I remember Kim telling me about this when it happened... we cleaned up the night before so everything was clean and pretty. I just found it, thanks to Google. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojoYrQzR3vs

Kim and Kellie made Shawn do it. :P It's pretty corny, but yaaaay, that's where I work! They talk about the paintings in the rooms at the end... there are a few rooms that haven't been painted yet, and I'm going to ask if I can do a couple of them. :D

Unfortunately, I have no money - or any source of income, for that matter.  I've got stuff lying around that I really don't need/use, so I'm selling some things!

I'm posting this in a couple of places, but I'll be sure to keep the lists up-to-date.  I'm also willing to negotiate any prices.  If I find more stuff, I'll add it. <3

Books

10,000 Dreams Interpreted by Gustavus Hindman Miller - $5 (pretty basic, covers tons of subjects from "love" to "needlepoint" to "shoulder", although several only have a sentence or so of description.  Perfect/new condition.)

The Elves of Cintra (book #2 in the Genesis of Shannara trilogy) by Terry Brooks - $5 (soft cover, front cover slightly bent but otherwise in good condition)

The Gypsy Morph (book #3 in the Genesis of Shannara trilogy) by Terry Brooks - $15 (hard cover, perfect/new condition)

A Lifetime of Secrets by Frank Warren (Postsecrets compilation) - $10 - Like new

poemcrazy by Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge - $5 - Like new

World of Warcraft Master Guide, Second Edition - $15 - Like new

Games

Mario Party DS - Nintendo DS - $15

LOST Via Domus - PC - $10

Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME - PS2 - $10

Misc.

Wacom Intuos3 tablet, 4x6, including pen but no box - $80, willing to go lower for friends~ (pending)

How many breeds can you name in 10 minutes?

( Round one )
Five minutes of study + five minute break, and...

( Round two )

I missed several really easy ones there, including some that I got the first time around, and I'm pissed at myself for it. >> I think I'll try again tomorrow. The game isn't perfect ("miniature siberan husky?" seriously? "toy bulldog?" nuh uh, thx) but it's still pretty fun.

Moar:



8/10 here
18/20 here
9/10 here - missed #5, freakin toy breeds >|
24/25 here
25/25 here \o/

One year ago today, I got the silliest, most ridiculous dog in the world.



He wasn't my first choice.  There was Cosmo, the kelpie mix in Longmont.  He had already been adopted.  Then there was Tanner, another Brittany from NBRAN.  When I put in an application to the rescue, it was with Tanner in mind.  He was adorable, and his bio sounded perfect.  I was really disappointed when I got an email saying that he had been adopted during the time it took to process my application.  "We have another dog that might work.  His name is Draco.  Would you be interested in meeting him?"

I wasn't totally convinced - his bio was more focused on his flaws than his virtues.  I don't have it saved (I wish it did) but it was only about a paragraph long and a few sentences were about how he liked to eat inedible things like fleece dog beds.  But whatever, I was willing to give it a shot, so his foster mom (who happens to be one of the directors for the Skyline Brittany Club) brought him over.

They came in and I sat down on the couch.  He hopped up right next to me and about five minutes later I knew that he was mine. :D

And yes, he's eaten plenty of things that are not meant to be eaten.  Oh, Rowan.

Anyone interested in doing something this week?  I don't care what, I just need to get out. D:

5 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Nev

1) I hate centipedes and millipedes.  Just seeing a picture of one freaks me out. D:
2) My real name is Kendall.  I'm equally cool with being called Kendall or Nev.
3) In addition to my two dogs, I have a cat and two rats - Rosie, Juliet and Claire, respectively. 
4) My dream is to have a small house on several acres in Vermont.  Colorado is acceptable, too.
5) I have two brothers.  One is 26, the other is 6.

Less than one month until I'm 18!  I'm excited.  Not being a minor anymore won't really make a difference in my life, but it's still kind of cool.  Also, Mackenzie will be visiting over my birthday. 8D!!  I plan on dragging her to the Aurora meet on the 27th.  Oh, such fun times will be had.

