Dear Internets,
Hi. I’m Ace. (the cute one).
Mom says that Silly Kitty Saturday isn’t until tomorrow, but that since she is going out of town, a day early is allright.
I’m feeling a little clingy today. Seems there’s this new white stuff outside, and it’s gotten kinda cold. I don’t like it much. I voiced my displeasure by insisting on sleeping under mom’s covers last night. She was fine with it, because she likes me best. Even when I used her toes for attack practice. At 3am. That was a squeel of glee, for sure.
She’s also going out of town – did I say that already? I don’t like that much at all. She’s not supposed to be up and in the shower this early. We’re supposed to go back to bed for our nap like always. I waited by the door for her, but she didn’t even stop – just pet me on the fly!
I tried to talk to Annabelle about it, but she’s just a big stupid girl, and doesn’t understand. She just sat there, with this dumb look on her face.
(The other kids think it’s cuteness. I know she’s just really kinda stupid. Why else would she keep trying to climb the walls and attack the window blinds? There’s nothing up there! I already checked! Girls. I even have to sleep in a shoebox with her sometimes because she’s a big scairdycat. It’s really rather sad if you think about it.)
So I did the next best thing. I purred really loudly – all night last night, in hopes of convincing her to stay. She didn’t notice, except for the time I was sitting directly under her chin. That didn’t last long. Then, this morning, I sat on mom’s mousepad to remind her she had work to do. If she’s going to be awake, after all, she should be working on those big new projects she’s so proud of! I really need to be kept in the fashion I want to be accustomed too, for Cat’s sake!
So, I sat in her chair when she got up, and when she came back I gave her My Look Of Displeasure and Disgust. She was unmoved. I however was not – she kicked me off the chair! Something is Definitely Up. I don’t like it. Not one bit. I even tried stealing her Q-tips because hello, she can’t go out without clean ears, right? She just got more. I kicked her glasses off the counter into the laundry pile while she was in the shower too, cuz well, mom’s blind and needs her glasses to find her glasses if ya know what I mean. Even that didn’t deter her. Next time I’ll bury them. In the cat box.
Anyway. Think good thoughts for mom for me, ok? She’s riding up to some big city on the other side of the mountains with that big guy who says he hates cats but always pets me anyway but won’t let me attack his big ole cowboy hat. (I’d look rather dashing in it, I think.) She says she’ll be back tomorrow night. She’d better be. I don’t like sleeping in that big ole bed with just Annabelle. Anna gets mad when I attack HER – Mom never does.
So she gots to hurry home. I mean really – how can she resist this face?
My point exactly. Thanks, Internets. Mom always said you was cool.
purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,
Ace. (the cute one.)
PS. She caught me trying to stow away in her purse. Must be sneakier next time, and remember to hide the tail. And bribe Annabelle. She’s a little nark!
Goodbye, DayQuil, we hardly knew thee.
Only temporarily, I’m sure. So, I went to the doctor (ick) which I hate to do, because I am one of those folks with no insurance. The State covers my kids – but since I am not under 18, over 65 or pregnant, I am not coverable. This would be why I am on such intimate terms with DayQuil! But anyway, dealing with this sinus crap for so long has sapped my will to live. So – to the doc.
Where for just $86, she told me “Your sinuses are clogged.” Why THANK YOU DOC! I didn’t know that! So we come up with a course of treatment to kick it in the ass. She called in the scripts, and I headed across the street – where we discovered that the AWESOME STUFF – that, while costing 50 bucks it would make me feel better TOMORROW after just ONE DOSE – unfortunately falls under the category of “peninicillin.”
Crap.
I have this pesky alergy, you see… So it was to phase two, which only cost 14 bucks for TWO scripts. Much cheaper. The fun part – one says take with milk. The other says – yo! easy on the dairy bitch! Which makes for much fun. And also, don’t take vitamins. I’ve recently started taking a daily, and well, it said to wait 2 hours after taking the meds or ew – sick to the tummy! So I waited for FOUR HOURS. Then took my vitamin.
And promptly felt FAINT and as if i was totally gonna THROW UP. I managed not too, cuz um, ew. So my blossoming habit of taking a daily vitimin is now on the back burner. Oh well. on the plus side? blood pressure? ROCK SOLID. So neener you silly hospital lady that took it last time. I TOLD you it was because I hated hospitals!
In other news – what do you do when that ugly S word shows up? Well. It’s simple. Scrape up EVERY LAST BIT of the nasty stuff… and make it into a SnowGirl.
Voila.
