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Rest in Peace, Thundy

Our cat Thunder reached the end of what my step-mom called his 'sweet cat life' this weekend. It was good, long cat life, 20 whole years bringing comfort and joy to our family. He came into my life with my step mother and sister, when I was 10 years old, an intelligent and mischievous looking cat with a handsome face, a long soft coat of bright orange, and huge double paws. He went by many names, Thundy, Thundercat, love cat, was always my step mother and my sister's cat more than mine - I am at heart a dog person, after all - but he was always there on the weekends and vacations I spent at my father's house, and I loved him just the same. He would always jump on the counter to try and lick the butter, always let my sister (who was 6 when we met) drag him around ungracefully and affectionately, and was always there, a purring and solid warmth, when anyone in the family needed him. Ironically for a cat named Thunder, he was scared of thunder and lightening, and so during a storm he could always be found, usually with my sister, on the stairs in the center of the house. So many times one of us would call 'Cute Cat Alert!' and the rest of the family would come tiptoeing in to see him sleeping in some adorable posture in some adorable place, like curled up in a drawer, or the laundry basket, and take a moment to bask in the cuteness of a beloved cat.

He soldiered on even as his magnificent lion like coat thinned with age, and he grew older and more feeble, always coming back from any sort of bad spell, but his condition gradually worsened, and we finally learned from the vet that his kidney's were failing, and so my step mother made the decision that it wasn't right to let him suffer anymore. My sister was on hand with my step mother to be by his side as he slipped peacefully away.

It's funny just how completely a pet becomes a member of your family. Thanks Thunder, you were a great cat and we were lucky to have you.

We miss you.

a song that reminds you of someone

Here are the three big ones that come to mind.

outofpotions, this ones for you.

And even though they never use LJ anymore...

sutelae

yappari

Dorama recs for outofpotions

Tatta Hitotsu no Koi: Usually I have no patience for jun-ai stories, but this one is an exception. I love it. It's just...so good. Kame plays Hiroto, a boy from the other side of the track who works at a small factory that fixes boats among other things, and cooks for his cute little brother. Ayase plays Nao, the rich daughter of the president of a huge chain of jewelry stores. She always tries to tell the truth, no matter what. "Haven't you ever gotten hurt?" Hiroto asks incredulously, unable to believe someone could be so naive.
"Yes," She replies. "But if you keep lying, you stop knowing that's true and what's not."

This show takes one of the classic stories: rich, sheltered girl and poor boy from the wrong side of the tracks fall in love, and through the sheer emotional authenticity of its characters, turns it into something beautiful and resonant. One of the ways it does this is by not shrinking away from the harsh realities that this kind of pairing would actually entails, just how different the worlds they come from are and the way their very different upbringings have shaped them.

Also, the narration in this movie is just well done. There's one line in particular that stuck in my head long after I'd finished the show: "The memory of her voice calling me a 'liar' was like a sugar cube dropped accidently into a glass of cold water: no matter how hard I stirred it, it wouldn't dissolve. It stayed in my heart and sunk to the bottom."



Papa to Musume no nanokakan: It's basically your old Freaky Friday plot, but this time it's the daughter (high schooler Koume) and the father who switch bodies. It's also fresh and heartfelt and makes you forget you've seen this plot before. (And it includes some things I've never seen here: For example, the mother snuggles up to Koume!Papa, and Koume thinks frantically, 'Oh no! Is my first time gonna be with Mama!? But if I refuse, that might lead to divorce?'. Thankfully, her mother just falls asleep) Both actors are great at portraying each other, but the best is watching the 50 something salary man talking like a high school girl and texting on his blinged out cell phone. I laughed, I cried, I paused the video and ran around the room flailing my arms...this was a really great show.



Katagoshi no Koibito: I love this show, but I am getting lazy, so I am just going to link you to this great pimp post. Also, it has the (literally) gayest ending ever.


Princess Princess D: I made a whole post about it here

Also, have you seen Hana yori Dango and last Friends? I forget.