The Flatirons Kennel Club show is this weekend.  It kind of snuck up on me, so now I'm trying to get my shit together and figure out what day to go, when I need to get there, all of that stuff.

( list for self )

If anyone wants to meet me there later in the day, let me know. :3 Somehow I doubt anyone else wants to drag themselves all the way out to Longmont that early in the morning.  The schedule is here if anyone is interested.

fuuuck.  One day is all it takes to remind me why I was so desperate to leave in the first place.  We hit Oklahoma and - surprise! - 64% humidity.  All the way to Texas.  I was not made for the heat, especially not heat with humidity. ): Then the first night there (Saturday) sucked, because I was supposed to see Mackenzie but found out after arriving that she unexpectedly had to go to a different city to visit family that night.

Saturday was, um, wow.  We went and had lunch with some friends.  I tried fried alligator, and it was delicious okay.  It actually does taste a lot like chicken, but kind of, I dunno, dry in comparison.  Not bad, but not something I'd go out of my way for, as I'm not crazy about chicken to begin with.

I went over to Mackenzie's at about 3 and we talked for a bit and then went to Stonebriar, a mall in Plano.  It was awesome. :D I texted Trin while there to wish her happy birthday and mentioned where I was, and she said hey, I was thinking about going to Stonebriar, and now I have incentive, be there soon!  I've only met her once IRL, also with Mackenzie there actually, so we went into a weird little toy store while we waited.  Eventually we started looking at items next to the cash register and the girl behind the cash register asked if we wanted jobs, which turned into a conversation.  We left and I got another text from Trin asking where we were, so I told her just leaving (whatever the place was called.)  "Was the cashier an indie-looking chick with black hair?" "Uh, yeah." "Yeah, that's Slater, good friend of mine."  Small world!  Well, not really, I guess, since Trin does live in Plano and all...

We went over to B&N to meet Trin and then she texted me saying that she was over at the toy store and we must've crossed paths. >>; Eventually we met up, talked for a bit, looked at books, and then Mackenzie and Trin started talking about work.  Mackenzie mentioned that she worked at the movie theater and Trin said oh, yeah, I was just hired at one... which theater?  Same one.  Mackenzie just quit but they talked about the employees there and shit.  I totally forgot - Trin had told me about her interview (and then getting hired), and I knew Mackenzie worked there, I just didn't put the two together.  Mackenzie told her to avoid this one girl who has been our ~arch enemy~ since 7th grade, and apparently Trin has heard rumors about her being, you know, a bitch.  Which we confirmed.  It's so weird to know that Trin, who I met online (at SoA, in fact), has heard rumors about one of the few people in the world I can't stand.

Uhhh, let's see.  Later that evening we went over to Mackenzie's boyfriend's house to borrow Fable II, because Fable used to be my favorite game but I have no XBox.  He wasn't there so his mom got it for us, and when we opened the door to leave, a bird flew in.  It was a little gray bird, not sure what kind, and it took about 15 minutes to catch it.  The only reason we did catch it was because it flew into the fan and died. :/ Poor little guy.

We spent the rest of the night being dumbasses in lieu of really playing Fable II.  I haven't laughed so hard, for so long, in a long time.  Probably since I last saw Mackenzie, idk.  I finally went home at 5 AM and went to bed, and the only reason for that was that we were so physically tired from laughing so hard that we couldn't do it any longer.

In other news, I found some American show-line GSDs that I actually like.  Amazing!  Keystone German Shepherds breeds pretty moderate dogs with back ends that are actually normal.  The stack pictures - the dog's hocks aren't actually touching the ground.  The leg is stretched forward, but they aren't built to do that... if that makes sense.

I have an interview tomorrow(/today) at noon.  It is 4:39 and I am not the least bit sleepy.

):

One week from now, I'll be in Carrollton, TX.  Yay!  Sort of.  I actually can't stand Texas.  I like cold weather - I do not do well in the heat.  Bad combination for living in Texas.  My best friend still lives there, though, so I'll get to spend the weekend with her. 8D I'm so excited.  I think the last time I saw her was... August?  September?  Somewhere around there.  My mom and are are driving down to ship the rest of her stuff up here.

