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Jul. 6th, 2009 11:10 pm
Unsettling Monday
First thing I heard when I woke up this morning was M in a panic, saying he couldn't find Otter, and that one of the window screens downstairs had been popped out. Fuck.
M, bless him, stayed home from work most of the day to hunt for him and see if he'd come back, but he hasn't so far. The neighbors next to us helped hunt and thought they saw him earlier this evening, but he dashed off before they could be certain. So, I'm printing up lost cat flyers to post around the complex, hoping he's at least staying close to home.
He doesn't have a collar right now, but he is microchipped, so I'm hoping he gets back to us somehow, if he doesn't come back on his own. He's strong and healthy and has claws and spent enough time feral that he should know to avoid bigger animals and cars and rotten neighborhood brats with rocks and firecrackers, but he's also been a pampered indoor kitty for the last six months, and I hope he doesn't try to play wrestle with a cantankerous possum.
Naturally, the little shit had to do this on my first day back at work, so I've been doubly frazzled. Fortunately, most of the work-related frazzling had to do with making my way around the building with no badge or parking pass, and not having my login and access credentials spun up yet (none of which is unusual.) The job itself isn't at all far from what I was doing before. Just a few more responsibilities and a few slightly different ways of doing things. It kind of feels like going to Canada: Everything feels very similar, but there are just enough differences to keep ya on your toes.
I'll be ramping up a bit more through the rest of the week, but I don't forsee any big problems ahead. I'll probably be commuting on my own, since I'll have a slightly offset schedule and it would be weird to try to coordinate that with everyone else. Meh. But thanks to that offset schedule, the drive in was fast and easy, which is great.
I'm dearly hoping his nibs decides to come back tonight or tomorrow morning, because I'd like to have my brain free. I miss him and I'm really worried about him, and I've had far too many cat-related heartbreaks in the last few years, dammit.
M, bless him, stayed home from work most of the day to hunt for him and see if he'd come back, but he hasn't so far. The neighbors next to us helped hunt and thought they saw him earlier this evening, but he dashed off before they could be certain. So, I'm printing up lost cat flyers to post around the complex, hoping he's at least staying close to home.
He doesn't have a collar right now, but he is microchipped, so I'm hoping he gets back to us somehow, if he doesn't come back on his own. He's strong and healthy and has claws and spent enough time feral that he should know to avoid bigger animals and cars and rotten neighborhood brats with rocks and firecrackers, but he's also been a pampered indoor kitty for the last six months, and I hope he doesn't try to play wrestle with a cantankerous possum.
Naturally, the little shit had to do this on my first day back at work, so I've been doubly frazzled. Fortunately, most of the work-related frazzling had to do with making my way around the building with no badge or parking pass, and not having my login and access credentials spun up yet (none of which is unusual.) The job itself isn't at all far from what I was doing before. Just a few more responsibilities and a few slightly different ways of doing things. It kind of feels like going to Canada: Everything feels very similar, but there are just enough differences to keep ya on your toes.
I'll be ramping up a bit more through the rest of the week, but I don't forsee any big problems ahead. I'll probably be commuting on my own, since I'll have a slightly offset schedule and it would be weird to try to coordinate that with everyone else. Meh. But thanks to that offset schedule, the drive in was fast and easy, which is great.
I'm dearly hoping his nibs decides to come back tonight or tomorrow morning, because I'd like to have my brain free. I miss him and I'm really worried about him, and I've had far too many cat-related heartbreaks in the last few years, dammit.
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