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Comment on i think i’ve been wearing too much blush by Liz

Liz — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:18:06 +0000

Welcome to adulthood. I was going to a surprise birthday party in Baltimore and as Jared and I walked up, he said something like “That’s why you wear too much makeup” and I instantly blushed behind my blush. Then instead of happily greeting my stranger-hosts I had to run in the bathroom and scrub at my face with my fists. Thanks, Jared. Jerk.

Comment on i think i’ve been wearing too much blush by amywilson

amywilson — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:27:30 +0000

it’s actually a pretty fantastic time to buy a house right around now.

Comment on this is me by Liz

Liz — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:56:58 +0000

post, biatch.

Comment on a sad day in my animal kingdom by Celia

Celia — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:26:13 +0000

Mom seems to be coming around. When I got home after the deed was done, she handed me a paper with a bunch of notes she had written down from the vet. The vet believed that Mittens did not have the meningeal worm. I tend to be believe him. He thought that Mittens had a chronic digestive problem which caused malabsorption of nutrients. I had come to the same conclusion a few days before when I watched her attempt to eat. I don’t know much about sheep, but I know a lot about parasites, and the way her stomach tensed and she regurgitated food I knew it wasn’t the worms. Also he said the meningeal worms really only effect llamas, and its not common in sheep.
I’m exceptionally bummed to hear about Tuna. I think your theory on the embolesym (sp?) is right on. At first I automatically thought she was HBC (hit by car), but when you said there was no trauma, I figured it was unlikely.
Post-operative infections are pretty nasty, but it doesn’t strike me as the cause, especially since she was perfectly fine prior to her death. if she had a bad post-oeprative infection, she would not be moving around, and woulda been sick for days.
The embolesym/stroke seems likely. In a cat as young as her, she most likely had an undiagnosed, congenital heart murmur, which could have led to cardiomyopathy or blood clots. If she threw a blood clot, it would have been instantaneous and would explain the pool of blood…blood would have diffused into her lungs. I remember when you told me how small she was, which I think is another solid point for your theory. Cats with heart murmurs, especially females, are noticeably smaller in stature than the average cat. Just think of a little weak kid with a heart problem…its the same idea.
unfortunately I’ve been exposed to too much animal death over the years, so my instinct nowadays is to figure out the cause of death, which gives me piece of mind. Its a bit morbid I suppose.

Comment on a sad day in my animal kingdom by Alexis

Alexis — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:17:43 +0000

Sad day indeed. RIP Mittens, and Tuna, though I never met her. I always loved taking care of your sheep the few times you guys went on vacation and I was around to play shepherdess, and I usually explain where I’m from in NJ with “and one of my best friends, who lives down the street, has sheep. Yeah, it isn’t Newark.”

Comment on A WEEK OF HORRORS, A WEEK OF HOPE: Part I by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:46:03 +0000

You censored. That was a good post.

Comment on A WEEK OF HORRORS, A WEEK OF HOPE: Part I by alexis

alexis — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:45:34 +0000

I loved Watchmen. I don’t know how I feel about the movie coming out, it might do the whole ruin thing as so often happens, but I’ll still try it. Nicole wasn’t too keen on the Philly win either with the riots and all. Seattle isn’t to great with their sports teams, so I don’t think I’ll see any street destruction out here.

Comment on october is zombie month by alexisv

alexisv — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:54:30 +0000

Because I still have zombie nightmares, I don’t think I can come up with any good points of zombification. Normally I’m trying very hard to avoid it and wake terrified