It was busy yesterday, but worthwhile, for a lot got done. After work let out I gathered up a lot of paperwork that needed to be done and took it with me. Gas station, then post office, then store. The task that was the biggest grind - a bunch of student projects that had to be marked up - got done after lunch.
Just as that got finished, it was time to put the older cat in the car and take him to the vet. I'm trying a different vet this time, one who specializes in cat issues. The older cat is starting to have a minor dental issue that was causing some concern, and I wanted the input of someone who knows feline dental issues. As it happens, what's happening to him is a common midlife phenomenon in cats, and his mouth is otherwise in good shape. While I was at it, I asked the vet about a couple issues with our newer cat, and she can fix both. So next week I get to take the young guy in, and with some luck these issues will no longer be issues, much to the relief of us all.
After the stress of taking the cat to the vet (and I do mean stress, for our older cat gets distressed when he's out of his comfortable little bubble, and he spent the entire trip to the vet voicing his concern) it was a relief to get back home. Where, of course, another task awaited: a collection of several forms that needed to be completed for a collateral task for work. The tediousness of this chore was offset by the fact that I could use my Selectric III to fill all these forms out. An hour later, it was all done.
In between everything else (and spurred in part by the James Fallows piece I linked you to yesterday), I spent moments here and there doing online security stuff and changing passwords for my accounts across the Internets. It's a pain to have to keep track of so many new passwords (and it's easy to forget just how many accounts you accumulate!), and it can be a challenge to come up with so many different passwords that balance "is it a strong password?" with "can I remember it?", but I did feel a lot better once I'd done it.
And the day closed with something for me: some time to work on another little airplane, which is coming along like gangbusters, and I'm happy.
This morning I'll be going to work feeling as if a weight's been lifted off me. Sure, it's a busy time with Spring registration going on, and that will make the day interesting as I handle a hundred tiny crises, but at least I know I'm caught up on all that other paperwork. Which is nice.