it is very early
i woke up at 6:40am, took a shower and decided not to go back to sleep. we have to start packing up the cats for adoptions in an hour, so what's the point? adoptions are at 2 different locations today so erik and i will be splitting up =( hopefully we'll have some luck though.
i started a new lj account for cat stuff. trap_happy. im trying to make it sound more... professional i guess? than this one, b/c i plan to join/create some communities and hopefully get some cats adopted, or at least generate some interest, through it. i made a post a couple of days ago when i created it so if you want to know about kitty things, go there.
i leave for LA in under a week. im getting nervous. my mom has a friend/coworker, beverly, who's family had to relocate here after katrina. she happens to be the buyer agent foro the lease-purchase on the condo, since the woman who is lease-purchasing it is one of said relatives. mom called me like, 4 times yesterday when i was at work and left me a message to call beverly, sounding urgent. i assumed it was concerning the condo. it wasnt. she apparently was hoping beverly would talk me out of going. the conversation went something like this:
me: hi beverly, its ali
beverly: who?
me: donna's daughter. she left me a message to call you
B: oh yes, hi. so... youre going to louisianna?
me: yeah
B: you going by yourself?
me: well, i'm driving down alone, but i'll be meeting up with other volunteers once i get there
B: ok. well, be safe. there are a lot of stray animals down there, but there are also a lot of stray people
me: i know
B: alright, well i guess we can't talk you out of it
me: no
B: then have a nice trip and be safe
me: ok thanks
then when i talked to mom a bit later, when resa and i were packing up the condo, we had this conversation:
mom: did you talk to beverly?
me: yeah
mom: and?
me: and she told me to have a nice trip and be safe
mom: DIDNT SHE TELL YOU ABOUT LOUISIANNA?!
me: [give the phone back to resa and walk away. resa and i both laugh about how retarded mom is]
she didnt act very concerned when i talked to her about my trip, and yet she goes to the trouble of *covertly* recruiting her friend to talk me out of going? a week before i leave, when i've had this planned for almost a month? heh.. good job, mom.
barton really likes to look out the window. its not really like he wants to go outside; he doesnt hang around near the doors or meow or anything like that. i think he thinks he's guarding the house. he's such a badass. i heart barton =)
sammy was acting really weird yesterday. the night before last jacquie brought lady over for a playdate, which i thought sam would love. he normally really enjoys having friends over, and lady is about his age AND a lovely lady, so thats double-plus good for sammy. but he was really antisocial. early in the evening he hid upstairs, and erik and i had to coerce him into coming downstairs to hang out with us. once lady came by he growled and snarled when she went near him, which is very uncharacteristic of him. yesterday morning he was listless and wouldnt eat his breakfast, which he usually scarfs down right away. so i was pretty worried about him. i brought him to work with me though, and he perked up there and ate his food (which i brought with us) and then he ate his dinner once we got home from the condo so that was a relief. he seems fine now. i think he gets depressed sometimes... especially with daddys stuff continually showing up over here, and daddy nowhere to be seen. i dont think he understands...
=(
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i dont know what else to say really, but i feel compelled to keep typing. i dont know why... probably to help me stay awake.
i got my van registered with an animal tag. i think ill keep a wildlife tag on my saturn so that way i can support both my causes vehicularly. i just wish they still had the deer/bird tags rather than the eagle. i mean, eagles are nice but that tag just looks tacky.
i just remembered that its noahs bday. i dont ever see him anymore, so if any of you guys do please tell him happy birthday for me.
i work sunday and wednesday this week. monday and friday im free, although i will be leaving town sometime friday, probably in the evening. my goal is to drive halfway, sleep at a rest stop, and drive the rest of the way the next morning. its an 8 hour drive so its not that i couldnt go the whole way all at once; they expect me on the 19th and i need to arrive in daylight, so i figure this is the least stressful way to do that. i need to make some phone calls... i also need to acquire a map or 2.
i am getting nervous though, just b/c i dont know what to expect. i dont know if my phone will work. ive never travelled alone. ive never gone this long without seeing/talking to erik. ive been driving my van a lot lately so im getting used to how it handles, and i plan to get an oil change/top off the fluids/give it a once-over before i leave.
