You guys are in for a treat today! I'll be sharing some awesome animal-related stuff AND giving y'all another life update.
First, the share.
I have a confession to make. I am addicted to BuzzFeed. The animals section in particular eats up huge sections of my free time. Today I want to share some of that love with my dear readers.
Christy's BuzzFeed Faves of the Week
(Note - many of these are better viewed on regular browsers as opposed to mobile devices.)
#5. Charity Aims to Rebuild Failing Animal Shelters in Romania. This one is a little sad, especially to see the conditions these sweet animals have had to live with in the past, but I think it's so heartwarming that even those who have very little will give up so much of their precious resources and time to help our fellow creatures. It's easy to see from these photos that these dogs are SO loved.
#4. Dunkin' Bunny! This is why I desperately want a baby bunny of my very own.
#3. The Curious Case of Breeze and Button. Super adorable, and another instance of humans giving a sweet little animal a second chance at life. Stories like these restore my faith in humanity!
#2. Dogs Reacting to Citrus. Oh, silly puppies. You show those lemons who's boss!
#1. The Cutest GIFs in the History of the Internet - Just delightful.
Hope these brought a smile and hopefully a chuckle or two to your day. They certainly brightened mine!
In other news, I've hit somewhat of a wall in terms of EATM progress. I'm still studying my flashcards and keeping our class Facebook group up-to-date, but I think a lot of people have hit a point where there's not much else we can do to prepare quite yet. Life moved really, really stinkin' quick when we first received our acceptances, but now that everything important has been taken care of for most people life seems oddly quiet. The Facebook page still gets the occasional message from someone still looking for housing, or a post from a graduate or older student selling supplies, but the amount of activity has definitely slowed down. My school supplies are bought, my lease is signed, boxes are being collected, and I've been periodically scouring craigslist to keep an eye out for items I need, but the majority of my remaining to-do list has to wait until I arrive. There's no sense in buying furniture or supplies that I can't fit in my car, after all.
However, I did accomplish one very big thing today that I am super excited about - I got approved for my very first credit card!! I am officially A Grown Up. (right?)
This is an important step because it will make the process of renting a car later in the program 1,000 times easier. Plus, it'll be nice to build up my credit history a little :)
That's all for now!
Hugs and bellyrubs,
Christy
EDITED: Okay, one more.... 12 Reasons to Love the Dwarf Fox!
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Heart Songs
No Sunday Share yesterday (again - sorry!) but I had an excuse this time. My baby sister graduated from high school yesterday! This is definitely a time of transition for our family. Lots of big things happening, lots to be excited about.
I do have what I want to share picked out, but I'm not really in the right mood to post it today. I'll have it up for you to enjoy later this week.
Today, I want to talk about one of the unfortunate realities of moving away from everything and everyone you know: I cry. A LOT.
This is a particular danger when I'm listening to the radio or my iPod. I have always been very easily affected by music, probably more than most people. Music has this wonderful and yet at times unfortunate ability to really make me feel. I believe that sometimes, a good song can convey far more than words alone ever could about the way a person is feeling. So today, as a very personal insight into my emotional state, I wanted to share songs I find particularly moving lately. Enjoy.
I do have what I want to share picked out, but I'm not really in the right mood to post it today. I'll have it up for you to enjoy later this week.
Today, I want to talk about one of the unfortunate realities of moving away from everything and everyone you know: I cry. A LOT.
This is a particular danger when I'm listening to the radio or my iPod. I have always been very easily affected by music, probably more than most people. Music has this wonderful and yet at times unfortunate ability to really make me feel. I believe that sometimes, a good song can convey far more than words alone ever could about the way a person is feeling. So today, as a very personal insight into my emotional state, I wanted to share songs I find particularly moving lately. Enjoy.
(This last one is the big one. I had never seen the music video before just now when I uploaded it and of COURSE I am sitting here bawling. Carrie, girl, I love you.)
I don't want to leave this post on a sad note, however, so I do want to acknowledge that there is music out there that makes me super emotional in a more positive way - hopeful, excited, and strong. (Still with a note of sadness, but maybe it's just my state of mind.)
So, it turns out there are more happy songs in my world right now than the sad ones. Good place to start :)
And after that exhausting emotional purge, I need to go have some quality family time.
Hugs and bellyrubs,
Christy
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Story Time!
