The Perfect Crime?

An episode of Deadly Women did a story of a lady who shot two of her husbands in bed. Both times, she claimed that she heard a noise downstairs, went to get the gun that was under her husband's pillow, and it accidentally went off. She got away with it the first time and I started to wonder how plausible that would be as an alibi for murder. There are so many "gun nuts" in this country, many of them rich as hell. I hate guns and any evidence I can find to put more restrictions on how to get them is a good thing.

Looking it up online, the most popular gun in the US is the Glock 19. Glock claims that the 19 has three safety features in the trigger, the firing pin, and a drop safety (meaning it will not fire if dropped). It would be easy to forget the firing pin safety and you would not have to drop it. The only problem would be the trigger which would take some extra pull. The Glock trigger needs 5.5 to 6.5 lbs of force normally but it can be modded to 4 lbs.

If the culprit used an older gun without decent safety features or one that was not well maintained, it could work. The only problem is finding a gun nut who cares less about his guns. If one could pull it off, would it be the perfect crime?

Maybe...

Snips and Snails and Puppy-dog Tails

It is uncanny how much this dog looks like Zombie

I probably cut over three pounds of fur off of Zombie today. It went a lot better than it normally does but I still had to stop several times since the blade got hot. I need another razor. Yes, I cut Zombie's hair myself and no I do not know how to do it. I just give him a stereotypical kennel cut/shave. It always ends up looking terrible but I do not care. His stench and skin problems are much easier to manage with less hair and he does not slide around much on the wooden floors downstairs. I still have to do the hair on his paws but that will take scissors and patience. He needs a bath soon.

Today was Mikey's last day off. He goes in tomorrow for a long Friday and then has the weekend to recuperate. With Halloween on Saturday, I do not know how much rest we will get. I honestly just want to put the bowl outside on the porch and tell kids to take one/some. My friend Kara is having a Halloween party and I want to get there early so I have an excuse to pass out two hours later. We do not have costumes this year. When you are a geek and an adult, Halloween can be every day. Nothing stops us from putting on a costume after work and spending the evening eating an entire bag of candy.

It's Fun to Stay at The Y...of... MD?

Mikey and I joined The Y of Central MD. It was cheaper for both of us to join and they have a pool. If anything is going to motivate me to start exercising, it is swimming. They have a cycling room, full gym, gymnasium, and rock wall. Now I just have to get there every day and sticking to a strict diet. I am not supposed to lose weight fast but I need to. None of my winter clothes fit and my weight is out of control.

Food has such a hold on me and I cannot think of anything else I would want to reward myself with. We do not have the money for me to shop and buy new things, especially now that we have this monthly membership and had to go back to Comcast for internet. Let's Plays used to be my outlet but OBS does not work on my computer. I can use Mikey's but that is only when he is not home. I am always busy until evening. If I wait until the evening to do something, I am too tired to do it. Just thinking about it is frustrating.

I felt wicked sick yesterday afternoon and last night like I had the flu, muscle aches, tired as anything, chills and overheating without sweating, but no fever. If anything my temperature was low. I had some homemade ramen and felt loads better but had to go to bed a little early. I feel okay this morning. It was probably due to stress. I am overwhelmed with dates and things I have to do. Everything piles up fast. Mikey will be home for three days so he can help with the chores. I will try to put off things that Mikey can do starting tomorrow.

Guuuuuuuurl, lemme tell you!

Today is only half over and it is already one of those days where I could call my husband to ask him where my phone is. Our kitchen floor has taken a beating throughout the years and become uneven. More tiles have cracked than we have replacements for (although I think I saw the same tiles at Home Depot). Even a temporary repair would cost about the same as pulling up the whole floor. One solution would be to put a rug in the kitchen so we would not trip on the tiles. The problem is a certain disabled cat who pees named Applejack on every rug she can. The rug can be any texture and she will still soil it. I do not know exactly why. She only has one pay that is completely healthy since she has a clubbed foot and front declawed. I have tried using rugs and mats that I thought would hurt her feet but she easily peed on it. So I do not know what to do for now. We have too many other expenses right now to fix the floor. I bought her some toys that dispensed treats since she loves them so much. She gets bored of them easily and Khaleesi keeps getting to them, destroying them. Keeping peace and happiness in the house is getting harder.

