The baby kitten got bitten by something this week and her paw got all gross and swollen. Rob took her to the vet this morning and they cleaned it out and made it bleed, which is a good thing. But now she's bleeding all over the place so we have her closed up in the bathroom. There are little bloody pawprints all over the place in there.
At least her paw wasn't abcessed so we didn't have to shell out TOO many hundreds of dollars.
There's a lot to do, but I have to say that just thinking about the holidays makes me feel the way Snoopy looks in my icon above. I love all this shit. :-) Especially Christmas Eve when Rob and I snuggle down with a bottle of champagne for our annual watching of "Love, Actually."
I'm interested to see who ends up showing up for glogg night (and if you're local and I haven't invited you already, comment here with your email address). I always treat parties like chemistry experiments, or cooking when you just pull everything out of your cabinet and throw it together and see what you get. I invite people from all different segments of my life, see who shows up, and watch how they mix together. Sometimes it's awesome, sometimes it's a disaster, but it's always a fun gamble.
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solar_diablo out to lunch for his birthday. Tonight he is accompanying me to R&A's wedding, as the hubby is out of town for work. It should be a really fun time. They're doing it at some medieval-themed place, the groomsmen are all wearing kilts, and instead of champagne they're having a whisky toast. Tomorrow evening I'm taking JR and Nick to see Phantom of the Opera. That too should be hella fun.
Speaking of JR, her boyfriend is here visiting this weekend. Seems like a nice guy. They have spent most of their time out or holed up in her room, so I haven't gotten to talk to him all that much.
Iz happy. :-)
Teleportation would rock--free travel! But only if the fam could teleport with me.
I've also always wanted to be able to go invisible on command. I'd like to know what people--especially powerful people--do behind closed doors.
Happy birthday solar_diablo, you old fart!
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It's nice to see a piece on abortion that presents reasoned arguments (on both sides) rather than emotionally overwrought sound-bytes.
I've enjoyed getting Christmas cards from some of you on my flist and I want to open up my card list as well. If you'd like me to add you to my Christmas card list, please enter your real name and snail mail below. I've screened all comments for privacy.
A few days ago Nick came to me and said he wanted to see Phantom. I think they are learning about it in his music class at school. Coincidentally, it's playing here in Tempe right now. When I first heard it was coming I thought about going with JR, who is a huge musical theater fan. But then in typical fashion I never looked into tickets. At this point I just assumed it was sold out.
But after Nick's request I thought, "Hmm, why not look into it?" Money is tight right now, but I had wanted to go to the Nutcracker for Christmas this year so maybe I'll just do this instead. I've never seen Phantom, which is just silly, so why not? The lady at the box office said the tickets are nowhere close to sold out (thank the economy for that) and that if I wait until Monday, the ones I wanted will probably come down in price.
Just tell me I'm not pregnant...
- Mood:red
white fur
red velvet
the black night of winter, and stars sharp as icicles
pomegranate seeds
an uncontrollable craving for cranberry juice
An overwhelming abundance of red
What does it mean?
- Mood:warm
What was interesting was reading all the answers other people had written. 95% of the answers were all variations on a small handful of themes.
1. Family/relationships--get married, have kids, spend time with my family, fall in love...
2. Financial/career--buy a house, get rich, get my dream job...
3. Creative expression--write a novel, learn to paint, play in a band...
4. Adventure/travel--skydive, go to Greece, climb a mountain...
5. Giving--end global warming, make people smile, take care of my parents...
When it comes down to it, we all want the same things. We want love and family. We want security and prestige. We want to express ourselves. We want interesting experiences. We want to make a difference. The details may differ. I want to go to Spain. You want to go to Japan. I want to write a book. You want to play the saxophone. But ultimately, we are motivated by the same basic drives.
The activity level is so high that you wonder if you'll be able to keep up with it all. Fortunately, you won't have to because things should begin to settle back down by tomorrow. In the meantime, do the best you can to pace yourself to sustain your energy throughout the day.
Understatement of the year, particularly the first line. Will things really settle back down by tomorrow? I just don't see how that's possible.
This week is one of those weeks that you just have to hold on for dear life and hope you survive it.
When I got to work I was walking to my office with JR when I heard someone yell. JR said, "Is that dad?" It was. He had found my coffee before he left the house and brought it to me. Totally made my day. :-)
Another thing that totally made my day was singing (screaming?) "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with JR at the top of our lungs in the car this morning (with the windows down, no less). It's really just one of those songs you have to belt out with an extra helping of melodrama, you know? I think I ripped my vocal cords.
Where is Bonnie Tyler now?
We are supposed to swim this afternoon. Currently it is 66 degrees, and the high is only supposed to be 84. I'm going to die.
Okay, I guess it's time to get some work done.
--T. S. Eliot
