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Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 11:11am
my comment today on fugly horse of the day
Do you equestrians read FUGLY HORSE OF THE DAY?
(You should, because she posts about serious issues in equine cruelty and because she's got a scathing wit and is seriously snarkily funny.)
Well, I do. And the whole issue of race horse slaugher gets me so upset I cry when I read about it or see it online or on tv. Let me tell you all, TRUCKLOADS of perfectly sound horses go to slaughter all the time simply because they are too slow to race. Pefectly sound thoroughbreds, with nothing wrong with them. they are just being shipped off because they weren't making money at the track. Now that slaughter is banned in the US, they are shipped to Canada and Mexico for this purpose. It's a travesty. These are some of the most beautiful, elegant horses of all the breeds (my humble opinion, LOL) and they are just sent to have their throats slit for no other reason than some ass wipe trainer wants 300 bucks for them. And then these fargin ice holes want 3k when you go to the backstretch to look at buying one from them! They'll take 300 from a slaughter dealer, but from me they want 3k! WTF? Here I am, I'm TRYING to buy this horse, I want him. He won't be killed, I HAVE CASH. Give me the Freaking Horse for 500! Don't dick me around! Not that 3k is so much for a horse of the tb's size and athleticisim, it's not, but if you're willing to send this animal to a horrible and painful death for 300 bucks, give me the chance to save his freaking life for the same amount! AssHats!
Ah hem.
Anyway, Fugly posted a question about what you would do if you were made president of your breed association. I have to say, I'd love that, because the last I heard the trainer who BEAT my horse burton in his stall when he didn't run fast enough, the trainer who threatened my friend lucia, who was his exercise rider with "If this horse is here tomorrow, he's dog food!" when he left the barn one night (and he meant it)....
You all ready for this?
HE BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF THE JOCKY CLUB! OMG, YES. IT'S TRUE.
So anyway, if I were Queen For A Day of the Jockey Club, here's what I would do (Posted on fuglyhorseoftheday, too)
Jockey Club
Strong position against slaughter with zero tolerance. Trainers found guilty of selling horses to slaughter are banned from the backstretch and not allowed to race at that track. Heavy fines could also be involved and community service at horse rescue locations made manditory. Fines benefit the rehoming of OTTB'S.
Eaiser methods for those who do aquire an ottb for riding use to get copies of their papers. Because hey, it's fun to have them and why not? What would having a copy of my geldings papers now that he's seven and retrained for hunters hurt the jockey club? Also, the dreaded "Sold Without Pedgriee" option is usually a one way ticket to the slaughterhouse. Make it illegal. Add some way to ban them from racing use but retain their papers and their pedigree for the new "civilian" owner.
Regulation of the number of horses born and registered each year to race. elimination of the lower "pig" class races from tracks. Low end claimer races abolished.
Stricter soundness rules, stricter rules about banned substences, banning of more substences currently allowed, tougher track vets who will put the kibosh on raching an unsound animal.
Community outreach to rehab the racing industy's rep (once they deserve it). Programs at local tracks or in regional areas to take horses trainers want to dump to slaughter and create some sort of "halfway house" system for rehabbing and retraining and placing these horses. My OTTB became a very successful police horse for a few years while my kids were babies, this is a second career option for many OTTB's.
Maybe in addition to banning trainers who sell to slaughter, add incentives for horses placed in private homes or rescue orgainizations, such as special feature races for "Kindness Counts" or something. Like a state bred race option, only for trainers who place horses humanely. Local business and philanthropists could make purse donations in addition to the normal purse amounts. Speak the language these ass hants understand, MONEY. Make it a good thing for them to place their horses in non race homes because THEN THEY QUALIFY TO ENTER THEIR RUNNING HORSES INTO SPECIAL RACES WITH BIG PURSES. Make those who do heroes and those who don't, villans. (I'm most proud of myself for this idea, to tell the truth)
For those of you who don't follow racing, there are class guidlines for all races. Either by horse grade (grade 1 are the creme de la creme, derby type hores) grade 2, grade 3, stake races, allowence races, claiming races. claiming races being the bottom of the barrell. Also, there are special races for horses who meet certain critera, like a NY bred or VA bred race system, to encourage locally bred horses to run. So, how about a special class and feature race system for trainers who regularly rehome their horses and never send them to slaughter?
Lastly, just because, I'd like a breed crest/logo for TB's, so we can have it on our saddle pads and leg wraps like the warmbloods do! LOL. I so want that! And hey, I'm queen for a day now, right? LOL. A beautiful crest to slap all over blankets, saddlepads, polo's, etc. and maybe a special insignia for horses who've raced and are tattoo'd, to reward those who rescue one from the track.
that is all I can think of right now...
Just to remind you...This is the horse who was one night away from going to slaughter:
And this is the horse sold without pedigree, usually a one way ticket to the slaughter house, but luckily his race barn was responsible and looking for a forever home for him:
others just like him are not so lucky though.
So, what would you do if you were made the grandpoobah of your breed/show association? Let me know!
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Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 5:36am
OH MY GORSH
It's too early to be awake. That is all...
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Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 4:09pm
Optimus Jinn, Qui Gon Prime....
Mood:  curious
So, I have a question. We've seen them in countless movies, read about them in book after book, heard all about them in Jungian archtype lore, etc.
The Zen Mastah
The Father figure
The Samurai Mastah
The Warrior Mentor
The Wizard
The Protector
The Leader
The big daddy ass kicker who is passing on his knoweldge to a young gun. sometimes he's still hot and in his prime, sometimes he's ancient and has a flowing beard. Almost always, he dies, sacrificing himself for his pupil.
