Woo! It's the weekend!

[mousme]

Sleep was an elusive beast last night. I think that I may have discovered my limit of caffeine intake at work if I want to get a good night's sleep. Oops.

Many thanks to everyone who responded to my request for writing prompts yesterday. I have several lovely ideas percolating now. I expect that there will be at least one new story by the end of the week (give or take). For those of you who missed the post, it's not too late! There is no deadline for submissions. ;)

Today I have breakfast with the Parenal Units, and then I shall be helping kino_kid to move into her new digs. Much excitement there. I've been told that there's a possibility an ex of mine might be showing up (the one really acrimonious break-up I had about five years ago), so it'll be interesting to see if I can live up to my own expectations about acting like a grown-up. Supposing the ex even turns up, which I'm not sure about. I'm not particularly worried, but I do hope that I can rise to the occasion.

I'm also going to try to head by Canadian Tire and do some pricing on vacuum cleaners. My Shark vacuum has proved unequal to the task of dealing with four cats and all the attendant cat hair. I hear from some of my coworkers that even industrial-strength vacuums can be obtained at decent prices, and are more than equal to cat hair, as they are designed to pick up gyproc dust. w00t!

Tomorrow I'm heading back to Meeting after nearly three months of absence, due to work and scheduling-related problems. I've missed it more than I thought I would. After that I plan on taking a very long walk on Mount Royal, weather permitting. I haven't spent nearly as much time outside as I would have liked over the past few weeks, so I plan on taking advantage of any fine weather that comes my way.

And now, off I go to reboot the laundry. The one advantage of insomnia is that it allows one to get a headstart on the day.

Comments

[rosy1.livejournal.com]

I haven't been on the mountain in so long either. If you want company, drop me a line and we could meet up at Beaver Lake at a specified time for a trek.

If you prefer solitude or have plans with someone else, no worries...(I don't take much personally :D )

[mellybean71.livejournal.com]

We use ShopVacs to deal with the pet hair and kid debris. If you don't mind them being a bit load and bulky they're pretty darn good. You can usually find a good one for around $50 for a wet/dry one. It might seem like overkill but you'd be surprised how handy they are.

[sultrysong.livejournal.com]

Hey! Outta my head! It's MY ARTOO!

[sultrysong.livejournal.com]

I am in love with my Shop-Vac. I call him Artoo. He can handle cat hair and dog hair and kitty litter and glass and really just about anything. And he cost somewhere in the $60 range. The only problem I have is storing him (I'd kinda rather a standy-thing I could stick in a corner.)

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

I really like my Shop-Vac too. However, I don't find it works as well on cat hair on carpet as a vacuum with a spinning brush does. It works fine for cat hair on hard floor. It was also great to have when the basement drain backed up (a second, smaller event) and we had to get liquid out of carpet.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Oh my God I *love* your icon! May I steal it? I will give appropriate credit. Pleeeeease?

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

Since I stole it from someone who stole it from someone, I don't think it's a problem, or that I need credit ;-)