Kittens and Work: A Busy Day

I took the kitten's to the vet today to get fixed (or "broken" as Tom says). It seems as if everything went smoothly. The only thing that's odd is the instruction to "Restrict activity for the next 10 days. ... Prevent them from running or jumping as much as possible." How on earth do you keep a pair of 6-month-old kittens from running and jumping?!?!?

We're going to keep them in their carrier tonight, and tomorrow I'll be trying my best to keep them in sight as much as I can.

In other news, I put my 2 weeks notice in at the library today. 2 4-hour shifts a week is not a schedule that's been working for me very well, and the library won't give me any other. It's too few hours to actually cover any significant fraction of my living expenses (Thanks Love, for making up the difference), while being just enough hours spaced out just enough that I've had a difficult time hunting for anything better. My plan for this week is to go down to Albany Medical Center and apply for something there.

I'd also like to get something that is at least slightly easier on my knees. Ironically, I think the library would have been less bad for my knees if I had worked more shifts a week. If that had been the case, I would have a few weeks of lots of pain, but then my body would have adjusted. As it is, I leave work with a low grade ache that's gone the next day but re-appears with each workday.

Kittens and Work: A Busy Day

I took the kitten's to the vet today to get fixed (or "broken" as Tom says). It seems as if everything went smoothly. The only thing that's odd is the instruction to "Restrict activity for the next 10 days. ... Prevent them from running or jumping as much as possible." How on earth do you keep a pair of 6-month-old kittens from running and jumping?!?!?

We're going to keep them in their carrier tonight, and tomorrow I'll be trying my best to keep them in sight as much as I can.

In other news, I put my 2 weeks notice in at the library today. 2 4-hour shifts a week is not a schedule that's been working for me very well, and the library won't give me any other. It's too few hours to actually cover any significant fraction of my living expenses (Thanks Love, for making up the difference), while being just enough hours spaced out just enough that I've had a difficult time hunting for anything better. My plan for this week is to go down to Albany Medical Center and apply for something there.

I'd also like to get something that is at least slightly easier on my knees. Ironically, I think the library would have been less bad for my knees if I had worked more shifts a week. If that had been the case, I would have a few weeks of lots of pain, but then my body would have adjusted. As it is, I leave work with a low grade ache that's gone the next day but re-appears with each workday.

Birka!

Because of the timeing of my quiting the library, I'll be able to make Birka after all. The check is written for pre-reg, and I'm dropping it in the mail tomorrow.

Birka's a fun event. It combines the best parts of an event with a nice hotel atmosphere. Swimming pool! Hot tub! Cable TV in a bedroom in the same building! Who else is going to be there? sunatrya and/or Tom, do you think you remember where that wonderful Indian restaurant we went to last year was?

Birka!

Because of the timeing of my quiting the library, I'll be able to make Birka after all. The check is written for pre-reg, and I'm dropping it in the mail tomorrow.

Birka's a fun event. It combines the best parts of an event with a nice hotel atmosphere. Swimming pool! Hot tub! Cable TV in a bedroom in the same building! Who else is going to be there? sunatrya and/or Tom, do you think you remember where that wonderful Indian restaurant we went to last year was?