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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
6:02 am	Wild Cat Fact #49: The first felids emerged during the Oligocene Era, about 25 million years ago. ** well that's it, y'all. i have a very fuzzy head but i made it. -_- the sky is brightening outside my window. another glorious day in the desert (yea right). i found out via Missy's blog that sponsorships can actually be done til the end of the month! so if you are still game to sponsor me, please do! final tally as of right now: $280!! far surpassed my expectations, to say the least. i hope the staff of the Cat House appreciates your pledged donations as much as i do. NOTE - when you get ready to pay (i believe this is possible), please mark your donations for Project Tiger. this way, they will be set aside and put to use on Project Tiger rather than placed into whatever main fund they have that is spread out for use over the whole compound. and now thanks to all my sponsors in no particular order: -- mom &dad (especially dad!) -- Poppy -- Missy -- Shay -- g33kgurl -- Khouria Jen -- Lissa Ann -- Lindsey -- my coworkers Sherrill, Bobbie, Betty, and Pam (and Pam's hubby Mike) -- Elegy -- Clio -- and last but not least, my SPA girls: Rose, Norms and MaryJane your willingness to share in my cause is wonderful. couldn't have done it without y'all!! and a final thanks to everyone who kept me going these last 24 hours....especially Wind, my twin Nat, my monitor JudyP, Aazari, Mrs. P., Shan, Roo, and Betty, for coming by after getting off work to visit for an hour and boost me for this last leg. now if you'll excuse me, i think i'll go die in bed from tiredness for awhile. Current Mood: exhausted Current Music: Delerium, "Touched" (2 Comments |Comment on this)
5:29 am	Wild Cat Fact #48: In Buddhism, the tiger is one of the Three Senseless Creatures, symbolizing anger, with the monkey representing greed and the deer lovesickness. ** great now i'm getting a headache. between my twin Nat and Judy i'm barely coherent. -_- half hour...half hour...God, get me through the last half hour.... Current Mood: tired is spelled with a t Current Music: Delerium, "Wavelength" (Comment on this)
5:02 am	Wild Cat Fact #47: The mane of the adult male lion, unique among cats, is one of the most distinctive characteristics of the species. It makes the lion appear larger, providing an excellent intimidation display. ** "yawn" has four letters. and right now i'm having a hard time seeing them on my screen. blarg. Current Mood: extremely tired (Comment on this)
4:32 am	Wild Cat Fact #46: Leopards have been known to humans since antiquity and have featured in the art, mythology and folklore of many countries where they have historically occurred, such as ancient Greece, Persia and Rome, as well as some where they have not existed since for several millennia, such as England. ** yahoo says it's 83 outside. wish it were cooler....like 53. :yaaaaaaaaawn: drag me through the next half hour.... Current Mood: REALLY tired Current Music: Delerium, "Lost and Found" (Comment on this)
4:01 am	Wild Cat Fact #45: The Bobcat is believed to have evolved from the Eurasian Lynx, which crossed into North America by way of the Bering land bridge during the Pleistocene Era, with progenitors arriving as early as 2.6 million years ago. ** still sleepy but it's helping to have a conversation to focus on. (thanks Judy, lol) &&i don't think my mood icon is gonna change til this is over. Current Mood: tired Current Music: Delerium, "Metaphor" (Comment on this)
3:29 am	Wild Cat Fact #44: To the Apache and Walapai tribes of Arizona, the wail of the Cougar was a harbinger of death. ** see icon. contacts just came out before the last post went up. stuck w my glasses for the last three hours. trying to talk to Judy, my monitor, to stay awake. also picking at HP fic notes. not sure if it will go anywhere but seeing the new movie has inspired me to try them out again. :yawn: two and half hours.... -_- Current Music: Delerium, "Indoctrination" (1 Comment |Comment on this)
3:02 am	Wild Cat Fact #43: Unlike other cats, which tend to avoid water, tigers actively seek it out. During the extreme heat of the day, they are often to be found cooling off in pools. Tigers are excellent swimmers and can swim up to 4 miles. ** starting to see funny.....ugh. Current Mood: tired (Comment on this)
