Fax Notice

Well, I sent out little moving announcements and on that I wrote my home/fax #. Earlier I answered the phone to discover that it was a fax trying to come through. The fax machine then told me it was connecting, but nothing ever showed. So! To note: I don't know how to set up the phone in such a way that you can call and have the option to either leave a message or fax. Therefore, in order to test out this advanced technology of mine - you have to call and let me know that a fax will be coming through. That way I can adjust the rings for the fax machine to pick up instead of answering it myself. Or send me an e-mail and let me know what day. That works too :) Otherwise, for all I know - it was some advertisement - although the number is supposed to be unlisted.

Arrival of the COUCH

Couch arrived this morning via two very out of breath UPS men. It's in boxes - ready to be assembled with only the aide of a screw driver (so the website claims). Heavy boxes. Which will most likely stay in my front room until Shelly arrives. Along with the big box of firewood that I am unable to move from the front door - that needs to be stored in the balcony storage. How nice it will be to have my couch though!

Time for a kitty blog as they were hilariously active last night.

A bad cheat

I saw Pizza Hut on TV and I ordered myself a pizza. Yes, I am that easily swayed. I've been doing really good on my diet for a few days now and as a result lost some water weight. Well, tonight I sit here feeling disgusting and thirsty. The pizza wasn't even good. Well, it was cooked 'daddy style' (it was waaay undercooked). I was basically eating dough smothered in sauce. Interesting since I had said to go light on the sauce. So I've been cured. The English muffin pizzas that I usually eat are way tastier (and lower in sodium).

Unfortunately I'm still really craving nachos.

Waiting for UPS now. They dropped by yesterday but I was out. They were supposed to come back between 2pm & 5pm today, but I have yet to see them and it's 6:45pm now. Not like I really look forward to adding to my box collection.

Bought a scratch post for the cats. Hopefully this will replace the end of the bed. There are two toys that are upposed to dangle. I can't get the top off to get the toys to dangle though. Cats don't seem to mind. All these mice on the floor and they're playing with the two new balls like crazy.

I turn 26 in approx. two weeks. Surprised? Yeah, it gets over looked a lot during all the holiday festivities.

An awesome neighbor

Wow. Today I went to get plates for my car. I put in my purse: current registration, current insurance, and the title to my car. On my way out, I grabbed one of many boxes that I needed to put into the dumster. The title to my car was sticking out of my purse a little, so I made sure to stuff it in good (or so I thought) and continued on my merry way. Arriving at the DMV, I discovered that my title was missing. Great. Parking lot at my place is the only thing I could think of. I went in anyway hoping that I wouldn't need it and that I would be out again in time to find my title. Fortunately for me, I didn't need it. I now have official green & white license plates for my car. No more feeling like an outsider! You know how it is when you're driving behind an out of state vehicle - they can be driving a perfect 10 and still you'd think 'that moron should get off the road!' Whether or not I'll be able to get the plates on the car myself is an entirely different matter. I may have to wait for Shelly & Patrick.

Upon arriving back at my place, I noticed right off that I didn't see the title floating around the parking lot. I hopped out of the car and began to glance under neighbor cars. Almost right away, I heard a man's voice 'Excuse me!' I knew then, that I'd been found out. He said he had discovered it an hour earlier when he arrived home from work and that I was one lucky person because someone easily could've forged my signature on the back, taken the car, and I'd be 'out of shit. Especially with all the Mexicans around.' That last phrase kinda surprised me seeing as well, he is one. He had obviously been awaiting my return - watching out the window probably - and was very proud of his good deed of the day. I, in return, am extremely grateful.

So to review: I've gotten my first speeding ticket, locked myself out of the car, left my bank card at the bank, and lost the title to my car. Anyone care to take a guess as to my next adventure?

P.S. UPS also dropped by while I was away. With 3 boxes of things ordered from Target, but I need to sign for them. I'm hoping (for the sake of the UPS driver) that they didn't bring the boxes up and THEN discover that I was away.

