Hoping for Blue Skies

My life feels like it has taken yet another dip into the pool of reality. I guess, no matter how hard I try, I can't stay in my bubble forever... not that I'm a fairy tale princess locked up in a tower somewhere... Not that I even remotely thought THAT, but -- side note -- wouldn't that be awesome for a while... or maybe interesting.

Instead, the cards are dealt and I thus must deal with the hand I have, whether or not I have the possibility of a royal flush or... well, nothing.

Okay, I should be done with the metaphors now.

Perhaps one of the main reasons why I feel this way is Jack. This past weekend I brought a strange dog into our apartment. It was a bad idea and I knew it, but something in me said I had to give it a shot; that I had to see how things would unfold. What resulted was a very unhappy Jack. In fact, when I went to pick up the other dog for a potty break, Jack went so far as to attack both of us. He ending up scratching my arm and putting quite a puncture in my leg.

Now... I'm worried.

Do I have to get rid of him? He appeared "sorry" but it still happened. And if he bit ME, what would he do to someone else? The absolute truth is that I've worked so hard to train this dog and it seems like he's not getting any better, but worse! I don't want to send him back to the breeder or a rescue, but I plan on having other dogs and people in my life and I can't have a dog that reacts like this... that much I do know.

I haven't lost hope yet, though. I love Jack Jack and will do anything to help him succeed.

So, first thing I did was call his awesome breeder who suggested, before anything, to take a thyroid panel. Perhaps his aggression could be explained by low levels?

I did that. I took Jack to the vet yesterday morning to have his blood drawn and I should know within the next few days and I'm crossing my fingers that this could be explained MEDICALLY.

Then, while all this was developing, something else happened... my grandpa was taken into the hospital. Needless to say, I was a little freaked out. First of all, my grandpa is getting up in age, there is no denying it, but I also had a very vivid dream about him and my brother. In my dream, the two of them had been in a plane crash and died. My dream was my family dealing with this tragedy. Crazy huh? Not to mention incredibly life-like. So, when I heard my grandpa was in the hospital, the first thing I thought was that I had had a premonition about who would die this year. I was definitely worried.

Luckily, though, my grandpa is fine. They found out he has pneumonia and they have been pumping him full of drugs WHICH have brought his fever down and I just heard tonight that he is out of be and sitting up in a chair. YAY!

Jack, though, is still on my mind.

By the way, no adventure this month. The weather sucks and I'm broke. Jack's blood panel was $260.00.

:(

Whoa! What Happened?

Seriously... that is what I was thinking when I looked at the date of my last post. Whatever happened to my plans of posting once a week????

SO... I am writing today to once more continue on my goal. I'm sure it had something to do with all that studying for the G.R.E... in fact, I'm sure of that. For the last week or two, I shut everything off and studied. I didn't write, I didn't read, I didn't do anything really except go about the daily life of work and then coming home and studying. It paid off too I think, because when I took the test last Saturday, it wasn't that bad. Indeed, not bad at all.

Now that the test is over, I can get back to my goals of the year, starting with finding an adventure for the month. I know what I'm doing in March. I'm taking a trek to the Calaveras Celtic Festival, something that I've always wanted to check out but I've just never done it before. Then in April, I'm thinking of heading out to WonderCon. Two things for two months. However, this month is just... well, short. Haven't quite figured it out yet, but I'm thinking of heading to the Nightlife on a Thursday. It sounds like it will be brilliant.

Something tells me, though, that this month will continue to surprise me and offer me more things of fun.

I'm just glad that I finished my test.

I find that I'm still getting over, though. My mind has been tired all week. I'm hoping to find my rest on this coming weekend. I will do daily chores and rest. That's all I really want.

Maybe even write a little more!

Until then...

It's February! Ahhhh!

SCORE!!

January is over and I have succeeded, for the most part, in the things that I wanted to accomplish!

First and foremost, I was able to read, and finish, my first book of the year: "Nose Down, Eyes Up" by Merrill Markoe. Basically, it was about a guy who awoke one day to hear his dog giving speeches to the neighborhood dogs about how to manipulate their owners. The book was adorable and I loved all the dogs, particularly Jimmy. Not to mention, the adventures with LOLcat women! I have to admit, though, that in the end I was a little disappointed with the main character, Gil, and with a few unanswered questions I had. For example, why could the guy understand dogs anyway and why could nobody else?

Otherwise, it was an interesting/fun read and I've already started on my next book. Details will follow next month on that! :)

Second accomplishment: I actually went on my first adventure of the year and it was to the Exploratorium in San Francisco. The last time I went there was AGES ago and I couldn't really remember anything about it. Basically, when I walked through the doors, I just treated it like I had never been there before and it was a lot of fun. I felt kind of like a kid again, exploring all the exhibits, turning knobs and messing around with water. It was fun! Armed with just the camera on my phone, I took a couple different photos of the exhibits that I loved including the human kaleidoscope and the tornado making thing (thanks children for making that tornado possible!). I also took a picture of a creature that, if you know Doctor Who, I felt I had to keep my eye on. Luckily, there were other people there... looking at the same thing ;)

After my first adventure, I was able to compile a list of things that I need to remember for my next adventure... if it applies:

1.) Wake up and go earlier... haha, my fault this time.

2.) Remember traffic and don't forget it. I do NOT want to be on the lower part of the Bay Bridge stuck in traffic again... that's a corner of hell for me.

3.) Remember PARKING SUCKS in the city. Just a thing to take into consideration. I'm pretty sure my parking stop was free SIMPLY BECAUSE no one else wanted to park next to the portapotty. I live with a sense of danger.

4.) Make sure to have my daily dose of coffee. It's just that important. When I got to the last couple of exhibits with gears and motors I was in lalaland.

5.) and last but not least READ EXHIBIT INSTRUCTIONS. I pressed a pretty button without thinking and ended up getting blinded by a bright light. If I read the giant lettering that said "Read this first" I would have realized that this would happen.

Oh well, silly me.

The trip, though, was totally worth it.

Yay, adventures!!!

Now, it's time to see what February will bring... including the great G.R.E. test of dooooom!!!!!

:)