As all of you know, I like it when he's youngish and hot and still kicking ass, like QGJ or Lu Mu Bai in Crouching Tiger. He's mature now, and doesn't just whip out his sword the first time trouble comes calling. He's seen the pain of war and battle and while he can kick almost anyone's ass, he'd rather avoid it if possible.
He's hot. Yo. SMOKIN.
So, ring in and tell me your thoughts on who or what characters in books, movies, cartoons, etc. are this sort of man/robot/lion king, etc. He's everywhere! So, hit me with it! I'll start a list below. If you disagree with someone I've put on the list, let me know why! We can discuss!
Qui Gon Jinn - HOTTEST WIZARD/MASTAH/SAMURAI EVAH. EVAH. MAKES ME GIGGLE TO THIS DAY.
Optimus Prime
Gandalf
Albus Dumbledore
Merlin
Aslan
Mufasa
Lu Mu Bai
Ken Wantanabe in "The Last Samurai"
The Bullet Proof Monk
So, more? Let me know!
ALSO, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THEM. DO YOU FIND THEM HOT? COLD? DADDY LIKE? ANNOYING? SMART AND COOL BUT NOT SEXUAL? RING IN.
And just to add, If I were an autobot, I'd be hot for Optimus Prime!
Luff, Puff
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Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 1:49pm
So I'm sitting here with my daughter and son...
Mood:  silly
and they are watching the vh1 Michael Jackson tribute. And I have to admit we all three of us singing and dancing and trying to moonwalk. (I can..., the kids can't - or to be a *bit* more accurate, I used to be able to, now I sort of can do it kinda rustly like, LOL!) daughter is trying to spin in place and sing "hoo hoo" at octaves only her chihuahua can hear.
Any of you who have been on my journal any length of time know my "Embarrassing song" sekirt. LOL. In the eighties I loved most all kinds of music, but HEAVY METAL was my true calling. I was a head banger all the way, baby. HUGE curly hair and parachute pants or second skin leggings and off the shoulder shirts and big belts with studs on them, etc. earrings that hung past my shoulders and eye makeup like cindy lauper.
I was all up in that SERIZ BIZNIZZ of HEAVY. METAL.
Now, one could argue that my true corruption came with Duran Duran, but truly, gentle readers, that is simply when I came "Out of the Closet" with regard to liking "pop" music. No no, it began way before that, with a little ditty that crept into my fav songs list that I desperately tried to keep secret from all my SERIZ METAL FREEEENDS.
It's really not that outrageous, is it? *Everybody* does it. And if they say they don't, they're *lying*.
You know what I mean. When no one is around...When you think no one will ever know...
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You listen to songs your friends would TOTALLY RAG YOU OUT FOR LIKING!
(what did you pervs think I was talking about, anyway?)
My "SONG OF SHAME" so to speak. My sekrit happy song that I kept quiet to all.
I remember trying to discuss this with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) stonefinder back in the day on the phone. I tured to her for advice on this growing problem. Her advice? "FORGET IT, SHUN IT, TURN BACK TO THE ONE TRUE MUSIC! HEAVY METAL!"
Good advice to this day...No doubt.
And I'm still MostlyMetal. but I do love a lot of things (as does Stoney, I'm being funny about our conversation back then)
So, Billie Jean opened the door to Simon Le Bon and Duran Duran. I gave up trying to hide it any longer when my massive crush on Simon LeBon changed everything, LOL
OMG, I'm being funny. I mean, the story is true, I was very serious about my metal. Heart reigned as the Queens of Rock and Roll to me, and I wanted for all the world to look and sing like Anne Wilson - ok, that part is still true, too, LOL
But I liked a lot of different music in the 80's, we all did.
I still blame Billy Jean as being responsible for ruining my street creds with the metal peeps, LOL.
So, spill it everyone! Tell me about your "SONG OF SHAME" a song you keep quiet and desperately hope no one catches on that you like it! Or, a song you loved when it was popular that went on to be widely hated. YOu know, like "Don't Worry, Be Happy" or "The Macerena" or "Ice, Ice Baby"
Go ahead, fess up. Free your soul, unburden yourself! LOL.
Luff, Puff
"Billie Jean, is not my lover...She's just a girl...
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Saturday, June 27th, 2009 at 10:35am
WE INTERRUPT THIS LONG LJ SILENCE TO BRING YOU....
Mood:  happy
EDITED TO ADD: EVERYONE! POST PICS OF YOUR HORSE(S) OR PETS IN TEH COMMENTS! TELL ME ABOUT THEM!
PICTURES!
Me and Burton back in the day, warming up at a hunter show over an ity teeeny fence. you can see how enthusiastic he was back then over even the *smallest* fence. he was always a crazy man in the warm up ring, too. he never played well with others, LOL. that is why my face looks so tense. there are horses jumping all around us and Burton was bucking shortly before coming into this fence, LOL
Jack, my young gun, as he looks today after FINALLY getting over 100 lbs on him. YAY! AND YAY FOR ALFALFA PELLETS!
Burton as he looked 2 summers ago, he's even more sway backed now! LOL. But he's 26 and I still need to put the chain over his nose and carry a dressage whip to put him out. And he can still manage a 4 beat gallop once in a while!
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009 at 9:53pm
So, this is the icon I made with layer masks
It only took me like ELEVENTY BILLION years to learn. And all my friends tried to help and my iconmaster photoholic62 tried to help me many, many, many times. I can only say that it's true...
