Grande Galerie des Glaces

Well, there is some good news, some bad news and so-so news but it's all more-or-less ok news.

The bad news is that since Baby is an indoor/outdoor kitty, this is a "sort-of" recent injury. There is nerve damage to the leg already, so there's not really a lot that can be done. Since she had her new shots less than two months ago and the limp is pronounced enough that it would have been noticed at that time, it probably happened shortly after she had those shots. *sigh* But at least she is current on shots, so we had something of a baseline to go by, which is all good. No real temp, though she had lost a bit of weight (down to 5.2 lbs from from 5.4 lbs), so she got a shot of antibiotic and dewormed. The shot was not as bad as the worm medicine was -- the claws came out full strength for that, and since she spit about half of it out the first time, we had to have a second go.

So now I have to keep her caged until next Tuesday, when she has another check-up. She has settled in nicely in the bathroom, in her cage and is eating well. [The cage, btw, is designed for a 40-50 lb. dog, so she has a lot of room to move around in.] I also let her out whenever I am in the bathroom -- the door is firmly closed, much to the annoyance of the other furkids, who remain convinced that closed bathroom door means Scotty is going to beam me up at any moment. So all in all, life goes on.

At least the bill wasn't horrendous -- only $55.

Rain and thunderstorms this morning, and then 30 mph winds after that. Joy. I had intended to go to Hastings but my plans changed really fast with the weather. The grass is growing like *crazy*, it's nearly knee-high. *sigh* Damn but I wish I had a horse to graze it down some.

Not much other news today. Paid bills -- my electric bill is really high, so I need to check and see if there was a rate hike or what. I unplugged things as much as I could, and it still went up instead of down. Meh. Since my furnace is gas, plus I essentially turned it off until October or so... well, we shall see, I guess. There isn't an outside plug-in either, so no-one can be hooking up and stealing that way. I just have no idea why the lights were so blasted high -- it really bugs me.

Off to bed, I guess. Niters!

Or preferably, three or four. [Actually if this was the weekend, I would be getting myself *drunk*. Yeah.] Turns out there was one last little bit of weirdness from the legal hassle I was in earlier that popped up. And because it was an out-of-court settlement, I can't go into any more detail than that. But I just had to vent a little -- because, you know? (>_<)

Yes, I changed the icon for this post because nothing bad happened during (or after) the Kentucky Derby today. No, I did not watch it on tv; the last few years have been to freakin' stressful for me to ever watch it again.

So what did I do? I wrote. And cleaned. And did laundry. Other than that, not very much. Oh, and last night I actually got a little bit of healing sleep -- my eyes no longer look totally bruised, as if I lost a bar room brawl.

I saw the new tv promo for "Terminator: Salvation" about a dozen or more times today and I swear that it sounds nearly identical to the TDK theme as well. Unfortunately I couldn't find a copy of it online that sounded right. Feh. If anyone does happen to know how to find the commercial I'm talking about, please send me a link ok?

Off to bed since tomorrow I go and visit Auntie and Uncle. Niters all!

There was a thunderstorm that moved in last night and woke me up about 2 am. Gah.

I went into Hastings today so I could snoop at Goodwill a bit. I was lucky -- I found a heavy plastic dog-house that I can use for an outside kitty shelter and a small two-shelf 'bookcase' that I will take back into Hastings and put at the other house. I need to start getting some organizing done there, especially if I am going to be doing any sort of cleaning or I have to wait there for any length of time. If nothing else, I need a place to stack phone books and things. [I also need to check at the utility company and see how much they charge just for turning on the electricity.]

Tomorrow I will to have Lucky at the vet by 7:30 am, I need be up about 6am -- which means an early early night for me. Hopefully I can catch her without any trouble.

I stopped to visit Auntie and Uncle today. They seemed happy enough which is good. Even better is the fact that their furniture has been rearranged so they have more space to move. The old "two twin beds side by side" just did not work, especially once their recliners, her wheel chair and O2 machine were added in. Someone also put up a few pictures and things so that it doesn't look quite so horrendously bare.

No other news for now. I am off to bed. (I really *really* hope I can sleep now and not have bad nightmares.)

It's been cold *again*. Spring officially begins in a little more than two weeks though, and I welcome it.

Got the new muffler today, stopped at Hastings PD (formerly St. Michael's elementary school) to get it checked so I could send in the fix-it.

The dr. is not sure if I have bronchitis or what. I get to see her again Monday. Joy.

Tomorrow I see the lawyer *again* to go over the new contract *again* -- and hopefully I can get it signed so I can have $$$$ *again*. (And to really make the day great, it looks like my boss managed to con me out of yet another $%K, on top of the $25K that he already owes. Just f'n great.)

Someone was pounding on the door and ringing the bell, so I am going to go take a nap until 10pm or so. Oh yes, they can tell if I'm up by looking for the light from the tv shining through the windows (and probably the light from the computer screen as well, damned snoops.)

Well, as you all know by now I survived the auction and all the family visiting that goes along with it. Fun, but sad all the same -- and very tiring as well.

Due to the large amount of *old* family photos, I am planning to scan them and set up a photobucket or maybe flickr account. Does anyone have any ideas, suggestions or preferences as to which of these is preferable? I know a lot of you have such accounts already, which is why I am asking.

I am tired so I will probably go to bed early.

Well, it turned cold. Meh. Today, I was able to pay some more bills so I am essentially caught up for now. Or at least until after the first of next month.

So, my aunt and uncle are having their auction Saturday. *sigh* I am really pissed for a lot of reasons but mostly because I won't be able to get hardly anything at all. Most of the stuff will go high, plus I'll probably be bidding against family for it anyway, so just... meh. Worst, some of the things I really wanted I know I won't be able to afford. The cousins will start coming in tomorrow (some are probably here tonight though), so I will probably be mostly offline until sometime Sunday.

Oh and did I mention the fast-moving snowstorm that is headed our way? Yeah. Just better and better, always.

Not a whole lot new. Went back to Hastings to stock up on groceries again -- they have some hella good deals at one store (*not* the EvilEmpire btw), I got a lot of canned goods for about half of what they would cost regularly, so that was all good. Label names too, they were actually cheaper than the store brand was (believe me, I check the expiration date and comparison shop like crazy before buying oh yeah.) Prices are high here like you would not believe. I don't need to buy very much more now, which is good though I will probably go in anyway and get a few more things.

And of course afterwards, I decided to go to a movie. Today's choice was "Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans" which was good fun. I considered "Taken" and "Gran Torino" but after seeing "Defiance" last weekend, I needed something not real life (having my very own mini-marathon of "Das Boot", "Battleship Potemkin", "K-19: The Widowmaker" were not exactly the right things to watch in order to relax either. Why do I do this to myself?) And "Lycans" was good -- as you know by now, I have a fondness for most vampires and werewolves and other were-creatures -- as long as they don't *sparkle*. Yes, ok, shutting up now.

No other news to speak of, I guess.

Yes, it's me. :) Today was really gorgeous outside, so of course I had all sorts of meetings with attorneys, which meant I was inside. Meh. Nearly everyone found a reason to be outside today though, even if it was just for a little bit. Coffee breaks outside were especially popular. Tomorrow should be just as nice too, and maybe even Saturday. After that though -- who knows? Possible rain/snow mix but then again, maybe not. And tomorrow I get to spend in discussion with my banker. Looks like a bedtime of 3am or so again for me. Oh yay.

So because I can't talk about things that I need to talk about, I will instead do a little ranting and rambling about TwiLite. Though really, it's almost not fair since anything TwiLite = fish in barrel.
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