Silly Puppy, Dog Food is for Skinks
I've recently started adding organic dog food in with Gilgamesh's (My Northern Blue Tongues Skink) diet and I dare say it's really done him good. having to cook and store him fresh chicken all the time was getting too expensive and time consuming, so for the past week or so, for every other feeding, he's been getting a bout a tablespoon of Beniful Dog Food (I picked all the barley out of it, which in itself was time consuming but better than having to cook the chicken) and mix it in with his greens. The other is some greens with fruit. He loves it, he just dives right in there and eats it all up which is the best I've ever seen him eat in a while.
Disclaimer: This is a general reflection, I mean no insult to anyone.
After reading shinigamu's last posting I felt the need to reflect on my human interactions. I've never really been the social butterfly, preferring to keep my conversations and interactions with others in bursts with considerable separations in between, like going to my doll meets once a month. The meets usually gather about 12+ people, most of whom I know when I see them, and I wouldn't miss the meets for the world especially since nearly all of those people I only get to see that one time until the next meet. Which, to me, is usually ideal. I'm not the best conversationalist and the time between meets gives me time to accumulate material.
There are people whom I wish I could see more often (not just meet attendees) but I don't really know how much often. I fear staleness; sitting with a good friend in total silence because we've nothing to say bothers me. While I'm not the best conversationalist I like to talk, but not for the sake of talking. A sentence along the lines of 'SO! What'cha think about this weather?' sounds like you're struggling (unless, of course, the weather has been particularly odd, like thunder, lightning and snow) and I try my best to avoid such conversation starters.
This is also why I don't like having friends over at my home unless something has been planned like a sewing party or a sleep over or even a D&D thing. When people are in my home I feel the need to entertain but it takes a lot to be a good host. Unfortunately I don't always have the drive to be such a host and it hurts when people in my home say 'I'm bored'. So, unless I've planned something, even if it's just to gather friends over to play a new game I bought, I rarely have people over at my house.
As for going elsewhere; I appreciate being in the presence of friends, I really, really do. But that can't be the only thing behind a meeting. Just as I don't want people over at my home for the sake of 'being over' I don't like doing it either. I have to have something or bring something or expect something that can be entertaining to all, something that can be done together. Example: I went to a friend's house for a D&D campaign with five other friends. I brought my computer over so I could work on a new WoW Addon while they set up and ate (Which takes about 45 minutes and I was finished fixing the code by the time they were ready to start. After the campaign we always split over what to eat, since I don't eat beef, pork or fast-food and one of us is extremely picky (chicken fingers is a big part of their diet). That isn't so bad since we bring our food back to the house and we all eat together. But three of us don't like watching movies, me in particular. The other three people know this. Now, if this were my house and someone said they didn't want to watch a movie I would try and think of something we could all do. But here, the three of them go off and watch a movie... and leave us to do whatever in the kitchen. Thankfully, I had my computer and the host's house had wireless internet so I played WoW and the other two watched over my shoulder and helped me with quests and an instance. An entire instance.
It's events like this that make me wonder about the people I associate with; is it them or me? Am I expecting too much of my fellow man or am I making too much of an effort when I take on the role of hostess? When I'm at work I go out of my way to help customers, usually to no reward (a simple 'thank you' is all I want). After years of this it's only spurred me more to make a point to thank people who help me, but I am sometimes met with apprehension which leads me to believe that the appreciation I'm showing is a rarely seen, alien trait.
While I would like to see my friends a little more often, my daily experience with people puts dampers on that; I HATE people, but I love my friends. Unfortunately, I see 'people' more often and the frustration and sometimes downright disappointment they bring just burns me out at the end of the day. I also have a tendency to make friends with people who live far away... and they're usually the ones I want to see more because they don't act like the ones in the above example.
I guess I could say that I wish I had more friends who were on the same or similar interest levels as myself... that lived closer XD
Disclaimer: This is a general reflection, I mean no insult to anyone.
After reading shinigamu's last posting I felt the need to reflect on my human interactions. I've never really been the social butterfly, preferring to keep my conversations and interactions with others in bursts with considerable separations in between, like going to my doll meets once a month. The meets usually gather about 12+ people, most of whom I know when I see them, and I wouldn't miss the meets for the world especially since nearly all of those people I only get to see that one time until the next meet. Which, to me, is usually ideal. I'm not the best conversationalist and the time between meets gives me time to accumulate material.
There are people whom I wish I could see more often (not just meet attendees) but I don't really know how much often. I fear staleness; sitting with a good friend in total silence because we've nothing to say bothers me. While I'm not the best conversationalist I like to talk, but not for the sake of talking. A sentence along the lines of 'SO! What'cha think about this weather?' sounds like you're struggling (unless, of course, the weather has been particularly odd, like thunder, lightning and snow) and I try my best to avoid such conversation starters.
This is also why I don't like having friends over at my home unless something has been planned like a sewing party or a sleep over or even a D&D thing. When people are in my home I feel the need to entertain but it takes a lot to be a good host. Unfortunately I don't always have the drive to be such a host and it hurts when people in my home say 'I'm bored'. So, unless I've planned something, even if it's just to gather friends over to play a new game I bought, I rarely have people over at my house.
As for going elsewhere; I appreciate being in the presence of friends, I really, really do. But that can't be the only thing behind a meeting. Just as I don't want people over at my home for the sake of 'being over' I don't like doing it either. I have to have something or bring something or expect something that can be entertaining to all, something that can be done together. Example: I went to a friend's house for a D&D campaign with five other friends. I brought my computer over so I could work on a new WoW Addon while they set up and ate (Which takes about 45 minutes and I was finished fixing the code by the time they were ready to start. After the campaign we always split over what to eat, since I don't eat beef, pork or fast-food and one of us is extremely picky (chicken fingers is a big part of their diet). That isn't so bad since we bring our food back to the house and we all eat together. But three of us don't like watching movies, me in particular. The other three people know this. Now, if this were my house and someone said they didn't want to watch a movie I would try and think of something we could all do. But here, the three of them go off and watch a movie... and leave us to do whatever in the kitchen. Thankfully, I had my computer and the host's house had wireless internet so I played WoW and the other two watched over my shoulder and helped me with quests and an instance. An entire instance.
It's events like this that make me wonder about the people I associate with; is it them or me? Am I expecting too much of my fellow man or am I making too much of an effort when I take on the role of hostess? When I'm at work I go out of my way to help customers, usually to no reward (a simple 'thank you' is all I want). After years of this it's only spurred me more to make a point to thank people who help me, but I am sometimes met with apprehension which leads me to believe that the appreciation I'm showing is a rarely seen, alien trait.
While I would like to see my friends a little more often, my daily experience with people puts dampers on that; I HATE people, but I love my friends. Unfortunately, I see 'people' more often and the frustration and sometimes downright disappointment they bring just burns me out at the end of the day. I also have a tendency to make friends with people who live far away... and they're usually the ones I want to see more because they don't act like the ones in the above example.
I guess I could say that I wish I had more friends who were on the same or similar interest levels as myself... that lived closer XD