It takes a village to teach dandelow an icon effect! LOL
Anyway, what do you think peoples? Does it need text? Can you tell what it is? Too much color? Not enough?
Thanks a bunch!
Luff, Puff
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009 at 1:49pm
So Now, The Old Horse...
Mood: happy
So it's a BEAUTIFUL day today. Beautiful. Sunny and in the 60's. And I take the old man out for a hand graze.
L.O.L. Hand graze. Yeah.
Please remember this is a 26 year old horse who recently had a terrible fall, lost an eye, lacerated the crap out of himself in the process, got EPM, was treated for EPM, had a relapse which then made the vet think he NEVER had EPM (after 3k worth of EPM treatment, mind you) and probably has either arthritic stenosis of the spine or a "spinal mass" which, of course, really means TUMOR. At his advanced age, there is no treatment to cure, only to control the symptoms and make him happy.
So, back to my ancient, three legged (he's got all 4 legs, but the spinal issues make his back end wobbly) one eyed horse with the sway back...
Once upon a time, this horse was SUPERMAN. He was a hero. 16.0 hands, 1250 lbs of muscle, jumped anything and everything you put in front of him, never afraid of anything...tarps? pshaw! dogs? he tried to bite them! trailers? walked right on. stood for the vet and farrier, jumped like a gazelle and was HOT HOT HOT. He was a Show Machine. And he loved his job. Loved jumping. Shook his head and swished his tail and hopped with glee after combination fences. Big. Hot. Show. Machine.
Now he's 26 and sway backed and retired and only has one eye and a back end that is dicy.
So, I take the old man out to *hand graze* him for a treat. You know, spend some quality time with him reliving the glory days and petting him while he ate grass...
OMG
Not a hoof on the ground for more than about ten seconds. SQUEALING AND BUCKING AND REARING UP LIKE THE BLACK STALLION! LOL! I'm not kidding. Not one little bit. Everyone came running out because they thought I was in distress. Happily, I've known this horse for 19 years, and he's never acted any differently. LOL. I stood there saying to him calmly;
"Do that again and I'm going to drop this lead and step away, then who'll help you when you fall on your arse? This is what happens when you show off."
Chain over the nose? HA! Crop in hand? HA. HA. Watch me now while I rear up again, mommie!
LOL! Big goof!
So we turned him out in a small paddock and threw him hay hoping to distract. LOL. He took to trotting around with his neck flexed and his tail flying out behind him and he wsa moving like silk. When he goes like that, everyone used to stop and look. LOL. Very flashy mover. We used to trot into the ingate like that. He'd curl his neck and fly his tail and take huge, extended strides and we'd float past the judge and do our circle.
Too bad he'd rolled like crazy today *before* his macho display, because instead of looking like a new penny in the sun, he looked MUDDY. LOL.
He's such a goof ball! LOL
We eventually bribed him with treats to come in, but he reared up and pawed the air a few times oh the way back to the stable. LOL.
Some things never change. He never made things easy, that's for sure. LOL. tough old bird is *still* at it, despite all the injuries, despite almost dying on me, *TWICE* in the past year, despite everything, he's still convinced he's superman. And I guess he's right.
He's the horse of a lifetime. Like Big Ben was to Ian Millar. Burton is TEH BOMB.
Here's a pic of him last summer, before he fell and got hurt and before he started losing stability behind. He's about 24 - 25 years old in this pic:
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Friday, February 6th, 2009 at 1:25am
Here He Is....
Mood: Proud
My young horse, Jack. Frosty whiskers and all. He's lovely and fast as lightning and my mimbo. (for those of you who never saw Sienfeld, Mimbo = 'male bimbo') LOL. He's the horse version of a trophy wife. I luff him madly. Here he is, my mimbo, my trophy wife, my beautiful, tall, fleet footed throughbred:
( Big Picture of a Big Harse )
Because isn't it about time *I* had a (horse) Trophy Wife? LOL! I've earned him!
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009 at 12:39pm
I saw "TAKEN"
Mood: cheerful
OMG! Wheeeeeeeeeee!
For anyone who's seen this movie, I don't have to tell you what an estrogen overload I had during "TEH TORTURE SCENE" LOL. OMG, when Liam is talking all cool mutha bad ass to the dude and loosening his tie while he's getting ready to break him? OMG, OMG, OMG, I really almost passed out, I thought I might become spontaneously pregnant from the potency flying around! And when he was walking towards the door after he got everything he needed, I said to dev "I hope he kills him anyway! SQUEEE!" LOL. I won't tell you what happens.
And, again, for those who have seen the movie: "It's Just a Flesh Wound!" OMG, Dev and I nearly died. And I'm sitting there thinking, "Is it wrong that I found that hot??" and Dev looked and me and said "OMG, that was SOOO HOT!" LOL.
"The last thing you'll see before I make your children orphans..."
"The next rib goes through your lung" - OMG, OMG, OMG. There's really nothing more to say...I'm not even sure I can TYPE anymore just thinking about it.
This is Dandie, trying to type about the torture/shake down scenes
agdspuah; qheary/nrae aygp -paghwrea ;hnaf .....
It needed more scenes with Liam packing heat. I got a bit of a taste for movie gun play when I was crushing on Chow Yun Fat. So, loved the scenes where he had a gun.
The leather coat? OMG. So. Freaking. Hawt.
