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06 October 2007 ~ My Blah-Blah Days

The last week or so has been pretty mundane. I ended up taking about 3 weeks off school when my brother died, just for obvious reasons like not being mentally “there”. Anyway, I decided to go ahead and take my programming class which started on 25 September. Trust me, I was not ready but I knew I had to just jump back in there and try to stay focused on my studies; I’m only about 14 classes away from my degree! I would be closer if my school accepted all of my previously earned credits, but oh well, I’m only missing about 8 credits at this point.

Anyway, about 2 weeks ago Nate and I took the pets to the vet for their annual check-ups and vaccines. BOY! Talk about crazy. It was like taking the zoo there. We have 4 cats and an Italian Greyhound (IG). As soon as we walked into the vet’s lobby, the other people in the waiting room started laughing and making jokes about the vet being able to pay their rent for the month. Everything was fine except our cat, Pita (short for “Pain In The Ass”). She had a dirty grill so we had to schedule to bring her in the following week and have her teeth cleaned.

So the following Friday, I dropped Pita off at the vet for a routine dental cleaning. The vet used general anesthesia to knock her out and then later that day the doc called and explained that Pita had to have two small teeth extracted but that she was fine and ready to go home. The nightmare began... Usually when cats come home having been put under with anesthesia, they tend to come around within an hour or two. Pita was struggling for many hours and she couldn’t walk. The poor girl kept pulling herself with her front legs and her rear end just wasn’t functioning. It was a horrible sight and sad to witness. I have heard several stories of where pets end up having serious neurological effects due to anesthesia so obviously we were worried about that.

Long story short: We ended up taking her to the all-night emergency animal hospital and she was very dehydrated so they treated her. The next day we had to take her back to our vet and they said that she would be fine, just that some pets take longer to recover. I was livid because we had to spend $220 for the emergency care the night before, but our vet gave us a good credit toward next year’s visit. Thankfully, Pita, and all our other family members, are doing well and just as playful as ever.

What’s funny: I took Pita to the vet for her dental cleaning and a bath because she was shedding too much. Then, later that day when I went to pick her up, the veterinarian said she would take Pita and put her in the car for me as we walked out together. Well, odd, but okay... So I got home, and brought Pita all the way upstairs and then set the kennel down on the floor and then I noticed that Pita looked different. I thought: Just what the hell kind of “bath” did they give her? (How much fur did she lose?)

Pita did not look the same and I’ve attached a picture as proof! :-)

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Other than that excitement, we’ve been working with my cousin Adam to get our new e-commerce business up and running. Adam, Nate and I took this past Friday off so we could go to Baltimore and Annapolis, MD and register our business, the trade name and all that other jazz. It took ALL DAY! But of course, what more could you expect from state government employees?

Well, I would add more but I just finished doing some homework and now I want to get back to my game! I can hear it calling out loudly to me: Nathan...Nathan! You still have to rescue the princess... Yes, I still love video games, especially Mario and Zelda games. I have the red Nintendo DS Lite and just got the LONG-AWAITED (3…count them THREE LONG YEARS) for Zelda game for the DS and it’s really fun. I play this to wind down after work and after my homework.


Until next time…
NK