Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

local utility co estimates as many as 7 to 10 days without power D:

it breaks my heart that one of my favorite comic writers cant even spell "boogaloo" properly.

yes im using phone battery in the middle of a blackout to say this

still no fucking power >_<

@JulieSqveakaroo also:

"m."

@JulieSqveakaroo OK, that was fun and all, but I really wish you'd warned me about Large Bean. I'm... unsettled. D:

power still down but cats have largely forgiven us :)

@JulieSqveakaroo sadly power is still out and our 4g is slammed but i have something to look fwd to now! n.n

got thru storm ok, all cats rattled but intact, power still out. only losses are food in fridge and a few diplomatic levels with poor cj, long story

aaaand now the main issue is sugarfoot being hissy all over again -- i don't think the family reunion is as warm as i had hoped...

@anthracite And just helping you update -- Peebles and CJ are now accounted for! That just leaves Shadow, the one I trust most to handle this on her own.

@xinjinmeng Yikes and happy birthday. <3

Welp, they all missed food call. I guess they've already chosen other spots to hunker down in.

That's OK. I seem to remember "community cat" advice sites plus some of you folks saying cats are instinctively pretty good at handling this stuff.

Last time we had a near-miss, Shadow and CJ missed last call and turned up fine the next morning. This storm is supposed to be rather worse, but I suspect they'll all figure out what to do. (Among other things, they seem to have annexed the abandoned basement next door to their territory, and it's probably full of good places to hide.)

And if anybody shows up at our door mewling (which honestly I kinda hope they don't, simply 'cause those winds are getting nasty), they'll be given the VIP treatment. Hopefully, we'll see everybody at breakfast tomorrow.

Current forecast is a Category 1 but it's gonna hit us right on the nose. Widespread power outages expected. Apparently the rest comes down to whether the winds are northeast or southeast. Definitely taking the cats inside. Not too worried. Intend to spend the day as stoned as possible. :p

@kelseyhusky I was skeptical when I saw the title because, I mean, Chadwick Boseman, but... yeah. Yeah. I would be all over this.

*some of the above story might be a lie; there's a reason that "tigers" rhymes perfectly with "liars" 🐯​

Also some of you may be pleased to know that the first thing I did when I came home from the supermarket with cat litter and supplies in tow, which I hand-carried rather than wake Peg up for bike services, was storm into the bedroom and announce "ENOUGH OF YOUR THESEUS, ACHILLES, AND ULYSSES! THE MIGHTIEST OF HEROES IS REZEYA MONTECORE SAINT HOBBES, NOBLE HALF-TIGRESS HALF-DAGO OF LEGEND! I BRING MAGICAL BOONS TO WARD YOU FROM THE IMPENDING STORM OF CAT!"

Apparently, as far as my incredibly soft-hearted boss is concerned, taking care of eight rambunctious cats in a hurricane counts as "family" for Family Health Leave. <3

@JulieSqveakaroo And yeah. she's doing a lot better today! Has been sharking my ankles again and seemed to enjoy a scritch while she was in the Mother Box. Still trusts me to pet the kittens, too, which is a good sign!

@JulieSqveakaroo re-kitterate? <3

My day so far: walk halfway to Petco, realize I forgot my mask, feed cats in exchange for permission to enter my own home, walk back out, discover Petco is closed, hustle to supermarket for the closest thing I can find to a litterbox, then carry that and some toys and a 14 lb. box of litter home.

(This is your donation money at work. <3 <3 <3 <3 )

Yeah. So, Zeta's gonna hit us right on the nose. We should be OK, but at a likely Cat 2, this is my first real hurricane and we are definitely gonna try to rustle up the cats for it. Which is gonna be fun, since Shadow and Shemp have both been bullying the younger cats and we'll probably have to have two different Cat Refuges set up (hence the extra litterbox).

Luckily, the storm seems to be a line drive and should pass overhead fairly quickly. Biggest concerns right now are power outages and OH GOD SO MANY ORNERY CATS.

Sugarfoot has settled down, though. Over the last 12 hours her record for not trying to slash me when I scriffle her neck is 4-1. :) I'm just so grateful the kittens have NOT apparently picked today to learn how to jump.

Pray to Bast for us. :)