Long Time No See!

Well, it's been a while. Since my trip to San Frnacisco, Snarklepants has gotten bigger and grumpier. And yes, I've aquired another cat. Tigger! These pics are some that were taken a couple of weeks ago and today. Enjoy!

I LOVE SAN FRANCISCO!!

Today I was in a training session all day and met a very nice colleague from Seattle, WA. We ended up going to lunch at a place called The Slanted Door, a Vietnamese restaurant in the Ferry Building at the Port of San Francisco. Here are some pics of the view from the restaurant:



This was our waitress:



This is the building itself:



The fog here is beautiful to watch and after class, I went and picked up some dinner from a deli across the street and came back and sat on the balcony. Below is a view of the Coit Tower with fog rolling in around it:



Tomorrow night I am doing the twilight tour of Alcatraz. I can't wait!!

I'm in San Francisco!!

So, I flew into San Francisco this morning and it is absolutely GORGEOUS here. My hotel faces the bay and I can see the Oakland Bay Bridge from my balcony. I ended up paying extra for the balcony bay view, but it is totally worth is as you can see from the pics below. I'll be in training classes all day tomorrow and Monday and then Tuesday is the User Group conference with breakout sessions, but Wednesday I should be able to do some sightseeing. I got tickets to tour Alcatraz Monday night and Fisherman's Wharf pass for Wednesday that includes the Bay Aquarium and a Bay Cruise tour.

Stay tuned for more updates :) I hope Snarks doesn't forget me while I'm gone :(

What a Difference a Zoom Lens Makes

So, I got a new zoom lens for my Nikon camera and just look at these gorgeous pics of Sir Snarks!



You can see his tiny little ear tuffs!!





I'm going to try some video tomorrow with the new lens.

The Deed Is Done

So, Sir Snarklepants is now gender neutral. When I picked him up, I expected him to be pretty lethargic, 'cause he ain't the most active cat. But much to my surprise, being unmanned seems to have given him more energy. Either that or it's a reaction to the anaesthesia. Either way, I've never seen him this energetic before:





Now I just have to work on getting him used to being indoors.

Snarks Last Day As A Man

The time has come. Today is Sir Snarklepants' last day with his manhood fully intact. I drop him off tomorrow morning at 7:30 and when he comes home again, he will be snipped and chipped. A final video before the big day.




He's going to hate me for this. I just know it.

I'm Back Ya'll!

After a crazy 3 weeks, I'm back to a somewhat normal state. A lot has happened in those 3 weeks. A major project has gone live at work with much gnashing of the teeth. Still. And I went to Pittsburgh, PA for 4 days. Mom brought home a cat from a friend of hers who has been declawed named Morris. His previous home had 2 other cats that constantly tormented him, so we decided to bring him here. And he's settled in very well. I hope to have a pic up tomorrow for everyone to see. Beautiful cat and exceptionally friendly.

Also, I have some sad news. None of the kittens made it. Apparently Momcat stopped feeding them while I was in Pittsburgh and when I got back they were too far gone to save. But that's nature for you.

Sir Snarklepants on the other hand is coming along famously! Below are some pics I took this afternoon with that snazzy new camera that I still haven't learned to operate properly. But I did get a book on Amazon that was delivered today that should be very helpful.

I swear he knows just how to pose whenever he sees that camera come out.



This is Momcat. She is brought to you by the letter U



And I cemented my love for pooties, I mean cats with this awesome tattoo last night! It hurt like crazy, but I think it was well worth it:





So, that's where I've been for the last 3 weeks. And I'll be traveling to San Francisco for work in about 2 weeks. After that, I'm done with traveling for a while. I miss my babies too much when I'm away.