I just got this email today and thought it would be a good idea to share it here:

"Hi kids,

My friend Nate just launched www.ImFromDriftwood.com, a blog full of true stories written by gay people. I'm asking you all to either submit your own story or pass this around. WAIT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T DELETE THIS YET.

You all saw Milk, right? Okay. You ( Read more... )

A girl on a list I belong to lost her bird unexpectedly today.  The circumstances of his death were different than Zoe's or Charlie's, but I remember keenly the shock and grief that she described, and the way she remembered her bird was so similar to the way I remembered mine after they passed.  I read about people losing their pets often (and, ( Read more... )

Ok, so that last post was the most negative thing I've written in a long time.  Now that I've vented my frustration I feel like I should balance it out with happier things.  And since it's been a while since I've updated about the birds...

( ...I'll do it now. )

Another fun story from life in vet clinics ( Read more... )

Hello everyone,

I promise not to make a habit of using my LJ for begging, but I wanted to reach out to all the animal-loving people I know to ask for help.

A little over a month ago, over 100 parrots of all sizes and species were seized from a home in Weatherford, TX, where they had been found in squalid conditions.  These birds were all taken to a ( Read more... )

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3328480/Otto-the-octopus-wrecks-havoc.html

Otto the octopus wreaks havoc
A octopus has caused havoc in his aquarium by performing juggling tricks using his ( Read more... )

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My future husband/soulmate is in Donnie Darko! 

These lyrics brought to you by Ssion:

Gee whiz
Street jizz
Feels more dirty than it really is
Late at night
In the park
We're gonna shoot white light all through the dark

Both of them have made some pretty significant progress in the past couple of days.

( LJ cut, because who wants to hear about my birds really? )