The Velvet Cerebellum

Not that you missed me or anything. I had a long laz weekend at my mom's (how this is different from the rest of my life is hard to tell). We hung out, went shopping, watched many many movies. I got to cook for her which was a lot of fun. She's a high school teacher so I went to graduation on Friday not, reminded me why I don't remember much of my own graduation, it was BORING.

Ghengis had a great time terrorizing her cats, playing outside, eating Frosty Paws and swallowing a dead bird whole.

Me, I'm back to sitting on the couch, already glad this week is a short one. Not much else to say. Hi.

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No, not forever, you will never be that lucky.

I'm off for the weekend. I'm taking the Ghenginator and we are heading up to my mom's for the weekend. i've had a shitty 2 weeks and, basically, I need my mom. She'll make me soft boiled eggs and tea and we'll watch movies and sit on the porch swing and watch the lake. It will be good and comforting.

If things go well, i'll be recharged and relaxed. I'll have a little more steel in my sternum to help me face whatever life tosses my way. This will be good, I feel relaxed and happy already.

I'll miss you guys, but only because there is no technology up there!! If you miss me, love me, or just want to let me know what a pinch of bile i am, send it to my phone and I'll respond in kind!

Love you, miss you, talk to you later
xoh

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Like we needed any proof at all that clowns were evil, THIS comes out.

His name was Spanky, people.

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I have
felt the earth
shift
gracefully
slowly
beneath my feet
I have
raised my face
to the sky
and watched it
open
revealing
its mirth
I have
received the gift
this life
offered
and i smiled
at every
star

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My life is full of retarded personal decisions and Monday morning I embark on yet another one. Monday morning, I start the Atkins diet.

There are a number of reasons why I'm doing this, not the least of which is I need something sorta hardcore and involved to focus on.

This whole week, since I've decided to do this, I've been getting my carbs out of the way. My last carb intensive meal is by far the worst. One bag of Tostito bite sized tortilla chips, one jar of Taco Bell salsa con queso, and Miller High Life, the Champaigne of Beers.

Cheers. I was gonna warn you that I might be pissy because of the diet, but really, would you even notice the difference?

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May as well change the name now!

Tonight, The Ghenginator and I went over to my dad's for dinner. I went to talk to my dad, Ghengis went to play with the other dog's toys. After dinner and a couple hours of conversation and puppy play in the back yard and gardening tips we were sitting in the dining room chatting. Ghengis got up, wandered over to the screen door and started pushing. As I was getting up to take him out he pushed his way onto the 3 season porch and then pushed the next screen door out to the front steps. As I casually said "don't worry, he hasnt figured out how to go down stairs." he hopped his way gracelessly down the stair.

I didnt want to panic, it's not a busy street, plus I had to remember what we learned in puppy kindergarten, "A puppy will run in the same direction as you". I didnt want to run at him and have him run into the street. Didn't matter, he trotted out into the street, turning back to see if i would follow. I did. He went right over to my car, went to the passenger side and waited for me to let him in.

The puppy had decided he was tired, remembered how to get to the car and brought me over there. he might be smarter than I thought.

Also, how do you tell a puppy that even if you are very proud of him for capturing a june bug, he still could not bring it into the house. He looked so very proud sitting there with a wriggling beetle in his mouth.

My dad and step mom and I ran the little guy ragged this evening. He's passed out next to me. It's a comforting thing, the loyalty of a dog.

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"My mother doesn't order anything with ice because ice causes gas"

Don't need to hear another thing from anyone else again today. This is the only statement that carries any meaning, but I don't know what that meaning is.

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I wish that when you have one of those days where suddenly all the clues fall into place, and all the weirdness suddenly starts to make sense that it had more to do with a birthday surprise than a bad news surprise.

Today is not a birthday surprise day, today is an "oh, shit, I overstayed my welcome" surprise day.

I don't like these days at all.

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The other night I am lying in bed and i am wondering to myself, "I wonder what doyenne means.".

Seriously, I was.

It's a good word, fills your mouth and rolls around on your tongue, even when you say it in your head. Doyenne.

So, I get the Word of the Day email this morning and there it is, the definition for the word doyenne:

doyen \DOY-en; DWAH-yan\, noun:
1. The senior member of a body or group.
2. One who is knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor.

doyenne \doy-(Y)EN; dwah-YEN\, noun:
A woman who is a doyen.

Wow! Really. Now i can move on to my newest word related quest, finding the single word that encompasses "under the pseudo-calm I'm seething and ready to punch". Perhaps something that would indicate a hidden, but tightly coiled anger.

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I am completely and totally enamored with having a dog. I had a dog in high school, but she came fully trained. This guy comes to me as a puppy and I have to figure out how he communicates and all that so that we can make each other happy. And that's really what's fascinating for me. I've had cats all these past ten years and cats are pretty much self trainable. They know what they want, they get it done, if what they want is also what you want then it is a happy coincidence. Dogs aren't like that. They know what they want, but they also want to know what you want and they want to strike a deal with you. They are interested in what you think, they want your input. Unfortunately, we don't speak the same language, so it gets frustrating at times. Also, occasionally, they do want something you don't want, like to remove chunks of your flesh as you sleep, but they're willing to make a sacrifice in exchange for some snausages and a belly rub.

I know I am posting too much about my dog, but dammit, how could I not??

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