What is on your mind

[UofMfan]

Originally Posted by *Magic_and_Silk*

Yes, the one in the cup of soup DOES count.

Chicken soup: Check, just had one of those

[ruthie14]

Thanks dc... wanted to hear it from someone else before I listen to the sales pitch! lol

Originally Posted by dark_crystal

my sister has her Bachelor's from there and it "works" like any other Bachelor's (e.g. qualifies her for higher hourly wage than non-degree holders in same job) it is a legitimate degree and they worked her pretty hard

[Blade]

Think my new favorite show comes on tonight.......ummmm I can't think of the name of it. It has Bear Grylls in it......

[Soft*Silver]

I am using my central air for the first time..and it works. I cant believe I got this house for so little, and it all works, (knock on wood) and even if it didnt, it came with a year warranty...

how did I get so lucky?

[Waldo]

Happy to have finally braved the motor vehicle department and made myself street legal. I've been procrastinating it for over two years. *shaking head*

[JustLovelyJenn]

Just how much a TRULY supportive presence in my life can make a real difference.... Just how much i didn't realize that what i was looking for was my Daddy, and how much i am glad to have Hym in my life.

[Zimmeh]

Good Evening Ms. Dark,

My former regional manager was like this. They all got a surprise when I was busting shit out of the top of my head after only being on the job for less than a year..The end result? I had a bad anxiety attack and quit my job less than three weeks later. This company worked me and several other managers to the bone and never thanked us for it...

Have a good night!

Zimmy

Originally Posted by dark_crystal

my directors are blowing smoke up my heinie! it is time to write next year's budget and there are things i want for my department that they keep sending me back to "research" more...they are just trying to keep me busy "researching" until after the dealine passes

and every time i send them the results of my "research" they act like they have no idea what i am talking about and ask me questions about stuff i explained three e-mails ago!

i am smarter than i look, people!

[Zimmeh]

Heya Ruthie,

Be careful of that sales pitch. The one DeVry gave me, sounded wonderful and I signed up for my Bachelors in the Business Information Systems and I graduated in 2006 but could never get a job in that field. I spent over $65 grand on that degree that I cannot use, since most companies here in Florida aren't hiring. If you can get into a state school, which is much cheaper, go that route. Private schools don't offer many grants or scholarships to their students. I loved the education I got from DeVry, but I ended up getting a job in retail to pay my bills and my student loans are still in deferment. Do some research on your own before the admissions rep contacts you again. I know DeVry has been involved in four class action lawsuits because of the untruths they told ppl.

Hope this helps,

Zimmy

Originally Posted by ruthie14

Just got contacted by University of Pheonix... wondering if I should sign up.. thier "councellor" aka salesman Craig, is suppose to call me tomorrow night with details. hmmmm Anyone have any experience with them?

[WolfyOne]

Pizza gave me heartburn
Waited to long to take a pill
Betting I'll be up for hours before it'll let me sleep

[dark_crystal]

Originally Posted by Blade

Think my new favorite show comes on tonight.......ummmm I can't think of the name of it. It has Bear Grylls in it......

omg i used to love "Man vs. Wild" but i don't have cable anymore...i am glad to hear he is still working though lol

[Oneida]

A friend from here whose Mom is quite sick. And my Mom, who is also battling cancer. And my neighbor whose husband passed away from cancer last week at age 61. And one of my closest girlfriends who had polyps removed this week and while in there, the doc found a something he was not expecting.

Prayers.

[Medusa]

On my mind today:

People think in polar terms. They bifurcate into black and white because the gray is either uncomfortable, scary, or a hue that they can't recognize. In the bifurcation process, something is lost. Erased. Crumbled. Smashed down.
Cut a cake in half and dare it to happen without the tiniest crumb falling on the counter. Cut a baby in half and watch it die.

Our need to parse, to label, to identify, to section, to separate is so great that we are willing to chance a loss, even the tiniest amount, to be comfortable.
Sometimes we don't call it "parsing" or "sectioning", instead we say that it is better for the plant to snip off the extra leaves. Easier to eat the cake when it has been cut. Quicker to find our shoes if the box has a neat little label on it.
We even go as far as to call that "work" when it is actually the avoidance of work.
We call that "streamlining the process" when it actually hinders it on a greater scale.
We call it "less messy" to cut the cake and let the crumbs fall where they will so that we have a nice, neat section of sweetness rather than digging into it with our hands and licking the crumbs from the counter since they, too, are part of the cake and took just as much effort to include.

