Crotcrank

[gilpin25]

Am so cranky/crotchety I could invent a whole new word for it. Like crotcrank. Actually I rather like that and I have to snap out of this soon because I'm normally the one who snaps other people out of it. Hubby is currently looking at me in a bewildered fashion and offering me the TV remote out of fear.

Anyway I've done the usual cheer-me-up things - wasted ages choosing a new David Tennant icon and then gone for one of the first ones I saw - and sighed over my metamorfic_moon story, which has given me no trouble whatsoever, apart from the fact that it's weird, I'm not in a romantic mood (which is a snag as it's my genre) and I've written 2000 words without a prompt in sight. It also shows every sign of wanting to be an epic, and I really didn't want it to be. So that's crotcranked me off as well.

Right, whinge over. If anyone hasn't seen the R/T picture drumher did, to illustrate one of mrstater's fics, then it's great and I just love the colours, expressions, hair and both sets of feet. The only thing I can draw is horses and they have yet to feature in any R/T story I've done. Now there's an idea... ;)

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[gilpin25.livejournal.com]

There's a huge ginger Persian cat who lives not far from us. His idea of a hectic life seems to be lying sprawled out like a rug in his drive, and dosing until passers-by stop and coo at him. Whereupon he ambles over and sits there regally to be petted.

I call him Crookshanks. There's a certain glint in his eye as he looks at you that suggests he thinks he's smarter than you are. He gives dogs a death stare and they back off. And his back legs are a bit bandy. I'm sure Hermione's left him here while she's off hunting horcruxes... ;)

[jdbracknell.livejournal.com]

There's a certain glint in his eye as he looks at you that suggests he thinks he's smarter than you are.

All cats look at you like that, though, don't they? I think they look upon us as we look upon dogs: 'You're clearly an inferior species; however, I am tolerating your presence as, occasionally, you amuse me.'

In my head, all cats sound like Alan Rickman.

[gilpin25.livejournal.com]

I'll have to let you see some photos of the black cat that also seems to think our house is his illicit affair on the side, where he's free to spend the day in the garden and use the toilet facilities. We've christened him Leo - he has huge, lamp-like green eyes that are completely vacant, the sweetest nature imaginable, and he's the thickest thing I've ever met. Completely utterly gormless. He runs away from tiny birds, is scared by shadows and if his tail catches on something, and my washing on the line is the stuff of nightmares. (Perhaps he's looking at my undies;))

I look at him with a glint in my eye, and then think: 'Oh but you're so cute in your thickness!'

[jdbracknell.livejournal.com]

He sounds adorable. And I'm all for the cute cat pics ;).

My two are shaping up to be one of each kind of cat, I think. Jack's a lover, not a fighter - all he really wants is to snuggle up to me, have his tummy tickled, and sleep, but Meg won't let him rest - she's always coming over and prodding him to wake him up and make him play with her. And she likes to climb. She'll be the one stuck up a tree, I just know it.

[molly-coddles.livejournal.com]

I love cats doing rug impressions. The add so much to the decor. Except the ones that act like troll foot umbrella stands and seem to be underfoot more often than not. ;)

Less than a week til birthday... ;)

[gilpin25.livejournal.com]

And don't think I'm not on Icon Countdown ... ;)

[molly-coddles.livejournal.com]

Now that's an interesting icon you have there. It almost looks like Victoria Secret backed by the Power of Tan...

[gilpin25.livejournal.com]

I've been trying to find the perfect one to accompany my next jumble fic. I'm edging towards either that last one or this - they seem to symbolise the plot. ;)

Obviously when I get my Birthday icon, I shall be writing a Remus/McGonagall pole dancing fic ...

[molly-coddles.livejournal.com]

So you're writing about Remus playing with a Spirograph? Hm, I guess he is the type to go round and round the issues.

Speaking of going round and round, I'm looking forward to that pole dancing fic.
Just imagine the uses McGonagall really has for that scratching post...