Today’s my Friday. That is how out of sync with the rest of the world I am this week. I feel a little out of it at this point too!

I woke up this morning to what seemed to be a dead fish. My little betta (That’s not him, just a photo from a fish site. Pretty though!) who I just spent 30 dollars on a new little tank for, was sitting at the bottom, pale, and not moving. Crap! But then after my shower he was swimming around. Whew!

I still think he’s sick.

This morning at work I will be testing the burglar alarms. I always feel like a criminal doing that. It’s fun! I get to go around the store and set them all off. (It really is the little things in life I enjoy, huh?)

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daniel · at some point · say it · ping it

Nothing like a big pile of cat puke to start your day off right! And to think I was all caught up on housework today. Turns out, no, I had to clean the door mat.

I have mentioned the cat issues enough, eh? Cats on a walk? I suppose I should immortalize the cat health story here so that all these cat references make sense. If your not interested in a gross/sad cat story with a happy ending, do not read ahead.

We have two cats. CoCo and Chanel (I know, how gay!). Last year Chanel had become very sick. Now he had always been a chubby cat, but he had gotten really big. He couldn't run or jump. He would cry in pain if you picked him up. We always thought it was because he was so fat. Putting him on a diet was impossible because CoCo would get bladder infections from the diet food. Forget feeding them separately, we were never home to do that at the time. Well, like I said Chanel started to get really sick. It got to the point that he was throwing up all the time. He developed a fever. Richard got him to the vet. It turns out that because of his size his digestion system was not working properly. He was severely constipated and could not go number two. That's why he was throwing up. The food had nowhere else to go. So they had to go in and clear him out. (sorry, I told you it was gross, but it saved his little life). He was placed on a permanent laxative. So after he recuperated the vet said he would need exercise. An hour a day. How do you exercise a cat that has always been a lazy indoor cat. Well, to start, Richard brought him out to the hallways of our apartments. He was so afraid to be outside! Only when he was carried away from our door would he move, and that was to hurry back and try to get inside! So each day Richard would take him a little farther... Almost a year later Chanel has adjusted to his walks! They walk around the nearby park for an hour 4-5 times a week. Chanel has lost a lot of weight. He runs, jumps on the counter, plays in the sink... It's like having a kitten. A really big clumsy kitten.

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daniel · lunch time · say it · ping it

I was awakened to the sound of the rain again today. That’s two days in a row. MS. Mother Nature is kind of rude, I think. Can’t she just keep it down till after nine? Then most folks are up. Or should be, anyway.

I had the pleasure of cleaning up after the cats again today. If you read my 100 things you already know I have issues with those two cats, and their litter tracking. I’ll be more clear. It’s not normal tracking. It’s as though they are grabbing paws full of it and throwing it around the house. Today it was in the bathroom. That is 20 feet (of carpeted area) away from the box. HOW DO THEY DO IT??? I just picture them at night, walking on their hind legs, with front paws pressed together, carrying litter from room to room. Laughing. Of course they’re laughing, knowing I’ll step in it first thing in the morning.

I need another cup of coffee.

UPDATE: (I like doing this lately) Goldie has tips on bathing the cats… They better behave!

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daniel · lunch time · 1 comment · ping it