Cat Hammocks and Cell Phones

Last night I slept over nine hours. I don’t know that I’ve ever appreciated a good sound sleep as much as I do nowadays. It is an absolute luxury to wake up and actually feel refreshed. I even felt good enough to drag about four boxes up stuff upstairs. I didn’t unpack them or anything useful like that, but at least they’re in the right room now. Unpacking is a smaller expenditure of energy, and can be done on lesser days.

Yesterday I purchased a window-sill hammock for the cats. I installed it on the window of my computer room, right at my left hand shoulder. I have the window cracked about two inches; we’re finally getting a nice soaking rain, and if you close your eyes and ignore the grey clouds it is absolutely heaven outside. The Kitten and the O’beast have both taken immediately to it, and lie with their noses pressed to the crack in the window. I feel just a little forsaken, since Kitten no longer shows any interest what-so-ever in sleeping in my lap any more, but I have to admit, it does make it easier to type at my computer.

Yesterday I also purchased new cell phones. The Socialist doesn’t have a cell phone, and I’ve gotten good and tired of Sprint’s lack of service. The final straw came about a week ago, when I had to go to the hospital for yet more tests. I tried to make three different calls, and Sprint cut me off of every call. The other phone would start to ring, and then I’d get a recorded message that my call had been disconnected. This is not what I need for emergency back-up, and on top of my other problems with Sprint, became the Kiss of Death so far as I was concerned. I wanted The Socialist to have a cell phone anyhow, so I could be sure of getting him regardless of where he was. Even if the phone isn’t turned on, I know now that I can at least leave a message with him should there ever be an emergency. He hates cell phones, but I told him he didn’t have to use it, just carry it and check it once in a while. I get the feeling that the convenience of having it will turn his opinion around eventually though.

Today my best friend from veterinary school stopped by and spend the afternoon. I do enjoy her company. All three of the cats take to her, even Ms. Cattitude, who usually has nothing to do with anybody. It was the O’beast who was absolutely shameless with her though, acting as if he never got any kind attention before and reveling in her ministrations. It’s hard not to be jealous!

I got an interesting email from a virtual friend over the weekend that asked some insightful questions. It gave me a chance to order my thoughts on what’s been happening the past few weeks. It also gave me a chance to talk about things that nobody else had asked me about, and I thank her for it. Later, when I get my thoughts more thoroughly organized, I’ll probably end up devoting and entry or two on some of the answers I gave her.