leaving the office for the week

[fflo]

taxes done. town bypassed by stormiest of storm front (tornado watch). odd light outside the windows, though, and dramatically different clouds, vs. this afternoon's. big temperature drop. might be enough different to give me some of that thing when the weather makes me feel especially alive.


this morning after humphrey was calm at the vet and they didn't have to anesthetize him to do their unpleasantry, i told the doc that i was glad, among other things, that they weren't going to have to slap the "fractious" label on him, on his folder, to warn anyone dealing with him in the future that he's an ornery one, so everyone would have their guard up from the git-go, and know to keep their distance.

at some point in his later (more fractious) years, chester had that label on his folder, on him. when i found that out, i had a decided urge to object. to defend him. explain. register somewhere some recognition of his other qualities as well. and say it didn't matter, i loved him.

but there's no arguing it doesn't suck to be bitten.

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[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

Stardust is so un-"fractious" that I can bathe her in the bathroom sink bare-handed without taking any care to avoid her paws or teeth at all, and she still won't scratch or bite me. But the last time I took her to the vet, they found other ways to insult her. They basically called her a disgustingly lazy slob who never washes herself or exercises.

Granted, the reason I sometimes have to bathe her in the bathroom sink in the first place is that she does entirely fail to wash herself most of the time.