2:30 am	Big Cat Fact #42: The margay roams the rainforests from Mexico to Argentina. ** i'm hoping Plexus posts the next part of Abandoned like he promised he would this morning. that would at least kill about fifteen minutes for me.... Current Mood: tired Current Music: Delerium, "Flowers Become Screens" (Comment on this)
2:01 am	Big Cat Fact #41: Lions live for around 10–14 years in the wild, while in captivity they can live over 20 years. ** i do hope someone shows up to talk to me soon. i had expected to see my friend from the Army online by now. (he's currently stationed in Kyrgyzstan, on his way to Afghanistan) but he must be busy today. blarg. Current Mood: listless (Comment on this)
1:30 am	Wild Cat Fact #40: A melanistic morph of the leopard can occur, particularly in mountainous areas and rain forests. The black color is heritable and caused by the recessive gene loci. (While they are commonly called black panthers, the term is not exclusive to leopards; it also applies to melanistic jaguars.) ** Betty and i had lots of fun looking at Elegy's collection of doggy pics. she is now heading home because she's tired. bed is looking more and more inviting. but something to keep me going: i have now hit $270 in pledges!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, ROSE!!! :D Current Mood: ecstatic Current Music: Delerium feat Sarah McLachlan, "Silence" (Comment on this)
1:01 am	Wild Cat Fact #39: In a poll conducted by Animal Planet, the tiger was voted the world's favourite animal, narrowly beating the dog. More than 50,000 viewers from 73 countries voted in the poll. Tigers received 21% of the vote, dogs 20%, dolphins 13%, horses 10%, lions 9%, snakes 8%, followed by elephants, chimpanzees, orangutans and whales. ** showing Betty all of Elegy's doggie pictures. all hail Luce, Mushroom and Steve. :D Current Mood: busy (Comment on this)
12:28 am	Wild Cat Fact #38: Felids possess highly sensitive vibrissa (whiskers) set deep within the skin, and provide the cat with sensory information about the slightest air movement around it. ** oy vey. now i really AM staring to get tired.... Betty's here. showing her how to play Zuma, LOL. be back later. :P Current Mood: busy (Comment on this)
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
11:58 pm	Wild Cat Fact #37: The Lukai people of Thailand consider the Clouded Leopard to be their spiritual ancestor who led them to their homeland. ** six hours to go.... can i make it? that is the question. .... Current Mood: lethargic Current Music: Delerium feat. Aude, "Terra Firma" (3 Comments |Comment on this)
11:32 pm	Wild Cat Fact #36: The bobcat's binomial (species) name is lynx rufus. There had been debate over whether to classify this species as Lynx rufus or Felis rufus as part of a wider issue regarding whether the four species of Lynx should be given their own genus, or be placed as a subgenus of Felis. The Lynx genus is now accepted, and the Bobcat is listed as Lynx rufus in modern taxonomic sources. ** most of my laundry is put away. stopped to come here and post this. will return to finish putting it away after this entry goes up. first soda of the night opened. may or may not have some crackers. i haven't eaten late at night in weeks (in order not to go to bed with food on the stomach). i'd hate to break that habit just for blogathon. Betty hasn't called yet. i shoulda gotten her number in return. eh well. if she's too tired to stop by, it's no big deal to me. i never did watch a movie like i had planned to. but i think if i tried it now i'd fall asleep and not only miss the movie, but the rest of the blogathon. which would be bad. Current Mood: listless Current Music: Delerium, "Apparition" (Comment on this)
11:03 pm	Wild Cat Fact #35: The caracal is best known for its spectacular skill at hunting birds, able to snatch a bird in flight, sometimes more than one at a time. ** to anonymous on my last entry....i live in the Mojave Desert. bout two hours north-east of Death Valley. going back for round whatever of Zuma....maybe i'll have better luck this time. :P nope....but i got to 12-4 (Shrine of Queztalcoatl) before dying. i might try again in an hour or so. Current Mood: yawning again Current Music: Delerium, "Tectonic Shift" (1 Comment |Comment on this)
10:31 pm	Wild Cat Fact #34: All felid species share a genetic anomaly that prevents them from tasting sweetness. (would someone like to tell MY little felid this?? every time i get out ice cream, she's all but in my face :P) ** yahoo says it's 92 degrees still. blech. times like this i wish blogathon would be held in the winter. then i know i could stay awake by slugging hot chocolate, LOL. if Betty remembers to call me, i expect i will hear from her in a half hour. no word from Bri--i'm supposing she went to sleep again. better that way--let her heal. trying not to yawn. getting harder.... Current Mood: complacent Current Music: Delerium, "Tectonic Shift" (2 Comments |Comment on this)
