So my niece, Mariah, is terrified of my cat, with good reason after what happened the last time. So I've been keeping my cat, Amaya, in the kitchen with the door closed. That's worked ok except that Amaya doesn't like being cooped up in there. And Mariah is unconvinced that Amaya can't open the kitchen door on her own and get out. It took me a while to convince Mariah last night that we could sleep in my house without Amaya getting out of the kitchen.

It's beginning to work out and we're having a great time-- even with the crazy rainstorms. It's taken away our ability to do the zoo and parks, but we've got plans for Japantown mall, other malls, movies, movies, and movies. Indoor stuff. Plus I'm starting to feel better, on the after-side of the cold.

P.S. Now as I'm writing this it would seem that Mariah has decided to fix my hair for our webcam shot we're about to take. How slumberparty-esque can you get?