Oops! I wrote this the other day, but forgot to link it or send a note to my notify list. Suffice it to say I was rushed. Either that or I suck. Take your pick.

Aw, geez. I've gone and gotten myself another head-cold. Fer criminey's sake. I woke up with it Wednesday morning, after feeling some tell-tale signs the night before, and thusly called in sick. Which meant I spent all day sleeping or surfing on the web. I actually wanted to do some cleaning (my apartment is getting quite messy again) but I just didn't have the energy or the willpower.

Then yesterday went back to work, but today I'm out again. However, I still have to page tonight, on a new show called Daddio, of which I know next to nothing. I'll probably be running around in the cold tonight, and I am so not looking forward to it (I'm usually one of the lucky people seating inside).

The nice thing about calling in sick today was I got a chance to chat via ICQ with my Dutch friend, Linda. We've chatted a couple of times before, but always on Sundays when our chat time was limited because she had to go to sleep. This whole nine hour time difference sometimes bites.

Today we had a nice long chat, about all sorts of things, and it was a lot of fun. Being the chatting neophyte that I am (I've done it only a few times, and almost always with friends), I can see definitely the appeal.

Well, I've got to get ready to do some paging, but here's a few things from one of my new toys: webcam pics!

Yep, I finally got myself a webcam, and finally got around to using it. Problem is, the lighting in my little corner of the kitchen is not exactly flattering, plus the cam seems to place a greenish cast over everything, so I've got to fix the lighting. But I took a few pics that are halfway decent. Plus they're with the cats, so now you get to put faces to the names. Aren't you excited? I know I am.

Here's my grumpy ol' momma's boy, Noel.

Matisse, my long suffering middle "child".

BJ, the loverboy.

It's Mr Energy, Edison. (Wait, I didn't mean it like that, honest!)

I know it only looks like two cats, but the two kittens look so much like the two adults, you'd almost think that Noel and Matisse somehow managed to have kittens. It's very odd.

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