I haven't decided on a title for this post yet- hopefully something will come to mind by the time I finish it. I have decided to try writing some more after noticing I actually got a REAL COMMENT from someone not in my family, yay! So now I ought to keep going...
The Dog Scene:
Sampson no longer smells horrible! Since switching to Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice, which is free of corn, wheat, and chicken (has chicken fat, but not meat) he is not stinking up the house and making me wash my hands after touching him. I'm very pleased. But the downside is that it gives him horrible gas- we traded one smell for the other. Me, I'd rather have a farty dog than a greasy, doggy-smelling one, but that's me. Seems like stepdad John is not happy about the gassing of the house, but then he didn't seem to mind the original stink much. We'll be trying some other foods to see whether it was corn, wheat, or chicken that make him smell. Next bag will be Nutra Nuggets Lamb and Rice, it has no corn or chicken, but does have wheat, so I'll know right away if that's the culprit.
Other dog news... We got a Furminator! I thought it was ridiculous how much they cost, so I never even wanted one before. On a whim, I checked ebay for them, and whaddya know, it was only 15.00 WITH shipping. Nice! So I ordered it. The first time I brushed Bruno with it, I got a wad of hair the size of a large cat. He seems to be blowing his coat in December, which is odd to me. But then again, we don't have harsh winters here, so maybe his biological reflex wasn't triggered until late in the fall? Sampson has barely any undercoat to begin with, so not much off of him, but he LOVES to be "furminated", which I find funny. Bruno hates it, and he's the one who actually needs the brushing! Funny how their coats can look superficially similar (black, smooth, shiny, lies close to the body) and actually be SO different.
Not-dog news... I am still working at Old Navy, and today was NOT a good day. It felt like I was constantly being corrected for stupid stuff by the manager, and she always managed to see me either doing something wrong, or staring into space (hey, it happens to us ADD kids) when I think I was actually fairly productive. Life's not fair, I know. It doesn't help that I have no love for the clothing business... if it was up to me, we'd all be running around half-naked in animal skins. But the march of history goes on, sadly.... I have to go to Rabbitstick Rendezvous to get my caveman fix, I guess.
Also, my laptop died. It was weeks ago, before Thanksgiving. (Have I mentioned this already?) I'd had it for FIVE YEARS. That's a dinosaur in computer years. I think it was a major hard drive crash, but I have no money to fix it. I'm sad because all my pictures of Ginger were on that hard drive, and a music collection that took years to collect, and had thousands of songs- it will be very hard to duplicate (especially since I didn't pay for any of it.) So hopefully when I get it looked at, it can be fixed, or at least salvage that stuff.
