I’m disappointed to say I’m not much further along than I was the last time I posted. At least I think I’m not… I didn’t actually go back and read my previous post. Flu hit our household again–in spite of the flu shot, and in spite of having had it in October. Taking care of the rest of the household has kept me busy, and left me rundown. I’m finishing up a course of antibiotics today (not for the flu–antibiotics don’t work on viruses, and ignoring kidney infections doesn’t cure them), and I feel better than I have in a long time. I’m hoping to get some writing done today.

But, it’s cold outside. Snow was expected last night, so everything was shut down. Schools, Brad’s work… We shake our heads a little, having lived in Colorado for three years. But, most people there knew how to drive in it. Most. Here, we may be the only ones that do, so really it is safer to keep everyone off the road. It’s still kind of odd canceling everything before a single snowflake falls, but… Brad and Emily are not disappointed.

I kind of am! It’s hard to get anything done when the two of them are home. They double-team me, one of them is constantly wanting something to eat. The words feed thyself have no meaning to them, and they make a lot of noise if I don’t get up and feed them myself. I just told Brad he’s impeding my efforts to work, because he’s being so chatty. And wanting something to eat. I made him lunch, for goodness’ sake! And it’s not even ten o’ clock! He just laughed in response. I expect I’ll soon be utilizing my immersive headphones.

My poor laptop is cracking up. The case is literally cracked, I suspect as a result of stress fractures caused by my little goat of a cat bashing her head into it repeatedly. I’ve learned to hang onto it, because she delights in testing my reflexes. She also pinches with her little front teeth. I have no idea where the compulsion comes from, but she’ll be on my lap or sitting next to me, and I’ll see it in her eyes that she’s feeling the urge. She leans over, slowly, and pauses with her mouth right next to my arm. Then she opens her teeth a little, and I say “no, uh-uh–no, no biting,” and then she closes her mouth, sits back, and looks disappointed. Other times I don’t notice her, until the little doberman pincher gets hold of me. She doesn’t let go easy, either, in spite of not breaking the skin. It’s just her little front teeth she uses. I admit she’s a little… uh… different than other cats I’ve know. But, she’s also verysweet in other ways.

As to my laptop, the case is badly cracked, a chunk was lost at some point, the hinge through which all the wires run is loose, and the screen is glitching intermittently. So… it’s still my laptop, and there are things I’ll have to use it for, since it’s a Windows machine, and my primary computer is now a Mac. This is a first for me, and it was a big jump, one that I didn’t make lightly. The thing is, I have an iPhone, and love it. So there was that. I use Windows 7 on my other computers, because I despise anything beyond that. A newer computer, one with a touch screen for instance, loses functionality if it runs Windows 7, and so that, along with a lot of other factors, resulted in the switch. I am really loving my Mac, so I’m glad I did. I’m not getting harassed to install updates that fail to install, and I’m not losing precious time waiting for a former state to be restored as a result. I got sick of that, really fast. I think Microsoft is hoping to drive people away from 7 by forcing them into a life of constant misery by sending out updates that don’t. I admit, they did drive me away. To Apple.

I am loving the new laptop, and I’m going to love it even more if I can get some writing done today. At the moment, the townspeople are silent… so I’ll take this opportunity while I have it, and get to work on Uncertainly Yours, and 423 Apprehensive Avenue.

Happy reading!