I bought $90 of dog food at Target, but saved $34 and stunned the cashier with the coupons I had. That is why I bought so much dog food is because I could maximize the coupon savings. When I put my mind to it, it is normal for me to get 1/3 or 1/4 off my groceries with coupons and finding out what is on sale. It is impossible to extreme coupon with the stores in our area, but I do the best I can. If the lady at Target thought it was impressive, maybe I should write instructions on how to get the most out of coupons without it overwhelming your life. It might sell well.

Let's Go Ravens!.. Oh, come on!

I am decked out this morning in my Ravens hoodie and slippers. The game starts at 4:25pm but I am going to listen to it way in the background. They have not been doing well;1-4. I do not think I have ever seen them do this bad. My brother says the preseason does not say anything about the regular season but I beg to differ. The Ravens usually win three games and lose one during the preseason. This year it was the opposite. Unless we win every game from now on, we are sunk. The Lions, the worst team in the NFL, are the only team that are doing worse. We even lost against the Browns which has not happened in almost a decade. Most of our experienced players have retired or switched teams and Suggs is out for the season on a knee injury. Our second quarterback gets some lucky breaks and is okay for a rookie, but Flacco cannot carry the team. I do not know if he is trying. He might be doing what McNair did; sliding into retirement while collecting his millions.

A real fan does not abandon her team and I do not plan to do so but I want to find another team to hope for. The problem is all I have is the radio and available stations will probably only cover Ravens and Redskins games. I am not a Redskins fan in the slightest but I would feel bad if I listened in just to rout for the other team. I have great respect for the Saints. I used to like the Cowboys. Those are the only teams I can think of.

Baltimore is going through a cold spell right now. We did not realize that the heat was off and it was about 60 degrees inside. No wonder I could not get warm! I gave Zombie a bath yesterday and he could have gotten a cold! I kept him warm for hours on the bed because he was shivering so hard. His hoodie is around here somewhere. We are on the lookout for it.

Today is also going to be a day of relaxation and doing what I want to do, not work. It will also be a day of focus for the next week. We are thinking of getting a short membership to the Y since they have a pool. Swimming is the only exercise I will eagerly do. They also have a fitness center which I would love to take part in.

Nickelodeon Now

ProJared had a small cameo on a new Nickelodeon show, Game Shakers. While at my in-law's house, there was an episode on. I caught the last 2/3 of it and I cannot describe how sad of a mess it was. Nickelodeon used to have some of the best shows on. They might have been a bit silly, like All That, Kablam, and whatever else, but they were somewhat intelligent and not just cheap laughs. Game Shakers was painful to watch. It was so stupid. Did you ever see an episode of Kenan and Kel or All That where they would do something stupid with food to solve a problem? It made some sort of sense and was usually an accident. This show was pure... that. For instance, one character covered himself in peanut butter and birdseed so the pigeons in the studio would swoop down and he could catch them.

Here is the zannyness that was All That

And here is the sadness of Game Shakers
Kel, you have fallen so far.

So, for the ProJared fans out there, I'm saving you some trouble. Here. Now never look back.

The Old and the Lonely

I cannot catch a break. All I wanted was a picture of an old dog. What I got were several pictures of old dogs being left at the pound and captions of them begging not to be left behind. My fragile mind cannot take that sort of thing because I have seen people do it in real life. The rescue gets mostly cats but some dogs that have aged too much for their owners who want a new puppy. It is common for people to adopt a kitten or puppy and then return them once they are bigger.

