When you start the day with something long and poky getting shoved up your nose, the rest of the day really has nowhere to go but up (I hope). :)

Pre-surgery physical (with nasal swab) checked off the list, yay! Boarding pass printed, yay! Coworker A's baby on the way, yay! One more day of work to get through before Disney World, all the YAY! in the world!

< does chair dance >

I forgot to post this link yesterday, but if anyone wants to watch the hilarious stylings of Pookie, Sizzle and the kittens, check out their webcam here:

http://www.wciu.com/kittycam.php

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I aten't ded yet!

But I am pretty busy -- getting all of the prep work done for Disney World (4 days!!!!), which includes the packing, and the laundry, and the filling of little bottles to satisfy the TSA, and the baking of muffins (zucchini and banana) because my T-shirts (custom-made) are coming to Orlando with lunalibre, leaving room in my suitcase for scruptious muffiny goodness.

Also, I saw Avengers again and it continues to be awesome.

But I need to tell you about ( Sizzle and Pookie )

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Son of a bitch!!!

Stupid surgery just got rescheduled, because apparently "The doctor will not be in the office that day". WTF? How does he just decide not to be in the office that day?

From June 20 at 8:30am to June 27 at 11:30am, which means, of course, it will actually start closer to 1pm, because by that point Ortho, who thinks schedules happen to other people, will already be hopelessly behind. I, meanwhile, will be in low-blood sugar hell because I'm not allowed to eat after midnight.

< stalks off > < throws things >

ETA: Too annoyed to type properly -- the dates are June instead July.

state of mind: enraged

Continuing to play with the new camera at the Botanic Gardens. Lots of flower pictures, including many of those extreme close-ups I like. :) A beautiful day to spend outside.

Botanic Gardens, May 2012

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Have not seen Avengers yet. Too busy being sick. It's all very annoying. :p Deep gratitude to everyone who has been awesome about cut-tagging spoilers!

Here's a story from the local news about the 12 puppies. :) There's a stupid ad before the video, but the rest of the video is sheer cuteness

Adoptable puppies cuter by the dozen

At about 49 seconds, you'll see a little tan guy with the dark brown muzzle -- that's my favorite, Mr. Trouble -- and towards the end you'll see one of the Sneaker-Eating Monsters. :) And I was wrong: we've got their mama, Rita, listed as a Rhodesian ridgeback mix.

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A short set of photos from 2 games at Wrigley field, one day, one (very cold) night. Mostly for playing with the new camera.

Wrigley Field, April 2012

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20 years ago today, I woke up on a normal day, and went to sleep surrounded by the L.A. Riots.

I have managed to force Android Market (Play Store, whatever) into acknowledging my NC as an android device again, instead of as an NC! Whee! You do NOT get to push me around! I am rooted! This involved various things like updating my OS (good to know I can), uninstalling Market updates, and then freezing the Market auto updater. < rolling eyes >

Spent last evening at the shelter -- one of my sneakers now has lots of itty-bitty toothmarks in the foam rubber where a gang of eight puppies (there are 12 in the litter, but four of them were asleep) assaulted me and attempted to eat my sneakers, my jeans, my shirt, and my apron. One enterprising puppy even went after my plastic name badge, until I spoiled his fun by putting it away. I, of course, was having a wonderful time. They were born at the shelter (pit bull/lab mixes as far as I can tell), are about 5 weeks old now and should be ready for adoption in another week or two. I'll miss the new puppy smell. They are all total darlings except for one, who is trouble actively seeking a place to happen. Pity the poor sucker who adopts him. :)

Pear still does not have a foster home, but volunteer K will be able to take her next week, if no one else turns up and Behavior says it can wait that long. As K is precisely the man I would have chosen, this is good news. :)

Not going to be able to see The Avengers until next Sunday -- I'll die at work on Friday if I do a midnight showing on Thursday, and I have to be at Bark in the Park at double-o-dark-thirty Saturday morning. So, first matinee Sunday morning (2D, thank you).

Oh, and going to see Cats Tuesday evening! Woke up with "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" stuck in my head. :)

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