Pinny is doing ok.. not 100%, but better. He is walking around kinda derpy. We have another 10 days of medicine to give him and if he doesn't get better it is time to take him to a specialist.
Remember that photo I posted last blog entry? Well.. here is what happened right before the epic make-out happened!
Yesterday, the hubs and I went went to the BC Can't Stop The Serenity event. Which happens in different cities around the world to raise money for Equality Now which is a great charity that fights for women's rights around the world. Joss Whedon's mother was one of the founders. It was super fun, next year, totally working on a costume! Also, need to brush on my trivia.. and have lots of monies!
Also, it was held at the Museum of Vancouver/ H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver.. which I would like to go back and see someday.. but the cool thing I want talk about was the bathroom. The ladies bathroom had old comics and news paper articles on the inside of the stalls. One of them was a panel that had an old-assed (1939) Prince Valiant! Another one I saw was an old article about how long and how to achieve the "Perfect Tan".. it offered up some great tips like slathering yourself in lard, butter, Crisco, olive and coconut oil.. and laying in full sun for 3-4 hours every day between 11am - 3pm. Being someone who is bonafide allergic to sun, I break out in hives, get really itchy and become all snotty in my face, I laughed! I also, read this cool article on Boing Boing that made me feel better about my choices to use sunscreen.
Another Firefly/Serenity note.. I found Jewel Staite's Food Blog!
So, with all of that excitement, I leave you with something that is not very Science Fictiony.. but sill none the less Science!
My older brother and I used to do really stupid shit like this.. and unfortunately.. I was usually the one who suffered the fate of the camera man in this one.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Oh My Lucky Stars! Riots! Derpy Hooves! Shaking Trees! Wobbly!
Good Morning Interwebs. Life is puttering along in an epic amble. Lets see.. uh..
I had a scare on Wednesday night.. I thought that my hedgehog Pinny (Pincushion Linus H.J.) had Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome, yes hedgehogs are so cute that even their terribly tragic medical conditions have cute names. It is like having Huntington's or MS but for hedgehogs :( We noticed that he was turning on his side a lot and when we took him out to ambulate, he was either side crawling or walking backwards in a circle to the left!
We had the talk.. and we are not the type of people to drag out a painful issue with our pets, so we made decision that if he did have the Wobbly, we were going to have him put down. There is a regimen that people put their hedgehogs on to prolong death.. but I have never been a fan of drawing out a long and painful ordeal just so the human can "feel better". Pinny has a rich and fulfilling life, filled with running on his wheel for hours at a time, eating all the kibbles and bugs he wants, sleeping most of the day and getting snuggles, why would I deny him running on his wheel just because I would not let go? Doesn't make sense. So, tearfully, the husband and I packed up our little man and took him to THE VET! We hadn't really looked into vets up in Burnaby.. and there isn't a really good exotic pet vet in Vancouver, that we can tell. However, we did some research and found a well liked, decently priced vet, that was Skytrainable.
The staff there were sweet and attentive and could totally see that I was about to collapse in a puddle on the floor if the news went south. We got him into the vet, I expressed my concerns and then the doctor saw him walk, looked at his eyes, looked in his ears, did a poking and a prodding.. said, I know that the worst case is WHS... but have you thought about the possibility of.. Inner Ear Infections?
I totally felt like a drama queen at that point! Why does the brain do that?! Why is it that I go for the WORST POSSIBLE CASE SCENARIO!? I mean.. I am not the only one who does this, whenever my dragon Zilly shows any sign of being not up to snuff.. ( and this happens quite a fair bit) the husband IMMEDIATELY! thinks that she has some rare reptile disease and that the universe is ending.. we then, take her to the vet.. and the vet says.. there is nothing wrong with her, she is just being a drama queen.. did you change something in her environment? Usually it is a minor change, like we have rearranged her living area and doesn't like the angle of the branch.
So, the doc gave us some antibiotics for our "Hedgigo" (you see what I did there?) issue. We have to take a syringe and fill it with a sweet milky liquid and then somehow make the hedgehog, who does not like being poked, take his medicine. I have perfected the roll him in a ball, then wrap the ball in a hedgehog blanket then, squirt medicine on his mouth method of administering medicine. After a few days, he has definitely improved! Instead of ambulating backwards and to the left, he does it forwards and to the right!
While the drama happened with the hedgie! Vancouver lost their shit over the Stanley Cup Finals.. and rioted. Yea.. it was pretty epic to watch. I have mixed emotions about this. I am from Seattle.. I was a high-schooler during the WTO riots. I broke my ankle the night before, so I watched most of it from the comfort of peoples couches while I ate ramen.. but when I see a "riot" I think that it looks more like 3-5 days of the downtown financial core looking like a DMZ. I was unimpressed.. but as the night went on, I started to actually feel scared, resentment, disdain, disappointment and in general embarrassment for the city and the assholes that were burning and looting it.
Some good things however, did come out of that night. A renewed since of civic responsibility happened. True Canadians, True Fans in hordes woke up early the next morning and went downtown in their hockey jersey's and cleaned up, boarded up and generally made amends for the jack asses the night before. Here is some interesting articles about the situation.
