In case you were wondering...

yes, I got Sammy down this morning. I climbed up on the roof with a board (did I leave it up there??? - probably) and tried to get him to walk across it but he wouldn't. After a few minutes of coaxing I opened up a can of food and he started walking towards me on the teeniest branch... I leaned in enough to grab his collar and it snapped off. I kept thinking either the cat or I was going to fall to our death... I grabbed for the scruff of his neck once more and I'm not exactly sure If I grabbed it, or just his neck but I managed to get him out of the tree. I had brought up a pillow case to put him in for the ride down the ladder... I don't think my knees have ever shook as much as they did on the way down.

He doesn't seem to be in too bad of shape, just some pitch on his fur and some cat diarrhea. I know, you wanted to know that part... I think I'll keep an eye on him and possibly call the vet if he seems to be feeling poorly. He seems to be in good spirits though for spending two nights outside... all I know is that I'm looking forward to sleeping like a log tonight.

No sleep, no cat.

Sammy kept crying and crying... I told him when I finally woke up this morning (for the 15th time) that I would be back out as soon as it was light. If it wasn't so stinking high up in the tree and on a slope I might have had more luck yesterday. I'm going to be late for work, but the cat is more important. If I don't manage to get him down I'm going to call a professional arboreal cat rescuer to come and get him down.

The only positive outcome of this situation is that I haven't really wanted to eat.

I feel like throwing up.

my Heart is breaking...

I found the cat. He's up a tree on the side of the house... I couldn't get him down before it got dark. He's sitting up there now, outside the window crying. He's not even my cat but I feel like crying myself. The tree is on a steep incline so I can't even really get a good position with the ladder - I risk falling to my death.

I fashioned a bridge out of a ladder that goes from the roof to his branch but he wouldn't walk across it. I left it up on the roof so I will try again first thing tomorrow.

My day has sucked the big wean.

Keep me away from your cats.

I just don't have any luck with cats. One of the cats I'm watching has gone AWOL. He was in a cat confrontation yesterday afternoon and now I can't find him. I saw him go across the deck and into the yard and that's been it. I left food out last night and it hasn't been touched... I sent an email to the people I'm house sitting for to see if they know of any hiding places he could be.

I know it's not my fault that he's gone, but I feel bad. That's what I get for letting them outside... they do get to go outside so I wasn't breaking the cat rules. Crap.

I hope he comes back soon. I'm getting a bad cat sitting track record.

I did it.

I just donated money to the Obama campaign. I have never donated money to a campaign before... (okay ten bucks to the DNC - but that's not a big deal).

If I could get away with wearing an Obama t-shirt to work I would, but I don't think that would sit well with co-workers.

I'm going to head to the gym pretty soon and then it's off to breakfast with my lovely assistant Kristen.

My face is better and Mr. Arms is back. What more could I ask for?

A nice boyfriend - that's what I could ask for.... I'm thinking I should act like George Costanza did on that episode of Seinfeld and do the opposite of what I would normally do when it comes to men.... it's worth a thought.

Okay - better get a move on.

It's all about the arms.

My prayers were answered this morning when I was sitting there in cycle class and who should I spy across the crowded gym??? IT WAS MR. ARMS!!!

I had one of the best classes ever.... my face didn't hurt, I only gained .2 pounds, and Mr. Arms was back. He left before I could say hi but I promise to you all that I will say hi the next time I have the opportunity.

Now I'm off to sit at the gallery for a few hours... then I don't know what I'll do. Possibly go visit my dog.

Things are looking up! Now if I could just figure out how to eliminate PMS....

I can feel it again...

I can feel my mouth again this morning... it's not as bad but it hurts (just a little)...

This morning I have to step on the scale... it's not going to be pretty - I have fallen off the wagon completely.

It's going to be like a car crash you know is going to happen, but you can't avert your eyes...

I don't want to jinx it...

but I think my face may not hurt. if it does, it doesn't hurt as much as the past few days.... We'll just play it by ear...

I listened to a little bit of the debate tonight. The only thing I know for sure is that I can't handle listening to John McCain's voice for four years. Please people - make the right choice. I need my sanity.

Okay, things I don't think are a good idea...

women over 50 with shockingly pink bangs...

going out without showering...

I think that's it for now.

day 7

It still bugs me (the teeth/jaw)... we're at day 7. No wonder I've been cranky and eating up a storm... I probably shouldn't eat because it probably aggravates the problem - but I'm just trying to make myself feel better.

