I Can't Believe It's September Already

Hey, Everyone!

Robert's Mom has been showing up again lately. She's all recovered from her surgery (being spayed) and is looking great! I took a picture of her through our back door window with my cell phone:
Also, in cat news, Sarahe visited Ringo's sister Heidi the other day. She looks just like Ringo only with different colouring:So there you go. I knew you were all feeling symptoms of withdrawal since I hadn't posted any cat pics in a few days.

Other than that, here's what's been going on in my life: I've been writing a TON and I cut Ramiro's hair today (Mohawk!!).

Also, for those of you who might be interested, some of my mom's artwork is going to be on exhibit at the GALLERY AT THE END OF THE WORLD this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (Sept. 3-5, 2010). 2427 N. Lake Ave. Altadena, CA 91001

Until next time...

--Lauren*

Our Cats Are On Catster

Hey, Everyone!

I talk about our cats on here a lot, so you probably feel like you know them... And now you can Friend them on Catster!! Links below:

ROBERT

http://www.catster.com/cats/1152023
ZIGGY
http://www.catster.com/cats/1152024

RINGOhttp://www.catster.com/cats/1152031

DORIANhttp://www.catster.com/cats/1152025

ROBERT'S MOM
http://www.catster.com/cats/1152026

ZIGGY'S MOMhttp://www.catster.com/cats/1152029

Have fun!

As far as human news goes, Ramiro and I are both doing well. I've been getting a lot of gigs on Textbroker, but I'm not making a "living" yet or anything. I remain optimistic! :)

Until next time...

--Lauren*

Update On Robert's Mom

Hey, Everyone!

We just saw Robert's Mom for the first time since we released her after her surgery. She looks really good. :)

Also, I got my first job on Textbroker! (By the way, I think I said my payscale for Textbroker was 1.5 dollars... I meant 1.5 CENTS. My bad! I WISH it were 1.5 dollars!! Haha).

It's been super hot lately. Stay hydrated, Everyone!

Until next time...

--Lauren*

Caught Robert's Mom!

Hey, Everyone!

After months of failed attempts, we finally caught Robert's Mom (the last of the feral cat colony in our neighbourhood that needed to be neutered). She was spade at 8:04am this morning. :)

In other news, my piece on Sun Valley (as seen in my last entry) was evaluated by Textbroker and they deemed me a "Class 4" writer. To clarify, there are 5 classifications of writers:
1 = lousy (not even allowed on the site)
2 = legible
3 = average
4 = excellent
5 = professional

As you can see, I'm in the "Excellent" category. They're also starting me off on a $1.50/per word pay scale (which is slightly higher than most "Excellent" writers start out on). That made me feel really good. I'm hoping that I'll start getting writing gigs on there soon and, someday, become a "Professional" writer.

My OFFICIAL WEBSITE now also has links to my writing. http://littlezotz.webs.com

Until next time...

--Lauren*
PS: Dannon More of KEMPO HIKES asked me to fix up his MySpace page. I wish I'd taken a "Before" picture of it. It looked really awful. It was plain brown, his logo was squished off to one side (only half of it was showing), and there were a bunch of empty white boxes with no text. Anyway, here's what it looks like now that I've fixed it up: http://myspace.com/kempohikes I advised him that it would be good to "trim" that big block of About Me text, but, of course, in the end it was up to him. Special thanks to Ramiro for helping me figure out the technical stuff!

Sun Valley

Hey, Everyone!

I've joined TextBroker.com!

One of the requirements, in order for me to join, was to write them a 120-250 word "article" from a random topic of their choosing. I got "Write about sightseeing in your city." This is what I wrote:

The rumble of trains as they speed down the nearby train tracks, the roar of airplanes as they fly overhead, the meows of feral cats and the barks and howls of lost dogs, the off-key tinkling of so-called "music" from passing ice-cream trucks, and the constant crying of babies born to teen mothers... These are the sounds of my city. Sun Valley, a once fairly "nice," yet rural, town is now a flat wasteland of the surrounding cities "unwanted" members of society. Its story is reminiscent of what Bruce Springsteen sings about in his classic song, "My Hometown": Boarded up windows, vacant stores, and a lack of jobs. Pairs of shoes tied together by their laces litter the overhead power lines, signifying the meeting locales for the various drug deals common to this area. Pointed metal fences surround each house and motion-sensor lights turn on at the slightest provocation, spotlighting any passers-by out for an evening stroll. Vagrants wander aimlessly, and often stop to dig through the trashcans belonging to the residential homes. My advice to sightseers who have come to my city? Go elsewhere.

What do you think?

--Lauren*
PS: I made a sale on Fiverr. And I've added another new service (haikus). Check it out if you're interested: http://fiverr.com/users/littlezotz