I think that this is my generations version of the Kiss Seen Around The World!
The Vancouver Riot Make Out!
There is also a huge social media out pour to find the douche canoes who destroyed downtown Vancouver.
Tumblr Vancouver Riot Criminal List
Facebook Vancouver Riot Photos Post Your Pics! there are many more.. too many to post up here.
So, that happened.
You know what else has happened.. I have started two new hobbies!
One of them is being a Bronie.
I really love Derpy Hooves!
I also, have started Strip Folding, LUCKY STARS!
And with that.. comes the want to buy ALL OF THE COOLEST STRIPS OF PAPER IN THE WORLD!
Buy me some of these!
and these!
and these!
I have also restarted a former obsession.. and man.. do I love to walk around an imaginary village, shaking trees and hoping that bells drop, fishing and catching bugs and sending people letters on stationary! Yes! ANIMAL CROSSING is back on heavy gameplay rotation in the house of Anne and Husband!
Oh yea! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
I had a scare on Wednesday night.. I thought that my hedgehog Pinny (Pincushion Linus H.J.) had Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome, yes hedgehogs are so cute that even their terribly tragic medical conditions have cute names. It is like having Huntington's or MS but for hedgehogs :( We noticed that he was turning on his side a lot and when we took him out to ambulate, he was either side crawling or walking backwards in a circle to the left!
We had the talk.. and we are not the type of people to drag out a painful issue with our pets, so we made decision that if he did have the Wobbly, we were going to have him put down. There is a regimen that people put their hedgehogs on to prolong death.. but I have never been a fan of drawing out a long and painful ordeal just so the human can "feel better". Pinny has a rich and fulfilling life, filled with running on his wheel for hours at a time, eating all the kibbles and bugs he wants, sleeping most of the day and getting snuggles, why would I deny him running on his wheel just because I would not let go? Doesn't make sense. So, tearfully, the husband and I packed up our little man and took him to THE VET! We hadn't really looked into vets up in Burnaby.. and there isn't a really good exotic pet vet in Vancouver, that we can tell. However, we did some research and found a well liked, decently priced vet, that was Skytrainable.
The staff there were sweet and attentive and could totally see that I was about to collapse in a puddle on the floor if the news went south. We got him into the vet, I expressed my concerns and then the doctor saw him walk, looked at his eyes, looked in his ears, did a poking and a prodding.. said, I know that the worst case is WHS... but have you thought about the possibility of.. Inner Ear Infections?
I totally felt like a drama queen at that point! Why does the brain do that?! Why is it that I go for the WORST POSSIBLE CASE SCENARIO!? I mean.. I am not the only one who does this, whenever my dragon Zilly shows any sign of being not up to snuff.. ( and this happens quite a fair bit) the husband IMMEDIATELY! thinks that she has some rare reptile disease and that the universe is ending.. we then, take her to the vet.. and the vet says.. there is nothing wrong with her, she is just being a drama queen.. did you change something in her environment? Usually it is a minor change, like we have rearranged her living area and doesn't like the angle of the branch.
So, the doc gave us some antibiotics for our "Hedgigo" (you see what I did there?) issue. We have to take a syringe and fill it with a sweet milky liquid and then somehow make the hedgehog, who does not like being poked, take his medicine. I have perfected the roll him in a ball, then wrap the ball in a hedgehog blanket then, squirt medicine on his mouth method of administering medicine. After a few days, he has definitely improved! Instead of ambulating backwards and to the left, he does it forwards and to the right!
While the drama happened with the hedgie! Vancouver lost their shit over the Stanley Cup Finals.. and rioted. Yea.. it was pretty epic to watch. I have mixed emotions about this. I am from Seattle.. I was a high-schooler during the WTO riots. I broke my ankle the night before, so I watched most of it from the comfort of peoples couches while I ate ramen.. but when I see a "riot" I think that it looks more like 3-5 days of the downtown financial core looking like a DMZ. I was unimpressed.. but as the night went on, I started to actually feel scared, resentment, disdain, disappointment and in general embarrassment for the city and the assholes that were burning and looting it.
Some good things however, did come out of that night. A renewed since of civic responsibility happened. True Canadians, True Fans in hordes woke up early the next morning and went downtown in their hockey jersey's and cleaned up, boarded up and generally made amends for the jack asses the night before. Here is some interesting articles about the situation.
I think that this is my generations version of the Kiss Seen Around The World!
The Vancouver Riot Make Out!
There is also a huge social media out pour to find the douche canoes who destroyed downtown Vancouver.
Tumblr Vancouver Riot Criminal List
Facebook Vancouver Riot Photos Post Your Pics! there are many more.. too many to post up here.
So, that happened.
You know what else has happened.. I have started two new hobbies!
One of them is being a Bronie.
I really love Derpy Hooves!
I also, have started Strip Folding, LUCKY STARS!
And with that.. comes the want to buy ALL OF THE COOLEST STRIPS OF PAPER IN THE WORLD!