Laken and I briefly talked shepherd earlier and it piqued my interest again (clearly Laken's fault, not my obsession with learning about dogs, nuh uh.)  I'm in no position to have a GSD now, and have my heart set on a Cardi anyway, but I think GSDs are fascinating, and with all of the different bloodlines/types there's practically endless information about them.

( long-winded dogthoughts )

Someday, when I have my little house on a few acres of land, I will have a GSD.

*steps off of soapbox* I'll be good now.

Or a faceplant.  That's just as good, right?

Last night was the last foundation flyball class.  It was fun, and then I tripped.  Onto my face.  It was still fun, though.

I'm so frustrated about the lack-of-job thing. ): I'm starting to get bored, and it would be nice to have a source of income again, especially with RMFC coming up.  The dog daycare I emailed said that they had an overwhelming number of applicants already, so that's out.  I applied at King Soopers, although I'd really, really rather continue working with dogs (or at least animals in general).  Just over a month until I can apply at Petco and other places like Barnes & Noble. @-@ I can't wait.  Maybe my luck will be better then.

I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to hear back from the Cardigan breeder!  I did get an email from her confirming that she received the questionnaire I filled out, but she said she's been busy with work and will reply as soon as she has time.  I'm just excited to have finally heard back from someone. <3 I also spoke briefly to a Cardigan owner who lives somewhere in Colorado (I want to say in Elizabeth but I'm not sure) who will hopefully be at one of the Greeley shows this summer.  It would be nice to be able to finally interact with some Cardis.

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I love Trin.

Also, is anyone interested in going whitewater rafting and/or camping this summer?

fyi: the Foxkeh theme for Firefox is the cutest freaking theme ever.  The fox runs when the page is loading! >w>

Guess who just put in an application for a Cardigan?

8D

Last week was great.  I was out and doing something just about every day.  Now I have nothing to do until Wednesday and am dying of boredom.  I'll take Rowan out tomorrow, I guess, assuming the weather is nice.  I should probably keep looking for a job, but I'm pessimistic and pretty sure it won't do any good until June.  It's hard to find places that are hiring, let alone anywhere that considers people under 18.

I should start looking into taking a class or two at the community college.  Business, probably - ultimately I'd like to open up my own dog boutique/supply store.

Anyone want to hang out this week?  I don't care what we do, I just want to get out of the house. :P

I love flyball already - and I'm seriously considering going with the Cardigan Welsh Corgi instead of the clumber so that all of my dogs can compete.  Clumbers aren't exactly... agile enough.

Cardigans would be kickass height dogs, and they have the drive...

Ack!  Bad Nev!  Bad!  As if I haven't flipflopped enough on breeds!  But I'd still get clumbers, just... after I get corgis...

Oh man, this is bad.  I'll definitely wait until the foundation classes end to decide, probably until after Rowan and I take a few regular flyballs lessons, but...





I'm screwed.

Not me, really, but Rowan is.  We had fun at the park. <3 Kaylee is adorable and Kolonel is... well, a lab.  Big, silly and slobbery.  It was fun hanging out with people outside the meets, too. :P I need to do that more!  I'm still quiet, but getting there.  Sort of.  Eventually.  Actually, my best friend should be coming to visit in June, and I plan on dragging her to a meet with me.  She's not a furry, but isn't bothered - well, as long as I never say "hey, I love gay furry penis!", as she put it.  I can safely say that I am in no way inclined to do so, so it's all good!

Flyball class starts tomorrow!  I'm going to be able to buy Rowan a new tug toy after all, so I think we'll go to Petco tomorrow and pick up a rope toy or something.  It will be flyball-class-only, because he likes to tear rope toys apart and eat them, but he loves them so it'll suit the purpose just fine.

I didn't make cookies today.  I decided to make them and bring them on Saturday instead. 8D

We took my car into the shop on Sunday to repair the damage done by the guy who rear ended me a few months ago.  Apparently, it's already done!  This is good news, because I love my car and I miss it.

