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| Sunday, July 19th, 2009 |
oldewolfe
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1:59p |
Steenky Doggy
Reid happened upon a skunk last night in the back yard, probably thinking it was a cat. She managed to dodge the worst of it, but still got a bit on her. I called her off before she got zapped good and brought her into the barn and got the Nature's Miracle. I sprayed her down and worked it into her fur. After about half an hour she had just the barest hint of skunk which allowed us both to sleep. This morning she got a bath. I'm going to set up the trap tonight and see if I can get it and relocate it before Reid finds it again. |
customers_suck
[ honeyspider ]
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4:27p |
bit of a suck from vintageland last eve
Vintage store counter wench here. Dear customers: When you come by 10 minutes till closing, I will generally allow you to look around while I stay open just a bit longer for you. However, please to not be coming in, browsing until 20 minutes AFTER closing, picking things up and moving them where they don't belong, and then deciding to finally leave without buying anything. This does not make me a happy camper especially when I've spent an entire day moving things around to dust the knick-knacks and shelves, and when I just REALLY wanna go home, curl up with my kitty, and watch The Office on DVD. I really hate you right now, the disgruntled counter wench |
moonscream
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12:50p |
Its 80 outside already, but a nice comfortable 60 or so inside, even with windows open and the AC off. I just closed the sliding door because the manager is about to start mowing. Reminds me I need to go pull my plants back from the edge, too...brb... Back. Looks like the extra water has already been helping my pepper. One of the small peppers is already half again as big as it was yesterday. But of the 15 blossoms and buds I had, only 4 remain to become peppers, including the three that were already growing. But again, that it produced any is an accomplishement over my last attempts, and maybe it will flower more later. Madeline has been acting a bit funny since last night. She's been wanting to lay on me and sleep, just like WAY back after she got spayed and all her health issues hadn't been diagnosed and alleviated. And last night apparently she slept in or next to the bathroom sink instead of in her carrier. Consequently she's still tired. And she didn't want to snarf down her food like usual - but that could be because I let the slippery elm bark sit in water by itself a little too long and some of it gelled before I mixed in the Prowl, so her food looked and shook like gray Jell-O instead of the usual light brown slurry. She did meow a lot last night after I put her to bed forgetting her Pepcid, but quieted down after it started working. She's been off the Rescue Remedy since the beginning of the month, and there hasn't been a significant change in her behavior, but she did start losing weight. Even when she's hyper now its a NORMAL cat hyper and doesn't last for more than an hour if that. The wanting to lay on me brings up the most concerning thing, tho...she's doesn't feel warm to me, which she should since cats have a higher body temp than we hyoomans, plus the fur. I'm going to have to dip into my tiny savings and see about getting a thermometer (I don't keep one about the house because I need it so infrequently that the batteries in digital ones die). If that reveals what I suspect, that her temp is a few degrees low, I don't know what I'll be able to do. --Moony Current Mood:  concerned |
obliviousally
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3:00p |
Before you get a chance you'll already have missed it...
[14:39] Ally the Sparkly: So, there's a raccoon under our house now. [14:39] Ally the Sparkly: I don't know where the bunnies went, they've been gone for awhile now. [14:39] ~Rawwwwwrl~: Poor Ted and Kara, here's hoping they aren't in a raccoon [14:39] Ally the Sparkly: Well, I hadn't seen them in the yard in a few weeks. [14:40] Ally the Sparkly: And the raccoon just showed up this morning. Poking his little touchers through the small hole in the floor. [14:40] Ally the Sparkly: There may have been two, we heard something else down there with it. [14:40] Ally the Sparkly: But I can't get under there to see what magical land all the woodland creatures keep coming to live in. [14:42] ~Rawwwwwrl~: I think its TJ [14:42] ~Rawwwwwrl~: He's calling them to him like a disney princess [14:42] ~Rawwwwwrl~: With his immense hatred of them being there [14:42] Ally the Sparkly: FFFFFFFFFFFFF [14:43] ~Rawwwwwrl~: My theory [14:43] Ally the Sparkly: Definately. [14:43] ~Rawwwwwrl~: My theory [14:43] Ally the Sparkly: Definately. [14:45] ~Rawwwwwrl~: The charm of his ";dshg;lashfd;lgasfhg FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF" calls all the woodland creatures to the yard. Current Mood:  amusedCurrent Music: The Films - Belt Loops |
customers_suck
[ haine_otomiya86 ]
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2:21p |
