Here's hoping that you don't have any family calls. And just a quiet day all together.
not so serious but I want to rant II: Redemption
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My brother got drums and some recording gear for Christmas. Goodbye peaceful nights of sleep -_-
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makare
My laptop is, as Eddie Izzard would say, slowly falling apart like a flan in a cupboard.
Three letters missing, one skewed, slow, and the cord is all fucked up. Why laptop why i thought I was good to you?!
Three letters missing, one skewed, slow, and the cord is all fucked up. Why laptop why i thought I was good to you?!
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makare
Well I just got back from my druggie sister's court of the day. She is still locked up. I was really feeling sad that she wasn't home and then i was sad to see her dressed in orange bound up in chains but then i saw that cocky smirk she always has and im glad she is in jail.
I really loved the judge this time. She was very no nonsense and put my sister in her place. It is kind of funny to me that this little waif of a woman was the hard ass and the last judge who was a really tall bulky guy with a voice like a superman villain was the pushover. It cracked me up.
I really loved the judge this time. She was very no nonsense and put my sister in her place. It is kind of funny to me that this little waif of a woman was the hard ass and the last judge who was a really tall bulky guy with a voice like a superman villain was the pushover. It cracked me up.
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makare
I think the only reason I wished she was out was I missed seeing her open her presents and she is the only one who plays video games or board games with me. I have rose colored glasses about her at this point I think.
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Chazwozel
I can understand that. My sister used to really get on my nerves and I couldn't understand why everyone was giving her extra chances she didn't deserve. Now she works her ass off to support her 4 kids and never breaks even, let alone gets ahead.
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makare
I just hope my sister doesn't mess her life up too much. I figure she will grow out of this stuff but who knows.
I set up one of my best friends (female) with another one of my friends. They have a lot in common and really seemed to hit it off, etc.
Without going into too much detail, they slept together several times but he wouldn't make an honest woman out of her by asking her out and unbeknownst to him, she has several issues about making the move on things like this. I'd heard the rumour from other mutual friends that he has no proper sense of what do do with women so I figured I'd talk to im and persuade him to ask her out if he's interested. It's not like she'll say no.
And then he told me he wasn't actually looking for a girlfriend.
So now I feel bad because my female friend is pretty crushed for once again putting herself out there and being hurt, and I'm the one who pushed her to get over her insecurities and persue this. She's made a lot of great personal growth under my wing over the past couple months and I'd hate to see her get soured by this experience that I ALSO led her into.
Sigh.
Without going into too much detail, they slept together several times but he wouldn't make an honest woman out of her by asking her out and unbeknownst to him, she has several issues about making the move on things like this. I'd heard the rumour from other mutual friends that he has no proper sense of what do do with women so I figured I'd talk to im and persuade him to ask her out if he's interested. It's not like she'll say no.
And then he told me he wasn't actually looking for a girlfriend.
So now I feel bad because my female friend is pretty crushed for once again putting herself out there and being hurt, and I'm the one who pushed her to get over her insecurities and persue this. She's made a lot of great personal growth under my wing over the past couple months and I'd hate to see her get soured by this experience that I ALSO led her into.
Sigh.
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Jiarn
From what I've seen in my experience. When a guy sleeps with a girl, then says he's not looking for a girlfriend right now, it means he's not interested in her past sex. Not so much the "not being interested in a girlfriend" situation, because if he was genuinely interested in someone, it would be "the time".
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Jiarn
Again, he slept with her, maybe was really interested in her at first, but after the fact realized he wasn't interested so he threw the "not ready right now" excuse to get away and keep looking.
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Biannoshufu
Gusto, do the right thing. Tie him to his bed as he sleeps and beat the shit out of him with a tube sock full of soap.
For bringing a donut into the barracks?
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Jiarn
For punching one in the barracks
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makare
Ok so this is a long rant but I want to rant so sorry.
