ANNOUNCEMENT

Professor Furpants' thesis is complete!


His plan is to post it to this website on the auspicious date of his fifteenth birthday, August 21st. Look for it here!

On Melting

It has been a hot couple of weeks, and very little work has been done by anyone in the Mountain Lair. Professor has taken to blocking the door to the utility closet to prevent the lack of cool breeze from getting through. There are days I walk over and he doesn't move and doesn't appear to be breathing. Until I happen to pick up a can opener, at which point he becomes entirely animated and ungodly howls emanate from within him.


Intern McSwifferpants, on the other hand, has been slowed not a whit by the heat. She scampers up her "tree" like it was nothing, and frequently plays "The Floor is Made of Lava", her favourite game. TFIMOL usually results in all my stuff being tossed to the floor. It's too hot for me to bother picking it up, haha.



It's not all fun and games, even for the Intern, however. She takes time to cool off, same as everyone else.

Progress

Professor is very pleased to report that McSwifferpants has shown marked improvement in recent weeks. She has managed to cause several large and worrying scars on HO's hands, which will take some time to fade. These will inform other potential interns that HO is not in the market for another intern, and will remind HO of it periodically.

In addition, McSwifferpants has begun to recognise that certain areas of the Mountain Lair are hers alone, certain areas are belong to Professor, and certain areas are shared with HO. She will still sometimes overstep her bounds but it is nothing that Professor cannot handle!

More avid readers may have realised that McSwifferpants has recently become one year old. The day passed uneventfully, as such anniversaries should. Readers may also have noticed that McSwifferpants has become quite large. Please feel free to compare to older photos.

McSwifferpants eats much more than an intern has a right to. It does not bother Professor much, as he gets more than his share, provided HO is home.

The thesis is progressing as well, and will likely be ready before September. In fact, progress is so advanced that Professor has had time to relax. and to take advantage of the comfortable new scratchy-board. Readers may note T-Rex to the right of the scratchy-board, plus a bottle of rattly things.

Professor mentioned earlier that when HO is home he gets plenty to eat. HO recently went away for a LONGTIME, which was worrisome, though HO's Human Friends came to ensure that food and water were plentiful. The LONGTIME was unnerving, and reminded Professor too painfully of HO's being away forever, so he was glad to see her come home. It allows him to relax entirely and catch up on sleep, and reduces stress, which also contributes to thesis progression.



Sleep is always good.

McSwiffstravaganza

Since HO is so busy and Professor is even busier, it is up to me to maintain updates.


HO came home with this for me. It goes from the floor to the ceiling and has three stops on the way. Professor does not like it so it will be all mine! You will see the stripey curtains behaving on the right. They do not diss McSwiffer!

Sharp claws and laser eyes help me in my work, assisting Professor with his thesis. His aim is to have it completed by August (his extension is until the end of September). We work hard!





This is me in the box that the climby-platform thing came in. It is as much fun hard work as the climby-platform!

HO got a new camera, so there will be many more photos. Professor is hoping HO will take some that are relevant to the thesis.




This one is not relevant.