Shoes

I left the house yesterday with 2 different shoes on. Ha ha! The funniest is I didn't catch it until I got to my class...Slightly embarassing.

DOGS!!!

I have one more day at the Kennel & though I will be happy to go home I am also kind of sad to go. The most stressful thing is dealing with people's inquiries and trying to hear them while the dogs are barking - i.e. NOT STRESSFUL AT ALL! I did almost have an incident with 2 dogs fighting today because I did not close the door fast enough, but it turns out they are actually friends anyways. I am always a little worried that a dog will get hurt or something but so far so good. It's also been sunny for the past 2 days which is miraculous. Usually it is raining like crazy when I'm here. There was a threat of snow and it has been quite brisk but no snow or rain. It is a bit of a drag when it rains all day even here. Mainly because the dogs do not even want to go out. Most of them still enjoy the walk as long as it's not a complete downpour, but it's hard to get them to go pee when it's pouring out.

Anyways, the dogs this time have been hilarious. Amie is the cutest thing - she's a bit older and chubby & has a bad front leg so she walks a little funny. She is surprisingly spry though and will almost bowl me over when I let her out. She can't get enough petting, though that's true of most of the dogs! Kona is a beautiful chocolate lab. He likes to go between people's legs so you can scratch his butt - now if you were to say that about a human being it would sound very rude but Clyde was also an in between legs kind of dog so I consider it quite normal. However Kona takes it to a new level, where he will actually go in circles around one leg so goes in and then back through the legs repeatedly. It's really crazy but super adorable. Then there's Bella, a boxer. She's very spunky and runs back and forth on the walk in the morning like a maniac. She loves to cuddle but gets a bit rough so I have to be careful not to get a paw in the face. She makes me laugh ALOT. Sadie is here again, this is the barker of the group. She was nervous of me at first so I guess she didn't remember me but it's all good now. Her whiskers get so dirty though I have to refill her water all the time because her whiskers get it all yucky. Today Buddy & Flower came (they were here last time I was working) with their new family member Molly. I think they recognized me right away which made me feel loved. This is apparently Molly's first time but she's adjusted very well & is a real sweet-heart. Oreo is also here again, he's such a funny little thing. He always crouches down onto his belly so I will pet him and he runs around like a maniac in the yard. Moochy just came today as well. Very dainty little dog, but he has a bit of an obsession with overturning his food dish. I don't quite get it yet but we'll see how that goes.

I should go. It's Oreo's & Kona's time out in the yards. Later.

Turtles, lizards, resumes, and animal rescue

So the past few weeks have been busy. I have found Sudoku to be a soothing form of meditation in this difficult time. Work continues to suck complete...well you can imagine. After all the drama & suffering I went through over the holiday situation we got an e-mail that we no longer have to take all our holidays by April. This was just after I finally got used to the idea of having long weekends. It's really a big frickin' joke. But, I am still taking next Thursday & Friday off to work at the Kennel & then a full week off the first week of March assuming I'm not laid off or fired before then. Ah, positivity. We have a new boss though which makes my comment more realistic than pessimistic. She's quite a force to be reckoned with and she has yet to even speak to me (though admittedly I have made no effort on my part except or a smile that I think was more grimace...). From what I have heard she does not tolerate lateness and I anticipate some major flack eventually. She's been kind of like a little tornado in the office and it's giving me an ulcer. Luckily there's alcohol and chocolate to ease my pain.

On a happier note I get to feed the snapping turtle every Saturday now which I love. Yesterday I had to catch up the plated lizards for the Keeper so that was a challenge. I ended up shaking like a leaf but I am also very pleased that he has enough trust in me to give me that task. The scariest thing for me would be if they were so scared that they would drop their tail. If they felt at all as nervous as I did...But, they are all well, tails intact, though it took a couple tries. I have also started the Twitter page for the dog rescue place and that's been going really well. The Zoo's newsletter is done finally. My dishes are all clean. The Christmas decorations are finally put away. I have applied to several more jobs as well - wish me luck!

Happy Valentine's Day as well: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9391000/9391059.stm

Hand shimmies and scarves

On Friday I went to see Bombay Bellywood (for free thanks to my co-worker!!!). It was CRAZY! The Bellydance Superstars group tours quite often but this show had an Indian Bollywood influence and some of the routines were all Indian dancing. I can't help but want to smile & jump up and dance when I watch Bollywood performances too, but the bellydancing was what was really spectacular. The most amazing routine was the scarves - one of the dancers spun around for what seemed like forever (I think maybe 5 minutes...to be realistic, but maybe longer) and used scarves, which looked beautiful. But, then the other dancers would go by and throw another scarf into the mix. It was crazy. I think at one point she must have had at least 6 or 7 scarves. The other amazing thing was the hand shimmying...the only male in the troop, Samir, did all this crazy stuff with his arms and can actually shimmy his fingers. I looked on their website and apparently he has a background in Cirque du Soleil. I was so in awe I think my mouth kept dropping open. I wish I had gone to see them before. I really need to frickin' practice ALOT, but I can do some of the moves, just not as fast and I definitely don't look that hot.

Check it out:
http://www.bellydancesuperstars.com/content/article_3435.html