Well, I think Babe did well out of that.

I had better sleep in the bed tonight, with no cats about me. Babe spent a lot of the night by my feet, which would be fine except I gradually subsided to where I could pet her when I stirred, which meant I wasn't on the more-padded surface I'd intended (yes, I had the sleeping bag under me, but not as much of the beanbag). I fixed that along about 3 am, but as I was doing so, she claimed the pillow that was meant to support me, so it kind of came out a wash in the end. She seemed quite content on the pillow, though, and it was nice to have her cuddled against me. Nice, but not necessarily ideal in terms of comfort.

Then, she only had two medicines (the painkiller and the pred) this morning, instead of three. Technically she should have had one last dose of the antibiotic. Non-technically, the pharmacy that mixed it up apparently mixed up exactly that many doses...and it's a shake well, invert, and dispense bottle. There was no getting a last dose out of it, and I gave up. (The odds are good that it isn't what was helping her in any case, but even if it had been, I was going to be lucky to get even a few drops, let alone the full dose.) She was wary when I gave her her treat after only one nasty medicine - but I think fairly pleased. She's kitty-loafing in the middle of the living room floor right now, while Apple has sprawled on the cat stand.

I forgot to put the soup on last night. *facepalm* So it is cooking today after all, instead of last night when it might have made more sense. Oh, well. It will still be edible - albeit now ready for dinner instead of lunch (I adjusted the cooking method to the faster option so it wouldn't be a late-evening snack).

The Secrets of Jin-Shei

Just finished reading The Secrets of Jin-Shei by Alma Alexander. I never want to read it again, ever. I can't say it's a bad book. In fact, I think to get this reaction from me, it has to be a very good book in many ways. But I never, ever wish to read it again. (I cannot recommend it, for obvious reasons; neither can I explain my reaction without spoilering the entire thing, even worse than the jacket cover already does. And the jacket cover is AWFUL for spoilers. If you want to read the book, give the publisher blurbs a miss!)

Kitty photos.

Photos of Babe last night on my "bed" on the floor, and then of Apple today on it after she found it, and then the two of them together. It was sort of sad, Babe walked up and was astonished, as she started to climb on, to find Apple there - she didn't know 'til she stepped on her, of course. She backed off and settled next to her - too cute, but still, I felt bad for her.

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