Week 30 - strength

Today Rosie was there.  It's like having your teacher as proctor.  She's doing other stuff but you know that third eye is right on your ass checking every move.  So I took extra care with all my moves which is good.  And, true to what has come to be form, while Tuesday was way harder to get everything correct, today, it was not nearly has difficult.  Funny how that works.

A lot of the machines had occupants this morning and most were people I had never seen before.  My time was the same so maybe they are veterans on a new schedule or maybe we have new meat.   I do miss the other old fat lady.  I wish she'd come back.

Shower time.

Week 30 - strength

Today Rosie was there.  It's like having your teacher as proctor.  She's doing other stuff but you know that third eye is right on your ass checking every move.  So I took extra care with all my moves which is good.  And, true to what has come to be form, while Tuesday was way harder to get everything correct, today, it was not nearly has difficult.  Funny how that works.

A lot of the machines had occupants this morning and most were people I had never seen before.  My time was the same so maybe they are veterans on a new schedule or maybe we have new meat.   I do miss the other old fat lady.  I wish she'd come back.

Shower time.

It's only 10:30 and so much done already!

I may or may not finally have my cellphone number ported from Tracfone to Virgin.  We'll see.  Probably by end of day.  I will say that with the exception of one weirdo, working with Virgin is way more satisfying and pleasant than working with Tracfone or Sprint.  If the number porting fucks up, I'll just get a new number.  I've had all of the fun I can handle on trying.

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Ordered checks for my Capital One bank account.  I will never use them but if I need them I will have them.  This has been on my todo list since forever.

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I've swapped emails with work people.  Everyone is way interested in how we can prevent this (corpnet access problem) from occurring in the future.  Cows out, now let's look at fixing that barn door.  But, on the up side, I did talk, on the phone, with one of my favorite people there and turns out the one guy who is making me crazy also makes her crazy so we dished on him until he was pureed.  We both felt better.

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Roomba is roombaing. 

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Betty is still being silly.  She did spend the night with me and snuggled and then this morning was out a little.  She needs a kitten of her own and then she'll see how silly she's being.  I put her wet food on her dish as usual last night at 5.  When I went to bed it had not been touched.  When I got up the plate was licked clean.  Silly cat.  Oh, just heard her yelling at Roomba. 

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I still need to clean up this whole desk area and get the wires and cables into this computer organized.  I've got all day...

It's only 10:30 and so much done already!

I may or may not finally have my cellphone number ported from Tracfone to Virgin.  We'll see.  Probably by end of day.  I will say that with the exception of one weirdo, working with Virgin is way more satisfying and pleasant than working with Tracfone or Sprint.  If the number porting fucks up, I'll just get a new number.  I've had all of the fun I can handle on trying.

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Ordered checks for my Capital One bank account.  I will never use them but if I need them I will have them.  This has been on my todo list since forever.

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I've swapped emails with work people.  Everyone is way interested in how we can prevent this (corpnet access problem) from occurring in the future.  Cows out, now let's look at fixing that barn door.  But, on the up side, I did talk, on the phone, with one of my favorite people there and turns out the one guy who is making me crazy also makes her crazy so we dished on him until he was pureed.  We both felt better.

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Roomba is roombaing. 

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Betty is still being silly.  She did spend the night with me and snuggled and then this morning was out a little.  She needs a kitten of her own and then she'll see how silly she's being.  I put her wet food on her dish as usual last night at 5.  When I went to bed it had not been touched.  When I got up the plate was licked clean.  Silly cat.  Oh, just heard her yelling at Roomba. 

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I still need to clean up this whole desk area and get the wires and cables into this computer organized.  I've got all day...

Gotcha!!

This morning I TiVo'd the front door! 



And I got him!!  cpratt, you see one of those at the Apple store, grab it, will ya?  I know the Lifebook will fit into it and I can also use it as a regular tote bag plus I just like it!  (And, it looks way better than this picture.  And... while yes, I could wait in the lobby and jump him, probably my inquiry of yesterday would make such a crime a little less than penalty free...)