We had fun sitting there watching for things that showed how crazy tall and big he is:
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Dande: Look, he doesn't fit on the couch, seem him slouching over?
Dev: You can't even see the cell phone in his hand, how does he press the numbers?
Dande: I bet his hands are like that from boxing. I bet he's broken every bone in them boxing and they healed like that.
Dev: OMG, That's so hot!
Dande: Well, the fangirls will kill me, but I think it's kind of unattractive - not that I'm complaining, you know I luff him, but his hands look like hams.
Dev: They got that way beating people up!! And the problem would be?
Dande: ::sighs:: Nothing. I give up. I think I'm the only one who thinks his hands are kinda maybe a little unattractive.
Dev: How lucky he had all that saline and medicine in his carry on.
Dande: I still can't believe he was able to work the tiny needle and get the lydocane into the bag with those big HAM HANDS.
Dev: See? the hands aren't freakish, they're HOT
Dande: There's no way he's getting his big self under that bed."
Dev: ::snickers:: They lifted that bed up. That's a whole side of beef trying to crawl under there.
Dande: He is a side of beef, isn't he...YAY! HAPPY ME!
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Now, on the down side...
Could have used more action, less set up. I would always want more threatening, menacing behavior towards the bad guys, LOL!
The horse wasn't a thoroughbred, so I was disappointed. This is a minor point and I'm sure no one but me will care.
Liam looked SKINNY. I don't like when he starts looking lanky and too thin. Isn't that snobbish baggage his wife feeding him? Why is he not being fed? This vexes me. I'm very vexed. A man like that must be fed and cared for properly.
Running? Not graceful. Or even powerful looking. Kinda lumbering looking.
Dande: He's lumbering!
Dev: That's a bull bison lumbering across the plains!
Dande: He's got HUGE feet! He's going to trip on them!
Dev: Maybe he'll go back to threatening and shooting people, he's GREAT at that. Running? Not so much.
Hair. We had some *hair* issues. Not bad. I have to say, when left to his own devices, Liam's hair is a bit of a problem. When it's styled for him, hot. Many scenes his hair was HOT. In a few scenes bed head ruled the day.
But the BIGGEST ISSUE I had with the film is that THEY CUT THE TORTURE SCENE! OMG! CHARLATANS! We see all this thigh stabbing in the trailers. Big Time Thigh Stabbing and *Shake downs* (I love a good shake down) and leaning on bad guys for info, and in the movie, most of it is cut out! WTF? If you're *showing* me bad ass behavior in the trailer, I want to see it in the film! That's just false advertising! That's....That's...That's!
Why - that's Torture Interruptus, that's what that is.
And *nobody* likes Interruptus.
In the final analysis, he looked SMOKING HAWT. TEH TORTURE SCENE was Incendiary and nearly killed me. I'd have told him *anything* he wanted to hear just watching him loosen his tie!
****OMG, I have no idea why, but the casual way he loosened his tie and talked that ice man smack made me SQUEAL WITH DELIGHT.****
I was ready to have his babies. He wouldn't have even needed to *ask* "Who's your Daddy?* I would have just started saying "You are! You are! You are!" LOL.
He looks *good*. Although, too thin, as mentioned above. See? This is the thing. Liam, you need to hang out with an *Italian Girl* we feed you, WELL. There's NEVER a shortage of quality menu items in crazy, inhuman amounts. Even a man like you (squee!) would feel full. I promise. No more going to bed hungry for you.
We should start a "Food For Liam" fund or something. Send the man something to eat. He is so smoking hot when he's all beefed up like in Rob Roy or TPM or The Big Man. There's no need for him to look lanky. This is a cause I believe in! LOL!
Attention mon_of_the_dead: MONNIE! If Liam comes over to force feed you cupcakes, make him eat a couple, too.
Everybody, party at Dande's when the uncut Euro version comes out on Netflix! WHEEEEEE! And bring Tequilla! And CupCakes!
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009 at 12:34am
SQUEEEEEE!
Mood:  excited
Tomorrow, I'm going to see "Taken" with Dev! YAY OH YAY OH YAY OH YAY.
I really, REALLY hope Liam is a stone cold bad ass. WHEEEEEE!
In related news, allah_sulu sent me this link:
http://hijinksensue.com/2009/01/30/a-very-particular-set-of-skills/
OMG, I need the unrated version! LOL
Honestly, I'm so crazy idiot excited to see this movie. Every time I see the trailer I nearly wet my pants with Liam Induced Excitement! And it's an action movie! And he's A. Very. Bad. Man! SQEEEEEE! That's what I want to see. Liam as a bad ass, or a jedi, or in a kilt! Frack Kinsey. Who cares about Ethan Frome? WTF was he thinking? Seriously,
LIAM, WTF WERE YOU THINKING?
Stay with Zen Mastah Bad Ass Kilt wearing Psycho Ninja's who wear blue flowers and fight Christian Bale on the ice - Wearing *Metal Gauntlets* OMG! Just, OMG YAY! No more "thinky winky" movies for you!
There, I'm sure he'll read that and think "Oh, Now I get it! Forget that Oscar I want. I just need to keep The Puff happy!"
LOL, I crack myself up.
But seriously dude, women love you. They LOVE you. I'm one of them. Trust me on this. The whole "Who's Your Daddy" thing? It's working for you. SO. WORKING. Keep working it. Work it til it hurts.
I hope you kill TONS of bad guys in this flick. One. AT. A. Time. Like an Ice. Man.
That squeal you hear will be me, dying of happiness. It will be The Squee Heard Round the World.
