It’s official now…

After being called Mia… and then Sammy, and briefly Monkey, the cat that was formerly known as all those names is now officially known as Nibbler.

As you probably already know, the name Nibbler is a reference to Nibbler from Futurama.  Nibbler is a loveable cat-like creature/character that turns out to be a supreme being from another planet who is involved in saving all of humanity in at least two shows.  If you haven’t watched Futurama, you should.  Go do it now.  And what better time to watch it than now, with new Futurama episodes (For the first time in some 4 or 5 years) are returning to TV in November.  Don’t miss it!

Finally, for those who don’t know, we have also returned to our MMORPG roots and started playing SWG again.  In honor of the amazing show that is Futurama, we’ve named our guild “doop” for Democratic Order Of Planets, with it’s home base being Neutropolis on the planet Talus.  We are trying to play a bit on the comedic/light side, so lots of fun is in store!  If you have no strong opinion of that, and would like to get involved, you already know what to do!

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Chantale took a vacation in July (without me!) and visited her family in Quebec…  You can view the pictures by clicking on the album link below:

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Sorry, no pictures this time!

Since the start of summer, we haven’t done a lot of work in the basement.  We did get a few things done though…  I cut the rest of the baseboards, and installed the remaining door on the laundry room.  We’ve got a few things left:

• Paint the baseboards and install them
• Patch the crown molding
• Install window frames and trim
• Install door trim on the bathroom and laundry room
• Install a light in the laundry room
• Finish the closet in the bathroom (Shelves and doors)
• Flooring on the stairs
• Trim on the stairs
• Handrail on the stairs
• Paint the wall in the bathroom upstairs and in the stairwell

That’s it!  Once those things are done, the project will be complete!  As you can see, the list is large, but the tasks are small.  I will probably work on these things over the winter, and have a nice big party (?) in the spring!

I’ve got a few more tasks lined up for next year.  We plan to have the tree removed from the front yard, landscaping done to level it out, and new sod or seed planted.  I also plan to move the fence by the garage back about 20 feet to move the cement pad inside the yard, and build a chain link kennel run alongside it.  I also would like to replace the fence on the north side of the yard, but I will have to talk to our neighbours about that one!

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As it turns out, Mia is no longer Mia.  (S)he turned out to have certain qualities that are not really required when sporting such a feminine name as Mia.  So now, although we have recognized that Mia is in fact a male, I am having trouble breaking the habit of calling her (HIM!) Mia.  Her (HIS!) new name is now Monkey, according to Chantale anyways.  HE had a brief stint as a “Sammy”, but that didn’t work out for unknown reasons.  So now, the feline who was formerly known as Mia, and had a brief moment as Sammy, is now formally known as Monkey.

I swear, this cat is going to have an identity crisis… poor thing.

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