Time for a kitty update

[swatkat]

I'm still thinking about that boy, about myself, and whole lot of other philosophical things, and feeling very disturbed. So I'll talk about kittens indeed. There's nothing like three beautiful kittens to lift your spirits. *g*

That's right. I finally got to visit my grandfather this weekend, and therefore, the kittens. I wish I could do it more often – he's very old, semi-invalid, and doesn't have a lot of time left with us. *sigh*

Anyway, on with the kittens…



There are three kittens, not four – they *thought* there were four. They are beautiful. They're fat and fluffy and run around in a way you wouldn't believe was possible for one month old kitties. One of them is white, with a black spot near his left ear, and pretty black tail. He's the laziest kitten I've ever seen – while his sisters run around and fight and play with each other, he prefers to sit quietly and observe everything around him. He doesn't make a single sound when someone picks him up, just stares at that person with his enormous eyes. The second one is black and white (and I *love* black and white cats), and she's the most talkative of the lot. She starts mewing for no particular reason every five minutes, and loves biting people's fingers. The other one is white, with orange and brown spots all over her body. She's the leader of the gang – very curious, very friendly and eager to explore. It's too early to say if they're evil or not, but they sure have worn out their poor mum. Poor thing has become positively skinny. Nothing a good feeding can't cure, though. *g*

I can't begin to tell you how tempted I was to bring one of them along with me, but they're too young. And when I get to meet them next, they'll probably not remember me. *sigh*

Speaking of memories, dogs seem to have pretty amazing memories. My aunt's new puppy (she's the craziest dog I've ever met) remembered me very well, although she's only six months old, and we've met only twice before. *g*



Even thinking about them makes me smile.

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jaybee65, I had a Snapefic by pogrebin recced here and a Riddlefic by moondanger here that you might like. *g*

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And now, a question for you non-DONs: do you believe that Nikita 'needlessly' made a 'martyr' of herself when she accepted that key from Daddy? (Yes, that's a quote) Why? You already know what I think, but I'm asking it anyway because I just saw someone mention it and it bothered me a lot more than it usually does. *g*

Comments

Hmmmm.

[msgenevieve.livejournal.com]

I really want one of those kitties. Too bad I'm several thousand miles away. *g* We're going to be getting another cat soon. Young Winky (aka the Spawn of Satan) is very lonely now that Jameson is gone.

Now, as a DON, I know that question wasn't directed at me, but I completely disagree. The people who usually think that are the people who think that she doesn't deserve Michael (you know, those MCDATHWALDGDI people) and her decision to take the key from Jones was just another example of her bimbo status (awarded to her solely because she never appreciated Michael the way *they* would have). He decision irritates them because they think she rejected Michael in favour of running Section, and that she broke Michael's heart in doing it. Which, of course, is not how I saw it.

I'd love to know where you saw it mentioned, btw. *g*

Re: Hmmmm.

[delle.livejournal.com]

me too! me too!

(am... er ... fascinated by the new icon, Gen)

hee hee

[msgenevieve.livejournal.com]

One guess as to who made it for me. *g*

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

I really want one of those kitties.

Me too. They're simply beautiful. *g* Do get a kitten soon. It'll be interesting to see Mr. Spawn of Satan reacting to one, especially if it's a spunky, snarky one. *eg*

Now, this person never really struck me as a MCDATHWALDGI person, but maybe that's because she rarely posts and I haven't interacted much with her in the past. I'm not sure if I should post the link, because then I'd have to lock this - but here's what she said:

I've often wondered how Nikita could justify being so cavalier in some instances. It's almost as if she just thinks for the moment, acting on emotion obviously, instead of weighing the consequences of her actions. Then again, if she was a more forward-thinking person, then perhaps she wouldn't have been so caught off guard in that alley where she was framed for murder. I know if I happened upon someone with a knife in a dark alley, I would be running the other way immediately to get as far away from the scene as possible. But that's just me. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be in the alley at all even if I was a street kid. (Talking about WOB and Nikita trying to protect Jamie)

I definitely agree with you on this. S5 is another instance where Nikita needlessly makes herself a huge martyr to save the world. Yes, you don't want to sentence innocent people to die. And yes, it's important to stay true to your word. But why feel the need to be loyal to someone who was never loyal to you? Family or not, her father really didn't make amends for the years he kept her in the dark and the torture she endured as part of her rise to Section's "savior." But this is a discussion for another time.I definitely agree with you on this. S5 is another instance where Nikita needlessly makes herself a huge martyr to save the world. Yes, you don't want to sentence innocent people to die. And yes, it's important to stay true to your word. But why feel the need to be loyal to someone who was never loyal to you? Family or not, her father really didn't make amends for the years he kept her in the dark and the torture she endured as part of her rise to Section's "savior." But this is a discussion for another time.

