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| Sunday, August 17th, 2008 | | 10:11 am |
Olivia is missing! Reward!
I'm heartbroken. My cat Olivia managed to get out of the house at some point Friday night without my knowing it. Up until now she's been strictly an indoor cat. I've frantically looked for her around my neighborhood and left notices with my neighbors. I know that not many of you live in East Austin, but I wanted to post here since you never know who might see her. Below is my craigslist posting. There is a reward for her return home. Home Again Microchip ID# 4A0 72C 7200. If you can pass this around, I'd appreciate it.
http://austin.craigslist.org/pet/799719129.html
Thanks,
Gabriel | | Sunday, November 27th, 2005 | | 9:53 am |
Pumpkin's passing
Pumpkin: January, 1989 (?) to November 27, 2005 My sweet Pumpkin passed from this world early this morning after several hours of agony. He seemed on the verge of death for quite some time. When death did not come so quickly and his suffering seemed to get worse, I drove him to an emergency vet and asked them to euthanize him. My greatest regret is that I waited so long. I was out of tears by that time, or so I thought. Waking up opened up the floodgates again. Pumpkin was my child, my love, my best friend. I have a hole in my heart. It was in July, 1991 that I adopted two adult cats whom I would rename Pumpkin and Sweetie. Pumpkin was always a feisty one who would talk and let you know what he wanted. He had a plush soft coat and a rich, velvet purr. He loved to eat cookies, bread, and raisins. His sweet face and charming personality delighted even confirmed cat haters. It still amazes me that Pumpkin and Sweetie's previous person was prepared to send them to the pound after two and a half years of their loving presence. Fortunately some animal lovers and foster parents saved them from this fate, and I was able to receive them into my life. Things were never the same after that. Pumpkin had this habit of jumping on the bed and asking to be let under the blanket, so I could hold his warm purring body. He didn't do this the last week and a half. The tumors seemed to have made it difficult for him to comfortably lie down and he would often stand on the cable box trying to get its warmth. His pain severely impacted his personality the last week of his life, but he still offered me purrs whenever he could. I did have many wonderful years with him, but this does not make it any less painful to be without my Pumpkin. I will miss him immensely. Sweetie has never been without him before, and it's obvious that she is in a grieving stage as well. Even Sky seems to be missing him already. Words could never express my love for Pumpkin or how much his loss hurts. | | Saturday, November 26th, 2005 | | 3:44 pm |
My beautiful Pumpkin is dying....my heart feels shattered right now.
Two pictures from 2003-2004:
Current Mood: devastated
| | Saturday, November 19th, 2005 | | 10:47 pm |
I found out Thursday that my kitty Pumpkin has tumors that are interrupting his kidney function. A month ago, he was diagnosed with kidney disease. Sweetie, his sister, has kidney disease also (diagnosed in July) and has been doing well with home treatment as well as acupuncture and herbs. He wasn't as bad as she was, but then he started to rapidly decline. So, after an ultrasound, we know that he has this mass tumor. It hasn't been looking good, but I am trying hard to turn things around. My other cat Sky defied the odds with an extremely fatal form of cancer two and half years ago without even using conventional treatment. You'd never guess today that she had oral squamous cell carcinoma....I am hoping that Pumpkin can defy the odds too. Up until a month ago, most people found it difficult to believe that he's almost 17 years old....I need to stay positive, but I can't help but feel sad. | | Saturday, September 10th, 2005 | | 9:53 pm |
Just posted house pics!! Go check them out! :O) | | 8:53 pm |
| | Sunday, August 28th, 2005 | | 12:50 pm |
Busy, busy, busy.....
