"It's Not A Room, It's THE Room!"

Hey, Everyone!

Here's what Ramiro & my room looked like when I first moved in:Pretty bad, huh?

It took a long time for us to shift everything around and make things work, but, by January 10th, we had it looking like this:This layout served us pretty well for a long time, but the past few weeks, Ramiro's been saying "I want to rearrange our room! >:(" So today I said "Okay, then let's do it!"

It took hours, but this is what our room looks like as of today:Here's what was changed:
1.) We threw away a lot of trash and did a massive cleaning job.
2.) We got rid of one of the desks. Ramiro had found it "FREE!" on a sidewalk. That's where it is again. It was a pretty terrible desk. You can have it if you want it (and know where we live).
3.) We put Ramiro's art table where the terrible desk was. It's now his art table AND his computer table... Which is how he had it a long time ago, when he was quite productive.
4.) Ramiro's art chair is now his art/computer chair and the other chair is now by the TV for anyone to use (it has a heat/massage thing on it too and a pillow).
5.) Our nightstand is now by the TV. This upset me at first because I had been using it to do my writing on, but we went out and got me a lap desk with some of the money I've been earning and it's the BEST THING EVER. I'm very happy now. Though I do worry somewhat that I'll fall off our bed without the nightstand there to keep me from rolling... Though I guess I won't hit my head as often now. We'll see what happens!
6.) You can't see it, but we rearranged our bookshelf so things aren't stacked anymore. They're lined up like they should be. Also, we had a big bag/pile of VHS tapes lying around on the floor that's all tucked away now. We also put all the cat's toys in the cat bed (it was too small for them to actually sleep in) like a toy box. And they've actually been using it! Our "kids" are so smart! :3

We have a lot more floor space now (and we found out it's much easier to vacuum). It's going to take some getting used to, but Ramiro keeps saying "I love it! I love it!" and smiling happily and that makes me feel happy too. :)

Until next time...

--Lauren*

Black Kitten Videos

Hey, Everyone!

I just took some more videos of the kittens, this time showcasing the 2 black ones. One of the black ones is the biggest and strongest of the bunch now! Followed by the other black one and then the tabby. Check 'em out:

Once again, these kittens are now about 9 weeks old and should be fully weaned in about another week. If you or anyone you know would like to adopt one, please contact me at littlezotz@gmail.com AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! We would like to find these kittens homes, but we cannot afford to feed them. If we cannot find homes for them shortly after they're weaned, we will be turning them into a shelter.

Thank you!

--Lauren*
PS: For those of you who read my last entry about my laptop, I've already put some cool stickers on it (made by my Ramiro) and I got myself a cool desktop image. See?

Steff & Kurt

Hello, Everyone!

First, your kitten update: They're soooooooooooooooo big now! Ramiro and I just looked out the window of the back door and saw them learning how to hunt with their mother. They grow up so fast!

As for the lucky one that was adopted, she's doing really well. She's been treated for fleas and is eating regularly and is apparently a very great pet. We were very happy to hear that!

July 28th was Ramiro's birthday. Here are some pics from that.Ramiro likes pie better than cake, so I got him a cherry pie to make his birthday wish on! And it was sugar-free so I could eat some too!!This little guy was one of Ramiro's more unusual birthday gifts. It's an action figure my dad made for Ramiro based on Ramiro's comic SKINCUBE. I think it turned out pretty well. He now has a spot on our manga shelf.

Yesterday, my friend Steff came up from San Diego to visit us! Steff is one of my longtime friends whom I've known since the first day of 8th grade in 1998. We were in science class together first period and she liked my pants and came over to talk to me.

Anyway, she gave me the most amazing gift! Her old laptop!! I'm writing on it right now, actually. Isn't that fab? I feel so fancy! She named "him" Kurt and I decided to keep the name. I've known "Kurt" for a long time now--whenever I'd go visit Steff, we'd browse the Internet on Kurt and one time we even watched a movie on him--so it seemed a shame to change "his" name. :) Take a look at my laptop!I actually really like that Kurt has stickers on him. That means that if I find any cool stickers, I can slap them on without feeling bad like I'm ruining the computer or something. Kurt has two problems--he needs a new power cord (I don't know if you can see, but it's being held on with hair ties) and a new battery--but if I ever get a "real" job, those problems are fairly inexpensive to fix. Other than that, my laptop is PERFECT! It has everything I could want. Ramiro spent all day yesterday setting it up for me. It was a complete blank slate.

After Steff hung out here for a while with Ramiro & me, she and I went to the L.A. Zoo. We had free passes. It was pretty fun, but most of the zoo was under construction and the animals were extremely hot. I actually thought this red kangaroo had died until I finally saw him take in a breath:Like I said, we didn't really get to see many animals because the zoo was under a ton of construction. The primate areas were open, but Steff and I both don't care for primates so we didn't go there really. Here are the other animals we saw:
The Bongo was probably the animal that was saw that was faring the best. As you can see, his enclosure is in the shade.

I don't know if you can see it or not from my crummy cell phone picture, but the lion has his tongue sticking out. He was panting in the heat, poor thing. There was a group of obnoxious children yelling at him to "ROAR, YOU BIG DUMB OAF!!" and I got mad and told them to "Shut up!" and they did. Stupid kids. In my opinion, people like that shouldn't even be let in to the zoo. Just because something's in a cage doesn't give you the right to disrespect it.

The giraffes were the last thing we saw. Those are Steff's favourite. We were impressed how big baby giraffe has gotten. Baby giraffe had just been born the last time we went to the zoo together.

I guess that's about it for now...

Until next time!

--Lauren*