One of the reasons I want a dog is it seems like it would be really relaxing. Maybe I'm wrong though because so far, trying to find a dog is really stressful. We reached out to foster organizations and are trying to get to see dogs. It's turning out to be kind of hard to connect with them. Josh feels very firmly that he wants to "click" with a dog and is convinced he will, with the right dog for us. We went out to Long Island and it felt a little overwhelming to be honest. Josh didn't feel like he clicked with any of the dogs there. We agreed we both have to fall in love with the dog we're going to take home. It feels like we're on hold. So much for just going out one weekend to pick up a cute dog. I hadn't realized how big of a process it is. Maybe this is good that it takes so long - guess you need patience when you have a dog, so this process lets us practice.
Showing posts with label Doggie dreams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doggie dreams. Show all posts
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
All the dogs in the city
I sort of got Josh on board with my goal of a little white fluffball (he claims to want a big dog but has agreed that type of dog should have a lot of space) and we went to look at dogs this weekend. After doing research we found out you have to provide references, so Josh's parents are going to be one (thank goodness we're not married yet and still have different last names), and our across the hall neighbors will be one also.
It was not a good experience. Firstly, almost all the dogs were pit bull mixes. I have zero interest in any sort of pit bull. There were a few chihuahuas. I don't want one of those either. The people at the shelter vacillated between either trying to talk us into wanting dogs we had already told them we weren't interested in, or acting like we were dog-beaters who aren't qualified to adopt a dog.
We were pretty set on getting a dog from an animal shelter but if this is how they're going to be ...? Josh did some poking around and found this shelter on Long Island that's supposed to be pretty amazing, so we're going to rent a car and go there next weekend. His mom has to rent it for us because we're not old enough so she's going to come too. I really hope the other shelter will be different. This was just such an awful experience, and made me kind of just want to get a fish and give up. Wouldn't you think they would avoid trying to scare off prospective dog owners? And that they would try to find you the type of dog you want so you don't get say ... a pit bull because you were talked into it, and then you return it later. Ugh.
It was not a good experience. Firstly, almost all the dogs were pit bull mixes. I have zero interest in any sort of pit bull. There were a few chihuahuas. I don't want one of those either. The people at the shelter vacillated between either trying to talk us into wanting dogs we had already told them we weren't interested in, or acting like we were dog-beaters who aren't qualified to adopt a dog.
We were pretty set on getting a dog from an animal shelter but if this is how they're going to be ...? Josh did some poking around and found this shelter on Long Island that's supposed to be pretty amazing, so we're going to rent a car and go there next weekend. His mom has to rent it for us because we're not old enough so she's going to come too. I really hope the other shelter will be different. This was just such an awful experience, and made me kind of just want to get a fish and give up. Wouldn't you think they would avoid trying to scare off prospective dog owners? And that they would try to find you the type of dog you want so you don't get say ... a pit bull because you were talked into it, and then you return it later. Ugh.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
The time is now
Josh announced last night that he wants to get a dog now. Like, this weekend. I have wanted a dog for a long, long time. A little white fluffball of a dog, but not so little that it fits in all your purses. But little enough you could easily carry a special dog bag with the dog in it. So like 15 pounds. Plus my little white fluffball wouldn't shed. I don't know if this exists, but I feel like the work of having a dog will go over the tipping point if part of having it is running around cleaning up hair every day.
When I asked Josh what about when we have long days out of the house, he turned away and mumbled something I couldn't hear. "What?" I asked. "Doggie daycare," he answered. Seriously?! This is a real thing? I would be so embarrassed to take a dog to a daycare. "Okay, then the other option is hiring a dog walker to come here in the middle of the day to take the dog out," Josh offered. I don't know about this. Even though we don't even have a dog yet I already feel protective of it and would worry about some random stranger coming into our home and taking our dog. I just don't know if we're ready for a dog.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Weekend WraPup
We went skiing. Well, snowboarding. I vary drastically and am either doing great, or totally out of control and about to break my neck crashing into a tree. The decision to go was so last minute that I didn't even start thinking about the cost until this morning (I'm making progress!). When I asked Josh, we were eating breakfast and he kind of shook his head and didn't answer me, like it was so little the cost was irrelevant or something. Then he changed the subject and I forgot about it until we got home and I was unpacking.