Buy me some of these!
and these!
and these!
I have also restarted a former obsession.. and man.. do I love to walk around an imaginary village, shaking trees and hoping that bells drop, fishing and catching bugs and sending people letters on stationary! Yes! ANIMAL CROSSING is back on heavy gameplay rotation in the house of Anne and Husband!
Oh yea! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Jurassic Park! CURSE YOUR SUDDEN BUT INEVITABLE BETRAYAL
I went to a showing of Jurassic Park, on Thursday, as a benefit to help a girl raise money to fight cancer. It was such a great time. The movie has stood up well story and SFX wise, but there are moments where you realize that HOLY SHIT! THIS MOVIE WAS MADE IN THE EARLY 90's!
Jeff Goldblum is Watching You Poop!
One of my bestest friends in the world is named Matt.. this guy named Matt is not him.. however, I want to be his friend, he travels the world doing a jig and then tries to get other people to join him. It is super inspirational and it is great to see that no matter where you go, you will find people who like to be silly. Where The Hell Is Matt?
I have always wondered what it would be like to see what I look like doing something.. from the point of view of thing I am using... there are times where I look at myself in my webcam while typing. I look smart. This is what a hula hoop thinks of you..
Epbot is pretty neat! So is steampunk!
Jeff Goldblum is Watching You Poop!
One of my bestest friends in the world is named Matt.. this guy named Matt is not him.. however, I want to be his friend, he travels the world doing a jig and then tries to get other people to join him. It is super inspirational and it is great to see that no matter where you go, you will find people who like to be silly. Where The Hell Is Matt?
I have always wondered what it would be like to see what I look like doing something.. from the point of view of thing I am using... there are times where I look at myself in my webcam while typing. I look smart. This is what a hula hoop thinks of you..
Epbot is pretty neat! So is steampunk!
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Fun amazing things to waste time on
Even though it is 8 AM I still like to see what is going on in the night sky. The Solar System Scope is a neat little tool that tells you where stuff is. Unfortunately, it is not real images but the digital rendering is pretty neat. Also the music on the site is very documentary like.
Carnies!
During my bus trips.. I have many things that I think about. What are sesame seeds and where do they come from?
The Etsy Blog, has a really interesting post about the cost of clothing and how disposable fashion came about.
TED Talk about expressing yourself with clothing found in thrift stores.
Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure! Possibly the best video game I played this morning.
Really neat video about time travel and Hayden Panettiere!
The cats at DiggNation.. are going to try in a few weeks to remove a tattoo with poison oak/ivy
I want to be rich enough to have a REALLY ELABORATE HOME THEATER!
BUY THIS HAND HELD CAMERA/PRINTER!!!!
Buy this for me! Kickstarter perk is a flat back paper doll warrior mouse!
Carnies!
During my bus trips.. I have many things that I think about. What are sesame seeds and where do they come from?
The Etsy Blog, has a really interesting post about the cost of clothing and how disposable fashion came about.
TED Talk about expressing yourself with clothing found in thrift stores.
Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure! Possibly the best video game I played this morning.
Really neat video about time travel and Hayden Panettiere!
The cats at DiggNation.. are going to try in a few weeks to remove a tattoo with poison oak/ivy
I want to be rich enough to have a REALLY ELABORATE HOME THEATER!
BUY THIS HAND HELD CAMERA/PRINTER!!!!
Buy this for me! Kickstarter perk is a flat back paper doll warrior mouse!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Liking the Canucks.. is contagious..
Tonight is Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins. I am not a sports fan.. however, it is impossible to do anything in Vancouver when the Canucks are playing. You can't go out to dinner.. because every place is either PACKED with people watching the game.. or they are closed.. because of the game. So, you go home.. and you try to watch some TV.. but every station has the game, or they interrupt the show you are watching with the score. Really, at this point.. you just watch the game because that is what you do.
I am currently blogging, the husband is watching the game and playing Knights of the Old Republic.. but the game.. it is on. I know that tonight.. I will not be able to go to bed until midnight. Because.. well.. the game. It is just how it is.
Here is todays interesting bits.
yay! Hyperbole and A Half is getting their own book!
Great pictures from my friend Kate... Zombies in Downtown Seattle!
Pop Culture revamp of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover! Featuring Divine, Laura Palmer,Kevin Smith, Frankenfurter and The Dude!
Great NPR article about Foreign Language Syndrome.. and this is actually a thing.. and not what happens after my husband watches a Sean Connery movie.
I am currently blogging, the husband is watching the game and playing Knights of the Old Republic.. but the game.. it is on. I know that tonight.. I will not be able to go to bed until midnight. Because.. well.. the game. It is just how it is.
Here is todays interesting bits.
yay! Hyperbole and A Half is getting their own book!
Great pictures from my friend Kate... Zombies in Downtown Seattle!
Pop Culture revamp of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover! Featuring Divine, Laura Palmer,Kevin Smith, Frankenfurter and The Dude!
Great NPR article about Foreign Language Syndrome.. and this is actually a thing.. and not what happens after my husband watches a Sean Connery movie.
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