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« March 2006 | Main | May 2006 » April 29, 2006Pink RocksI guess it's a sign of the emotional strain of the times when a song makes me cry. I just watched the video of Pink performing Dear Mr. President Live in NYC. The words are powerful and the music is beautiful. Here's my first try at embedding a video on the front page. Enjoy! Dear Mr. President Dear Mr. President What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street How do you sleep while the rest of us cry Dear Mr. President What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away How do you sleep while the rest of us cry Let me tell you bout hard work How do you sleep at night
[keywords: Politics pink music-video] April 28, 2006Eh HEM!My friend forwards an email to me yesterday from "S", the woman who called Maya's old owner about a possible home... and basically said okay to him putting her in the shelter. She took complete credit for this and even sent the pictures I took. I know it shouldn't have bothered me, but emailed my friend back to gripe anyway. She told me she didn't know about what else I had done, so I told her. Then she got pissed. She didn't know he put maya in the shelter and I made him get her out. She also didn't know I paid $260 to get her checked, tested, shots up to date and ear mite medicine. While I appreciate "S" finding her a home, she didn't check on the kitten's health status and almost killed her by saying yes to the pound. My friend also sent a guilt letter to "D", the prior owner, and layed into him about me having to pay all that money. He should have done this like he said he would, but oh well. I got a call from him after work appologizing and offering to pay the bill. After all was said and done, it turned out for the best. Maya got a new home (and new name: Jeri). And I am going to be reinbursed for the money spent. It was worth a week of panicking and a night of lost sleep. :) Helping is good!
[keywords: adoption Maya cat kitten Jeri] April 25, 2006That Was QuickFriday night was interesting. Maya was bounding all over the place, ignoring Trixi's hisses and trying to play with Phoebe. She plays a little too rough so Phoebe just played by herself as Maya watched. By midnight the novelty of saving a cat had worn off and it was time to put her furry ass into the bathroom so we could sleep. I still went in every couple of hours and cuddled her. She really is a doll. Saturday rolled around and Her new mom came by to pick her up. I was kinda sad, but it was for the best. She'd have a big place to romp and play with only one cat to play with. After wishing her well we walked inside and started to clean. I wasn't sure how bad ear mites were but the idea of treating three cats twice a day was too much. By the days end we had wiped, mopped and vaccuumed our apartment. I emailed the pictures I took of Maya to her mom so she could show her off. *sigh* I hope she's happy.
[keywords: adoption Maya kitty cat] April 21, 2006Maya Has a Home!I cannot believe how much I had to do to save one cat. On Wednesday I told the guy who owned her to simply get her shots and checked for viruses. One way or another she'd find a home. Friday morning I called him to see how everything went and he said he took her to the shelter. My heart stopped. Apparently someone called him saying she had a woman willing to adopt and he thought it was me. When the woman told him she wouldn't be able to pick her up til Saturday he said he was leaving on a flight and couldn't wait. then he muttered something about them having her spayed and shots as we speek, which was bullshit. Obviously the guy didn't know shit about shelters. I hung up the phone and frantically called "B", my hero who rescues kittens, to cry. she said I did my best and somehow it wasn't comforting. I had to try. I called the guy back and told him about her statistics (the shelter he put Maya in has a 70% kill rate), that they wont give her any shots until someone adopts her and that means she has a low immune system and won't survive. That got him on the guilt road to salvation. I told him to go get her and I'd take her for now. Then I hung up the phone and called the woman who wanted her to see if she would still take her. She called me back saying yes.The guy asked if he could bring the cat to me, which I agreed. We met at my vet and Jake and I took over. He seemed nice enough, just not one to EVER have kids. Oy. We spent three hours (and $260) at the vet getting her shots, tested and ear meds. Yeppers, she has ear mites. We brought her home for the evening and let her loose. She really is a sweet animal. Phoebe and her get along really well, Trixi's hissing and Dorian... well he's in hiding. Wimp.
[keywords: Flickr adoption Maya] April 20, 2006Fighting, Scratching and ScoldingThe past two days have been so enjoyable. Yesterday I spent twenty minutes fighting with my boss in a yelling match that silenced half the floor. The reason? She claimed I didn't tell her about a bug with some letters I created. The bug that SHE originally found months ago and made me sit on the phone with the programmers of the software to find the cause of. The bug that she told everyone about. No way in hell was I going to let that go by. So we both butted heads on it while my friend stood there, in utter silence with her jaw on the floor. At one point my boss yelled at me to 'stop saying you told me' when explaining it. I retorted 'Fine. But I DID tell you.' my friend thought she was going to lunge for me. Whatever. Later that night I jumped out of the shower and saw hives. I figured it was just the shower with the heat of the day. By three I was going nuts. No way was I going into work like this. So I called my boss and was greeted by a 34 minute scolding about how I'm letting stress get to me and that it's a pattern. At one point she said I needed to find a way to get rid of the stress. I said, 'Fine. I quit.' She wasn't amused. She kept on about how it was mental until I balked. My eye is red, I have blotches all over and it's itching like crazy. It's NOT mental. Then she went on to my diet and started bitching at me about that. Honestly it would have been easier to just go in. I need to find a new job. I have so many things I'm planning that it's the worst time to start looking. As soon as that's over I am making a B-Line for the job section.
