The New Thread About Nothing - Page 148

Grausamkeit · 06-08-2011, 11:58 AM

Today my Psych assignment was due at 11:59am. I got it turned in about 5 seconds before 12p! HAhahahaha!

I got a passing score on my last assignment, but wasn't as thorough as the teacher would have liked(are they professors in college or teachers?) so I got extremely thorough on this one and even did an anal probe on that bitch! If the teacher's gonna make me be more 'thorough' she's gonna be in for some serious reading.

My English reading is done, I did it yesterday before Math. We ended up doing our math homework in class so all I have to do is the online lab(and print it out sometime before class next week). I need to start reading my second chapter for Psych and review my English in the next couple of days and I'm done for a bit.

I'm only taking 3 classes, so it's not a huge accomplishment to do well at this point.

I also had to buy a huge freaking book/lab package yesterday because this teacher doesn't understand that the whole freaking book is already online for the class to use! :roll: At least I can sell the labcode package back to the bookstore since it's unopened.

Catch · 06-08-2011, 07:33 PM

I have the worst sunburn. It is like all over and itches so bad. I'm definitely going to peel.

Fruitbat · 06-09-2011, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Catch

I have the worst sunburn. It is like all over and itches so bad. I'm definitely going to peel.

moisturize, moisturize, moisturize.

Aloe Vera gel is great.. I think tomatoes are supposed to be good on sunburn, but stay away from anything with too much petrochemical crap because it will hurt.

And when youv'e done that...

hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

Ami · 06-09-2011, 11:06 AM

I might not have to repeat one of my mathematics modules - which would be very good. Although it would've been better if I was never in a position where that would be a possibility.

Murder.Of.Crows · 06-09-2011, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Catch

I have the worst sunburn. It is like all over and itches so bad. I'm definitely going to peel.

When you peel off the old skin, by chance, would a new and better you emerge. Like some kind of painful cocoon? I'd hope so.

MissCheyenne · 06-09-2011, 03:03 PM

I'm trying to remember the name of a type of toy I had when I was younger (early to late 80's) and I can't and it's annoying me hugely.

Murder.Of.Crows · 06-09-2011, 03:06 PM

what did it do? I mean do you remember what the toy was like?

MissCheyenne · 06-09-2011, 03:10 PM

It was a plasticy/rubber toy, a pink or purple snail that had long hair and a brush (to brush the hair obviously). There was also a big plastic key thingy that opened its shell bit so you could put things inside it. I can't for the fucking life of me remember what they were called.

Murder.Of.Crows · 06-09-2011, 03:14 PM

This thing?

MissCheyenne · 06-09-2011, 03:14 PM

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Murder.Of.Crows · 06-09-2011, 03:16 PM

Lol, Keypers, "Fancy The Snail" version. I've gotta say, I've never even seen these before...

MissCheyenne · 06-09-2011, 03:23 PM

Are you even old enough to have seen them? :P. Man, 80's toys were the BEST.

Murder.Of.Crows · 06-09-2011, 03:29 PM

I was a baby. But i think I'd have to agree with you on the 80's, or at least i'll meet you half way and say early 90's.

honeythorn · 06-10-2011, 01:52 PM

I had that snail keeper too! I think it's gone now though. I had a mister frosty, and an a la cart kitchen as well ^___^

The one thing I desperately wanted and never got, was a battery operated toy Slimer from Ghostbusters

Grausamkeit · 06-10-2011, 06:55 PM

For the past few days I've been scanning the local SPCA site looking for potential new family members. As I was looking at all of these cats it struck me that street cats don't look nearly as healthy and well-fed as a lot of the cats they've recently taken in(I haven't been looking for kittens). So either they are getting people's lost pets or people are giving up these poor animals that families took in and then gave up like they were nothing.

Why would people take in a pet in the first place if they are not willing to keep them regardless of circumstances? I am one of those 'pets are forever' people. I take the responsibility of pet ownership seriously and if money got tight I would have to make some sacrifices to make sure that my children and pets had food in their bellies. I don't understand the mindset of people who think that giving up family members is an option in life.

Saya · 06-10-2011, 07:06 PM

Tell me about it. What my sister was on my case earlier for was that my mom bought two pugs for a lot of money, after I sent her picture after picture of homeless dogs who need adopting. Including pure bred chihuahuas, which she loves, I think she views shelter animals as "broken" somehow. Anyway, I wasn't too sad about that, she bought them from a lady who just didn't want them anymore, but didn't want to take them to a shelter (and make a thousand dollars on them, of course).

What we were arguing about was that mom wants to breed them, and my sister is particularly pushing her to do it so she can take a puppy. She has no time for a puppy, and I can't see mom putting up with them, taking care of all of them until she can find homes, and then making sure they go to good homes, you know? I'm pretty sure she just wants to do it to make up for the money she spent on the dogs.