McNight manager here. Lady, the McDouble has been on our menu boards for almost a year now. Yes I know it's a stupid thing that we raised the price of the double cheese burger and created the McDouble. Have you seen the state of the economy lately? The prices are clearly listed on the menu boards. When I point out these little facts, do not snap and bitch at me going "Well I don't LOOK at the menu boards!!!" Well who's fault is that? Certainly not mine. Seriously she put up a huge ass fuss and bitch fest for two double cheeseburgers. A whopping 40 cents extra!! Sir, you're cigarette is so close to my window that it's practically IN the resturant. EW!! When I go to hand out your food, I will ask for you to move the cigarette away from my face as it's two inches away from me. First, I don't want to get burned, second, I don't smoke for a reason and I am not looking into starting any time soon. When I ask your drunk ass to please move the cigarette away, don't slur and mutter incoherantly. And don't move your cigarette CLOSER to me! Saying I will not get burned, while unknowingly moving your cigarette closer is not helping your cause (he was trying to say it didn't matter, I won't get burned, waving his hand and...yeah). Seriously, that lit cigarette was inches away from burning me. Asswipe. You're just lucky my sister doesn't work for us anymore, because if she was in the window and had smoke that close to her, she would be coughing, trying to get her lungs to work again. Allergies to smoke will do that to her and cause me to kick someone's ass for being that retarded. And to everyone else, Flirting to my boobs are not going to get you anywhere. At all. Yes, I have large breasts. Yes, you want dinner when it ended an hour ago. Calling my boobs "sweetie, honey," or any other names or forms of flirting to get dinner is not going to help. My face? A little higher up. Try talking to that and I might be able to help you out a little more. |
elfs
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11:30a |
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customers_suck
[ jessicamariek ]
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12:13p |
How 'bout I lock YOU in an oven for a hour or so?
Recap: Voldemart. Cart monkey. Dear madam: It is July in Colorado. It's at least 90 degrees outside, the sun is shining, and it is, in general, pretty hot. What on earth made you think it was OK to leave your adolescent springer spaniel in your locked car with the windows up for at least half an hour? The guy who reported it to us said that his car thermometer had read 145 when he got in after being in the store for ten minutes, so I don't wanna think about how hot it must have been in yours after half an hour. It's a good thing for you that you came out after the third time we paged you, because I was about a minute and a half away from calling the cops to get the dog outta there. Stop bitching at us for "disrupting your shopping for ZOMG~*~NOTHING~*~", because your dog could have fucking DIED. And your excuse that "Well I had the sunroof open an inch or so, isn't that enough?" -- Um, NO. Current Mood: pissed off |
daphne_lage
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2:16p |
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redtango
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10:46a |
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customers_suck
[ aria60 ]
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11:28a |
I am Going to Spork You
I swear to god, almost every really annoying suck in my job involves addresses. I work for the phone company. We are a big phone company. We serve many, many cities. Just because you live in a little town does not mean the corner by the Subway is a valid address. I'm sorry, it's not. Telling me the house is red? Thank you, I'll note that for the installer but... where the hell are you? I actually need a STREET ADDRESS. With that, maybe we won't even need an installer, wouldn't that be nice? Our installers would know where Subway is? Why, I'm sure they would, I'll send them over for a nice sub. I'm sure it will make their day. Now for the sake of my computer systems and sanity, where are you? Please? If it wouldn't cause more problems, I'd put in a line for Subway. That would fix you. And to a completely different customer, for the millionth time... don't ask if I'm a computer or a human. I'm about to go all Skynet on your ass. Srsly. Current Mood: apathetic |
customers_suck
[ overcomedespair ]
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1:11p |
More of an amused wtf then a suck because it has pretty much amused everyone of my coworkers I work at the starbucks that isn't a starbucks in a well known green bookstore. Well in the cafe, we put names on cups and we call them out nice and loud since people talk loud in the cafe and we have so many different machines going on at one time. So I called out this drink a few times before the customer came over and got it and went about his merry way. Well, one of the booksellers at the cashwrap called over to see if our cafe manager was still here and she was, so this lady comes over huffing and puffing complaining that I was calling out the drinks too loud and it was an outrage that I was allowed to do that because this is a bookstore and all this other stuff saying how horrible I was and that I needed to be written up for it or something or another. Said lady then went and complained to yet another bookseller, who she thought was the store manager, about me as well. I've never had someone complain about me before and since it was for something dumb like that, I'm pretty sure I'm doing a good job at what I do. |
chris_sawyer
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10:04a |
It was an epic party!