Our fire family dinner was a little awkward because of everyone being angry at everyone, but there were two tvs on - one with the Superbowl and one with the Puppybowl and we just separated. Four times I was about to say something to Dani and then remembered. Imagine how many more times it would be if I'd been home.
Tomorrow I am making a fancy dinner for Josh. And me. And nobody else. Which is maybe a bit passive-aggressive. But if you don't like what I've done for you, then I won't do things for you. So we will have lamb, with new potatoes and baby carrots (yes, I got this from a movie), and then homemade chocolate pudding and whipped cream that I made tonight. My sisters can make their own dinner or eat leftovers if there are any.
In thinking back over this weekend what really stands out is that I very badly want a puppy. When Josh and I talked about it, we weren't really sure we'd have the time to invest in training a puppy to be as well-behaved as we'd want it to be. Josh suggested we could get a dog walker, or send it to doggy daycare. But then that's like all the people who have babies and then send them to daycare. So nothing has changed really - I want a puppy and am still not home enough to get one.
Our fire family dinner was a little awkward because of everyone being angry at everyone, but there were two tvs on - one with the Superbowl and one with the Puppybowl and we just separated. Four times I was about to say something to Dani and then remembered. Imagine how many more times it would be if I'd been home.
Tomorrow I am making a fancy dinner for Josh. And me. And nobody else. Which is maybe a bit passive-aggressive. But if you don't like what I've done for you, then I won't do things for you. So we will have lamb, with new potatoes and baby carrots (yes, I got this from a movie), and then homemade chocolate pudding and whipped cream that I made tonight. My sisters can make their own dinner or eat leftovers if there are any.
In thinking back over this weekend what really stands out is that I very badly want a puppy. When Josh and I talked about it, we weren't really sure we'd have the time to invest in training a puppy to be as well-behaved as we'd want it to be. Josh suggested we could get a dog walker, or send it to doggy daycare. But then that's like all the people who have babies and then send them to daycare. So nothing has changed really - I want a puppy and am still not home enough to get one.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
No pets
My sisters have gotten together and decided they can't wait for us to get a puppy, so we should get a kitten to tide us over. This is the dumbest thing ever. We don't even LIKE cats. We are all dog people. We put up with cats.
If we got a cat, it would just make me even more aware that we don't have a dog. More angry. I worry that I would kick the cat, for being angry at it for not being a dog. Becca was trying to talk me into getting a dog. She kept claiming it barely takes any work and barely costs any money. But we've gone shopping together. My idea of "barely any money" is under $5. Becca's idea of it is under $100.
Josh suggested that when I get pregnant that will be the perfect time to get a dog. I didn't understand why. Because that obviously is when I'd stop working. It isssss? According to Josh, yes. Apparently you stop working to get ready for the baby. For over half a year?! What on earth could you have to do that can't be done over the course of one weekend?
The whole thing was really annoying. Everyone thinks I should do all these things, but they all put ME at risk, not THEM. If I get a dog, that's a living thing depending on me. On my money for vets and food and whatever else dogs need. If I stop working Josh is supposed to be like, supporting me? How could anybody count on that without having like 50 years of savings in the bank? I mean what if the guy leaves?
We're not getting a dog. Or a stupid cat.
If we got a cat, it would just make me even more aware that we don't have a dog. More angry. I worry that I would kick the cat, for being angry at it for not being a dog. Becca was trying to talk me into getting a dog. She kept claiming it barely takes any work and barely costs any money. But we've gone shopping together. My idea of "barely any money" is under $5. Becca's idea of it is under $100.
Josh suggested that when I get pregnant that will be the perfect time to get a dog. I didn't understand why. Because that obviously is when I'd stop working. It isssss? According to Josh, yes. Apparently you stop working to get ready for the baby. For over half a year?! What on earth could you have to do that can't be done over the course of one weekend?
The whole thing was really annoying. Everyone thinks I should do all these things, but they all put ME at risk, not THEM. If I get a dog, that's a living thing depending on me. On my money for vets and food and whatever else dogs need. If I stop working Josh is supposed to be like, supporting me? How could anybody count on that without having like 50 years of savings in the bank? I mean what if the guy leaves?
