Havoc is doing great! We took him to the vet and she said everything was healthy. We've been watching episodes of The Dog Whisperer, thanks to netflix. It's kind of a great show. And Havoc is all the happier for our new dog psychology powers. Speaking of dogs, I am so happy John turned thirty because it gave me the perfect opportunity to give him ( Read more... )

Behold!
HAVOC THE WONDER DOG!
(and some toast)

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So, yesterday afternoon I gave a co-worker a ride home (she lives three blocks away from me) and literally right after she got out of the car, when I was waiting to turn right, there was a three-car crash RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES. I took a more circuitous route to get home. Then, yesterday evening, we needed milk and bread, so I volunteered to go ( Read more... )

my rat has fleas! yuck double triple yuck. i think the fleas got him last week when half our apartment flooded (again) and we moved his cage to the floor for a few days. i read online that fleas can lie dormant for up to a year waiting for a host...so maybe they came from the dog that lived here before us, or maybe from the yucky blucky city mice ( Read more... )

today is my last day of school. i'm feeling all sad and nostalgic. usually, i feel it's good i only get a week between my last and first days, because it doesn't give me time to even think about the change...it just happens. but it's always sad saying good-bye to a group of kids. and three of them have been with me for two years now....sniff. i'm ( Read more... )

good news: i got out of my staff development crap at noon and surprised the kids at the pizza party. it was weird meeting the person who was subbing for me while i was supposed to not be there. and the kids kept saying things like "why are you wearing those kind of clothes? and "you tricked us! you said you wouldn't be here!" yes, i tricked them, ( Read more... )

so now that my soul belongs to the city, they can tell me to jump when and where and for how long. so yesterday i found out that i have to spend two of my last five days this week in stupid meetings and training. i would so much rather have a week-long good-bye like i planned with the kids. actually, this week is "all parties all the time." today ( Read more... )

though i was scared, and though i had to wear pantyhose (ew) i spent all day getting processed at the maryland state dept. of education. i'm processed! like cheese products! and i'm hired! for my new job! i will now be earning a much much much more liveable living! i can email my parents and tell them that finally (at the age of 27) i am able to be ( Read more... )

last night we went to the illustrious white marsh lowe's theater money vaccum. we saw THE DESCENT. It has been getting good reviews, and the synopses that we read were like, "five hot women spelunking and scary stuff happens." How could a movie like that lose? i mean, it's no snakes on a plane or anything, but claustrophobic horror with hot ladies ( Read more... )