I spent days preparing for my Mocktail Party, tidying the house, buying about 50 pounds of fresh produce, making syrups and mixers, cleaning and prepping the juiceables, juicing about 2 gallons of assorted deliciousness, making fruit spear garnishes, etc.. Then the moment arrived and for 3 hours my house was transformed, packed with people and conversations. Then it was over, like a tornado blew through, and I spent hours cleaning up and have more cleaning to do this morning, including vacuuming up the copious crumbs and putting the furniture back in place. I’m like, what the hell was that? What? George the cat had a marvelous time, thriving on attention and stimulation. Ira had a “paper bag incident” I didn’t personally witness; apparently he got his head stuck in a bag and ran around blind and freaking out, after which he hid until everyone left. I fear this will leave him afraid of parties forever.

I don't drink alcohol. I abhor the taste (like windex or other cleaning fluid) and get no euphoric or even mild buzzy effects. But not drinking is a real social handicap. People bond over drinks. Nice people want to give bottles of booze as gifts; I'm a lousy recipient. Many social events revolve around booze, as does most of the film industry. I'm fully cancelled from the latter now so it doesn't matter, but I do sometimes wish I were easier to buy gifts for.

I knew Kitten George was gonna grow into a big cat, but watching it happen is still unnerving. How did he get so big? He's not even 10 months old.

Whew! All 4 Kings for the SSDI Blue Book Disabilities Deck. I have now illustrated all 54 cards. Still need to do final layouts, convert everything from RGB to CMYK, and draw/design the card backs & box.

The new cat toy is a hit. (Cheap lightweight push broom ordered specifically for this purpose. Or porpoise, that's kinda what Ira looks like.)

I don't know what to name it, but this mocktail of fresh apple-ginger-lemon juice, Amarena cherry syrup, and sparkling water is very delicious.

Why do 3/4 sleeve sweaters exist? Why?? If you're gonna wear a sweater you need the warmth, you don't need cold lower-arms. Do people wear them with opera gloves or something?

I still haven't drawn the Kings (immune disorders) but here are the Jokers for my SSDI Blue Book deck.

This song came to mind today when I was answering a phone message and had to leave another message in return. It's much better than I remembered it.