Clean! and cat...

So, InkPuck or Puck for short is the name we've settled on for the cat. To be honest, he's mostly Lexa's cat, and he likes her more. He's so small, it's great, mostly because he's easy to pick up. He's getting bigger and has put on weight since he got here. It's been nice for us to have another presence in the house, and has definitely helped the atmosphere.

I'm cleaning! I know, shocking that I know how to do that right? Laundry and room, washing dishes and sheets, scrubbing out tubs and sinks, it's been a good deep clean kind of day.

Music! This week - even people who aren't a fan of Placebo can appreciate HK Farewell, Matt and Kim are in my head this week, mostly Don't Slow Down and Daylight . They're great if you like upbeat, happy music. If you don't, check out Don't Speak Liar by We The Kings.

I feel like I should have more to say, but most of the stuff going on in my life is work or things I don't usually talk about on here. So it leaves me in this weird space where I have nothing new to post, even though I've got lots of stuff going on. This weekend I'm in Waterloo, will be back in TO by Monday, have three weekends off, and thinking of getting some good travel miles under my belt with them.

I refuse!

No more! I won't allow it! I'm done being sick! No more waking up coughing, no more losing my voice at work, no more half eaten meals because my throat hurts - I am done. I just have to figure out how to actually beat this thing. I miss sleeping through the night and feeling chipper at some point after I've woken up. Maybe I've got swine flu... which would mean, I wouldn't need the vaccine, and I'd be ahead of the curve (which I enjoy).

So, I've decided that I'm probably strange for this, but I am more bothered by telemarketers then obscene phone calls. Not that I get a lot of obscene phone calls, but seriously, is anything creepier than,

"We have tried to reach you to resolve this serious issue, BEEP! , but you have not responded, BEEP! press one now."

The right answer is no, nothing is creepier. It was this deep mans' voice too, I mean come on, what are you trying to pull? I suppose he sounded authoritative, but if someone was seriously trying to get a hold of me, they would not use a creepy recording - they would call and leave a message on the answering machine I rarely check. Or text me. Because I actually check my cell phone on a regular basis.

I've picked up some strange habits from work. For one, I've switched the task bar to the right side of my screen, because I've become adjusted to that. As well, I've almost always got notepad open these days, just in case I need to copy and paste something, or jot a quick note down. I don't save these notes, I put them into emails and other word files, and only have the occasional note there as a helpful reminder. The task bar becoming a side bar actually gives me more room for videos and gets rid of some of those weird black bars that sit on the side of my screen.

I need to sleep more and not think so much about work.

Cait

Cait's Critter Care, and Cat Conservation

I should be a hostage negotiator, well for cat's at least. The latest addition to our home decided to hide behind the washing machine for the better part of an hour. Finally, while making popcorn, and talking to Lexa I jokingly made some meowing noises, to mimic the cat. Lo and behold, Puck, our cat, comes out from behind the washing machine and stares at me, I meow more, and he meows in response. It was hilarious, especially since I seemed to be able to "talk" him out of hiding.

In other news, I have decided that I need to feel comfortable hugging everyone on my facebook friends list. If I'm not comfortable hugging them, why are they there?

That's all today, more later!
Cait

Thanksgiving, a year...

It's Thanksgiving, for Canadians, and this has brought me to do some thinking, reviewing the year, knowing what I have to be thankful for, and remembering what it used to be. A year ago, my life was on a completely different path, headed for another destination - one that I don't yet know if it's better or worse.

Everyday, our stories and lives change and are slowly altered from what we plan them out to be. Sometimes it becomes more of what we wanted, and sometimes we find that we're drifting away from our old goals, toward new goals, new hopes and dreams that feel like they suit us better. It's been a year, and in the last year, I've drifted away from a few old goals, a few old habits and picked up some new ones, a few good, a few bad, a few that I haven't figured what they're going to be yet. It's been a year of new friends, old relationships, and hard decisions - but isn't that what every year should be?

I've grown, and changed. I've developed some new thoughts that surprise me, and have a few goals that weren't what I expected. I've thought back and realized I'm not working hard enough, not focused enough, and learned, to my surprise, in some cases I sell myself short. I know I'm strong enough to face demons I'd been a coward to stand up to, but I'm comfortable enough to let go, to let loose, and cry in front of the people I love.

Maybe that's not what I should be thinking about on Thanksgiving, but I'm thankful, for my life, for my growth, for my family, my friends that have become family and my new friends. Happy thanksgiving guys.

for another year,
Cait

Strange Realizations

I used to get stoked when I was downloading at around 130 kB/s when downloading my favourite television shows in New Brunswick. Now, with Rogers high speed internet, I look at the download rate and realize that the points that look really low are around 150 - 160 kB/s. No wonder people love Rogers so much.

(Oh man! It just hit 292! That's more than twice what I had before!)

Things to keep an eye on this season:
Fringe
Gossip Girl
True Blood
Dexter

I wish I did not have this much time on my hands.
Sleep well kids!