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lizbee ([personal profile] lizbee) wrote2011-07-29 06:34 pm

Oh fandom. Oh nomcat. Oh ... things.

1. HARVEY IS BACK. I went out into the kitchen this morning and heard a strange squeak.

"That sounds like a cat," I thought, but I've been hearing phantom cat noises for weeks, so I told myself it was just the washing line.

Then I heard it again.

"No, definitely a cat."

Then again.

"I know that voice," I thought, getting excited. "That mixture of imperiousness and desperation is pure Harvey!"

So I opened the door and there he was.

I have no idea where he's been for the last month, but the bandanna on his collar has faded a little, and he is very, very thin. He was weighed at six kilos a week before he vanished, and now I'd guess he's about half that. And he's become very thin. In fact, I don't like picking him up, because he's so light and bony he feels very fragile. But his fur is still thick and bright, and he's eating normally and seems like his usual self -- only thirty times as affectionate -- so I'm sure he'll be okay. But we're taking him to the vet tomorrow just in case.

A special message from Harvey:

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Switching tracks, the Legend of Korra panel has been transcribed. (Note: the title for the Tumblr contains the word for female genitalia that rhymes with "shunt", and I strongly recommend running the page through the Readability app if you want to actually make out the text.) Anyway, this non-spoilery quote made me laugh:

Over the years we’ve gotten a lot of fan mail which is always great and a lot of fun to read but uh sometimes, you know, it’s pretty bossy, someone telling us what to do, and I have to admit that we’ve been working so hard, we’re all really busy, and I’ve uh stopped opening the fanmail because like, two out of three letters, was like WE DON’T WANT KORRA, stop making this series! So we appreciate the enthusiasm for our work but I just had to stop opening the mail. So don’t send those kind of letters.

Fandom, you are your own worst enemy. Seriously.

And now that LJ is back up, here's a reminder that I can also be found on Dreamwidth and Twitter (same user names), and on Tumblr as Squiddishly (which is my back-up user name)
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[personal profile] lilacsigil 2011-07-29 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
YAY HARVEY! I'm so pleased.
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[personal profile] amberfox 2011-07-29 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so happy for you!!!
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[personal profile] deird1 2011-07-29 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! I'm glad he's back!
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[personal profile] fahrbotdrusilla 2011-07-29 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! I'm happy he's back!
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[personal profile] trouble 2011-07-29 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
Oh Harvey! I'm so happy!!!!!
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[personal profile] blithespirit 2011-07-29 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
OMG Harvey! Yay! Feed up that bad boy! :)
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[personal profile] archangelbeth 2011-07-29 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
Yay, Kitty!

Also, Korra makes me happy. I love her waist. And her arms. And her legs.

Thank you for the transcription link. (And the warning.)
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[personal profile] terajk 2011-07-29 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
YAAAY HAAARVEEEEEEY!

(Don't do that again).

OMG fandom whut. (Okay, I admit when I first heard about Korra and was like: "Everyone is dead?! Noooooo!" But then I got over it, partly because then I saw Korra and she is AWESOME. (Why, yes, I am fickle).
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[personal profile] umadoshi 2011-07-29 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Hooray for Harvey being home! ^_^
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[personal profile] eruthros 2011-07-29 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yaaaay Harvey is back! That's great!


Also how can people not want Korra? I don't understand fandom!
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[personal profile] holyschist 2011-07-29 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad Harvey is back!

(Also, TWO out of THREE?! What is wrong with fandom? Would it prefer NO MORE AVATAR? Grrrrr.)
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[personal profile] mme_hardy 2011-07-29 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I said it on Twitter, but HAAAARVEEEEEEY!

::noms::

Don't you ever do that again, young man.
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[personal profile] susanreads 2011-07-29 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Hurrah! The Cat Returns!

I guess that message translates as feeeeed meeeee.
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[personal profile] voske 2011-07-29 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, he´s back!
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[personal profile] avendya 2011-07-29 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
YAY! I am so glad Harvey decided to come home.
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[personal profile] yukinoomoni 2011-07-29 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
YAY KITTY!!

Also, fandom, seriously? why do you do these things to all of us? Why do you make us all look bad?!
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[personal profile] copracat 2011-07-30 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Yay, Harvey. Poor muffin. I'm glad he's okay.
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[personal profile] wintersun 2011-07-30 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
(belated) I am so glad that he's back! I worried about him, because it's a cruel world out there sometimes for cats. I hope this has been a learning experience and he doesn't decide to go walkabout again.

Is there much chance that he could have either been trapped somewhere and only just made it back, or do you have any nasty cat-hating neighbours? When I was younger a friend had her cat go 'missing' and they found out later her neighbour had grabbed him and driven him 50km out then dumped him without his collar.

anyway, I am very glad he's home again only a bit worse for wear.

[personal profile] philippos42 2011-07-30 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
Huh. Well. That's good.
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[personal profile] loafing_oaf 2011-07-30 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
The wanderer returns! Fantastic news :)
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[personal profile] unjapanologist 2011-08-02 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
That's amazing! Welcome back, nomcat :)))
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[personal profile] lizvogel 2011-08-02 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
HARVEY IS BACK.

Yay!!!!!

(Vvreee right back at him, the ungrateful wretch. ;-) )