Well, THAT sucked.

I just finished administering my first IV-saline dosing to Ellen. I've got a big bag of saline like you see hanging around most hospital beds and a supply of big ass needles with which to dose her. I found out (after plunking down $350 at the vet on Friday) that she's lost 2.5 lbs. since October (and she was only 8 lbs. to start with, so that's a significant percentage of her overall weight), her kidneys are in full shut down mode, she's dangerously dehydrated, anemic, and basically staring the kitty reaper in the face. But in an effort to at least make her more comfortable, I'm going to be giving her 150 ml of saline every other night. Sticking a needle in your cat isn't fun, but she handled it like a pro. Only after about 3 minutes of letting the drip do its thing did she start to squirm. Who can blame her, really? Now she looks like a camel, with a big hump of water on her shoulder. It will dissipate, but still, she looks weird.

Let's see, what else...

The Geej was slightly feverish and C-R-A-N-K-Y this weekend. There was some murky snot going on too, so I'm thinking she has a bit of a cold. This evening, she seemed back to her old self, but her mood all weekend made the only 2 things I wanted to do--a play date with her boyfriend, George and a trip to the Austin Record Convention--not happen. Add to that that it was muggy and gross outside, and I'd say this weekend sort of sucked.

While shopping at Whole Foods today I saw the following:

• A teenaged girl with her mom. The girl was wearing FULL ON pajamas, and was braless to boot. It was noon. What a fucking brat.
• A couple having a MASSIVE argument in the dairy aisle. She slammed the cart into the cold case and just made the biggest scene. The guy was mortified.
• A guy in the paper towel aisle just drinking a beer, like it was the most normal thing in the world. When I sort of looked at him, he said, "Hair of the dog."

It's now 9:22 (thanks, time change!), and I'm sitting down to do, you guessed it, work. I am in what you would call a foul, foul mood.