Daily grind

I was way too wiped out last night to post. I did get a small burst of energy from an unexpected note from Erik, but burned through the energy writing a response.

Sleep is a wonderful thing.

I'm still continuing to improve with the increased dose of Risperdal, so maybe that's what I need to take. Yesterday morning I found myself multitasking with a vengeance: putting on my makeup, listening to the B52s, and thinking about Tennessee Williams. (You'll have to trust me that that's a "normal" scenario for me-;)) It's been driving me nuts (so to speak) that when I'd think intently about something, everything else stopped. It has led me to run really late because I didn't know how to estimate for completely linear processing. (Think about it.) It's possible that I'll need to be on a maintenance dose of Risperdal all the time. I'm a little concerned about that because the drug can cause permanent neurological damage when you take it long-term, but I'll take things as they come. I hope that it stops making me so sleepy; I fell asleep at my desk yesterday.

My plans for today are to stay home and do chores: laundry, vacuum, taxes, clear stuff off of the couch in the home office (because I'll have to move it for the electricians), etc.

I just had a weird phone call in which all I heard was a series of beeps as if the call was being taped. I can't tell if it was the nuisance caller or not.

What to do?

I was reading LJ, and was stopped cold by the following append on catsgalore:
Hey Cat Lovers

I have a strong urge to take them if no one else does, but there are some problems. The biggest problem is that the construction work might continue for one more week after the 31st. Driving from L.A. to the Bay Area with two upset cats could prove to be entertaining too, but I could do it. Also, I planned to adopt ONE cat, not TWO cats. However, they've been through enough trauma (first their owner disappeared and then one of the cats disappeared) that it doesn't seem fair to split them up.

On the up side, Random plus the two kitties sounds like an arrangement that might work. All three of them are used to living with other cats. Random also thinks that he's an alpha cat, so if he's with cats who won't challenge him, so much the better. The most silly reason is that I've always wanted to have a calico cat.

I also like the karma of adopting them. It would signify that I'm still in the game, somehow, that I'm doing something worthwhile rather than coping with the latest stuff. Funny, the last time that I was in L.A., I was wandering around the Hollywood area after Greg died trying to Make Sense of It All. Still haven't made sense of it all. Discovered more mysteries instead.