Uncomplaining

My cat is amazingly sanguine.

Her few remaining teeth are going bad. She's been showing the symptoms of this for a little while now: she's drooling again, her breath is bad, and -- very recently -- she's been eating less and more gingerly. I've been wanting to get her to the vet, but with the holidays and Lut's work/class schedule, it hasn't happened. (I plan to ask one of my coworkers to help get her to the vet tomorrow.)

Yesterday. one side of her face was all puffed up. I know this has got to hurt. Her mouth must be sore; she must be uncomfortable.

But she does not complain. She does not wander the house, mewling at the pain that won't go away. She doesn't even lie around, listless and unresponsive, unable to enjoy life because of her discomfort.

No, she wants the same things she always wants: love, petting, and attention. And she follows me around the house, patiently or impatiently waiting for me to stop what I'm doing and pet her. When I sit down at my computer, she hops into my lap, and curls up with every sign of contentment. When I pet her, she responds the same way she always done, with lots of purring.

She's such a great cat. I could learn a lot from her.

Accomplishments, July 1 - December 31, 2004

I thought I'd do this again because, hey, it's cool.

Art
Large pieces completed: 2 -- one digital piece as a gift for lady_anne and one real-media piece done on commission. It occurs to me that I haven't posted links to either of these. Level Head posted a copy of the gift to Lady Anne, and I believe that it's okay for me to post a copy of the commission at this point. I should do an entry for them.
Small pieces completed: 5. I did four icon images for oceansedge and one for sandratayler. I did put a fair bit of effort into these -- more than just a sketch's worth -- but they're not as elaborate as the two above, so I wanted to separate them.
Cartoons done: 1.

Writing
Novels edited: 1
RP logs run: 35

General
Resolutions fulfilled:3
Trips taken: 3
Foreign Countries Visited: 1
VR friends met for the first time in RL: 7

Hmm. I really must do more in the next six months.