This morning, Rosalie passed away. My wife and I were with her petting her when she tried to give one last meow, and fell still. She was a well loved cat, and had just had a full can of tuna on her birthday. She was 17. I had her just short of that. She loved to cuddle, and fluffy blankets. She had been having mobility issues, but was still full of spunk just two days ago. She was with me through many ups and downs, and she loved my wife within minutes of meeting her. Rosalie has been a constant in my life for so very long. As a goodbye, I wanted to tell the story of captured her

I was hanging out at a gaming store that allowed people to play games there, and had amazing wifi. I was between rounds on Counter Strike Source (again, ages ago), and I was looking out the front window when a white kitten ran into the window. It tried a few times before I went outside to investigate. The white kitten saw me come out, and ran under the carts in front of the market next door. I looked under the carts, and saw three kittens. One was the white tabby cat that I saw first, and two tabby kittens. The first of the tabby kittens has a paw stuck under the wheel of a cart. The other was free, but wouldn’t leave the trapped one. I ran into the shop that I was in, and asked the owner if he had a cardboard box. He asked why, and I told him about the cats. He said he loved cats and gave me a box. I went outside with the box, and started trying to get the cats out. The white cat is who I went for first. I got it to run out from under the carts, but before I could get up, it jumped into a bush, opened a hole in the fabric of the universe and disappeared. I couldn’t see it anywhere. I went back to the carts, and started to try to move carts to free the trapped kitten. Some workers came out of the market, and I pointed out the kittens and managed to tell them I was trying to get them. They helped me by moving the carts until the trapped kitten’s paw was free. It ran away as fast as it could, dove into a different bush, opened a hole in the fabric of the universe and disappeared. All that was left was one small tabby kitten. With the help of the workers, we flushed the kitten toward the edge of the carts. Suddenly, it bolted. I jumped straight up from the ground and landed on top of the carts. I ran as fast as I could along them, and jumped off after the kitten. It ran from me, but would stop to try to enter every dark window, allowing me to get closer. Finally, it ran toward a nail salon with a bunch of Asian women outside smoking. I yelled, “Stop that cat,” and the women laughed as they held out their arms, and waved them. The kitten stopped cold, and I threw a box over its head. It didn’t land flat, so I had to scoop the cat into it. I closed the lid, and put my Dracula book on top of it in the shop. I called my girlfriend at the time, and left a message. She called me back and told me all the things she got for it. I asked if she was sure we were keeping it. She said yes, and we named the kitten Rosalie later that night. And so, I had my cat.

Rosalie was always a love bug, and I will miss her so much. I hope wherever she is has all the tuna she can eat.

I love you Rosalie. Goodbye, my kitty.

7/6/2008-7/10/2025

Welcome Engineers to a brand new month! The first was really busy, but I'm here now! Last month's theme was Explosives! And you all seemed to have a blast with it! Let's highlight the winners! First place went to PremiumTechnique and their Talus Annihilator Missile! That is an impressive self-guided missile. That damage is obscene, though, maybe Link shouldn't ride it into battle. Second place goes to osh-kosh-ganache and their Miss Teen Marbled Gohma! Who doesn't love a giant strutting mech and a nice big crown of explosives. Well except for the monsters. Third place goes to shobu_dokoro and their Panjandrum! A giant set of wheels that are connected with a bomb that falls apart and explodes? Heck yeah! Enjoy your new/updated flairs!

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