We're not getting a dog. Or a stupid cat.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Kiss and makeup
Blossom's family gave me and my sisters a giftcard each to Sephora. So, as Alex squealed, we're going makeup-ing. Poor Josh, who was most put out by the whole experience, whose hearing has still not returned to normal from all the squealing we all did, was not given a Sephora giftcard. I said this to him, almost verbatim, and his response was that if I put out, that would make up for the lack of giftcard. I am not exactly 100% sure what a double entendre is, but think this might be it.
We can't get a dog now. It just won't work. We're either going to have to wait until we can get three sister dogs, one for each of us, or until Josh changes his mind. He already puts up with my sisters. They've grown on him a lot, but still. It just wouldn't be fair to talk him into also putting up with a dog too. I asked when he can see changing his mind. "When we're married." Married! I am not waiting a decade to get my dog! Then Josh decided a whole bunch of criteria has to be met first:
1. Be engaged
2. Be doing only one job, no school
3. Have no more than one sister living with us
The last one might be a problem. Danielle told me over the weekend that if we got a Blossom, she would totally give up her moving out dreams and stay here. But then we'd have to kick Alex out. The likelihood of that taking is slim to none. If left to her own devices, Alex would sleep in our bed with us.
We can't get a dog now. It just won't work. We're either going to have to wait until we can get three sister dogs, one for each of us, or until Josh changes his mind. He already puts up with my sisters. They've grown on him a lot, but still. It just wouldn't be fair to talk him into also putting up with a dog too. I asked when he can see changing his mind. "When we're married." Married! I am not waiting a decade to get my dog! Then Josh decided a whole bunch of criteria has to be met first:
1. Be engaged
2. Be doing only one job, no school
3. Have no more than one sister living with us
The last one might be a problem. Danielle told me over the weekend that if we got a Blossom, she would totally give up her moving out dreams and stay here. But then we'd have to kick Alex out. The likelihood of that taking is slim to none. If left to her own devices, Alex would sleep in our bed with us.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
We need a blossom
Pros:
It almost seems like if it were just the three of us girls, we could get a Blossom (except maybe for the money aspect) and just create a schedule for feeding and walking. But Josh has put up with my sisters for so long that I don't really think it's fair to ask him to put up with even more and take on a dog too. Except I kind of want to ignore that because holy shit Blossom was so much fun and I want to have that all the time.
- You can't be in a bad mood when there's a cute dog around
- If you can be, the cute dog will make you feel better
- They are so eager to please and it makes you feel like the most brilliant dog trainer when you teach them something
- They are always happy to see you
- The cost. I have no clue how much that cost is but anything that costs money sends me into a panic
- Somebody would have to be around to walk and feed it
- Somebody would have to get up EVERY morning
- Josh does not seem excited about the idea of it
- If we get a young dog it might take a while to train it
It almost seems like if it were just the three of us girls, we could get a Blossom (except maybe for the money aspect) and just create a schedule for feeding and walking. But Josh has put up with my sisters for so long that I don't really think it's fair to ask him to put up with even more and take on a dog too. Except I kind of want to ignore that because holy shit Blossom was so much fun and I want to have that all the time.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Stuff and things
- My sister is sick of my clothing angst and told me to shut the fuck up.
- The other day I was so tired that I skipped my first college class and slept late. It was totally worth it.
- Tomorrow we are getting Blossom the Birthday Dog, to babysit for the weekend. There has been a lot of argument over where the dog will sleep.
- I am not scared of my sister, so have not shut the fuck up about clothing. I bought a Vogue magazine. Does anyone really dress like that?
- It is possible there was jumping on the bed when we found out about Blossom.
- Arnie got in a huge fight with someone on the phone and screamed at them. I got nominated to be the person who had to go close his door.
- There are two very hot guys who live together on our floor. Today I got told by one of them that the other one, the one who looks like he's related to Kurt Hummel, is half Korean. You can not tell from looking. What you could tell, from looking at me, is that I tripped and nearly fell over as we walked out of the elevator.