To my friends....sorry that I have been unavailable. I turned my phone off, since I am trying to desperately to get ready for my big move. I am going to be busy for the next few weekends getting organized (I have accumulated a lot of crap over the years), so I hope that no one forgets about me. ;o) I can't wait to get rid of a lot of this junk and simplify!!! | | Wednesday, August 17th, 2005 | | 5:34 am |
I am awake early!!! Of course I went to bed before 10 last night!! I need to get into these habits before next month so that I can easily return to working 7 am to 4 pm. Of course, it'll only be 7 to 4 two days and probably 7 to 7 on the others. :-O I'm so excited about taking two classes at UT . It's been too long. I can take another two in the Spring and finish the degree I've been working on off and on since finishing high school a million years ago....what will I do then? Probably go to school some more! :D | | Sunday, August 14th, 2005 | | 9:33 pm |
Another weekend of not doing a whole lot. My weeks are filled with long hours at work, so I like to keep my weekend simple. I meant to get a lot accomplished, and the truth is that I didn't get much done. However, I did relax. That's got to be worth something. I don't sleep very well most nights because I have been living and breathing work for the past 10 months. Friday night I didn't sleep very well. Consequently Saturday was a very easy day. I mostly just sat around, watched "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and the "The Upside of Anger." Also petted and played with my cats, which was nice. Today I went on a nice hike with Ross and Jacob after a delicious brunch at Mother's Cafe. Now for some kitty stuff.... I found out a few weeks ago that Sweetie has CRF (Chronic Renal Failure), which means that her kidneys are not performing the function of filtering toxins very well. She drinks a lot of water, but it doesn't really make that much of a difference to her. For cats, this is usually the beginning of the end, and Sweetie has had issues with maintaining weight for some time now. But, she ended up at 4.7 lbs. She's a small kitty, but she weighed 7.5 lbs at her prime. The last couple of years she has hovered between 5 and 6 lbs. I would love to see her at 6 lbs again. When she was diagnosed, the vet had me start to give her subcutaneous fluids (looks like an IV bag and I hook up a needle to it and inject it under her skin. This helps her to flush out toxins. It has made a tremendous difference for her. She was doing better when I took her back. She even gained a little weight. I do not like to accept this sort of thing without a fight, so I did more research. I found a kitty cat online that had been diagnosed at 16 years old with CRF (same age as Sweetie) and was still alive at 23 years of age!! The web page hadn't been updated for a while, so she may have passed now. Regardless, I was so happy to find the webpage. It had really good information: http://www.surroundedbycats.com/10Emma.htmI didn't find anything like that with Sky when she was diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma over two years ago. All the cats that I found with oral SCC had died within months, and yet my little Sky survived without the horrible conventional treatment (removal of her upper jaw and radiation) and is really healthy today. That is unheard of! But that's another story.... I maintain similar hope for Sweetie, even though she is an elderly kitty. I took the suggestions from the webpage and asked my vet about a few of them, as well as some stuff I found elsewhere. Besides the subcutaneous fluids, we have incorporated: 1) Extra potassium, which is thought to help with metabolic acidosis (her underweight condition). 2) A B-Complex supplement 3) Acupuncture. I was very interested in this, and my vet who has been practicing conventional veterinary medicine for nearly 30 years has also been a veterinary acupuncturist for the last 12 years or so. I really think this helped Sweetie a lot. She looked really cute and calm with the little needles in her. She didn't complain at all! I have to get a picture next time. 4) Certain Chinese herbs that are thought to help the kidneys. 5) Feeding her a food that she seems especially fond of.....it's nasty stuff to me (meaty-ness), but it's good to see her eat. Today I was petting her, and she seems like she has gained some weight. She seems so much better than she has in a long time! This makes me happy! I will probably have to do these things for the rest of her life, but I am happy to do them if they keep her alive and happy. | | Sunday, June 26th, 2005 | | 10:21 pm |
Catching up....
I just deleted around 300 e-mails from my inbox....still have many to go, but I'll do those on another day. Tomorrow I am going back to work after a three day weekend, so I imagine I'll have a million e-mails there too..... I need to update this more often. And I need some new pictures. And I need to clean my house. And work on my website.....::sigh::....good thing I have another 3 day weekend next week! :O) | | Monday, April 4th, 2005 | | 10:13 am |
My Heart is Broken.....
