Well, I'm sitting in the car now so hopefully no hassle between here and home. I'm more worried about PT and stuff this week with new braces.

I am happy to say that our two know to sit and stay while we clean up poop. We put leashes down and they wait while we clean up. It's the LEAST they can do, since we are, you know, cleaning up their poop.

Dean and Maddie get along really well, they sleep together and do groom each other. And when there's a door closed between them they claw at the door or Dean meows...well chirps. I don't know if they get car sick, it's only about a mile to the vet so they do okay that way.

Can they travel in the same crate? That might be comforting to them.

my cats find much comfort in each other. i've found that during short car rides if i put them in separate carries they yowl like it's the end of the world (even though each cat individually in the car is entirely silent, they feed off each other's misery) but if i put them together in a larger carrier they STFU. Worth a try.

eta: i've only driven cross country with one, so i don't know if the shared space comfort effect would hold true for days as it does for 30 min trips.

Trudy = I'm trying to get a crate big enough for them to be together.

They are pretty mellow cats. Let me rephrase that....they aren't very neurotic cats. Dean's energy level has been through the roof lately and he's taken to playing with his favorite paper ball at night. I've had to confiscate it twice to get some sleep.

Plus they are fairly quiet. Dean has been chirpping more lately but not a real meow. Maddie will occasionally murff ( a kind of purry chirppy sound). I don't think I've ever heard a real meow come out of her mouth. Even when she's stuck on the wrong side of the door. She just claws at it.

When I transported my two cats from Stockton to San Diego, I made the mistake of building a custom crate, giving them plenty of room to see around. It was a misery. The younger one literally stood on the head of the older one and screamed for the whole of the 14 hours.

I wish I'd covered the crate. That would have made a world of difference, I think.

Oh, Bartleby. Frankie is jealous of your accomplishments.

I wish y'all could come to the jazz funeral! bonny, I love that you did one at an actual cemetery. I think this has to happen. Yes. Also, this is my theme song right now (warning for f-bomb) [link]

I foolishly went inside the Borders on my way home from work. Today was the first real hot day, so I was a little dehydrated and definitely hungry. Baaaad move. 1.5 hours and $200 later, I stumbled out with an armful of books and cds and then went to Wendy's b/c I was so hungry, and that was nasty. Urgh. Let's hope I don't hate everything I bought, and that I actually read some of it.

Also, this is my theme song right now (warning for f-bomb) [link]

Oh my. That about covers it.

Let me know when the second line rolls and I'll raise an umbrella to your freedom.

Oh my. That about covers it.

Doesn't it just? Also, she sells this bit of merch: [link]

Let me know when the second line rolls and I'll raise an umbrella to your freedom.

Ta, darling.

In other news, the guy I went out with Thursday is currently trying to convince me over chat that the Paleo diet will cure my depression. @@

I'm home, the new braces are a little loser than optimal because I had them fitted just after I came off the steroids, but with thick socks and careful use of my crutches, I should be able to get around on them at least until I can get them readjusted.