- After an embarrassing amount of research I have learned what boatneck collars are, and what traditional nautical clothing is. Imagine my mom coming back and asking what I've been learning in college. Not sure she'd be happy.
- My mom would really love a dog to play with. There is a lot to tell her.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Just so we're clear
"If you get a dog after I go to college, I'll have to murder you to little pieces." - Alex
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Because 13 is special
The problem with being angry with someone for an extended period of time is that eventually something comes up where you have to stop being angry at them for some reason. Then you have to decide if you should skip whatever came up, which possibly ruins the friendship or if you're ready to let the anger go or at least put it on hold. These are hard decisions.
Alex turned 13 a little while ago, and a few days before her birthday I found out she asked Josh if she was "going to get to turn 13." Maybe it was an accident, but it totally attacked my guilt and kept me up late at night. For ages Alex has wanted to go to a Broadway show. Actually she wants to go to them on a regular basis. She has this big fantasy that when she's an adult one weekend a month she will go to the opera, another weekend will be for the ballet, another for a Broadway show, and the fourth for museums.
When Laurie called to say she and her husband wanted to do something special for Alex's birthday I told her about the Broadway dream. It is very, very weird to hear a grownup woman squeal with excitement, and it made me laugh. Laurie wound up getting Alex three tickets to a matinee showing of Wicked. Danielle's friend from geek school has a totally cute little Maltese dog named Blossom that she was willing to lend us for the weekend.
Saturday morning Danielle picked up Blossom and her food and stuff and when she was outside the door, I jumped on Alex's bed and yelled that it was just for her birthday weekend. Right when she was trying to figure out what I was talking about, Dani came in and put Blossom on Alex's bed. It was not at ALL weird to hear Alex squealing. Blossom was the best birthday present EVER. We had so much fun with her. I wish we celebrated Alex's 13th birthday every weekend.
While we were sitting on the floor having the dog run back and forth between us, I told Alex about Josh's mom giving her tickets for Wicked and said she could take two friends. Alex asked if she could take us instead of friends and Dani beamed at me. In that moment I was tempted to tell Alex that I couldn't go because I didn't have the Gap dress I wanted to wear, but I bit it back. I know that some people wear gowns and furs and others wear jeans to Broadway shows, but I felt like since you're in front of real people who can see you, the right thing to do is dress up.
Josh babysat the dog while we went to the show. Wicked was awesome. Alex had a shit-eating grin on her face through the whole show. We were in the front center section, in the middle - basically, perfect seats. After the show we went over to the stage door and when a few performers came out Alex went up and said it was her birthday present and thanked them. They made a big deal of it and gave her big hugs and autographs and she talked about her school with them. Two actors asked her to wait and they gave out autographs and took pictures with tourists, and then when nobody was left asked if she wanted to see backstage.
So we all three got to go backstage and Dani and I stood around waiting while they showed her around and then took her out onto the stage. Honestly, I think Alex could have been struck by lightening right then and she would have died happy. We were there for almost 20 minutes and these two actors were so nice to Alex, talking about what experience they have and where they went to school for it and everything. This is exactly the kind of reason why New York is the best place to live.
Alex turned 13 a little while ago, and a few days before her birthday I found out she asked Josh if she was "going to get to turn 13." Maybe it was an accident, but it totally attacked my guilt and kept me up late at night. For ages Alex has wanted to go to a Broadway show. Actually she wants to go to them on a regular basis. She has this big fantasy that when she's an adult one weekend a month she will go to the opera, another weekend will be for the ballet, another for a Broadway show, and the fourth for museums.
When Laurie called to say she and her husband wanted to do something special for Alex's birthday I told her about the Broadway dream. It is very, very weird to hear a grownup woman squeal with excitement, and it made me laugh. Laurie wound up getting Alex three tickets to a matinee showing of Wicked. Danielle's friend from geek school has a totally cute little Maltese dog named Blossom that she was willing to lend us for the weekend.
Saturday morning Danielle picked up Blossom and her food and stuff and when she was outside the door, I jumped on Alex's bed and yelled that it was just for her birthday weekend. Right when she was trying to figure out what I was talking about, Dani came in and put Blossom on Alex's bed. It was not at ALL weird to hear Alex squealing. Blossom was the best birthday present EVER. We had so much fun with her. I wish we celebrated Alex's 13th birthday every weekend.