10:02 pm	blog plug time! Wild Cat Fact #33: The snow leopard's range in central and south Asia is rugged mountainous regions of approximately 1,230,000 square kilometers, which extends through 12 countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. ** now i'd like to give a nod to those who have exchanged sponsorships with me! at lunchtime, i mentioned Missy over at the Chef's Table, supporting the National Kidney Foundation in honor of her best friend David. like all cancers and other such terminal conditions, kidney disease must be eradicated! i pray that it's done in our lifetime--that a few (or more) years from now, David himself might get to see a world without the disease that threatened his life. like Missy, Jen over at So What's Plan B? is also blogging for a cause special to her heart--the the Precclampsia Foundation. her little boy Daniel was born at only 29 weeks because she developed precclampsia. thankfully the hospital staff where she was recognized it and saved them both. if you visit her blog, you can see pics of baby Daniel (the "Daniel-kitten" as her cat Edda has dubbed him...i love it). Lissa Ann offered to do a tit-for-tat pledge with me and i realized i had never heard of her charity, Modest Needs, before. they have, as their website states, "a simple but critical mission: we work to stop the cycle of poverty BEFORE it starts for the low-income workers whom conventional philanthropy has forgotten". what an absolutely NEAT idea. and last but not least, Lindsey over at Suspension of Disbelief is blogging for a very great cause--the Actors' Fund, which assists all professionals involved in the entertainment industries. as a die-hard supporter of the fine arts and disgusted with the way it's being slowly whittled out of the schools in favor of wasting MORE unnecessary money on "sports" (i.e. more like so the schools can fill up a trophy case), i'm glad to see that an organization like this exists. so visit them and, if you can, give them a little towards their causes!! and thank YOU four for sponsoring me and the Cat House!! Current Music: Delerium, "Euphoria (Firefly)" (2 Comments |Comment on this)
9:31 pm	Wild Cat Fact #32: The lion is the biblical emblem of the tribe of Judah and later the Kingdom of Judah. It is contained within Jacob's blessing to his fourth son in the penultimate chapter of the Book of Genesis, "Judah is a lion's whelp; On prey, my son have you grown. He crouches, lies down like a lion, like the king of beasts—who dare rouse him?" (Genesis 49:9) ** i want to be like that tiger. but i must wait several more hours. guh. i did dust behind the water heater though. yay for Swiffer dusters! Aazari and i are discussing musicals, specifically Cats. which i saw in London. and eh. not enough story to go with the songs, IMO. and one of the team leaders of Blogathon looks a lot like my RL friend Layne. Current Mood: drained Current Music: Cherokee Rose, "The Cradlesong" (2 Comments |Comment on this)
9:02 pm	Wild Cat Fact #30: The lynx roam about one and a half to three miles each day and thus, requires a large territory. Wild Cat Fact #31: The jaguar became the first Olympic mascot in 1968 when Mexico City hosted the Games. ** somehow my master list of cat facts had two #30s. so you get an extra one for this post. made it to level 12 of Zuma!! yes!! however i'm now bombing on level 12-1 and usually Landing Pad is one of the easiest to get through. frack it. Current Mood: bored Current Music: Zuma music (1 Comment |Comment on this)
8:28 pm	Wild Cat Fact #30: Lions died out in northern Eurasia and America at the end of the last glaciation, about 10,000 years ago; this may have been secondary to the extinction of Pleistocene megafauna. ** put some Diet Rite Raspberry cans in the fridge. i also have some Crush strawberry sodas. as for right now, digging into the ice cream (Ben&Jerry's Cinnamon Buns). woo XD tried calling Clio, no answer. if Bri is feeling up to it, she may come over later. right now she's really tired. really running out of stuff to say and do. i think i'll go play some more Zuma. Current Mood: hot Current Music: Evanescence, "Bring Me to Life" (1 Comment |Comment on this)