My evil is strong
My chores for the day:
1. Wrap Jen's Christmas presents
2. Try to finish FF1
3. Update beer website w/ price information for upcoming reviews Exciting, no? So....last year we purchased 3 rugs from The Great Indoors, for quite a bit of money. And one of them went into the Family room....real nice grey/black one too from Karistan.
Well, a year later and it hasn't really been kind to it. Damn thing just doesn't wear well, and honestly one of the cats has taken to using her claws on it. Despite clipping her claws weekly, the damn thing sheds just like a balding 40 year old fat guy. We've tried pet repellent sprays, ammonia, and even buying smaller rugs to cover the area (only for the little bastard to move on to another area).
Well, when my sister mentioned this cool 8'x10' rug she saw at a local carpet place we were very interested. Turns out they make huge rugs like this all the time, real cheap, out of remnants of larger installs and other left over stuff. The best part is they are cheap compared to other area rugs...only $90 bucks for this puppy. At that price I can stand replacing it every 2 years without going crazy.
The only real pain in the ass is moving everything off and cleaning the damn thing. For whatever I paid for it (I think 500ish) the damn thing just looks like the jolly fucking green giant wiped his ass with it. Plus the fact that the cat's hide under the couch...yeah, not such a big help.
I guess I'm just a little disappointed in how poorly the rug has held up to wear, and frustrated by the cat's clawing it. If declawing wasn't such a horrible thing to do, I'd have them at the vet yesterday.
- Apparently Dell is recalling laptop batteries. Yippie. Thankfully, my nuts have yet to burst into flames.
- The Woomba, your automatic robotic way to maintain feminine freshness and hygiene needs.
- Interesting music video from Jason Forrest called "War Photographer" . Nothing quite rocks out like vikings...they're the awesomest.
- Despite all the goatse, and tubgirl out there, it's still A Wonderful Internet. Yes...it's very safe for work despite the other references in that last sentence.
1. Wrap Jen's Christmas presents
2. Try to finish FF1
3. Update beer website w/ price information for upcoming reviews Exciting, no? So....last year we purchased 3 rugs from The Great Indoors, for quite a bit of money. And one of them went into the Family room....real nice grey/black one too from Karistan.
Well, a year later and it hasn't really been kind to it. Damn thing just doesn't wear well, and honestly one of the cats has taken to using her claws on it. Despite clipping her claws weekly, the damn thing sheds just like a balding 40 year old fat guy. We've tried pet repellent sprays, ammonia, and even buying smaller rugs to cover the area (only for the little bastard to move on to another area).
Well, when my sister mentioned this cool 8'x10' rug she saw at a local carpet place we were very interested. Turns out they make huge rugs like this all the time, real cheap, out of remnants of larger installs and other left over stuff. The best part is they are cheap compared to other area rugs...only $90 bucks for this puppy. At that price I can stand replacing it every 2 years without going crazy.
The only real pain in the ass is moving everything off and cleaning the damn thing. For whatever I paid for it (I think 500ish) the damn thing just looks like the jolly fucking green giant wiped his ass with it. Plus the fact that the cat's hide under the couch...yeah, not such a big help.
I guess I'm just a little disappointed in how poorly the rug has held up to wear, and frustrated by the cat's clawing it. If declawing wasn't such a horrible thing to do, I'd have them at the vet yesterday.
- Apparently Dell is recalling laptop batteries. Yippie. Thankfully, my nuts have yet to burst into flames.
- The Woomba, your automatic robotic way to maintain feminine freshness and hygiene needs.
- Interesting music video from Jason Forrest called "War Photographer" . Nothing quite rocks out like vikings...they're the awesomest.
- Despite all the goatse, and tubgirl out there, it's still A Wonderful Internet. Yes...it's very safe for work despite the other references in that last sentence.
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What store did you get the rug at, the new one that is?
Posted by: TIM | May 18, 2006 11:50 AM
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My sister picked it up for us at Century Tile in Woodstock.
Posted by: Dennis Judd | May 18, 2006 11:50 AM
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You can get little rubber tips to put on your cats! I was going to resort to this if the trimming of claws didn't help. You can do it yourself (available in fancy colors from your local pet store) or some vets offer this service.
Basically, these rubber tips are glued on (kinda like fake nails) and kitties are happy because they can still use their claws and you're happy because kitties don't ruin your stuff. The glue is also safe in case the cat manages to munch the tip off, and lasts anywhere from 1-3 months.
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Posted by: jessamine | May 18, 2006 11:50 AM
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I have a link you may like. I know you have cats and i thought about you and jen when i saw this. It is a movie for cats to watch.. http://www.mewvie.com/
P.S. I got to know your site when i worked for SBC tech support here in orlando florida. In fact I talked to you back in the day about the router configuration and that is when you pointed me to this site. I have been checking back once in a while ever since.
Posted by: craig kirschner | May 18, 2006 11:50 AM
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Craig, that link is hysterical! I don't see myself necessarily wanting my cats lunging at my projection tv, but thats the same way my cats act at my mouse.
Posted by: Dennis Judd | May 18, 2006 11:50 AM