Gotcha!!

This morning I TiVo'd the front door! 



And I got him!!  cpratt, you see one of those at the Apple store, grab it, will ya?  I know the Lifebook will fit into it and I can also use it as a regular tote bag plus I just like it!  (And, it looks way better than this picture.  And... while yes, I could wait in the lobby and jump him, probably my inquiry of yesterday would make such a crime a little less than penalty free...)

Whew

Ok...  I am now out from under the desk.  What a monster mess that was.  By reorganizing everything, I freed up 4 extension cords and one power strip!  I now have free outlets, too!  And, everything seems to be working fine.

Next is filing but, I'm thinking that might wait.  I'm chore tired.

Whew

Ok...  I am now out from under the desk.  What a monster mess that was.  By reorganizing everything, I freed up 4 extension cords and one power strip!  I now have free outlets, too!  And, everything seems to be working fine.

Next is filing but, I'm thinking that might wait.  I'm chore tired.

Meet Travis!!

This is Travis!

He's about 4 months old and Betty doesn't know yet. She's hiding somewhere and did not come out when I got home. Travis is now exploring the bathroom. He was the last of his litter in the cage with his Mom. It was fun to see what he will look like when he grows up. Not so big really. Not terribly much bigger than he is now. He's hiding behind the toilet but you can see here, it didn't take much to convince him to look around.

I want to leave him alone for a bit so he can explore but I want to get back in there, too. Fortunately, I have a conference call in a minute so that will distract me.

The shelter people were great. They did not have many kittens. They had two little tiny black ones but they were really too tiny. Travis was just right and he had already been spayed and had had his shots a few weeks ago. He was ready ready ready. And doncha love the name??

And I went to the Apple store - first time I had been in one. Pretty cool and packed with people but I found the bag and bought it. The guy who works upstairs can now rest more easily.

And my number ported over to Virgin in under 2 hours!!

So far this day does not suck!!

My camera and I are going back into Travis land - reports to come!

Meet Travis!!

This is Travis!

He's about 4 months old and Betty doesn't know yet. She's hiding somewhere and did not come out when I got home. Travis is now exploring the bathroom. He was the last of his litter in the cage with his Mom. It was fun to see what he will look like when he grows up. Not so big really. Not terribly much bigger than he is now. He's hiding behind the toilet but you can see here, it didn't take much to convince him to look around.

I want to leave him alone for a bit so he can explore but I want to get back in there, too. Fortunately, I have a conference call in a minute so that will distract me.

The shelter people were great. They did not have many kittens. They had two little tiny black ones but they were really too tiny. Travis was just right and he had already been spayed and had had his shots a few weeks ago. He was ready ready ready. And doncha love the name??

And I went to the Apple store - first time I had been in one. Pretty cool and packed with people but I found the bag and bought it. The guy who works upstairs can now rest more easily.

And my number ported over to Virgin in under 2 hours!!

So far this day does not suck!!

My camera and I are going back into Travis land - reports to come!

Travis day 1

 

Travis day 1

 

Betty knows...

I'm off to Catopedia to see if I can get a translation for "sisssssssssssssss". I'm pretty sure it means 'oh, hi! welcome to our family! I'm delighted to have a baby brother"

EVERY kitten in the world should be born with a laser light pen for humans to use with them.  Travis totally forgets to be scared the minute I turn on the beam.  He's all over the place trying to track it down. 

Betty, still being pissy is in the closet under the clothes.  Just around the corner from Travis' bathroom.  So I open the bathroom door and get Travis dancing and then start bouncing the beam off the floor in front of Betty.  She cannot stand it.  She totally forgets to be pissy and starts dancing.  Then I gradually get them dancing in front of what another.   Travis didn't care but Betty was shocked.  But as soon as the beam started again she forgot about shocked. 

That beam is magic.

Everyone is resting but I did get one more good shot of Travis.

