Empty Cup

Happy Birthday to me! It was yesterday and I got a LOT of b-day wishes from Facebook. And even though I know they get reminders, it is still quite lovely to be remembered and wished good things! I'll take it :) So it's been a while yet again. And for that..."soory".

1. There's a new-to-me-site 750 words.com, dbl kudos and I may be off to write over there. But its nice to have the openness of this, even though no one, as far as I can tell, actually reads this besides me. Weather (tee hee) or not anyone else does, it's enjoyable to write for an audience, even if its an invisible one.

2. I get very odd cravings while at work. I wonder why. For example, just now- its 10:14am and I got a craving for pickeled sausages. Yup, those exist and I use to eat them in middle school AND I haven't had any in years. I'm a vegetarian now, but I would try it for memories sake. I've seen pickeled hard boiled eggs, but that just seems gross. Ironic, I know. Perhaps not, I'm not sure many ppl know the correct use of Irony. My HS bud Sarah L. penned it as her website for that very reason: www.longliveirony.com (check it out)

3. I have to pee...hold on....

4. Ahhh. Ok. So, Empty Cup. Tibetan Monks and I'm sure a bunch of other kinds carry an empty bowl and cup when they set off on their travels, as part of thier monkhood. I know this from a past life, at least I've been told I was a monk, many moons ago, and I could totally see that fitting right in with my soul. One reason for this (the carrying around, not the soul part) is to show faith you will be provided for, and another is to symbolize oneself as empty to be filled with the light of the world. I like this. A lot. And since we have a water filter at work, I have now been carrying around an empty cup. It's great, because I get that sense of having faith I will be provided for (always a good practice) and as a symbolic reminder to always be empty and open.

5. Just found out one of my co-workers use to be a flight instructor for Ultralights. Which are exactly what I would love to learn how to fly! I am totally going to have an air strip, hanger and collection of flying toys on my pieces of land. Since we're on that subject now, I 'll also take a climbing wall, indoor olympic pool with varying diving boards. A dry sauna. Hot Air Balloon. Go Karts and Track. A Gym/ Studio for wire work, aerialist work and a long climbing rope attached to the ceiling (elementary school replica!) Oh, a barn for all my animals with a tunnel or covered connection to the house...a slurpee machine, coke flavor only...and that's it for now, I'm sure something else will come up, but thses are the main fun features.

That's it for now.
Later
:)

Joey Rama Kitty Mamma

I am a pet sitter. It suites me quite well. This is an update from a few days ago...

so everyone is doing great.

Luna seems to have improved.

Sunday night Owen did not come home. It was getting dark so i went outside to let 'em know it was nighty night time. Owen was on the neighbors roof. Dia came in with another dead baby birdie (I had found one when I first got home in the bathroom) Luna had an attack later that night...it seemed like a hairball. I loved on her a lot. And I woke up to her curled at my side, which made me happy, so I could love on her more! Though Mon. afternoon there were dry food barf piles. She probably ate to fast.

(preface: Luna has been ill of late due to some mysterious allergy [she has been having some lung issues as previously she was taking a tiny pill last for an odd wheezing sound] This time is a strange exhale- so i had to give her antibiotics and steroids - she actually was really good about it, though I have to give myself props to as I am pretty good administering meds :-)

Monday Owen was waiting for me out front. Willow (nothing like Buffy's version, though she did have long hair) a friend of the neighbors on the left (if you are facing out) and also a cat lover knocked at the door to check on Owen b/c he was real chatty to her out front, but he stayed on the porch so she knew he must live there. It was sweet, you've got eyes in the hood for the kitties. And in the middle of the night Owen was a meowin' away, I think he may have forgotten I was sleeping over, b/c I called for him and he slept with me the rest of the night. Dia has been the most like my baby cody, sleeping with me every night.

So last night, Owen was his usual Roo-self. And the girls stayed out a bit later. I checked up on them and they were laying next to each other out back, i think having a discussion about me, but it was probably about whatever is left of the birdie nest. Dia eventually came in. Her and Owen where laying on me like velcro, super sweet. Hadn't heard the slap of Luna coming in, so I got up to ck on her, keeping the others in. Of course it was dark and she is black, but i did not see her. I stuck my foot in the kitty door to the workshop and called her, knowing she was probably sleeping in there...then i walked parallel to the fire pit and gulp, across from me is a standing opposum. They stand very, very still, i assumed he was a dude and asked if he'd seen Luna (yes out loud) He didn't seem to know who, so I let it be, then I see Luna looking at me. Not sure If she had seen her backyard visitor so I apporached her sleepy sweetness and scooped her up! love, love , love. And held her as I watched the opposum walk over to the tree, climb up it and dissapear into the shadows. Maybe she's allergic to him?

Well, she thought I was holding her a bit too long, but I am good about keeping a kitty calm. When we got in she was doing the arch walk and bumping up all over me.Luna has been sleeping on the dvr (?) on the far right edge of the dresser under the bedroom tv. That's her place. Its very warm, so i think its like her lil heating/ healing pad. So i ck in with her every few hours. She seems a lot better. Been eating really well and doing great with the meds, haven't had any trouble what-so-ever.

Just wanted to give you an update in case you didn't know about the opposum and also the bird population has decreased in the hood b/c of Dia being such a great lil huntress, poor birdies. Hope your trip is swell and that's that!

Joey Rama kitty mamma

I usually leave handwritten notes with pics to go along (as I am a VERY visual thinker). And my boss lady is always saying how the owners keep all my lil notes, they just love 'em so much.

So now I am working on some projects...that will be published and collected and enjoyed by all! Hooray!