Puzzles! oh dorky yay!

Although this blog is already a show case for my nerdiness, i thought i'd just add to the pile. MN Companion Rabbit Society (from which I adopted my lovelies) now has a game page with bunny jigsaw puzzles. I find this fun. Here's the link if you are also procrastinating: http://www.mnhouserabbit.org/fun/jigsaws.html
While you're there...lots of good bunnies needing homes...eh?

I like dogs just a little

I haven't made it to the humane society in a while because I've been wasting my time on crap like finals and being sick. When I first started going to the shelter I would come up with names for every pup I met, but I guess I've gotten lazy, because now I just call them by their breed or some defining characteristic (this method is usually foolproof, but can cause awkward nicknames, like for Cocker spaniels.)

To your right here is Poopy Feet, aka "Poopie." He's a happy fluffy wonderful puppy, but had been slipping around in his kennel in his own diarrhea for the better part of the afternoon. And to make it even yummier, he had bad manners about jumping all over you. My satin evening gown destroyed, des-troy-ed I tell you! (Lab/akita mix)

And below is "Long Jane." If I had to define "athletic" in a video, I would show you one of her in an extended trot. Gor-freakin-or-geous! If this girl was a horse, she'd be worth a million. A wonderful stride, but not very into people and very drooly. Like eww. (Lab/pointer mix)



Below is "Sneaky!" She likes to back out of collars and apparently harnesses too (i'm impressed). Luckily she's boy-crazy, and after escaping she ran over to a group of men and let me catch her while she was flirting. Strangely her official name is Akita, but she doesn't have a drop of akita in her; all pit bull, shar pei and shepherd. She's a great buddy once she figures out you've got a slip lead.










Below is "Weimie." She's a pretty ho-hum, tad chubby, middle-aged girl. She was delighted when I took that gentle leader off. They had it on way too tight, and apparently decided she should wear it 24-7. Ooo, she loved getting that face scratched. She's not even much of a puller (once she gets off some steam).













This yellow lab is Mr. Crazy. you can kinda see it in his eyes. Yeah, total nut ball, but pretty out of shape so it didn't take too long to get him behavin'. He wanted to go swimming! He's one of those leap off the banks regardless of depth types. He was soo proud of himself for fetching an old soda bottle. Just needed a job, this one. Well, and maybe a little bit of tranquilizer.

I cleverly knighted the fellow "Beaglie." He's kinda tubby, but oh so cute. It was hilarious when he'd get on a bunny scent because he'd start yowling. I got some wierd looks running behind a dog who was yowling at mysterious intervals. His sniffing noises brought to mind a very hungry Jabba the Hut eating borscht. This dude has more than a little hound dog in him. Gotta love him. (beagle/dachshund)

You know it's too humid when

...you come in from a run someone takes one look at you and asks if it's raining, and the answer is no.

The Rand computer lab is soooo far away, but it has lots of windows and they're looking out at the gorgeous forest. Good trade off. Also, there are no Apples. You can't right click with Apples. That just pisses me off.

I got an amazing Dust Buster today at Target! 9.6 volts baby! Unfortunately I have to wait for it to charge... I biked all my errands today, because it got perfectly warm and sunny. I always catch myself singing "I want to ride my bicycle" while I ride. I need to put an end to that. Tess is feeling much better with her new shifter, but Ruby's still having some derailer troubles. Alas.

I got really hungry and went ape shit on the banana chips, whoops. Now i feel kinda yucky and I'm gonna have to put off that run for a bit. Banana chips are delicious unless you eat more than 7 of them, and then there's this weird aftertaste. They're the first food I've found that Phil shows more enthusiasm for than Harriet does (she's usually a labrador about food). Maybe I can fatten Phil up a bit.

