]> http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/index.html kristilyn3's Blog en-us © 2008 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:13:57 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/trust_gut_.html Ugs. This morning at 2am my little bubba woke me up puking again. AAACCCKKK!!!! So I didn't sleep since then. I have been worrying that he's going to be puking when no one is home and I know this is nasty but what if he eats it back up again? And I am just distraught leaving him while he's sick. I called my vet as soon as they opened (at 7am) this morning and made him an appointment for today. I haven't slept since 2am. I am so tired. I told R this morning while he was still lying in bed ( ... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:10:16 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/ticks_puking.html Last night R's "boss" had to come over to try to hook up their work computer since the "boss" doesn't have internet at his house that will work with this computer. Dude came over at about 9:30pm. I was not pleased, but I hid it well I think. The company R works for is about 20 people big, and R is friends with the owners so it makes some sense... While R and "boss" were setting this up I was on the couch petting my Kraymer. It was then I felt something strange. I investigated. Low and beho ... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:56:08 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/year.html It's funny lately. Friends and acquaintances ask me about my boyfriend. I say things are going wonderfully. Then they ask how long we've been together. I say a little over a year. Then, inevitably, the next question is about whether I think we'll get married or if I think he'll propose soon etc etc etc. It's kinda comical because I know it's coming. :0) It's not a bad thing, just amusing. I always reply that I am in no rush, he is in no rush and things are fine as is. Not to say I wouldn't ... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:10:44 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/pics_volunteering_take.html So R and I went to Petco again this weekend. It was great once again! Here are some pics... My first dog, Charlie. He wasn't really friendly and didn't seem to care that I was there. That made me sad, but we did our best. Then someone came in who wanted to foster him, so they spent the day with him. YAY! Here is Charlie: Here is dog number two, Spaz. He was truly adorable, I loved him and he seemed to like me. We had a good hour and a half together! :0) And finally, R's dog Taz, aka Tasman ... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:59:53 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/happy_hour_fun_.html Man I am hurting today! We actually got our check at the time we WANTED to leave, then our friend bought us a round so then we bought him a round - and of course we didn't get outta there when we planned to. Then when we got home R had a movie he wanted to watch - he's been waiting on it for days so of course we watched it. hehe Soooo we were up too late once again. *Sigh* I am looking forward to the weekend, shocking, I know. But I am. Tonight we are vegging - I can't wait! Then tomorrow ... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:47:58 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/admin_men_general.html I was listening to my morning show this morning and it said that Admin and IT are a couple of the top recession proof jobs. IT I totally get, but admin? Us lowly creatures? I guess that makes sense since I couldn't see anyone *lowering* themselves here after being a higher up. It would be QUITE the adjustment! But anyways, I found that interesting... it's also given me incentive to look around more. I had a temp agency recruiter contact me recently but I never called back... If I could fin ... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:39:25 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/volunteering_catchy.html So now a couple of R's friends want to volunteer. I love it! I hope everyone follows suit! Wouldn't that be wonderful? I had to work late last night. Annoying. But at least I got an extra hour in I suppose... Last night I was sleeping wonderfully til Kraymer jumped off my bed and ran to the corner and started puking. Poor dude. I got up and pet him and told him it was ok as he kept going and going. Then we cleaned it up and went back to bed. I slept SOOO deeply last night it was amazing. M ... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:54:43 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/weekend_4.html So my weekend was pretty good overall. SB and I had a lot of fun on Saturday night when she came over! It was a good time indeed. She rocks. Sunday I spent most of the day sleeping so I feel as tho my weekend was cut short. Oh well! It was wonderful regardless! I was talkin to A~dawg on Friday in all my miserableness and he suggested that a friend of his who is here for business all week but then back in NC on weekends might want to rent my room. His company pays about $2500 for hotel room ... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:00:34 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/volunteering_dawggies.html Well I had a lot of fun... I think we all did. It seemed to go by a bit slow, but overall it was a very positive experience! My dog didn't get much attention, which made me sad. I tried to make up for it though! He was truly a gem! Too cute. Here's a pic of us: Sb's dog got a lot of attention. He was a furry black 9 month old cutie!!! She declined to have her pic taken so I don't have one of her. My friend W had a one year old austrailian cattle or shepard... he was adorable but fiesty! He ... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:27:27 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/carrot_stick.html Last night R and I stayed up WAY to late talking. WAY to late. 2ish I believe. I am mucho tiredo. The subject was living at the barn. The co-owner, we'll call him J, has his gf living at the barn rent free. I was like I would like to live rent free, let's move to the barn. He doesn't want to because he knows i am not their biggest fans and he thinks I would be miserable. Granted it wouldn't be the happiest living arrangement, but living for free in a mansion with tons of land? Ummmm a trad ... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:30:51 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/funny_.html A couple things happened yesterday that had me laughin. First, I heard from my brother in WI. I sent my SIL the Farm Sanctuary book for her birthday as my mom suggested, right? Well when I was talking to my mom about it I said that I didn't want SIL to think I was trying to influence her one way or the other, just that I thought it was interesting to know. So my mom suggested I write something along those lines inside on the first (blank) page. So I did. I wrote "Not trying to change your ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:41:21 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/bugs_outlandish_lyrics_thing.html Last night I had a most unfortunate event. I was in bed and things were fine, then I got up to wash my face so that I could go to sleep, and THAT'S when I found it. I felt this thing moving around in my hair. I was totally freakin out. I ran outta the room to get R. I was like THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY HAIR GET IT OUT GET IT OUT! He calmly looked at me and started swatting my hair until the bug came out. GROSS!!! Then he stomped it. Sweet justice. It was a flying beetle thinger. And ya know ... Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:32:34 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/excitement.html I have heard back from one of the local shelters who have pet adoption days. I have talked to R, SB, another friend we'll call W and all of them are interested! R can't this week because he hasta do work at the barn, but SB and W said they would come with me! I am so excited. R and I will def help next weekend! Essentially we will have a dog a piece, and we are their advocate for the day. it's 3 hours at a local pet store so not too shabby! They ask that you give the dog extra TLC while yo ... Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:30:41 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/struggling.html Sooooo My plight. Hating work. Wanting to help animals in a hands on way. Everyone here has been sooo supportive and I appreciate each and every one of you who have been, really and truly. I am stuck though at the moment. I know it's not forever but it's REALLY hard to be stuck. I can't move to a cheaper area unless I want to lose money due to this housing market. I can't leave my job because I have too much debt right now (I am working on it but it's going to take forever to repay all my ... Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:03:11 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/glorious_times.html I love weekends. R and I had a fabulous time. We slacked A LOT but got some stuff done too, so it was a good mix! I enjoyed my pet sit, and work yesterday wasn't too bad. I worked with a man who had just become a citizen last Tuesday (how exciting for him!) He came here from Sierra Leone in 2002 to make a living with a permanent visa. I can't imagine how these people come to America with no family and make it work somehow. How courageous! It amazes me. In October he is going home to visit ... Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:47:39 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/looking_investors_.html So I am poor. I work full time but I am still hella poor. One of the working poor is I guess what I am called. I have no extra money at any time, it's all allotted for bills. That is me. I look at R, he has like a million dollars left over compared to me. I did a budget for my bills and what I make, and I am always in the negatives. He is well above the positives. Lucky bastid. Soooo I have realized I need some sponsors. Who wants to sponsor me to help me realize my dreams? hehe I asked R ... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:17:07 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/day__6.html Yup. That's what it is. Both of my bosses are out which is ab fab, but now the admin person who is kinda a boss is stepping in and annoying me. I CAN'T WIN! But oh well... such is life in the working world... Tonight R and I are going to go to our fave watering hole. We're going to eat dinner there too - bar food! GREASE! YUM! haha I love their mozzarella tomato basil melt though I tell ya... it's PHENOMENAL! I can't wait... I adore food. I have been doing good on my WW though still which ... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:47:11 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/feel_3.html Work today is going to piss me off. My boss has already spewed a few things out to me and ya know what? I couldn't care less. Bleh. I do not feel like working at all. I am back to hating it. When I wrote my post yesterday I couldn't get enough of it - I read a lot and searched a lot and LOVED it. I was on a trail and I wasn't about to stop til all my questions had answers - as horrid as the answers may be. I really need to do something I am passionate about. But again, this *is not* news.. ... Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/whoah_look_learned.html So yesterdays post about environmental atrocities started to open my eyes a bit. No one seems to care about this specific plight since it's connected to farm animals, although a lot of people are jumping on the green wagon overall, which is great, but to ignore this part makes little sense to me... The two - environmental degradation and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO's aka factory farms) are very closely connected. I wrote to the EPA yesterday because I heard that CAFO's (Co ... Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:40:44 GMT http://greasy.com/kristilyn3/environmental_atrocities_.html Check out this website Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:08:18 GMT