And I promise if you're BadAss enough, I'll kick Dr. Jack from LOST off the throne and give it back to you. All you have to do is ask. Go ahead, ask me. Ask me "Who's Your Daddy?" You know the answer. ::Holds out the Crown:: Don't disappoint me tomorrow Liam. Kill them really hard. Ok?
Luff, and Smooches, Puff
Still Your Wench After All These Years.
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Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 9:23am
Alaska? What?
Princess Cruises just sent me an email on some sort of deal on a balcony room for a cruise. So I open it! I'd LOVE to go on a cruise!
Do you know where they wanted to send me? Do you?
ALASKA!
WTF?
Why would you send me incentive email in late Jan/early Feb about ALASKA? OMG, I'm not going to Alaska! I want to go to the Carribean! Hawaii! Fiji! Bermuda! Someplace warm! With palm trees and lots and lots of rum.
Alaska, what a buch of idiots.
No no no no no. Dear Prinzezz Krusesseessesss....Plez do knot send me emeals about Allaskha in teh weeenter. Eees COLD here now. Thank you. I.R. an Ice Cube.
Plez to sending me emeals about TEH CARRIBEAN! That is where I want to go.
U.R. Stupidheads.
Thankee day
Puff
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 at 7:29am
Thank You! And, Update
Hey gang!
Thank you all for your journal well wishes. I had the mamo and the ultrasound. There doesn't seem to be any new fibroids. YAY.
Today is the endometrial biopsy. No Joy.
I watched LOST last night. YAY.
I'm nearly falling asleep on my keyboard because I watched tons of history channel shows last night instead of sleeping.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Have a great day everyone!
Luff, Puff
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 12:22pm
How Long Must We Sing This Song...
Mood:  aggravated
So today I have to have some medical tests. And more on Thursday.
those of you who've been on my FL for more than a couple years may remember that I had a Big Ass Firbroid (hereinafter referred to as BAF) removed the fall before we moved. I pitched a fit to keep my uterus, as some of you may remember. Why? I don't know. I wasn't going to use it anymore, but I felt that I needed it and it was mine, and we weren't talking cancer or anything, so... "NYAH. It's mine and I'm keeping it"
Anyway...
After the surgery I had very little problems in the uterus department. You may notice I have not posted any uterus hate posts in this journal in ages. My uterus and I have been friends for the past three years or so without much fuss.
So, in December and the first part of January I was treated to no less than THREE periods. Three full ones. yes, I became anemic. So, off to the doc I go. He suspects I have either:
1. Fibroids
2. PERI MENOPAUSE (I still can't believe he said those words to me! charlatan! Doesn't he know that will NEVER happen to me? LOL)
3. Hold on to your hats, Uterine cancer. HOWEVER, He thinks it's most likely one of the other two.
He's mostly certain I have a set of shiny new fibroids. So today I must go for a mamogram (no joy) and a uterine ultrasound. Yeah. And we all know how they do that. Not something I ever want to have happen to me again. I swear, there must be a less intrusive way to do this. I bet there is, and because we're women they just don't care how upset it makes us.
So I just drank eleventy billion ounces of water and now I must go and get assulted first and then have my boobs squished. And I can't pee until it's all over.
What a day.
On Thursday they will do an endometrial biopsy.
It seems my uterus has decided to hate me once again. My friend mama_byrd who is an RN (DAR! You two have a lot in common) informed me that it's not just my uterus, if it's peri menopause, my ovaries are slacking off too.
Bitches!
I had no idea those bitches were all up in it with the uterus.
Those harpies had better get BACK TO WORK regulating my hormones and stop looking at cruise brochures and planning their retirement!
So, off I go to get violated and have my boobs squished.
Oh, and the best part?
The imaging place that is going to do all this is located right next to HOOTERS. I said to my hubby:
"Hey Dear! I'm going to have my mammogram at Hooters!"
I suppose they'd be experts then.
TAke care everyone! I'll update if there's any news. Have a great day everyone!
Luff, Puff
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Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 5:56pm
O_O
Mood: Boggled
so, I was reading the news on my computer. I do it all the time. And I stumble on a story about Tom Cruise.
I'll wait while we all mentally prepare.
So he's talking about his new movie, Valkyrie. And he says...
"As I child, I always wanted to kill Hitler"
I'll just let that stand on it's own for a second... ::Dandie hums, files nails...:::
Ok, everyone had a chance to think about *that* little nugget? Ok then...
And he followed up with "I wonder why no one tried to take him out..."
Errr, ok, Cruise was born in 1962. He's three years older than me. And I have to say killing Hitler wasn't right up there on my childhood fantasy playlist. It's not like I'd turn to my childhood friends and say "Remember how we used to spend those summer days, plotting to kill Hitler?" LOL.
As for the second comment, I watched a one hour special on the real project "Valkyrie" and in that hour I learned exactly *why* not many people attempted to kill Hitler. They went over that a LOT in the show. If you refused to give the Hitler salute in the street, it was treason. If you even spoke out against Hitler, it was treason. If you were caught and charged with treason, you were hanged or sent to one of the concentration camps. There were spies and Gestapo everywhere. Someone you knew all your life might be just as likely to turn you in as not. And even in the face of all this, there were a handful of attempts on Hitler's life.
I have to wonder how Tommy boy could have made an *entire movie* playing Claus Von Stauffenberg that was painstakingly researched, down to the globe they placed on Hitler's desk, and never, EVER figured out that not many people tried to kill Hitler because most everyone was living in fear of death on a daily basis from just the vaguest of accusations.
