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Creepy thing of the week.
Posted Apr 20, 2004
Every Monday, I go to the library and putter around, waiting for my mother to get out of her class. I was browsing, just poking along, and noticed this guy following me. He wasn't very stealthy and continued following, so I meandered over to the restrooms. There is a hall there, in plain view of the desk. He came up to me and started mumbling very fast. I was backing away from him and I caught, 'I'll pay you to urinate on me.' WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!! Eew the eew eew freakin' eew. Needless to say, it scared me to death. I guess I shouted my disgust because the guy scuttled away and the librarian (this really big guy) came and asked if I was alright. Just a word of advice to all of you guys, this is NOT a good way to pick up girls. *shudder*
Nothing new today, except that I had a mild breakdown over this huge crow that's been outside my window for the past three days. After attempting to shoot him (I couldn't even attempt it, really) and crying in utter frustration, I feel a lot better. However, if the creature comes back, I will have someone else shoot it. I HATE IT.
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American marketing at it's peak.
Posted Apr 14, 2004
Just type what you want in the box...
http://www.subservientchicken.com/
*cough* Hahahahahahaha...
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Nothing terribly interesting, as usual.
Posted Apr 14, 2004
As a note, Sherman is making blood again. He has made a tiny bit of improvement, but again, I'm trying to choke off any hope in case he decides that it's not a reaction to the phenobarbitol and goes into a dive again. *hoppydance*
A rather confusing day today, but I won't bore you with the details. I'm feeling confused in a subdued, content way with actual cause but not enough of one to explain.
More inane questions for the likes of you.
What would you do for a good bowl of strawberry icecream?
Which do you prefer, accoustic or electric?
What is your favorite audio junkfood?
Do you think 'never say never' is a stupid expression? Why?
Do you like cooked carrots as well or better than raw ones?
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I was lying when I said hardly anything came my way.
Posted Apr 11, 2004
For someone who collects breed standards like some people collect stamps, has learned to show and groom fourteen different breeds, and has basically lived at dogshows since I was tiny, this is ecstasy, so humor me. We have a show this week about twenty minutes from our house where all of the shows and concerts in this area are held. A lady we know has a large kennel of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. They’re a little small for my taste, but they’re hopelessly adorable. This dear, sweet lady asked mama and I to help her because her husband had to go home. So, she gave me a bitch to handle today that has blown all of her coat (she's only two and could go another year, if not bred, before she'll hold coat) and we won fourth in a class of...twenty-eight. I have never shown toy dogs, so it was a first for me. The only dogs I've shown before that could be called relatively small are Kerry Blues, so I was quite pleased. The dog knew what it was doing more than I did, basically, but still. Anyway, *squeal* Alice asked me if I'd be willing to take some of her 6-9 monthers and work with them because she and her daughter don't have time for everyone. I immediately jumped. I love dogshows. The environment is extremely...guarded. People aren't always the nicest, but the people rushing around, armbands and rubberbands everywhere, liver lying on the ground, the hot, crowded grooming areas full of barking dogs and roaring dryers, even the smell, is incensing. I have always loved to watch the professional handlers in action; it’s an art form. I love the venders. I love seeing people who love their dogs and make a living off of them. And as much as I hate to see people be hateful and nasty to each other and even their dogs, it’s an integral part of the atmosphere. There’s a surface appearance of calm, but the electricity of competition and measuring is incredibly invigorating. They’re havens for gays, angry people, sad people, ‘normal’ people, and people with a love and dedication to a breed, breeds, or who just enjoying the events. Most of all, I love dogs. To be offered an opportunity to work with dogs outside of my own and experiment with unique individuals I haven’t raised since birth is a dream. She has four dogs for me to work with, two boys and two girls. We were discussing it this afternoon and she said something about paying me. I hadn’t even thought about getting paid, quite honestly. Usually, I am the only person under 30 in the breed rings and grooming area. I’ve never done junior handling (a complete waste of time where you are judged (if you’re under 18) on how well you handle your dog (which, if you’re like most junior handlers, are finished champions who are ring trained)) and jumped right into breed when I was seven. The junior handling people tend to be snotty, and I had a bad encounter with a girl once who demanded from the person I was handling for that I not get paid. What in the world right does she have? Back on subject. The plan is that I’ll get a dog and keep it at the house, work it, train it, and show it for her. Whenever she goes to shows, I’ll come with her to help with grooming, handling, hauling, etc. I’ll get to do some travelling, which I love, and be in one of my favorite temporary environments and get paid really good money especially for a teenager. This fits so perfectly into my not going to bandcamp this summer and only having to go to school a few days a week next year. I’ve always harbored this tiny little dream in the back of my head about handling on the side, but I figured that, because mama doesn’t like shows much and doesn’t like having to train the dogs, it’d never happen. Oh, just WEEE!
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A Day of Interesting Things.
Posted Apr 10, 2004
Well, it's been a day of interesting happenings, but I really don't feel like listing them all. I just got done scalding myself in an oversized bathtub (ah, heaven) before running across the house and taking a freezing shower. I smell delightfully of lavendar as does the guinea pig and I shall tell y'all the most...interesting occurance of the day. My mother sucked up a garter snake in the shop-vac. This poor, innocent tiny little snake she sucked up and left. She did this last night and didn't tell anyone. This evening, she told me, 'There's a snake in the shop-vac you might want to get out.' Just so you know, my mother is mildly insane and close to certifiable. I calmly went out to the kennel and was expecting to see the vacuum cleaner bag writhing and containing a small rattlesnake or copperhead. I shook the bag and heard nothing and sensed no movement but a tiny, TINY little wiggle. I took the bag out into the woods and ripped it open with a stick and stepped back. What crawled out? Not any sort of venemous snake, but a itsy-bitsy garter snake. I think it will suffice to say that the poor, poor little fellow was very dry. I'm assuming that the cat brought him in, but my mother is still very pleased with herself. She caught a snake in a vacuum cleaner. Imagine the ride that sucker had!
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