Tons of catch-up, but looking forward to it.
My assistant must have missed me; she sent me this.
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- moonrat
- I'm a recovering editorial assistant. I'm like most of my kind: impoverished coffee-and-gin survivalists, underpaid but ambitious, bitter but hopeful. Painfully self-conscious, woefully self-congratulatory, willfully self-indulgent. Yes, I'm white, but I'm trying to get over it. Accurate spelling (to the dismay of my boss) is not among my interests. So read forgivingly.
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16 comments:
Hoorah, you're back! And that is a pic of a very cuddly Tassie devil. Hang on... it's not your apartment's mouse, is it???
is that an "I'm Back" like an Arnold Terminator "back?"
Welcome back!
Welcome back!
(But...what *is* that thing in the photo!?)
:-)
Did she send you the picture, or the critter? (Tasmanian Devil, isn't it?)
Cute! Welcome back.
So, do you call your assistant. The editorial ass ass? Or ass squared? or sassafrass?
Yay! Welcome back. Can't decide if the pic is cute or scary....
Have you seen theTicklng Slow Loris clip on ou Tube? Too sweet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLdQ3UhLoD4
Your assistant tried to replace you?
Or was he/she illustrating his/her mood during your absence?
Welcome back!
P.S. Verification word (I swear to God): "pickdwi"
Was your ass.t trying to scare you away?
YAY! SMILE FOR THE CAMERA. YER GORGEOUS, BABY. GORGEOUS!
Is that a weasel? A dwarf black bear? A stunted wolverine?
Perhaps it's some kind of furry, clawed snake...
Moondevil
Behold, the sheer chutzpah (sp?) of the Tasmanian Devil. This one is a baby. They are born looking like that - ready to rip your face off. You know how some baby animals can walk within a few minutes of being born? Well, Tassie Devils are eating their first steak within hours of meeting the world.
They are carnivorous and will eat anything, including their handlers' hands. They make the most revolting noise that sounds like a chainsaw screaming for mercy.
Believe it or not, they get even uglier. A terrible facial cancer is wiping them out, which is very scary. There are breeding programs all over the 'mainland' to help keep the species going, because on the island of Tasmania, they're not looking too healthy.
Sorry for coming over all David Attenborough on you. Just about every baby animal in the world is cute, but in the Tasmanian Devil's case, Nature made an exception.
Okay, that little devil is adorable :3. Your assistant rocks!
Welcome back, Moonie! :)
Welcome Back!! :)
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