So I finally updated my tradelist! How exciting. If you're on my flist, you may request one thing from this list for me to upload for you, since I'm fairly certain I've gotten things from all of you at one point or another.

If you're just visiting, either comment or email me (address in my profile) or AIM works, too.

Updated: January 31, 2008

( Follow the yellow brick cut! )

So. I give my everything, I put my relationships on the line, I fight tooth and nail for two years, and then she walks away from ME? Ha. Funny. Fuck her and the high horse she rode in on. I don't even get a fucking explanation because she's too weak to explain herself. I wish I could take it all back, let her see where she'd be without me there, when everyone else didn't give a fuck.

Okay. I don't like preaching to my flist, or forcing my beliefs on anybody, but I think we are all at least animal likers, if not animal lovers, so I have to post the following, which is a plea from a community in dyer straights. Grayson Humane Society is located in Kentucky. They have done everything in their power to keep their facility no-kill and for the most part, they have succeeded. Those of you who live in more northern or less rural areas might not think this is a big deal but in Kentucky, this is close to a miracle. I will put it this way, there is another facility, in the same state, in the same sort of demographic, that at one point in time, had a 100% kill rate. They basically took in the animals they had to, held them for the mandatory stray hold period (3-5 days, depending on the area) and then euthanised them. So Grayson is what it is because the volunteers work tirelessly to promote themselves, to make sure that they can always take in animals in need and get them homes they deserve. Right now, as a result of that, they have an $8,000 vet bill that they cannot pay off. The vets in the area are very understanding but they will eventually have to say they can't treat if Grayson can't pay off at least some of its debt. I know most of us don't really have much money, but honestly, if you donate a couple of dollars and maybe pass on this message, it would make a HUGE difference in the life of a deserving animal.

( Under the cut is a summary of just a FEW of the poor Grayson patients that have recently required medical care. )

The ChipIn link, which is PayPal, is here: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=S6buUminb5DOCPRHO4RcqhaNOljfap1sS9gk6sa0FMpVadGoNXKYvC3MbO0&dispatch=50a222a57771920b6a3d7b606239e4d529b525e0b7e69bf0224adecfb0124e9b833248354cf50881b500d37e944d21e525ac7f200bc6a344

Okay heads up, because the rest of my life kind of still sucks (though less than it did before) this post is going to be entirely dog oriented, because that makes me happy. So you can skip over it if you want to.

( Happy times with Charlieface )

Now something a bit more melancholy...is there anyone looking for a pet? Because I came across two dogs on the PetFinder forum...both of them are healthy, one is 12 and one is 13, medium dogs, bonded for life because...they have been living in the same run at the shelter for over ten years. Yes, two dogs, in the shelter, for more than TEN YEARS. They're both obviously reaching the end of their respective roads, and all they need is a place to be loved and fed and cared for until then. A shelter for a month is not acceptable for a dog, but this is just...it completely shatters my heart to think of it. :( The rescue they're at is in Florida, but basically they could figure out transport anywhere. So if you would like to give them a home, or you know anyone else who might...Please let me know? Or better yet...

( The listing for the Golden Couple )

Kurt:


Millie:

Friends cut, y'all. If you were accidentally cut, comment and I'll add you back! If you want to cut me and I did not cut you, please do so, no hard feelings. :)

This is your friendly reminder to keep voting, please. :)

theanimalrescuesite.com

K-9 Lifesavers is in the top 30. They were in the top 15 to start with. Still have a chance here! Don't forget about the puppies! :)

Okay, guys, I NEVER do this. I'm not much for promoting causes so much as defending them, but this is a little different...Petfinder.com and theanimalrescuesite.com are running a competition. Whichever shelter wins the most votes has the chance to win $100,000. Petfinder has its problems, but this is a genuinely great cause. Without them, I wouldn't have Charlie, so this means a lot. PLEASE go to the website as often as you remember (once a day max, per computer) and vote for K-9 Lifesavers in DC. They only just got off the ground as a nonprofit in September but they are doing so, so much good. They rescue animals from very high-kill shelters in the South (NC, SC, GA) and foster them/vet them here in DC until they find homes for them. Their only source of money at the moment is adoption fees/donations and whatever they make from their fundraisers. PLEASE vote.

If you have another shelter close to your heart, I won't hold it against you if you vote for them instead. 100,000 to ANY shelter is going to save a lot of dogs. :)

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces

Oh, and just cuz I don't think I've actually posted a pic of my boy in a while...

I am absolutely ecstatic beyond words right now. An unforgettable night, seriously. We did it. I can't even believe it. It's about fucking time. THANK GOD. That is all I have to say about that.

President Obama. :D

Okay so in the interest of continuity...

( Dear You #2 )

1. Yesterday was the worst day ever. Until I got home from work and then it was amazing.
2. I really wish my hydro would stop acting up. It does this when the temperature jumps like 20 degrees and since I'm working outside...yeah. My left hand has been twitchy for two days. Fun.
3. Being a lesbian with carpal tunnel is hard. *giggle*
4. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is an adorable movie.
5. It needs to not be 94 degrees with 90% humidity. I really wish I was kidding.
6. Weirdest dream ever last night. Okay, I was in this class and lots of stuff happened but that wasn't important so I'll skip it. So we went on break for the class and I walked outside and found this theater and decided to skip out on the rest of class because they were moving a show in and then Allison Janney walked out the stage door and I said something to her that was nice but not overly original and she got this huge smile on her face and gave me a huge hug (like I staggered backwards from the force of it) and then she let me go and was like "thank you, sweetheart. I have to go now but I'll see you later!" and left. And then Julia popped out the door and was like "Come on! We have to clean up!" So I followed her inside and the theater was a complete mess. And Julia was like "Help me!" So I did. We cleaned everything and chatted and somehow got on the subject of Julie Reiber (who was married to some man in my dream, he wasn't real). And Julia just sort of shrugged and said something about Julie having a M/mistress. I'm not sure if she meant it in the "affair" way or the D/s way but it was highly amusing in either case. And I was totally freaking out and Julia laughed at me and gave me a hug. And then I woke up. LMAO. Random times.