Tonight I had to run over to my friend Toni's house because my friends brilliantly had wine but no wine bottle opener. So I get over there and I'm greeted by one dog I know and another new dog I haven't met. I immediately notice that one of their dogs is not there. So I said aren't you short a dog? She got really quiet and said they had to put her down dont you read facebook?
Now of course I do I just must have missed that. They had to put her down because she had hip dysplasia and the other dog pulled her hip out of joint. I was pretty upset to hear it but I didn't really say anything.
The reason I am upset is I have a dog with hip dysplasia that is very bad. But we love her and as long as we are able to keep her out of pain and happy we are willing to do all sorts of extra things for her. We make sure she has a warm place to sleep and we massage her hips. It's very important to us that she is comfortable and happy.
I don't know if Toni did that. That is what upsets me I guess. Also a few years ago Toni had a really annoying beagle named Reggie. Reggie caused all sorts of damage to their house and was a giant pain in the ass. Toni said she and her husband were just thinking of putting him down. I said you know there are people who will take a dog even a troubled dog to keep that from happening check the internet. So she said she would.
A few weeks later she told me they found a nice home for him in a town a ways away. I was so happy about it all being resolved so nicely. But that night I went to class. In one of my classes I had a classmate named Bill who is also a mutual friend of both mine and Toni's. So when I saw him I said "Isn't it great that they found a home for Reggie in Mitchell?"
He looked at me like I was from space and said, "That's just what they told the kids. They had him put down." I felt like I had been gut kicked. First off my friend lied to me and not just any lie the same bullshit lie she told her children. And second that dog did not have to die Toni just wasn't willing to do the work needed to spare him
I can't help thinking that this time, with this dog, they did the same thing. Before when they had talked about putting her down because of the dysplasia, my mom told me to tell her that we would take the dog if it came to that. But I didn't tell her because for whatever reason I didn't think Toni would be able to do it. You know maybe it was so bad that the dog would not have been able to live happily and then I understand putting her down. It is about quality of life but considering the history I have a hard time believing that Toni was willing to put any work into assuring quality of life. So she copped out.
I'm just so broken up about the whole thing. I know that we love our dogs and our cats more than a lot of people love theirs but I know that I could never put a pet down unless it was absolutely necessary and there were no other options.
And I'm also pissed off that she couldn't pick up the damn phone and tell me. I am so sick of hearing about bad news on Facebook.
She was a really good dog
Tonight I had to run over to my friend Toni's house because my friends brilliantly had wine but no wine bottle opener. So I get over there and I'm greeted by one dog I know and another new dog I haven't met. I immediately notice that one of their dogs is not there. So I said aren't you short a dog? She got really quiet and said they had to put her down dont you read facebook?
Now of course I do I just must have missed that. They had to put her down because she had hip dysplasia and the other dog pulled her hip out of joint. I was pretty upset to hear it but I didn't really say anything.
The reason I am upset is I have a dog with hip dysplasia that is very bad. But we love her and as long as we are able to keep her out of pain and happy we are willing to do all sorts of extra things for her. We make sure she has a warm place to sleep and we massage her hips. It's very important to us that she is comfortable and happy.
I don't know if Toni did that. That is what upsets me I guess. Also a few years ago Toni had a really annoying beagle named Reggie. Reggie caused all sorts of damage to their house and was a giant pain in the ass. Toni said she and her husband were just thinking of putting him down. I said you know there are people who will take a dog even a troubled dog to keep that from happening check the internet. So she said she would.
A few weeks later she told me they found a nice home for him in a town a ways away. I was so happy about it all being resolved so nicely. But that night I went to class. In one of my classes I had a classmate named Bill who is also a mutual friend of both mine and Toni's. So when I saw him I said "Isn't it great that they found a home for Reggie in Mitchell?"
