The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

[bunchofgrapes]

Not sure what has gotten into me but I've now finished two fics over the last six months. First there was She Sells Sanctuary in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea fandom and just last week I posted to final chapter to a Brass/CSI fic called Shelter from the Storm. This one is a sequel to Forgiveness and features the return of Annie Kramer. I haven't finished two fics this close together since 2007. As painful as it was, changing jobs really was a good thing.

In other news first it was the right elbow, now it's the left. I have a surgery date of April 8th. I guess my left elbow was jealous and wanted a matching scar. I'm just a tad paranoid of getting another frozen shoulder so I'm glad I'm not waiting too terribly long but the freaking elbow hurts so much that I may take a kitchen knife and cut it off between now and April.

And lastly, my kitty-boy, Harry, the oldest of the trio, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in early January. He's on prednisone now and that's helping him eat. My goal is to get him to his 12th birthday on April 28th. He's lost some weight but other than that and the spit ups he does if he eats to fast, he's doing okay at the moment. I was pretty gutted when I found out and I'll be gutted when I lose him - he's been such an awesome cat - but at least I can enjoy the time he has left. And if he's still around after my surgery, I'll have four weeks to spend at home with him.

Comments

[cincoflex.livejournal.com]

Oh man it's good to hear from you, even if the news is a mixed bag! Hurray for tackling the fics and finishing them--I haven't quite got the courage to go back to some I need to finish, but I'm glad YOU did!

I feel for you in the joint dept and hope your surgery is quick and helpful. Right now I'm dealing with OA and my shoulders, elbows and wrists are majorly cranky.

And my heart goes out to you on your kitty situation. (((hugs)))

[bunchofgrapes]

It's good to hear from you too! I miss this place but I'm horrible about posting so I'm trying to be a little better. We'll see how long this lasts.

I still have a few Brass WiPs I'd like to finish eventually. I was surprised to find there are still a few people reading but I think I got more traffic on my Voyage fic, which is kind of surprising considering it's 50 years old! I don't suppose any of your unfinished fics are CSI-related? I really miss you and VR.

Getting old sucks, doesn't it? There were aches and pains in my 40's but once I turned 50, things really started to fall apart. I feel for you with OA. Cranky shoulders, elbows and wrists are no fun. I hope you feel better.

Thanks for the virtual hugs. I know I'll have to make a decision sooner rather than later but it's very hard when he's still mostly being his old self.

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Sympathies on the kitty front. That's always the hardest thing.

How is the new job, BTW? I hope they're supportive of you having surgery.

[bunchofgrapes]

Yeah, he's starting to have more and more issues eating. He's got an excellent appetite but the cancer is cutting off his ability to eat.

New job is still busy and stressful but not nearly as much as the old job. I got lucky and have a great boss, co-workers, and staff again. New boss is definitely supportive of surgery. March is a heavy audit request month so I pushed the surgery to April in hopes that I can answer most of the audits before I go out.

[inamberclad.livejournal.com]

Nice to hear from you!

Okay, so those two fics yours I really, really need to get around to reading. Promise I'll try to do it over the weekend.

Sending some comforting virtual hugs on the kitty related front.