Teddy update -- he loves the prednisone chews. He's back on the appetite stimulant (ciproheptadine, or something like that) because he's losing weight again. The vet is ordering chews of the appetite stimulant. He's taking his fluids willingly, if not happily -- they love him at the vet.

He's also livelier than he's been for quite some time. He spent half the weekend sitting in the downstairs window, meowing at the world outside. He came halfway downstairs while T's brother and family came to visit (well, brother's wife and kids weren't in the house at the time). He even climbed into the dryer while I was doing laundry, which he's never done before! (And yes, he was out before I started the dryer again.) Apparently prednisone is something of an upper.

Crossing our fingers for Wednesday's blood work.

Hey, if he's not getting the 'roid rage, more power to him!

Crossing my fingers for Teddy!

Prednisone always turned me into SuperBitch (tm). Take my worst PMS attitude and raise it to the tenth power.

I photographed the bathroom at the Hollywood Roosevelt - swankier than the main room by far, with stone suraces everywhere and a huge round shaving mirror on a swivel arm. Alas, the ghost did not appear on film.

Also hoping for Teddy.

I just finished a run of prednisone. No appreciable change in personality. Mildly disappointing.

Coincidentally, my mother was on prednisone for quite some time for kidney problems stemming from untreated strep throat. Don't remember any major personality changes, but it's interesting that treatment for kidney problems haven't changed in over 30 years.

And yes, because of her kidney problems, I knew more than any teenage boy should know about his mother's weight.

good luck to Teddy

I'm glad to hear that Teddy is perking up.

I had my hair colored this weekend. I was tired of half brown half blonde. It's kind of, um, purple. [link]

The purple didn't translate over to my screen, bon. That's kinda what happened when I dyed mine. Distinctly burgundy to the eye, red-brown to the camera.

So I can't say with authority it looks good (though the cut is very flattering), but if you're willing to restrict your in-person appearances and rely solely on webcam, then yes! I can speak with some authority and say you will look well indeed.