How Do You Feel Today? v4

[Sorus]

Watched a thing tonight -- Neil Gaiman interviewing N.K. Jemisin, live from their respective homes. It would have been held at Bard College in NY if this had been normal times, and I wouldn't have gotten to watch it then. So there's that. She's just been on tour (or "on tour", probably) for her latest book, from which she did a reading. Sounds like it's lots of fun.

Ah, very cool. I missed seeing her when she was here a few months ago - still regret that.

[Menolly]

[Sorus]

Still wondering if the guy on the train wearing a Boba Fett helmet was celebrating today, or if that's just his usual PPE.

[Lazy Luke]

Hey, I watched Lucas' THX 1138 today. I've had the DVD stashed away for months.
Maybe a subconscious thing or just lockdown coincidence, I guess.

[Avatar]

Another day, another...day.

--A

[Skyweir]

Another day, and so very different from the past

[SoulBiter]

My wife and I finally decided to run a 10K on a whim. We were out running, we both felt pretty good so we just kept it rolling. 59 minutes to get to 6.4 miles (10K). That was a month ago.

This week we did it again. This time our time was 56 mins and some change. Not bad at 57 years young. I would have to shave 10 minutes off that time to be competitive... not any time soon.

[Skyweir]

Wow great work SB and wife

RESPECT

Ive been contemplating qualifying for alpine search and rescue .. to qualify you have to do the course but also run 5kms x-country carrying 20kg load

It is timed - cant recall the time but one thing is for sure Im a long way off the mark.

Ive been climbing, hiking through steep terrain for the past 5 months and leading .. but this is going definitely worthwhile doing but Im going to have to train hard and load bare

[Avatar]

Damn, rough one...

Sat took all 3 cats for their shots.

Sat night, one of them didn't come home. Found her on Sunday afternoon on a nearby carport roof with her leg all mangled, so she's facing surgery now and all the wonderful costs that will entail, if she hopes to keep her leg. Poor little thing.

So, been a bit stressed about it.

--A

[Cameraman Jenn]

Avatar, if taking the leg is the best option I want you to know that I know and have known several cats that have lost legs and have not even blinked an eye about their ability to function. Danlo's cat was a rescue and was declawed on his front paws before they adopted him and he's a bad ass indoor/outdoor cat who doesn't need claws. Cats are amazingly adaptable.

On a Jenn note, I realized I actually am a total parent. Rigel wanted to give the guinea pigs treats and I got all protective and said," They can have celery leaves or their dandylion/rosehip treats but they have already had way too much sugar today between the mango, apples and canteloupe." I totally went all MOM. Happy Mother's Day to me....

[Avatar]

Yeah, I know they can handle it, but it's the last resort as far as I'm concerned.

--A

[Skyweir]

Oh so sorry to hear about your kitty Av
Hope surgery goes well.

lol



re the mum thing lol Jenn

Happy Mum day to you and all other mums here, whether skin job mums or fur kid mums or scaled kid mums.

[Avatar]

Thanks, me too.

--A

[Sorus]

Poor baby.

Obviously hoping for the best - cats are resilient critters. A 3-legged cat can live a totally normal life though. I see a few every year in the shelter, and they run and climb and it doesn't even slow them down.

[Menolly]

I feel ya, Av.

Intellectually, we all know cats are highly adaptable. But when it's our baby...

[lucimay]

hoping the best for your kitty Av.
got the good mojo candle burning pretty much 24/7 round here for all the peeps we are hoping good mojo for.

hugs and shit

[Avatar]

Thanks guys.

Chatted to the surgeon yesterday, and he's pretty confident that it won't be necessary.

If they think the soft tissue wounds are clean enough, they may do the surgery today to stabilise the joint where the ligaments have been torn, and close some of the wounds. He seems to think it should be ok.

(Interestingly, same guy who treated my Ginger 5 years ago when he got his elbow dislocated and they were worried about nerve damage, but he made a full recovery, so here's hoping this will go as well.)

--A

[Menolly]

Excellent news!

[lucimay]

SEE!!!

those dang good mojo candles WORK!!

(Esmer would no doubt say that I fueled the candle with my intention!! heh)

[Khaliban]

Pretty sure I tore my rotator cuff. I have a teleconference with the doctor tomorrow to get a referral. Based on how it feels, I'm betting surgery is in my future.