I've been home just over 24 hours and have taken both cats to the vet. Today is Rosie's oral surgery and Gilda had a follow up on her ear treatments. Gilda was so very put out with me. I hope Rosie's work doesn't end up being too extensive.

I'm not sure my subconscious is back from vacation yet. I woke several times with images of twisty coastal roads in my head. I did discover on this trip that I'm allergic to Portland. I wonder how likely that is to extend to Seattle or Vancouver.

How are you allergic to Portland?

I prefer vacation. I need one.

Not sure if I mentioned it here, but I finally made an appointment for an ADD assessment for myself. The appointment is a week from Friday and I'm already stressing. I've always suspected I had a low level of ADD. School has been a struggle in concentration. The only reason I don't think it hits me as much with work is because I've learned various coping mechanisms (such as I can pop in here for a few minutes and then get back to work) without it being disruptive.

Wow, Consuela!

Aw, cats of aurelia. I'm with your subconscious on staying on vacation (without the allergies if possible)

Why is the assessment stressing you out, Suzi? it was an enormous relief to me to get a diagnosis, fwiw, and getting prescriptions that help has been amazing. Not in a dramatic fashion that is easy to point out to other people, but living inside my head has gotten a lot less fraught.

-t, I think it is more I just want to get it done, not wait another two weeks. And what if I don't have ADD? Why is my brain so jumpy (for lack of a better way to explain it)?

Meh - today is driving me nuts. I send an e-mail asking a question about A and get a 1/2 answer. I reply with different wording asking about A and (mistakenly) mention B. I get a response about B. I try once again to ask about A and get a response about all the reasons A is delayed but with nothing about what to do to get A moving.

Communication people. WHY is it so hard?

How are you allergic to Portland?

About two hours outside of Portland a cough started followed by sinus congestion and a runny nose, all of which has gone away upon leaving the area. I am ridiculously literal sometimes.

I've been home just over 24 hours and have taken both cats to the vet.

I did that, too! Except just one cat, 10.5 hours after I got home. Where I paid for blood work and THEN learned that I've only been giving half the prescribed amount. So of course the bloodwork will need to be redone in another month.

Ask a Manager has a question up today about an employee who's posting slurs and other hate speech under his real name. In the comments, it's funny how all of the people who are like "Free speech! Slippery slope! Persecution!" are posting under male handles.

Truman, our elderly Standard Poodle has to get three pills, morning and night. He's very sweet--he hates it, but he stays still and lets us pry open his mouth and throw the first two pills in. We then hold his mouth closed while he swallows and the whole time, he looks up with such desire to please and then rubs his head against me as soon as we let go. He's just the sweetest guy ever. (Our other doggie will let you give him a pill, but then walks away like "Man, you guys are the worst. I can't BELIEVE you did that on purpose.")

He loves his glucosamine pill, so he gets that for dessert.

Timelies all!

Home with the little guy again. Everything looked fine at the pediatrician, so he goes back to daycare tomorrow.

Meanwhile, I'm trying to get used to my glasses. Part of the problem is that the right earpiece is causing a sore spot on the back of that ear.