Entries tagged with bernie

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You can cry in the night if it helps

We saw the veterinary oncologist today, had an OMG!long talk about everything one could ever possibly want to know about canine cancer, but the long story short: we've decided not to pursue radiation or chemo or vaccination.

His lungs are clear, which is one saving grace. Severe metastasis has not happened yet.

The median survival rate with all available measures is no greater than 18 months, and the median for the recommended treatment is only 8 months. With aggressive treatment comes sick doggie, and neither I nor Mr. K. are willing to put Bernie through that, only to lose him anyway.

Best to let him live out his life as happy and healthily as possible, then let him go when he's ready.

( In happier news... )

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I'm on the run, no time to sleep

( Please, by all the powers that be, let this month be over soon. )

Oh, and I'm ovulating and horribly, uh, you know, with no relief to be had. The least of my worries, but the most persistent at the moment. Alcohol will make the other stuff fade into the background, but only amplifies horniness. A good smutty book? I has one.

You know it's bad when you're staring and you make eye contact and you don't even CARE that you look like a desperate pervert. (Luckily my gay school friend works with said staree and will be able to explain the creepy stalker-chick giving him the eye today.)

I think I'm going to go and channel Jason Statham's strip scene in the last Transporter movie and try to get some shut-eye.

Current Mood: listless
Current Music: "Lift Me Up" by Moby

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This was not the answer I was looking for, Universe.

First off, THANK YOU for all of your positive energy, thoughts and prayers for my big-three issues from earlier this week.

SECOND - I am fine. Yes, really. I'm functioning (albeit VERY ready to go back to work on...Tuesday D: I may be stuck to the ceiling by then) and getting things done in their courses.

Funeral stuff went as well as can be expected, and the cousins have decided to get a family reunion together in the next year or so.

( Super-creepy death stuff unsuitable for the romance of VD )

OH, but the Universe is not finished with me, not by a long shot! ( Read more... )

In slightly more normal life news, we went to see "Taken" today. It was decent, but I was definitely wondering at using a 26-year-old actress to play a 17-year-old girl. Liam Neeson FTW.

And thanks to

ishie, I am re-reading It Hardly Signifies when I should be texting friends and hitting the town. I am laaaaame. But also addicted to Jane Austen fanfiction, so there you go.

Current Location: 43229

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Keepin' Goin'

Did you know that McDonald's puts nutrition information on the bottom of its burger boxes? It's REALLY depressing to look at that after you've finished a fast-food meal. That's a paddlin' (and a long hour of running flat out at the gym today)!

We took Bernie to the vet - they were worried and wanted to see him ASAP. So, we girded up our checking accounts and headed in. Man, Bernie was stinky, and he kept trying to put his butt on me (ew)! But we have a gastrointestinal antibiotic, some soft food (which has been giving Bernie a whole new world of culinary nirvana), some gel-based earwax emulsifier and the okay to give him rawhide bones once he's better. The vet also told us about an otoscope procedure that's now available - they can dig out the deep-seated earwax plugs and check for middle-ear infections. They do have to give the animal twilight anesthesia, which means big $$. Boo. Hopefully, though, it will give Bernie more relief from his near-chronic ear infections.

After rushing through that, we went to see 1408. ( **SPOILERS** )

I didn't get to Comfest, but I did get a nice, long nap in, and cleaned at the Temple, so I have all of tomorrow free, free, free! So maybe North Market, maybe Noodles, definitely a bike ride.

And later, possibly a picspam post.

Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: "Power of Two" -Indigo Girls

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Got a brain like bubble gum

Trying to cram life into 24 hours is exhausting. Heh.

Trying to walk on rest days = FAIL. Who knew that I'd actually prefer to run? Insanity, I tell you.

Bernie is still not 100%, so we will call the vet in the morning. Poor puppy; I think he had some bad food rather than bad rawhide - Andy said that Bernie was having tummy trouble before we gave him his bone. So, my fault. :(

Went to Dayton tonight to see

rlanto,

generalmanda,

ladybug_rjc and

ciberw0lf, and to listen to Homeland (a Celtic-type pub band) play at Dub Pub. V. fun! Met a vegan, buddhist, meditation-practicing AF engineer, which was interesting. Forgot to pay my bill for dinner, though *forehead slap* before I went home.

There is nothing so terrifying than driving on I-71 at midnight - the sheer number of drunk drivers - I'd wager at least 60% of the cars on the road were being driven by intoxicated drivers. I just tried to look alive out there.

I have been a witness to three accidents since Wednesday...I feel like the CPD knows me by name when I call...I think I've given reports on 6 accidents this year alone! Be careful, people - I'm so attractive that people crash into each other when I'm near! LOL

( Karen showed me these two pictures, mainly her before and after (but I think I'm about 10# lighter in the second one): )

I went wall climbing with Martie from work earlier Friday. Note to self: do not ride your bike to Vertical Adventures again. Those two miles home will seem like ten when your arms feel like ground beef! Martie is a really good climber, though, so hopefully she'll be willing to go with me again. She's also not attached to the notion of sticking too closely to the marked routes, so I didn't get yelled at today. :-P

Actually,several people at work have expressed an interest in it, which is pretty awesome. Who says library folks are milquetoasts?! AND, if any of YOU locals are interested...wall climbing is FUN! You don't have to be in great shape, you don't have to be a skilled climber (or else I wouldn't be able to do it).

You know you wanna!

Tomorrow, the gym (ugh, won't be getting much sleep), then we're going to see 1408. I love seeing horror flicks in the theatre, and I think this is the scariest thing Stephen King ever wrote. So we'll see how it translates to the screen. Then...maybe I can convince Andy to go to the driving range or something. Or I'll head down to Comfest. Hm.

Hope you all have a GREAT weekend!!

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Current Location: 43229

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Talk about a literal interpretation

We decided that Bernie (that's our 8-year-old puppy) could have a rawhide bone last night, since his ear is messed up anyway (they cause yeast infections in his ears) and he's been a good boy of late.

( Oh, shit. Literally. My poor puppy. :( )

I think karma just sent me a couple of messages.

There's been quite a bit of drama at the Temple this week concerning the HVAC. Tuesday's group was hot and frustrated, but calm and "I hope we get this fixed soon!" Last night, OES called twice, ranting, then I got two more rants, then hung up on, followed by a nasty email.

I am sympathetic to their plight - the Masonic Temple in my hometown still doesn't have AC, so I understand sitting in a hot room in formal dress sucks - but they complain and whine and moan so much that you stop feeling sorry for them and just get pissed. Yet another incident to further solidify my conviction that I will never, EVER join OES. (I doubt they'd have me as they seem hellbent on alienating every person under the age of 50.)

At least the day can't get any worse, right? Right?