Shelter Catstravaganza!

People are the worst.

So, a year after I got out of the Navy and a year into college, I got this summer job that I didn’t even really want, but I was living with my folks and my dad made it clear that I was either working that summer or finding somewhere else to live. The first week I was there, my boss was on vacation, so I got situated…

Well, he was cute. Not gonna pretend I didn’t notice, but it never occurred to me that he was interested. We both worked at the Seattle downtown Borders Books back in the day, and everybody spent their workday moving from one area to another, so you didn’t hang with the same people too long.

Years ago, I quit a job that literally made me cry at my desk to work something fun and temporary for the summer. It was a super fun place- a young restaurant crowd working summer jobs at the beach. Everyone was younger; I was like the old lady of the bunch, at 37. There was this guy in another department who was…

I used to be his boss. When his wife left him, I listened to him navigate 50/50 parenting and learning to live apart from his ex-wife for the first time in almost 20 years. We always had good energy together as co-workers, but due to the fact that he’s a redneck and I’m a pretty liberal dark-skinned Indian woman, I…

Hello Spring! 

Shelter Catstravaganza!

Good news: I completely stopped watching Bravo because, UGH. then I discovered “ Difficult People” which reaffirmed my choice while superbly entertaining me.

Friday I dropped the tiny human off at my parents house for a sleepover. It may be her last one tho there. My dad is getting the 110+ year old farmhouse ready to sell. Which means he needs to clean out the barn. A barn stuffed with many of my mom’s things who died many years ago. When she was alive tho, she collected…

Oh, I can assure you - the piss tape is real.

Shelter Cat Update!

In pandemic related news, I did my last shift at the covid testing station, got my mandatory covid PCR test, and I did my last blood draw for the covid antibody study I was participating in, and I do not, and never had the ‘rona! Masks work! Not like you needed me to tell you that. I’m less sure about the faceshields,…

Ever have one of those moments where you realize you are truly lucky to be alive ? Today is one of those days ! (We’re really ok) BUT the tiny human & I were hit and than side swiped by a drunk driver this morning. Somehow I managed to stay on the road. I don’t even know how as we were both doing at least 70MPH. We…

Have you seen City of the Living Dead? Cheesy, scary, from 1980. It's been one of my favorites for a long time and I was lucky enough to get to see it on the big screen a few years ago.

Shelter Catstravaganza!

Duckling and I voted today. It was their first Presidential election, but not their first election. (They turned 18 two years ago.) Voted for Biden so hard I could feel it from the socially-distanced voting booth over. They also did some research on a lot of things, including the 2 state questions and whether or not…

HELLRAISER

Moving to Panama on Election Day!

Happy Halloween! Low key celebrations here. No trick or treating or group kids party like we normally do. Instead we had a very small family costume party at my parents. The tiny human was over the moon to see them & her cousins. So much better IMO as I worry when we’ll be able too see everyone again. Photos tonight…