While we were sitting on the floor having the dog run back and forth between us, I told Alex about Josh's mom giving her tickets for Wicked and said she could take two friends. Alex asked if she could take us instead of friends and Dani beamed at me. In that moment I was tempted to tell Alex that I couldn't go because I didn't have the Gap dress I wanted to wear, but I bit it back. I know that some people wear gowns and furs and others wear jeans to Broadway shows, but I felt like since you're in front of real people who can see you, the right thing to do is dress up.
Josh babysat the dog while we went to the show. Wicked was awesome. Alex had a shit-eating grin on her face through the whole show. We were in the front center section, in the middle - basically, perfect seats. After the show we went over to the stage door and when a few performers came out Alex went up and said it was her birthday present and thanked them. They made a big deal of it and gave her big hugs and autographs and she talked about her school with them. Two actors asked her to wait and they gave out autographs and took pictures with tourists, and then when nobody was left asked if she wanted to see backstage.
So we all three got to go backstage and Dani and I stood around waiting while they showed her around and then took her out onto the stage. Honestly, I think Alex could have been struck by lightening right then and she would have died happy. We were there for almost 20 minutes and these two actors were so nice to Alex, talking about what experience they have and where they went to school for it and everything. This is exactly the kind of reason why New York is the best place to live.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Paris, a puppy
Becca got a puppy this weekend! She offered to bring it over, and then told me, "Paris has worms; you don't care, right?"
Um yeah. Becca and her doggie are coming over as soon as they are worm-free for sure. And maybe Paris can have a sleepover!
Josh kept laughing at me, saying he never saw me so giddy before. My love for dogs runs deep. If I had more time at home I'd totally campaign Josh for our own puppy.
Um yeah. Becca and her doggie are coming over as soon as they are worm-free for sure. And maybe Paris can have a sleepover!
Josh kept laughing at me, saying he never saw me so giddy before. My love for dogs runs deep. If I had more time at home I'd totally campaign Josh for our own puppy.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Our dog
Me and my sisters have wanted a dog forever. When we used to sleep in the same room, our favorite conversations were about our future dog. What breed, what we'd name it, what we'd teach it to do. This has been like our lifelong goal. We have always planned that when we moved out of Aunt Elaine's that would be when we would get the dog.
Well we moved out. Josh likes dogs. We have enough space for a little dog. Nobody is allergic.
Yeah we're not getting a dog. There is no time to take care of it! I am busy with school and work and work and sisters and boyfriend. Josh is busy with school and friends and me. Alex is busy with school and dance. Danielle is busy with school and work and her school is really hard. We have no time. I am so crushed.
Well we moved out. Josh likes dogs. We have enough space for a little dog. Nobody is allergic.
Yeah we're not getting a dog. There is no time to take care of it! I am busy with school and work and work and sisters and boyfriend. Josh is busy with school and friends and me. Alex is busy with school and dance. Danielle is busy with school and work and her school is really hard. We have no time. I am so crushed.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
White House Is Getting a Puppy!
This is the best thing about Obama winning! Okay it's not. Definitely a good thing. I am so happy that we contributed to making him president, even if it wasn't entirely legal.
I can't wait to see everything Obama does as a president. I'm so glad Sarah Palin isn't going to be in charge of anything at all that's going to affect me and my sisters.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Stuff and Stuff
Ma,
I don't even know where to begin. Poor Alex is not your smartest child, let's just say that. I got the newspaper today and went through all the ads to see what's on sale and to look at the coupons and you know what? All the stuff that has coupons is junk food. How come there are never coupons for fruit? Okay wait, I did find a coupon for orange juice. That's fruity. And organic rice krispies. Alex always wants to get the kid versions of everything. They should teach marketing to kids - I had to explain about how they jack up the prices and market crap to kids and put kid food at kid eye-level and all that shit.
Alex did not want to hear about the "outer-edges" theory at the supermarket at all. I told her at Trader Joe's we could go in all the aisles but she was already angry and it didn't make her happy. When I grow up I want to take taxis everywhere. Can you imagine how easy it is to go food shopping and have a car bring you home?