He looked at me like I was from space and said, "That's just what they told the kids. They had him put down." I felt like I had been gut kicked. First off my friend lied to me and not just any lie the same bullshit lie she told her children. And second that dog did not have to die Toni just wasn't willing to do the work needed to spare him
I can't help thinking that this time, with this dog, they did the same thing. Before when they had talked about putting her down because of the dysplasia, my mom told me to tell her that we would take the dog if it came to that. But I didn't tell her because for whatever reason I didn't think Toni would be able to do it. You know maybe it was so bad that the dog would not have been able to live happily and then I understand putting her down. It is about quality of life but considering the history I have a hard time believing that Toni was willing to put any work into assuring quality of life. So she copped out.
I'm just so broken up about the whole thing. I know that we love our dogs and our cats more than a lot of people love theirs but I know that I could never put a pet down unless it was absolutely necessary and there were no other options.
And I'm also pissed off that she couldn't pick up the damn phone and tell me. I am so sick of hearing about bad news on Facebook.
She was a really good dog
Sadly, some people treat their animals like furniture. When it's of no more use it's more work to place it in craig's list (ie, find someone to take the animal) than it is to simply throw it away. I'd also be angry at the vet that was willing to put an otherwise healthy beagle down simply because they were not interested in training him. I have to imagine they told the vet the dog was dangerous to humans so the vet would agree (ie, place the blame away from the vet) but I do know some vets that are only interested in the money they can make, and not the animals they treat.
I think your friend has decided that, like religion and politics, they aren't going to talk animals with you anymore, and they probably think it's polite to make these pretenses so you don't become all wound up with their decisions. They don't think of it as any more significant than saying, "Oh, yeah, we voted for [your favorite politician] too" just to move the conversation away from mutual differences. What's worse is that you'll likely not be able to change their minds or behavior over time.
Some people never make that connection to animals. It's one of the things that I'm specifically endeavoring to teach my children. I'm convinced that like learning music and art learning to love creatures other than humans is useful in the long run.
I think your friend has decided that, like religion and politics, they aren't going to talk animals with you anymore, and they probably think it's polite to make these pretenses so you don't become all wound up with their decisions. They don't think of it as any more significant than saying, "Oh, yeah, we voted for [your favorite politician] too" just to move the conversation away from mutual differences. What's worse is that you'll likely not be able to change their minds or behavior over time.
Some people never make that connection to animals. It's one of the things that I'm specifically endeavoring to teach my children. I'm convinced that like learning music and art learning to love creatures other than humans is useful in the long run.
Dave
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Not quite on the whole "dog is dead" level, but site traffic is down. Why? Because the fucking redirects don't work from the old site. So Google still sends people to the old site and they are greeted with a generic "hey, go here!" message, which most people won't. The reason? I had vBSEO which simplified URLs and made it easier for Google and other sites to index. But since I'm moving away from vB SEO is basically telling me to go fuck myself.
I'm Chad Sexington again, my avatar doesn't fit anymore, and 
Hrmph!
Hrmph!
Looks like I'll be bringing my dog to the vet next week. Lately he'll get to walking with an arched back and stiff rear legs. It's doesn't happen much, and never lasts long, but it's happening more often now. At first I thought running through the snow was just making him stiff. I dropped him off at my parents today, since I was working late, and my dad called cause he was doing it there and was worried. Ugh, sometimes I wish they could talk to let you know what the hell is hurting them.
I picked up my dog, and it's apparently not what I thought. It's the same problem he's had before where he acts like his whole right side hurts. He will only look to the left, and if he has to turn to the right he will do a full circle to the left. He should be ok in a couple of days, but I have to go leave for my Grandpa's tomorrow. I feel horrible leaving him like that, but an 8 hour car drive will be even harder on him. Hopefully he feels better in the morning.
Dave
Staff member
I once house sat for a couple who had a cat just like that. He couldn't turn left at all and if he wanted to he'd have to go all the away around to the right. It was a pain in the ass because he'd walk into a wall, then be unable to move away from it. He'd walk along until he hit a corner where he'd simply sit down and start to yowl really loud until I got up and turned him.
That cat had had a stroke. I hope that it's not the same as your dog but damn does it sound like it.
That cat had had a stroke. I hope that it's not the same as your dog but damn does it sound like it.
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