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[Dec. 20th, 2009|12:00 am] |
QUESTION OF THE DAY
If you could play any instrument, what would you choose? Why? |
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| 30 Days of Christmas meme |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|09:09 am] |
Day 13 | A fictional book
Not sure what this means, but my favourite Christmas fictional book has to be Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. Also love the Snowman, but you can't beat grumpy bloomin' Santa!
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[Dec. 19th, 2009|09:08 pm] |
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I am so proud of my dog at the moment I'm almost in tears. Right after we adopted Oscar, we made several trips to the pet store for both shopping and obedience classes. He was a nightmare every time we went. He barked at everyone, tried to pee on everything, went bonkers if we got anywhere near the birds, tried to eat all of the other dogs and was just a hot mess in every aspect. We needed to get a few things so we ventured back again tonight. It's the first time we've been there in about a month. I knew we would see some improvement, but I wasn't expecting what happened. He was an absolute angel. He stayed right with me the whole time and sat down when I told him. He happily greeted all of the people we met. He even went right up to a kitty in a cage, said hello (gave her a good sniff) and walked away without a single bark or fit. He did try to wee on an end cap (can't really blame him because the store is full of markings), but I was paying close attention and stopped him before his leg was even in the air. Other than that, he was perfect! He even got compliments from several people about how well-behaved he was being. It's absolutely amazing what a few weeks of consistent training can do. This wasn't our regular store where we take obedience class. I'm really looking forward to going back there now so our trainer can see how well he's doing. She's not going to believe it's the same dog! |
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[Dec. 19th, 2009|11:52 am] |
I recently bough Oscar a new toy.
It's a Busy Buddy Twist N Treat. It's a small toy that drops treats as he plays with it. As with everything new to which we introduce him, he was afraid of it and we had to teach him how to play with it.
It took him a while to gain enough confidence to even approach the darn thing. It had a very strong plastic smell when I first opened it, which I'm sure didn't help. I ended up smearing a bit of peanut butter inside to get his interest. He really liked that. I then tried it with the cookies inside again. Once his little brain realized there was food coming out of it, he was all on board. He can now have all the cookies out in about 20 seconds. Time to get some bigger cookies so they don't fall out so easily. |
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[Dec. 19th, 2009|12:00 am] |
QUESTION OF THE DAY
When have you experienced poor customer service? How did you react? |
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| The Bugcast - Episode 089 - LIVE |
[Dec. 19th, 2009|12:23 am] |
Episode 089 of The Bugcast is now ready for you to download or subscribe to.
Some cracking music and special guests: Erk and Judy from the Channel Erk family of podcasts!!
Don’t forget to visit the redesigned website at thebugcast.org.
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[Dec. 18th, 2009|01:28 pm] |
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I'm absolutely in shock right now. I took Oscar for a walk to a small park in our neighborhood. I tied him up to a long lead so he could run around a bit and we could work on the "come" command. Since it's early afternoon on a weekday, I figured we'd have the place to ourselves while we were there. Boy, was I wrong. Within about 15 minutes, there were three labs and a retriever all running around off leash. I thought poor little Oscar was going to lose his mind. I kept him on his rope so he could run around if he wanted, but not get too far away from me. I was anticipating some fear based aggression, but, miraculously, there was none! He greeted the other dogs with his tail up, let them sniff him and even ran around with them a bit. When they got a little too forceful with their sniffing (one of them practically picked Oscar up with his nose), I stepped in to protect him and show him I had his back, which is what the behaviorist said to do. He would venture out to play a bit, then always came right back to me so it's definitely working. And he only barked one time out of excitement when the other dogs all ran right past him at full speed chasing a tennis ball. The whole thing was absolutely amazing to watch and a total breakthrough for Oscar. YAY! The only bad thing that happened was when he lifted his leg and marked the back of the pant leg of one of the men. OMG, I was so embarrassed. I don't think I've ever apologized to anyone as much as I did then. Fortunately, he was a good sport about it and didn't seem pissed off. I'm definitely going to have to keep a closer eye on the muttley when we're meeting new people. Yikes. |
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[Dec. 18th, 2009|10:41 am] |
Potty Break, a story in pictures
Before we go outside: Yes, I know it's freezing out there. I don't want to go out in the cold anymore than you do. However, you cannot pee in the house so we're going.
