Pet trauma the first: My trauma, actually, and I won't go into details because, ew. Suffice it to say that a cat in heat is one of the nastiest things that there is. Especially when she won't stay the hell off of you. Please, dear Lord, give us both the strength to make it until her spaying appointment on Friday.

Pet trauma the second: My mom's big-ass dog Jake has managed to somehow injure both of his hind legs. I had to help her carry him up the deck stairs (down which we think he might have fallen) to get him inside a while ago, and I think I might have hurt my back again. And as soon as she can get him in I have to help her get him to the vet. As much as I like large dogs*, times like these are when I think it's really good to have a dog that can fit in your purse. Poor Jake, though. He's not whining, but he's being so pathetic. He's obviously in pain, poor fella, but he's also soaking up the extra attention like a sponge.

I watched all of the remaining eps on my Angel dvds today. I have more thoughts brewing, but it'll take me a while to get them all sorted out. But I will say that Alexis Denisoff is just fabulous at the physical comedy, which makes it almost a shame that Wesley is no longer a spaz.

Also watched "Lover's Walk," and I'd like to add "Oh, don't tell me that wasn't fun" to my list of all-time Sexy Spike moments.

Saw Willard last night. I highly recommend it to anyone who does or used to consider themselves an X-Phile. It was (re-)written and directed by Glen Morgan and produced by Morgan and Wong, and it's about the same level of creep, suspense and twisted humor as the best of their XF eps. Plus it has shout-outs. Those were fun. Also? Crispin Glover would make a good Joker. He's got the psychotic, maniacal grin down pat.

Tess did go with me, and helped me navigate Garden Ridge where I picked up plenty of stuff for the shower. Alas, by the time we finished there it was almost time for the movie, and by the time we got out of the movie Ulta was closed, so I ended up not having to worry about the dilemma of how much to let myself spend there. Even so, it was a nice night. Came home and stayed up way, way too late chatting, for which I blame adjrun because she logged on so darn late to begin with and I couldn't go until I talked to her.

Oh, and here's some fun news: Those missionaries from the Philipines who are staying with us who used to be our neighbors? They brought pneumonia back with them, and it turns out it might be this special strain that a lot of people visiting and returning from the Philipines has been bringing back. Though, we're fairly certain that it's not, because though they're still infected, they at least have walking symptoms and are up and around, whereas most of the people who've contracted the scary strain are, well, dead or dying. At any rate, they're running tests, and if it does turn out to be that strain, I'll be spending the rest of my spring break and then some under quarrantine. I'm really not too worried that it'll turn out that way, though. And so far my mom and I and everybody who's come to our house since the missionaries got here are fine, although my mom is showing chest cold symptoms, so we're keeping an eye on her. She insists that she feels fine, though. I wish she could just stay home and rest tomorrow but it really does require at least two of us to move Jake around and he really needs to see a vet.

Some better news: The first draft of DL 3.9 is finished, and I'm told to "expect a major slew of edited stuff real soon." And the first scene of 3.10 got posted to the beta list today, too. So we're movin' right along.

Finally, here's hoping that georgevna had a swell birthday.

The first time I typed that I wrote "dongs." Freudian slip much?