OK, I have fed the birds and watered the plants. The only other things I really want to try to get done today are the perpetual tasks, laundry and dishes. And feeding myself, but that should be easy.

Posting that here because I need to remind myself that the OMG SO MUCH TO DO feeling that keeps popping up is false.

I need to vacuum, and I'd better do it now, because it takes Spare Cat several hours to settle down and be calm enough to eat. The other cats don't like the vacuum either, but they just relocate. Spare Cat, on the other hand, has enough intelligence to remember that the vacuum was ON and it could therefore be ON again, unexpectedly, no matter where she goes.

I used to think a smart cat would be a good thing.

One of our cats, Zorro, is very smart. He doesn't care when I pull the vacuum out, unlike the other animals, but he keeps his eye on me and knows to run away when he sees me plug it in.

Bubba decided he wanted to see if he could fit between the window and the screen.

Heh. Cats.

I'm at work. Today is just about being in the building during the shows. I finished my prep work for Tuesday during the show last night so I thought today I could try to get my receipts and stuff in order so I can start on taxes. Unfortunately, I forgot that I don't have Quicken on my new laptop. Sigh. What is the preferred banking software now?

Mint.com? It's web based. I actually don't like it as much as I liked Quicken, but it has the benefit of being free.

Quicken is still my preferred banking software. Mint.com doesn't know the credit union where I have my checking and savings accounts, so it is of limited usefulness to me.

Woot, the microwave is gone!

Anyone want a filing cabinet?

I don't think her repeated exhortations to try every alternative medicine ever is a nurse-switching thing--it's deeply irritating, but that's what grown up knickers are for. And she certainly means well--she managed to find a dressing kit on a Sunday morning, and it would have been a showstopper if she couldn't.

But it's another thing with the timing and the plain not just remembering she has me on her roster. Again, my bar is really pretty low, and I'd just appreciate something like this being the responsibility of the right person--a person who is not me. Shit--I forgot to ask her if she can receive text messages. Maybe I'll send her a test one, because that would be easier to manage. Fuck, I could automate that, for crying out loud.

What is the preferred banking software now?

What do you need it for? Tax prep, or general budget and asset management? I don't know how much the different tax softwares differ at the entry level--I use Turbo Tax just because I used it last year. Never done any comparison, once I'd built up a few returns in their database. Seemed simpler that way. For general budgeting I figure you should try mint.com once or twice, since it's so attractively (not) priced. I use very little of their functionality once I set up my accounts and bills, but the automatic settings have been helpful, because I get an email if certain amounts are way out of proportion to history.

This week's nurse recommendations were colloidal silver and atlas orthogonal adjustment. I don't expect everything she says is bullshit, but it's clear she doesn't use much of her training when she falls in love with something ("He will kill all the bacteria in your body--they all have a frequency, and his machine compensates for the frequency and flattens it out"...okay, that sounds not great if it works, this man and his $35K machine) and I do wonder which times her stopped clock will be right.

I'm just remembering that Community had the word "neurotypical" in one of their episodes--my browser still doesn't think that's a real word--and I'm wondering if anyone's heard that used in other TV or movies that aren't All About The Spectrum. How commonly understood is it? Wordnik doesn't have any dictionary definitions, and their usages seem mostly non fiction (The Kitchen Daughter is a noted exception, but it might be about being atypical, instead of it just being mentioned as a part of the landscapte)

I wonder if I can get a new nurse just because this one is eternally disorganised. She's never shown up on time, not once, and I'm flipping a coin on whether she changed her clocks or not. I don't want to be her personal assistant. But how are her patients who need stuff like clockwork (instead of just for pain relief) handling her?

Stressful. But if she's showing up within an hour of when you expect her and the meds are being administered, is that worse than even the best ER potential? I mean, you are certainly within your rights to ask but I know getting weekend home health care is difficult and sometimes you end up prioritizing what matters more to you. Try to get a lie down in though if you can.

Shit--I forgot to ask her if she can receive text messages. Maybe I'll send her a test one, because that would be easier to manage. Fuck, I could automate that, for crying out loud.

If she receives texts, just set it up to remind her and neither of you have to think of it again. I mean, yes, it is her responsibility but of all the hoops you've been asked to jump through for pain management, it doesn't seem as big as some others.