Yes, The DVD Movies DO Date Their Own Gender [04 Jul 2008|05:13am] library_mofo [lots42] I'll give the MOFO the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn't see me through the gaps in the aisle. But still, with his girl there, loudly decrying various DVD movies as 'gay', what the hell? Please keep your homophobia and general lack of class to at least a whisper. Also, "Please hang up the phone." does not mean "Keep talking while you travel the very long distance to the exit." Relatedly, I have learned, through a public info source, that many, many people are asking for the 'right' to talk on their cell phones inside of the library. This makes me scared. post comment

[04 Jul 2008|09:31am] horse_photos [whinchat] Some photos from Sundsvall Summer Horse Show (my camera died 20 minutes in), and from my summer horse Constantin in his new temporary barn. We had Honey and Aniara there last summer too. I was going to get Aniara but she became lame and had to rest the entire summer, which is too bad 'cause Constantin is incredibly sweet but scared of pretty much everything. Anything that approaches him from behind causes him to throw himself in any direction. Can't ride him without a saddle. ( come with me ) post comment

Tweets for Today [04 Jul 2008|12:06am] dearanxiety 15:58 Its too hot in my apt to wear a shirt. So I'm not. # 16:10 @alibee trust me no one needs to see pics. # 19:13 8:36pm at wall-e with @willo and lots of othre ppl like cameron and april and ps i?'m a serious lightweight. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter post comment

Christmas in July? [03 Jul 2008|07:36pm] chanceholiday Without any kind of planning, I've managed to hoard 6 Silver Clouds. I just had the most funktastic bath ever. 1 6-months-old (at least) Silver Cloud and a very sad Mr Butterball. I know they technically don't "expire" for a while, but there's something to the blue dye in the Silver Cloud that just can't hold out (I may also attribute this to the cooler water used for baths in this Suddenly Summer weather), because the last few Silver Cloud baths I've had have been a weak, pale green that's nothing compared to the typical brilliant emerald/azure of a fresh one. The cool thing, though, was that the bomb melted in such a way that it detached from the little brick of "surprise" silver glitter in the middle, so that little brick eventually became its own thing. The entire bomb, by the way, sunk to the bottom of the tub like an underweight Geo Phyzz. I honestly cried real tears. Also, when Scott's around and I'm rocking the Biofresh, I call it my Monster Face. He reacts accordingly. Hilarity ensues. 1 comment|post comment

[03 Jul 2008|09:40pm] horse_photos [rant] So I did some kind of braid. I've seen running braids in magazines and done on Friesian's and it's just so pretty. However, I am not very good at doing any sort of braids! It's kind of ghetto rigged. Before all that though, I bought a fly mask. I put it on Dexter and he was just perfect! Didn't spook, went right onto licking his new salt block and begging me for treats and following me all over while I cleaned. Proud of 'em. He's never worn a fly mask before. 4 comments|post comment

pibble facts + positive press [03 Jul 2008|07:11pm] petbulls [sabrina_fair] A family "friend" of ours recently felt the need to mail me a mailing envelope stuffed with newspaper cutouts about Pit Bull attacks and breed specific legislation. She's in her 70s so like, the newspaper is second only to the Bible. I'd like to mail her back (and probably call her after she receives it so we can have a conversation about her feelings, as she has never even hinted toward the thought that she doesn't think us having Oliver is a good idea and I was quite taken aback when I opened the package) with lots of Pit Bull facts. Things like their temperament, how their bad reputation is due to irresponsible owners, how dogs don't just attack and literally eat someone alive (as one of the news clippings states) for absolutely no reason, etc. What are your favorite, credible websites? Some links to positive news stories would be awesome, too! Anything and everything you think would help me shed some light on someone who has never heard the other side of the story, and can't Google lol. Thanks :) Gosh, Oliver loves his daddy so much! 4 comments|post comment

Digging for oysters. [03 Jul 2008|07:14pm] library_mofo [nom_de_grr] Hey guy, The thing about picking your nose while you're in your car is, you just never know who's watching. Sure, you might think you're invisible, but you're totally not. I saw you digging for oysters while dropping off library books at our drive-thru chute, and you know, I'm just not going to be the one to check 'em in. Boogers. They're everyone's problem. 2 comments|post comment

It felt good at the time. [06 Jul 2008|12:54am] library_mofo [clawdya] [ mood | guilty ] Today I had a customer who was applying to be a secretary for our local public school system. Here's the punchline: she didn't know a thing about Word. Or how to save a document to a floppy disc. Or really...anything.  Sometimes a computer illiterate patron can be frustrating. They make it so much worse when they become hysterical and borderline abusive. I helped her the best I could. Then I let her print out multiple cover letters with a huge quantity of typos.  Example:  Such and Such Elementary Scholl Deer Mr So and So:::, Sue me. I'm a library worker. Not an editor. And if she had been halfway decent to me and the rest of the staff I would have pointed those details out to her. But I didn't.  Oh, well. Since she's applying to our local public school system, I'm sure they won't notice.  I do enjoy the little things. The little petty things. 7 comments|post comment

