Tried to change my blog background to something easier to read over, but this is what happened. I picked a boring blue background, now i have old photographs, which oddly enough is fitting since i am busy packing old photographs. Maybe the blue skys and open road background will reappear once I feel like I am seeing blue skys again. Not tonight.
just heard from my angel friend Kathleen that her back up help to take care of George Burns, Jr. the diabetic cat, has backed out, leaving her unsure if she can handle him. She lives in Trinidad so it isn't such an easy thing to have someone in the "neighborhood" drop by to give him a shot if she has to be away, which it seems happens often. We spoke to vet and George is doing great on the current diet and insulin but is unlikely to be able to ever get insulin free. So here I sit on a Saturday night wondering what will happen to my kitty in about 32 days if we can't find a new back up for my back up. Anyone out there live in Trinidad or want to take on my beautiful little old man?
In other news, got a call today from a college buddy Renee, who is making the trek up from LA to come to my party. She is joining another one of my college pals, Nancy, who is making the trip from Ashland area. These two ladies have been my friends since I was 19 or 20 and they are always there for me when I really need them, though i am so independent that i rarely ask. They were there to celebrate my completion of the successful treatment of my breast cancer back in 2005 when we all went to UCSC for a reunion. Although I had to nap through much of the goings ons. I never thought i would be able to fall asleep when 6 or more women were laughing crazily in the room next door, but thats what radiation therapy can do for you! I was eternally grateful for them all coming together and acknowledging me for the battle i had just gone through and am sooo excited they will be coming to see me off on this much more interesting adventure. Maybe one of them wants a nice kitty. Sigh.
Bought some office supplies for the trip and did some language learning today. I am sure i will get much better at this language, but some Setswana words are amazingly long for what they are actually saying. Cucumber and the colors light and dark blue are the winners so far, but asking where the women's bathroom is will be dangerously long if I really need it quickly. I am hoping there is an informal short word that is more commonly used. There has to be. And I don't think there are that many cucumbers in Botswana and I will only buy the ones I don't have to ask for by name.
It is late, I am sad about George's prospects tonight. I wish he were a stinky, ugly cat. I am glad he isn't, of course. But I am nevertheless sad.
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