Don't get me wrong, I *wish* someone had tried harder to kill Hitler. I can't even go to the Holocuast museum without crying for days and days. I read "Night" by Elie Wiesel in high school and was *never* the same. My husband's family lost over 40 members to the concentration camps. This post is NOT about defending why no one killed Hitler. This post is about THE STOOPIDITY of Tom Cruise saying he grew up dreaming of killing him. OR that he didn't understand why no one tried it. Even after making an entire feature film about how dangerous and difficult it was to even speak of it, much less do it.
Tom Cruise is a paradox to me. He's a truly gifted actor. Honestly, a real talent. And yet, he's a total DORK in real life. And not just a DORK, but a totally stoopid, self centered, manic, crazy ass short DORK.
And yet he can act like woah.
So, Valkyrie, probably a great moive. Cruise *in* Valkyrie? probably great performance. Cruise talking about his childhood dream of killing Hitler....Errr...Yeah.
I liked it better when Cruise had someone in charge of him with enough sense to tell him to SHUT UP and look good. He's like Mel Gibson now, I can't take him serously when I see him on screen because he's made such a point of letting us know what an idiotic A** hole he is in RL.
Luff, Puff
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Friday, January 16th, 2009 at 11:17pm
It Occurs to Me...
That my baby Jack should have some posts of his own. It's all about Burton, all the time, isn't it? Jack is coming into his own and is jumping small jumps like *silk* and never, EVAH looks at a single fence. Just sails right over it. I think it's' time he had the spotlight to himself for a while.
Now, of course, I shall have to get some nice pictures of the beast!
Luff, Puff
Loves the "New Kid"
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Friday, January 16th, 2009 at 7:47am
Still Bad Ass After All These Years
So I was minding my own business, watching TV the other day. Just sitting there, being a puff, watching something like Desperate Housewives or Grey's Anatomy or something.
And I see this add for a new moive
It's called TAKEN
OMG, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEE! Qui Gon Jinn Liam Neeson, The Once and Former King of Dandie land plays a CIA operative who's daughter's kidnapped. In the clip I saw, the scene goes down with him threatening the head kidnapper on the phone, he says things to the effect of (not verbatim quote)
"I have certain...Skillz, which will be a nightmare for you. If you let her go now, this is the end of it. If you don't, I will hunt you down, I *will* find you, and I will kill you."
OMG, SQUEEEEEE! Again I say HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEE! He's so hawt and so menacing and just....SQUEEEEE!
So I go to the IMDB link above and read the plot stuff (including the spoilers) and...
( SPOILER CUT! )
Oh Mah Gawd. I'm going to get the vapors. Somebody, get the smelling salts, I feel faint!
This is proof that JC luffs me! YAY OH YAY OH YAY OH YAY!
I nearly wet my pants with Squee-age!
EDITED TO ADD:
LOOK AT TEH LEATHER COAT, OMG! AND HIS BIG GUN! (And, NO! I don't care if he's trying to be a Bond Rip Off, so freaking WHAT??)
He may retake the throne yet. He's never really totally abdicated. He keeps coming back every once in a while (Batman Begins) to visit and kick Dr. Jack from LOST off the Royal Seat for a few days at a time.
My poor Dr. Jack. HAWT as all get out. So smokin' hawt. Has that whole American Jock/Prep Jock thing going on that I LOVE. - Ask stonefinder She's known me longer than just about anyone, (since third grade) and I've *always* gone for the Jocks. LOL! Plus, he was raised on horse farm! OMG. He's been riding since he was six. On paper, we're perfect together, LOL! (Kidding, - *NOT* a crazy stalker) But somehow, he's...I dunno...Weak. He's a leader on LOST, a good guy, a DO RIGHT. All this should work. But somehow...He's just not bad ass enough for me. He has his moments. And He's still on The Throne of Dandieland. But he's just...I dunno.
He tried to play a bad guy in that AWFUL movie with Dennis Quaid, what was it called? "Vantage Point" and it just fell flat. His EBIL LAFF O'DOOM was more like a jock gaffaw at a really good fart joke. Again, he was HAWT AS HELL in that Sekrit Service Suit. BRAIN MELTING - I want to boink you RIGHT NOW hot. No complaints there. But just not a badass.
But I guess that's what happens when you abdicate a Jedi Mastah in order to ascend a Male Model to The Throne. Yes, the good doc began his career walking the cat walks and striking the pose. Always good to have a male model as a TV boyfriend, lots of great pictures for icons, etc. They know how to work the camera. I luff my sweet Dr. Jack. But I have to say, I don't *respect* him or PHEER HIS MAD SKILLZ AS A BAD ASS. He's like a beautiful/adorable puppy. Neeson is like a big badass guard dog.
So, Dr. Jack = Hawt! But not very badass.
I think I need a bad ass. (that should be an icon, LOL)
Although, Steve Young sat The Throne for at least two to three years before Qui Gon Jinn knocked him off and took the seat. And let me tell you, that Jedi refused to get his ever loving arse up off that Throne for nearly six years or more before Chow Yun Fat unseated him during Chow's brief but fun reign.
So, QGJ, once again, is trying for a Coup d'Etat to retake the monarchy. YAY. Things are looking good for Dandie!
So, if you go see "Taken" think of me everytime Neeson threatens, shoots or roughs up someone, and know that somewhere, The Puff is Squeealing with happiness!
