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bored and agitated........

there's something wrong with my cat. I think her tail is broken- its swollen near the base, and she's holding it up in a weird position. She is hiding out/sleeping in the sun in the upstairs bathroom, EXTREMELY grumpy and growly. Her vet appointment isn't till 4:10pm, and its 2:15 now. I want to take her now, but am ( Read more... )

Fungus devastates 'chicken' frog
By Richard Black, Environment correspondent, BBC News website

Montserrat's "mountain chicken" frog has become the latest victim of the killer fungal disease that is devastating amphibians worldwide.

UK researchers say that only two small pockets of the animals on the tiny Caribbean island remain disease-free.

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Had a bit of a stressful day today.
-At some point decided that I want to open a pet store, rather than do what I'm doing anymore (because it sucks. see below)
-my car was hit while I was in it by some dumb chick in the parking lot of Staples in Tigard - the closest place that carries the printer cartriges needed @ work. I (uncharacteristically) ( Read more... )

3/9/09: leering, confluence, sparkling water, chewy fruit & nut bars, my glasses, my mp3 player, crazy weather, a sweet cuddly morning lap ruby, life aquatic, fancy additive-free ham on olive ciabatta, obligatory down time, the last turtle injection, new critters in my aquarium

Okay so, for whatever reason, I'm pretty sure I've always talked myself out of posting stories about these guys. But this is just too damn cool. Check out this page, then if you're interested, there's all kinda crap on the internet out there about the ships the Steve Irwin & the Nisshin Maru, and there's even a show about em on Animal Planet. My ( Read more... )

Fossil of 13-metre super snake Titanoboa found in Colombia


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Things that made me happy today:

( Days 1-36 )

So yeah, I've been really lax on the happy things posts lately. This is in direct relation to my stress level. I've had some shittiness in the last week, and when you're clouded with rage, its hard to come up with happy stuff - even if its in there somewhere.

so this isn't just a journal for happy, its also a place to vent unhappy. I'll try not to ( Read more... )