Catching Cats and Other Stuff

Last night was the first time I've watched the Oscars in several years. I don't typically watch award shows or beauty contests or reality shows of any sort - I must say I enjoyed the program for the most part. Meryl looked like a dowdy old woman though. Angelina was very simply elegant - was surprised to see so much arm flab on her though. I'd never seen the guy who hosted the show but he sure was an eyeful!!!!!!! ;-) Was thrilled that "Slumdog" won as best pic as I can't say enough about it. A hopeful, uplifting, funny, brilliant movie.

Winter still resides here in Ohio. We had snow yesterday and is still cold today. I don't have much energy or motivation during the winter months so my life is pretty dull right now. I hung around the house doing chores yesterday. Imagine my horror when I went to the garage to put trash into the bin and detected the distinct odor of cat urine. I am so sick of dealing with the neighborhood cats. So - I put some food in a live trap, opened the garage far enough for a cat to slink in and in less than an hour I had captured one of the cats I'd been wanting to catch this past summer. One that shits in my flower garden. One that shit in my flower garden less than 12 hours after I put it in last spring. My efforts to capture him with the traps outside were never successful but I got him yesterday and put him in a box and dropped him at the pound. I have the trap set in the garage again. There is one more pain in the ass cat I want to catch and then I will be satisfied. People who let their cats roam annoy the hell out of me. They would not appreciate my dogs digging and shitting in their yards and garages. These cats BTW are all pets of my pain in the ass neighbors. I wish they'd move to trailer parks where they'd be happier with their own kind.

An old associate walked into my office today to speak to me about another job. Thank God my boss was out of the office today. Anyway, we talked and I had to tell her that although it sounded like a wonderful opportunity and that I knew I would do a great job - the money just wasn't enough. There is no way in hell I'm taking a $10,000 a year salary cut. How in the world they can get away with offering the salary she was speaking of for a "director" position is beyond me but I told her I was worth more than that. It's funny how these opportunities always 'find' me. I also came home to a message from a headhunter. Very odd as I haven't been looking or applying for jobs - just thinking that the drama of the office is wearing on me and affecting my usually good nature.

I have a headache and still have to go to the library and make a couple more stops so...I'm outta here. I know I owe a couple of you an email. I apologize for my laziness. I will get to it before I leave for Philadelphia. Have a great week!

UPDATE: I caught my second pain in the ass cat in the trap I set - he has been 're-homed'.