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13 March 2006
THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD!!!→[More:]
I HAVE A REALLY BAD COLD AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN OUT OF BED SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON! MY SINUSES REALLY, REALLY HURT! AND MY FISHIE IS SICK TOO! HE HAS FIN ROT! I AM TOO SICK TO GO GET HIM MEDICINE! I AM A BAD FISHIE MOMMY! MY FRIEND TOM IS GOING TO BRING FISHIE MEDICINE IN A FEW HOURS!
FEEL BETTER SPECKSY! AND FEEL BETTER SPECKSY FISH!
WE SPENT SEVERAL OF THE LAST 24 HOURS AT THE EMERGENCY VET CLINIC WITH OUR BELOVED YELLOW LAB, BETTY! HER BACK LEGS HAVE BEEN WEAKENING AND THEN SHE WAS DELIRIOUS AND WEIRD SO WE TOOK HER IN. SHE WAS EXTREMELY DEHYDRATED THIS MORNING AND CLOSE TO DEATH, BUT WE GOT THE IV FLUID CATHETER IN HER IN TIME AND SHE PERKED UP. SHE'S 14! SAW HER JUST NOW AND SHE ATE WELL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING, AND WILL HOPEFULLY CONK OUT FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND COME HOME TOMORROW AFTER A STEROID SHOT AT THE BASE OF HER SPINE. SHE HAD A LOT OF POOP! THANKS FOR LISTENING!
THERE IS NOTING EXOTIC OR INTERESTING IN THE VENDING MACHINE TODAY! BIPOLAR STRANGERS ARE MAKING ME OMELETS! RAP CD'S HAVE TOO MANY GUEST STARS ON THEM!
THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO GIVE ME A LOT OF MONEY FOR BEING REALLY POOR FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2005!! PRAISE THE GOVERNMENT! SUDDENLY ALL MY POLITICAL VIEWS HAVE CHANGED! NO, NOT REALLY. I LIKE BITING THE HAND THAT FEEDS ME.
I AM TRYING VERY HARD NOT TO MAK A 'SLEEPS WITH THE FISHES,' JOKE RIGHT NOW, AND EVERY DROP OF ITALIAN BLOOD IN ME IS FIGHTING AGAINST IT! I DON"T DO THIS FOR JUST ANYONE, SPECK, BABY!
HE IS LYING ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS BOWL AND I AM LYING IN MY BED WATCHING HIM.
:(((!!
IT WAS A VERY SCARY 45 MINUTES THAT FELT LIKE 5 - 3 OF US ON THE FLOOR DESPERATELY TRYING TO FIND A VEIN AND GET THE FLUIDS GOING. I'VE NEVER SEEN DEAD ANIMALS OTHER THAN ROADKILL, AND THEY WERE DROPPING LIKE FLIES IN THAT PLACE (THEY SPECIALIZE IN HORRENDOUS THINGS LIKE HIT-BY-CARS, DOG FIGHTS, EATING HAIRBANDS, CANCER ETC. I'M JUST GLAD IT WASN'T OURS JUST YET.
THAT'S WHAT I KEPT THINKING WHEN THE SOPRANOS GOT HOOKED ON SUSHI LAST NIGHT!
CHEWY, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY STRONG. GET THOROUGH INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE VET, INCLUDING HOW TO HELP HER WALK WITH A TOWEL SLING AND HOW TO EXPRESS HER BLADDER. ((((BETTY AND FAMILY)))
I AM DEEPLY FRUSTRATED. DOESN'T MATTER WHY, JUST TRUST ME. ANYWAY, MY FRUSTRATION IS LEAKING OUT EVERY FUCKING PORE IN MY BODY AND IS STARTING TO PISS OFF SCIENCE GIRL. CONSEQUENTLY I BECOME EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED WITH MYSELF. GAH! I AM A FEEDBACK LOOP OF SHITTINESS.
AND I AM SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT SICK PETS AND PEOPLE. SOMEBODY WAVE THAT MAGIC WAND AND FIX EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW!
thanks everyone! thankfully mrs chewy has 25 years of vet nursing experience and is stronger than me - Betty weighs 86 pounds!!!!!!! well wish chant in progress for the universe. I'm having a beer tonight.
DEAR APPLE STORE: PLEASE DO NOT PUT THE IMAGES FOR YOUR SHOPPING/CHECKOUT BUTTONS ON THE SAME SERVER AS YOUR (AND OTHERS')AD IMAGES. I HAVE BEEN HAPPILY BLOCKING http://a248.e.akamai.net FOR A WHILE NOW - SO LONG THAT I, IN FACT, FORGOT IT - AND I JUST HAD A HELLISH EXPERIENCE TRYING TO SHOP AT YOUR STORE WITH NO NAVIGATIONAL IMAGES BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY WERE BEING BLOCKED. ON THE PLUS SIDE, YAY ME AND MY NAVIGATIONAL KUNG-FU. ALSO, PLEASE IGNORE MY SURVEY COMMENTS BITCHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AS I AM BIG ENOUGH TO ADMIT IT'S MOSTLY MY FAULT.
ALSO, FEEL BETTER SPECKLET AND FISH, AND YAY FOR BETTY'S POOP, AND GOOD LUCK TO TR33HGGR, AND I WISH I HAD A MAGIC WAND FOR BMARKEY.
HE'S NOW IN AN ICU BOWL IN THE KITCHEN EQUIPPED WITH A COBALT BLUE SHOT GLASS TO HIDE IN. HE'S DOSED TO THE GILLS (HAR HAR) WITH MELALUCCA FIN ROT MEDICATION. I TOOK OUT THE ROCKS AND PLANT FROM HIS REGULAR BOWL, BOILED THE ROCKS, AND PUT THE PLANT IN IT'S OWN ICU BOWL WITH AN EXTRA STRONG DOSE.
HE'S VERY LETHARGIC, BASICALLY IGNORES ME WHEN I COO. LAST TIME I HAD TO MEDICATE HIM, HE WOULDN'T EAT BECAUSE THE FOOD TASTED FUNNY TO HIM; HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN THIS TIME.
I DID EIGHT FUCKING HOURS OF STARBUCKS ORDERING TODAY AND AM PISSED I DIDN'T GO TO FRISBEE'S DINNER AND MY HAIR IS FALLING OUT AND I WANT MORE HARD DRIVE SPACE AND I MISS SAN FRANCISCO AND IT'S NOT AS FUN TO WEAR TINFOIL ON YOUR HEAD WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING!
(OKAY - IT'S FUN TO DO AT STARBUCKS WHEN YOU'RE DOING EIGHT HOURS OF COMPUTERIZED PRODUCT ORDERING, BUT NOW I'M MAD I DIDN'T THINK TO DO THAT TODAY! GRRRAAAAAH!)
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