Kittens [03 Jul 2008|04:15pm] mikescowgirlqt My sister and I "rescued" two buff orange tabby kittens from the horse barn. One is 6 weeks old and eating dry food, and the other is about 4 weeks and being bottlefed. A couple of mommy cats died in the barn along with a bunch of kittens. These cats are wild and they reside in one of the empty hay mows(we have multiple mows, but we always keep the one they reside in empty). I was wondering if anyone had advice on how to switch my kitten to dry food. She drinks okay, but not ravenously. I bought special milk with colostrum. Her poop isn't hard yet, but I think that is because she's so young. We got wormer from the vet today and we're supposed to take them back in a couple weeks. Names are not decided yet because the sex is hard to determine right now. We think my sister's is a boy and that mine is a girl... but we'll see. They're both very heathy and curious right now. <3Nicole 2 comments|post comment

i tweet too much [03 Jul 2008|04:36pm] woolf ( You are about to view content that may only be appropriate for adults. ) post comment

question [03 Jul 2008|03:24pm] petbulls [nostalgia__] hey guys, i'm new to the community and i'm looking at adopting an amstaff from my local humane society. i actually volunteer there, so the dog knows and trusts me. however, when it comes to strangers she's pretty shy. she did seem to begin warming up to my parents when we all went to see her yesterday, but i would love for her to learn not to be so frightened of strangers. she's an absolute sweetheart once she gets used to you and is probably one of the most well-behaved dogs at the shelter. :] has anybody else had shyness issues with their bully breed? any suggestions for socializing her? also, for anybody that's curious, here's a ( picture ) 6 comments|post comment

Theme Week - How Ike enjoys the summer [03 Jun 2008|02:40pm] petbulls [london821] Ike enjoys the summer the same way he enjoys the winter, spring and fall. He really doesn't like being out in the sun too long, but he loves falling asleep by a sunny window. 2 comments|post comment

New Job! [03 Jul 2008|02:33pm] equestrian [irishsaints] [ mood | calm ] [ music | Are You With Me, Vaux ]  Hooray! I have my first job! I'm working at an Arabian horse farm here in Washington, CT, called ASA Farms. Anyone ever heard of it? Anyway, the owner has twenty one horses total, but only keeps seven at the farm. They are, as follows: (no pictures yet, sorry!) Kopper: 17 year old chestnut Broodmare, currently pregnant I think, Diva's mom Noble Diva "Diva": 3 month old chestnut filly, three white socks and a coronet band- cute, but sometimes a brat, as young ones can be Alcy: 25 year old flea bitten gray, with a bladder infection, and fairly skinny- doesn't always finish her feed Lucy: 4 year old bay mare, gets into everything Toddie: (age unknown- 14 or 15 maybe?) flea bitten gray mare, currently pregnant, Hannah's mom Pro Bono or O'Toole: yearling bay colt, two white socks I'm pretty sure, very cute, fairly levelheaded- was once abused at a different farm, but has gotten much better Hannah: Pro Bono's other half- :)-- yearling red roanish filly, daughter to Toddie, was also abused at the same farm as Pro Bono, a bit more skittish, but is smart- sometimes too smart for her own good. So basically I help feed and water them, do turn out, and muck out stalls. I also get to feed six miniture Italian greyhounds- that part was a bit of shock.  At ASA, the owner has seperate feed for each horse (unlike at my farm, where most of the horses get the same feed that's been mixed into a large bucket, then divided accordingly to each horse's feed tub)- does anyone have any suggestions as to how to get used to remembering who gets which feed, etc? There is a feed chart, which is kind of useful. Also, any suggestions as to how to handle the yearlings would be greatly appreciated.  There is another girl who works there, but I get the feeling that we're going to be switching shifts, so a lot of the time I'm on my own, and I'm a little worried about how I'm going to do. Thanks guys! Nell 9 comments|post comment