Luff, Puff
The Original Wench of Jinn
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 at 11:04am
LOL
Your result for The Harry Potter Husband Test...
Mrs. James PotterYour perfect HP man is James Potter. Your guy was popular in school, but also kind of a jerk. But that's okay, because he grew up to be a pretty decent guy. He knows how to have fun, but also how to be serious, and he's a really good friend. Sure, he's the kind of guy that everyone says nice things about, but no one can be very specific about it, but that doesn't matter. We're sure he really was a good bloke...at least to most people. (Fanart by Blacks-Bitch. http://blacks-bitch.deviantart.com/ Used with permission.)
Take The Harry Potter Husband Test at HelloQuizzy
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 at 11:50pm
Quiz! How long has it been since I clogged up my fl with quiz results?
Your result for The Commonly Confused Words Test...
English GeniusYou scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 87% Advanced, and 87% Expert! You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!
For the complete Answer Key, visit my blog: http://shortredhead78.blogspot.com/.
Take The Commonly Confused Words Test at HelloQuizzy
Your result for The Who Would You Be in 1400 AD Test...
The PaladinYou scored 13% Cardinal, 49% Monk, 71% Lady, and 51% Knight! You are highly moral but also don't shy away from using force if your lord commands it. You are honourable to the point that you would readily sacrifice yourself for a noble cause. Your name will be the subject of tales and song for generations, however their concentration will be less on your deeds in life as on your martyrdom.
You scored high as both the Knight and the Lady. You can try again to get a more precise description of the Knight or the Lady, or you can be happy that you're an individual.
Take The Who Would You Be in 1400 AD Test at HelloQuizzy
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 at 11:03pm
F List Clean UP
Hey gang
Just did some updating and removing people who gave up on me and left, LOL! I also cleaned out some communities. I did this in an effort to make my friends list manageable so I can read it more. HOWEVER
I did NOT unfriend anyone who had me friended. If you've been unfriended and are all like "why she do that? that dumb dandylion!" comment or email me, that should NOT have happened. I've had a lot of attrition since going so quiet and while I miss some of the people, I totally understand. So, I removed those who got fed up waiting and left me, LOL
Again, no lj friends should have been harmed by this post. If you've got me friended, I did NOT unfriend you. If there were some "list clean up accidents" let me know and I'll refriend!
Luff, Puff
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008 at 12:50pm
Gamer Question!
Mood: curious
Hey Gang!
Hope everyone is having a merry, merry christmas!
I have a question for the video gamers out there. My father gave my son "Onimusha 2" for the play station. It's rated M for mature, with a warning for blood, gore and violence. In my reading on the game, I see rave reviews about it, but no one mentions the violence. Have any of you played it? Is it suitable for a 13 - almost 14 year old boy? He loves Japanese culture and Samurai, so it's killing him not to open it, LOL! but I have a blanket policy against games rated M for mature. However, in a couple of the reviews I read they said they couldn't see why it was rated M.
As for my dad, he's 81 and cluless about kids video games. He saw the samauri on the front and didn't know what the M rating meant.
What do you all think? Should it go back to the store? Or is this game not so bad that a 13 almost 14 year old boy could play it?
Love, G
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 3:59pm
Wii Question
People out there with Wii's,
What do you suggest in the way of accessories? What do I need beyond what comes with the system and games? do I need extra controllers? Add ons? what?
Also, any suggestions on good games for kids aged between 10 - 14 would be great, thanks!
So, fill me in. Let me know what you like about your wii's and what you don't. Game suggestions and accessory suggestions are much appreciated.
Thanks! Dandie
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 3:27pm
I R So Organized! LOL...Not!
Mood: cheerful
Hey Gang!
Guess what I did today! I went and got some presents for my kids for christmas! Go me! Also, every freaking year I say I'm going to do my shopping early and I never do. Then, I'm always running around at the last minute trying to find everything. It only took me THIS LONG to actually get started early, LOL!
Hubby had the day off and we went and got the Wii they've been crazy for. And yesterday I got them each a new fuzzy warm bathrobe and an outfit for my girl and a hoodie for my boy and left the entire haul at my moms! HA HA HA! Those of you here since last year remember that my kids searched and searched the house and found all their presents. Not only that, my son *opened* a bunch of his and took out the bionicles and then closed the box up again in the hopes that I wouldn't notice! LOL!
So they have the wii, they each have a game they really wanted, they have the family traditional new robe and slippers and daughter has an outfit, son has a nike hoodie he wanted. My husband says this is enough, but I dont know. part or me thinks "Of course it is!" and part of me worries that I should get them something else. What do you guys think? I always go over board and buy them too much. I always do.
I have to think that's enough, don't you? They've wanted a wii since they came out, but last year I just couldn't justify buying it after everything else I got them. And remember, daughter has a pony, I really think she should be happy enough! LOL!
We had a nice day and ate at sbarro's and went to starbucks and then shopped in the mall. I visited the diamond ring I want my husband to buy me, LOL! He didn't seem inclined, LOL! Oh well.
Tonight is CCD night, friends can text me starting at 6:30! I'll be hanging around waiting for them until 7:45. Maybe I'll have more starbucks, LOL!
Have a great day everyone!
Luff, Puff
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008 at 12:21pm
Just One Question....
Mood: curious
Regardless if people here want to support Obama or McCain, I realize we all have our reasons for voting the way we do, however, regardless of who you support....
What is so innately awful in the thought of "spreading the wealth around a bit" that caused McCain and others to be so up in arms? Why is that a bad idea? Why is that "class warfare" ?? What am I not understanding? To me, that sounds like a nice thing to do.
