Greetings and a request
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x_northstar| 2004-07-13 15:55:00 |
Greetings and a request.
(I do believe I have this figured out - at least partly. The "update journal" page is a little difficult to misinterpret.)
Greetings to staff and students. Thank you to everyone I've met so far for helping me to settle in. You can find me in room 324 and if my door is slightly open, please take that as a sign that company is welcome.
As some have already noticed, I have brought my companion animal with me. Her name is Delphine and she is a purebred Siamese cat (if I've done the icon choice correctly, this post should be accompanied by a small picture of her). Delphine is allowed to go outside the house but I must ask that people refrain from giving her treats, at least those that would normally make a cat happy.
Delphine has a genetic disorder that makes her very ill when she eats animal protein. If you give her anything with animal proteins in it (including dairy products), the least that will happen is that she will promptly be sick on your shoes. At worst, she will need an emergency trip to the vet. She does, however, adore grapes, almonds, cheerios (anything she can chase around the floor, really), and bits of banana. For those of you with small friends, Delphine has the good sense not to attempt to eat small animals and, should one get into her mouth, she will spit it out and be most offended. She gets on well with other animals, in general.
Unfortunately, Delphine makes up for her inability to hunt small animals by stalking laundry and pens. Her favourite "prey" are bundled socks, though she will settle for underthings if she cannot get those. She is also an inveterate thief of pens, preferably your last one. Her "hunting" is not limited to those items but those are the most popular victims. I apologize in advance for this, I simply can't train her out of it. She's so proud of herself when she brings home her "kills". I will attempt to return these things as promptly as possible.
(I do believe I have this figured out - at least partly. The "update journal" page is a little difficult to misinterpret.)
Greetings to staff and students. Thank you to everyone I've met so far for helping me to settle in. You can find me in room 324 and if my door is slightly open, please take that as a sign that company is welcome.
As some have already noticed, I have brought my companion animal with me. Her name is Delphine and she is a purebred Siamese cat (if I've done the icon choice correctly, this post should be accompanied by a small picture of her). Delphine is allowed to go outside the house but I must ask that people refrain from giving her treats, at least those that would normally make a cat happy.
Delphine has a genetic disorder that makes her very ill when she eats animal protein. If you give her anything with animal proteins in it (including dairy products), the least that will happen is that she will promptly be sick on your shoes. At worst, she will need an emergency trip to the vet. She does, however, adore grapes, almonds, cheerios (anything she can chase around the floor, really), and bits of banana. For those of you with small friends, Delphine has the good sense not to attempt to eat small animals and, should one get into her mouth, she will spit it out and be most offended. She gets on well with other animals, in general.
Unfortunately, Delphine makes up for her inability to hunt small animals by stalking laundry and pens. Her favourite "prey" are bundled socks, though she will settle for underthings if she cannot get those. She is also an inveterate thief of pens, preferably your last one. Her "hunting" is not limited to those items but those are the most popular victims. I apologize in advance for this, I simply can't train her out of it. She's so proud of herself when she brings home her "kills". I will attempt to return these things as promptly as possible.
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Re: Archived comments
Date: 2009-10-04 08:00 pm (UTC)2004-07-13 04:16 pm UTC (link)
Hi, Clarice. Are you the resident designer-in-training? (I'll confess that I get the tailor to put my buttons back on and anything I can't get him to repair finds its way to the trash. Horribly wasteful, I know.)
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[info]x_crowdofone
2004-07-13 04:00 pm UTC (link)
Hi, by the way. :) Jamie Madrox, you may know me from such comment exchanges as "Oh boy, are you in trouble for stealing Lorna's line" and "Hey, sock wars!"
Man, it's just Invasion of the Cute Animals lately. I'll remember about the food.
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Except Ed.
[info]x_tarot
2004-07-13 04:18 pm UTC (link)
Ed is not cute.
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Re: Except Ed. - [info]x_crowdofone, 2004-07-13 04:20 pm UTC
[info]x_vega
2004-07-13 04:19 pm UTC (link)
Nice to meet you, Jamie. Yes, I do remember you from your recent performances. And thank you for taking note about Delphine.
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[info]x_wytchbrat
2004-07-13 04:41 pm UTC (link)
Cheers. I'd say something witty about the madhouse and socks and all, but looks like I got here too late. I've been spending mornings working at a local horse ranch, so I tend to miss these things.
I'm Amanda, resident witch and one of the snarky Brits. You would have met our leader, my 'uncle' Pete. Point taken about feeding your friend, and about the hunting and gathering - if you wind up with any weird looking crystals or amulets or such, those are probably mine.
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[info]x_vega
2004-07-13 05:24 pm UTC (link)
Yes, Pete was kind enough to show me around yesterday. I'll make sure to return any arcane items to you posthaste. I'm fairly sure it's not good for Delphine to hoard such things.
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Shouldn't be a problem... - [info]x_wytchbrat, 2004-07-13 05:53 pm UTC
Re: Shouldn't be a problem... - [info]x_vega, 2004-07-13 05:55 pm UTC
Looks like I'm fashionably late.
[info]x_shinobi
2004-07-13 05:00 pm UTC (link)
To add to the chorus, welcome to the school, Mister Beaubier. I'm Shinobi, down in Suite 219. Door's always open, if you find yourself in need of anything.
I'm looking forward to meeting you in a slightly less text-based fashion - I must confess to being something of a fan.
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Re: Looks like I'm fashionably late.
[info]x_vega
2004-07-13 05:21 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, Shinobi. And here I was hoping that the students here would be too young to know who I was. Thwarted again. I suppose I can't complain, I'm aware that you have it far worse than I.
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[info]x_pyromania
2004-07-13 05:20 pm UTC (link)
Hi. I'm John. Or Pyro. So far I've managed to avoid being roped into teaching something - not that difficult, considering my rep here - and I'm supposed to be looking at college this term. Still waiting to hear which one. Uh, if you need any help with anything, let me know - I'm just down the hall.
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[info]x_vega
2004-07-13 05:41 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, John. I'm impressed that you've managed to avoid being assigned classes. Somehow I ended up teaching French, in spite of myself. If I didn't know better, I might suspect Charles of cheating.