Sad News

We had to have Kitty put to sleep last night. When we took her to the vet in April she was down to 5.5 pounds. They did a bunch a blood work which all came back ok. Then she stopped eating, we're not quite sure exactly when, she was eating lots of treats which she had never done and we were giving them to her when she came for them because she needed to gain weight anyway. We got her a bunch of wet food thinking maybe she was just tired of her dry food. She ate that a little better but not much. Rob took her to the vet on Monday and he said she needed to have her teeth pulled and maybe if we gave her antibiotics it would clear up the infection so she would eat and then they could do it. We also got her baby food. Yesterday morning when I checked, she had not eaten anything. I got home around noon and I couldn't get her to eat or drink. I sat with her almost all afternoon. Then after Rob was home she tried to get up and she couldn't stand.

So we took her to the emergency vet because it was after 8 by then. He said that older cats, if nothing else kills them, will die from kidney failure, he said her kidneys were really small and her behavior and symptoms indicate kidney failure. Since she was also an approximately 10 year old cat who was fiv positive, she had lived longer than expected. He said the outside estimate for a cat with fiv is 8 years. He gave us all the options but didn't think that there was much chance. He said he has seen lots of cats in that condition and very few of them bounce back. Given the additional issues, we decided it did not make sense to put her through that.

We brought her home and Rob buried her in the back yard. It was very sad.

I Can't Believe I Forgot

At the She Wants revenge concert, there was this guy that came in with two women. He looked like the world's biggest asshole so what was going on with that I cannot even fathom. Obviously he was very impressed with himself. The women were SO drunk I am pretty sure one of them didn't even know she was there. The other one was dancing all over like she was the only person in the place. I wanted to knock her over just for fun. There were these two young guys standing next to us and they were totally making fun of the dancing. During the very last song the extra drunk woman pulled the dancing woman's shirt off. So then she was dancing around in her bra. Then she started dancing all over one of the guys that was next to me. I thought he was going to die and his friend was going to pee himself laughing. Rob and I were laughing at him too. I have to say, in all the concerts I have ever been to, and I couldn't even begin to tell you how many that is, I have never seen anyone act like that.

I Like Hot Weather

Yesterday we went to the Appel Farms Arts and Music Festival. Rob, Brandon and I and Brandon's friend Nick and his father. Alyssa was invited and said she didn't want to go. Of course, yesterday she and Sheila were wandering around here complaining about being bored. Sheila was mad when she found out Aly had said no she didn't want to go. Rob wanted to give in and let them come but the tickets prices started at $30, went up to $35 and were $40 day of so I said nope. We got there around 3 and man was it hot!!! I had to adjust, at first I thought I was gonna barf, but then I was ok. There was a band playing called Enter the Haggis who sounded pretty good. Then we saw the Smithereens. After that we moved over to the other stage. There was a lot more shade there but you couldn't feel the breeze so I am not sure which one was better. On that stage we saw...well, heard, They Might be Giants. We left around 6:30. Sheila said "why are you all wet?" when we got home.

Today I stayed inside and cleaned. There is just so much to get together around here some days I don't know where to start. I did a bunch of laundry, washed some curtains. Rob helped me hang a new curtain rod and I put the curtains up. I also tried to fix the end of the one that broke. I thought it was fixed but then the glass ball fell off. Miraculously it didn't break. But since I thought it was fixed, those curtains are back up too. Exciting stuff.

Friday night we went to Philly and saw an improv show. A guy I work with is in a couple of improv groups and he always gives me flyers. It's pretty funny. We saw him one other time, that was with his other group, I think the first one was a little funnier.

Last weekend we went to the TLA to see She Wants Revenge. When we got there some band called the Switches was playing. They were pretty good. I have heard one of their songs a couple of times on Alt Nation. Then it was Be You Own Pet, I think I would be able to stand them for one or two songs. But after a couple of songs it was all starting to sound the same to me. Just punk screaming. She Wants Revenge was really good but their set was kinda short because the singer was sick. Oh yeah...I make a really bad groupie...when we were out front getting tickets, the singer was standing about a foot away from me. I looked at him, thought "huh, he looks like he might be in the band." I said to Rob "I think that guys is in the band." Then when he came on stage I said "yep, he is." Haha. Suzy has a better handle on the whole groupie thing.

The next day I myspace commented their page that it was a good show. Some guy then requests me as a friend so I added him. He had pictures of himself with the singer, apparently he recognizes band members. Says he's been following the singer for like 15 years or something so, with his other endeavors and whatever, that might be why he recognizes him and I don't.

Next weekend is the autism walk. Then only one more day of school with kids. Yay! I am looking forward to being home and getting some stuff done around here. It's neverending!