Down, down, derry derry down

Yeah, I'm feeling a bit blue this early AM. Some of it has to do with the continued Hillary bashing, some of it is due to this ridiculous flare. Besides the constant and at the moment intense burning sensation in my arms and legs, I've also been inducted into the wonderful world of spasticity. Sounds a lot funnier than it really is, believe me. It's a neurological condition where the muscles lock up. Right now it's mostly affecting my feet, legs, and hands, although I started to get a twinge in my jaw and neck tonight. It feels as if the muscles have turned to steel while someone is shooting an electrical current through them. Poor Dar has been dealing with it for years now. I'd always had sympathy for what she was going through, but I'd never really understood it until recently. And I wish she'd stop giving me her symptoms already :) My neurologist is back from vacation as of Tuesday, so I'll give him a call and see if he can find a spot for me on his schedule sooner rather than later.

I have two sleeping kittens on my bed. Jane and Chloe, I fear, will one day lock me out of my bedroom and declare the bed as their territory forever. End of story. Speaking of Janie, she had a great day today - playful and up to her old tricks. She was wrestling with Chloe (Jane started it) and giving as good as she got. It's wonderful to see her close to her old self again. We still need to find some sort of good quality semi-soft dry cat food for her (and Holmes and Pico), and then we'll be all set. Right now she's still eating a lot of wet cat food, but that leads to all sorts of machinations trying to keep the rest of the cats from swarming her. And it's hella expensive, too.

Watched Canadian Idol tonight. I do love the judges on this show; the American version could learn a thing or three about musical criticism from these guys (three men and a woman, actually.) And I am officially calling "mine" on the Pigot brothers! Absolutely outstanding! Oliver and Sebastian Pigot. Remember those names. I am now completely invested in watching this season play out. (OK, puffgirl_two, you can stop laughing and doing the victory dance now.)

And I think it's time for my next round of meds. Hopefully that will help everything settle down for a few hours. Meanwhile, I shall try to summon the will to kick these absolutely adorable kitties out of my room so I can get some undisturbed sleep. I am helpless before their cuteness. I wish I were joking about that.