days_unfolding

Gracie got me up at a little before 9 AM with the time change. Ugh. Oliver apparently was in Zara’s room. He came out and Lily went in. Oliver is being a pain in the butt. He didn’t finish his food but wants Lily’s food. Amazon did not deliver my packages because the dogs were out. Gracie does not want to come in. Sigh. Bella is whining (because Gracie is outside?) Gracie won’t come in no matter what treat I try to give her. I guess that she’ll stay outside during my nap.

Submitted a grocery order. I decided to open packages.

Bella ran out when I went to let Gracie in. Sigh. Finally got them both in because Gracie was hungry. Got my grocery order, including the all-important cat food.

For some reason, I’ve been thinking of my last technical writing job. My mom blamed me for losing it, but I had two major mental health relapses while I was there. I flat-out couldn’t do the job. Not a good time in my life.

I read shadowkat's entry about, among other things, the ethics of Harry Potter. I guess that watching the movies probably puts some money into Rowling’s pockets, but she has so much money that it probably won’t make a difference anyway. Is that rationalizing? Probably. I think that you can like the work and hate the author. I do think that Rowling is deranged about trans issues. And putting money into LGBT+ causes, which I do, is a good counter-measure. But I get shadowkat’s points.

Took another nap and had a hell of a time waking up. I’m sitting trying to get the energy to take a shower.

My dad managed to criticize Trump indirectly without criticizing him directly. The direct criticism would be that Trump is creating a volatile and bad environment for business. This makes me wonder if his wife’s kids are Trumpers. Maybe his wife is a Trumper. (My dad is listing reasons why he thinks that there will be a recession.)

Managed to get my lazy butt in the shower and clean clothes. I do feel better.

I’ve got the new cat bed, and I need to set it up before I go to sleep. It has a clamp that goes on a desk, and it is elevated. I also got the new Birdie and Louie food for Zara. We’ll see if she likes it. Hmm, Birdie and Louie also makes dog food. But the girls are stable on what they’re eating, so I don’t need to buy more expensive food. Zara seems to like the new food.

Put a fresh litter box in Zara's room. I saw a knee brace that I want to get, but I couldn't find my measuring tape to see if it'll fit. I ordered measuring tapes and saved the knee brace for later.

I don’t know how it got so late, except for the time change. I should post and start wending my way towards bed.