addendum

I'm watching Patton. I think it's in an attempt to get the taste of that nursing management exam out of my mouth. I've been watching it in installments, but it's great. For the same reason, although I didn't know why at the time, I picked up The Art of War and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People when I was in Barnes & Noble the other day. A bookstore is a very effective Rorschach test for me.

The cat is still a little worse for wear. He let me dose him with liquid amoxicillin this morning, something he didn't let me get away with when he was a kitten weighing one tenth what he does now. He doesn't appear to have pain, or the plantar stance that he did on Wednesday, but he is still lethargic and weak. Nonetheless, in the middle of the night he managed to climb onto the captain's chair, where I found him sleeping splayed out on his side this morning. He got helped down, and the chair went on its side for the time being. I can't do anything about the kitchen counter, so I'll have to hope that he doesn't find anything up there interesting while I'm out. He tried to jump up on the counter last night and didn't quite make it.

I feel like an ass for being so hung up on this cat, but it is also proof that there is still territory that hasn't been overtaken by my work persona of professional detachment. I'll be stopping by the vet's later with chocolate and a card thanking them for their patience with his hysterics and mine.