A Byootaful Life

… just another blogger who thinks her cat is cute

This is Why I Do the Cooking

April29

I’m at work, pretending to be busy. Phone rings. It’s Phill.

Phill: Hey, how are you?

Me: Good… What’s up?

Phill: Uh, you know those little tins of tuna in the cupboard?

Me: Yeah?

Phill: Are they human food or cat food?

Me: Uh, human food. Why?

I could hear him hesitating. Immediately my mind raced over the different flavours of tuna I had carefully stacked in the cupboard – tuna with tomato, tuna with chili, tuna with onion … basically tuna with stuff that’s toxic to cats!

Me: OMG, you didn’t give her any, did you?

Phill: No, no, no. I mean, well, yeah, I opened one of the tins but I figured it looked too gourmet for cat food, so I checked the label for a “not fit for human consumption” warning but I couldn’t find one.

Me: Did it have a picture of a cat on it?

Phill: No… but the tins look identical to the cat food tins! Seriously! Why would you make people food tins look like cat food tins?

Me: What did you do with it? You didn’t throw it away, did you?

Phill: No, I wrapped it up in cling wrap and put it in the fridge. I figure you can have it for dinner when you get home from work.

Me: Oh. Thanks.

Phill: I still maintain it looks like cat food.

Me: Right. Okay. Bye.

I will give it to him that they do look similar. Here’s a photo for comparison:

Cat Food or Human Food

Having said that, I must point out one very critical difference: there’s a fluffy white cat and ball of string on the cat food tins. Therefore, we can assume if there isn’t a cute fluffy cat on the tuna tin, then it’s fit for human consumption. Makes sense, right? Because, you know, it would be nice to not have to double-guess if the tin of tuna you’re about to crack open for dinner is for you or for your cat.

As a result of our conversation, any tuna that Phill prepares for me in the future will be very carefully inspected before consumption.

Edit to Add: Nope, I don’t keep cat food in the cupboard – that’s kept in the laundry cupboard. Seems that Phill saw the tins and assumed they were cat food accidentally put in the wrong place.

Twilight: My Two Cents

April28

So I’m jumping on the Twilight bandwagon, albeit a little later than most people since I was very slow in actually picking up the books to give them a read. I’m currently reading Breaking Dawn (the last book) and let’s just say my opinions on the series – and the Twilight movie – keep changing. Just a heads up – there will be spoilers (movie and all books) in this post, so here is a Twilight image to distract those of you who wish to remain spoiler-free for long enough to click away, especially those reading via a feed reader, since I publish full feeds, which renders the “jump” ineffective (I think).

Twilight

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Twilight

April26

Twilight

Last week some work collegues were gushing over the Twilight series, claiming it was the best thing they’d ever read. I was skeptical to say the least. I’d managed to avoid the whole Twilight fuss since I was concentrating on re-reading the entire Harry Potter series instead. However, while I was shopping a few days ago, I stumbled across the Twilight book on sale, so I picked it up and flicked it open to the first chapter. I always read the first paragraph of a book before I buy it – consider it odd, but if I’m hooked within that paragraph, then I’ll get it.

Anyway, I was standing there having a bit of a read when I noticed someone was hovering around me; an employee. I figured she was going to scold me for “trying before buying”, but when I looked at her, she just gushed, “It’s such a good book. It’s amazing. Oh my God, Edward. He’s so hot. Vampires.”

Uh, what do you say to that? I smiled and backed away a little. “Uh, yeah, I haven’t read it, but I’ve heard it’s good.”

She literally gasped. “Oh, you have to read it! It’s amazing! And it’s on sale! Edward! He’s so hot!”

I nodded, popped the book in my basket and got the hell outta there. I ended up in the pet section. Not sure how I got there, but I scooped up some Temptations and headed to the check-outs (carefully avoiding the book section and crazy Edward-obsessed employee). When I got home, I started to read. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. It’s no Harry Potter, but there is something about it that sucks you in. I’m now onto the third book and I think I’m a Twilight fan. There’s just something about Bella and Edward that’s so appealing … yet also frustrating.

Have you read the Twilight series – what did you think?

Oh, and what about the movie? Love it or hate it?

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ANZAC Day

April25

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Lest We Forget.

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