it's just a thought…

This morning I got up at 5:30 am to sit before I went in to work at 8. It’s quite peaceful at this hour and the Katt Bros are content to eat their breakfast and leave me to my own devices.

Now that I have oxygen in my room I cannot light anything with a flame in there, so I set up my little alter in the hallway and lit a candle. For reasons unknown to me I failed in igniting the offering of incense today.

Approximately 10 minutes into my meditation I was distracted by scratching on the side of the litter box in the bathroom. I tried to ignore this but it was soon evident that something had happened that needed to be known. Master Albie A Katt approached me with plaintive meows and a tap to get my attention.

apparently Albie remembered the offering of incense for me… He not only perfumed the bath with it but it permeated all corners of the apartment and possibly the known universe.

Does my kitty have a Buddha nature?

once in a while we all need to take a break… be it from work, from TV or even from our families and pets.. When we do this we generally do not go so far as to disconnect ourselves from technology however.

As a lot of you know I recently gave myself a nice tech fix with a new Samsung Omnia Windows Mobile phone.  This is a wonderful little device, however it lacked in “social networking” availability, and I do so hate having to log into Twitter.com with the little stylus thingy each time I want to check my messages (lazy phone user.. yeah, I know). I started testing twitter apps that are designed for Windows Mobile and stumbled on a real gem of a phone application, Twikini designed by Trinket Software.

Not only do I have instant access to my twitter, the application actually causes my phone to tweet like    a   bird each time I have a post from a friend.   In fact, if you look at the sidebar to your left here <—– you will    see a few posts that I actually made using Twikini!

I LOVE it!

Yeah, I know that I need a life, but Twikini is a part of it now!

On thursday I leave Yahoo!. One could say I am retiring from Yahoo!, as my work life will never be normal again.

Its a strange sensation to be sitting here trying to desiminate info to agents that will never “get it” with supporting Widgets. strangely.. I have run out of caring about them. Engineering hasnt cared for around ayear.. we have 2 year old bugs that get shuffled around to other bugs.. or posponed to the next build.. that never seems to happen.

I am going Apple all the way.. Dashboard has its own Widgets.. YAYAY.

I am only supposed to be working Widget tickets.. then calling the new agents over to show them how I replied.. and explain why. I am bored off my everlovin ass. Will thursday get here already!

My new studio apartment has all but fallen through.. so I started craigslisting for a new one. I saw a linkly cantidate near the Zen center.. and I called.. seems it s owned by a lesbian couple with an elderly cat…. that are buddhist! (I think life is tryin to tell me something here) I have zoomed to the top of their potentials list.. although we have not met.

I do not have any ill feelings about what I am doing, I know it is the right step for me.

I do have one regret already..that my little Duncan will not be with me.. but will live in my heart forever.

Duncan was the first bipolar cat I have ever know. Afraid of his own shadow, and terrified of anyone but me. Dunk was prone to anxiety attacks and biting, even while being petted. He would hide for days if a stranger came to visit…

Duncan was a strange little beast. He was afraid of his own shadow, had only been seen once by my sister, and it was after she had been in the apartment 4 days. He would hide.. terrified of strangers. He had also taken to biting me when I was petting him. In the last 3 weeks he had been in a few situations where strangers saw him.. and he freaked.. he took to laying on the floor watching me until he fell asleep, no more snuggles, no more lovies.

Duncan was an indoor only kitty.. he had not been outside since he was 5 weeks old.. Facing a cross country move that would most likely cause a heart attack, due to anxiety issues.. and a problem with his little kitty heart. He was set to be peacefully euthanized early Sunday morning, but was found in his cage, already gone by the attendant. His little orange body was cremated, and he was freed to play over the rainbow bridge with all the other cats and dogs that went before him.

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I love you Boo Kitty…