A houseful of men
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icarusI have one kitty snoring next to me. Yes, he snores. We call it the snore-squeak.
In the kitchen I have neatly arranged two men, happily playing with outdoor catalogues and making gruff noises at eachother. "It's a fucking shit pack. They say this is some great outdoor bag..."
"Did you use it on your PCT trip?"
"Oh, it was all right on board the ship, but not for on the fuckin' trail. I don't need a four season tent either. Four season's a waste a time unless you're a mountaineer."
"Well actually at MSR they have some light four-season tents. But there's no point unless you move up here. Where you are now, you can get away with a three-season year round. You need to deal with the chiggers and ticks though, so you need free-standing."
All delivered in a monotone, in what I call the 'outdoorsman's mumble.' *smirks*
Ah, men. *listens to the kitty snore*
In the kitchen I have neatly arranged two men, happily playing with outdoor catalogues and making gruff noises at eachother. "It's a fucking shit pack. They say this is some great outdoor bag..."
"Did you use it on your PCT trip?"
"Oh, it was all right on board the ship, but not for on the fuckin' trail. I don't need a four season tent either. Four season's a waste a time unless you're a mountaineer."
"Well actually at MSR they have some light four-season tents. But there's no point unless you move up here. Where you are now, you can get away with a three-season year round. You need to deal with the chiggers and ticks though, so you need free-standing."
All delivered in a monotone, in what I call the 'outdoorsman's mumble.' *smirks*
Ah, men. *listens to the kitty snore*
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Date: 2004-11-13 08:21 pm (UTC)Someone ought to invent a "cat spa" with big sunny windows, where the clients curl up on soft ledges with quietly snoozing kitties, belly up and happy. I think we'd live longer, expecially some of the busier people I know. Dick Cheney could probably use it (better for him than the pacemaker, I bet). Hey, I'm gracious to the bad guys.
Icarus
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Date: 2004-11-13 09:56 pm (UTC)Only problem I have trying to actually use the sound to fall asleep to is that cats breathe so much faster that you have to count your own breaths to two or three cat breaths or else hyperventilate.
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Date: 2004-11-13 10:00 pm (UTC)What happened/happens to Percy after the war? I figure his knowledge at Lucius' right hand might make him a great witness helping the aurors and judiciary convict other Death Eaters, and to rebuild out of the destroyed records... He's just so amazing fighting the geas that I hope good things happen to him...
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Date: 2004-11-13 10:41 pm (UTC)Percy gets credit for 'rescuing' the prisoners from the Ministry and wins the election against his father.
He's a lousy Minister however, indecisive and easily swayed by public opinion. He quickly discovers that it was very convenient under Lucius to have employees who are obligated to obey. A free Ministry is very different.
But there are a lot administrative efficiencies and improvements he makes. Floo connection requests and that sort of thing go through more quickly. He also renames quite a few buildings after himself (a fact that annoys Ron).
Percy loses the next election, and then settles into the lucrative business of publishing his voluminous and rather padded memoirs, referring to his tenure as Minister as a sort of golden age.
Icarus *g*
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Date: 2004-11-14 06:01 am (UTC)So sad watching him fantasize over the doomed mudbloods, knowing he shouldn't get attached because he can't save them...
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Date: 2004-11-14 12:27 am (UTC)