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Happy happy girl here, best day ever!!!!
Sour grapes, pity party, call it what you want.... I can have it, it's what's left of my birthday.
Here is the link to Amazon if anyone wants to see it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI
Way extravagent, I know, but I buy so few big purchases for myself. Every computer I've had I've had to pay 3 times what it's worth cause I got it rent-to-own. It's all I've asked for this year, and frankly I can consider it my birthday and Christmas. So far it's so nifty, though I need a better cover, the one included is worthless (as was reported by other owners). I love the idea of just being able to get a book any time my fickle little heart desires. Whenever I travel I get bored so quickly with books, now I can carry a wealth of books without taking up any packing space.
My Kindle and seeing the Top Chef tour, best birthday ever so far, and it's still a week away. The only thing I need to round things out is a yummy birthday cake! mmmmm cake!!
I can't believe it, I've been checking that site for hours everyday waiting for them to release the tickets for Atlanta. I don't think I've been this excited about anything in years (how sad is that?...lol). I get to meet Richard (the real winner of last season) and Casey ("for the first part of this show I was kicking their ass"). Best birthday present ever!
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
- Mood:
ecstatic
Well, 2 weeks in, and she is settling in just fine. I thought we were going to have war with her and Sassy, but about 3 or 4 days ago, they started playing! Yay!!! They play alot now, which is great, but I wish she'd leave Princess alone, I can tell she's had her fill of it already. Hopefully her friendship with Sassy will just keep growing, and they will just forget Prinny is around, which I know will suit her fine.
The second pic is of her from yesterday. I was putting dishes in the dishwasher, turned around and that's what I saw. Except she was further in, pretty much in the dishwasher. Which is cute and fine for now, but when she weighs 15 pounds it might be an issue, but it was so funny, I just couldn't resist taking a pic.
Her first night went great, she slept in the bed and everything. Sassy is still sulking, hopefully she'll warm up to her soon. I really want Sassy to have someone to play with, but she's so grumpy and if she's near me, she growls when the puppy comes close. I'm gonna do some research and see if there are any tried and true methods to integrating a new puppy into a home. I've never had this problem with my pets before, I added Sassy without a grumble from Princess, but Sassy is just not welcoming. Mean ol brat.
No name yet, though I'm leaning towards "Tootsie", any ideas??
I'm just livid. It sickens me that people that are supposed to be shepherds of their flock, throw a temper tantrum over a STAIN ON A SEAT, to the extend that they became physical with someone who couldn't do anything about it. I remember when I was very much 'in church', and how it was drilled into my psyche that Christian meant Christ-like. Would Jesus slam someone into a bathroom and elbow them in the boob? I realize that christians have bad days too, but this is over the top and reeks of celebrity princess tantrum. There is no wonder that I've mostly lost my faith (not the time to reflect on why I have), with wonderful role models like Victoria Osteen and of course the pervert of the year, Earl Paulk. One of my favorite sermons ever was given by Earl Paulk, and I remember listening to this sermon probably 50 times, of course little did I know he was a complete piece of shit. I have a good friend who actually worked in the church closely with the hierarchy, and said that it was pretty much common knowledge that he was a letch. I asked her how she could follow someone that was obviously straying so far from God's path. She said she felt like she was doing what God wanted her to do at the time. *shrugs* FYI she no longer lives for God either. It's sad how many of us start down the straight and narrow, and get distracted following what man tells us, instead of doing what the bible says and working out our own salvation. I hope the flight attendant wins her suit, maybe if the Osteens have to travel coach for now on, they'll become get used to stains on the seats. I wonder if Jesus worried about stains on the lepers her healed? Did Mary Magdelene have perfect hair and makeup?
Just a little late night rambling.
Ok enough before I start to cry, I haven't yet, and I really would rather not.
So much for a romantic dinner *shrugs*
Oh... and when we got outside we found that we left the car lights on, and had to call roadside assistance to come jump the car. TA DA!!
