Cat Sneezes

Grady has what would be considered an upper respiratory infection. He is sneezing in a way that is really disturbing, washing his face a lot, and his ears are hot. Gentleman that he is, he insists on jumping OFF my lap to do the worst of his sneezing. How bad is it? I can honestly say I have never known anyone else to get cat snot in their eye.

His symptoms so far are treatable with home remedies. I just need to make sure he is warm and hydrated. For the last day or two he hasn't been eating because he can't smell much, but some tuna took care of that. Let's hope he doesn't hoark it back up.

The only reason he would have these symptoms is the same reason *I've* been struggling lately: Dry, cold air has sapped our mucus membranes of moisture and allowed infection (Grady) or difficulty in breathing (Me). I'm going to dig out the humidifier and sleep with that running tonight. Hopefully that will bring some relief to both of us.

Geek Hierarchy

Many have asked about it. I have found these links for your perusal. My apologies to any LARPers out there I may have insulted by assuming incorrectly their position on these charts:

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Eastside Gym

Looks like I may have found a new gym over off of Willows Road. I'm going to head over there on Tuesday to see what they're all about and maybe get a membership. They're not open later than 9pm, so that might get sticky, but I should be okay. I need to get back into a groove of some kind. I'm tired of feeling down all the time, and hate that all winter I've been pretty much doing nothing but counting calories and praying for a healthy weight. I deserve to feel good in my own skin. I deserve to look good in my own skin. If I get back up to 210 I don't know what I'll do with myself.

I hate being heavy. I'm overdue for doing something about it.