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bought my maid of honor dress today- expensive.

getting into the groove of things now. school is good- i like my classes for a change, i'm pretty sure next semester is going to suck though- i hate math, accounting and statistics >_< i'm good at math i just don't enjoy it; probably because i'm artistic and i feel like numbers are so stiff and ridgid and there is no room for flexibility or error. not very artistic to me....

anyway- gotta finish up the invitations to my best friend's wedding after i re-install all the programs on our computer. they tell you NOT to play with registry keys for a reason people! you WILL break the computer and be forced to reformat! T__T

*sigh* oh! i'm going to a car show this weekend. a "concept" car show and i'm bringing my camera and my tripod so expect some awesome pictures of some badass cars in the near future! muwhahahahahahaha!

i can never seem to get a layout i'm actually satisfied with to some extent *sigh* this one will have to do for now.

school has started- i'm taking this really cool class about science & technology and our "textbook" is an actual novel by a NY Times best selling author so it's pretty cool!

and i've also started this new diet thing kind of... http://www.my-calorie-counter.com
this website is really neat and it lets me keep a food log of all the stuff i eat during the day and tells me my caloric goal based on height, weight, and lifestyle and it has neat little charts, graphs, and forums of people to help with goals and share things with. it's pretty cool i like it a lot- and it makes me a lot more aware of the stuff i'm putting into my body on a day to day basis.

no pictures this time- although i do have some on my camera i haven't been able to get on the computer and upload them...our computer at home has a virus or a root kit or something on it that keeps making IE windows pop up even though IE isn't installed and we use firefox...weird i know. but chris is working on it.

as far as the pups go- link seems to be over his parasitic infection but now zelda has it T__T wtf....is this ever going to end?!

kinda long entry so i'm gonna put it under the cut so i don't bog down friend lists- ( read more )

here are link's symptoms:

-vomiting
-bloody diarrhea
-lack of energy
-dehydration


symptoms of parvo:
-diarrhea
-vomiting
-lethargy
-lack of appetite
-bloody, foul-smelling stools
-high fever, and congestive heart failure is possible

Severe symptoms may follow several days of gradually decreasing appetite. Illness usually becomes apparent from three to 12 days after the dog was exposed to the virus.


i... am stunned. if anything were to happen to link i don't know what i would do.... and there's no cure for this.

i can't stand drama queens.

can't. fucking. stand. them.

ESPECAILLY the emo, goth wanabes who whine that their lives are so fucking complicated and nobody loves them and whaaaaaaa shut the fuck up.

i'm sick and tired of listening to it so grow up, get a life, and just stop it.

guess what i got today!!!! <3

a 2GB memory stick for my camera! now i can take TONS of awesome pictures!!!!! *snappycakes*

i'm so delighted, and it's just what i needed because i'm having a super shitty week so far!

oman i loathe PT tests... ESPECIALLY when the ground outside is covered in ice and snow and they're STILL going to make us do it *snarl* they just better hope that i don't fall and break my ankle or something. keh.

today lexi is bringing over her new puppy to play with link and zelda- hopefully they'll be enough snow to get some cute pictures- if not well...we shall see. her puppy is a pom pom and super tiny and adorable- it's going to be weird because zelda is going to look "big" for a change ROFL!!!

i'm getting so excited about christmas- it's nearly here! then i get to see the look on chris's face when he opens his presents *excitement* it's gonna be awesome

*goes to doodle*

so.

zelda was on pain pills from her surgery (spay) and link was on pain pills for his leg (he twisted it a few weeks ago) and... i think this was probably the worst weekend for both of them, and me. i had to get the flu shot on friday so i was exhausted and felt like a train wreck on saturday morning. let me tell you the story:

