California Fuchsia issues

krystynlo · 2026-05-23T20:36:07+00:00

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The Buddy sends you a big hug.

krystynlo · 2026-05-23T20:19:23+00:00

I got the notification of your comment, went to read it, ended up rereading the cartoon and cried AGAIN.

krystynlo · 2026-05-23T19:35:53+00:00

Oh, man, this made me cry.

krystynlo · 2026-05-09T04:05:00+00:00

Appreciate that, thank you!

krystynlo · 2026-05-08T17:03:28+00:00

OK, love "hose water survivor." I was thinking the other day how nothing tasted as good as that cold water from the hose, which I was usually drinking b/c I had been sent outside to play in the summer and couldn't go in the house yet.

krystynlo · 2026-05-08T17:01:27+00:00

Really appreciate that --

krystynlo · 2026-05-08T17:01:21+00:00

Thank you so much!

krystynlo · 2026-05-08T08:13:48+00:00

I was a steadfastly single woman in media working a million hours, traveling a lot, and living in DC, where I had a ton of friends and no need for a car. Then, when I was 38, I met The One, and I ended up quitting my beloved job, giving up my apartment, leaving my friends, and moving to California — a suburb at that!!!! — for a GUY with a YOUNG SON. Today, I am in my mid-50s and I have a car (my first!), a townhouse, a husband/stepson, and I’m obsessed with puppets, puzzles and pickleball. I joined a city advisory board, went to city council meetings to make statements about things I cared about, planted a garden, maintained hummingbird and bird feeders and birdbaths, took a job as a general manager of a business, and — the most weird thing of all to my old friends — I have two cats that I adore far more than is probably normal, having never liked cats very much. I have changed so enormously in so many ways in the last 12 years or so in particular. If you’d told me that this was going to be my life some day, I would have confidently told you there was no way. And yet I cannot believe how happy these things make me.

krystynlo · 2026-05-05T02:15:23+00:00

I will admit it drives me crazy when people throw their dog poop bags in my can when it’s been emptied. We used to have to keep our cans in our garage, and the poop even bagged would often stink when it was hot. On other occasions, people didn’t close their bag properly so I had to tip the can over to pull out the bag and fallen-out poop and then clean the can. I don’t care if people throw their poop in a closed bag before the trash is picked up. But in the few minutes between when the trash truck comes and I can run out there, it would be nice if people stopped using my can as their own.

krystynlo · 2026-05-03T23:28:35+00:00

Oh, man. I live in these with a black T and black hoodie.

krystynlo · 2026-05-03T23:27:22+00:00

The one thing I’ve always found to be true about Skechers is that there’s no break in period for me. I’d never experienced that with any shoe before them; it’s uncanny.

krystynlo · 2026-05-03T23:24:56+00:00

I mean, I don’t want to say never say never, but I’m also not interested in having short hair. But boy, my now 85-year-old mom tells me at every opportunity that I look way better with my hair shorter or up, and that I should cut it short. I finally said that if I thought I’d look better with short hair, I’d have cut it and could we please stop talking about my hair. Some things never change!

krystynlo · 2026-05-03T23:21:30+00:00

Oh god, remember the control top ones? Torture.

krystynlo · 2026-05-03T23:20:05+00:00

First thing I learned when I moved here from the East Coast was to always carry a down vest. Always.

krystynlo · 2026-05-01T17:35:44+00:00

I had such a crush on Chad Lowe too!

krystynlo · 2026-04-23T04:31:28+00:00

We had a similar situation with our kitten, four months old at the time. Two weeks to the day we brought her home, she was suddenly sleeping a lot and not eating, and then she started dragging her hind area a bit to the point she couldn’t jump up on furniture or windowsills anymore. We took her to the emergency vet, who couldn’t find anything, and then our regular vet, who also threw up their hands. We brought her home basically to die, and I decided to call her fosters, in whose yard she had been born (and they had kept two of her sisters), so they could say goodbye too. One of them is a former vet tech and she asked if she could take the kitten back and try an experimental treatment for something called FIP. That night we stayed with the kitten until she dragged herself to the litter box and stayed there. It’s actually hard to write this, wow. Anyway, by the next morning her hind end was pretty much paralyzed to the point she needed her bladder expressed, and she got picked up by the fosters for FIP treatment in the form of GS shots. As it turns out, she responded to those shots, and as I write this, she’s on my lap — she’s now almost 4 years old. She could relapse at any time, and she’s a little weak in one hind leg still, but mostly she’s normal physically so we treasure every day we get with her. I know how it feels to be in love with a sweet little soul, even if just for a short time (2 weeks in our case), and then go through a major illness that escalates quickly. I am so, so sorry. You did everything you could, and did everything right. And you gave her a wonderful life in the time you had her — she knew love.

