The next few weeks should be interesting

The client I work for has begun its big push to get as much new application code into production as possible before the holiday shutdown, including more enhancements to a large application I had to test last month. Thankfully, I should be able to handle it much better than before for several reasons: Metroplex's soundcard is working again so I'll be able to listen to my music collection at home, the odds of another coworker causing problems and quitting are very low, there are fewer changes to the large application this time, and a few other resources will hopefully be available if I need them.

I should also start writing a list of things I want for Christmas since my grandmother will be asking next week. I'd prefer if she adopted my maternal grandmother's policy of giving money to make sure everyone gets what they want, but she likes to give actual gifts. And I need to ask my aunt if she wants anything since she's coming in from Florida for Christmas.

I'm shocked. Well, okay, not that shocked.

My sister got a cat today, which is kind of surprising since she had previously said that she was going to wait a bit before getting one so she could give it the time it deserves when it's young. It's female, spayed, and about nine weeks old. I'll learn more about it, and maybe even get some pictures, when I visit later today.

Kitty! =^.^=

Today made up for not being able to go to MFF, even if I do still miss the people who went.

I saw my sister's new cat and got a few pictures; unfortunately, I only have two right now because Livejournal went a bit screwy when I tried to upload more. Here's a link to the gallery with the pictures.

My sister hasn't picked a name yet. The front-runners are: Minerva, McGonagle, and Emerald.

It's cute, very affectionate, curious, a bit weird, and basically chose my sister. It follows my sister around, purrs at the slightest bit of attention, and likes having its belly rubbed (most cats don't like that). Playing doesn't seem to be its thing, but that may be because it was spayed three days ago and still has the stitches.

The IM conversation we had when she told me about the cat was amusing, and I wish I could share it.