It's been a very icky day in some ways . Came home and some cat threw up in both the food bowls so the cats hadn't eaten much. One litterbox was full, the other unused and both cats had peed in front of the bathtub. The bathmat wasn't down and so they went there.

I moved a litterbox there and it was used by Penny. She won't use that box if it's in my room.

How do I get them to stop peeing on the bathroom floor?

On the other hand I posted pictures of me and Matthew on FB. I wasn't going to because I'm self conscious about my looks right now , I've gained weight again and my face is too fat. but I put the pictures up anyway because I want to share them.

The Blasey Ford stuff is kicking up terrible things for me, too.

Me too. That sort of high school guy, in particular, and the way that yearbook talked about girls, and how the men in those photos are blatantly lying about what those captions meant and just laughing at all of us.

(I'm also absurdly stressed out, because I just barely got caught up with everything at work, and now I've got to get a bunch of stuff done ahead of time, since I'm having hand surgery on Friday and I'm not sure how much writing and typing I'll be able to do while that heals.)

Being on a college campus all the time is kind of not helping my mental state at the moment.

Hil, I'm sending out all the supportive vibes I can.

Askye, maybe try Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract litter? [link]

With Harvey no longer able to regulatate his body temperature, I feel so guilty trying to make him get off my chest when I'm having a hot flash. Toooooooooo smothery.

I'm sorry this story is so painful for so many. Blasey Ford, and all the women who have come forward to face their abusers are heroes, and my heart breaks for them and their families. I really hope that it is changing the world. {{All of us}}

Oh dear, WindSparrow. The thought of a kitty on me during a hot flash just made me go ewwww. Be understanding, Harvey.

I try to tolerate for as long as I can because he's 20. The time is going to come when I will look back and wish I could still be holding him. And then I remember I bought the heated cat beds for a reason.

Well, a heated cat bed has the advantage of no inconvenient moving. Or breathing.

I will try the litter attract but until I can get it I got the same litter in the one mom keeps because they like that.

And then tonight penny goes to use it and she was in there a long time. And I looked and she barely peed. So I'm calling the vet tomorrow . She is eating and drinking done as far as I can tell but she was in the box several minutes and this doesn't seem good.

Hopefully I can just drop her off at the vet and pick her up.

I'm also realizing that as much as i like alone time I terrible at living alone. Trying to manage my time and do everything and recover from the day is hard and havent been getting home until 7 or after. And I have so much that needs to be done

askye, much good vibes for Penny! I hope the vet can fix her right up.

WS, you bought the heated bed to take care of Harvey, don't feel bad for taking care of yourself! A cat on your chest during a hot flash is all sweat and fur, two things that do not go well together.

I'm doing my damndest to keep my emotions separate from the news, but it's v v hard. I hurt for everyone whose trauma is being kicked awake by these misogynists everywhere now. Me, I'm not so much re-traumatized as fucking angry. I'm mostly not engaging on social media because I know I'll say something awful.

In other me news, I'm having a nice healthy breakfast of cinnamon raisin toast, peaches, and cottage cheese. Never mind that I'm having breakfast at 1pm.