Oh, sarameg. I have you and MK in my thoughts. It's so hard with older pets.
My parents lost their oldest Golden yesterday morning. Kittenish is now the oldest family pet and I've spent a lot of yesterday and today just petting her.
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
'Touched'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cass - May 22, 2010 3:32:54 pm PDT #1164 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
lisah - May 22, 2010 4:48:48 pm PDT #1165 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I'll be around tomorrow, sara, if you need anything.
sarameg - May 22, 2010 5:21:33 pm PDT #1166 of 30001
Thanks, lisah. I'm pretty much going to try to go about the day as normal, perhaps with extra annoying snuggles and a little bit more brutality on myself around the lake and in the pool. And cleaning the fucking house. Don't think I'm up to Yard Sale pt.2.
Talked to the parents. Decided I didn't want to spend all of my usual weekly call in tears, get the worst over tonight. There'll still be more tomorrow, but...I aired my worst predictions. So.
Think I'll be telecommuting a good part of monday. I expect I'll be taking him in for a full workup in the morning, and after the verdict? I don't think I need to be seen in public. Maybe I'm catastrophizing, but this time? Unless that swelling goes down overnight, it's pretty clear. Hate this.
Lee - May 22, 2010 5:29:13 pm PDT #1167 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am so sorry, Sara.
Beverly - May 22, 2010 5:45:02 pm PDT #1168 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I'm so sorry Sara. Sending all thoughts for a better outcome.
Kat - May 22, 2010 5:51:00 pm PDT #1169 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh sara, I hope Mr. Kitty surprises you and is okay.
Had Noah's first swimming lesson of the year today. The pool was so wonderful and warm and he is READY to swim now.
Liese S. - May 22, 2010 6:25:36 pm PDT #1170 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oh, sara, so hard.
Yay for Noah swimming!
sumi - May 22, 2010 6:28:23 pm PDT #1171 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
sara - sorry to hear about Mr. Kitty.
Javacat: Happy Birthday
JM article: He's going to be in Hawaii Five-O ?
Hil R. - May 22, 2010 6:43:13 pm PDT #1172 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hey, cool. Google Maps knows history. For most of Eastern Europe, at least, you can search for a town by its old name and the country it used to be in, and it will get you to the current name and country. I tried a few names and countries from before WWI and from the interwar period, and it found nearly all of them, even though some of them have gone through at least three different names and countries since then.
Liese S. - May 22, 2010 7:03:02 pm PDT #1173 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
It`s funny how political mapmaking is.