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Today's my birthday

But it hasn't started off well. Casper was a royal pain all night. He meowed all night and struggled to get out of the van by tearing at the interior insulation near the side doors. He's had a taste of the wild - or at least outside - and didn't want to be confined inside my tiny van while there are new frontiers to be explored. He kept me awake for hours and I had to get up multiple times to either make him stop or clean up his messes. He knocked over his water dish, soaking part of the carpet, he kept jumping from the front passenger seat past the metal barricade down to the doorwell behind him. I thought he was going to break a leg. Other times he would just stand on me, chest or back, didn't matter. He thinks he's the boss.

Then he had another bout of diarrhea. I found the flashlight, scoop, and plastic bags to clean up the stinky mess, then I dropped the flashlight right in the poop. Aw, geez. Of course I had to pick up the flashlight so I could see to find the paper towels to clean off the flashlight... and my hand. Mess finally cleaned up, I then had to deal with the strong smell. Of course, it then started to rain so I had to close the windows. I did leave them open an inch and turned on the fan... and tried to get some sleep. I managed to get a little sleep between 5:30 and 7:30.

Casper has escaped his pen twice now this morning, even though I gave him some of his canned food. He's being very naughty. I'll have to cage him so I can go take a shower and wash my hair. I have to look presentable because we have a vet appointment and I need to get some groceries. I try not to look like a homeless person when I'm in public.

I'm thankful that even though it is humid, it's an overcast day which means a few cool morning hours. (It's 9:30 now.) It's supposed to be in the high 80's again and sticky. Mosquitos will be biting. DEET isn't an option because I touch Casper and he could lick it off his coat and get sick. It's always about Casper... even when I'm sick or on my birthday. I don't like Casper today.


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