For those who don't know this about me, my personal menagerie consists of two leopard geckos (JD and Kahlua) and a gray tree frog (Cricket). Their diets consist of all sorts of creepy crawlies, but Cricket dines almost exclusively on crickets. (Forgive me for the slightly macabre moniker. He's named for the sound he makes, not his diet.) JD is getting up there in years and is essentially blind, so he is limited to food that can't move very far and that unfortunately rules out live crickets unless they are missing significant limbs. On the other hand, Kahlua's greatest joy in life is chasing and catching crickets. He LOVES it.
Moving on - On Saturday I bought some more crickets for Cricket. I put a few in his tank, threw a couple in with Kahlua for a treat, and left the rest in their own little house. Usually they are pretty quiet bugs but for some reason JUST ONE of them has been making a nonstop racket for the past three days. Sunday night I got fed up and dumped the whole lot into the tanks because I couldn't tell WHICH one was chirping relentlessly. Thought my problem was solved.
Two days later, I came home from my house-sitting, walked into my room, and IT'S STILL CHIRPING. I looked in Cricket's tank and could see one little bugger left, hiding in the corner washing its face. It was time to do something proactive about this problem. I grabbed the small perching stick from the corner of the tank and gently goaded the cricket into hopping closer... closer... closer... until it got within C's eyesight and BAM. Problem solved. I left happily to tell my dad of my success.
Twenty minutes later I came back into my room and nearly had a brain aneurism because OH MY GOD THERE IS STILL CHIRPING.
At this point the previous tactic won't work because the frog has had its fill for the night and is being picky, so I now have to corner this infuriating cricket, catch it, and put it in Kahlua's tank so HE can destroy it for me. In the process of doing so it nearly escaped, so what followed was thirty panicked seconds of trying to recapture the damn thing because if it had gotten loose in my room to chirp all night I would have had to kill myself. (not really).
I finally grabbed it by one leg, practically hurled it into K's tank, and closed the lid.
I did not exactly WITNESS what followed, but I did hear a very telling *pounce-munch-crunch* from that general direction.
GOOD BOY KAHLUA.
Of course, it just occurred to me that I could have saved a lot of trouble just by killing it myself but I would hate to rob Kahlua of the joy of hunting and destroying a fellow living thing.
Seriously... that gecko is fierce.
The end.
Moving on - On Saturday I bought some more crickets for Cricket. I put a few in his tank, threw a couple in with Kahlua for a treat, and left the rest in their own little house. Usually they are pretty quiet bugs but for some reason JUST ONE of them has been making a nonstop racket for the past three days. Sunday night I got fed up and dumped the whole lot into the tanks because I couldn't tell WHICH one was chirping relentlessly. Thought my problem was solved.
Two days later, I came home from my house-sitting, walked into my room, and IT'S STILL CHIRPING. I looked in Cricket's tank and could see one little bugger left, hiding in the corner washing its face. It was time to do something proactive about this problem. I grabbed the small perching stick from the corner of the tank and gently goaded the cricket into hopping closer... closer... closer... until it got within C's eyesight and BAM. Problem solved. I left happily to tell my dad of my success.
Twenty minutes later I came back into my room and nearly had a brain aneurism because OH MY GOD THERE IS STILL CHIRPING.
At this point the previous tactic won't work because the frog has had its fill for the night and is being picky, so I now have to corner this infuriating cricket, catch it, and put it in Kahlua's tank so HE can destroy it for me. In the process of doing so it nearly escaped, so what followed was thirty panicked seconds of trying to recapture the damn thing because if it had gotten loose in my room to chirp all night I would have had to kill myself. (not really).
I finally grabbed it by one leg, practically hurled it into K's tank, and closed the lid.
I did not exactly WITNESS what followed, but I did hear a very telling *pounce-munch-crunch* from that general direction.
GOOD BOY KAHLUA.
Of course, it just occurred to me that I could have saved a lot of trouble just by killing it myself but I would hate to rob Kahlua of the joy of hunting and destroying a fellow living thing.
Seriously... that gecko is fierce.
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| He's bigger now - this was when I first got him 1.5 years ago! |
The end.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Sunday Share (Late again!)
So it's not quite Sunday anymore, but that's no reason not to share this incredible video!
How awesome is that??
Here's the link for those who can't see the embedded video.
How awesome is that??
Here's the link for those who can't see the embedded video.
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