Feh

[geminigirl]

My head needs to stop hurting. I'm in my office, in the dark, and my head hasn't stopped hurting since Monday. It doesn't feel like a migraine, it doesn't have the usual accompanying migraine symptoms. I thought maybe it was a lack of water headache...not so, apparently. Then I thought it was a lack of protein headache...not so. I figured maybe a sinus headache, especially with the weather being what it is, but sudafed isn't putting much of a dent in it.

Smearcat died yesterday. She was 19. She was my cat...she'd always been my cat, and of all the cats, it was hardest to leave her behind at my parents. She'd been ill for a while, and it wasn't unexpected...I thought Mom and Dad would probably end up putting her down soon...there just weren't really many other options. They didn't have to. She'd started on thyroid medication recently, and seemed to be doing better, but on Tuesday, she was missing, and Dad found her soaking wet and disoriented in the grass...like she hadn't been able to figure out how to get out of the way when the sprinklers came on. Yesterday, she was missing again, and Dad found her hiding in the family room, clearly laboring. He brought her to the vet, and as they were waiting, she died. I'm sad. I'm trying to be pragmatic about it...she was an old cat, she lived a long, happy life, and she was well loved throughout. But it's hard losing a pet, especially one who I loved as much as Smear. Smear spent most of my high school years living in my bedroom...coming in and out through the window, eating on the dresser, sleeping on my bed. She was always there, warm and purring. And now she's gone. And it hurts a bit. Squeeze the ones you love extra for me today, okay?

Does anyone have the Willy Wonka soundtrack? There's a piece in it that I might want to use for wedding music, but I need to track down a recording of it and listen a few more times.

Now back to my regularly scheduled headache.

Comments

[deza.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[meepkitty.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, hon. It is never easy. *hugs*

[kellfire.livejournal.com]

*hugs* about Smearcat.

I don't have the soundtrack, but i have the DVD if that would help...

[geminigirl]

It might; I'm thinking that the "Pure Imagination" song might be cool for processional/recessional music, but I need to actually hear it and the lyrics and stuff.

[wait.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Was in that situation not too long ago.

Will squeeze my kitties extra tight for you.

[sandboxdiva.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I'm so sorry.

Can't wait to go home and hug my five tonight.

What piece are you looking for? (Don't have the soundtrack, but I know the damn movie by heart)

[geminigirl]

"Pure Imagination"-wanted to think about using it for processional or recessional music for the wedding.

[sandboxdiva.livejournal.com]

nice...Kenny Loggins also did a cover of it on his Return to Pooh Corner album

[geminigirl]

So you think it would work then?

Cayne keeps saying that we should use the Imperial March from Star Wars.

[sandboxdiva.livejournal.com]

I think it would be really pretty.

(Though I like the Imperial March idea, too :) )

[geminigirl]

He wants to use it when my mother enters...the problem is that traditional Jewish wedding the Mom enters with the bride along with the Dad...and I don't think I want to enter to the Imperial March.

[sandboxdiva.livejournal.com]

That's hysterical!

If I get married, I'm having my mother seated to an instrumental version of "I am Woman, Hear Me Roar."

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about your kitty.

[winterbadger]

My condolences on the loss of your kitty. Even when they've had a long, happy life and you know their going is a good thing because they'd be sufferring otherwise, it's hard to part company. :-( *hugs*

Squeeze the ones you love extra for me today, okay?
Absolutely.

[fj.livejournal.com]

:(

But it was time.

But :( .

[geminigirl]

It was. And while it's sad, it's also okay, because I know she's not hurting anymore, and she's not confused, and she's at peace.

[reedrover]

::sympathy::

It will be a year next week that I lost Foober at 17 years. It's tough. Just try to remember the love.

[tisiphone.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[shirleym.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about your cat.

I do have the soundtrack. I could give it to Cayne if I see him before I see you.

[geminigirl]

I'll see you at the end of the month, which may be the next time I see him. If you get it to him, that's fantastic, if not, I'll get it from you then.

Thanks. I thought someone might have a recording of the song I wanted.

[houseboi.livejournal.com]

Oh boy, I'm really sorry to hear about Smearcat. I'll admit I'm an emo-boy by nature, but I'm sitting here at work with really wet eyes, hoping my coworker will think it's just the allergies again. I don't know you, but I really feel for you.  :`(

[geminigirl]

Thanks for the condolences...and the userpic. In order to allow you to maintain your allergies story, I'll refrain from more sad stories about the cat.

"Pure Imagination"

[houseboi.livejournal.com]

Come with me
And you'll be
In a world of
Pure imagination
Take a look
And you'll see
Into your imagination

We'll begin
With a spin
Traveling in
The world of my creation
What we'll see
Will defy
Explanation

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There's nothing
To it

There is no
Life I know
To compare with
Pure imagination
Living there
You'll be free
If you truly wish to be

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There's nothing
To it

There is no
Life I know
To compare with
Pure imagination
Living there
You'll be free
If you truly
Wish to be

I uploaded a copy of the song to my personal website, if you want to hear it. Please excuse the severe stupidness of my site, but I just use it to hold files. Let me know if you can't get it to work. Click here. (http://home.earthlink.net/~xajax/)

Re: "Pure Imagination"

[geminigirl]

Don't worry about the stupidness; I'll check it out when I'm not at work.

And thanks for doing that.

Re: "Pure Imagination"

[houseboi.livejournal.com]

Sure, no problem. Sorry about the huge space it took up in your comments section...oops! But it just happens to be my favorite movie of all time.

Re: "Pure Imagination"

[geminigirl]

You should add alton_brown to your friends list.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Many, many hugs...

[geekchick]

I'm sorry to hear about your kitty. =(

[mittelbar.livejournal.com]

Poor kittyboo. My condolences.

Poor kitty too

[rapha.livejournal.com]

But like you said, she isn't suffering any more (and NINETEEN!!? wow!)

[slinkr.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear about your cat.

[lala2.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry about your kitty. My sister in law's kitty died too...she had taken him to the vet and he died while they were waiting. Sadly ironic isn't it? Hard hard stuff. Hugging you...

[slfisher.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about your kitty. 19 is a good age.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Poor kitty. :( I'm glad she had a sun-filled life with warm people.

[minikin.livejournal.com]

I have a theory about your headache. You didn't suggest tension headache, cause by stress induce muscle tightness. I know that when I have headaches from this cause, they last through multiple night of "sleep."

Do you know anyone who can give you a deep tissue massage? It would work wonders.

*hugs*