I've been sleeping waaay too much. Yesterday I woke up at ten after 8 hours, then I took two 3 hour naps, bringing my total sleep up to 14 hours. Didn't have a bit of trouble falling asleep, and then I was planning on getting up "early" this morning, but instead I slept 9 more hours and completely ignored my alarm. Hopefully I'm not doing myself any damage, but it's probably a horrible way to prepare for the upcoming weeks of late nights, early mornings, and lots of homework.

I ate at Perkins last night, where everything is seasoned with butter and comes with a side (or two) of butter. Uff da. One would think that grilled tilapia, rice, and broccoli wouldn't set you too far back in the saturated fats, but Perkins begs to differ. And yes, I know it's disgusting to order fish at a Perkins in the Midwest. It wasn't fishy tasting. Well, I couldn't taste anything except butter, so who knows. Maybe Perkins' refrigerators are broken, and they were trying to get rid of a huge stockpile of butter before it went bad. Or maybe butter's just a great way to disguise the low quality of ingredients. Point being - gross (and a little delicious. shh, don't tell).

I've officially made friends with the previously terrifying parking lady. She's kinda like Claw, purple-hair lady at the cafeteria. Seems evil, bitter, and brooding, but if you reach out to them, this secret Minnesota Nice sunshine comes busting out.

The Face of Worship:

This is a rottie pup named Portia. Awww, mushy-squishy-so-freakin-cute!

Merry Merry Merry Christmas

HALL HEAP SHOPPING SPREE!! All my beloved peers have left the premises, leaving in their wake wonderfully FREE rejected crap strewn around the halls! I am now the proud owner of several really cute shirts (two in pink, my god!), a fantastic sweater, a top-notch TYR swim suit, two awesome skirts (one sporty pencil and one flirty denim), a gorgeous pea coat, and a great pair of salmon (fav color) boyshort undies! All washed and ready for a wearin'! Yee Haw! There were tons of nice t-shirts, but I showed great restraint as I already have a butt load. Oh, I got a pair of fuzzy-on-the-inside clogs too, which I was lusting after all winter. And some more coat hangers so I don't have to fold any nice shirts. And THREE great storage tubs. And a trash can for my recycling so I don't have to use that old paper bag. How fun is this?

I definitely drank too much water yesterday. I had to get up four times during the night for pee breaks, and had way too many dreams about bathrooms. The entire day was dedicated to packing, hydration... and nothing else. Which was absolutely awesome, and I loved it, but I'm really glad most of my days have a bit more on the agenda. I went through all my stuff and gleaned out the things I haven't used all year - one of the most spiritually cleansing processes I know of! I have a big box for Good Will of too-short shirts, pants with creepy wax or paint stains, impractical dress shoes, and that lumpy pillow with bubble-lens puppies pictures on it. AHHHH. Satisfaction.

Phil and Har went on their first walk today. Not a total disaster, but pretty stressful nonetheless. I'm covered in fur from their thrashing about, and the buns are sitting under the bed glowering at me. They flip out when i pick them up and harness them; i guess being pinned down and dressed doesn't come naturally to a rabbit : ) Although there were no wild rabbits around to make fun of them in their hot pink and green attire, I'm guessing their pride is deeply wounded regardless. As soon as I get my camera fix-ed, I'll take some pics. It's adorable, yet ridiculous at the same time. Next time I'm gonna walk them one at a time. They don't get that when the leash tightens they can't keep going that direction; instead they just lean against the harness and give me looks filled with malice. Sigh. Hopefully, someday, they'll appreciate outside time.

All the chaos of celebration weekend has driven away, leaving some wonderful peace and quiet. Phew. I walked down to pick some alfalfa this afternoon, and it was perfectly bucolic. I'm sorta gradumuated, sorta not, but definitely feeling tragic anyway.

Bella McHappy

i finished my studying early and was milling around online. found this pic of Bella at the Rice County humane. What a smile!

Make you happy they will

My two favorite undies brands are Patagonia and Tilt. Patagonia's ventilate like nobody's business, and Tilt's hug your bottom oh so sweetly. You should get some too.