Otherkin

For the chapter I am currently working on, I am trying to determine how often Portland, Oregon picks up road kill, or at least figure out which department takes care of that so I can ask.

The animal in question, a feral cat, died "a few days ago" after being hit by a vehicle, and Dalia will want to give it a proper burial if it's still there (her own cat - Alice - found it, and given that Alice is magical and much smarter than mundane cats, she could easily lead Dalia to the find).

I suppose I can either ask the librarians tomorrow, or Brooke suggested calling the city or county info lines. But if anyone knows before then, that'd be great. (It's after midnight right now.)

It's another of those minor details, as the dead cat isn't the main issue -- the main issue is she had kittens, that were found hungry from a few days of being left alone. But Dalia would still want to give the mama a funeral and a grave if she can. A memorial would be possible still if the body can't be recovered, but not as satisfying as having a body to bury. Though even in winter, a dead cat's body after a few days would probably be a real mess.

The other day I got some coupons in the mail for New Seasons Market, even though I almost never buy anything there because it's overpriced bougie bullshit. I do occasionally get things there that I can't find anywhere else, like ginger simple syrup or ginger juice or other products by The Ginger People. Also sometimes I get the bamboo toilet paper there, but that's been less frequent because even Grocery Outlet carries at least some brand of bamboo TP even if it isn't the first brand that did it, Caboo.

Anyway, very often these coupons are not at all interesting to me. But a few of these were actually something I would get. There's one for some free cheese with a $10 purchase, though that one is dated to start on the fourth of February. There's also a February coupon for a free pound of 81% lean ground beef with a $10 purchase. And a January one for a free pint of blueberries with $10 purchase. But I don't really care about blueberries. They're okay, but I never buy them unless they're in like a fruit salad or if they're an ingredient.

The last interesting coupon was for free store brand olive oil (extra virgin) with $10 purchase. I had ten bucks, and needed an excuse to get out of the house that would override my hatred for the cold, so I went and got some things. I got two zucchinis, a bag of tortilla chips, and a ginger beer by Fever Tree. It was just over $11, but hey, that's fine. The olive oil in question is over $13 without the coupon, which is ridiculous, especially as it's the store brand. I certainly would never spend more than maybe $6 on olive oil ordinarily. Not that I get olive oil very often, as I tend to cook with butter or sesame seed oil, but I didn't get any sesame seed oil this month, and thought some olive oil would be good, especially if it's technically free. Sure, you gotta spend $10, but I needed zukes anyway, and the other two things are fun treats.

Also, I found two full plastic bags of returnables on the way, just sitting there with nobody else in sight. Clear plastic bags, and not huge bags, but I estimate there's probably about ten to twelve returnables in there. Hold on, I'm gonna go count em.

Holy SHIT I hit the jackpot! There's 33 of the buggers! I now have two full green bags of returnables (had 1.5 before). So I guess tomorrow I'm gonna go back to New Seasons Market to drop off those two bags there.

EDIT: Actually it's 35 returnables, not counting the deposit on the ginger beer.