gobble

happy thanksgiving!!

this year, i'm thankful to have finally found a job. sure, it's a shitty shamefully low-paying job, but it's a job.

i'm thankful that all my beasts are healthy and happy.

i'm thankful for all my friends.

i'm thankful for my family.

i'm thankful for best friends!

i'm incredibly thankful for barack obama.

gobble on.

the cow bell and the beehive

smitten and i just returned from a highly successful volunteer expedition to best friends animal sanctuary in beautiful southern utah.

for two east coast girls used to grass and pine trees, utah is a strange and wonderful landscape. this was our view from the cafeteria.

and best friends is a fantastic organization! we got to help socialise the puppies. naturally, potter the puppy was potterrific!

the bunnies were adorable too.

riley had just received her new permanent leg the day before i got to feed her.

the donkeys all seemed thrilled with the election results.

we weren't allowed to go in to see the vicktory dogs, but we wished them happiness from the road.

this kitty living with feline hiv lives in a shrine built by a husband to honor his late cat-obsessed wife. it was such an amazing house, it made me cry. and i don't even like cats.

the dogs were the best. fiero was a massive shedding cuddlebunny -- but he was afraid of my camera.

after catching scent of a mule deer, yankee didn't want a walk as much as a "carry."

and my darling ripple fell asleep on my foot while i was scratching his neck.

self portrait of me and smitten at coral sands:

can't wait to go back!

shoot! or, shout!

shoot!

rwhat kind of a god would allow barack obama's grandmother to die the day before her grandson is elected president of the united states?

rcbs cancelled the ex-list. while not quite as satisfying as moonlight, it was still a decent show.

rsomeone needs to stage a brangelina adoption intervention. i didn't realise someone could get addicted to having children, but turns out this disease is deep-seated and disturbing. when you need 6 nannies to take care of your brood, you're probably not spending enough quality time with your kids.

routsourcing the hr department of a major american company to a non-english speaking country is just a really stupid idea.

rin 4 days last week, 3 idiots driving ginormous pickup trucks tried to kill me. all switching between one and three lanes right into my car apparently without looking. or maybe just without seeing. and it's not like i'm driving a mini cooper -- my car is no shrinking violet. asswipes with tiny penises.

shout!

a$2.09 a gallon for gas -- i filled my tank for less than $40. whoo hoo!

aeven though there's no kmart in the state of texas, i sure do love the kmart blue light special light bulb character. what used to be mocked is now adorable. and i am fond of kmart, especially the martha stewart line, since it was the only major store within 15 miles of my house in north carolina.

ai had brunch with a friend from nc this weekend. she's living my old nascar/prowrestling life! but i'm happy for her.

ait's time to name the new panda at zoo atlanta. i went with peanut.

atomorrow, barack obama will win the election!!! WHOO HOO!!!! our lives can go back to not sucking!