Crap. There goes the neighborhood.
Sigh. Who ordered this??
And as proof that the thought of Actual Winter steals what passes for my logic – the following exchange preceded the pictures.
The Girl: MOM! It’s SNOWING!
Me: You’re grounded.
The Girl: ……
Me: *totally serious face*
The Girl: …..but WHY?
Me: You TOLD me about it.
The Girl: …..
The Girl: …..
The Girl: Where’s the camera?
The GIrl: Look! Pictures! Proof!
Me: Yeah. The grounding? TOTALLY NOT KIDDING.
Harumph. Seems PERFECTLY logical to me. Little brat. I could be in DENIAL if not for her!
PS. The lack of logic also MIGHT ALSO be because of DayQuil Sinus. That shit’s the BOMB baby. It’s the first time I’ve had it cuz apparently eveyrone else was busy snorting it’s deliciousness because it was always sold out. I’d been looking for it since Mei told me to a YEAR ago.
So for the past year I was stuck with Sudefed. Which everyone knows is only good for cooking meth. That’s why you can only buy one box at a time without filling forms and selling your firstborn. Beause getting 2 boxes? is CLEARLY a straight line toward methcookin hell. Handbasket included.
But today? Oh. there was DAYQUIL SINUS. Elixer Elixure (howthehelldoyouspellthat?) LIQUID FILLED PILLS of the GODS.
Heh. What? stop looking at me like that. *grin*
Ze end of ze fall concerts…
So last night was the last in the run of kids Fall concerts. Now, in little more then 1.5 months, we hit the christmas programs. It never stops, seriously. But last night, the girl was beautiful in her official Advanced band uniform, and both her school, and the high school performed.
It was quite a step up to hear her play longer more difficult songs with her group. She’s steadily improving and that makes me smile, muchly. Having all the band groups play in one night showcases where they are, where they started, and where they’ll be headed to.
(and! the brace on her hand. (Already got yelled at by Auntie for not telling her what happened) Her thumb has been bothering her, where she the clarinet rests on her thumb, the weight of it is causing carpel tunnel like symptoms in her thumb, hand and wrist. So I got her one of those therupudic gloves, and a neck band to take some of the weight. The neck strap needs a piece they didn’t give me, so I’ll have to go back to the store, but the glove is helping. I think it’s because advanced band = more practice and hope the situation is self correcting. Who knew BAND was such a physical deal? *L* So – in short (ha!) she’s fine.)
One unique bit is that the teacher Mrs. S, has never had an all female percussion band before. The beginners band has mostly girls in it, and only girls in percussion, so they set up a little ensemble piece, and named themselves. Mrs. S made sure to point out she had nothing to do with the name: Chicks with Sticks. I thought it rocked.
At one point, the Concert Band for The Girls school (one step up from where she is now) started playing, and within 4 notes the pup just sat straight up “THAT sounds like Harry Potter!” which it was (Hedwig’s Theme), and everyone around us giggled because of the outburst. The High School percussion section played “Under the Sea” which I had to record because the pup fell asleep. To do so, I had to steal back the camcorder, because the boy was busily shooting close-ups of TCSPP who also plays clarinet for High School Band.
Funny aside – he pointed out her name before the concert started, asked if he could record her too, I said “as long as you get your sisters first, sure.” and Nana asked who he was pointing out, and I showed her the name, and she was all “but she’s in HIGH SCHOOL!” and I looked at her and she went “…oh. so’s he.”
HAHAHAHAH. I go through that EVERY DAY. High School. HARUMPH.
And so. I finally made an appt to see the doc tomorrow for my sinuses. I’ve been fighting this crap for MONTHS. I’m so sick of waking up with a stuffy head and weepy itchy eyes and running nose. I hope they can give me something since I have to go to Anchorage with Dad Friday morning. (Nana will be meeting us on Saturday too.) The air up there always makes me kinda headachey after a while anyway, so if I can kick the one I got before I go – all the better. Otherwise I’ll simply drink marguaritas until I forget my head hurts.
Why yes, it is a business meeting. why do you ask? Hahahah!
Specially as I gotta ton of work to do tomorrow too. I did just get handed 3 website jobs, with a 4th possible in a couple weeks – and I’m still helping put finishing touches on Fish Lips and Bird Teeth Studio. Happy Lessa. Work is good. Keeps my busy while my brain is melting and running out my nose.
Happy humpday! Heh.
Click (2006)
– I liked it! Critics usually are wrong. There’s nothing wrong with a 2 hour Adam Sandler joke. Fun little fluff movie.
