Just FYI

Woke up with a MONDO swollen left eye (No, you do NOT get to see the purple/red monstrosity that my face has become. Consider yurselves lucky, K?). Christ this bloody orb’s not givin’ me any goddamn peace. I put a bag of frozen peas on the sucker and the swelling’s starting to go down. Possibly the vile culprit is the damn tape the good Doc just gave me to make sure my eye stays closed all night – the left one’s a party animal and prefers to rock out til all hours.

HOW could I be allergic to TAPE of all damn things? It's the only thing new in the mix though so I'm leaning toward tape villainy.

I’m back to MEEI later this morning so I’ll get help and other crap then (HOPE!).

I only mention it but this is annoying as ALL BLOODY HELL. You prolly figured as much, eh?

Nurse Coco’s been very helpful and caring. As uszh. This despite the fact that she's still adjusting to her new housemate, Ten. In the morning Coco climbs atop Mount Donna, accepts her pats/her due, and then turns to stare down at Ten’s sleeping form. I can well imagine what she’s thinking. It’s either:

• who is this dude and WHY is he not patting me? Doesn' he know the house rules? School him, will ya?

OR

• What? He’s still here? I thought we scared him off with all your stupid health probs. No?

No. Thankfully!
Apart from the monster eye, this morning’s dawn was serene, tranquil, calm and just abso-beauteous. All in all it's a wonderama morning. TAB and Rocco are in big beautiful bloom. The birds'll have to be patient for fruit to pop out. That'll take another year or three.

The bats, (once we get em) will have to wait too. Ten and I are gonna put up a couple houses for the furry flying creatures of the night. I want a herd of those babies. Warum, you ask?

• They eat insects – lots of 'em! I'm, generally, not a bug fan. //shudder//
• Bat poop is rich in nitrogen, potassium, and phosphate which is GREAT fertilizer for the garden (which Jen, Ten and Oni will plant. Me? I paint. OK!)
• In the tropics, which we aren’t, they disperse seeds and pollinate flowers – just like the birds and bees!

AND, did ya know:

Vampire bats have a special chemical in their saliva that keeps blood from clotting. This allows them to easily drink blood from cows and pigs. Scientists studied this chemical and used it to develop medicine that helps humans that suffer from blood clots and strokes. (source)

And they’re cute as hell too. Oh yes they SO are!

All in all, not a bad start to the week.