Another day, another brrr

[cairistiona]

Boomerbutt update: no runny poops after a day of not eating, and then eating only a bit of chicken and rice (hooray, Instant Pot). He did have a small upchuck moment in his crate in the night (ew), but didn't need to go outside to poo, so I count that as a win. No idea why he upchucked, but it was just a one-time thing (although it messed up my sleep for several hours as I waited for him to whine to go outside. *sigh*) This morning he's totally normal, so far, and like most days lately, inseparable from a blankie.


Pip's pretty much the same way:


The freezing drizz is now a light snow, which is so much prettier and easier to navigate in than ice. There's a layer of ice underneath it, so I'm still sticking with my yaktrax. The forecast is frigid this weekend and a snowstorm of some type coming Monday. They're hedging on amounts but saying things like, "All the models show snow for the entire area; stay tuned." NWS thinks that it will be >4. Lovely. I'm crossing all fingers and toes that Boom is completely done with loose poops in the night by the weekend and definitely by Monday.

I have discovered yet another new-to-me show that I'm enjoying: Rizzoli and Isles. It has the same sort of "team as family" vibe as NCIS. Also, we watched an ep of NCIS last night that actually, literally had the entire team doing the beloved fanfic trope of a slumber party at Gibbs' house (because a winter storm knocked out all their power and heat). DiNozzo and McGee were laying on their stomachs in sleeping bags, chins propped on their hands, watching an old movie while bickering and Gibbs was being the grumpy dad telling them to shut up, he was trying to watch the movie, and Bishop was talking about getting hot chocolate and it was all so "Avengers-Tower fanfic" moment that I nearly died laughing. I never realized that "team as family slumber party" tropes ever happened outside AO3.

I hope you're all staying warm... and go have a cup of hot chocolate.

Comments

[mrowe.livejournal.com]

Still 'brr' here as well. Stay warm!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Trying! I find myself whispering, "Thank you" every time my furnace kicks on.

[shirebound]

You must be exhausted. I know how little sleep can be had when a pet isn't feeling well.

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

It's definitely been a weary week in that regard. Last night, however, he was fine all night. So I was, too!

[imbecamiel.livejournal.com]

Glad Boomer seems to be doing a bit better - both for his sake and yours! It is absolutely miserable being dragged out of bed for that, but a whole lot more so when it's so miserably cold out and it's that much more of a production to go out. :P

Oh man, I do love it when shows play with fun "fanfic trope" stuff like that. Maybe wouldn't want them to be like that all the time, but it does make for such fun moments!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the cold weather definitely doesn't help, but fortunately last night, he slept, so I slept, too!

NCIS does such a good job at the whole "team as family" theme, adding in just enough personal interactions to keep things warm without it devolving into a soap opera. I think the humor helps, too. So many cop/hospital/firefighter dramas are just so Serious and full of interpersonal tension... it's such a pleasure to find a show that takes a brighter path (even when things aren't always bright).

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

I thought I'd seen all the episodes (several times) but that's one I don't remember. It sounds so typical, however.

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

I couldn't tell you what season or episode it was... watching them all via Netflix where the next ep loads automatically, I get lost as to where we are in the series. LOL

[engarian.livejournal.com]

I'm glad Boomer is feeling better. Maybe you can actually get some sleep!

Yeah, there are some shows where the cast is almost family and NCIS is one of those shows. I haven't watched most of the recent season - they've lost some of that magic over the past couple of years. But, I still enjoy the show when I catch it.

- Erulisse (one L)

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

I hope I'll keep on enjoying it after Tony leaves... he's one of my favorites, but then I also love Gibbs, McGee and Palmer, and I know they're still on. We'll miss affectionately yelling, "DiNozzo, you idiot!" though.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Another day, another brrr

What is the opposite of brrrr I wonder? :D

Though the past couple of days it rained thank God so that brought down the temperature to a cool 30C at mid-day instead of 40. The equinox is approaching where the sun will be right on top of us.

*sends you some heat*

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

It must have worked, because our cold snap ended last week and it's been very spring-like now! *whew*