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weekly retro #85: aggressively hydrated

as i write this, i'm watching pumagreg cleaning himself for the first time in a week, having just removed his cone. what a feeling that must be for him, regaining the ability to act on his animal brained instinct of cleaning his ass. i wish some of the men in my gym had that instinct for wiping the equipment they use down when they're done.

i'm getting over a sinus infection that followed days of bad september allergies. at the very least, i can say that i'm aggresively hydrated [smacks belly] you can fit a lot of h2o in this bitch.

a photo of my black cat pumagreg with a cone on his head looking out the door of the vet office we're in

puma had allergies too, which caused him to lick under his arm a little raw. the cone came off tonight and tomorrow if it's still irritated the cone is going back on. i wish he understood the ultimatum lol!

a photo of me taken from the point of view of my computer, i'm hiding a bit behind pumagreg who is coned up on my lap

i'm taking course at sfpc, my first one, and this week we had orientation. i wanted to go to the in-person part, but i underestimated how long it would take pumagreg's vet to shave his armpit and give him two churrus. class starts tomorrow morning and i'm begging the night to give me a full, restful sleep cycle.

a photo of me hiding behind my computer monitor and on it peeking toward the camera with me is a sonny angel doll that has a top hat that says "NYC" on it

most of the week was dealing with pumagreg and my allergies, but i got a chance to get out of the house, go to a meetup and hang out with my pal tasha. she got me this (probably knock-off) sonny angel doll that i think i'm going to move into the fridge, maybe have it hanging over the door shelf barrier thing.

things i enjoyed this week

wow, i didn't do most of the things i wanted to do because i felt like shit! and yet no one died so i can just move on and hope next week is better and if it's not then i can just move on and hope next week is better and

xoxo jenn

this was published September 20, 2026 under living art tech weekly-retro ceramics jersey-city wordhack meetups vet cone sfpc pumagreg