Just as the gods meteorologists predicted, today the weather has actually changed. This may not seem remarkable, but considering we’ve had virtually no rain for three months, it kind of is!
It’s currently 9C and instead of getting up to an unseasonably warm 18, 20 or 22C, the high is forecast as a mere 11C! There is actual precipitation lightly falling, even as I type this. It’s pretty crazy.
And now, a pair of cats prepared for the rain:
Once again, I was confronted by a cat upon my return from a delivery pickup, and the cat demanded cuddles before it would grant me passage.
My offerings proved sufficient, and I was permitted to proceed.
I say no. I mean, stores put out Halloween candy weeks ago. It won’t even be fresh by the time Halloween rolls around.
Happy pre-Halloween!
I am weird in that rather than have items from Amazon (yes, they are evil and terrible, but I do order stuff from them sometimes) delivered to the condo (with attendant condo-specific issues) I have them delivered to an Amazon locker–but not the locker that’s closest, the one that’s next closest, because I get a little extra exercise walking to it (I occasionally regret this when there’s a downpour but in the summer it’s great).
The route to this particular locker takes me down a street that has a resident Calico cat that is often out and about. Tonight was such a night. The cat was sitting on the sidewalk, chilling out and I said hello, but continued on, as I wanted to just grab the package and get home before it got dark and the werewolves came out. At first, the cat seemed to be okay with this. It looked up but made no move. But as I walked further past, it suddenly bolted ahead of me, then flopped directly in my path, demanding attention and affection. I spent a minute or so scratching behind its ears and petting it, and it seemed content to allow me to move on.
If I ever get another cat, I want one that is as friendly and gently demanding as this one.
Yesterday (Saturday, August 27, 2022, for the record) I was curiously unmotivated to post. I was up late and as I watched the time tick by, and it got closer to midnight, I thought, “I should at least post something, even just a haiku.” and yet I did not. I watched some videos, I had a nice shower, I did some reading. I slept.
I regret none of these things. Sometimes you just need to let everything slip away and get lost in your own head for a while. Which I did.
Now that that’s done, here’s a haiku and a cat:
Enjoying nothing Is no easy thing to do Brains don't shut down nice
Cat:
A magic cat, with a watermelon.
Especially if you’re a cat.
UPDATE, JULY 4, 2022: I am going to periodically update this post with more examples of how "vibes" is being inserted into articles and things where it never would have been before, because it is still the NEW HOT WORD.
The below added July 4, 2022, from an article in The Atlantic. The writer could have written “the economy” but no, we got VIBES happening.
October 26, 2022: YouTube wants me to know it’s refreshed its vibe:
How did “vibes” become the new hot topic (on the web, which is now our replacement for reality, unless your country is being invaded by Russia)? How did this happen? What will replace vibes when vibes are no longer hot?
Am I doing vibes right? What is my vibe? I just don’t know.
Related: When did people decide it was hip to refer to products being offered in different colors as “colorways” when “colors” works just fine?
Why are people so weird?
Also, a fancy cat:
It’s always cat time. Have a rolling cat.
Not to be confused with movies about nuclear war.
Today was the day after my first 5K outdoors in months, which also featured 8 km of walking to and from the lake. And how did I feel?
Tired. Very tired. I napped in the afternoon.
Sore, very sore. My legs are like, “What have you done to us? We treat you so well with the mobility and such and this is our reward?”
As of writing this now (around 5 p.m.) I have managed a 15-minute walk to limber up without overdoing it and I have a little more energy. I suspect most of the fatigue and stiffness will be gone by tomorrow, but it is an interesting and fun (?) reminder of how keeping in shape requires…keeping up with regular exercise. Weird, I know.
Here is an animated gif of a cat running as reward for reading of my suffering:
I’m not sure how I feel about this cat being impossibly cooler than me. But at least I still have opposable thumbs!
