things that are fucking awesome

20-foot tall fungi! this immediately made me think of alien RPG settings, of course.

state of the Daddy-O

so the word from the vet is that Daddy-O's thyroid levels are back in the normal range. his kidney function is still marginal, but they're good enough that we can talk about either surgery or radiation treatment as a permanent solution for his hyperthyroidism.

which means that now i need to decide between the two.

bleah.

just talked to the vet...

...and Daddy-O is a go for the radioactive iodine treatment. the vet feels strongly that this is the treatment that will be best for him, and that i should do it now. so she's sending his records over to the clinic, and i'll call tomorrow and set up an appointment.

well, that's assuming they'll let me do some kind of payment plan. because it's going to cost $1200. and he'll have to stay there for three or four days. and he's going to hate it so much.

my poor little guy. it's a small price to pay for the best cat IN THE WORLD. i was hoping it could wait until i had a permanent job, but... *sigh*