Patently Trivial

[lawnrrd]

I am today in possession of a letter from Tony Woodson of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Woodson is kind enough to tell me that "[my] application to take the examination for registration to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office has been approved."

A small hurdle, but it's nice to be past it anyway. I guess that means I have to study now.

Comments

[furchild.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha ha ha. You are in so much trouble now! Good luck :)

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

omfg you user icon rules!!! what a handsome cat!

[furchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That's my cat Sini. She is quite vain. Is that your cat in your pic? Russian Blue?

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

a cat like that has a right to be vain :-) that is my cat Chloe (also known as chloemonster. he's actually not a blue, he's just a mutt with black fur and this strange white undercoat, so it looks all funny in that picture. it's definitely the least flattering photo i've ever taken of him - i'd post a link to a better picture, but the site where they're hosted is down.

oh yeah, this pic is of my cat Mendel (or her foot, anyway).

[furchild.livejournal.com]

Wow. Chloe definitely looks like a Blue in that pic. And Mendel's foot is daintily delicious.

Sini is a mutt too. I adopted her from the SPCA when she was small enough to fit in my hand. They say she is an abyssinian/ tabby mix, which seems fairly accurate from her looks but I am sure that is a complete guess on the part of the SPCA. Her brothers and sisters were mostly creamsicle tabbies (orange and white and oh so cute).

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

i'll send you links to some hilarious pictures of Chloe so you can see what a silly cat he is :-)

Mendel is beautiful (ok, she's a little fat, but whatever). rabbit fur, bright yellow eyes - i got her at the Boston Animal Rescue League when she was 8mo. i fell in love with her feet. i absolutely cannot resist polydactyls.

this user pic is Mendel - the most unflattering pic i've ever taken of her.

[lawnrrd]

You have been to Key West, also known as Island of the Polydactyls, haven't you?

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

yes, i was there a couple of years ago, but only for part of a day. unfortunately, i didn't see any cats while i was there, but i did see a couple of cute lizards.

what could be better than an island full of cute mutant kitties?!

[melonaise.livejournal.com]

The Mecca of Key West cats is Hemmingway's house (though you probably knew that). Just so if you ever get back you can be sure to get some many-toed goodness.

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

all right, as promised:

Mendel actually looking dignified for once

Chloe looking dignified for once

a prime example of Chloe's ridiculous undercoat

the babies looking cute

[furchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks! They are gorgeous! That white undercoat is bizarre, which I mean in a good way ;)

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

oh, he's a totally fucked up cat. he has a girl's name. he likes to be spanked (*hard*). his canines are too big for his mouth and usually hang out a bit. he has the undercoat. the fur around the base of his tail sticks up most of the time, revealing the undercoat and looking ridiculous.

i moved the hair on one of his sides around yesterday so it looked like he had white polka dots. i'm determined to get a picture of him covered in spots :-) i'll post it in my journal at some point :-)

it is still a hurdle...

[lordvyle.livejournal.com]

one at a time sometimes...
congrats ;-)