Am I crazy? I mean, just about this, LOL! Let's not get into all the other myriad ways I might be unstable, LOL!
It's no secret I back Obama and I'm NOT trying to take a shot at McCain and say he's wrong. All I'm left scratching my head over is just exactly *why* the thought of helping middle class americans shore up their bank accounts is such a terrible idea that was classified as "class warfare"
So, taking the politics out of the equation, what is wrong with that? He didn't say he wanted people to eat rats or go to the guillotine, so what is the big to do about? How is that wrong? That's all I'm asking, how is that a wrong thing to want to do? To help middle class people who are struggling, how is that awful?
So, again, not a Obama vs. McCain sort of post AT ALL. More like a "Wait a minute, even if he did say that, why is it so rotten?" sort of thing.
Someone please *kindly* explain this to the puff for brains!
Thanks!
Luff, Puff
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008 at 12:37pm
This Just In!
I am eating French Vanilla ice cream (my all time fav flavor) and lime sherbert. It's TEH BOMB.
That is all.
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008 at 6:41pm
Mood: bouncy
wondie on a horse, wheeee!
I should explain. The other day I was flipping through the channels and AMC had this add for some western movie marathon they were doing. In each clip from many different films they showed different actors saying the same line that seemed to be in every western ever made.
What line was that? you ask?
"LET'S RIDE!"
LOL! I laffed really hard and looked over at my mom and said;
"That should be *My Line!* Every morning when I get up I should jump out of bed and say "LET'S RIDE!" LOL All like a cowboy and shiz.
So, I made myself a Wondie on a Winged Horse/Let's Ride/Valkyrie/Kicking Ass sort of icon. YAY ME!
comments, constructive crit, overservations, suggestions, idears for other icons for for improvements to this one are VERY welcomed.
because we don't improve when we work in a vacuum
Love, Dandie
LET'S RIDE!
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 at 11:26pm
Ok!
Mood:  creative
I made a new icon! And it took FO'EVAHHHHH! Sheesh, I look back at all the stuff I made when I was an icon builder at ICONDOIT (smooches Dawnie) and I think to myself "how the HECK did I do that??"
I swear i have alzheimers.
So, here she is:
Opinions welcome.
For all the Italiana's out there, feel free to swipe and use! LOL! if you'd like your name put on it, just let me know.
Così qui è uno *SHOUT OUT* a tutti gli miei bei amici italiani
Ciao Bella's!
Luff, Puff
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 5:20pm
Sad News
Mood:  distressed
Hey Gang
I have some sad news. Unfortunately, my old horse, Burton (The One True Horse in my life) took a terrible fall and/or got hung up in something out in the pasture and was pretty badly injured. He cut up his left front and hind legs, scraped up his chest badloy, and most of all, he had a catastrophic injury to his right eye. He ruptured the cornea and shattered the orbital bone above the right eye.
More unfortunately, the first vet I had look at him told me he had not broken any bones and gave me eye salve to put in his eye twice a day. And that was about it. To be totally honest, he also gave the horse a shot of antibiotics and three day's dose of banamine.
I had plans to go to the beach with my husband (sans kids) and my husband was NOT AT ALL AMUSED by the thought of me not going in order to nurse my poor old horse.
My new employers who are THE NICEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD said they would take care of him for me while I was gone and my friend June, also one of THE NICEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD trailered him over to their farm the night before I went away.
Luckily for Burton and I, they had their vet look at him on Sunday and she was the one who finally came to the proper diagnosis. So, on Tuesday my employers hauled him to the equine hospital and they did a standing operation and removed the destroyed eye. He's back on their farm resting comfortably and is now truly a one eyed pirate.
I'm very upset that my poor guy lost an eye at his age. I just don't know what to do, as I don't want to return him to the pasture where he got hurt, as I feel it's too far away from the main barns and doesn't have adequet shelter, but the place where he is right now is too expensive for a mere mortal like me to afford. I've got to find someplace to move the horses and it's not easy to find a farm with enough space for three horses.
In other news, Virginia Beach was wonderful, more on that later.
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Friday, June 6th, 2008 at 7:55am
LOL.....I love this song!
Mood: amused
"I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind......"
I'm sure it was somewhere about the time I agreed to letting my ten year old daughter have a sleep over party tomorrow night! I'll have seven girls over for pizza, cake, movies and all night giggling and such, I'm sure.
"Maybe I'm crazy....Maybe I'm crazy..."
LOL!
My riding buddy, Laura, made my daughter a BEAUTIFUL cake. Just beautiful. She's now a trauma nurse, but she used to be a professional cake lady (What a great job, can you imagine! Professional Cake Lady! Yay!) and she made V a beautiful heart shaped cake with candy icing flowers and script writing and such. It's lovely!
I shall also be taking the troop of girls to see "Kung Fu Panda" after Pizza and cake.
Yeah, but it's just one night, right? LOL! How wild could it be? What could happen? Shhhh! I hear you all laffing like hyena! LOL! Wipe that drool off your chins and take a breath before you laff up a lung.
Here are the rest of the lyrics to the song of the day...
Gnarls Barkley
"Crazy"
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place.
Even your emotions had an echo
In so much space
And when you're out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly [radio version]
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice
Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,
Ha ha ha bless your soul
You really think you're in control
Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember is thinking, I want to be like them
Ever since I was little, ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
Maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Probably
Uh, uh
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