ow! and small life update

I got a cracked filling replaced at the dentist office yesterday, and it wasn't too traumatic. I'm quite pleased with how it looks and feels today.

But...  you know how the dentist tells you to be careful about eating and chewing while you're still numb from the novacaine? Yeah, I should have listened. I accidentally bit up part of my lower lip and now it's all swollen today. :(

Other than that, having a good, if busy, week.

I lost one freelance client but picked up another temporary gig and got offered additional work by someone I'm already freelancing for. Rock!

J. and I made a deal that we'll start looking at getting a new cat after Penguicon. It seems like good timing since it wouldn't feel right to get a new cat and then go away soon afterward for a long weekend. I'm still missing Mumu terribly and I'm not in a huge rush to get a new cat, but I do feel I want another one, especially if I can help provide a home for a kitty in need.

Remind me of this when I'm feeling down...

In many ways, I have a very cool life. I find getting back into more original reporting and interviewing is so interesting. I learn something new weekly, if not daily.

Yesterday, I talked with a patent lawyer who, as a hobby, flies planes and is part of the "The 99s," a group of women aviators started by Amelia Earhart.

Today, I talked to a man who practices traditional Chinese medicine and was served tea from a 300+ year old tea service that was once used by royalty.

Yeah, pretty cool life. Remind me not to bitch about it. :)