Of course this is a terrible practice. When it comes to how we treat animals, I comment that we would never do that to a human. In this case, we do. Millions of our elderly are in nursing homes where no one comes to see them and they simply fade away to the family. Nursing homes can be terrible places like mental institutions decades ago. I applied to a few for administrative assistant and program manager. It was terrible how little people interacted with the patients and how much they were talking to each other behind the counter.

I joke with my parents that we decide what home they go to, but the idea of doing that just because they are old makes me sick. We had to put both of my grandmothers in a nursing home less than a month before they died because we did not have the resources to care for them.  It was not something we wanted to do and we came to see them whenever we could.

When people become old, fragile, and as helpless as an animal, I think that is when I care more about them. I have never been into respecting my elders just because they were old, especially if they think they can get away with something since they are old. Yet how can someone take their parents, those who have cared for them when they were helpless, turn around and abandon them at their greatest time of need? I do not have the best relationship with my parents but they did their job. No matter how they are as old people, I am going to do what I need to when they need me in their old age. Even if that means dealing with their religious beliefs and helping them find their false teeth.

Get Another One

A teenaged female brought in a rescued chinchilla to Dr. Pol's office during one of the episodes I watched. The chinchilla ended up being a lot older than she was originally told and died on the table. She was heartbroken. Dr. Pol told her to get another chinchilla. Even I was taken aback by how blunt he was about it but I know he did not mean it in "that way". He meant that since she loved animals so much, she should rescue another to fill the hole that was left when her chinchilla died.

Losing a pet at any age is hard but when they die at an older age, they have had a fantastic life usually. Lots of dogs and cats never know the feeling of love and comfort. People spoil their pets and love them for the short time they are on this earth. A rescued animal is a life saved. Believe me when I say that getting another animal as soon as possible is the best way to honor your fallen pet. You can never replace that pet but you can allow another to warm your heart. Several people I talk to during adoption events tell me they cannot stand to have another cat or dog because it hurts so much when they die. They are family and it is like being 90 and losing your 65 year old child. Yet that possibility does not stop us from having children and loving them long after they are gone.

Getting another animal after a pet dies is never about replacing that pet. It is about having the companionship again, especially during the grieving process. It is about having room to save another life after a pet's time is up. You gave your all to that pet and now it is time to give it to another. In memory of those pets you loved so much, never let your love stop.

Rick and Morty and Mikey

Mikey has gotten into Ricky and Morty, big time. I think the show is okay. It seems like a mixture between Futurama (thought I pray to GOD nowhere near as sad) and American Dad. Both shows I thought were okay also. I thought Rick would be senile and it was a tribute to Back to the Future with comedy like Adventure Time (which I do not like). But we have watched at least a dozen episodes in the last few days because Mikey loves it so much. He is constantly laughing and gets excited when there is a new episode. Seeing him so happy is what makes me excited to watch it. I know it sounds sappy but I feel like this is what marriage is about. I love when Mikey is happy and he is so easy to please. It is one of his best qualities in my opinion.


And no, I am not a woman who lives to please her man (okay, sometimes I am on bad days). I just love Mikey so much even after seven years of marriage. Waking up next to him and going to bed next to him is such a joy. They say that the honeymoon stage goes away after two years. It has never stopped for me. Sure, we have fought and our lives are super busy so we cannot gush over each other all the time, but during the times when we can just stare into each others' eyes and cuddle are some of the best moments in my life.

It also helps that I am a major people-pleaser for those I care about. It makes me feel good to make others feel good. Call it low self-esteem or bragging. I believe that nothing is done out of the goodness of one's heart. We are rewarded in some way for everything we do even if it is just to make ourselves feel better for being a good person. And I thrive on the approval of the ones I love when I do something for them. If I were rich, people would love me during Christmas because I would be getting them huge things for the seratonin.

A Couple of or Distinct Lack of Periods

Do I usually announce my time of the month? I do not feel like looking back at previous posts to find out but I have a reason this time. It gives me a comparison for same-sex marriage and the bigots that try to stop it.

