creating distance (like leaving the community and removing it from their F-list).

Here's the side story that confuses me: ( Read more... )

Beyond all that, I have a cat.

Grady has been extremely needy lately. I used to think it was because I have things I need to do and he's just underfoot, but now I'm not so sure. His latest strange behavior:

-- He will sit on the floor at my side and timidly "mew" at me. If I don't turn right away and look at him, I get gently poked with a paw or two.

-- There is a plastic bag on the floor next to my computer chair. I would have thrown it out a long time ago, but he has adopted it as His Place to Nap when not on me (but I'm still in the living room). This includes Wii time.

-- He meows after I've picked him up. It used to be that picking him up meant no meowing. Now he wants to talk. And headbutt me.

-- Being on my lap is Number One Priority. Garret is usually the Lap Guy. Apparently, he's been fired.

-- If my lap or the plastic bag on the floor isn't good enough, there is a small box of packing peanuts by the television. This box is not big enough for him to sit in, but he's happy to try OR stand in it with his front legs while "making biscuits." Usually this ends with the box on its side and Grady snoring on the floor covered in peanuts. He swats me when I go to clean them up.

I do not understand cats at all. Is this normal or part of his tummy trouble? OH GOD IF ONLY HE SPOKE ENGLISH MY PROBLEMS WOULD BE SOLVED.

Part of his normal behavior is pestering me until I go to bed, starting at 11pm. It is now well past that time. Good night.