Retardedly I forgot to clean out the refrigerator before going food shopping. So when we got home I had to do that really quickly before all our food went bad. I'm not sure how long stuff can be out for, but if we get sick and die this week you'll know why.
Dani grew last week and I told Aunt Elaine she'll need new clothes for school. Aunt Elaine always tries to make Dani fit into my old clothes but I seem to be stuck in the growth department. So I've got no clothing to give her. Aunt Elaine won't buy Dani anything until the end of the summer. But there are sales NOW so I'm going to ask Josh if he can lay out money for some stuff from Land's End and I will pay him back after I start this job Monday. Somebody told me Land's End is really good quality and will last a long time. So my thinking is maybe we can get Dani stuff from there that she and Alex like, so then Alex will wear it when she grows into it.
I am in a bad mood and want to go back to bed. I've had a headache since Friday night. Hey that reminds me, somebody from Philip Morris visited my blog recently. Just in case they come back:
Dear Phil,
You fucking suck. I hate you. I hope you rot in hell. Because of you, my eyes alternately water or get too dry, my throat hurts, and my clothes and hair stink. My sister's asthma is harder to control. I hope you fall asleep in bed with a lit cigarette and light yourself on fire. You would deserve it.
Again, rot in hell,
Sam
I am not so stupid as to think it's all their fault without also being Aunt Elaine's fault too. She's the one who chooses to spend money on this and smoke inside. However. Some people compare smoking to guns, saying you can't blame a gun manufacturer when someone dies from a bullet. But the thing is, sometimes guns are good. Not often, and not as much as people from places like Texas think, but sometimes. Cigarettes are NEVER good. For anyone. They have like no redeeming qualities at all. If all the people who worked for places like Philip Morris instead worked for green companies, we could reduce our footprint on the environment. You know, that might be the best idea I've ever had. Somebody should notice that.
More to say but I have to go get ready. We are going to dinner with the fire family who has Stanley, the cute dog.
Love,
Sam
I don't even know where to begin. Poor Alex is not your smartest child, let's just say that. I got the newspaper today and went through all the ads to see what's on sale and to look at the coupons and you know what? All the stuff that has coupons is junk food. How come there are never coupons for fruit? Okay wait, I did find a coupon for orange juice. That's fruity. And organic rice krispies. Alex always wants to get the kid versions of everything. They should teach marketing to kids - I had to explain about how they jack up the prices and market crap to kids and put kid food at kid eye-level and all that shit.
Alex did not want to hear about the "outer-edges" theory at the supermarket at all. I told her at Trader Joe's we could go in all the aisles but she was already angry and it didn't make her happy. When I grow up I want to take taxis everywhere. Can you imagine how easy it is to go food shopping and have a car bring you home?
Retardedly I forgot to clean out the refrigerator before going food shopping. So when we got home I had to do that really quickly before all our food went bad. I'm not sure how long stuff can be out for, but if we get sick and die this week you'll know why.
Dani grew last week and I told Aunt Elaine she'll need new clothes for school. Aunt Elaine always tries to make Dani fit into my old clothes but I seem to be stuck in the growth department. So I've got no clothing to give her. Aunt Elaine won't buy Dani anything until the end of the summer. But there are sales NOW so I'm going to ask Josh if he can lay out money for some stuff from Land's End and I will pay him back after I start this job Monday. Somebody told me Land's End is really good quality and will last a long time. So my thinking is maybe we can get Dani stuff from there that she and Alex like, so then Alex will wear it when she grows into it.
I am in a bad mood and want to go back to bed. I've had a headache since Friday night. Hey that reminds me, somebody from Philip Morris visited my blog recently. Just in case they come back:
Dear Phil,
You fucking suck. I hate you. I hope you rot in hell. Because of you, my eyes alternately water or get too dry, my throat hurts, and my clothes and hair stink. My sister's asthma is harder to control. I hope you fall asleep in bed with a lit cigarette and light yourself on fire. You would deserve it.
