Ha! I wish.

I'm currently looking for rescue border collie puppies all over the internet, and I came across this poem that made me smile. And kind of wish it was true.

"The families dog was bought for a guard,
Chained to a post in a chilly backyard,
Housed in a shed that was airless and dark,
And every few weeks had a run in the park.
When boredom set in with no fun and no work,
One day it broke loose and went quietly berserk.
Pa couldn't fathom just why it went wild,
As it flattened his wife and then bit his child.
The police were called in to sort out the mess,
And the whole sorry tale was revealed by the press,
The Rescue Society was really annoyed,
So, the dog was rehomed; and the owners destroyed."

Ha! I wish.

I'm currently looking for rescue border collie puppies all over the internet, and I came across this poem that made me smile. And kind of wish it was true.

"The families dog was bought for a guard,
Chained to a post in a chilly backyard,
Housed in a shed that was airless and dark,
And every few weeks had a run in the park.
When boredom set in with no fun and no work,
One day it broke loose and went quietly berserk.
Pa couldn't fathom just why it went wild,
As it flattened his wife and then bit his child.
The police were called in to sort out the mess,
And the whole sorry tale was revealed by the press,
The Rescue Society was really annoyed,
So, the dog was rehomed; and the owners destroyed."

Wow, lots of changes today.

First off, Dad's offer was accepted on this house, so we'll most likely be moving in a month or so provided all goes smoothly. :O Hard to believe--both of my parents will have bought houses in the same year. scorpio_alice, I'm going to be living even closer to you now. ^_^

After Chemistry (which went like it usually does), I spent...a very, very large chunk of my day online looking at rescue dogs in shelters in Northern California. (WTF, PetFinder.org was down for like two hours. I was very distraught over this.) I found a few good dogs that are somewhat of interest, but I'm not sure any of them are exactly what I'm looking for. I'm still hoping Gem's owner/foster parent e-mails me back (she's so cute! I really want to adopt her), but Mom gave me permission to call tomorrow about the seven week old border collie puppies in the Sac Bee. ♥ So, we'll see. If there are any females left and we like them, there's a possibility we could buy one and have them hold the pup for us until I've been through finals. Once I get out of class, I could spend lots of time with the puppy.

If I get a puppy, I want to name her Clover as long as the family agrees. 'Cause that's a cute name.

I feel a little bad getting a puppy so quickly after Lily's passing, but...well...it's so hard to cope otherwise. No dog will ever replace Lily and what she meant to me (no dog will ever be like her. She was really something special and I don't know if I'll ever accept all the way that I'll never see her again), but as the survivors, we have to keep moving and keep living, and I think getting a puppy will help me come to terms with that. Otherwise I think I'm just going to continue being upset and living in the past for a while. Since she died, I haven't slept well, I've felt sick on and off, there hasn't been a night I haven't cried, and I barely have an appetite at all.

Like several quotes I've run across have said, there is no better therapist than a puppy. And while a puppy can't take away the pain of losing Lily, it at least serves as a large distraction and as a new 'project', so to speak. In addition to the beginning of a new stage in my life.

Darn it, my throat hurts from trying not to cry.

Anyway. Lighter subjects now.

My Last Exile goat feel off the ledge over my computer today, causing an avalanche of posters to crash down on poor Tabi-kun. D: His ';' key even fell off, which caused me panic for a moment until I realized that I merely need to snap it back into place. It was harrowing.

I watched Cops with Dad and Ryan tonight. 'Twas entertaining. I don't think there are very many people out there who are more entertained by Cops than my family. XD;; The stupid burns.

...I thought I had something more entertaining to say, but I guess not? Oh well.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FOUR-DAY WEEKEND. Nevermind that I normally have three day weekends anyway, and I have an intimidating Chemistry test to study for this weekend. I'm even more excited about going to the Bay Area for Thanksgiving. I'm obsessed with the Bay Area for some reason I can't quite pinpoint. I don't think I'd want to live there (not for an extended amount of time, anyway), but I LOVE visiting it. ♥

I must be off. I have a sentence to print for English. Yes, a sentence.

Wow, lots of changes today.

First off, Dad's offer was accepted on this house, so we'll most likely be moving in a month or so provided all goes smoothly. :O Hard to believe--both of my parents will have bought houses in the same year. scorpio_alice, I'm going to be living even closer to you now. ^_^

After Chemistry (which went like it usually does), I spent...a very, very large chunk of my day online looking at rescue dogs in shelters in Northern California. (WTF, PetFinder.org was down for like two hours. I was very distraught over this.) I found a few good dogs that are somewhat of interest, but I'm not sure any of them are exactly what I'm looking for. I'm still hoping Gem's owner/foster parent e-mails me back (she's so cute! I really want to adopt her), but Mom gave me permission to call tomorrow about the seven week old border collie puppies in the Sac Bee. ♥ So, we'll see. If there are any females left and we like them, there's a possibility we could buy one and have them hold the pup for us until I've been through finals. Once I get out of class, I could spend lots of time with the puppy.

If I get a puppy, I want to name her Clover as long as the family agrees. 'Cause that's a cute name.

I feel a little bad getting a puppy so quickly after Lily's passing, but...well...it's so hard to cope otherwise. No dog will ever replace Lily and what she meant to me (no dog will ever be like her. She was really something special and I don't know if I'll ever accept all the way that I'll never see her again), but as the survivors, we have to keep moving and keep living, and I think getting a puppy will help me come to terms with that. Otherwise I think I'm just going to continue being upset and living in the past for a while. Since she died, I haven't slept well, I've felt sick on and off, there hasn't been a night I haven't cried, and I barely have an appetite at all.

Like several quotes I've run across have said, there is no better therapist than a puppy. And while a puppy can't take away the pain of losing Lily, it at least serves as a large distraction and as a new 'project', so to speak. In addition to the beginning of a new stage in my life.

Darn it, my throat hurts from trying not to cry.

Anyway. Lighter subjects now.

My Last Exile goat feel off the ledge over my computer today, causing an avalanche of posters to crash down on poor Tabi-kun. D: His ';' key even fell off, which caused me panic for a moment until I realized that I merely need to snap it back into place. It was harrowing.

I watched Cops with Dad and Ryan tonight. 'Twas entertaining. I don't think there are very many people out there who are more entertained by Cops than my family. XD;; The stupid burns.

...I thought I had something more entertaining to say, but I guess not? Oh well.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FOUR-DAY WEEKEND. Nevermind that I normally have three day weekends anyway, and I have an intimidating Chemistry test to study for this weekend. I'm even more excited about going to the Bay Area for Thanksgiving. I'm obsessed with the Bay Area for some reason I can't quite pinpoint. I don't think I'd want to live there (not for an extended amount of time, anyway), but I LOVE visiting it. ♥

I must be off. I have a sentence to print for English. Yes, a sentence.