Fireworks - grrrr

[erastes]

 Apart from the whole "burn the Catholic" theme, I object to Bonfire Night/Weekend because of the pets.  First Lili got scared and went (stupidly) to sit upstairs in the bathroom. Idiotic as this is the only room in the house with an open window at the moment and so the banging was louder in there than anywhere else... So she's sitting in there with a frozen face and I have to grab her and cuddle her (she hates this - as she was in a kennel for her formative months and never got used to being handled, but she tolerates it now, at least.  After five minutes of her tolerating me, I put her down and she decided that behaving was probably the lesser of two evils or OH NOE mummy might cuddle me again... and wandered downstairs. 

Lucius didn't bother going out, and was his normal laid back and elegant self. But Severus sat in the window seat for 10 minutes and watched the neighbours display. Then SUDDENLY for some reason he got scared and went and hid under a chair.  As this was the chair on which Lucius and Lili were lolling, I left him to it, not wanting to re-inforce "I'm scared I need cuddles" and after half an hour he came out looking abashed and went to snuggle in the furry orgy on top of the chair.

My dad's dog was inconsolably terrified, however - as are a lot of pets this time of year, and it's not even the fifth yet.  Grrrr.
I've done no writing this week. I think it's a case of "Ostrich Syndrome" I've literally got more to do than my mind can cope with so logically..... I do nothing. That makes perfect sense and I am an imbecile. I have a pretty new website made by a good friend and instead of knuckling down and teaching myself Joomla (because argh!!!) I'm sticking my head in the sofa cushions and going La La La! However I have two more days off before I have to go back on the chain gang so perhaps I can spend them productively and not watching films I've seen a billion times before, (or worse, got the DVDs) and playing video games.  Although Chase The Express IS a lot of fun on Easy...

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[shenya.livejournal.com]

Random factoid of the day:

Ostrich don't bury their heads. What they do do is run off across the flat savannah and then suddenly lie down, stretching their neck out across the ground. It makes it look like they've just vanished. If something approaches them again (ie. finds them) they'll jump up and run off again.

*grin*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

Yes, well, I knew they didn't really - but it's an expression that sums up what I've been doing - I haven't really been sticking my head in the sofa cushions either...

[shenya.livejournal.com]

I know :P. But having only come across the fact the other day I couldn't resist the temptation to trot it out :)

[shiawmeimei.livejournal.com]

Poor pets! I feel the same way about the Fourth of July. My animals are terrified with the fireworks so I stay home every year.

And in spite of Shenya's correction, I'm borrowing the "Ostrich Syndrome. Maybe it's contagious--like a internet virus--because I'm doing the same thing. I'm doing NaNo this year. 8k into the story and I hate it! Maybe because I'm writing mainstream instead of erotic! LOL So hard to keep the sex out! So instead of writing, I'm reading... So not what I need to be doing today!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

have an icon!



perhaps we should start an Ostrich Club

[mongrelheart.livejournal.com]

Poor pets! I feel bad for 'em. They must think they're about to be killed or something :(

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Definitely - and Lucius is OUT at the moment too, as it all starts banging off again.

[ejab62.livejournal.com]

Poor cats! And when this is over, New Year will come.

'Tradition' in my neighbourhood - start playing with fireworks from November 1st. Two whole months of getting frightened by loud bangs beneath my window. Already feel sorry for all pets around here.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It was raining earlier, so i hoped that we would be spared tonight, but no - it's started...

*sigh* And Lucius is still OUT... *worries*

[crawling-angel.livejournal.com]

Yes, poor Puss had hid himself underneath the small cabinet in between sofa and chair yet also behind footstool...so he had baracaded himself in on all four sides. I looked over the arm of the sofa and there he was ... *merow*n He came out and then lounged across the other chair nearest the radiator for most of the night. This is his bravest build up to the 5th. No doubt he'll be under the desk in the study tonight *wibble*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Severus has been restless, but i think he's calmed down now - but Lucius is still out, *worries*

[crawling-angel.livejournal.com]

He's back under the cabinet. Seems it's a good hidey hole.

Lucius...come home!