Bunny’s TMI

I love the cool weather. I’m in the mood to knit something… of course that would require me learning how to knit. But then I could make myself a spiffy scarf. Or maybe I’ll pull out my tablet and attempt to doodle with it like I’ve been meaning to. Or maybe I’ll just be lazy and watch American Beauty if it came in the mail today. Ran to the bank to finally finish getting rid of my WaMu bank account & then stopped at Jack in the Box for lunch. I made PH drive me of course since he has Princess SP’s parking permit while the Ps are on their honeymoon. We did walk from WaMu to the Ace Hardware though so I could look at their Christmas stuff. I did see a couple ornaments that I’d like to go back for, but I managed to restrain myself from buying them then & there, yay me!

I watched yet more X last night & can’t wait for the next dvd to show up. Today I went to a free Feng Shui class during lunch with the girl I ran into who I know from high school. Walking to & from class was better than class itself. I had a bunch of energy & inspiration though, so I cleaned & reorganized my office. Now there is just one last stack of paper to deal with. Yay!

So today running an errand I ran into someone I knew in high school and haven’t seen since graduation! Talk about random, but she works right upstairs from me. We’re going to the free Feng Shui class on campus this Thursday, so I’m looking forward to that. Also, I finally managed to open my own can of fruit today. JP showed me last time the trick for pressing down in the middle as you pull back after he caught me using a screwdriver to try to pry it open. My knuckle only hurts a teensy bit, but the peaches are yummy!

I had a lovely weekend. I managed to relax, have fun & be productive. Friday night I watched Fargo, which I thought was pretty “eh” nothing bad to say, but nothing good either. And yes the sheriff was the best one in that movie. I then watched the next two dvds of X and I’m still loving it. They are playing things out differently from the manga – but I think they had to as the manga wasn’t done when the started the tv series, and they haven’t changed the flavor of the story any, just the details.

Saturday I went to the store to stock up on supplies and exchange the glade plugins for the right kind. So now the cat bathroom smells lovely no matter what. I then spent most of the day baking & decorating cookies & cupcakes with CS & PH. It was fun & relaxing and everything turned out nicely, although I think everything would have worked with more food coloring and more orange extract. As strong as that stuff smells, once it bakes it practically disappears. I also learned that I need to remember to add food coloring to the liquids first, not to the dough last. Then we were off (after testing all the treats of course – yum!) to MM’s housewarming & birthday party. Even an hour late we still managed to get there early, and with perfect timing to ask MM to pick up some steak from the store. I was soundly trounced at pool, the eight ball failed me and for once I didn’t win on the other player’s scratch. I finally got to meet the other MM who fit very well with the group (funny, intelligent & witty). The cookies went quickly and people even could tell that I was going for the look of a pumpkin patch. The cupcakes started disappearing after people realized they were allowed to eat them. We had fun with the one abstract art one and found: an eggplant, a guitar, a person sitting, a cat with the moon behind it, a monter face, and a camel. We also had fun (after a brief snag before we found something to light the candles with) singing to the three birthday boys: MM, AP & J, and making them blow out their candles. The steak MM made was delish of course, as was the pineapple chicken. I was starting to feel dizzy though for some reason – too much standing? the antibiotics? too much food? I don’t know, but as I couldn’t join in the merrymaking due to the antibiotics & my productivity plans for Sunday, I decided that it was time to head home for sleep.

Sunday I did dishes, laundry. PH came over to help. I vacummed the fireplace, moved the kitty tower, bought recycle bins, a cordless drill/driver, and supplies for redoing the fireplace from Home Depot, then off to Ace Hardware for a pair of washable air filters (so I can swap them out for cleaning) and some bits for my drill/driver and a few other odds and ends – including a new Christmas tree topper. We stopped by PH’s house for more pictures. I then dragged PH off to WalMart for slimfast & an s-video cable, the wireless cards there were too pricey. We tried getting the kitty toilet training kit from Petsmart but they were out so I just got a cardboard scratcher. Dinner was a chocolate dipped cone & fries from Dairy Queen. Office Max was closed (wireless cards). We finished off by trying to put together the air filters, but that was hard without a yardstick to cut properly, so those got brought into work. The next attempt was to move the pc to the living room and get wireless working, which it sorta is now, but I’ll need two wireless cards to get everything just right. I was a bit worn out by then, but it felt good to have been productive.

Next weekend: actually cleaning the fireplace & planting my bulbs (if the weather cooperates).

Well, I’d been thinking for months that I don’t have the time/energy to give Calista the care she deserves…. and she just really doesn’t work well in a cat household. So last week I finally gave the Northern CA Herp Society a call about finding a home for her. Last night I got a phone call and arrangements were made for her to be picked up tonight. I called and cried on the phone with daddy for a bit after that, because even though I know I’m doing what is right for her and for me, it is still really hard. I’ve had her since I was 17 and she helped me get through college. I’ve watched her grow from a tiny thing that fit in my shoe under the arch of my foot, only a few inches long, to almost six feet of beautiful rainbow shimmering snake. I’m glad it is happening quickly though, so it will be over faster & I can move on. I feel so guilty about letting her go – especially considering she is the one pet I have that could possibly live as long as I do – but it isn’t fair to her or me when she gets the minimal care she needs and I feel burdened. Sigh…..