Thank you dear neighbors for your kind words and concerns! Muki is now home, high on painkillers, with only a few (clean) teeth left in in his mouth. They used a heart-friendly anesthesia and apparently the only complication during the surgery was keeping his blood pressure in check, but he did a-okay.
The first thing he did after getting home was to start begging for a meal. I gave him 1/4 of a can and he scarfed it down, even with the evil Clavamox mixed in. He has also been very snuggly. He's finally settling down in his favorite chair, hopefully for a good healing sleep.
My sweet Muki lost a tooth. A canine. Broke off. I discovered it on the kitchen floor Friday afternoon by walking on it with my bare feet.
The vet who examined him yesterday started him on antibiotics and painkillers. On Tuesday, the broken root and the other unsound teeth will be extracted, and the rest of Muki's teeth will be cleaned.
He is 16 and 1/2 years old, and he's been with me for 16 of those years. He's needed a dental cleaning, his third, for a few years, but the anaesthesia is risky given the condition of his heart and kidneys. Now it can't be avoided, and I feel like a bad cat-mom for waiting so long.
At least his spirits and appetite don't seem to have dampened as a result of the broken tooth. Since yesterday's vet visit, he has been especially cuddly. The painkillers may have something to do with that.
Between now and Tuesday, I'm going to spend as much time cuddling him as possible, and trying not to worry. If he makes it through this surgery, he will probably be more comfortable during his remaining life, and his breath will no longer reek. I can't bear to think about any other outcome.
Today I am thankful for:
a very enjoyable 11 oops make that 9 days with M-----l, which included one of the highest lights of my concert-going experiences (The Swell Season)
[and hey wow, the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts on YouTube (and by the way the Avett brother playing guitar in front could be M-----l's twin)]
friends
(and Vox for the friend-making structure)
leftover chili and cookies with sprinkles
my job
a warm home
the ability to work at home
snuggly cats
this past week-and-a-half's musical acquistions (and assorted fun thingees)
the quick healing of the road rash (a.k.a. sidewalk scrape)
The sidewalk won, my left knee is pretty effed up, my right wrist is sore, and my chin is a bleedy swollen rash, but at least my teeth didn't fall out (yet), my hands weren't torn open, a nice man is taking good care of me, and the records didn't get broken.
First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
I must be one of a relatively small number of people in the world who have seen three different film interpretions of Jane Austen's Persuasion.
This is the first time I used my condo's television room. It has cable.
At least it has internet access, or I would be bored out of my mind.
To do before M-----l arrives tomorrow for a visit:
Finish my job work for the week- I have to do that tonight before going to sleep.- Vacuum - I'll do that in the morning.
- Shampoo rug - er, that's just not gonna happen. I finally put the rug shampooer together, though, after four months of sitting in the box in the closet. Maybe you will be inspired test it out while I'm at work next week.
- Remove hair from cat "tree" - um, maybe if I get up early enough tomorrow. Try not to breathe near it, though; that's where Muki does most of his shedding.
Change out litter in box.- Clean bathroom - I'll scrub the toilet seat and the sink... in the morning.
- Wash sheets and blankets - if there's a load in the washing machine when you get here, that counts, right?
Wash hair- I kind of let it go this week, but am about to do.- Wash dishes - maybe in the morning. I'll at least run the dishwasher and try to scrub out that one pan that's been sitting on the counter for three days.
- Take out the recycling and "yard waste" - in the morning. It's too dark and scary out there now.
- Take the comforter that the cat pooped on, since before your last two visits, to the cleaners (did you ever wonder what was stuffed in that giant blue Ikea bag in the closet?) - maybe in the morning. (I've been meaning to haul it to the laundromat. It is machine washable but requires a jumbo front-loader, and I only have an apartment-sized top-loader. Since it's pretty clear I'm never going to the laundromat, I decided to spring for a professional cleaning, and finally get it out of the closet. I did hand-wash the pooped-on part at the time of the incident, though, just so's you know I haven't been knowingly storing cat poop in the closet.)
- Sort through that crate of random papers, old bills, receipts, etc. - maybe next year. or, if I wait two more years, I can probably just dispose of everything in that crate.
- Also balance my checkbook for the first time since, oh, May? Fail. (The bills are paid, though.)
Reserve the community TV room for 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday- Finish knitting the black and orange scarf -- I'll need something to keep myself entertained during the game.
- Clean the front of the kitchen cabinets and fridge -- um, maybe if I get up early enough tomorrow. Oh, who am I kidding? FAIL!
So... I have decided: I am no longer going to hide my slovenliness from M-----l. The truth shall be revealed.
.....
Another truth that must be revealed: despite all the misanthropic bluster, Hotrod really is nice, and also a fun person to hang out with even when there is no karaoke or live music. He was in town for a few days on business, and we met up at the Elysian for beers last night. Thank you, Hotrod! If I make it out for Karaoke to the Death, I owe you a couple of rounds.
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