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January 20, 2003

I suppose next she'll be watching TRL and wanting to get her learner's permit...

My cat has zits, it seems. I just spent 20 minutes fending off her claws and teeth to clean a nasty, oozing lump on her chin. I noticed it last night, while loafing and watching the Golden Globes -- her chin was visibly swollen, and obviously sore. She usually likes to be scritched on the chin, but she pulled away when I tried to touch it, and drew a large quantity of blood from my hand when I tried to look at her chin. (She bit me, hard, and then leaned her head against my arm as if to say "I'm sorry, but that hurt." It was very cute.) I had Lee help me look at it tonight, and then pinned her down in my lap (the cat, not Lee. I don't think I'd be able to pin Lee so easily.) and washed her chin with soap and hot water, and a bit of peroxide, and then dabbed a tiny bit of Bacitracin on it. The lump on her chin opened when I washed it, and leaked some yellow goo, and then some blood, but it's smaller now, and seems to feel better. She seems happier, and let me rub her chin a bit. I'm going to watch her for a couple of days, and if it doesn't improve, we're off to the vet. It may have been a scratch that got infected, or she's got acne. Thus the entry title. I felt awful cleaning her chin, because I knew it was hurting her, but it had to be done. If anyone has any advice, please do leave a comment; I'd be happy to hear any suggestions.

My neighbor's girlfriend, the one who was doing all the screaming I mentioned in my last entry, moved out yesterday. The fight lasted until 12:45 Saturday morning, when I started slamming dorrs and stomping around. I'd crept out onto the porch to try to make sure no one was being hurt -- the noise was very scary -- and it sounded like she was the one slamming doors and throwing things, while my neighbor tried to settle her down. They were silent all day Saturday, and then started with the screaming and door-slamming again Sunday, until she started loading her car up with armfuls of clothes and such, and left. They break up once a month or so, so she may be back. If she does return, and the screaming starts up again, I plan to call the police. I have no patience for adults who have to air their differences so loudly that the whole street can hear them.

Other than that, not much is going on. It's damn cold. I'm tired. I should get off the computer and go to bed. Oh, and welcome, new readers! If you haven't already, drop me a note and say hello. Also, I highly recommend joining the notify list, as I am often lazy about updating.

Posted by Mary Ellen at January 20, 2003 11:29 PM

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Posted by: Erin at March 6, 2004 05:19 AM