Betty knows...

I'm off to Catopedia to see if I can get a translation for "sisssssssssssssss". I'm pretty sure it means 'oh, hi! welcome to our family! I'm delighted to have a baby brother"

EVERY kitten in the world should be born with a laser light pen for humans to use with them.  Travis totally forgets to be scared the minute I turn on the beam.  He's all over the place trying to track it down. 

Betty, still being pissy is in the closet under the clothes.  Just around the corner from Travis' bathroom.  So I open the bathroom door and get Travis dancing and then start bouncing the beam off the floor in front of Betty.  She cannot stand it.  She totally forgets to be pissy and starts dancing.  Then I gradually get them dancing in front of what another.   Travis didn't care but Betty was shocked.  But as soon as the beam started again she forgot about shocked. 

That beam is magic.

Everyone is resting but I did get one more good shot of Travis.

Next...

Sherry and Lee came to see Travis.   So while Sherry promised Betty that she was the best cat in the entire universe, I got Travis and held him while we walked around.  Betty got a really good look and decided that hiding out was not working out too well for her.  After we put Travis back into the bathroom, she came out for dinner and is now under the couch in the living room.

That was about an hour ago.  I think I'll go get him now and let him watch the news with me for a bit.  He won't come to me or even sniff my hands but when I pick him up, he quickly settles into my arms and purrs away happily.  He's so cute.

Next...

Sherry and Lee came to see Travis.   So while Sherry promised Betty that she was the best cat in the entire universe, I got Travis and held him while we walked around.  Betty got a really good look and decided that hiding out was not working out too well for her.  After we put Travis back into the bathroom, she came out for dinner and is now under the couch in the living room.

That was about an hour ago.  I think I'll go get him now and let him watch the news with me for a bit.  He won't come to me or even sniff my hands but when I pick him up, he quickly settles into my arms and purrs away happily.  He's so cute.

Travis Report

Travis spent the evening exploring the living room.  Under the desk is fun.  But there are also other fun spots.  I made a yarn toy (semi-pom pom on a long piece of yarn).  Big hit. But, seriously... he'd trade whatever matters most to him for that damn laser beam.  He's on to my coming to get him so he hides and runs.  But when it was time for him to go back into the bathroom, a few minutes with the laser beam just did him in. 

I have his food, water and a little little pan in the bathroom and I gave him a towel bunched up with the bathmat to which he added my town that had been hanging on the rod.  He made himself a nice little bed.  But, I'll probably leave the bathroom door open tonight and let him roam if he wants.  I put a collar on him with a bell so I can find him if he so much as twitches.  He was not so thrilled with it but tough nuggies. 

Betty's been scarce.  It will be interesting to see what happens at bedtime.  When she first got here, I had Jake.  They pretty much ignored each other for the whole 4 years they lived together.  Betty hid during her first days here but she was older and had lost her kitten curiosity already.

Fun times here at the cat house!

Travis Report

Travis spent the evening exploring the living room.  Under the desk is fun.  But there are also other fun spots.  I made a yarn toy (semi-pom pom on a long piece of yarn).  Big hit. But, seriously... he'd trade whatever matters most to him for that damn laser beam.  He's on to my coming to get him so he hides and runs.  But when it was time for him to go back into the bathroom, a few minutes with the laser beam just did him in. 

I have his food, water and a little little pan in the bathroom and I gave him a towel bunched up with the bathmat to which he added my town that had been hanging on the rod.  He made himself a nice little bed.  But, I'll probably leave the bathroom door open tonight and let him roam if he wants.  I put a collar on him with a bell so I can find him if he so much as twitches.  He was not so thrilled with it but tough nuggies. 

Betty's been scarce.  It will be interesting to see what happens at bedtime.  When she first got here, I had Jake.  They pretty much ignored each other for the whole 4 years they lived together.  Betty hid during her first days here but she was older and had lost her kitten curiosity already.

Fun times here at the cat house!