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First a big thank you to

lizzzie_lou for a lovely dinner, great company, and the series finale of SGA last night. Apparently there is a spectacular pasta store just down the street from where I work that I did not previously know about. I'm not sure if this knowledge is a good thing or a bad thing...

SGA was...well, it was ok. My overall reaction throughout was, "Wait, you're just giving us this information now?! You've had 5 seasons!" Followed by, "Jesus Sheppard really, really has a death wish. No, really." I won't even go into a certain dramatic cheat that left me rubbing my forehead and sighing sadly. But there was some cuteness and it wasn't a horrible episode so that was definitely something. The thing is, if they hadn't shown me "The Shrine" and "Vegas" I probably would've enjoyed the finale a lot more. Knowing that they could do better and just...didn't, well that always makes me a little disappointed.

Ah well. Today has been insanely busy, starting at 8 a.m. and going pretty much non-stop until now. It started with a trip to the vet with Kage. Turns out the thing on her head isn't a wound (as I'd begun to suspect) and is probably some sort of skin infection. The vet thought ringworm was a possibility but I find it unlikely. I've had ringworm before and it's pretty likely that if she had it I'd have gotten it too, which I would easily recognize. The second theory is that it's an ear infection of some sort and she's irritating the skin by itching the ear. So we're trying a steroid/anti-fungal/anti-biotic combo for 21 days to see how that goes. If it's not that then we're back to thyroid problems, and given her continued weight loss that's probably pretty likely. She had a full bloodwork and urine test done so I should know by Monday what we're looking at. The vet also clipped her claws so she couldn't keep irritating her ear/skin if that was the problem. It had the secondary benefit of making the actual task of giving Kage her medication this evening a great deal safer for me.

So $300 later Kage is curled up in her little heated bed and we're not on speaking terms, though the beef-flavored Greenies treats did earn me a slightly less frigid cold shoulder. If she spurns sleeping with me tonight I have the super deluxe tinned food she likes best to attempt to win back her affections. Although the twice a day medication application is going to strain our relationship, I just know it.

After that I got some laundry done and then was off to M-'s for dance practice. We worked for a good hour and a half on a veil piece and enjoyed ourselves immensely. Just moving and being creative together again was enough to have us both grinning and practically giddy by the end. She even suggested we get together immediately after she gets back from France so we can get back to work on it. Gods I've missed this!

On the way home I swung by the Cupertino Whole Foods and my gods, it's like natural foods Mecca. It's like 3 times the size of the ones I've been to up on this end of the peninsula. And they had...Key Lime Tofutti Cuties. I swear I heard a choir of angels when I stepped in front of the freezer and saw them. Yes, yes and oh my god yes! I figured the dancing earlier meant I'd earned one tonight. Yum!

After getting a bunch of chores done I have gratefully collapsed and hey, Spike's playing Star Wars...

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The first time I walked into that Whole Foods, my hand of God, my first thought was "That's no moon..."

It is the Death Star. And the 365 soda is still only $2 for a six pack.

What fascinated me was that the place was packed but the lines moved like you wouldn't believe. I expected to be waiting forever but nope. Also the checkout gal was a lot of fun and we chatted about the Tofutti Cuties which she highly recommended.

I completely sympathize on the kitty medicating thing. Starr has a lump in her neck that is probably an inflamed lymph node so we are doing kitty-biotics twice a day for 10 days. She is none too pleased with me at the moment.

Are you doing pills? If so I truly feel for you. I'm just dealing with topical stuff, the worst part is the two drops that need to go in her ear. She really doesn't like that.

Oh yes, we are doing pills. Starr is actually very good about taking pills. I can open her mouth and all that and she doesn't fight me. She just glowers before and after. Now if it was Haydri...she'd take a chunk out of me if I tried to give her pills. I would have to wrap her up in a towel to keep myself whole.

We figure being introduced to that pasta place shortly after acquiring the Wii Fit is an even trade. Glad you enjoyed yourself. We were thrilled to have you as our first official guest in our house.

I'll light a candle for dear Kage. Let me know when you find out, okay?