Hannah and Ash, you both totally need to come back. :) Had a fantastic mix of people, and probably the biggest crowd I have ever had. Thanks to Smash for being here! And the San Diego folks, and everyone else who came over. :) Stego, thanks so much for bringing all the pizza! |
elfs
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9:47a |
Camping, Day 1
 Girls in the Mist and Snow  Girls play in the Snow  Car in the Mist Our annual camping trip started out with the traditional Burger King feast, a fateful reminder of what we were not to endure for the next six days. I had the new "XT Steak Burger" and it was awful. It tasted fake, as if they were trying to put one over on the diner. After a fast drive through Rainier Valley, down through Black Diamond to Enumclaw, I turned eastward onto 410 into the Rainier National Forest. All along the way we tried to find Thomas Guides, as I'd forgotten the one we had back at home and it was way out of date anyway. We were short a few flashlights so I bought some at Enumclaw, along with some new sunglasses-- I'd broken the old ones. At the top of Cayuse Pass, we stopped to play in the snowpacks. The day had been cloudy all the way through the valley, and up here it was misty in that cold, Twin Peaks kind of way, but despite the mist and snow it was all quite beautiful. We drove down into the Ohanapekosh Camping Area, 260 campsites in eight "loops" situated along the Ohanapekosh River, and found ours. We must have gotten the smallest campsite of all. There was only one place to put the tent, and it was less than six feet from the fire ring. We practiced tarpaulin origami to create a proper "tent footprint," as we'd been taught at REI, folding the tarp under itself so that if rain fell off the tent's rainfly it would fall on the ground and slip under the footprint, keeping the occupants warm and dry. We unpacked my sorely overburdened car; that clamshell is heavy even when packed only with the bedding, blankets and tent, and we had trouble maintaining even the lower speed limits along the twisting mountain roads. Along the way we cataloged that we'd forgotten beer, batteries, hot dogs, and tomatoes. Fortunately, on this side of the mountain there's a small town not twenty minutes away. Omaha, the fire goddess herself, made a great fire and in no time we had pizza loaf for dinner: garlic bread sliced in half, filled with pizza sauce and shredded cheese, then wrapped in foil and reheated over the fire. They were a little blackened, but otherwise delicious.  Getting Ready for Bed Getting ready for bed in the dark is fun; stumbling around, "where did I put my toothbrush?", discussing how much pajamas and blankets will be necessary. It was never warm at night in Ohanapekosh, but never frigidly cold; I slept great in a pair of sleep shorts and a t-shirt. The girls preferred their usual pajamas, and Omaha wore her usual lovely jammies. Current Mood:  happyCurrent Music: She, Chiptek: Supersonic |
elfs
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9:11a |
Paranoia Will Destroy Ya!
 Paranoid Much? Omaha and I were at the Tukwila shopping center this morning. She went in to get something and I parked the car, and on my way to join her I passed this lovely little piece of paranoia. The claim seems to be that the Ford Foundation, the Rockerfeller Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and so forth, take their orders from the CIA and the usual subjects of paranoia, and in turn fund only those "phony left-wing" institutions that get their instructions out to the mass media. I love how the Skull & Bones shares the same responsibility as the CIA. I'm pleased to note that the URL doesn't really go anywhere; it's now a parked URL, indicating that the owner has let it go fallow (or maybe that's what they want you to believe). I certainly don't believe that the Trilateral Commission and the CIA control those institutions. I'm perfectly happy assuming that the Ford Foundantion, et. al., are capable of funding institutions that agree with their internal mandate sufficient not to threaten it, and I'm also happy to believe that lots of these institutions get their word out despite not being funded by the above groups. Both Kos and the Freepers seem to survive just on their own. Current Mood: amusedCurrent Music: Carbon Based Lifeforms, Vortex |
elfs
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8:49a |
Bee!
 Bee! I'm still getting used to this camera, even after having it for two years. This morning I was playing with the macro lens and shot this lovely photograph of a bee on a flower. I really like the clarity of it, with the wings so clear and visible. The original (Flickr doesn't usually like me uploading the originals) is even better, but just this sample is good enough to show the result. Current Mood: happyCurrent Music: Orbital, Are we Here? |
ursulav
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11:18a |
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amarafox
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7:53a |
BC wildfires, stuck on the wrong side.