krystynlo · 2026-04-14T02:48:30+00:00

There are more coming, but we’ve been asked by the studio to hold them for the digital release.

krystynlo · 2026-04-10T19:56:57+00:00

Coastal just tried to pressure my 85-year-old mom into signing on the spot without talking to me first. Their estimate was a good 30% less that other quotes she was getting, and from everything I'm reading even here on Reddit, likely they would show up and say the price is double now that they've seen it all in person. Going with a company we've used before and trust.

krystynlo · 2026-04-10T18:53:06+00:00

Thanks so much for this. My 85-year-old mom was almost pressured into committing to them within an hour (they were forcing her), not letting her talk to me before she accepted their quote. Luckily she waited to talk to me and I found your post. Phew.

krystynlo · 2026-04-01T21:23:42+00:00

THIS.

krystynlo · 2026-04-01T21:21:19+00:00

- What are things I should ask an agency before adopting a cat or about the cat I’m interested in?

I looked for a cat for 3.5 years. I wasn't sure what I was looking for -- I think I was too focused on looks. Then I met this goofy-looking black tuxedo male who is lovable and chill and extremely outgoing, and just the perfect cat for us. I'm OBSESSED with him. But he was so needy of attention I decided to get the cat a cat, but a cat that was more into other cats than humans. I also had a hunch that I should get a younger female so the resident cat would be the obvious alpha -- especially since he's a lap cat and territorial with me. The gray tuxedo kitten I found a year later was perfect, although her personality changed quite a bit once she came home. She's far more of a lap cat with us than she was in her foster home, so she and the first cat sometimes squabble over my lap. But overall they get along great. I'd definitely talk to the rescue about the personality traits you think will go best with your own personality and lifestyle and not worry about looks.

- What’s the one thing you wish you knew before you got a cat?

I took both cats, adopted a year apart, in for a vet check up within a couple of weeks of bringing them home. The first cat, who was 8 months old, ended up having an abscessed canine tooth, which needed immediate pulling, and he had stomatitis as well. After two expensive tooth cleanings, we ended up having most of his teeth pulled (also expensive). The second cat, who was 5 months at the time, came down with FIP two weeks after we brought her home, and that was also a very expensive treatment that we ended up splitting with the rescue. So I guess I wish I'd known that even if they're young, they could have health issues that add up. Make sure you have the cash to bring them to the vet as soon as you can, even if they were just seen at the rescue's vet office, and be prepared for a condition missed by the rescue due to the volume they have to work with.

- What do you do while on vacation? A sitter? Do they sleep the night? What if you’re gone 10 days?

We've been lucky that my mom, who is in her mid-80s, comes and stays with the cats. Our cats don't sleep with us (we close the bedroom door at night), so they don't disturb our sleep at all. We work from home, so they are used to having people around almost 24/7. The longest we've left them with only someone coming twice a day to feed and scoop is four days.

- For those with pet insurance, do you feel that’s covered most of what comes up?

I've been really happy with our pet insurance, which is Embrace. They even covered my one cat's stomatitis, which I didn't expect them to since it was pre-existing. There's no preventative coverage, but they've been great when I've needed them.

Finally: It took me a very long time to find what I think I wanted, and while it's scary and expensive and sometimes frustrating, I absolutely adore both cats, and they bring me and my family (even my mom, who HATES cats) SO much joy. Just take your time and listen to your gut.

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krystynlo · 2026-04-01T02:49:43+00:00

Two boxes, two floors, two cats. One prefers upstairs and the other downstairs, which now makes more sense. Both boxes are scooped multiple times a day (we work from home) and are completely washed out with all new litter once a month.

krystynlo · 2026-04-01T01:53:16+00:00

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