accepted into their clan

Leg wrapped like King Tut after his "natron bath".

Cats on my lap, sleeping soundly.

Working from home and listening to a podcast of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me.

The kittons are settling into their new home. Catrina has significantly cut down on the number of random times per day that she vanishes into an empty room to start yodeling at the top of her cat-banshee lungs.

The rats are enjoying the new location of their cage, which allows them to watch my Mister while he's at his computer. I know their eyesight is limited, but they do seem intrigued by the activity nearby. And they can probably tell by smell and sound which of us the shifting object nearby is.

Zabartik, as I've mentioned before, very much seems to want to be just like His Person when he grows thumbs. So, if my Mister is replacing the power supply in his computer, Zabartik is there to help. If my guy is checking that the blinds are level before drilling holes and driving screws, Zabartik tilts his head to the side and watches intently. He doesn't seem the least interested in what I'm doing most of the time. But if my Mister is doing something with tools, chances are he's got a 14 lb white fuzzbutt apparently memorizing his every move.

Ok, back to work. But first, a lol.

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Roomba Driver

Been a long day. I so needed this. Maybe you had a long day, too. So here it is.




My cats would SO never sit calmly through this.

I can has heroes

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Who is an everyday hero? Firefighters. Hospice workers. People who devote their lives to saving domestic animals from neglect, or endangered animals from extinction. People who face the uglier side of society to help those most in need. Those brave, anonymous men and women who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe, bring the lights back on after a storm, and bring us news of our world under dangerous conditions. People who stand up for the "little guy", and people who do what's right, instead of what's easy.

I have quite a few personal everyday heroes. Just off the top of my head, the first few who come to mind are: My oncologist and his nurse, Joan. My cousin, who has served our country with honor for almost two decades. My 90 year old grandmother, a strong, compassionate, and truly beautiful human being. And my husband, who has stood by me through my health problems and prolonged recovery; who plays with me, comforts me, laughs with me, and tells me he loves and appreciates me both with his words and deeds.

how hard can it be?

Give a cat a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Show him where you left your boat, and you're opening up a whole 'nother can of worms.

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Heard anything yet?

I can has cheezburger delivury?

No news on the house yet, except a quick note to let us know that there isn't any news.

I cannot brain today

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I was doing pretty well today, almost feeling human, and that part of my brain that is in denial about how hard it really is to function when I'm having a bad day kicked in.

This isn't really so bad, my brain says to itself. Really, it's a matter of just putting my mind to it. Just get up and go. You'll feel better once you do. There are all these things that need doing at home after work. I blame myself for just not trying hard enough up until now, and start to become optimistic about what I can accomplish in one day, if I just apply myself.

That's where I was about an hour ago. Never mind that my test results show that something chemically unbalanced is happening system-wide that could certainly cause these symptoms. Don't know why they're messed up, but the fact that they are is measurable. But when I'm not feeling flattened I'd really rather just believe it's just a lack of discipline on my part.

Then the fatigue kicked in a few minutes ago, and it's like my brain has hit a wall. My eyes are watering and I'm yawning like I didn't sleep a wink last night. My brain is as thick as... well... something really thick and opaque (too tired to be creative) and wrapping my brain around my current task at work is do-able, but just.

I really, really, really don't want to be this clobbered by tired when I go to Jumpcon at the end of next week. I'm seeing some improvements with what the docs are trying, I think, since I am having 5 or 6 hour stretches when I almost feel like me. They said it could take a month or two to really kick in. Meanwhile, heat is still my arch enemy, and I cycle between hours of dumb and hours of mostly having it together. Which is better than sleeping for 14 hours and being near useless for the other 10. So I guess we're moving in the right direction.

Ok... Break's over. Back to work.

nom de plume

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I can has humor? IMHO 1 of teh best lolcats EVAR.

KTHXBAI

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Zabartik and the Flying Spaghetti Monster.


Your Noodly Appendage
I haz it

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RAmen!

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It's a beautiful day today! Sun shining, it's warmed up to 31°F (-1°C), and I just got back from having lunch with friends. Must go back outside and enjoy the weather. More time on the interweb later, after breathing unfrozen outdoors air for a little bit. And quilting. And practicing my Qigong. And otherwise having energy mid-day for the first time in ages.