Just a quick check in from my hotel– I am about halfway to Chicago.

I started the day at my last day at the office, turned in my keys, then went to my final walkthrough with the rental comapny. I am VERY DISAPPOINTED in the way they do business, and NEVER EVER want to rent from another company again– but that i for a different post at a different time.

Anyway, I went and picked up an extremely pissed off cat at the vet/boarders and we started on our way.

The drive was pretty uneventful  – I love driving through the mountains while the leaves are changing. I really wish I had a “real” camera, but I took a few snaps with my cell phone while I was on the road– I hope you can see the changing colors.

I had booked a room in Clarkston Clarksville (for some reason I keep calling it ‘Clarkston’- strange) and I am glad I did, because about 4 miles from the exit it started DOWNPOURING.

I ran into the front desk of the hotel to check in (leaving the cat in his carrier for a few minutes because it was raining so hard) and when I came out to get him, the car stunk to holy hell.

He had made what I call an ‘F-U Poo’*— and not in his makeshift litterbox. ALL OVER HIS CARRIER- His fabric pop-up, hard to clean carrier.

Thank JEBUS I had thought to put down two tarps- one under and one between the cat and his carrier. He was COVERED in it.

I think he even might have rolled in it.

**Shakes head**

I got him in his small carrier, then I brought it into the room, then put him into the tub for a bath.

Talk about a pissed off cat. I got the growls, claws and bites he had been holding onto for 3 days while he was boarded.

He is now sitting at the end of the bed all fluffy and clean. And purring. I think he forgives me. I hope he does at least.

I will head out again tomorrow;  hopefully it will be done storming by then.

[caption id="attachment_981" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Leaves"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_980" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="More Leaves"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_979" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pretty Leaves"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_978" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pretty Leaves on the mountainside"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_977" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Leaves changing along the road"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_976" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The view from the ramp to Clarksville, TN"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_974" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Check out my Fit's MPG! 43.3 --AWESOME!!"][/caption]

*A ‘F-U Poo’ is the poo that the cat/dog does when they are nervous/scared/pissed/angry – it is part ‘regular’ poo, and part super-duper stinky diarrhea.