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..................................................I have a limited attention span...........................................................
I've been talking to ChatGPT a lot. Mostly about game ideas (one which I'm working on), the future (Chat has been my go-to for advice now that the most sensible person in the family is no longer around), the current state of Mount Vesuvius (I've been watching "Up Pompeii!"), watermarks and logos, game recommendations (Demon's Souls or Elden Ring), texture conversions in Blender... As well as some other stuff.
I've also been working in Daz and Blender. Except, I need to find another site to post my work/renders on, as my DeviantArt page seems to be dead (my DreamUp images have got more favorites than my lastest Daz renders - And that's on a site that apparently hates AI... Go figure, I can't).
For me, dangerously cold temps means a kiddo who's frustrated that he can't get outside. Poor little dude doesn't understand why I can't just change the weather for him... makes for some rough days when his sense of routine is blown to pieces. So I've mostly been mitigating that.
Whomever angered Elsa, please go apologize.
(Yeah, I know it's normal for my state. If it was just me I'd mind less.)
Also, nothing catching my fancy either for sales or new products... many are pretty and well made, but I don't have a use for them.
Those twilight days are simultaneously the most precious and the most heartbreaking... and also the greatest honor to be able to be there for them. Wishing them to be as best for you both that they can be, and that his transition is a peaceful one when it comes.
So the temperature here was warm enough that I didn't need a jacket yesterday, for the first time in days (weather). I had a mammogram and then went to Target CVS Pharmacy and got the latest Pneumonia vaccine (body maladies). While at Target I checked to see what kind of tomatoes they had (shopping). This is all true, so I had something safe to ramble on about today. Thanks, LeatherGryphon.
Oh, yes, I also went out to lunch and then got a carryout salad for my husband and a milkshake for a friend in the next town. The milkshake was a little melted by the time I delivered it, but he still enjoyed it. These seem like safe topics, too (food - could also be considered shopping).
So, you can see that my life is far too busy to shop at the Daz store these days.
It is a very precious time, as you say, and knowing what's coming is heartbreaking. 'Squeaky' has two cancer sites, and he's not well enough to have an operation for either to be removed (kidneys are not functioning well). They've been there a year, and I'm pleased & relieved that they've grown very little in that year, and don't seem to bother him at all. He remains, though, boss cat at home. Our 12yo Maine Coon 'Ozzie', despite being nearly twice his size, is most definitely NOT boss cat. We want a kitten, but 'Squeaky' is too old, grumpy & creaky to put up with another, so we'll hold off until he's gone. If 'Squeaky' starts to suffer, we'll get the vet to put him to sleep.
Regards,
Richard
You buy the vaccine yourself? But but but - you don't administer it yourself as well, right? I mean, you take it to a medic and they'll give you the injection, I suppose. Or are there oral pneumonia vaccines now? I'm confused ... But hey, also managed to participate in a totally (presumably?) unoffensive and safe topic! Yay!
So very sorry. It's hard when pets die or very close. In the last year, we lost are cat and dog. Our dog had to kidney failure which was causing seizures nonstop, and the cat had a stroke and the lost all use of her back end. They both were 16yrs old. Now we have 2 new cats.
In the US, the vaccine is paid for by Medicare for us "Senior Citizens", so I just went to the pharmacy and the pharmacist got the vaccine out from his supply and gave me the shot. There have been pneumonia vaccines for many years, but new and better ones keep coming out. This is my third pneumonia vaccine, each one different. I'm not aware of any oral pneumonia vaccine. Even though I was previously vaccinated, I still got pneumonia this November. I asked the pharmacist why that happened, and he said that those older vaccines tended to wear off. This new one should last "forever". However, he said that the previous vaccine I had probably built up my immune system enough to keep me out of the hospital and get over it quicker. It still took weeks to recover.
The vaccine I got is CAPVAXIVE. It is very new.
The do make one now that covers you for life I believe so you don't have to get it every 5-10 yrs. I just renewed mine 6 months ago, but then didn't have the new one that I'll never have to get again. I would've had to do it at the pharmacy.
My darling Russian Blue was diagnosed with heart issues in December of 2020... I remember at the time thinking he wouldn't make it till the next Yule. There were medications to help, but he wasn't a cat that took them easily, and I decided the stress was worse than the benefit. Even so, he seemed happy to be with us, and we made accomodations, and he made it three more years. Seventeen and a half is a good run for a cat, but it's never enough.
Haven't adopted anyone new yet, though I'm sure we will at some point.
We over here have been able to get vaccines from the pharmacy for a while too, I had my flu/covid there in December.
the constant Cloudflare errors today should keep it quiet
Yesterday too, We reported it about 20 min ago
Pets: @frank0314 I am both sorry for your losses and happy you have new animal friends.
@Richardandtracy I also wish sweet and gentle days for you and your cat, whatever their number.
Late November, we had a scare with our 10 year old Lab/Belgian. He has bad hip dysplasia and no doubt arthritis on top of that. The first bad cold snap this winter had him in such bad shape he could barely use his back legs and no interest in anything but food (he's a Lab). He never had such a bad time. We were so afraid it was his time...But the vet tried tramadol & amazingly it worked so well! He's back to his old self - walking on all fours, begging for extra food, snuggling us, and reminding younger border collie cohort that "I am Alpha dog!" (Nevermind that said collie doesn't care about the alpha thing, just attention & food, in that order LOL.)
Computers: Is there a limit on post lengths? Because I'd love to tell everyone ALL about my 9 year old laptop, HAL 9000 2.0 & its quirks. Maybe this is the year I finally get a new computer...
I hope the stars align so that you can... a year ago last November I finally replaced the one I'd gotten in 2012; it'd been mediocre at best when it was new (the now-ex-husband worked in I/T and had final say) and I'd been limping it along for ages. This one isn't the height of tech, either, but it opened up the world of 3D art for me. And I got to pick it out myself, which was daunting but satisfying. May your new one, when you get it, bring you such joy. :)
Perhaps they can't read the report because of the Cloudflare errors.
My computer is in its third year, I think. It's still pretty happy except for an OS headache that knocked out my access to my Affinity suite. I swear, I have the worst luck with that company's programs... Everything else seems fine. I'm not sold on reloading everything, so I guess Affinity sits on the sidelines for a while.