Still Seeking Kaysar

It has now been just over 2 weeks, and our baby still hasn't been found.  A week ago, my husband is pretty sure he saw Kaysar sitting on a driveway near our house, while driving around the neighbourhood searching, but by the time he pulled the car over the cat had taken off.  Zach searched for hours with no other sightings.  My heart is still broken.  Nobody has seen our boy.  It is as if he vanished.

At this point I have canvased 500 homes in the neighbourhood, posting a note about Kaysar on doors. We have put up about 175 flyer's with Kaysar's picture and description, offering a reward.  I have gone online and posted ads on Craigslist, Kijiji, OXL, Humane Society.  I have posted with vets, animal hospitals, and the nearest animal shelters.  We visit them when we can.

So far, we have had two legitimate calls, but the sightings turned out not be Kaysar.  We have had a ton of prank calls and text messages...some really mean.  My husband has gotten "your cat is dead" messages.  I have even had a well meaning neighbourhood "animal communicator" call.  She claimed she would use telepathy to make contact with him, and that once she had she would use Reiki to calm him into staying put until we could find him.  I am a very open minded person, but she kept calling him a her, and did not require any personal item to assist her.  However, we could pay her if she helped narrow down the area and we could find him.  Oh boy.

At nights we search the neighbourhood with spotlights trying to find him. 

So far we have come across a few of these...

a lot of these...

and unfortunately...these!

Yikes. 

I have truly appreciated all the support from those who have commented and offered their experiences.  We can use all the positive energy we can get.  Every day that goes by it gets harder to stay optimistic.  I refuse to give up hope that Kaysar will come home, even though it feels sometimes we may never find him. 

Missing Kaysar

I am so sad today.  My cat Kaysar got out of our home last night and we haven't seen him since.  We spent the night searching the neighborhood for him and all morning speaking with our neighbors.  He has just vanished in thin air.  I'm trying to stay hopeful that he will make his way home, but it's hard to not imagine all the things that could happen.  He's an indoor cat, and we haven't been living in this area for a year yet, I hope he isn't lost somewhere.

Although I love both my cats equally, Kaysar felt like my companion, that he had chosen me to be his person.  The first time I saw him I was buying our other cat, Jinx, his food from a store that also housed Toronto rescue cats up for adoption.  At the time Kaysar went by the name Skye, and he just came right up to me and when I bent to pet him, he jumped into my arms.  It felt like fate that we were to take him home because he was already set for adoption with someone else, but when they found out  that he had been sick as a kitten, they decided against it.  He joined our family instead.

Lately I have felt as though I haven't given Kays the kind of attention that he is acustomed to having because I have been so focused on my daughter.  Quinn-Estelle is one now, is into everything and I sometimes feel spread thin.  Now I have a lot of guilt and regrets and I just wish I knew that he was okay and I wish he would just come home so I can shower him with love and just hold him.

Home just doesn't feel the same without him. 
The rooms feel empty without his presence.

Radiohead & My Madness



Yesterday morning I spent an hour and a half fighting with a bogged down Internet site,

 until finally scoring presale tickets to Radiohead's June 16th concert in Toronto. 

A few days after my Tickets to Florence post, I had gotten word that Radiohead would be in Toronto, and knew that after about 15 years waiting...I really needed to see this band.

Instead of taking my chances with Ticket Master and the general public ticket release (occurring today at noon)  I went directly to Radiohead's online store, W.A.S.T.E. uk. 

They had a presale release on tickets, that was slated for Thurs. March 8th, 10am...but actually happened closer to 10:25am.  This had to be the most frustrating experience ever.  The site was so backed up that it took me 20 minutes just to get the page to load.  When I eventually did get through, I selected my tickets entered my email, and promptly lost connection.  I was sure those tickets were gone.  

Luckily, I had been also keeping tabs on a fan site forum, and people there were very helpful.  Many were saying that if you managed to get to the 'enter info' stage of the process, your tickets were likely saved in a purchase basket, and to keep hitting refresh on your computer. 

I was doubtful, because after an hour I kept getting 'sold out' when attempting to purchase.  I was a moment away from giving up, when out of the blue, they were there! 

I held my breath while entering all my info as carefully as possible, hit sumit...and low and behold, I received my ticket confirmation email.   I don't think I have ever worked so hard at getting concert tickets.    This was just bananas. 

The most ridiculous part is that this is a general admission concert, so it's not like getting tickets on presale was going to give me any particular advantage.  Chances are, I would have gotten tickets regardless considering that the capicity of Downsview Park, where the concert is taking place, is somewhere around 25-30k...from what I've been told.  It came down to not wanting to take a risk going up against the general public.  Radiohead has apparently been selling out within an hour and a half, each venue of their 2012 tour. 

I'm just so excited to have the opportunity to go see them!  With Radiohead in June, and Florence & the Machine in August...this summer is gearing up to be pretty monumental:) 

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Far Off Place



Before motherhood, this was the time of year my husband and I would usually book a vacation for the spring. Life has changed significantly in the last year and a half, and it will probably be a while before we can think to escape to some beautiful place. For now it's daydreams only...

...of all the far off places.

White sand beaches just waiting for me to bury my feet, with clear aqua waters.

Adventure and excitement

Mysterious wonders

The places fairy tales originated

Those red telephone booths in London

Culture and diversity

Tranquillity and serenity

Enchantment and unity

Sometimes sea, sometimes sky

Sigh!

Tickets to Florence



A few nights ago I received a most excellent surprise from my husband.  I had been having a bit of a grueling day, cleaning for 6 hours for the 1st birthday party we were hosting for our daughter.  My husband was acting a bit cheeky when he got home from work, being all mysterious, going straight to the computer...unusual since he always beelines straight to our baby girl. 

 He tried to get me to wait around to see what he was up to, but I was desperate for a long shower.  Well, when I got out, he handed me printed out tickets.  I thought to myself, "oh please don't let these be basketball tickets" which was then immediately followed by "maybe Cats in is town". 

   I almost went into shock when I saw Florence & The Machine staring up at me. My hubby had been thoughtful enough to buy tickets when he heard they would be in Toronto in August,

waiting for the moment they would go on sale.

It was one of the sweetest things he has done in quite a while. I'm so excited for this concert. 

Florence & The Machine has became one of my favourites over the last few years.  Songs such as The Dog Days Are Over, Cosmic Love, Blinding, Heavy In Your Arms, Only If For A Night, Shake It Off, My Best Dress and 7 Devils, becoming regular hits on my Ipod.

I have been able to mark Heart, Stone Temple Pilots and Nine Inch Nails off my concert checklist...now Florence & The Machine!  If only I could add Tori Amos and Radiohead in there

and my life would be complete;)

Chapter One

It seems I've found myself with another blog!  I may be getting in over my head, seeing as how I sometimes have trouble keeping up with my first blog Closet Of An Eclectic Gypsy.  Thing is, I created a definite theme of fashion, decor and other pretty little things with my "Closet" blog, leaving me without a place to talk about my other interests...or even just vent about my day.  So hence, this blog just sort of manifested.  If fashion is your flavour, come visit me at Closet Of An Eclectic Gypsy.  If books, music, poetry, crystals, numerology and faeries are more your style...

then you've come to the right place.