ok im out of things to talk about that arent cat-related. ill update my other journal after adoptions in case anyone is really dying to know more about my life (ha)
byes
i started a new lj account for cat stuff. trap_happy. im trying to make it sound more... professional i guess? than this one, b/c i plan to join/create some communities and hopefully get some cats adopted, or at least generate some interest, through it. i made a post a couple of days ago when i created it so if you want to know about kitty things, go there.
i leave for LA in under a week. im getting nervous. my mom has a friend/coworker, beverly, who's family had to relocate here after katrina. she happens to be the buyer agent foro the lease-purchase on the condo, since the woman who is lease-purchasing it is one of said relatives. mom called me like, 4 times yesterday when i was at work and left me a message to call beverly, sounding urgent. i assumed it was concerning the condo. it wasnt. she apparently was hoping beverly would talk me out of going. the conversation went something like this:
me: hi beverly, its ali
beverly: who?
me: donna's daughter. she left me a message to call you
B: oh yes, hi. so... youre going to louisianna?
me: yeah
B: you going by yourself?
me: well, i'm driving down alone, but i'll be meeting up with other volunteers once i get there
B: ok. well, be safe. there are a lot of stray animals down there, but there are also a lot of stray people
me: i know
B: alright, well i guess we can't talk you out of it
me: no
B: then have a nice trip and be safe
me: ok thanks
then when i talked to mom a bit later, when resa and i were packing up the condo, we had this conversation:
mom: did you talk to beverly?
me: yeah
mom: and?
me: and she told me to have a nice trip and be safe
mom: DIDNT SHE TELL YOU ABOUT LOUISIANNA?!
me: [give the phone back to resa and walk away. resa and i both laugh about how retarded mom is]
she didnt act very concerned when i talked to her about my trip, and yet she goes to the trouble of *covertly* recruiting her friend to talk me out of going? a week before i leave, when i've had this planned for almost a month? heh.. good job, mom.
barton really likes to look out the window. its not really like he wants to go outside; he doesnt hang around near the doors or meow or anything like that. i think he thinks he's guarding the house. he's such a badass. i heart barton =)
sammy was acting really weird yesterday. the night before last jacquie brought lady over for a playdate, which i thought sam would love. he normally really enjoys having friends over, and lady is about his age AND a lovely lady, so thats double-plus good for sammy. but he was really antisocial. early in the evening he hid upstairs, and erik and i had to coerce him into coming downstairs to hang out with us. once lady came by he growled and snarled when she went near him, which is very uncharacteristic of him. yesterday morning he was listless and wouldnt eat his breakfast, which he usually scarfs down right away. so i was pretty worried about him. i brought him to work with me though, and he perked up there and ate his food (which i brought with us) and then he ate his dinner once we got home from the condo so that was a relief. he seems fine now. i think he gets depressed sometimes... especially with daddys stuff continually showing up over here, and daddy nowhere to be seen. i dont think he understands...
=(
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i dont know what else to say really, but i feel compelled to keep typing. i dont know why... probably to help me stay awake.
i got my van registered with an animal tag. i think ill keep a wildlife tag on my saturn so that way i can support both my causes vehicularly. i just wish they still had the deer/bird tags rather than the eagle. i mean, eagles are nice but that tag just looks tacky.
i just remembered that its noahs bday. i dont ever see him anymore, so if any of you guys do please tell him happy birthday for me.
i work sunday and wednesday this week. monday and friday im free, although i will be leaving town sometime friday, probably in the evening. my goal is to drive halfway, sleep at a rest stop, and drive the rest of the way the next morning. its an 8 hour drive so its not that i couldnt go the whole way all at once; they expect me on the 19th and i need to arrive in daylight, so i figure this is the least stressful way to do that. i need to make some phone calls... i also need to acquire a map or 2.
i am getting nervous though, just b/c i dont know what to expect. i dont know if my phone will work. ive never travelled alone. ive never gone this long without seeing/talking to erik. ive been driving my van a lot lately so im getting used to how it handles, and i plan to get an oil change/top off the fluids/give it a once-over before i leave.
ok im out of things to talk about that arent cat-related. ill update my other journal after adoptions in case anyone is really dying to know more about my life (ha)
byes