we're going to make a weekend of it and stay downtown. I want to park the car and walk or use public transportation (if something runs that late on a Sunday night) and it seems the closest decent hotel to Keller is one called Hotel Modera. Do you know anything about it?

I'll be honest, I don't know the hotel at all.

Our TriMet trip planner should be able to help you with the awesome public transport.

We stayed at the Hotel Modera. Very convenient location. The downside was that the A/C in our room was broken, which we didn't realize until that night when we were trying to go to sleep. The guy at the desk was not particularly apologetic.

Also, it's valet parking, which came as a surprise to my husband.

The r Renaissance I stayed at in Phoenix, the valet parking was cheaper than the self-park. Weird.

In continuing awesomeness, I left my dome light on and drained the battery. Neighbor coming to give a jump. Arrgh.

Car jumped. Yay for nice neighbors! Off to parents' house.

Have visited Leo. He's alert, reasonably calm, cranky, tired, annoyed with the IV in his arm, *really* sick of people touching his butt, and would like to come home now please. So, he's doing well. He does definitely have a urinary tract infection, which I'm told is common amongst his people, and he's getting antibiotics for that. Don't know for how long. They're keeping him at least until tomorrow. I have an appointment with an internal medicine specialist tomorrow morning to talk about the possible pancreatitis.

Percy is acting even more the needy whiney emo kitty than usual. He probably is unhappy with the lack of Leo in the house. I'm calmer now that I've seen and petted the Leo and got him to purr for me. Whatever this turns out to be, I'll handle it. I need my kitty boy home and well.

Thanks for the good words and thoughts, y'all.

Zen, not your fault. You figured out something was wrong and fixed it. No beating yourself up about it.

Happy madres day to the Bitch-y moms. Human children, do not follow Ryan's gift-giving suggestions. Flowers and a heartfelt card will do just fine. Animal children, likewise. Andi's furballs are well-intentioned, but if the gift causes the mother more work, you did it wrong. Try some snuggles and a purr/bark or two instead.

Job~ma, Hil. Glad your neighbors could help, smonster.

Thanks for the job~ma, everyone.

I'm watching Sister Act. This is a silly movie.

James Woods was sitting 2 tables over from my mother and I at dinner just now.

(((Zen)))

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful Buffista mommies!!!

That is one famous person I'd probably be afraid to say "Hi. Like your work," to as I'm kind of afraid of him. He has a moody reputation, too.