Lucy found herself a snug nook curled up in our down comforter. Funny how she smooshed down the goose down and the rest puffed up surrounding her to form a soft, warm bed.

Kitten was purring up a storm! I actually heard the “engine” rumbling from another room and walked over to investigate what was going on.
Just look at that cute little nose.

Never was a cat person til I fell in love with a handsome, nerdy cat owner. This cow-colored furball pawed her way into my formerly feline-adverse heart.

In other news, today was a SUPER productive day. It’s amazing how much better you are at getting things done when you’re already busy. Back in ye olde Days of Unemployment just one of these tasks would have been completely arduous and taken up the whole day; I would have put off all this stuff for days on end. The phenomena of “when you’re already busy, you tend to be more productive” warrants a more succinct, catchy moniker. Paging Malcom Gladwell.

Today I:
- went running with Linus in the morning
- dropped Earl off at work
- went to Quest Diagnostics to get my blood drawn for my new job (and they said it might take up to TWO WEEKS for the results to come back because they have to ship it to SoCal… ARRRRGGH WTF?!?!?! i know you have a freaking analysis center right there in the back of your lab just RUN IT NOW I WANT TO START WORKING!!!!!! ARGH!@#@!#@# Also- back when I was on the trading floor at JPMorgan, I worked my butt off for weeks running prospectuses around to institutional investors for Quest Diagnostic’s IPO. way to pay me back with crap slow service, Jerks.)
- met my friend Elaine and her husband Tyler in the Castro for coffee and a leisurely chat (and we sat on that exact same stoop as that photo, heh)
- met Earl at his office and we went to get our Affidavit of Domestic Partnership notarized for our insurance benefits
- drove to Redwood City
- got fitted for my new uniforms for work
- waited an hour and a half for my uniforms to get tailored
- came home and did a load of laundry
- caught up with my good friend Terri from back east for an hour on the phone
- made a butternut squash, pear & onion au gratin casserole (topped with breadcrumbs, crumbled bacon, walnuts and Romano cheese- YUM) for dinner. in the oven right now and DAMN does it smell so dern good!!

Some photos from the uniform shop:
Apparently these flashlights are all the rage. They were flying off the shelves- four policemen/sheriffs came in and bought them while I was there getting my alterations. From what I overheard, they are super bright, last for several hours, charge in 90 seconds and don’t take any batteries. Revolutionary!
I have noticed during my brief tenure in EMS that any product with the word “Tactical” in it tends to be more desirable and also way jacked up in price. Tactical golf balls! Tactical underwear! When no ordinary flashlight will do… extremely dark darkness demands a TACTICAL flashlight (right under the flashlight display they were selling tactical polo shirts).

[unrelated: several *extraordinarily* hunky CalFire men also came into the uniform shop while I was getting my alterations. just pointing that out. ATTN single ladies- stake to uniform stores to meet cute guys!! though this uniform shop wouldn't work for that... you needed a writ of employer (ie- your employer paying for your uniform) to get inside... very high security... maybe they had too many single ladies in there trolling for dates while dudes were trying to shop, haha]

Back to photos, something tells me “the man” is in on the joke:

And finally- MY NEW WORK UNIFORMS!!! still in the plastic wrap to avoid being “furred” from my two four-legged loves who enjoy nothing more than helping decorate my laundry. :P I also got some new black boot polish for my work boots and picked up a couple crisp white new under armor under shirts. MAN I AM SO PSYCHED FOR MY FIRST DAY. wish that freaking blood work would come back already.

update: ha! after writing this post and finishing up some stuff online I went to the bedroom and found this. Not only is Lucy staking out “her man,” but she’s made another “nest” out of the fluffy down comforter. she must be in kitten heaven in this picture!! hilarious cat.

ps- yes, all the cat ever does, really, is laze around in bed. sometimes she chases around the sunbeams.