morning thoughts

couldn't sleep. It was just too damn hot. I left the a/c on higher than usual, had the ceiling fan on high, had the tower fan by the bed on high, had on no clothes and I still couldn't sleep and thank god I'm changing the bed anyhow since it's now a puddle of sweated up sheets. Summer can bite the fattest part of my ass.

Kanda, I'm happy to report, is finally a kitten. Goddess help me. He had been such a good boy but I suspected that was due to starvation and a lac of feeling safe. Now that he's been dewormed, deflea-ed, getting nutrients and knows he can sleep on my futon unmolested he's changing. Apparently when I bathed him I washed away what little goodness that was in him and now I'm left with hell cat. Hell cat tries to climb the doors (don't make me shoot you), rips through the house (and often slams headlong into things), refuses food that was just dandy yesterday, attacks the futon, attacks anything with fringe, attacks me, attacks the bedspread over the futon and rolls himself up in it, makes it impossible for you to tie your shoes.

Yep, it's a kitten. GAH. There are reasons I didn't want a kitten. I need to get footage of the pathetic sounds he makes. Of course now the females outside are in heat and there are males everywhere. Kanda is not going out there

Gardening and TV

It finally cooled enough that I could bear being outside. My garden is the pits. Still too hot to weed. I just watered the suffering plants then turned my attention to the container garden. I could have put on the gloves to repot the things that needed it but didn't. I love scrabbling in the dirt with my fingers, always have. The bag of dirt had been sitting in the sun and the soil was warm, like something alive.

I, did however, underestimate how much dirt needed and can't find the bungee cords I need to hang the knock off hanging tomato holders but I'll get that soon enough. Went through all the dirt, half of it up under my nails. When I was a surgeon I used to swipe orange sticks so I could keep them cleaner. Hell i NEEDED those 8 minute first scrubs some days. I'm a filthy girl and I like it. I have no idea how city folk survive without gardens. I even had container tomatos on my balcony 11 floors up in Cleveland.

I got 3 more tomatos out of the garden but fear that might be all i get after the last few ripen up. It's just so hot. I do have some peppers and watermelons coming in. The zucchini died. It's that ugly out here. ZUcchini croked.


TV babble - I know that I watch too many shows as is but I try to squeeze in more. You know me and cops shows. I was excited to see The Glades and Rizzoli and Isles, especially the latter since i like Gerritsen's books.
Two weeks ago I watched them both and they both utterly sucked.

So I thought hmmm okay sometimes the pilot is just bad. Always see a second one before making a decision so I did that and just finally had a chance to watch tonight.

( the glades )

( Rizzoli & Isles )

these two are like an example of how to lose an audience in 2 hours

Oh the memories this meme brings up

I'm betting lordgloria, evil_little_dog and probably wildrider remembers these...

( if you only click on one of these meme answers, this is it )