A mixed bag of a day

[stephbg]

Cat news
Have just returned from the vet without Cally. She's been on antibiotics since Saturday but didn't show the same dramatic improvement as last time. After a thorough feeling up by the vet he said she had some tenderness near the base of her spine. Or in her abdomen. Or possibly her hind legs. Could be the kidneys. Might be osteoarthritis kicking in after her car accident nearly ten years ago.

I have a new puncture wound in my thumb.

So, she's up for blood and urine tests plus x-rays and probably the expensive machine that goes ping. That's scheduled for tomorrow when they can sedate her (carefully) to achieve all of this. After much discussion we agreed that she would be less stressed staying overnight at The House Of Horrors than coming home and then being boxed and travelling again tomorrow morning.

I do risk analysis and scenario modelling more effectively than the vet does. I expect the vet can desex a tomcat rather more efficiently than I could (I'd use my personality), so we'll call it even.

The vet will call me tomorrow, although some of the results won't be available until Friday.

Better news
* Had another great day at work. Managed to recall far more about last night than I expected, so recorded the Q&A session for posterity and the client's info. Possibly polished the cleverness factor on some of my responses, but that's editorial privilege for you. If they wanted the precise wordage they should have come along.

* Was asked if I was interested in going to Sydney for an SAP/Business Intelligence conference/networking event/pissup, as the CEO will be in Brisbane at the time. Oh, yeah, maybe, said I, and was dispatched to examine the fine print. Unfortunately the fine print plus flights and accommodation added up to more than the company finances can bear ATM, so that was that.

* Bumped into lilysea at lunchtime. I almost didn't recognise her outside a corset and with much shorter darker hair, and in an unexpected location and context. She asked me if I'd lost weight. Wonderful girl. I asked her to repeat the question 5 or 6 times. Looking forward to a proper chat on the weekend.

* Threw in a few "Arrrrrr"s here and there for Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Generic Life News
* Had to reschedule the podiatrist's appointment for tomorrow when aforementioned podiatrist was delayed for unspecified reasons. No biggie. Nothing to see, move along.

* Called The Curtain Person to enquire about one's missing draperies. Was advised they would call me back tomorrow.

* Was my rostered day to Be Responsible for the shared kitchen at work, in the absence of the office manager. I swiped benches, I bought milk, I loaded the dishwasher. I felt cheapened and yet pressured to perform domestic goddess tasks in the workplace. Most strange.


Tomorrow is shaping up to be an Interesting Day.

I miss my cat. Her empty chicken-shaped cat bed is staring at me :-(