Totally. What have I been up to? It's like I forgot the intarwebs was here and everything. Well, honestly, I've been hitting the Facebook pretty hard. I tend to have time in single sentence bursts. And I don't like updating this page from the workplace, but Facebook, because of my professional connections there, makes things pretty easy to update from work. And I'm careful about what I say – this is much more personal.
So, it's been what? A month?
The mother-in-law, step-father-in-law, mamaw-in-law and uncle-in-law came to see the house in early September. It was far less dramalicious than I was expecting. I think they were comfortable and pleased with the place. I mean, our home is no showpalace, but it is homey and I like it. We had ice cream at Cold Stone and took them to see the huge stadium.
The next weekend, we went on a mushroom tour at UA's Arboretum. You may have heard that we in the Southeast have had some rain. It's been pretty substantial, but back in early September, it was just damp and making everything all green. And shroom-y. I know you come to this blog for photos. Here are the 15 best (out of over 50). The Arboretum had two hikes. We were in the earlier one. There were lots of children, but only about 25 people overall – and the kids were well behaved and careful with the plant life. The second tour had over 50 people and would have been impossible. No, we did not sample any of these. Though some of them are delicacies.
But it wasn't all about mushrooms. There were these pretty things:
And there were bugs. These were adult aphids, and they were soft and fluffy.
We spent the next weekend at the Atlanta Linux Festival. I had really hoped to have more of a software blog up by this time, but that's proving to be difficult. I'm into it and very excited, but, you know, there's only so much time in a day. The ALF was fun, but not as great as SELF back in June. The folks from Evergreen didn't bother to show up at all, which made my time there almost totally wasted. We'd sit in a session waiting on a speaker, someone would drop by and tell us he was on his way, and then, much later, we'd be told he hadn't shown up at all. At that point, it was too late to attend another session. But, the IBM campus in Atlanta is lovely. And the food was good. :)
Last weekend, I joined the Pink Box Burlesque for a show in Atlanta. On the way there, I met one of Pippin's previous owners – not the one who abused him – which was a little awkward. The bus ride was a good time. We got to talk and cut-up – and on the way back, the comedian put us to sleep by telling penis jokes. He just told them until people quit laughing. It was like having a burlesque bedtime story.
The show, I'm sure, was a financial disaster. The performers were great, but the venue, publicity and crowd left much to be desired. I can't judge my own performance, but my stage partner was awesome.
Getting home at 5am had me feeling my age, though, and I think that will be my biggest influence to not do it again. I was sick all day Sunday and most of Monday – probably not just from being tired.
Monday morning I got a phone call telling me that someone had succeeded in picking up the little brown dog I kept seeing get hit (twice!) on my way to work. So, I picked her up and took her to my vet – who read me the riot act. He's had 25 dogs brought in in the last two weeks. They're healthy dogs, many of them puppies. Of course, folks can't afford their grown dogs, let alone an unplanned puppy bubble, but they also refuse to get their dogs fixed. I can totally see the vet's concern – he's stuck with all of these adoptable dogs that he's going to have to put down and I bring in one that needs patched up. And I can't even say she'll have a home. But I can say if I don't find her a home, as great a dog as she is, I'll have her put down myself. He's right. There are too many unwanted dogs out there right now – and they all deserve a chance, not just this one.
She has been de-flea-d. She's healthier than any animal I've ever taken to the vet before – including her crushed back leg. Speaking of, that seems to have fused and can stay on her until it starts to cause problems, which could be never. I took her home last night and she managed well with the other dogs. She's got much more energy than they do, but she's submissive and desperate to be included. She slept in her kennel all night and only barked when she thought she was being left alone. She didn't make those annoying crying noises or bang at the kennel door, either. She only made a fuss when she knew I was coming to get her out.
I couldn't get good pictures because if you pay any attention to her at all, you must want to play or snuggle. Right? Right? Like right now? Huh? But, here's what I got:
You totally know someone who needs this dog.
And I've been crafting, too.
If you want earrings or a zipper-pull/cell phone charm for October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month), let me know.
That's it, folks. If you take out the pictures, it isn't much.
Have a laugh on me, though. :)
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