I'm frustrated with puppy applications. :/ I never heard back from the collie breeder (which ended up being a good thing, but still) and I haven't heard anything from the clumber breeder, either.  Granted, it hasn't been that long since I sent the app - but still, it'd be nice to hear something, especially because I'm not sure if the email was correct or not.  I think I'm going to fill one out for Avalea Clumbers.  Their dog, Waves, is my idea of the perfect clumber.  Not too wrinkly/jowly but enough to be different from the other spaniels, really vivid (Rowan-like) markings, coated but not profusely so...

Man, I want a clumber.  But I won't be getting one until after Lucky's gone, and so I always feel guilty for being excited about my future clumber because it feels kind of like being excited about Lucky dying, in a roundabout way.  I dunno.  It sucks.

I've been in an unusually good mood the past few days.  I'm not sure why.

Going to the dog park with Salem, Strill and Kaylee tomorrow!  I'm so excited. >w< I'm hoping that Rowan and Kaylee get along well.  It would be so nice for him to have a friend.  I think I'm going to bake some cookies to bring along, because I haven't baked anything in a while (not counting failed cupcakes a few days ago), but I need to find a recipe first.  Hmm.  My cookie book is at my mom's house so hopefully I'll find something good online.  And easy.  I'd love to make the mint chocolate/white chocolate striped cookies again but it's so much work and frankly I'm just feeling too lazy.

The failed cupcakes were kind of embarassing.  It was a box mix, not made from scratch or anything.  I think I worked the batter too much or something because they didn't rise - which absolutely sucks because I made, for the first time ever, a good scratch frosting!  Hmm... maybe I'll make sugar cookies or something and another batch of that frosting.  I wonder if I could convert it to vanilla buttercream instead of chocolate?  Chocolate would be fine too, but I like vanilla/vanilla... I've never really altered a recipe, though.  I guess I could test it tonight.  If it works, it'll keep until tomorrow, and if not, I can make the chocolate version tomorrow, with the cookies.  Hmmmm.  Decisions!  It also might be kind of a pain to transport frosted cookies.  I'll have to think about this.

I've been more interested in drawing lately.  It better keep up.  I hate art slumps. ):

Ooh, maybe I'll make chocolate cookies instead.  Like sugar, but, you know, chocolate.  Then I could still use the chocolate buttercream.
 

I hate to be that girl, but it would be nice to be... not... single, for once. :< Both of my best friends have been with their boyfriends for over a year now and I have no one.  Still.  Ever.  Apparently confidence is sexy, but that's just not me.  I rarely get down on myself like this, but I'm still the shy, introverted girl who doesn't say much.  Seems like a pretty bleak outlook.

No, seriously, I am all caught up at SoA.  100%.  Completely.  YES.  To celebrate, I'm... creating even more work for myself!  But it's worth it, totally worth it.  I'm holding a free giveaway for the Aali'makabila here and it would be really kick ass if anyone reading this entered. 8D Not that I'm, you know, biased or anything - but the Aali'makabila is awesome.  Lions who live in mountains, hold rituals and festivals, and are extremely racist toward non-lion species?  Come on!

I'll be coloring a few characters for a Kucha'ujamaa event tonight, too.  It's a pride/group of all species (lions, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs and hyenas) based on the Dark Brotherhood from Oblivion.  I'll add a link here once it's open.  If you want to read about the Dark Brotherhood, look here.  tldr; assassins o my!

I never thought I'd do this, but I started a blog.  Like a blog blog, not a journal.  It's about... well, take a guess.  If you're wrong, then apparently you don't know anything about me.

It's about dogs!  YEAAAH DOGS.  I figured, instead of spamming up my journal with my dog obsession, I'd create a blog for ranting and what not.  It's at least somewhat inspired by Fugly Horse of the Day, that is, it's mostly about dog-related issues and stuff rather than my own dogs.  That stuff will still be here.  (Oh boy!)

If anyone is interested, it's here.  It's kind of ugly right now, but I'm not good with layouts, so it's going to take me a while to make it pretty.  Oh well!