Personal Note: Glark

[nebroadwe]

I hate being sick: my sinuses ache, my mouth tastes like snot, and the least worry sets me panicking. Also, I have no energy to write with, and it just occurred to me that I've never written EdWin as comedy of manners and I should. Bleah. Must make notes and hope inspiration outlasts this [expletive deleted] virus.

ETA: Hey there, self! Please do not attempt to cough the inflamed parts of our throat up. It won't work and annoys the people in the neighboring cubicles.

Comments

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yuck feel better

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Your account of Kanda and the garland helped [giggle].

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

hahaha I just learned that Indian music sends Kanda into a biting frenzy...

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Well, he did adopt you, so that can't come as too much of a surprise ...

[marynachaotica.livejournal.com]

It does seem that you and I have our fair share of animals with issues. I just learned that Yule trees will send my dog into major panic attacks. Whites of his eyes show and everything. Took me awhile to convince him nothing bad would happen to him, not EVER again and not if I had anything to say about it. Didn't have one last year, so was not aware of this phobia. Still want five minutes in a lit alley with his former owners. That would be all it would take to make them feel what it's like to be beaten and abused.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

I had a friend who owned one of those big Russian fur hats. One winter she wore it to the house of another friend who owned a German shepherd. The dog took one look at the hat and began growling, certain that it was some other animal infringing on her territory. We had to lock the hat in a bedroom for safekeeping.

[marynachaotica.livejournal.com]

*ROTFLMAO*

That sounds like something a German Shepherd would do. I am betting that McGyver would do the same thing. I'm telling you it is quite the adventure living with a half Chihuahua half Rat Terrier!

Yule trees freak him out....big animals send him into attack mode. Oh and he has recently decided he does NOT like motorcycles...they MUST be destroyed! Since we are convinced that this is my beloved doggy Benu returned the motorcycle bit doesn't surprise me. Benu LOATHED motorcycles and was determined to catch and kill them. Benu was a Chi/Border Terrier mix. Oh and he was equally prejudiced against semi's...particularly white ones. Not entirely sure why.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Terriers all have this weird switch in their heads -- something goes "click" and they think they're Batman and the tree/motorcycle/semi-trailer/underwear in the laundry basket is the Joker. My friend's Jack Russell always wants to drive her car when he's in it; if you put him in a carrier he tries to tunnel out and whiiines the whole time.

[marynachaotica.livejournal.com]

A switch eh? *ROTFLMAO* You just accurately described every Terrier, and Terrier mix breed on the planet! Benu was 1/2 Chi 1/2 Border Terrier, and that switch I swear could be heard when it clicked on. His nephew Qisa, Gerry's dog, was 3/4 Chi and 1/4 Border Terrier...I swear Qisa was absolutely bonkers. The switch in him seemed to be stuck in the ON position his whole life. Then there was the Min Pin, Rusty, that was Qisa's buddy. I kid you not...paranoid schizophrenic with ADHD. According to my vet all Min Pin's are just slightly insane and at some point in their life they do snap. Poor Rusty, he was a rescue dog and considering what life had been like for him it was no wonder he had all those mental issues. But Qisa and he were the best of buds. In fact Rusty actually helped keep Qisa CALM!

A break then there was a full Chihuahua...somehow he too was a nephew of Benu, they bred the Chi back in. He died of the same internal disorder as his Uncle...but darling oh he was a darling, even if I had him for just a short while.

Another break ...and here I have a 1/2 Chi 1/2 Rat Terrier who seems to think he owns EVERYTHING, can beat up EVERYTHING, WILL bite a human if they seem to be a threat to his property or human (even if that person is actually family), and has the BatMan syndrome in the worst way! (BTW...according to McGyver birds are EVIL!) Although he doesn't want to drive, but will give verbal directions from the safety of his car seat. (Yes he has a car seat) Only time he doesn't comment is when we're outrunning a storm...he knows mom is kinda busy at that time and doesn't need commentary.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Terrier owners are born, not made. And your pair of bonkers dogs reminds me of this story (http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/11/dogs-dont-understand-basic-concepts.html) a little ... have you seen it?