In concolusion, I had Maggiano's leftovers for lunch and they were delicious. And I have to go back to work now.

I am unspeakably pissed off right now. Well, not really. More like torn between complete disgust and laughing out loud because I just can't take this whole thing seriously. Okay, basically what happened: John, this other cashier, and myself were outside in garden running register, and we had no customers for the moment so we were talking across the space between us which is like 10 feet? Probably less than that. And this customer walked in and we both said hi and went back to our conversation. The guy stops between us and goes (in a completely holier-than-thou tone) "Sorry to interrupt your conversation." And then he just kept walking? WTF. Okay so after he'd walked by, John gets his "oh God, not THIS again" look on his face and I'm all confused. So once the guy walks away, John explains that this is a fairly frequent customer (somehow I've missed him? I'm very glad) who has taken to bitching every.single.time he comes into the store. Screaming, throwing what are essentially temper tantrums, whatever. Ew. He's like some 50 year old guy. But I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt, after all it was entirely plausible that his earlier remark had been a bit of a sarcastic joke.

Five or ten minutes later, he walks up to my register and I ring up his things and even before I tell him his total he goes "So where are the Mexicans to load this?" I just stared at him, trying to tell if he was joking (and praying that he was). I was like "Excuse me?" and he goes "The Mexicans. Tony told me you had Mexican loaders out here to help me." I was still completely shocked so I was just kind of staring at him for a couple of seconds without responding and he goes "Tony, your store manager." In this "Are you stupid?" tone. Like he's BFF with our store manager (who, by the way, would NEVER say that). So I told him that we didn't have any Mexican workers in the garden center (which is true) and said I'd call someone to help him load. He walked away and the guy he was with paid, seemingly oblivious to what a fucking asshole his companion was being. Ick.

Never in my life have I wanted to deck a customer so badly. If he comes back with a similar attitude, no way in hell is he getting away with it.

Okay I'm bored so.

The problem with LJ: we all think we are so close, but really we know nothing about each other.
I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me, something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away. Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don't know about you.

You can, as everyone is saying, as the less obvious questions. I have no issues or limits on questions. You can ask WHATEVER you'd like. I'll even make the post public so you can comment anonymously! Hee.

Tonight was fun. :) LB is always awesome, as is Glory Days, and of course Christy is just made of win, always. Excellent combination. The only bad part was the service sucked at GD, but we got over it. The dessert was orgasmic.

Now, a meme-type thing I stole from Ainsley (who stole it from someone else):

Ask me one question, anything you want, no holds barred, and I'll answer. I'm not screening but I am not logging and this isn't locked, so anonymous comment away. :)

April is made of win! Yay extension. *glomps her*

I...am in a really bitchy mood. I don't know if it has to do with being tired, or if I'm PMSing or what, but normally I just get quiet and whatever and right now, not so much. It's contained, obviously. I'm not yelling at everyone, and I don't want to not talk to people...I'm just...I don't know. Tiny things are bugging the shit out of me, and they are all things that are distinctly not-bothersome otherwise. *sigh* Part of it is probably residual from yesterday. Sleep didn't fix everything, unfortunately, though I am better today. Grr.

*is angerball*

Dear Novec/Dominion,
Please refrain from giving us a power outage when it's dark outside and I have to go to class. Now my class was canceled and I am sad. However, I would also like to thank you for giving back power in time to watch AI.

Neutrally yours,
Me.

Ugh. Eating chocolate in place of throwing things is not a good plan. I don't know if it is better or worse than throwing them. I will have to think of a third option. Now I feel slightly sick, my teeth hurt, and I basically still want to throw things. Do I have a right to feel like this? Not particularly, no. But fuck it. All people, including myself, fail at decision making. Doing stupid things because you want to do them is not a justifiable reason for doing them. No, I'm not deluded into thinking I can fix it everything, just by being smart. Just...life would be fucking simpler. True fact.

So, Loving Annabelle? I kind of loved it. I know, I'm a bad lesbian for not seeing this thing until now, but IT'S NOT MY FAULT, I swear. Thank God for Logo. LOL.

Also, explain to me how it is possible that after THREE NIGHTS, I'm going through Tin Man withdrawal...Azkadellia did a spell on meeeeeeee. Haha.

I must state, for the record, that today kind of won. There was much excellent ficcage, mine's FINALLY done, it snowed, the movie was on, Addison's Anatomy was lovely as per usual...I think that about covers it, no?

Finally, my friends, I have a dilemma...I want pancakes. We have pancake mix, but come the morning, I rarely have the motivation to make them!!! *fwaps self* I really need to fix this. *sigh*

I sort of love Tinman. A liiiiiiiittle bit. *pets it* Azkadelia/DG FTMFW. It's sort of like E/N, only really not at all. LOL.