[keywords: Work stress boss hives] April 19, 2006Someone Luv MeMy friend, who's always taking in pets emailed me with a friend's plight. He was given a kitten as a present and his landlord found out. Now he has to get rid of her by Saturday. He said that he doesnt want to take her to a shelter but he cannot keep her past then. She's indoor only, medium hair and very friendly. I'm asking my friend from Kitten Rescue but it's the worst time to find someone (kitten season). As it is she's bottle feeding kittens round the clock at her place.Now for the gripe. She's 8 months, not spayed and doesn't have shots. Luckily she's only been an indoor cat but still. When you take on an animal you are supposed to take care of it! I'm really annoyed that the chick even gave him a kitten without asking if he could have pets. Her cat had kittens so she decided to 'present' them out. There are so many animals being killed every day. We need to start teaching people to be responsible. Don't get an animal unless you are willing to make a life long commitment. That includes medical care and getting them spayed/neutered. It's not as easy as just buying food...
[keywords: Flickr adoption Maya] April 17, 2006Its Dead, JimFriday night JakeD decided to replace my old DVD player with the DVD burner he bought me for my birthday. I don't know what I need the burner for, but I figured I'd ask for it just in case something popped up. He put it in without a glitch and then pressed the power button. Nothing happened. He pressed it again. Zilch. He looked over at me playing on his computer with an 'oh shit' expression. After messing with it for over an hour I called it in. My computer was DOA at 8:15PM. I let out the usual "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" before going into despair. I did the only rational thing a person with a boyfriend, DVDs, a television (to watch them on) and music to listen to would do: I went to bed. The next morning we met our friends for breakfast and then made a B-Line to Best Buy's Geek Squad. I will never make fun of them again. Don, the guy who helped us, was really nice. After filling out the paperwork and telling me what they'd do I was turning away when he said, "We'll call you in a few days". I almost had a heart attack. "A fe... Fe... huh? DAYS?!" We started the rapid apologies about not asking/telling the time frame before filling everything out and he asked me to hold on. After going into the back he returned saying they could do a quick check of the power supply (which is what I thought it was) and let me know. Relieved I left. He called me within twenty minutes to say it was the power supply. I also had a bad CPU fan. He said they didn't have the kind I had on it and to just 'put a regular fan in front of the computer' in the meantime. I called :Bane: who balked and said any kind would do. I redialed Best Buy and Don said they'd do it. By 3PM Saturday I was back online. I know there is going to be a time when I need to disconnect from my computer addiction... but I want it to be on MY terms. Perhaps a trial separation, then custody battle followed by great make-up se... errr... nevermind.
[keywords: computer birthday presents dvd] April 14, 2006The LootThe rest of my birthday was pretty low key. I spent the day relaxing and then met Jake for a great dinner at our favorite restaurant, Houstons. This year I cleaned up in the cool presents department. Jake got me more memory for my phone (I've been wanting this), a DVD burner (my current DVD player sticks and takes no less then 7 pushes to make it pop out), the King Kong DVD (YES!) and the Mel Brooks DVD Collection. Guess what I'll be doing this weekend. *grins*
[keywords: birthday presents] April 12, 2006Gee... ThanksIt's my birthday today! I woke up to the phone ringing. after struggling to get up the answering machine beat me to it. My coworker starts off by saying, "Happy birthday, Odessa!" I thought that was so sweet until she continued, "We need the instructions on how to do a report. Please call us." WTF!?! I stumbled to the kitchen, turned on the coffee and sat down to my desk. I looked at Trixi and said, "Aren't you going to wish me a happy birthday meow?" She promptly coughed up a hairball. I kid you not. Then I had to make a mad dash to clean it up before Dorian got to it. Ugh. I can't wait to see what else is in store for me today.
[keywords: birthday] April 11, 2006Desperate Much?I got an email the other day asking to either give credit or remove a post. She gave a snarky remark about me being in 'bad taste' by not giving her credit. I clicked on the link she provided and was sent back in time. Back to 2003... when the thread was created. This shit wasn't even current. I don't post things without giving credit so I was pretty miffed. In the FIRST line of the thread I stated that it was something I found on MSN. You know, one of those life style posts that people send their work in to be published. It was so old that the link was no longer valid. I also placed the 'meat' of the post in quotes. The reason is that a lot of threads go dead fast and I wanted some referrence kept. Considering it was so old I simply removed the quoted bit, but kept the referrence to the dead link so she could she there was credit given. It wasn't good enough. Apparently she thought her name should have been there. Oh give me a break. I quote parts of news articles all the time and link back to the source: the website I got it from. It's not like I'm quoting from some book. These websites (MSN, CNN, Local news stations, etc...) PAY people for their articles. They want recognition? Write a fucking novel. Bah! I'm done...
