I Did Not Steal the Kitten

I'm being inspired by several other people on my read-stuff-people-write list.

Here a life update:

I did not steal the kitten.

A month ago, we saw him for the first time, to our surprise sitting in a tree. On sighting us, he mewed down to us. TINY. KITTEN. MEWS. He was interested for a good 10 seconds, but then set about DEFEATING THE TREE with his fearsome kitten claws and teeth.

It made me happy (KITTEN TINY BLACK KITTEN). It made me sad (there shall be no kittens for Amy, for some time yet).

We saw him semi-regularly after that, warned by the tiny bell on his collar that he was stalking through the bushes AHA YOU HAVE GROCERY BAGS I WILL PERCH. Other times he bravely defeated my hand, realized it wasn't a actually a bird, and bounced off. Rambunctious, fearless, aloof. KITTEN.

( Kitten: How I Did Not Steal It )

Dear Festividder:

Dear Festividder:

You are lovely. Just gonna throw that out there now. Whoever you are, and whatever else you may be, you are a person who has volunteered to do a thing that will take hours and days out of your life to bring somebody some joy--somebody who is probably a stranger.

You get points in Column: Makes World a Nicer Place to Live

Also you volunteered things I like, which means you have excellent taste. That is basically enough in terms of strict "prompts", because what is listed below are thing I'd love to see any vids for, really. The rest is gravy. Consider this letter, then, as an opportunity for me to blab at you about why I've asked for what I have.

Why? Because if it were me (and it's going to be), I'd find the insight into why something was selected very interesting and possibly helpful, especially if the recipient did something so unhelpful as to say "what is listed below are things I'd love to see any vids for, really." ::coughs::

( The Fisher King and The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus (warning: long) )

( The Funeral )

( Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast )

( The Quiet Family )

( Shall We Dansu? )

( Triplets of Belleville )

( Space Pirate Captain Harlock WARNING: Possibly incomprehensible )

So, dear Dear Festividder, I leave things in your hands.

Go on. I believe in you.

::internet hugs::