link never whines, never whimpers, hardly EVER makes a sound of any kind- we've only recently been able to attempt getting him to bark on command- but it’s taken a great deal of time, patience, doggie treats, and the vacuum cleaner... anyhow; the point i'm trying to make is that he's a quiet dog. 6:00 a.m. ... *whimper* *whimper* mind you he's in his crate, so i sit up in bed, look over at my husband, "babe, i think link needs to go outside..." as i sat there waiting for a reply *whimper* *whimper* so i begrudgingly rose myself out of bed and with lead feet made my way across the room to his crate- the very instant the latch was free- vanished. link had pushed past me and made a mad dash for downstairs. i grabbed a sweater and followed him but it was too late- he'd only made it to the bottom before a trail gave away the fact that he had a very serious problem, so i proceeded to bolt down the stairs and throw open the front door as link flies past me out to the grass to "relieve" himself... poor thing. it was probably the most pitiful thing i'd ever seen him do- or so i thought.

after about 15 minutes of alternating step step step poo, step step step poo, he made his way back to the front door where to my horror i noticed that his little fluffy behind was covered in bright red. i grabbed a few paper towels, wetted them and helped the little guy; feeling sorry for him all the while. afterward chris and zelda made their way downstairs, coffee was started and it was breakfast time! hooray! ....or not. link who normally eats his entire meal in a matter of seconds hardly touched his food- i chalked it up to his obviously upset tummy; boy was i ever right. not even ten minutes after his pintsized breakfast, he ever so graciously gave it back to me. in a neat little pile on my carpet... once again- overwhelmed by pity i just patted him on the head and went into the kitchen to grab my cleaning supplies.

zelda- poor thing- was so affected by her pain meds that she was passed out on her pillow MOST of the day- it was so odd to see her just lying still for a change; to make myself feel better for taking her to get surgery i had bought her a huge ham bone and a new blankie...she didn't touch either and i felt like a jerk ;__;

the rest of the day went along pretty uneventful- between trips to the bathroom and the kitchen for a snack every now and again i must have taken no more than 90 steps all day. around 5 in the evening- chris reminded me that we needed groceries... great. so with as much displeasure as i could muster i grabbed my shoes, put them on, picked my coat from the closet, and put the dogs in the kitchen. we were gone about an hour- and upon arriving back home...

it looked as if something had exploded in my kitchen. there was blood. there was urine. there was feces. there were...toys? yea. it was AWFUL. it wasn't even able to be cleaned up with paper towels or ...even regular towels. it was a job for the industrial mop and a sink full of hot soapy water. it was at that point i decided that link was to have NO more pain pills as he didn't have any problems before them- *sigh*

link has been fine since saturday- and zelda finished up her prescription this morning- i still feel like garbage but hopefully our lives can get back some degree of normalcy soon. even through all the mess, and the poo- i still love 'em. they're my babies and that's what corgi moms do.

oman. this 8 hour night shift S U C K E D. sucked. so. bad.

i am struggling to hit the keys on the keyboard. i am so tired.

and i stll have to drvie home.

blaaah

sitting here at work looking at cameras on e-bay. i wish i could afford a nikon ;_;

and i've been noticing that all the things i "like" end up being things that cost the most. and NOT because i like things that cost a lot of money - AT ALL. but here is how it goes:

me: *pulls up a webpage of really nice, contemporary platform beds with no prices listed*
chris: which one do you like better?
me: *points to one that i think has the most elegant simplicity, style and functionality*
chris: *clicks to see price*
me: 3,999$ ... ;___; *fails*

and it's usually the MOST expensive thing. why do i have to have expensive tastes... why do i have to like the $1700 Nikon? why do i have to have the asian inspired flat platform zen bed? ...i'm NOT materialstic but it seems that the things i would most like to have end up being the ones that cost the most wtf....i don't know

it seems like once i start to like something (i.e. contemporary minimalistic furniture designs) they start becoming the most expensive shit you can buy- i'd like to be able to do commissions for people and save up money to get the nikon but i don't think i could make the money- i don't think enough people would think my art worthy enough to buy...maybe prints of some pieces i already have? but i have NO idea how to do prints...

i'm pmsing and need to vent. *sigh*

i feel so wound- like my insides are being coiled tighter and tighter and i have butterflies in my stomach for absolutely no reason at all. i tried to let it out with drawing and i just drew circles on the paper- i want to go home....