rabbit rabbit

i finished reading what is the what relatively late last night (at about 10:30 - actually very late for me to be awake), while kara was snoring, and then i turned out the light. and i dreamt of dark-skinned human bodies bursting apart by bullets, disease, and postmortem decomposition. grisly dreams. i wonder if it's interesting that i didn't dream such things while i was reading the book, but only after i was finished. or perhaps it was just that i was reading it immediately prior to turning out the light. anyway, i survived the dreams and (spoiler alert!) valentino survived too. it's a remarkable book, terrifying and beautiful. for info regarding the lost boys and how to help, look here.

so much for keeping things light, huh? why do i do this to myself? and up next is the red badge of courage, which i've been wanting to read for a while. i'm sure it'll be chipper too.

and to continue in the vein of death and misery, it was one year ago tonight that our sweet rumble unexpectedly died. she was a good kid and i miss her. catwise, we still have her common-law brother, yellow, as well as little eliot (pictured), who arrived on the scene in 2002. he was cleaned and shaved yesterday and is obviously much happier for it. he's a fine little man. but yellow seems to have the perpetual sniffles, and often sneezes out copious mucus, which is fairly nasty, especially when he then slurps it back into himself.

but anyway. at the moment i feel good, in spite of everything. it might snow today, which might affect our plans to drive to seattle this evening. i think i'll do a bit of writing this morning and later i'll try to put those contacts in again (i feel rather the fool for having such troubles, a grown man such as myself).

rabbit rabbit.