July 04, 2000
Independence Day
Happy Independence Day! I've spent mine being, well, independent, I suppose. And making a few changes to the journal, structure-wise. Most of the changes are more invisible than visible, so unless you make a habit of studying my code, you won't see much difference. And I fixed a few broken links. If I missed any, or broke anything new, please let me know.
Max was being decidedly cute earlier, so I grabbed the camera. This is turning into a definite cat journal, i know. But look at him! Actually, it's been a little interesting/weird to see some of his personality changes since he's come home. He's more obsessed with table food. Before he never paid much attention to what I was eating, mostly because he knew he wasn't going to get any. I'm wondering if scrounging in garbage changed that, or if the guy who took care of him for that week fed him table scraps. Speaking of scrounging in the garbage, I'm about to get a squirt bottle again, as that's another new Max habit. Feh.
I was reminded last night why I should never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach. What was supposed to be a quick trip to the store to get garbage bags and dish detergent turned into a full-fledged shopping trip, complete with list. I don't know what's gotten into me, but lately I've been seriously craving fresh fruit and vegetables. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. So I now have an enormous bowl of fruit salad sitting in my refrigerator, along with lots of other salad fixings. But, lest you start to think I've gone all healthy on you, I should mention that breakfast today was a cheese omelet, sausage and an English muffin. In other words, I broke in the new kitchen this morning. Yum! I'm a damn good cook. I should do it more often.
I also now have a phone. When the Ameritech rep told me yesterday that someone might be out today, I didn't think much about it, until last night. Suffice to say I was rather skeptical that someone might actually come out to my house on a holiday, just to fix my phone. I got a pleasant surprise at about 12:30 when there was a knock at my door. I'm back to one phone line until the 13th, though, so if you try to call me (assuming you have my phone number, of course) you're very likely to get a busy signal.
I'm debating the rest of my afternoon. A nap is sounding quite tempting, but I should also do some more unpacking. And I'm tempted to go see a movie as well. Ah, the possibilities are endless!
Posted by Lisa at July 4, 2000 03:50 PM
