Franken-Kitty

The good news? Tabitha made it through her surgery a-ok. The bad news? She is the world's worst patient. It's hard to nurse a cat, they have no incentive to…

First World Problems

I called the vet and the estimate for Tabitha's surgery is more than I hoped it would be, but less than I was scared that it would be. At least…

Good Thoughts for Tabitha

Our cat, Tabitha, has a growth on her face. It's about the size of a large, cultivated blueberry and it looks, as the vet so eloquently put it, "ugly." She…

I’d Give My Right Foot…

... to have my right foot not hurt so damn much. It's like the Gifts of the Magi, except with feet. [insert inapropriate joke about foot fetishes here] So, here's…

Skunks: 2, Gracie: 0

An open letter to our neighbors: Some of you might be wondering why the entire block smells like rancid skunk. Yeah, ummm, sorry about that. Apparently, our dog has a…

Best Restaurant of 2009

What has two thumbs and was at work for 12 hours yesterday? ---> This girl <--- I'll spare you the geeky details (/me mumbles something about FAT32 partitions, HDD power…