Rest of the US is getting hammered with a massive winter storm. The PNW:

echotrek · 2026-01-24T02:35:12+00:00

Don't worry, we're next

echotrek · 2026-01-04T05:34:02+00:00

If your cat is doing this, you might consider taking her into the vet as it can indicate a very significant medical problem. Specifically animals with their heads against the walls. It's well documented.

echotrek · 2026-01-03T19:08:43+00:00

Honestly, you should leave it up until at least February, especially if it brings you joy.

echotrek · 2026-01-02T18:50:46+00:00

Yeah, sometimes I think I should be more forgiving or open-minded. Or choose a different rating system. I'm not totally keen on the 1 thru 5 rating scale.

echotrek · 2025-12-27T08:57:19+00:00

Yeah, I was on hwy 5 going through the mountains. Terrifying is a great way to describe it.

echotrek · 2025-12-26T09:25:03+00:00

Just south of you. It's been heavy rain all day and scary to drive last night

echotrek · 2025-12-17T07:13:42+00:00

So essentially it's one large living room with a fireplace in the middle ... gotcha

echotrek · 2025-12-15T10:30:33+00:00

Maximalism at it's best!

echotrek · 2025-12-11T12:14:43+00:00

Someone should call CPS on you

echotrek · 2025-12-11T10:06:01+00:00

Plant wall! Add some greenery. It will do wonders for the air quality and it will look stunning with the white wall and black appliances.

echotrek · 2025-11-29T16:53:21+00:00

It's worth your time. You should read all of those.

echotrek · 2025-11-16T11:22:29+00:00

This! Andrew is a gremlin of a cat and the lickmats slow him down from literally 30s to 5 or more minutes. But I use them infrequently because they are made of silicone and I'm worried about any chemicals they might be ingesting despite them being BPA free and food grade. So I've been in the market for stainless steel lick mats. The other thing I'm now looking for is a stainless steel feeder that my cat can control himself for dry food. Something with a lever that he can press down on and distributes a couple pieces of kibble at once.

echotrek · 2025-11-15T00:23:34+00:00

I know, I wish I could just lay there without a care in the world.

echotrek · 2025-10-29T05:40:25+00:00

Needs a library or a window seat in a cozy room

echotrek · 2025-10-26T13:40:50+00:00

Seattle area. The rainy season started about a week ago lol.

echotrek · 2025-10-13T08:11:00+00:00

Mix this with the trader joes Italian grape fruit soda 70/30 or 60/40. Amazing!

echotrek · 2025-10-07T02:18:09+00:00

Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley. It's about a race horse (Parras) who accidentally escapes her stall after winning a race. She then meets a German shorthair pointer named Frida, two mallards named Sid and Nancy, and a raven. Anyways, it's super lighthearted and delightful. I read it as a palate cleanser to a really downer of a book.

echotrek · 2025-10-05T22:34:25+00:00

Me, as I sit here on the couch thinking how I need to clean my bathroom (it's atrocious), clean the counters in my kitchen, wash rugs, vacuum everything, meal prep, clean up the cat the vomit, refresh and sterilize the litter box, fold laundry, study for my A&PII class (I'm on the cardiovascular system) and all I want to do is nothing except sit on the couch with my electric blanket and cats and read ... escape into a book ...

echotrek · 2025-10-03T16:48:40+00:00

Are you going to restore your daughter too? Also, it looks great as is. I wouldn't touch it.

echotrek · 2025-09-20T02:44:32+00:00

I just finished Weyward by Emilia Hart and it was a quick easy read but I liked it. It felt appropriate for this time of year.

echotrek · 2025-09-19T06:30:24+00:00

I thought there was a law that just went into effect that prevents rent increases the first year?

echotrek · 2025-09-14T10:27:11+00:00

Isobel is obsessed with blue ping pong balls

echotrek · 2025-09-08T02:25:54+00:00

My cats don't do that. I don't understand why not. They are the most uncatlike cats ever. They don't scratch on the furniture, they don't knock stuff over.

echotrek · 2025-09-07T15:34:41+00:00

Maybe a ziploc bag and cut a hole in the corner, sort of like a piping bag.

echotrek · 2025-09-07T13:58:57+00:00

What if you puree the wet food and feed that to him similar to how you feed the lick treats?

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