Several birth control pills, patches, and rings give women the ability to have only four periods a year. Most women seem to love this idea but not me. Despite all the symptoms and mess, I like being reminded that I am a healthy and sexually mature female. That my body can create life and is always ready to do so. Not to mention it gives me a physical reason to take a day off, eat junk, and get major cuddles from Mikey. Getting my period every three months does not seem natural to me although studies have shown it is completely safe. It is just not something I am into. Yet I am not going to stop others from doing so. I am not going to try to make those forms of birth control illegal and look down on women who want less periods. It does not affect me in the slightest and it is not hurting anyone.

I personally do not have a lot of homosexual friends who want to get married but I know the joy of marriage. It is not just about civil rights and privileges. Marriage makes everything official. You have committed your lives to each other before God or a judge, your friends, family, and that crazy uncle you did not want to invite but your mother made you (luckily I don't think I had one of those). it is the big day and every day after that when no one can judge your relationship. There is no easy break up, there is the nightmare of divorce. Whether you agree with it or not, it does not affect anyone except the couple. Let them be happy together like everyone deserves.

Poor Pitties

My mother-in-law once again introduced me to an addicting show; The Incredible Dr. Pol, a Dutch veterinarian who works with all types of animals. It is on Nat Geo Wild so the episodes I watch here are trimmed and much smaller. As long as I can hear it and see most of it, I do not mind. I like to listen to it while I work.. Lots of animals die on the show. It does not bother me too much. Most of the animals are old and go relatively fast. However, there was one young pitbull (younger than Khaleesi) that they discover has lymphoma. They elected to have her not wake up from surgery.

She was a beautiful girl with bad luck and I cried my eyes out. Seeing a young pittie lose his life hits home since no one wants to adopt them or they end up in bad homes who want to make them mean. They have such a bad stigma, certain residences do not allow them, and some animal control groups just kill them outright if they are found. Cops have been known to bust into houses and take pits (or dogs they think are pits) to be killed. Before watching that episode, I heard more people connect aggression with pitbulls more than usual.

So, the death of a pit that is not old is heartbreaking to me. I had to hold Khaleesi for awhile and pet her. Khaleesi knew Mommy did not feel well and gave me lots of kisses. She is such a good girl The Comcast guy came today and was scared of her. She barked and howled in our room while the guy worked. Poor girl just wanted to say hi.

Mikey's Birthday at Kings Dominion

Mikey and I went to Kings Dominion for his birthday. We had not been there in about ten years. I think our first date was the last time we went. There were two new rollercoasters. The Dominator is a floorless coaster that is like Apocalypse at Six Flags (which is a standing coaster). It was okay, better than Apocalypse but nothing to write home about. The floor coming back up once the train stopped was the best part. It was like watching the test chambers change in Portal.



The Intimidator though, wow. 300 ft drop, 94 mph, and you just fly up the hill to your doom. It was incredible, one of my favorite rollercoasters. There was an older gentleman working the ride who was having the time of his life announcing everything. He was hilarious too. "Give me a thumbs up if you are excited to ride this ride!.. Well, most of you are excited. The rest of you are going anyway..." We missed him in the evening.

We rode it six times. There were no lines everywhere. The most we waited was about 15 minutes if they were operating one train. If your favorite ride was Dominator, you were in luck. Not only did they run two trains, each row had four seats.

There were several rides that were not open though. Flight of Fear, a childhood favorite, was open in the morning but they closed it to make it a haunted house. The Hurler, Crypt, The backwards side of Rebel Yell, Shockwave, and Windseeker did not run all day. That might be why there was not much of a crowd and I think the tickets were cheaper for that day. I did not mind because both of the new coasters were running all the time with no line.

We went through two haunted houses. One actor got me. Riding the Intimidator in the dark was scarier because there were no lights on the track besides the first hill. We came back earlier than closing because there was not much else to do. We were exhausted and needed a shower.

Save the Tatas

I try not to get involved in arguments that are not political because they rarely affect people. It is just someone stating what is in their head. Yet when a Facebook friend went off on how the breast cancer slogan "Save the Tatas" was such a horrible thing objectifying and sexualing women, I felt like I had to comment, not on Facebook but here, because if you all did not want to listen to me you would not read my blog.