Animal Planet has a reality show called Groomer Has It!, and I've been watching it every week. Some of the stuff is silly, but the challenge today was heart-wrenching. They were grooming shelter dogs, thankfully from a no-kill shelter, but shelter dogs nonetheless. I spent the majority of the show crying because of this one dog, Teddy. The groomers were given their choice of 4 dogs, the winner of last weeks challenge went first and I think it was random beyond that. Kathleen (hate her now, didn't like her much to begin with, but now... BOOOOOOOOO Kathleen), got first choice, and when she saw Teddy she cried. Teddy was a 2+ year old lhasa or shi tzu (I thought his card read lhasa, but the groomer was calling him a shi tzu), that had been rescued from a puppy mill. This dog had seen very little human contact, literally been used as a baby making machine. He was so matted and in pain. Filthy. Kathleen passed on helping this poor little dog, because of her competitive nature. She picked a fluffy white young dog. All the dogs needed help, but Teddy was in desperate need and I can't imagine how someone could let their competitive spirit go beyond their heart. The 2nd groomer, Artist picked Teddy. Of course I knew he'd have to be shaved down, very little could be saved. A little fluffy tail and some hair on his face to keep him cute, but a shaved dog isn't cute and fuzzy *sigh*. Having been a groomer, I've always been in the "it is hair, it grows" camp. I go on personality alone when chosing a pet. Long story short, Teddy didn't get adopted that day, I was in hysterics in the end of the show.
The upside, they showed 4 months later with Teddy in his new home. He's got a great home with a little boy that has autism. Dogs are wonderful and proven to help people with autism. I can't help believing that Teddy was predestined to become that little boys dog. His hair was a couple of inches long and he was so happy and cute. I'm so glad that he found a home as I've been anticipating this episode since last week when they showed the teasers, and I was terrified that I was going to have to see dogs that did not find a home. I checked out the website for the Lange Foundation www.langefoundation.com, and alot of the dogs that they showed in cages during the show are listed as adopted on the website!! Including all 4 of the Groomer Has It! doggies. YAY!
Another doggie related situation.... my vet has left the clinic :(. Dr. Andrews has opened her own clinic in Newnan, so I guess that means I'll be hauling my fat ass to Newnan to see her every couple of months. She took time to find the right cocktail of drugs to give Princess a good quality of life. She'll never be a puppy again, but she feels good now. She prances and plays again. I'll never be able to thank her enough for what she's done for me and my family.
On the season finale of Grey's Anatomy a couple of weeks ago, there was a bit of a story line about Dr. Bailey and how she is simplifying her life. She referenced the bigger or whole picture several times during these little speeches. Lately I've adopted, "the bigger picture" for my life.
My sister decided to move back to Georgia, and let's just say I was less than thrilled. There is some bad water flowing under the bridge between us. I spent 2 days being angry and upset, and after I saw that episode it all just settled in deep for me. I woke up the next morning with a better attitude. The bigger picture is that she's my sister, my family, and regardless of what happens... we will always be family. I always tend to focus on what is directly in front of me, rarely seeing the bigger picture. What's directly in front of me is just a small piece of the picture, and it's usually a negative one... I am trying to look past that into the rest of the picture, which obviously is much more sunny. Far too often I only see the gloominess that hangs right before me.
I'm preaching "the bigger picture" to most of my friends and loved ones.... maybe I can start a cult??
Dixies First Trip to Lake Lanier
Originally uploaded by perhapsitsfate.
I've been anxious to try out this awesome dog park at Laurel Park.
We drove by it one afternoon last year, and the place was just hopping with doggies, and I thought Dixie would love making some friends with dogs her size. Sassy hates her, and she bores the doggies next door... so I had high hopes for the dog park. When we arrived we were the only people there, bummer, but it gave her the opportunity to just run and run, and she was having a grand time. She's hasn't been able to stretch her legs like that in awhile, so she was a sight to see. A new arrival, a young pitbull mix came in, and she was definitely interested to play. After the initial buttsniffing, all seemed ok, until Dixie would try to play, and he'd take her to the ground. After a few minutes, poor Dix was just trying to crawl under the park benches. :(. Frankly I was surprised, because she's always been so sassy and full of life, but she was not having this crap. Eventually it wasn't too bad, the guy offered to leave, but I told him no, that it didn't seem agressive and should work itself out in a few minutes and it did seem to get better. Then up pulled a van, and they had not 1, but 2 pitbulls... *sigh*. These dogs were yard dogs, they spend their life on a chain. (the owners told us this). They carried the dogs out of the van, and the 2 males postured and preened around each other and a sketchy lil female pup darted around. They didn't seem agressive, just pitbulls. I threw a ball for Dixie for everyone to chase, and poor Dixie got 20 feet away and the newest male attacked her! I still don't understand what provoked the fight. The guy thankfully was a few feet away, and got his dog off mine, but I figured poor Dixie had had enough. I just don't understand how people can think it's ok to take their badly behaved dogs to a public dog park. My neighbors and good friends have 3 pitbulls that are treated better than most people's kids, and they still don't take their dogs to the dog park, for fear that they "might" get rambunctious. (I honestly think they'd be fine, but then I'm partial to them). BUT, you cannot take dogs that spend their lives on a chain, neglected to a park that is meant for dogs that love other dogs and people.
