this is fire

Inspiration for the day - and etc.

“This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”
― George Bernard Shaw

spoiled kitty.

It's hard not to turn right around and spend everything I earn. Today after work I bought cat food, litter, birdseed (to entertain the cat), and a wool felted house thingie for Avalanche - she was born in one of the wool felted owls, and I'd been waiting for a white one to appear in the store, but today there was this funny house shape and I just had to get it I dunno. She was very curious when I brought it home, and got pretty excited when I sprinkled a little silvervine powder inside. She took her beloved rat toy in there (a birthday present from August). I don't know if she'll sleep in it, but the idea was for her to have a warm cozy place to curl up if she ever wants one, like if she ever get sick or hurt. She doesn't really have any hidey places that are soft - she likes to nestle under my dresser on the cardboard boxes that are unfolded that I use for shipping, but otherwise she's generally on couches or the bed or cat trees, and I wanted to offer her a more comfortable place to hide, if she ever wanted one.