Stressed out!

Yesterday it came to a head. My day to work late. Had to go to the gym. Then the gas station. Then Walgreens. Should have gone to PetSmart, but there was no time. Let me backtrack:
Got a call from the vet on Thursday, and Callie's bloodwork came back. She has a greatly elevated thyroid level, 3 times what it should be. She also has a UTI. So I picked up some new pills and a liquid antibiotic for her. When I first saw the syringe, I thought "no way can I give her a shot." But it was an oral syringe, no needle involved. But it needs to be refrigerated, so I had to go home immediately. Which means I had to go to Walgreens to get a pill splitter and 81mg aspirin (for Callie) another time.
OK, so now it's Friday. I get home after 8PM, John has already given Callie 2 parts of her dinner. Which means I had to give her 2 pills in the last part. I manager to do it. But when it came time for the liquid antibiotic, she threw a fit and the stuff landed mostly everywhere except in her mouth. I got real upset, and told her if she doesn't want her medicine then she can stay sick. I don't care if she doesn't get better - I'm through with it. She did come around later after we both cooled down. Although she still hates the oral meds, she was OK today with it. A little struggle, but no lashing out at my with her nails like yesterday. She drew blood. It sucks that I have to do it twice a day. But it should be over after one week. I still have to juggle the pills. One is twice a day, the other is just once a day. And the aspirin therapy is once every three days. I have to split an aspirin into quarters. Lots of fun.
I had an all day rehearsal today with the chorus. We accomplished a lot. My solo went well, although it was shaky in the beginning. Once I got into, though, it really rocked.

LalaPOOLooza

My chorus is going to be performing at the upcoming event at Hotel Zoso. We will be singing with Austin Ray, and the show itself looks pretty darn good. We are singing outdoors and off mike, so it's not the best environment. But it's nice to be associated with such an important event, nonetheless.

I got the solo for "She's Got You" for the "Way Out West" concert with my chorus. I will have to wear a big dress and use lots of props that magically appear from beneath it. It should be a lot of fun, as I am pretty good at physical comedy. At least in my love life I am. Although that is virtually nonexistent at this point.
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My workouts are going well; funny how I added more weight and it almost seems like it's easier to do the reps than before. Well, more weights this week, so lets try to make those muscles grow.

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Yeah, they're reaching....

(Political Animal) PALIN AND STEVENS.... On Friday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told CNN, "Gov. Palin took on Ted Stevens. If she can take him on, she can take on the Russians. Heh." He liked the line so much, Graham repeated it on ABC News yesterday, saying, "If you can take on Ted Stevens and that crowd in Alaska, you can handle the Russians."

On its face, it's an unusually inane thing to say. Unless Ted Stevens is a nuclear power with autocratic tendencies, the analogy is rather a childish one for a United States senator to make on national television.

But more to the point, Graham's just wrong. Palin didn't "take on" the allegedly corrupt Alaskan senator; she allied herself with him throughout her brief political career. That includes, we learned today, Palin's work on Stevens' 527 group.


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state's political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.


In the grand scheme of things, this is probably not the most serious of revelations. It's interesting, I suppose, to connect Palin to one of the more scandal-plagued lawmakers in Washington, but most Americans probably don't even know who Ted Stevens is.

More importantly, though, doesn't it seem as if the McCain campaign's talking points on Palin need a complete overhaul?

The McCain campaign said Palin opposed the infamous "bridge to nowhere." That's false. The campaign said Palin supported the Bush "surge" policy. That's false. The campaign said Palin is the "commander in chief" of the Alaska National Guard. That's misleading. The campaign said Palin is qualified on foreign policy because she lives in a state near Russia. That's dumb.

And the campaign boasted about Palin "taking on" Stevens, and that's wrong. Did the person who wrote the talking points have any idea who Sarah Palin is?




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