MCSPCA

today i was officially asked by the monmouth county spca to come interview for their adoption manager position next sunday. i am pretty stoked. i am also a little concerned that my going to SF will impede my getting this position (hello, leaving for 2 months after you've been there like 4-5 months?yikes). i am hoping they will see the benefit of my knowledge gained while at the academy rather than my GIANT ABSENCE as a huge difficulty for them.

we'll see.

baroo academy.

so, i have come to the decision that i will bite the bullet and attend SFSPCA's dog trainer academy starting next april(if and when i get accepted to it). this means i will be living in SF for almost three months.

wow. i am pretty stoked. i have a lot of work to do.

you can read more about it here.

a shout-out to famous peoples.

hey, you, josh woodward looking at my blog. HEY.

To all of you who, to your loss, do not know who Josh Woodward is, you can read and listen more here.

reasons we like josh:

1. he has gotten us through rough times.
2. he has TALENT.
3. he is INTERACTIVE. i IM'd him and he RESPONDED. omg.
4. he is part of the free and indie music movement. you can get all his stuff on his site, but you will love him so much you will BUY SOME. right? right. i will break your neck if you don't.

so, josh, HELLO. we love you. i love you. like a fat kid loves cake, or so i already told you.

advice.

i wish people would stop asking me for advice. it's not that i mind giving it, mind you, nor am i always right. just mostly always.

but i do mind when they do not take my advice and whatever it was blows up in their face and they just "CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED".

annoying.

sometimes.

cherry sweat.
Originally uploaded by bringonthescience

sometimes when i eat cherries i like to pretend i'm one of the witches of eastwick.

I'm not a plastic bag.

No, you're not. You are a fucking ridiculous "high fashion" version of the 99cent bags you can get in any grocery store. This disgusts me. This bag costs $15 while other reusable bags available for purchase at supermarkets are around $1 a piece.

Sadly, the message it sends is great - reduce, reuse, recycle - but not a dime of the profit goes to any organization working towards a cleaner earth. not a dime.

AND.. it's ugly.

our local A&P features waterproof bags made of recycled materials that display beautiful macro photography on the sides for 99 cents.

please read that last sentence again, or mostly just this part: made of recycled materials.

did i mention this bag these women are buying like crazy for $15 is NOT made of recycled materials?

yeah.

if you don't mind..

well, yes, i do mind.

what do people think when they say, "if you don't mind me asking" after a personal question? it's almost always about money. do they think it gives them some sort of free pass to be a nosey bastard?

how will they take it when you say, "well, yes, i do mind", and then stare at them blankly. are you being rude by saying that to them or are you evening out the rudeness by doing that?

in any case, almost any time i hear that phrase i always say that i mind because i know that person is aware they are prying and i'd like to teach them to mind their own business.

even if i don't care that much about the subject matter.