My little feral kitty Sophie, also known affectionately as "Mommy," died a little over an hour ago at the vet's office. I'll update later with her story. I already miss her very much..... | | Sunday, January 16th, 2005 | | 12:39 am |
HAHAHA.....what can I say? I'm still a teen...
You Are 19 Years Old |
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Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.
13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.
20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.
30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!
40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.
| | | Tuesday, November 30th, 2004 | | 10:29 pm |
I spent my morning in the Emergency Room at Brackenridge Hospital. I picked up a rental car this morning a little before 8 am, since my car was in the shop. I had the car for about three minutes and was going back home to shower and get ready for work. I was on 7th street (I live on 9th) and was getting ready to turn left to go home. BAMMMMMM!!! I got hit from behind by a big pickup truck. I had on my glasses and they flew off my face. I couldn't find them for a while until I saw that they landed in the back seat. I was in pain then, and by the time I got to the ER, it was worse. The back part of the Chrysler Sebring that I was driving was pretty much destroyed, and it was a new car with only 3,000 miles. The ER was actually not too bad. It seems that Brackenridge has gotten better since my last visit. The people were really nice and helpful there. And the girl that took my millions of X-rays was very cute!! The cop brought me my license at the hospital and mentioned that he had given the other guy tickets. I'm relieved that he has insurance. I'd hate for my insurance to pick up this tab! I missed work and am currently under the influence of Vicodin. I'm still hurting...... | | Saturday, November 27th, 2004 | | 8:43 am |
I had the most fun I have ever had at a Thanksgiving on Thursday. Some friends and I had a ThanksVegan at Ross' place. It was yummy!!! :P I took pics of the food and then forgot my digital camera ....oh, well. Hopefully this will be our tradition and it will be repeated. I think that even a meat-eater would have enjoyed it. Come to think of it...there was a meatie or two there seriously into our food. Yumminess. Most Thanksgivings I just do nothing special. This was nice.....btw, it was a few days after Thanksgiving 15 years ago that I became a vegetarian.....I just looked it up. I became a vegetarian on November 27, 1989!! Today is my 15th year anniversary of vegetarianism. My 14th year anniversary of veganism was a couple of months ago (not sure of exact date, but it was between September and October, 1990). | | Tuesday, September 21st, 2004 | | 8:48 pm |
| | Wednesday, August 4th, 2004 | | 3:36 am |
| | Wednesday, June 30th, 2004 | | 1:49 pm |
Going to San Jose
I'm going to be in San Jose for 4 days starting tomorrow. Today I'll be busy getting ready. I'll be speaking at a Jain convention over the weekend and will not be checking my e-mail or voicemail all that frequently. Hope everyone has a fun Fourth of July! Gabriel | | Sunday, June 27th, 2004 | | 7:06 pm |
Forbes Best Cities for Singles (Austin #3 this year)
Austin rank 3 ( from 2003 : 1 ) Singles 1 Nightlife 24 Cultural 32 Coolness 1 Job Growth 2 Cost of Living Alone 9 We were swamped with boatloads of angry e-mails from Austin after publishing our best cities for singles ranking last year. No, the capital of Texas did not finish at the bottom of our list. It actually won. But you couldn't tell from the venom that readers served up about their hometown. The job market was lousy, we were told, prices were rising, and even the much-vaunted music scene had grown stale. In a state brimming with pride, hardly a single piece of mail supported our findings. The antipathy re-appeared in our reader polls, which we posted this spring. Only 43% of our readers said that Austin was a good place to be single; 47% said it was lousy and 10% gave it a mere shrug. The backlash was enough to knock Austin into third place this year, but not further. After all, the rest of the numbers are all in Austin's favor, including the highest singles ratio in the land, a plethora of artists, musicians and writers, a decent nightlife, and, yes, superior job growth and low cost of living. So take that, Austin—your city rocks! —Davide Dukcevich | | Saturday, June 12th, 2004 | | 4:04 pm |
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Current Mood:  thankful | | Friday, May 21st, 2004 | | 1:10 am |
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