Home Ec 101

[mrsvandekamp.livejournal.com]

Welcome class.

We will spend this class and next on Pet Care as several of you expressed interest. Of course, I refrain from keeping animals myself because cat hair on the chaise lounge makes Bree go cRaZy but learning pet care is an important part of keep a clean, sanitary, welcoming home.

As they seem to be popular, we'll spend today discussing gremlins.

Did you know there are monkey gremlins? How adorable. But these gremlins, like ours, are not meant for domestication, so if you decide to keep a gremlin as a pet follow these steps.

- They are aggresive and bite! Make sure they have their proper shots, you keep their mouths clean, and that they are secured in another location when you have guests so they don't take off anyone's nose.
- They tend to throw their poo-poo, so cover all valuable furniture and have a mop, bucket, and an economy-sized handle of bleach available at all times.
- Follow leash laws
- They shed. I would suggest shaving your gremlin. If he gets cold, I can knit him a little sweater for you.
- You may have seen those hilarious little smoking chimps at the zoo, but do not give your gremlin cigarettes or he may set you or your hand-crafted curtains on fire.

Feel free to discuss gremlin care with your classmates, and if you'd like to see another animal covered next class, please suggest away! Oh, and take a snickerdoodle before you leave!

[OOC: I'll be running classes until new teachers arrive and you can find a new class :) Not like I have anything better to do.]

Comments

[cerulean--eyes.livejournal.com]

Boone saunters in to the room, searches for Paige, grabs a snickerdoodle and takes a seat. He's never had a pet, so he's not terribly interested in the topic, because he can' apply it to anything in his experience, but the whole point of taking a class is to learn, right? And who knows, maybe he'llw ant his own pet gremlin after this.

[mrsvandekamp.livejournal.com]

Hi Boone, pleasure to see you today. *warm smile*

[cerulean--eyes.livejournal.com]

Hi *Shyly* This...looks like an interesting topic. I never had a pet. My dad says they're too...messy.

[mrsvandekamp.livejournal.com]

You're father sounds like a wise man. I personally have no time for things that don't pee in a proper receptacle.

[cerulean--eyes.livejournal.com]

He's not really my father. *A bit of contempt, and then a super sweet smile*

I can see how that would be a problem.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige was too busy trying to work out if healing herself after getting her tattoo would count as personal gain or not, she finally looks up and sees Boone so goes over to sit with him*

Hey Boone, *she moves her hair out of the way* like my tattoo?

[cerulean--eyes.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's...it's real? *Of course it's real, he can tell it's real* That's awsome. What does it mean?

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige shrugs* I dunno, I saw it in a book someone gave me and it just sort of appealled to me. I'd been thinking of getting one done for a while.

*Paige pauses and blushes slightly* I'm sorry about what happened on Sunday by the way, I'm ok now *she grins despite really trying not too*

[cerulean--eyes.livejournal.com]

It's...okay. *A brief nod, and bright eyes looking up at her* You and...Geoff sort things out?

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige grins again, while thinking how pathetic it is that just the sound of his name makes her happy* Yeah I went to see him last night, he'd written another poem for me and well I told him how I felt about him, and he feels the same! *Paige now has the widest smile that will actually fit on her face*

[cerulean--eyes.livejournal.com]

That's good, Paige. I'm really happy for you. *A genuine smile* You deserve to be happy.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige smiles back at him* Thanks Boone, he said he'd like to meet you actually, since he saw us in the pub together, so maybe we could sort something out when we're all free? I think you'll like him

[cerulean--eyes.livejournal.com]

Sure. That would be super. *Another smile. So respectful and accomodating is Boone* I'd like to meet him. Just tell me when.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige smiles glad Boone's agreed* I'll see if he's free at the weekend if that works for you, maybe we could go to the pub again?

[cerulean--eyes.livejournal.com]

Sure. I could do that.

*Maybe having a couple drinks will help, too, he thinks*

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige smiles again* Cool, I don't think I'll be seeing him tonight, but I'll mention it tomorrow. *she pauses a moment trying to decide whether to tell Boone he's a lot like like Geoff, she decides against it.

Can you beleive they're tecahing us how to look after after gremlins? I thought this was one of the normal classes

[cerulean--eyes.livejournal.com]

*Boone nods, and rubs his palms on his jeans* Maybe it's considered topical because...there's so many of them around here?

[swerval_zero]

*glances at the tattoo* Oh, that's fantastic! Really good ink. Did you get it done in town?

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige smiles* Yeah Red did it, he's really good

[swerval_zero]

I've been thinkin' about gettin' a new one, but of course my fam's bodification artist's back in Flange, so I didn't know where to go. That's swerval.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige smiles* You should go to Red, I mean this is my first one, but he was really great, he explained everything to me before I decided whether to have it done or not

[swerval_zero]

Oh, I already know the whole deal; everybody in my family's got at least one...I've got--*hitches up skirt to show 'H-S' in Old English script on her thigh*--this one already. *twitches skirt back down before people start staring.

I was thinkin' about somethin' to commemorate the, um, y'know, zombie apocalypse.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige laughs slightly* I'm more into forgetting about that actually, it uased a whole bad chain of events I'd rather not think about. At least they've sorted themselves out though

[swerval_zero]

Yeah, I can see how some people would wanna forget the whole squallin' weekend.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige nods*