It's Friday and I'm ready for the weekend. It's too bad I don't have too much free time for it. I sit part of the day tomorrow (good reviews of the show in the Stranger and PI) and then Sunday morning I'm going to have breakfast and walk around Greenlake with my lovely assistant Kristen.

Last night I wandered around the grocery store forever... I was very indecisive. I was looking for "comfort" food... well first I was going to go to Fred Meyer and get a rotisserie chicken - but they were all out - IT WAS BEFORE 7 PM!!! It's on sale, but still... when you want rotisserie chicken you want it now. So, I left Fred Meyer and went to QFC where they had Lean Cuisine on sale. I thought it was going to be cheaper than it actually was. After I wandered around for a while - (I looked at their undersized and overpriced chicken) I left with just the Lean Cuisine... Then I was on the way back to the house I'm housesitting - I managed to talk myself out of pulling into Wallgreens and buying pistachios and chocolate - but I did stop into another QFC. I have a complaint about QFC - too expensive and they don't carry "white trash" style chip dip. I just wanted some cheap-o generic style ranch dip for my reduced fat potato chip dinner but did they have it? No. I ended up buying some Hidden Valley mix and fat free sour cream so it wasn't as unhealthy as it could have been... but still. The good news is that I didn't eat all of it. I guess that's good news.

My life is hell. (or something that resembles it...)

I'm not going to complain.

I am going to try to not complain about my face anymore. I'm not even sure if it's my jaw or a tooth... maybe I should call the dentist...

The good news today is that the season premiere of the office is on tonight. I'm pretty excited about that. Also Survivor premiers (which poses a conflict)...

I guess an email was sent out about me yesterday at work. It was asking for feedback on how I'm doing in the new position. A few people have told me that they wrote back saying that I was doing a good job. I like being swarmed with accolades. It helps reaffirm my positive self-work-image. If only the other self image would fall in line.

I think Mr. Arms has joined the witness relocation program and left forever... I'm sad. I got the news last night that my cycle instructor is giving up her Wednesday night classes because she's going to school. That's good for her, bad for me. I can still take the class (although it will be with someone else...).

Goals today.

Limit my fun-size candy bar intake.

work without messing anything up.

take a shower.

Find future soul-mate.

jaw/tooth transplant.

Where did it go?

I was driving home the other day and noticed that the leaves are starting to change. Damn... not that I don't like the leaves changing it just means that it's going to be winter soon and I'll be cold all the time. Maybe I should move to Arizona or Florida.

The jaw is still aching... it was better yesterday but it's still not significantly better to quit taking drugs...

This morning I am going to drive to the gym and catch the bus from there so I can get to class in time tonight. I have to get back into the groove of working out regularly...

I've got nothing else to say.

Waiting for the end.

I am still waiting for the pain to go away. I think it might be a little better this morning but I still can't be sure.

No Mr. Arms last night. Knowing my luck, he has probably moved away. Just as I was going to wrangle up my courage and say hi to him. Alas, woe is me.

Today I am having lunch with all my old friends from the old law firm I worked at. None of us work there anymore.

I just got an email from the girl who is having the next show at the gallery in Chicago. She's almost as confused as I was as to what was needed in order to get things ready...

Okay, I have to get ready to go.

I can't take much more...

My jaw has gotten to the point where I don't think I can stand much more. I have taken so many advil today I think I might pee ibuprofen. My eye is even twitching... I don't know if that's related but it doesn't help.

I have a fairly high pain threshold but when it comes to my teeth and/or mouth area I am a wimp. Maybe when I evolve into a superior human being I will be able to handle all types of pain - but until then I'll just have to suffer. wahhhh.

Welcome Fall!

It's pouring today... my face hurts... I don't really want to move. Today is the first day of Fall. yay (I'm being facetious right now...). I ended up going to bed at 9:30 - I didn't take any muscle relaxants because I didn't want that goofy - 1/2 second behind feeling. Yesterday I was standing in line at Starbucks and I was trying to get out of the way of someone and I stepped on persons feet who was standing behind me. I had no idea that he was standing there. I was zoning out.

Okay - to prove that I'm still a bit zoned out - I accidentally typed "spring" instead of "fall" in the paragraph above.... when I tried to change it I typed winter before I finally figured it out...

I'm contemplating weather or not to drive in today. Where I'm housesitting there is not a lot of bus service... if I want to get to the gym after work I'd need to drive closer to where I live and catch the bus from there. There's too much to think about.



Mr. Arms was not at the gym this weekend... maybe he's found a new place to go... the arms above belong to someone else... Mr. Arms arms are better. Maybe he'll be there this week...

