If I don’t feel quite like myself...

Originally posted on MySpace Blog

Then I wonder who the hell do I feel like? haha...

Anyhow. Welcome to another fantabulous edition of Franzy's Adventures. Okay, maybe not so fantabulous but there was a request for updates so I figured I'd provide them with a little bit of typical randomness.

Let's start off with the house. We had an offer. It wasn't great but after some work and countering it became doable. Things seemed to be going well and even the inspection went well. The one problem with the house is the roof. The front half is in great shape but the back needs a little help. We were willing to fix the back but that wasn't good enough. With the offer on the table, a whole roof is out of the question. They walked. Of course now, we have an insurance claim open for it but with it being "winter" they won't send an adjuster out. So for about a week or so I started to get excited about being out of here. We got another offer over the weekend, it was pretty much like the other one except they never came up high enough to make it work. Frustrating thing is they knew we were looking into taking care of the roof. They wanted a whole roof but we can't guarantee that insurance will replace the entire thing. It's all very frustrating. I'm sick of not being able to be at home because of showings and it's just adding more stress on Otto.

Ahhh Otto, but before we get into that... while driving past the VFW in Cannon Falls, MN last week I noticed a large banner/sign they had hanging out front. "Meat Raffle Friday" I can't say that I've ever heard of a meat raffle. I wracked my brain trying to think of and picture just what would happen at a meat raffle. Of course, my mind went all over the place. I suppose I'm used to seeing Fish Fry Friday this time of year.

I was in Cannon Falls for Otto's vet appointment. He started to lose the water balloon belly but was still not quite up to snuff. The vet wanted to run a complete blood count on him again to check his protein levels. Apparently, Otto was looking too pale for his liking. Yes, apparently cats can look pale! So, while they were running the tests, the vet said I could "run into town and do some errands." As if "Horses" on the Vet's business/appointment card didn't make it obvious enough, you know you have a small town vet when they say you can run into town. The good news is his albumin level is back down so he's no longer leaking fluid or whatever; however his protein levels are showing that his bone marrow isn't responding to the treatment yet. Basically, he's anemic. It could be temporary due to all his body has been through and the treatment is to keep him on the steroid he's already on. I'm hopeful since just prior to that appointment he started showing some sign of response to the steroid and even more so now, a week later. I still want to avoid putting him under too much stress, so hopefully the house mess is done soon. He recently decided he doesn't like water anymore. I like to tell people he has a drinking problem. He only wants to drink CatSure (cheapest I found so far 7.99 for a 12 oz can!) I've taken to diluting it with water as well as his wet food and he seems to be okay with that for now.

Work, busy busy busy. We used to have down time at certain times throughout the year. I don't think we've really had any in a few years. It's becoming rather draining. Thankfully the project that has had me working days, nights and weekends for the last little while is done. Okay, well it's not done. We opened our first store in Puerto Rico on Friday and unfortunately I'm still trying to make sure they have the information they need. It would be a lot easier if I spoke Spanish.

A thought from my morning commute one day last week: A-hole drivers with bumper stickers. While merging from one highway onto another, I was doing the alternating car at the meter light thing. It was my turn to merge in and the idiot next to me was riding the guy in front of him and refusing to let me in. I eventually fall in behind him and notice he has a political bumper sticker on his car. So, this got me thinking... I wonder if politicians, bands or any other bumper stickered individual, group or cause would be bothered/annoyed by a-hole drivers promoting them. I'm guessing not, but we all know when we see an idiotic driver with a sticker aligned with something we don't like/agree with we laugh and comment about how they're perpetuating a stereotype of some sort. Not that anyone should base any sort of decision on a traffic experience but I'm sure there is someone out there who is teetering on some decision and they get screwed by an a-hole driver and they feel now the decision is made for them.

It seems my love for live music has attributed to my recent funk. I went to the Foo Fighters show last Wed. The first opening band sucked. Thank God I only heard a song and a half. Serj was pretty good and of course Foo was phenomenal. They played all their old awesome songs and the new stuff they've been playing on the radio. Dave gives a great and entertaining experience. However, I can't quite place my finger on why I'm left feeling down. I thoroughly enjoyed the show, but now even when I hear stuff on the radio I feel blah. I know I've previously talked about how one of the reasons I love music is that it can make you feel better or bring back a feeling, etc. This time perhaps it backfired on me. It's not that there is one particular song or anything that is linked to something or an event I don't wish to recall. I think overall it's just that there has always been at least one Foo Fighters song on my playlist, the radio or whatever since the mid 90s - kind of woven into my life. They may not be the profound memorable moments but I don't know; it's just all part of the soundtrack. Soundtracks are representative of direction, purpose.... and without being too deep or whatever, right now when it comes to life, I'm a little lost. I know it's temporary but this "temporary" thing has been going on for a while and guess I've hit the little blah patch again - which ties into this entry's subject.

Anyhow, now that we've come full circle… Enough from me! I swear there was much more random stuff going on in my head. I've had a bunch of funny things to share with you all over the past week or so but with everything going on, I've been too tired to blog, etc. Now that things have slightly calmed down, perhaps I can actively share the stuff when it comes to mind. If you've made it this far, I commend you and thank you for listening to my ramblings.

Cheers,
Franz