My New Baby: This is Moxie. She’s about 8 weeks old and is the sweetest little monkey kitty!

Owie: So I finally start feeling better and end up with a throbbing toothache. Hard to concentrate on anything at the moment. Just doing mindless housework and taking little naps.

Illin’: The flu/cold from Hades relapsed last weekend, so I’m still coughing. Also spent the weekend with the worst tummy troubles – I threw everything in there to try to calm it down. Yesterday I felt pretty well, but today I feel like there’s a bowling ball in my gut. Fortunately, I still have some meds left over from surgery that might help, but they’re at home and I’m not.

Might Be Allergic: The more I read about gluten allergies, the more I think it could be my problem. I’ve bought a few gluten-free items at the store and will try to eliminate gluten for a week or two, once I get a few more items in the pantry and can make a real go of it.

But All in All, I’m Lucky: One of my best buds back east just had her thyroid out due to cancer. Things can always be worse, it seems.

Miami: All systems appear to be go for me to attend the last race of the season. Using more travel credits/discounts to make it possible.

Moxie: A sweet little kitty girl is being fostered by someone on my Friend Feed, and I may get to adopt her this weekend. Here is a picture of her cute little self.

Fixx Fix Flop: There went my weekend…was holding out a slim hope that I’d sneak away to Reno to see The Fixx in the middle of all the stuff I have going on, but I woke with the flu this morning. My bestest bud Janet sent my favorite nurse my way, armed with a virtual bottle of Jameson:

Nurse Jamie delivers hugs and chicken soup when not playing guitar

Catch Up: Been so busy the last few days – all my writing has been for work or other blogs. Time to blabber on my own for a bit!

Sonoma: What an about-face from last year’s experience, at least on a social level! Last year, I enjoyed roaming the pits taking photos, but my off-track time was highly disappointing. This year, I enjoyed the race and being at the track as a reporter for Planet-IRL.com, and the very same person who aggravated the daylights out of me last year was a very enjoyable companion off track. A great crowd and a more interesting race at Infineon Raceway this year made for a lovely weekend. Some photos at my Bashtography site.

Work, Work, Work: Been super busy, having been assigned to a special unit in addition to normal work. Fun!

Fleas: Yup, still battling them. This long weekend ahead will give me a chance to get the rest of the purge completed, dump all the clutter, and do an extra-intensive clean and flea spray. Still sleeping on the futon, which means I don’t always get a good night’s sleep. Meanwhile, last night Sebastian got his fourth bath in the last 2-3 weeks. He didn’t even try to get out of the tub this time. He yowled a little and didn’t squirm as much. He’s such a tolerant kitty boy…and goodness, he’s sooo soft today!

Radio Star: Well, podcast guest. Not sure if it’s up yet, but I participated in the weekly podcast at Planet-IRL.com with Kohl Kirkland and Paul Dalbey, two big IndyCar fans I know on Twitter. It won’t win any awards, but we had fun.

Testing: Sitting in a user testing lab right now, watching people interact with a prototype we’ve created. It’s usually interesting but not exciting, except that we had a real corker in here earlier today. Guy acted like he was hopped up on 5 Red Bulls – he gave us good feedback, but he was a source of constant laughter in the observation room. Spastic!