Deam Lake [03 Jul 2008|01:32pm] backyardhorse [spirithorse21] If you all live in Northern Kentucky or south western Ohio, keep this place in mind. It was a great place to ride. Camp sites are $20, weekend trail tags are $5 per day. It was a super nice place to ride! I joined my friend Yvette and her granddaughter G for a weekend of trail riding around Deam Lake in southern Indiana. It hooks up with the Clark-Jackson State Forest and it very close to Louisville and probably about 1 or 2 hours from Cincinnati. Deam Lake Horseman's Camp is brand new, with Class A campground and hitching post for the ponies. It's really nice. They're even building stalls so a limited number of folks can put their horses up and go places if they want. Yvette invited me to go because there was a large dedication ceremony at one of the shelters. Our governor, Mitch Daniels, was there to give a speech and open the whole thing. It was really exciting and neat to see how dedicated Daniels is to environmental issues and keeping parks open to people like trail riders and their horses. The whole weekend was a bit of an ordeal actually. We got off almost two hours later than we planned, and none of the horses we were taking had seen the farrier as originally scheduled. But we were armed with easy boots and hoping for the best. We didn't make it to the camp grounds until 11 p.m. in the pouring rain. We were then lost in the camp grounds for an hour! I think they need to mark the sites a little better. *grin* We finally found our site and the rain had let up, so we unloaded the horses and I pitched my tent. Yvette thought I was a little crazy, but didn't put up a fuss, so into my tent I went. But then...BAM! BIG ol' lightning bolt strikes somewhere in camp and the rain starts POURING down. Into the trailer I went. *sigh* oh well, I stayed dry and no more lightning worries. Saturday, we rode in the morning, finding the lay of the land and deciding that the trails need better markers too, but enjoying ourselves none the less. Yvette rode a borrowed buckskin named Scotch, I rode her mare Star, and G rode the very reliable JB. We only had a few hours out in the morning before we needed to return for the dedication ceremony and lunch. But then we headed back out on the trails in the afternoon. That's when things got a little harry. JB and Star were both missing one shoe, so each had on one easy boot. But the trail we were out on the afternoon got super muddy half way through and JB lost another shoe. Star nearly did, and she did loose her easy boot because the mud was so bad. Scotch's boots were already torn up from the week before and so had been duct taped onto her feet, but she stepped out of them in the mud. *sigh* JB and Star became pretty tender and I finally got off and walked star home, her poor feet were just so sore. But, we managed to get back to camp. Of course, all that meant we weren't able to ride on Sunday. We took care of their feet and then loaded up Sunday morning and came home. But it was still a very good trip. ( a few pictures for your enjoyment. ) 3 comments|post comment

Growing Hair Back - FAST!!! [03 Jul 2008|01:16pm] equestrian [fbi_woman] Some of you may remember my bay large pony two year old; well, I've moved him to the barn where I keep my show horse to get him ready for the upcoming line shows, and he's in slightly worse condition than I was lead to believe. I thought my co-owner was keeping him in good shape for shows since she's supposed to be showing him too, but he's got nips ALL OVER him. Does anyone know any miracle products or treatments to grow back his coat in these places FAST? He's supposed to be showing in a month, and he needs to be looking essentially perfect. We're going to try and clip him again to make it look less noticeable and I'm getting him a light sheet to wear when he goes out, but he's still going to need some serious help to grow it back in time. 9 comments|post comment

[03 Jul 2008|12:57pm] appolonia Corey is on his way home now, and I'm planning to take Nibbles to the park to play! Later I'll be posting about a thousand pictures of her and the kitties, so be prepared! post comment

Cute article in today's NY Times... [03 Jul 2008|12:59pm] hounds_of_hell [buboniclou] A reporter went to a dog park to 'interview' the dogs about Leona Helmsley's recently-revealed philanthropy (philocany?): http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/nyregion/03dogs.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin post comment

Cute article in today's NY Times... [03 Jul 2008|12:57pm] petbulls [buboniclou] A reporter went to a dog park to 'interview' the dogs about Leona Helmsley's recently-revealed philanthropy (philocany?): http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/nyregion/03dogs.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin 1 comment|post comment

Request [03 Jul 2008|11:40am] feckalyn Next Wednesday, July 9th, is my thirty-fifth birthday. As of yet I have no plans, aside from working, and that's ok with me (though I'm not opposed to the idea of plans and being showered with attention per se). Anyway, I'm making a point of letting people in my life know that I want my birthday to be honored this year. I want calls, emails, txts, visits, gifts, all of it. So, if you happen to think of me next Wednesday, please join in on the festivities. It would mean a great deal. 1 comment|post comment

Horse Adoption [03 Jul 2008|12:22pm] equestrian [wh925] Is it a general rule of thumb that horse adoption is not a very good idea? I was on PetFinder.com and saw a few beautiful TBs among other horses. I was thinking that some of the younger ones that were rescued from the track might be what I would want one day. I cant afford it right now but it seems like when I do have the money that might be the way to go. But doesn't it seem like it might be something thats "too good to be true"? Opinions please! Thank you! 23 comments|post comment

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