LoriB.me» shiki http://lorib.me New home of LBnuke Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:54:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Crazy Cat Ladies http://lorib.me/2007/05/30/crazy-cat-ladies/ http://lorib.me/2007/05/30/crazy-cat-ladies/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 01:03:46 +0000 Lori http://lorib.me/2007/05/30/crazy-cat-ladies/ Related posts:
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]]> Me and K are now officially crazy cat ladies. It happened just like last time. The neighbors came over with a stray kitten that was living in the yard next door. They know who the suckers are! The mother cat is Nikkyo’s grandma. We almost resisted this time. We told them we couldn’t do it, but the little fuzzy seed had been planted. K had already fallen in love and could not stop thinking about it. A couple of days later, we had 4 cats. It is almost a year since Shiki died. Nikkyo’s first birthday is in 2 days. Wasn’t it time for a new kitten? Apparently so. This is the last one! Really. Welcome Buster :)

Buster

Buster

Nikkyo and Buster

Buster

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]]> http://lorib.me/2007/05/30/crazy-cat-ladies/feed/ 5 10 Things That Are On My Mind http://lorib.me/2006/10/10/10-things-that-are-on-my-mind/ http://lorib.me/2006/10/10/10-things-that-are-on-my-mind/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:02:42 +0000 Lori http://lorib.me/2006/10/10/10-things-that-are-on-my-mind/ Related posts:
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  • Side effects. They have come and they are annoying. Hopefully, they will go away soon!
  • Autiblogger. Added user level plugins and a nice new theme today.
  • School. Almost done with the CSS class. Maybe the best class I have ever taken. I learned so much in 8 weeks and got every question that I’ve ever had about CSS answered.
  • Friend. Heard back from an old high school friend that I recently found on google. Made me happy.
  • Nikkyo. Took her to the vet this morning to get spayed. Can’t pick her up until tomorrow after 9:30 am. I miss her.
  • Shiki. Thought about her a lot when I dropped Nikkyo off at the vet. The last time I went there and came back without a cat was the last time I ever saw her.
  • Work. I have been getting a lot of it lately. Makes me happy.
  • Travelling. I wish it was easier for me. Two trips planned for December – Seattle, where K has a training and I will randomly explore, and Chicago for Matt and Laura’s wedding.
  • The world. Very scary. What is wrong with people?!
  • Water. I really want to go to the water. Good thing this is the last thing on the list!

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    ]]>     http://lorib.me/2006/10/10/10-things-that-are-on-my-mind/feed/ 0     Nikkyo http://lorib.me/2006/07/21/nikkyo/ http://lorib.me/2006/07/21/nikkyo/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:15:13 +0000 Lori http://lorib.me/?p=4 Related posts:
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    ]]>     It is just over a month since Shiki died and I still cry every day. Not as bad as before; usually just once a day now. K got the sweetest stone in the whole world that we will use to mark the spot where we bury her in the garden. Neither of us is ready to bury her yet.

    ashes
    in a box
    on the mantle
    beneath your picture

    waiting
    to go back to the earth
    under a stone
    that marks the spot of your final resting place

    no life, no body
    but i am still not ready to let go
    of the box that holds
    what is left of you
    in this world

    A few days ago, our neighbors from across the street randomly brought over a tiny kitten. I fell instantly in love. It is very weird timing since I was planning on never having another cat again and because it is so soon since Shiki died, but it also felt like one of those ‘it was meant to be’ situations. She needed a home and I needed a friend.

    I hung out with her the next day and couldn’t really bear to let her go. It was the first time I have been happy during the day since Shiki has been gone. We decided to keep her. I named her Nikkyo (NEE-kee-oh – means ‘second technique’ in Japanese) after my favorite karate move and because she is my second cat.

    She sleeps on my lap while I work and licks my head like Shiki used to. It is nice to have a new friend.

    Nikkyo

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    ]]>     http://lorib.me/2006/07/21/nikkyo/feed/ 0     Shiki http://lorib.me/2006/06/17/shiki/ http://lorib.me/2006/06/17/shiki/#comments Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:20:38 +0000 Lori http://lorib.me/?p=5 Related posts:
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    ]]>     sweet bright eyes
    closed forever
    my baby is gone

    a sweet cat that was
    my best friend
    14 years of days together

    she groomed me when i was sad.
    she groomed me this morning.
    before we put her down.

    scratchy tongue licking my head while i cried because i wasn’t ready to let her go.
    but it was her time.
    20 years is a long time to be a cat.

    gone without pain
    it is humane
    and that keeps me sane
    while i feel all this pain

    a tiny cat
    filled so much space
    a giant hole
    is in her place

    so happy to see her when i get home
    but she is not here
    and i am lost

    Shiki and LB

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