I'm thinking I may try to take a core class before cycling... it's taught by the instructor who kicked my behind last week in class.

I guess I better get a move on.

Drunk people need love too.

Last night I washed dishes at a wedding reception. It was the longest, most excruciating experience I've had in a while. It didn't help that my jaw had been aching non-stop.

They served far too much alcohol there and people kept hanging onto their plates - they wouldn't give them up. It just went on and on and on... We kept waiting for them to cut the cake so we could get the dishes going... it just made me cranky... if in fact I ever get married I know what not to do at the reception.

I am a bit groggy this morning. I took a half of a muscle relaxant before I went to bed - the jaw still hurts but hopefully it will get better soon. I forgot how much it hurts to have it out of whack.

Matt Browning's show at Crawl Space is really good. There was a lot of conversation about it on SLOG Friday (SLOG is the Stranger's Blog). Regina Hackett stopped by to see it yesterday and she liked it. Some of those yay-hoo's out there don't know what they're talking about when they let these rash judgments fly out of their fingertips. I suppose it's better to have conversation (even bad conversation) about your artwork than to have none at all.

PJ sent me an email last night asking me when and why I decided I wanted to be an artist. It's a hard question to answer... maybe I'll try to do it later.

Oh, no Mr. Arms yesterday... If I can drag myself out of this chair I may go to cycle and see if he's there.

Yowza.

My jaw started hurting yesterday. You may recall that I went to a TMJ doctor earlier in the year for this thing... so I guess it's back to taking teeny tiny bites of food, massaging the pressure points in my mouth and taking a muscle relaxant before I go to bed. You may recall the muscle relaxants made me a bit loopy so I think I may not take a whole one.

Today is going to be busy. I have ww - we'll see if I managed to lose anything this week (I doubt it)., then off to cycle - maybe Mr. Arms will finally be there, then I have to wash dishes and then finally, I am starting to house sit. Hopefully I will be too busy to think about my aching jaw.

The show up at the gallery right now got a lot of commentary on SLOG yesterday. Personally I can't wait to see it. I've not seen a show of current members work yet (former members yes...). I'll report back on it later.

I suppose I should run a brush through my hair and put on some workout clothes. I want to look presentable if I'm going to say hi to Mr. Arms.

Things to do on Friday.

Things to do on Friday...

Sit on the sofa with the dog and watch the news.

Blog.

Get ready for work.

Work.

Eat cookies.

Watch What Not to Wear.

Go to bed.

My friend PJ is watching the gallery in Chicago for me today. Hopefully it will be an easy task. Tomorrow my friend Chris is sitting there. I suppose it is all out of my hands... and everything will go fine.

Did I mention that I took a body sculpting and core class from a different instructor on Wednesday? I am sore... and it was two days ago.

I better get a move on now. I think it might be a long day...

Please learn how to spell...

I don't understand why some people purposefully spell words wrong. Like kool or kewl instead of cool. I can't think of any others right at this moment - but it is just a big turn off. If I misspell words it's because I don't know how to spell them - I don't intentionally do it. I think it's dumb.

Yesterday I was supposed to have lunch with my lovely assistant Kristen but there was a problem with technology and it didn't work. That's too bad. I haven't seen her in a long time... I feel like I've been out of the loop for a while because of the show in Chicago.

I just saw a promo for the season premier of the Office. It always makes me laugh and I'm looking forward to seeing it... Ummmmm I'm feeling as though the blog has lost its edge... not that it really ever had an edge but you know....

In the old days I would have commented on the incident last week that put a damper on an already stressful weekend in Chicago - but I'm not into confrontation - this isn't even worth mentioning.

What else - I had a bit of a miscommunication with another friend of mine... it will be worked out - soon I hope.

Work is going well - I realized yesterday that it's been a while since I walked out to leave at the end of the day and made the gesture of blowing my brains out. I think that's a good sign.

Times a wasting... I have to get ready to greet the new day with open arms and a wide smile.

Okay, that's better now.

I'm done catching up on Big Brother and now I am getting ready to start work.

On the horizon today is work, cycling (maybe Mr. Arms will be there and I will speak to him finally) and then Project Runway...

Oh what an exciting life I lead. Maybe I should write a memoir about it. Sure, write a book about myself and then when I become famous for my Today Show appearances it will sell like hotcakes.

You can't probably tell I don't have much to say this morning. Off to work I go.

Short post this morning...

I'm watching Big Brother online... more later.
xoxo