[keywords: Rant nct nochicktrix thread] April 09, 2006I Have to Pee.... AGAINI've started the process of a life altering decision... that I'm not ready to talk about yet. The first process is to start a more healthy lifestyle. I bought a HUGE container for water that I have to drink every day... which means I have to pee. A LOT. It holds 72 ozs/2.2 liters/8 glasses. Basically a shitload of water. I don't know how I'm going to pull this off during the week. I can't take the hourly potty breaks in the middle of the night, but it's harder to do it at work. Yeah, this is going to be fun.
[keywords: Health Flickr] April 08, 2006Is Sarcasm a Sign of Old Age?I must be getting old. I was Stumbling and came across a profile that really irked me. It wasn't that she was posting photos of porn. It was that she was posting BAD porn. Genitalia with pimples or badly shaven, odd faced moments of ecstasy and really plain looking people. It was like she just posted the first picture she could find just to say "Look! I like porn! Tee hee! Aren't I sexy?" Her personal photo was of her kneeling with some random guy's cock in her mouth. Lovely. But it was the 'About Me' section that almost locked my eyes in my sockets from the rolling. "I love to suck cock and random cocks are best. Thank GOD for StumbleUpon! I can never get enough!! Anyone want to cum in my mouth? PLEASE??" Can you say 'Attention whore'? Oy... If it's attention she wanted she got it. Any horny guy with Internet access responded with comments about wanting to cum in her mouth yada yada yada ... Bad porn + pornographic picture = desperation. If that's the impression you were going for, you got it. More power to ya, toots.
[keywords: stumble-upon SU attention-whore sarcasm] April 07, 2006Romper Room Time!CNN: Women's obesity rate levels but men, kids getting fatter.ccording to the government's most accurate recent check of the nation's girth, U.S. men and children are increasingly tipping the scales. But the obesity rate among women -- who at 33 percent are heavier as a group -- held steady. Americans are fat. We're fat. Who do you know someone who DOESN'T mention needing to lose a few pounds? When our normal food intake is twice what most people in other countries eat you know we have a problem. I remember going to Sweden and ordering a steak. I couldn't believe the difference. I asked what was wrong with it and my friend laughed, saying, "We don't inject crap into our cows. You are simply eating the beef as it is supposed to be." How embarrassing. By the time I was ready to go home I was craving an American burger. CRAVING. That's not a good thing. When you can drive by a fast food place and know exactly what their burger tastes like it's time to re-examine your eating habits. A nurse at work commented how our 'American fast food restaurants' abroad gave other countries the health problems we suffer. Not something I'm proud of. We're also lazy. For the most part we have decent weather and yet choose to drive everywhere. In Europe they ride bikes, walk or even do a half walk/half ride the public transit. What concerns me most about this article is the children. They're weighing in heavier each year. That means a lifetime of health problems and issues. The parents set the tone. I don't give a shit how much little Johnny whines about wanting a Happy Meal. You are the parent. Instead of belittling the child, take them to a park. Drag them to an Amusement park. Get them walking. If you see your kid starting to get pudgy it's time to examine what you feed them and how much exercise they do. I'm not talking dieting or cutting out the ice cream man. I'm talking about a conscious effort to do the right thing. Get off of your fat ass and work it, girl! Or guy. Whatever.
[keywords: Society current-events fat obesity cnn Americans] April 04, 2006Memory Leak From HellOkay, Firefox is REALLY starting to piss me off. The other night my computer went to a crawl. When I looked at the Task Manager I saw this: Firefox Mem usage: 139,680K. That's a bit much. The memory leak is more like a dam breaking at times. Then there's the constant shut downs. I'm surfing along, minding my own business when I get that annoying error message. Then *poof!* Firefox disappears. Now I have to restart and find the pages I lost. *grumbles* I'm starting to look forward to IE 7 more and more.
[keywords: Firefox] April 01, 2006The Imeem PerksImeem has a new addition to it's perks. The good news is that you can comment and rate pictures and videos that you can upload to their site. The (semi) bad news is that it's only available on the website right now. It should be available via the program next update. It's nice to be able to communicate more with the fellow Imeemers. I've been really happy with this social networking. I've met some great people (yes you, Dustin) who in turn have met some of my great friends. I'm also estatic that I can finally see my Flickr pictures on my profile. Yay! Now if they can only move those suckers to the top!
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