You tried to swallow it but couldn't follow it – Got the Jimmy Legs

You tried to swallow it but couldn't follow it

I keep forgetting to blog, or ramble on at length, as the case may be. Now that I can't access blogger from work I rarely post, since when I'm at home I am fulfilled with litterbox-scooping and cat-medicating. Our newest foster cat is actually with the vet right now, we suspect he swallowed something indigestible or he has some kind of virus. I really hope they figure out the situation fast, not only because I hate to think of him stuck at the vet's but also because they charge an ungodly 'boarding' fee for overnight stays. Not to belittle the industry but damn, vets have it made! They can basically charge whatever they want and almost never get called on malpractice. That, and the fact that their charges can't complain about their bedside manor. I'm selling them way short, and if I wasn't so squeamish about guts I'd probably be one, but again, damn!

Anyway, back to blogging, the increased filtration by my company's network finally forced me to learn about aggregators, so now I happily use Google Reader to read most sites; this allows me to read all the blogspot blogs I like, nicely circumventing the ban. Of course it makes your blogroll look like a bunch of spammy emails and you realize that once you strip away the photos and fancy layouts, most blogs are kind of boring. Especially when you can't read the snarky comments, that's where the real action is most of the time. Lucky for me, Brownstoner is still unhindered by my network's prejudices, those guys crack me up.

I should take my site off Blogger anyhow, since they've been deleting people's music posts without telling them. But again, why would I use up my free time doing computer stuff better suited to my hours on the clock? Anyhow, I think I might be able to blog this site directly through Flickr … there may be a lot more pictures on this site soon!

3 Comments

  1. bob reich
    Posted February 19, 2009 at 9:33 am | Permalink

    Gonna make the jump to wordpress??

  2. Sean
    Posted February 19, 2009 at 12:27 pm | Permalink

    Speaking of vets, I took my cat in last week. He needs dental work including two teeth extractions. Estimate : $650-850.

    I called another vet for prices: $650 and up.

    Then I called another vet in a suburb where people have children instead of pets: $125. Guess where the cat will be going for his dental work?

  3. Suz
    Posted February 21, 2009 at 1:54 am | Permalink

    We just had a (thankfully benign) lump removed from our dog's back… $800.
    Your foster cat Stockholm looks absolutely gorgeous, hope he gets a wonderful new home soon!