I had a sad visit to the pet store tonight. I hate this store because it's always got animals in cages and they never look happy, but it's the only place in town that carries the scratching boards my cats love, so I hold my nose and go in. Tonight there was a Newfoundland puppy in a pen that looked too small for him, and he'd pooped right in the middle of it. He'd walked in it at least once, so I'm guessing he didn't just poop that minute. Puppies should not look sad, and this one looked so sad. So a worker walks by and i say to her, "This Newfoudland has pooped in his pen." and she says to me really sarcastically, "Well, yeah, that does happen." So I pressed her until she let out a big sigh and went to clean it up. Just as I was leaving the store, she came over to the cash and said the dog had knocked her on her ass. Good for the dog.
If I didn't think that buying an animal from there would just encourage them to sell more, and if that dog wasn't $2200, and if he wouldn't grow to be size of my living room, I'd probably have bought that dog to get him out of there. (Newfoundlands are one of my most favourite breeds.) Last time I was there, I was on the verge of laying $750 for a pig that looked so lonely. I think I have to find an online, non-pet selling source for my scratch boards.
And I hope to G*d that using "Suddenly I See" (which was also used in The Devil Wears Prada) was done with tongue in cheek.
I don't know that I can help you there.
Not the cutest picture of her, since she's squashed, bruised, possibly sneering and definitely squinting (I swear I've got cuter pictures in my phone),
She's perfect! Makes me think about rocking my babies in a chair, good times.
Both JZ and Matilda look wonderful!
Now bed.
Jesus, that's why I can't go near pet stores.
I will likely not dress up, and just wear a t-shirt with a pumpkin on it. Possibly with little devil horns.
Oh lord. This has nothing to do with Halloween, but still reminded me. Minion told me about a guy who works with his mom (who works with disabled people) who has a favorite t-shirt to wear to work. Totally plain, except across the ass where it says -
If you can read this, I've fallen out of my wheelchair.
Do you think this [link] is the shirtwaist dress I've been looking for? (Not very hard, I admit.)
jesse, I've had fabulous luck with clothing from the J.Peterman catalog in the past. I say e-mail them and ask about their return policy, and then order the dress.
Do they have it in white? (Too lazy to go and look).
Actually, I need to not buy anything for a while.
The littlest instructor at krav just turned 17. She was roundly feted, and hugged by sweaty people.
She wants to go as Britney Spears for Halloween, and me to go as Xtina.
It seems to be all about the blonde wigs, one way or another.
The new, apparently has bought a mirror and can now dress herself Xtina, or the old, backwards cleavage Xtina.
And which Britney?
Old School both, I think. She's going as schoolgirl Britney (the basic plan is to have her dressed like a sexy underage schoolgirl...because she is one), and I guess I have to be contemporary Xtina. But Aunty Entity!