Well I lost one of my good buddies the other day. My Buddy Berlin (AKA~ Buddy B), one of my favorite rats. Though I try not to play favorites, this little guy and I had a very special relationship. He was the only rat here at my house that was a free ranger. That morning he crawled out of his cage and dragged himself across the living room to the couch I was laying on, climbed up the back of it ... and just kinda collapsed into my arms, totally out of breath. He felt kind of cold to the touch, and his breathing was just terrible. I've lost 80% of my rats to upper respiratory issues, theyre quite common and most of the time they come on quite suddenly and there isnt much you can do. I knew he wouldnt have made it to the vet. He passed away just a few minutes later, the poor little guy.
Here's a photo of him as a very young lad ...
And heres one of my favorites of him being goofy ...
I hate Thanksgiving. I really dont like holidays that have anything to do with family, unless the word "family" is defined as me, my man, and my son. My friends have always been my substitute "family", which is why I value them more than most ppl value their friendships. I spent my Thanksgiving with my best friend and her family, and they're great ppl so it was a good night.
My heat is broken, the kitchen and bathroom sinks are stopped up, the downstairs toilet doesnt flush, theres no electricity in the other half of the house, and my ceiling looks like it's caving in. I hate my landlord!! He never gets shit taken care of! We didnt have a stove for almost 8 months one yr!
Q''s
~Tell me something you have taken for granted recently
~What is your most recent "loss"?
~Mmmm .. thats delicious! Wtf is that?
Here's a photo of him as a very young lad ...
And heres one of my favorites of him being goofy ...
I hate Thanksgiving. I really dont like holidays that have anything to do with family, unless the word "family" is defined as me, my man, and my son. My friends have always been my substitute "family", which is why I value them more than most ppl value their friendships. I spent my Thanksgiving with my best friend and her family, and they're great ppl so it was a good night.
My heat is broken, the kitchen and bathroom sinks are stopped up, the downstairs toilet doesnt flush, theres no electricity in the other half of the house, and my ceiling looks like it's caving in. I hate my landlord!! He never gets shit taken care of! We didnt have a stove for almost 8 months one yr!
Q''s
~Tell me something you have taken for granted recently
~What is your most recent "loss"?
~Mmmm .. thats delicious! Wtf is that?
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You told me how old you were when you commented on my last journal entry.
Being a pisces I'm supposed to be an old soul. I wish that would make me truly not a wuss, better at accepting that things will come and go. On sunday and monday I'm going to have to make deliveries to Poughkeepsie NY, then the bronx and then brooklyn, and the anxiety that I have about bringing a big rig into those places makes it tough for me to relax on the day or two that I usually have off on friday and sat.
I think that the most interesting people are the ones who are not reined in by fear. They are the ones who really build great actualities out of life's possibilities.
Let me keep you posted abt that thing next thurs - it is a restaurant, never been there, and sometimes these events don't come thru? so let's not make you do all of that unless it's a good one
I take my health, my family, my husband, and my privieldges for granted.
I am missing one of my children and will always miss her & wish she had lived longer
I find kissing delicious