My computer will never bump into things in the dark...

[thistlechaser]

Now and then, my cat loses a whisker or two. They just drop out and I find them on the floor or on my desk or on my pillow or wherever. I decided to stop throwing them out and tape them to the left and right side of my monitor. Really, I think this is one of the stranger cat-related things I've done. On the other hand, I may be the only person around with a whiskered monitor...

My kitty doesn't take guff from anything. This morning I had to dump some Draino into my tub (as oppose to dumping some Draco in, as I first typed). I have really, really long hair, so my drains get clogged a lot. I left it sitting there the instructed 15 minutes, then I turned the hot water on and let it run so that it would rinse it out. I guess I've not taken a really hot shower in a long time, because Miss Kitty started glaring up at the ceiling and growling. Following her stare, I looked up as well. Steam was rolling out over the top of the shower door, making visible, swirling clouds.

Well, she growled and snarled and lashed her tail at that steam, and eventually jumped up onto the counter to try to get closer to it. It's nice to know I'll always have her protection in case evil mist enters my apartment.

She's a fierce kitty in general, and she's not afraid to make her feelings known. Once when my mother came for a visit, she brought an Epilady (a buzzing thing to remove hair from one's legs). Oh boy, was that an unacceptable addition to the household! My cat glowered and growled, then would lightning-fast Bat!Bat!Bat! it. Eventually my mother gave up trying to use it.

This was actually going to be a post about food, not my cat. I think I just rambled on because I don't really want to talk about food. I'm being sucky and bad about stuff. (In fact, that's this week's theme. "I'm bad! Bad! Bad! I'm bad!" repeat, repeat, repeat.) Breakfasts have all been cereal, lunch has almost all been PB&J, and dinners are pizza or pasta, except last night when I actually made a dinner of french fries and onion rings. ("I'm bad! Bad! I'm bad! I suck! I'm bad! I'm bad!")

I still haven't tried those end-whatever (the soy beans). The date on the package says they're good until the 26th, but they're already looking a little off. Haven't made that banana squash, either. ("I'm bad! Bad! I'm bad! I suck! I'm bad! I'm bad!") Food is depressing me this week (or I'm just depressed and don't want to deal with food this week).

I actually got a work call at home tonight. A customer found my home number and called me at home. (I'm listed in the phone book, and live in the same town as the company, I'm guessing that's how he got it.) I am not on call after hours. The customer did this on his own. It almost made me cry.

But my cat is cute, and all of you people are funny and creative and good and nice, so I think I'll make it through this week. Unless a customer calls me at home again, then I'll have to give out my prison email address.

Comments

[quasilemur.livejournal.com]

I still haven't tried those end-whatever (the soy beans).

Edamame. Not to be confused with sexy Japanese crooner, Ed Amame. One has soulful, blistering lyrics that touch the listener on a kind of universal level...and the other's a bean.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

*giggles* You're cute!

And dude, you need to make more LJ posts! What's happening with your life? School? Job? We want to know!

(And recall your worry at leaving the staff? Not happening at all, so I hope you're not still concerned. Others are getting it the usual full blast, but nothing you-related within my hearing.)

[tersa.livejournal.com]

I hope you told the customer off in very polite but cold terms.

Sheesh.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Luckily, since I was off picking up pizza, he just got my answering machine.

However, once I get into the office today, I'm going to have his sales person call him and tell him firmly that that is not permitted. (For some reason the sales epartment handles telling customers "no" and "you've been a bad, bad customer!" and things like that...)

[fealu-bryne.livejournal.com]

Ugh. My mom's a nurse, deals with old people and medication. You wouldn't believe the number of phonecalls she gets at home. And that's not even counting the number of random other people who phone her up for medical questions.

Off-call? What's that? Blegh.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ugh! Do you guys have an answering machine? I let mine screen all my calls, which makes my life a whole lot better.

[fealu-bryne.livejournal.com]

Well... used used to have an answering machine. Now we don't, since the power went and out and it got fried. Thanks, Isobel!

[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

A customer tracked you down at home? Ahem. Well, clearly you provide such a high level of "customer care" that some people will mow down Miss Manners in order to get themselves more of it. What unbelievable nerve. I'm almost sorry they didn't come a-knockin' at your door; you could have sicced the "Steam Battin' Kitty of Doom" on them and they never would have bothered you again.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hee! That'd greatly amuse me to have one come knocking on the door and to have my cat attach herself to his face with claws and teeth!

I'm going to talk to his sales person when I get into the office today, and he'll call this guy and explain that that's a no-no... (while I sigh over the fact that that apparently needs explaining!)

Damned idiot customers!

[metron-ariston.livejournal.com]

... I am suddenly happy that I've always just been a CSR drone, and have never had to give anyone my full name over the phone. *shakes fist at sucky customers* Give 'em hell, sales department!

And... um, you might want to look into getting fresh edamame. ^^; Even if they're technically still edible, they might taste nasty. Especially if your fridge is stinky.

Don't take it too hard, though... it's just food. And you know... cereal and peanut butter are better than other things you could be eating. A lot of people live on worse, at least the cereal has vitamins in it, and you're probably drinking milk along with it, too.

And *jumps up and down* easy frozen vegetarian things from Amy's and Cascadian Farms are the best! *rhapsodizes over the frozen Thai stir fry thingie, would eat it all the time if not for how sat-fatty the coconut milk is* Er, I'm not a shill for the company, really!

I'm desperately desiring pizza now. *weeps*

Re: Damned idiot customers!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice and the perking up! And I'd send some pizza to you if I could!

[spenceraloysius.livejournal.com]

I collect my cats' whiskers in a 15 orange capped centrifuge tube. So, I'm stranger than you. :)

[spenceraloysius.livejournal.com]

In a 15ml centrifuge tube, that is. Not to be confused with a 15 L tube.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Wow! Are you planning to do anything with them, or just hold onto them?

That's actually a much better idea than taping them to things...

[spenceraloysius.livejournal.com]

I'm saving them for work. In my scientific madness, I use them for crystallization experiments. Cat whiskers helped me get my PhD. I'm sure they'll be useful in the future.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ha, so cool!