The Cold Continues

It is 20 degrees right now and dropping. It hasn't snowed again since that one night, but there is still quite a bit of snow on the ground still. It was a good 3 inches of snow at least. I, of course, and showing my true California colors. No gloves and cheapy tennis shoes means I freeze every time I go out. The first time I drove, I had the great idea to start the car and let it run while I dumped the trash. So I opened the drivers door, leaned in, started the car, looked at the windshield, and decided to run the wipers. That's fine and all... if you close the door first. The wipers promptly deposited all the snow into the drivers seat where I then had to scoop it out with my hands. I now have gloves & boots arriving by mail some time soon. I saw a few snowflakes falling earlier, so there is the possibility of more snow this weekend.

Oh, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all who read this. I, for one, enjoyed being alone for the holidays - despite the fact that my phone rang off the hook with calls from well-wishers/people checking up on me.

I have had moving announcements addressed for some time now. Was waiting on stamps, which I finally got today. So expect an announcement soon. I should've just written a Merry Christmas greeting in there too, but oh well.

Winter Wonderland

Last night I got up to do some investigation. Loud noises coming from the living room turned out to be Miss Kitty in a box playing with the packaging. An activity she wasn't very willing to give up. On my way back to the bedroom, I glanced out the back door and noticed that the balcony looked 'funny.' A closer look proved that it was covered in snow - which was continuing to fall. My first thought was 'grab Winslow! See what kind of paw prints he'll make with those big feet of his!' (For those who don't know, Winsey is a polydactel cat - he has thumbs). Reason soon took over. My next realization was 'Aww crap, I don't want to drive in this!' Today I have to run to the pharmacy to get my extensive list of medications, and also to Safeway to get some last minute ingredients for my Turkey Day meal. I had also planned on taking the car in for an emissions test since it needs to be done in order to register the vehicle (and I only have so many days left), but now I'm thinking it'll have to wait until after this holiday.

Meanwhile, at 20 degrees, it looks as though the snow has been cleared on the roads and it is just lightly coming down. So I should probably hurry before I really get trapped here. Things sure are bright in this white land of snow. I'm buying night shades...

my first appointment

I went to the University of Colorado today for my first medical appointment. The drive takes 20 min without traffic and the hospital reminds me a lot of Stanford. The doctor who came in to see me hadn't reviewed my case at all and kept asking stupid questions. What I was telling him just wasn't sticking. 'Why do you bloat up?' and who knows how many times he asked me why my kidneys aren't working. Finally he stepped out to review everything with his 'staff.' 20 minutes later he was back with someone who obviously was his senior. This guy at least knew what he was doing. He seemed fascinated by my case. He also told me that my kidneys are only working at 1/3 the level they should be. He basically took over the appointment while still trying to make it seem as if Dr. Dopey was still in charge. In order to keep a 'close' watch on me, they want to see me in 3-4 weeks. Uh-huh...

They didn't know what a pas-port is, so telling them that I need to get mine flushed next week was interesting. I also need to find a primary care doctor because unlike my last doctor, they don't want full responsibility for me. I'm also being sent to see an auto-immune specialist, but first I have to find a primary who can refer me to one because no one will see anyone with out a referral.

The cats, meanwhile, are settling in. Waldo was sneezing continuously yesterday and I was afraid he'd caught a cold on his trip, but today he's been fine. He and Winsey are actually getting along. I caught them sleeping together the other day. Miss Kitty is preoccupied with her toy mice. I bought a bag of them and pulled out 3 of the toys for play. Last night I heard the crinkle of a bag and upon investigation, found that Miss Kitty had pulled the bag of mice off the shelf and now lay with her paws around it. So I dumped the rest of the mice on the floor for her.

It's cold today. Yesterday it was 89 when I checked the temp. Today it was in the 30s... most likely down in the 20s now. I even drove through a patch of snow on the way home (although it wasn't heavy enough to actually hit the ground). As a result, I came home and found Winslow buried in my covers.

My tv arrived this morning. My internet was hooked up yesterday (as well as the new phone line). Couch will most likely be here within the next two weeks.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!