As soon as we get outside: No, your pee will not freeze as it's coming out. I promise. It's not THAT cold.
Once he runs around a bit and realizes it's not so bad being outside: Will you hurry up and poop already?! I'm cold! Let's go!
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[Dec. 18th, 2009|12:00 am] |
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What's your preference: plane, train, boat, automobile, horse or camel? |
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| Next day, the dawn was a brilliant, bright white... |
[Dec. 18th, 2009|09:02 am] |
Next day, the dawn was a brilliant, bright white and I wandered through the
weird and lurid landscape of another climate, for the frozen precipitation
that gives the Arctic its white appearance had taken root in The Midlands.
As man had succumbed to the credit crunch, so our land now succumbed to the
white snow. |
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[Dec. 17th, 2009|08:17 pm] |
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Major change in plans. I am not leaving in the morning after all. We changed my ticket tonight so I am now leaving on Tuesday morning along with Mr Moo. We're not going to be on the same flights. Heck, we're not even flying to the same cities. He's going to Providence and I'm going to Boston. He'll get the rental car as planned then drive to Logan to pick me up before heading to my aunt and uncle's house. It sounds like a nightmare, but it really isn't. We'll be landing at our respective airports at about the same time and the drive to Boston is only about an hour. It will be very late at night, too, so traffic shouldn't be an issue either. |
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[Dec. 18th, 2009|12:40 pm] |
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Dear Biomagnetic,
I would like to claim your money back guarantee on your product. You promised I would be pain free when applying your magnets and I think I have given them a fair go. I applied your magnets to my son over a 3 months ago now and I am STILL in as much pain as I ever was.
Looking forward to receiving my money.
Regards
Cheryl |
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[Dec. 17th, 2009|09:53 am] |
Oscar says hello.
It's going to be a very busy day today. I'm on a plane bound for Massachusetts in the morning and I have lots to do before I head out. I still can't believe Christmas is only a week away. |
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[Dec. 17th, 2009|12:00 am] |
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Would you describe yourself as more of a feeler or a thinker? Why? |
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| Convo's from today |
[Dec. 17th, 2009|02:32 pm] |
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I finally took myself over to see what game Mat was playing (obsessively) and who he was chatting to on there and what they were saying. He didn't seem to mind. Of course I'm sure he minded even less when I went back to what I was doing tho ;)
I saw this person on the screen and their nick was BADASSMAT
Me: Oooh. Badassmat. I dunno as I like you playing games with people with names like that. That's an awful name to have! You shouldn't have to see that on your screen all the time...
Mat: Muummm (knowing I know it's his nick)
Me: Ooooh look! It is a bad ass too!!!!! It's flaming red!
(he was an astronaut with a rocket pack on his back).
Speaking of bad asses. Here's a convo from the (full) waiting room at the Pathologists this morning (I think you may note there is nothing said by the embarrassed mother. LOL This is why we embarrass them when they're teens. It's payback).
Bekah: Excuse me.
Bekah: Wow... that's lots of farts!
Bekah: That's lots of farts Mum!
Bekah: Can you smell them? They are very smelly farts.
And I suppose the worst thing of all was that no, I couldn't even HEAR them let alone smell them. She didn't have to draw attention to herself in any form!!!!!!! |
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[Dec. 16th, 2009|11:29 am] |
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Every day is an adventure with this dog. Today, I learned Oscar will not poop in the rain. A little sprinkle is okay, but not heavy rain like we're having right now. He hadn't pooped since his walk last night so I knew he was due. He barely peed the first time I took him out and was acting like he wasn't feeling very well when we came back inside. I knew he had to go. And I certainly wasn't going to let him go in the house. So, we got out the giant golf umbrella, headed outside and tried again. I must have been a sight all bent over trying to keep my silly little dog under the protection of the umbrella and focused on pooping. He'd circle around a couple times and, just as he looked about to go, a big drop of rain would hit him and we'd have to start all over. Sigh. It took a while, but he finally did his business. Poor dog needs to realize he's not in California anymore and get to growing some webbed feet like the rest of us. |
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[Dec. 16th, 2009|09:37 am] |
Will someone, please, make it so I may spend the rest of my days like this?
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[Dec. 16th, 2009|12:00 am] |
QUESTION OF THE DAY
How often do you doodle? What do your doodles usually look like? |
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