Yesterday afternoon I as driving north to visit a friend's place and there was a huge plume of smoke in the distance. When I got to a city of Westbank/West Kelowna it looked an awful lot like hell would look like, if I believed it existed. The entire side of the mountain and part of the city was on fire. At that time the highway was still open. I stopped on the side of the road and asked an evacuated couple if they needed anything, found out the fire had started half an hour before I got there and it had spread like, well, wild fire then headed north. I was driving north of Vernon. Until I was actually at the city of Vernon itself, ash was still falling on my car. Now the entire valley is thick with smoke and ash. Now I am stuck on the wrong side of this (Imagecourtesy of CBC)  http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/07/19/kelowna-fires.htmlThe highway is closed. The fire jumped it. They closed it about half an hour after I passed through. It started at 5 ha, and when I saw it half an hour later it was probably closer to 50 ha. This is a fast and dangerous fire. My 2 hour commute back to my house is blocked. The only alternate routes are 5-8 hours. I'm going to take the 5 hour route which is a dirt logging road on the opposite side of the lake. Drivebc.ca is not recommending the logging road, probably because it's rough and accidents on it are impossible to get to. But I really don't feel like driving alll the way south to Osoyoos an back up. higway 33 to rock creek, then across to osoyoos and up. So if anyone is looking for me, I will be out of cell range for a long time from when I leave this afternoon. X posted publicly everywhere people may be worried about me. Edit: taking the paved route all the way down instead, just to be safe Current Mood:  calm |
eselgeist
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10:45a |
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titanic
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7:24a |
numberinvestigator.com
Interesting. You can get additional services for a fee, but at no cost you can find out where any particular number is supposedly located. To my surprise my google voice number actually came up with a proper location,a dn I never told them where I was. Bizarre, as my OTHER google voice number comes up located in one of the seedier locations in Palmdale, which actually serves my purposes just fine. Its 661-874-4845 feel free to go look. Considering how much anti spam / junk / harassment features google voice has I don't mind publishing that number openly. Current Mood:  dorky |
usagiguy
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7:05a |
pyramid watermelons
 I've seen those square watermelons, but now the Japanese are selling pyramid-shaped watermelons. They go for 52500 yen, roughly $557 US. I don't know how it tastes, though. |
matthigh
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8:54a |
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artsales
[ shivra ]
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8:51a |
Watercolor commissions
Only here am I offering these so here I go- Small 4x6 watercolor commissions are open! $10.60 each. Examples-  ( More! )They're on watercolor paper, and I can do minimal backgrounds. 1. 2. 3. Just three for now. Comment for a spot, paypal only. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! |
customers_suck
[ romeo46 ]
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9:12p |
What Is It About ID Cards That Causes Such Drama?
Two witnessed sucks about you guessed it ID cards. NB- I live in South Korea where black marketing is a HUGE issue Scene One: Commissary Dear Asshat. Before you even come into the Commissary there is a sign that says "ALL CUSTOMERS MUST SHOW ID" as you enter there is a sign that says "ALL CUSTOMERS MUST SHOW ID" so why dear asshat did you decide to throw a fit when you and your "wife" were asked for an ID? You had yours like your required to. She is required to have her ID and ration card for the Commissary- you know- that card you would have had to get for her when you first arrived in Korea or after you were married? If you lived on post you could have run home in under five minutes and gotten it and if you lived off post it should have dawned on you you would have needed it when you were signing your "wife" in at the gate- you know- where they ALSO check ID cards. Next time you want to take you "wife" shopping take her someplace where they are more lax about ID cards- like the Shoppette. PS- You also would have needed it at the registers :) Scene Two- PX So about two weeks ago Always and Forever Exploiting Soldiers enacted a policy whereby ALL customers had to have their ID cards scanned at the register when making a purchase. I guess enough people bitched about items walking out the store and down to the corner markets. There are signs ALL OVER THE PLACE, they started it at the Shoppette near the PX about five weeks prior to work out the kinks and to get people used to it, and they have had stories about it on both AFN and Stars and Stripes. Oh, and it is briefed when you inprocess the post. You literally have to be dead to not know this is going on- so why dear customer did you feel it necessary to not only bitch and cuss out the cashier when she asked you for your ID but then proceed to throw your money at her? Really? You have to be at least 50 yet you're acting like a 5 year old. Yes, you had to show your ID at the door. That meant you are allowed to ENTER the building like at every other PX/BX/NEX you have probably ever been at in your career. Grow up. It was one thing to be put off by the new policy but you deserved to be smacked upside the head for throwing your money at the cashier. Current Mood: aggravatedCurrent Music: Kiss Them For Me- Siouxsie and the Banshees |
furryartists
[ uru_king ]
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12:37p |
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confuzzledlj
[ calihusky ]
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11:19a |
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