Saturday Head Noise

i went and did it again
i wrote a journal entry .. got that dreaded "you've exceeded the 12 character limit" message so i've thrown my thoughts today over to my beta journal *again*
i broke down and finally got my thoughts down about the "clique" thread that has been circulating
if you're at all interested in my thoughts, feel free to click the link to take you over to my beta journal
~ cliques? say it ain't so ~
and if thats not exciting enough for ya .. when you get there, just scroll down to my first entry in my beta journal to see the picture of my belly button
::evil grin::

Thursdays Head Noise

rather than try to struggle with the current 2,500 character limit, i've decided to put my journal entry in my beta journal 
so g'head, if you're feeling brave, click below to jump over to my beta journal to read todays entry 
~ Quick Body Shots ~ [link does not work]

an update on Bubba

ahhh .. its sunday   since i got most of my household chores done

  yesterday morning before i ran off to the shelter for a few hours, today i get to concentrate on the 2 boxes of work i brought home from the office .. lucky me eh

my daughter is off spending the day with her Aunt so the distractions have been narrowed down from 6 to 5 (mocha, bubba, momma, sad eyes and sherbert)

    i brought bubba to his regular vet on wednesday to have the drain removed .. when i explained to dr williams that the antibiotics were really upsetting his tummy she recommended i change antibiotics .. at which point i cringed and asked how much they cost .. she excused herself from the exam room and brought me back enough samples to get him through the rest of the week .. at NO charge !!

i apologized and explained that i normally wasn't that cheap but the emergency visit on sunday had drained my account .. his temp was normal, his weight was just a few ounces shy of 14 pounds .. he still has to wear his lampshade since the stitches won't come out until this wednesday .. so other than being completely upset with me, he's recovering nicely

after his visit i handed over my atm card to the receptionist .. i wasn't even aware i was holding my breath waiting for the final tally until she gave me the total of our visit .. $25 !!
now THAT is a vet bill i can live with lol

my "permanent" introduction entry ~ my journal entries appear below

taking a bit of a vacation while i beta test

i'm going to play with the new enhanced beta journal for awhile .. be back soon !!
lol
so far the beta journal is great .. it even has right click copy/paste capabilities now but STILL no spell check or size 12 font

AOL Journals updates

an even more exciting update !! journals beta is scheduled to be released tomorrow at 2 pm EST !!! be still my heart lol
well it appears that the upcoming journal beta release first scheduled for feb 11th, then feb 16th just isn't cooperating and i guess has its own idea when it should be ready for release (which in itself confirms my belief that our journals are of the female persuasion lol)
you can read more about it here .. AOL JOURNALS by AOL HOMETOWN
even though i'm more than ready for the updates to AOL Journals, i'd rather have them keep it to themselves for as long as they need to make sure that the majority of the bugs in our current journals are worked out
with the current problems of AOL by phone and now with images disappearing in You've Got Pictures due to hardware problems, i'd say the staff has their work cut out for them
i've read that they're hoping for a March release on the finished New & Improved Journals .. i'm hoping beta testers will be able to get their hands on the beta version for more than a few days before the general release
in other news (hehe) i received a reply from AOLHometown on the font issue .. it appears that they are aware that a few of us still are unable to use the size 12 font and they're working on it and its now been added to the list of known issues
you can read more about that here .. AOL Journals ~ known issues

i'm learning

i’ve learned a lot in the past few days:
~ what it means when the vet says "these antibiotics will give bubba an upset stomach"

~ how quickly a small cottage becomes even smaller when 5 cats are forced (for the first times in their lives) to stay indoors

~ how to become a referee since momma has been scared out of her wits by bubbas new collar and now growls and hisses at everyone that comes near her

~ that a plastic collar rubbing against a wooden door in the middle of the night makes a LOT of noise .. i've learned why bubba felt the need to come into my room in the middle of the night .. it means "i've still got an upset tummy and you need to wipe me after I’m done"

i've learned that once bubba has filled up the litter box, its a call to the other cats .. THIS is where you poop .. they immediately lined up to take turns

i've learned how quickly an "upset tummy" can smell up a rather small cottage extremely quickly

i think it was a plan .. devised in the middle of the night by my 5 cats

"bubba .. you wake her up in the early hours of the morning .. we need to act quickly before she wakes up entirely .. once we have her attention, we'll all line up to poop .. after we're done, mom will want to put the litter box outside .. when she opens the back door, we all converge on her to make our escape .. if we're quick one or two of us might be able to gain our freedom"

they made a mistake deciding to let bubba ("our little lamp" as my daughter has so aptly renamed him) lead the way in their grand escape plan .. forgetting that he can't see to get through a doorway without it getting stuck on his collar effectively blocking them all from escaping

i can still move pretty damn quick even at 3 am .. yea, so i was forced to quickly toss the litterbox out the back door where it landed upside down on the patio while simultaneously herding cats back into the house with my feet .. but i succeeded in squashing their escape plan

i'm stopping by the pet supply store and getting bubba a leash and harness .. so tomorrow morning when he so rudely "knocks" on my bedroom door, i'm taking him outside

cause i've also learned that certain "things" have NO place in a small cottage .. not at 3 am .. not a 6 am .. not ever