I’m running to work, then coming home to get Kat to take him to the Vet to get a scrape/bare spot on his side looked at.
On the bright side, I’m wearing jeans and a long-sleeved t-shirt, since I’ll be covered with fur by the time I’m done at the Vet.
Feel free to entertain yourselves while I’m out: Take a poll, eat some chocolate, drink some of Michael’s beer, whatever.
And those of you who read here regularly but don’t comment? This is your formal invitation to have a virtual beer and tell me how things are going with you.
ADDENDUM the First:
Kat is 11.8 pounds, which is into the range for Maine Coons. He is not, however, overweight.
He got some sort of scrape, that he’s managed to irritate by licking it constantly, so we get to put ointment on it twice a day for the text three weeks, so it will heal.
Did I mention that he’s 11.8 pounds of muscle? And one of his nicknames is Mister Pissy?
This will be fun.
Here’s last night’s sunset.
Wish they were putting power lines underground up this way, and not just downtown.
In fact, I am a winner! A winner in Todd Wheelers reading contest!
And I didn’t just get bragging rights, no! I got LOOT!
Hopefully Todd doesn’t look at my library post, or else he’ll realize just how much trouble he could be in!
More:
Stuff on my Cat
Cute Overload
and Chocolate.
ADDENDUM the First:
Why was it one of those days? Well, for one thing, I made the discovery that one of the @#&$#^@##@ high school kids in the HISTA program vomited down the front of the women’s rest room door. How did I discover this? I saw the mess on the carpet and was trying not to step in it, when I put my hand on the bathroom door.
It took a lot of handwashing before I felt somewhat normal.
I blame John for this.
Here is a virtual tour of my books.
Why? Because I can.
I didn’t photograph the shelves in my grandmother’s room, because those are her books. And I forgot to photograph the books in the bathroom.
Otherwise, these are the books in my house, excluding the book Michael and I are currently reading. (That’d be a Donna Leon and an F. Paul Wilson for me, and Eileen Wiks for Michael.)
And if you want to borrow any books, let me know. :)
I haven’t found the specific article I read (this is not a surprise, all things considered) but here’s an article from WebMD on napping and nap length.
I’m still looking for the original article though.
After all the rain, all my plants seem to be going nuts. Flowers everywhere.
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Today’s projected high is 86.
Current temperature at 11:30?
87.
This calls for a day long nap I think.
To bad I have all these errands to run first…
I got my new camera! I got my new camera!
So here’s one of the first pictures taken with the new camera.
I also shot some flower pr0n, but Kat seems more appropriate on a Friday.
Yes, it’s that time of the week again!
First, some nearly unbearable cuteness:
Aren’t they adorable? Awwww!
And here is Kit, staring intently at air molecules. Every once in awhile they attack her and she runs through the house like a mad thing.
And finally, more proof of how disgustingly photogenic Kat is:
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I had to get my picture taken at work today.
Since all of IT at Health Sciences is being put into one department, the Big Boss wants pictures of everyone. Which makes sense, since I don’t know who half these people are, which is kinda awkward.
The discussion I had with the photographer who was taking the pictures (who was really a great guy and I would have liked to talk to him more) reminded me why I don’t like to be photographed very much.
I’ve got some weird thing going on with my face, that when I smile and laugh (as I am wont to do) my eyes get all squinty. Here is a perfect example if you think I’m making this up. (There are actually several examples on this page.[Yes, Michael has a really long ponytail in most of those pictures.])
No, this isn’t a horrible thing, but it is kinda weird, because I end up looking like I walk around squinting all the time (No, there are not any problems with my eyesight thank you. Last time I checked it was 15/20. [Which reminds me, it’s past time to get my eyes checked again.])
In person apparently people don’t notice, but it really stands out in pictures. Which is why I’m reluctant to have my picture taken. Because for my eyes to appear in a photograph I have to look serious. But if I try and look serious, I look like I’m plotting something. (As the photographer discovered when he retook my picture.)
We both decided to go with the squinty-eyed picture, since that one looked like me most of the time, as opposed to be plotting something. If I’m lucky, the pictures will be small enough that no one will notice. Because the boss already rejected my “Be a Bat” picture.
Yes, it’s time for some hot bee on flower action!
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I installed a polling plugin on the sidebar.
Polls will change randomly and without notice, as I placed the thing there solely for my entertainment.
Kinda like this website.
