Goodbye, Angel: Sabrina declined very quickly Tuesday – trouble breathing, not eating, drinking loads of water and at the end of the day, drooling a lot. We went to the vet yesterday and learned that, although they could try to pull her through this episode, she would likely relapse soon due to her extremely bad heart. So we said goodbye yesterday – no more suffering for her, and no more suffering for her for me. The last two months have been hard, watching her slow down a little, knowing what it meant…but I’m happy I knew it was coming and that I made certain to cherish those last few weeks. I’m taking a couple days off work to decompress and spend time with Sebastian, who can’t figure out where his Brina Bean is. She’s in a much better place, Bassie…

Achy, Breaky Bash: No fever, but the clogged, ringing ear continues.  Joining it is massive post-nasal sinus congestion, a sore throat and ear, and body aches. I went to the Mission’s Quick Health clinic today for a check-up – no wax in ears, throat and ears look normal, so it’s really in the sinuses and Eustachian tube. I’m taking antibiotics, decongestant and loads of Advil and spent the afternoon asleep. The ear could take weeks to clear and my hearing could take even longer to fully recover. The ringing is really starting to work on my last nerve…   Nothing else happening here – this is about all I’m good for, sleeping and aching.

Nyquil to the Rescue!: Right ear has been clogged and ringing for a week and I’ve been pretty congested. But this morning, I woke up with a sore throat and some discomfort in the clogged ear. Ugh. Ran out for errands (see below for a fun sighting along the way) and am now home, dosed on Nyquil and ready to doze/read for the rest of the day.

Meanwhile, Santarchy Reigns (Reins?): San Franciscans are participating in SantaCon 08 today, a flash mob of people dressed as Santas, reindeer and elves, cruising the bars and doing just whatever happens. If you’re on Twitter, you can follow the SF festivities at http://twitter.com/sfsanta. Or use Twitter search to find  SantaCon movements in your own town.  Several Santas and a herd of reindeer were on the 1 California bus I rode home from errands – Santa and Dancer were ready for the good times now invading the Mission district and heading towards the wharf.

Busy: Lots happening with work, volunteering, reading, cats, etc. Mainly, it’s the usual, so I won’t write much. Just wanted to post some iPhone pics I’ve taken lately.

Sleeping on His Head: I love when Sebastian is sitting up straight, then tucks his nose between his front paws and takes a nap without lying down. So funny.

Mobile Joe – Really?: I saw this in downtown San Francisco the other day…a mobile Starbucks. Ironically, there are at least four Starbucks locations within a two-block radius of where this truck was dispensing joe. How much is enough?

My Lights: I love that you can find inexpensive lights in an array of interesting colors at your local Walgreen’s.

Their Lights: They being the San Francisco Shopping Center’s. Stopped on the upper level to grab a book at Border’s and admired the display of lights under the dome. They reminded me a little of jellyfish…