Again, rot in hell,
Sam
I am not so stupid as to think it's all their fault without also being Aunt Elaine's fault too. She's the one who chooses to spend money on this and smoke inside. However. Some people compare smoking to guns, saying you can't blame a gun manufacturer when someone dies from a bullet. But the thing is, sometimes guns are good. Not often, and not as much as people from places like Texas think, but sometimes. Cigarettes are NEVER good. For anyone. They have like no redeeming qualities at all. If all the people who worked for places like Philip Morris instead worked for green companies, we could reduce our footprint on the environment. You know, that might be the best idea I've ever had. Somebody should notice that.
More to say but I have to go get ready. We are going to dinner with the fire family who has Stanley, the cute dog.
Love,
Sam
Friday, June 8, 2007
I'm Slow / Come Here, Sandy
Mommy,
Wireless stopped working today and I can't fix it. I even re-set the modem and that didn't work. Dial-up is such a pain in the ass. Homework takes longer because looking things up takes minutes instead of seconds. I can't even piggy-back onto someone else's high-speed - that's how screwed up it is right now.
On Monday I got a 100 on my vocab/spelling pretest, so I'm exempt from tomorrow's real test. That means all I have is my math test. Josh and I are cutting after 6th period to go do something fun.
I got a slip to meet with my guidance counselor on Monday about SAT and college planning. Rachel and Makesha have him too, and Makesha said he's totally useless and will just either encourage me to sign up for cosmotology instead of college, or go to Rutgers. Which is obviously retarded since I have to go to a SUNY school and Rutgers is in Jersey. I hate New Jersey. So tomorrow I'm going to ask the assistant principal to come to my meeting too.
After school today Alex and I went to do food shopping and when we came out there was a dog hanging out. We couldn't find an owner and it was obviously somebody's dog. We watched it for a while, to try to make sure it didn't run into the street and get hit by a car or anything. I gave Alex my cell phone and read her the number off the tag so we could call in case it was lost. Just got voicemail so I left a message. We hung out waiting for like 20 minutes, hoping the dog's owner was just food shopping inside. Alex thought the person was, because the dog kept running to the doors, looking inside the store and wagging its' tail. Then this girl Mina from school showed up and we were talking with her and when we next looked, the dog was gone and a guy standing nearby said it went off with a person.
I'm glad the dog wasn't lost or anything (Alex is sad the owner showed up because she wanted to take the dog home and sleep with it) but pissed at that person for not taking better care of the dog. It could have run into the street or gotten kidnapped or something.
We are SOOOO definitely getting a dog when we move for my college.
Love,
Sam
Wireless stopped working today and I can't fix it. I even re-set the modem and that didn't work. Dial-up is such a pain in the ass. Homework takes longer because looking things up takes minutes instead of seconds. I can't even piggy-back onto someone else's high-speed - that's how screwed up it is right now.
On Monday I got a 100 on my vocab/spelling pretest, so I'm exempt from tomorrow's real test. That means all I have is my math test. Josh and I are cutting after 6th period to go do something fun.
I got a slip to meet with my guidance counselor on Monday about SAT and college planning. Rachel and Makesha have him too, and Makesha said he's totally useless and will just either encourage me to sign up for cosmotology instead of college, or go to Rutgers. Which is obviously retarded since I have to go to a SUNY school and Rutgers is in Jersey. I hate New Jersey. So tomorrow I'm going to ask the assistant principal to come to my meeting too.
After school today Alex and I went to do food shopping and when we came out there was a dog hanging out. We couldn't find an owner and it was obviously somebody's dog. We watched it for a while, to try to make sure it didn't run into the street and get hit by a car or anything. I gave Alex my cell phone and read her the number off the tag so we could call in case it was lost. Just got voicemail so I left a message. We hung out waiting for like 20 minutes, hoping the dog's owner was just food shopping inside. Alex thought the person was, because the dog kept running to the doors, looking inside the store and wagging its' tail. Then this girl Mina from school showed up and we were talking with her and when we next looked, the dog was gone and a guy standing nearby said it went off with a person.
I'm glad the dog wasn't lost or anything (Alex is sad the owner showed up because she wanted to take the dog home and sleep with it) but pissed at that person for not taking better care of the dog. It could have run into the street or gotten kidnapped or something.
We are SOOOO definitely getting a dog when we move for my college.
Love,
Sam
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