Took a day off this week (there was no way on earth I was going to be able to work 💔🐶) and making up for it today; currently flighting with authentication issues between .Net and Java land, it might be time for a little break.

I keep looking up, expecting Russell to be on the couch or in his nest of blankets. I keep expecting to hear the clatter of his nails on the kitchen floor. I keep expecting to hear him woof and growl at the slamming of a car door. I keep expecting him to greet me @ the door. 💔🐶

“How did that annoying little creature worm his way so deep into our hearts?" - me asking my Partner between breakdowns today 💔🐶

Nobody tells you how much this hurts…or maybe they did and I just didn’t realize? I’ve never lost a pet as an adult; it’s been less than 12 hours and I feel like it’s been an eternity. I don’t know what I’m going to do without Russell, the world just feels so…empty. 💔🐶

We said goodbye to our boy today. He drifted across the rainbow bridge full of all his favorite foods (ham, meatballs, & pâté), nestled between us on the couch (it was his favorite place to be). I’m going to miss you, my little puppy-rabbit, I’m going to miss you. 💔🐶🐕

I’m reminded of my favorite song from my favorite musical:

I’ve heard it said,
That people come into our lives,
For a reason.
Bringing something we must learn.
And we are lead to those,
Who help us most to grow if we let them.
And we help them in return.
Well I don’t know if I believe that’s true.
But I know I’m who I am today,
Because I knew you.
…..
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better.
I do believe I have been changed for the better.
…..
Because I knew you,
I have been changed
For good.

…Of course, in my head, I’m changing out “people” with “dogs” but you get the idea…

Goodbye my little friend, I’m going to miss you…until we (hopefully) meet again. Thank you for letting me be your Human. 💔🐶

Note: This post is from my old site and was ported over into Micro.Blog when I consolidated from two sites into one. All of the migrated posts can be found here.

We said goodbye to our boy today. He drifted across the rainbow bridge full of all his favorite foods (ham, meatballs, & pâté), nestled between us on the couch (it was his favorite place to be). I’m going to miss you, my little puppy-rabbit, I’m going to miss you. 💔🐶

Just made an incredibly tough decision, one that me and my partner didn’t want to make but it’s for the best. Tuesday…and the lead up to the event is going to be rough. 😢😖

I think he’s plotting my demise… 😬😼 #cat

🍿 As is tradition, watching Groundhog Day on Groundhog Day. 🎬
★★★☆☆

I might be the only one still playing Animal Crossing but one’s island doesn’t rearrange itself. 😃 Gotta give credit where credit is due, ACNH Travel Guide is a lovely companion app for the game.

How is today the last day of January 2023?! Where did the month go…? 🥱

“Waste not, want not” is a phrase my Partner took from his grandma’s grandma. I very much doubt she’d have applied it to finishing off a bottle of bloody mary mix but here we are anyway. 😅 (For the record, it’s a virgin drink, this is a working-day 🤪)

I’m still not sure how I was coerced onto the PRIDE Committee @ work but hanging out with a bunch of ADHD folks while trying to make things better for members of our Community…it’s a lot of fun. 🏳️‍🌈🤣

Russell was giving a lot of side eye when I was trying to get him to look at the camera… 🤣🐶

All day, I’ve been humming a song and just realized it’s from Kirby’s Adventure. 🤣

It’s funny…in all the time I’ve been a digital packrat, I’ve never had a Western Digital drive go bad…but the sole remaining Seagate IronWolf drive in my Synology is about to kick the bucket… 😔 Anyone care to guess which brand will be replacing it? 😅

Looking at a stack of receipts and realized Costco double-charged us for eggs… 😱

There wasn’t much space in the recliner but he wanted to sit with me and I couldn’t say no… 🥰

Spent today verifying my creaky old windows application will be fine when IE is forcibly retired next month. Ah, the corporate life… 🤣

It’s 2023…why are websites still having issues with Safari? I shouldn’t have to open up the console to debug your application / site. 😮‍💨