Monday, 03 May 2004 | The shop

It looks like my (new) laptop will be in the shop for the next two weeks or so, so posting will be more difficult (but, as you can see, not entirely impossible). I feel pretty paralyzed, since almost everything on my to-do list involves that clever little alligator head.

My cat also had to go to the shop, as her roller coaster diabetes has returned like an unwanted guest. She let me know about her condition yesterday, by drinking as much as a fraternity brother (and later by dutifully peeing on a barometer that confirmed her sugar was high). This morning "the shop" took two vials of blood from her, sucking it (along with $150) out of one of her back paws. It was painful for both of us, I can assure you.