heat

my cats have finally discovered that my small office heater does something besides blow air--that's right kitties, it's warm! once they got over the blowing air part, they now fight each other to get closest to the heat, which, although entertaining, means i'm not getting any of the warmth. i guess the trade-off is it keeps them occupied while i'm on the phone and trying to get my work done. tomorrow a runner friend of mine and i are going to lunch at bali and then going to visit rob, who's dying of cancer. after saturday's funeral (the kid just turned three in sept. for pete's sake!), i'll be hoping for some good news--you know, winning the lottery kind of news. something to shake the black cloud that's been above my head these days.