I didn't even say all that, I just said "I rather we'd adopt an older dog", because I know since I'm home far more often than her that I'd be stuck with taking care of them and I like dogs, but I'm not prepared to take care of a puppy and train it.

Grausamkeit · 06-10-2011, 07:45 PM

I'm reminded of talking to my cousin who had taken in a pitbull that had been abused. She and her husband found his nephew(19y.o.) beating this poor thing and told him that they were taking ownership of her. She was a very sweet little thing, too. Pits get a bad rap because of people of who fight them(GRRR!), but they are good dogs for people who have the type of energy they need in a companion. Anyway, I was talking to my cousin, asking when they were going to take her in to get her vax and spayed and she told me that they were going to breed her! This poor puppy that had been abused and was barely a year old! I had to bite my tongue nearly in half to keep from starting an arguement about that.

I am very much against backyard breeding and very outspoken against it in my family. I think that one of the most loving things people can do for their pets is get them fixed so that they are not potentially running the streets in heat(or spraying the house!).

There's nothing wrong with an older animal. I would prefer a mellow pet who is a year or two old over a puppy or kitten. I have all the time in the world since I'm currently a SAHM, but I just don't want to have to deal with that bullshit. Some people don't realize how many purebred animals come through shelters and adoption places. I don't know why there is a bias against shelter animals.

There's also a bias against animals that aren't puppies or kittens(fine with me! The pets I want will likely still be available when I have the adoption money in hand soon). Guess what? Those 'cute lil babies' are far more likely to rip up your favorite pair of shoes or piece of wardrobe than an older animal.

If I can I'm going to trick my husband into letting me take home 2 cats. ^_^ I miss having cats around the house.

Saya, if your mom is lazy your best bet is to convince her of how much work it is to breed the dogs, then take car of the puppies, and what if nobody wants them(?) then you'll be stuck with more dogs to feed....etc.

Saya · 06-10-2011, 07:54 PM

Yeah, I plan to have a talk with her about it, I just don't like arguing on the phone, she's coming in town with them this week so I'll see her soon. I have a feeling she's going to feel really overwhelmed with two dogs once the novelty wears off anyway, hopefully she'll realize what a big commitment it is before puppies are on the way.

I'm actually planning on adopting a kitten soon XD I do like older cats better, but my current kitty likes kittens better than adult cats, so we're hoping if its a kitten they'll bond more easily. All our furniture is scratched to shit already XD

Grausamkeit · 06-10-2011, 08:00 PM

If your older cat likes kittens, then more power to ya!

Pugs are also a potential money pit considering vet bills. And you can't pin them outside because dogs with smooshed faces are at a higher risk for heat stroke. Pugs also have nasal problems sometimes.

MissCheyenne · 06-11-2011, 05:28 AM

All our past cats and dogs, apart from two, came from shelters. The two that didn't, one was bought as a puppy from someone who didn't want him and the other, we took from a neighbour when he was around one years old because they were beating and starving him in order to make him as vicious and bad tempered as their other dog ( we couldn't take the older dog because he was too nasty but my mum did report them for abusing him).

Murder.Of.Crows · 06-11-2011, 05:31 AM

People like that make me sick. Cool that you were able to save one of the dogs though.

Grausamkeit · 06-11-2011, 08:57 AM

I put too much honey in my coffee.

MissC, good on ya for taking in shelter and abused animals. Almost all of the ones I had in the past were given to us. My last cat was actually the grandson of a cat that was given to me as a kitten. A neighbor brought him over saying that they found him on the side of the road and his mom was dead. They gave me this tiny ball of orange fluff that was timid and scared. I stupidly did not get him neutered(actually, in that household the guys thought it was 'inhumane' to neuter a male and argued against it, they were fine with getting the females spayed) and he disappeared when he was only a little more than a year old. His daughter disappeared shortly after having the litter that included my last cat.

I don't believe in getting an animal from a breeder when there are lots of lovable pets waiting to be adopted in shelters. Plus, most of those places already spay/neuter, vax, and microchip them before they go home. And it's cheaper to adopt from a shelter than buying a pure bred and then paying all of the money to get the vax, spay and microchip(easily 2-3x what you would pay to adopt).

Grausamkeit · 06-11-2011, 02:20 PM

Heh, I was right, Bexxle rose again. Hey, Bex.

Fruitbat · 06-11-2011, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Murder.Of.Crows

I was a baby. But i think I'd have to agree with you on the 80's, or at least i'll meet you half way and say early 90's.

Fuck I'm ancient...

Graus - I only get animals from the pound or sanctuary rescue places, that's where I picked up mr Bat

vindicatedxjin · 06-11-2011, 07:53 PM

Made special brownies......thought I did something wrong with the oil, cuz I wasn't feeling anything for like 2 hours. But now I realize I did it all just right. Oh hey gnet... I've missed u.