Anyway.... the first guy had told us about a trail down to the lake. (Laurel Park borders Lake Lanier). So I figured maybe we'd give it a shot and see if she would like to swim. We tramped down to the water. At first other than just going to the edge and lapping at the water she wasn't interested, but I stepped in up to my calves and she followed suit. For nearly an hour she was in and out of the water. I'd throw a stick and she'd chase and swim out pretty far, but she's just go in and swim without any coaxing. She really enjoys the water, and it was such a joy to see her having so much fun.
I'm thankful for small pleasures like this, it did me a world of good and I found myself laughing and smiling for hours afterwards. I think I'm going to buy a retrieval dummy in a few weeks and practice with her, she might have a talent!
I moderate a Yahoo Freecycle Group. I've been doing it for years now, and other than confirming my disgust of whiny bitchy people, it's just something I "do". I rarely even mention to anyone, because it's such a small part of my life. I also get all the letters to the "owner" of the group. A week or so ago, someone posted that their dog had been killed, and would like another. I never allow pets wanted ads, only offers... but it got through one of the other Mods I guess. I didn't even notice it, except I had an email from the owner of another group saying that this person was an abuser, etc etc and so forth. I deleted the message (I would have anyway) and wrote to the person telling them that pets wanted ads were not permitted. Left it at that and moving on.......
Then she posts again, about a family that has supposedly lost everything in a fire. I get ANOTHER email, from this person that Mods a different group, to say that it's another message from this person, it's a scam, blah blah blah. Frankly, I could care less. I feel as though if you are going to offer something for to someone you should take extra time to find out if they are in real need.... BUT the bottom line is this, Freecycle is to get rid of things you don't want, most people could care less who gets it, just as long as they are getting rid of it. I do find using it for monetary gain distatesful and it's against the rules, but how is there any way of keeping up with all that? I gave like 20 pairs of shoes to this girl a couple of years ago, and I'm fairly certain she was selling them on craigslist, I was mildly annoyed, but if I'd wanted to make money off of them, I would have done the work involved. Let the buyer beware. If you are buying their story, then it's up to you to do the footwork involved to be sure that it's not bullshit. I think it all boils down to this for me.... if all you have to do all day is sit and monitor what others do online, then there is almost a guarantee that you need to get a fucking life. The people on craigslist that have a forum devoted to getting posts deleted because they don't approve... need to get a life. I've been flagged for removal on craigslist more than once... once it was because I asked about DOG FOOD. That makes me a horrible person. They consider it out of the guidelines... *shrugs*. Frankly, I'm biting my tongue to keep from shooting off a scathing email and telling them to mind their own business, cause I don't care. They've yet to offer any proof of any of this persons wrongdoing, it's just their word against hers.
I DON'T CARE I DON'T CARE I DON'T CARE I DON'T CARE...
Maybe I should say, I don't care about her or her schemes, what I do care about is them filling up my email box about it... go monitor the pets section of craigslist if you need to get your jollies off.
*shakes it off*
I've been antisocial of late, it's nothing personal, I'm just tired and feel the need to decompress. I spent 2 days literally on the couch, and it would have been 3 except I had to go in to work yesterday for a short time, and that's when I realized I had a cold. Now I have to deal with the desk and whiny/bitchy people that don't want to be back to work after a holiday... neither do I, so please just move on, we'll all keep to ourselves. I'm not sure when I'll be the way I normally am, I really just don't have anything on my mind except resting and being lazy.
Yay!