You raise a good point. While they are starting to connect again after Michael's total emotional breakdown, I still don't think he's quite over the fact that when he lets his emotional guard down, the people whom he cares about most get hurt. He knows what Nikita will expect of him, and he very likely isn't ready for the kind of commitment she ultimately wants -- at least not at this point.

This annoyed me. A lot. *g* What was even more annoying that when I responded, she just kinda backtracked and avoided the discussion. Don't you just hate it when people do that?

Swatkat

[nell65.livejournal.com]

I don't think S5 Nikita had any illusions about 'saving' the world. I think she recognized that she had been handed a challenge, not one she would have chosen, but one that she accepted nontheles. And not out of any misplaced loyalty to her father either; though his confidence in her abilities was probably reassuring. So was Michael's.

So, um, yeah. No 'martyrdom' theory here.

I also think canon fully indicates that Nikita has/had superb skills for planning ahead and measuring the consequences of her actions - she worked as a double or triple agent twice, for extended periods of time, and survived both experiences. That she sometimes also reacted from her gut, damn the consequences - and her gut told her to usually make the worst assumption possible about Section and its likely behavior and motives, based on very sound, hard earned experience - makes her a normal, conflicted human being.

Reading this person's post - my guess is that they do think she could have taken the key, then tossed it over her shoulder and walked away. I don't think that was possible. She accepted command in front of what felt like a score or more of cold operatives from Section, Oversight AND Center. Talk about not understanding consequences! I think the poster hasn't thought through the consequences if Nikita had tried to go back on the deal.

I guess I don't find Nikita all that difficult to 'get' - though, of course, much as I like Michael - I don't think he walked on water, was always right, or deserved more from Nikita than she gave him. Which, after all, was his life, his freedom, and his son. Gee - guess she didn't like him much, huh?

Nell

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

So was Michael's.

It always surprises me how most people seem to forget that Michael had immense faith on Nikita's abilities. Surely SuperMikey wasn't blinded by his love for Nikita? I don't know - I *like* Michael (flashes her super sekrit DOM card), and the suggestion that he protected Nikita only because he had the hots for her is one I find very demeaning. Michael was an excellent operative, and he knew a good operative when he saw one. He had faith on Nikita's skills as an operative because she deserved that.

I also think canon fully indicates that Nikita has/had superb skills for planning ahead and measuring the consequences of her actions - she worked as a double or triple agent twice, for extended periods of time, and survived both experiences. That she sometimes also reacted from her gut, damn the consequences - and her gut told her to usually make the worst assumption possible about Section and its likely behavior and motives, based on very sound, hard earned experience - makes her a normal, conflicted human being.

I agree. I'll even go as far as to say as a lot of the 'rash' decisions that Nikita took (the one to save Jamie in WOB, for example) were not because she was over-emotional and 'cavaliar' about her friends in Section, but because she confident about ability to pull it off.

Reading this person's post - my guess is that they do think she could have taken the key, then tossed it over her shoulder and walked away. I don't think that was possible. She accepted command in front of what felt like a score or more of cold operatives from Section, Oversight AND Center. Talk about not understanding consequences!

I've chatted with more than one person who believes that Nikita could've walked off because no one knew about it. She became *Operations*, and no one knew? I don't know, this is something I find hard to digest.

Actually, I have my own theories on this matter - I don't think Jones would be foolish enough to take such a decision all by himself. If someone today stole that key, then would it mean they'd become Operations? I think Centre knew, and that Nikita would be Operations even if she had said 'no' that day. Michael would've gone free, but I doubt how 'free' he is. Letting him go may have been their way to keep a tight leash on him.

Swatkat