First of all, if the movement was all about saving lives, the first thing a woman would do when she found out she had breast cancer would be to chop her boobs off to stop the cancer from spreading. But it is not all about lives. It is about breasts, male and female (yes, men's tatas can get breast cancer too). Breasts are lovely things. They come in all shapes and sizes, provide nutrients for our young, and yes, they are fun to play with during sexy-time. Women who lose their breasts during their battle with cancer feel less beautiful and less like a woman. If we had a slogan for testicular cancer that said "Save the Balls" or "Make sure his plums don't have pits!" no one would be making such a fuss.

Having been a woman for 28 years, it is quite normal for women to sexualize their own breasts and the breasts of others. We put on wonder bras, get implants, and talk about them sexually all the time. They are a part of our "naughty bits" in American society. Why do girls get to talk about breasts in a sexual way but the idea of a man appreciating them in a slightly sexual way is the worst thing since HW Bush said to Barbara "let's go upstairs and make a president"?

This is not feminism, this is nit-picking and seeking an argument. Your tatas are beautiful and important. Protect them, check them monthly, and save them and your life.

One Big Adventure

I got a good start to the day despite not having sleeping well last night. I am on schedule for the writing I have to do and jotted some notes for a few stories I might do. There are more things I want to do but I do not think I am going to be able to get them done since it is late. After a certain hour, it gets harder to get things done. I have a lot of fiction ideas going through my mind, but most of them would have to be published under my pen name, especially if I am running for mayor. Which reminds me, I need to get the paperwork in and get the ball rolling. I need to contact the elections office and ask questions first.

We finished the first season of Assassination Classroom. The second season starts next year and I cannot wait. It has become one of my favorite animes. It is funny and suspenseful. The premise is different and the entire story is heartfelt. The best teacher in the world is one who will eventually blow it up. We did not know if it would have a second season or end with 23ish episodes but the first season ended rather abruptly. We might look into the live-action movie if we have time before the second season starts.

My boots for my Mereb costume came in this afternoon. There is faux fur on the inside and they are suede on the outside. They are perfect for an adventuring and fantasy costume and super comfortable but I do not how they will feel once I have spent 12+ hours walking around in them. Gotta make sure I have plenty of clean socks!

Joe-A-Quin

Hurricane Joaquin decided not to come near us but he had a good impact on the weather. It has been cold the past few days and I did not feel like turning on the heat so we struggled through it. My ankles were screaming and my legs felt like they were going to melt. It is hard to get exercise when you cannot go outside and have Seasonal Affected Disorder. Khaleesi could not go out for her regular walk for almost a week. She took it out on our luxury mattress pad. We had to sleep on a hard mattress for two days but it was not as bad as I thought it would be. The cold was what kept me up. I had to get up in the middle of the night, pull out one of the quilts from under the bed (and broke the bag it was in), slide it onto the bed without hitting Mikey somewhere painful, and then hop in the tub to warm myself up. Have you ever been so cold you felt like you were getting sick? I do not get cold easily either. I am a winter girl and proud of it.

When I went out to replace the mattress pad, I also bought a cheap space heater, some new slippers (mine are at least 15 years old), new seat covers for the car (the other ones disintegrated),  and a low-flow washer for the shower. The old holder for the shower head must have had one built in. We get blasted with water when we take a shower and I hate to think of what our water bill is going to look like. The cold spell should be over by tomorrow or Tuesday and the space heater I bought is serving us just fine. The only time Khaleesi and Siberia get along is when there is a space heater involved. They will lay right next to each other in front of it, leaving me freezing right behind them while I work. That's pets for you.

This week was supposed to be about diet and exercise but by some random chance clients decided to hail me. Considering how little I did last week, I need to make up for everything. I am feeling a ton better though since I have something to look forward to (Kings Dominion) and some hope for some of my writing.