I’ve given notice to my landlord I’m going to be moving out of my current flat. Had lunch with the family today and was telling them how I think I’d like to buy an apartment, but wanted to try apartment living out first. Serendipitously Heather’s apartment is going to be free next week, so we’ve agreed I’ll take the lease on. It’s a small furnished bedsit, but I think that’ll be fine. It’ll be easier to keep tidy. Heather has offered to store all my stuff in her garage, there’s not going to be room for it in the apartment. I haven’t actually seen the apartment, but I understand it is handy to my work, bars, restaurants and the library. If things go well I’ll start looking for a bigger apartment to buy. If not I’ll be looking to buy a house/unit, or else for a new place to rent.
Aidan, Suzanne, Muffin (cat), and Dad @ family lunch
Oliver followed me down the stairs and back up this morning, something he hasn’t done since he collapsed two weeks ago. His last blood tests showed improvements. So, hopefully he is getting better. He almost seems to want his insulin injections. He hassles me when they are due. I wonder if he actually feels the better when he can absorb his glucose?
My new Panasonic DMC-TZ5 arrived today. 10x optical zoom; 28 – 280 mm focal length (35mm equiv); 9.1 Megapix; in a compact 245g camera. Should hopefully meet my goals “light to take tramping, wide-angled enough to capture landscapes and fast enough to snap fantails.” Need to buy a SDHC card for it now.
Oliver was in at the vet’s again. His glucose levels are still high, so his insulin dose has been up’ed to 4 units morning and night. His creatine levels have come down though, from 400something to about 185, his urea levels too, so his kidneys are in a better shape.
Was good to catch up with friends for a quick drink at the Kingslander. I had to leave in time to get home in time to inject Ollie with his insulin, but was good to see Simon, Tim, Michelle & Brian. Apparantly we’re doing a proper catch up this weekend. Look forward to it.
On buying a new camera: I’m down to choosing between the Panasonic DMC-TZ5 and the Canon SD870 IS. Favouring the TZ5, but have heard I want firmware >= 1.1.3. See my choices.