We do that because we are human, and humans like things to be as uncomplicated as possible. Every now and then though, there will be a rare soul who is willing to dig through the unlabeled shoeboxes in the closet just for the sheer joy of the hunt.
The rare soul who will let the plant prune itself and be glad to marvel in the process.
The hungry soul who, rather than chance losing one iota of morsel, will dive head first into the cake and lap it up as if bobbing for apples, icing coating their eyebrows, and the soft underbelly of chocolate or vanilla sponge coating the back of their throat.

The sensitive who will defy the Soloman's of this world and say, "Do not cut the baby, let her live."

[apretty]

medusa's post:

the other night i was eating a salad and half way through i noticed that i was using my fingers instead of the fork. and it was fun--i had bought this buttery baby organic lettuce and the feel of it was so soft and i didn't even stop myself after i realized--it was far too enjoyable to do something that was *bad* and it was like twice the experience of using a fork.

[WolfyOne]

We have another kitty with a mouth infection and I've called 3 vets in town to get prices for a swab and biopsy that our vet said Shadow would need to get to the core of her problem. Our country vet isn't equipped to do testing and the antibiotic Shadow has been on isn't working. Anyhow, I've been quoted anywhere from $200 to $400 depending on the tests and if she has to be put out to do them. Considering we already spend $200 a month on food and cat litter each month, this is way more than we expected. I thought I was falling apart before I started making calls because we lost Silver just after Christmas to this. I am now scared we will lose another one of our rescues and it really hurts. I even called the teaching school and they aren't any cheaper.

[dark_crystal]

Originally Posted by WolfyOne

We have another kitty with a mouth infection and I've called 3 vets in town to get prices for a swab and biopsy that our vet said Shadow would need to get to the core of her problem. Our country vet isn't equipped to do testing and the antibiotic Shadow has been on isn't working. Anyhow, I've been quoted anywhere from $200 to $400 depending on the tests and if she has to be put out to do them. Considering we already spend $200 a month on food and cat litter each month, this is way more than we expected. I thought I was falling apart before I started making calls because we lost Silver just after Christmas to this. I am now scared we will lose another one of our rescues and it really hurts. I even called the teaching school and they aren't any cheaper.

i feel you on the vet bills! i have a fifteen year old rat terrier and his age seems to weigh a little heavier on him every day almost- and i love him beyond all reason- i have spent hundreds upon hundreds of dollars just getting him through the last six months and i will continue to do so as long a God lets me keep him

[femmedyke]

Last my lover brought me home an itty bitty kitten, sick with a URI. It's been over a year since we've fostered, but I just love it. Anywho. .
today she took the kitten with her and I've missed them both so much, but now it's almost five and I'm lactating (bwahahaha) and wish they would come home so I can kiss her all over.

I'm thinking of calling her Tulip or maybe Flower. I'll know more about her when she starts feeling better. Right now she's just my little kitten-head. Gah!

[WolfyOne]

Originally Posted by dark_crystal

i feel you on the vet bills! i have a fifteen year old rat terrier and his age seems to weigh a little heavier on him every day almost- and i love him beyond all reason- i have spent hundreds upon hundreds of dollars just getting him through the last six months and i will continue to do so as long a God lets me keep him

Thanks, I understand old age in an animal. I've done the same thing in the past with my older animals. Thing is, Shadow isn't even 2 years old. She was born in captivity or that's what I like to call it because I trapped her momma when she was pregnant with her. She was born in a makeshift pen attached to a dog house on the front porch of our old house.

I'll say a prayer for your rat terrier to help ease the pain.

[fiercegrrl]

i had to stop eating last night to get ready for my surgery tomorrow. which isn't until the evening. i am cranky. and hungry. and doing a damn bowel prep. but tomorrow i will be even more cranky and hungry since i won't even get to drink anything. doctors are evil.

[Blade]

Wondering how on earth that little Kill Deer moma, lays such HUGE . She is smaller than a robin, and her eggs are big as golf balls. Shakes head, that makes me hurt for her......

[Oneida]

Originally Posted by fiercegrrl

i had to stop eating last night to get ready for my surgery tomorrow. which isn't until the evening. i am cranky. and hungry. and doing a damn bowel prep. but tomorrow i will be even more cranky and hungry since i won't even get to drink anything. doctors are evil.

Cancer is evil. I'll be thinking about you tomorrow. I remember the bowel prep was not high on Mom's hit parade, either!! Positive thoughts.