Birds and Gryphons! Get some art, maybe!
General | Posted 13 years agoFree adult female character art!
General | Posted 13 years agoI'm having a kitten
General | Posted 13 years agoSo to speak. Finally announcing (a bit early) that I'm 8 weeks pregnant. Here goes nothing!
If you like dachsunds...
General | Posted 14 years agohttp://www.furaffinity.net/view/7428914/
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I am 46% furry
General | Posted 14 years agoTaken from
zeekthelion
[ ] you meow/bark to get attention
[ ] you find pets toys amusing
[ ] you get hyper by the smell of catnip
[x] you growl/hiss when someone gets too close to your food
[ ] you growl/hiss when someone you dislike is too close to you
[ ] you purr/shake your leg when someone shows you affection
[ ] if someone tosses a ball, you chase it and bring it back
Total: 1
[ ] you love to be scratched behind the ear
[x] you love fish/meat (How is this a furry thing?)
[x] you like to stick your head out trough the window of a moving car.
[x] you like when people pet your head
[ ] people can make you stop doing stuff by hitting you on the nose with a newspaper
[ ] you think feathers are fun to play with
Total: 4
[x] you sleep a lot during daytime
[ ] you enjoy scaring birds
[ ] you lick peoples faces to show you like them
[ ] you bite people if they annoy you
[x] you tend to steal food from your friends/family's plate when you have eaten all of yours
[ ] milk or water is your favorite drink
Total: 6
[x]you own a collar and you enjoy wearing it
[ ] you own a leash and enjoy wearing it
[x] you own animal ears/tail/paws or a fur suit
[x] you enjoy long walks in the park
[ ] you meow/bark when you see something you want
Total: 9
[x] you call your hands and feet "paws"
[x] you tilt your head when you do not understand what someone is talking about
[ ] you run to the door when someone mentions a walk
[x] you really enjoy cuddling
[x] you stretch your body and whimper a bit every morning when you wake up
[ ] you can wake up and go back to sleep right away after looking around
Total: 13
[x] you have your favorite spot besides your bed where you like to sleep
[ ] you meow or bark very often
[ ] you hide when you get scared
[x] you run to the door to see who it is every time someone comes in to the house
[x] you like to chase flying insects and try to catch them with your bare hand
[ ] you tend to chew on stuff a lot
[ ]you like to do tricks to get a treat
Total: 16
[x] you own a wearable item/tag with your name on it
[ ] you refer to your self as an animal
[x] your username has something to do with animals
[x] your e-mail has something to do with animals
[x] if you get a bleeding wound, you lick it to make it feel better
[x] you look for edible stuff often (I have a belly for a reason.)
Total: 21
[x] you often find yourself looking through the window for a long time
[ ] you like to say hi to strangers
[ ] you like to be petted when you have done something good
[ ] people think you act like a pet
[ ] you growl/hiss at stuff you do not like
[ ] you like to eat grass
[x] if you get wet, you shake to get rid of the water
Total: 23
Multiply your score by 2: 23 X 2 = 46
zeekthelion[ ] you meow/bark to get attention
[ ] you find pets toys amusing
[ ] you get hyper by the smell of catnip
[x] you growl/hiss when someone gets too close to your food
[ ] you growl/hiss when someone you dislike is too close to you
[ ] you purr/shake your leg when someone shows you affection
[ ] if someone tosses a ball, you chase it and bring it back
Total: 1
[ ] you love to be scratched behind the ear
[x] you love fish/meat (How is this a furry thing?)
[x] you like to stick your head out trough the window of a moving car.
[x] you like when people pet your head
[ ] people can make you stop doing stuff by hitting you on the nose with a newspaper
[ ] you think feathers are fun to play with
Total: 4
[x] you sleep a lot during daytime
[ ] you enjoy scaring birds
[ ] you lick peoples faces to show you like them
[ ] you bite people if they annoy you
[x] you tend to steal food from your friends/family's plate when you have eaten all of yours
[ ] milk or water is your favorite drink
Total: 6
[x]you own a collar and you enjoy wearing it
[ ] you own a leash and enjoy wearing it
[x] you own animal ears/tail/paws or a fur suit
[x] you enjoy long walks in the park
[ ] you meow/bark when you see something you want
Total: 9
[x] you call your hands and feet "paws"
[x] you tilt your head when you do not understand what someone is talking about
[ ] you run to the door when someone mentions a walk
[x] you really enjoy cuddling
[x] you stretch your body and whimper a bit every morning when you wake up
[ ] you can wake up and go back to sleep right away after looking around
Total: 13
[x] you have your favorite spot besides your bed where you like to sleep
[ ] you meow or bark very often
[ ] you hide when you get scared
[x] you run to the door to see who it is every time someone comes in to the house
[x] you like to chase flying insects and try to catch them with your bare hand
[ ] you tend to chew on stuff a lot
[ ]you like to do tricks to get a treat
Total: 16
[x] you own a wearable item/tag with your name on it
[ ] you refer to your self as an animal
[x] your username has something to do with animals
[x] your e-mail has something to do with animals
[x] if you get a bleeding wound, you lick it to make it feel better
[x] you look for edible stuff often (I have a belly for a reason.)
Total: 21
[x] you often find yourself looking through the window for a long time
[ ] you like to say hi to strangers
[ ] you like to be petted when you have done something good
[ ] people think you act like a pet
[ ] you growl/hiss at stuff you do not like
[ ] you like to eat grass
[x] if you get wet, you shake to get rid of the water
Total: 23
Multiply your score by 2: 23 X 2 = 46
Ponify your Browsing
General | Posted 14 years agoThe Loss of a Teacher
General | Posted 14 years agoI don't know where some of you went to school, but in the off chance that any of you might've had, at any time, this teacher as an instructor in your life, and don't know her story - I'll share.
Mindy Bryant Lanoux was a glorious English teacher when I met her at Floresville High School. I had her for class one year. She was very young, only ten years my senior, but was clever and quick as a whip. Always peppy, she was more a cheerleader than an English teacher ;)
Time goes on, people move on, she went to teach in San Antonio and I lost touch. I found her again via the most sad thing possible: a Caringbridge journal where she shared her updates on the cancer that was going to kill her. A stage 4 metastatic melanoma left masses in her lungs and liver, and later all throughout. She was only 34 at the time of her diagnosis, and she fought like hell even though she was given a low survival rate at that time. She was a pioneer in many studies involving new radical cancer treatments, and she still tutored on the side to devote time to her passion for teaching today's youth, in spite of her pain and weakness.
The cancer claimed her life on September 1st. She was 37 years old. She left behind three kids, the youngest only 3 years old, a devoted, heartbroken husband, and many MANY students who will forever remember her light in the classroom.
Goodbye Mrs. Lanoux, I am thankful to have know you for as briefly as I did.
Mindy Bryant Lanoux was a glorious English teacher when I met her at Floresville High School. I had her for class one year. She was very young, only ten years my senior, but was clever and quick as a whip. Always peppy, she was more a cheerleader than an English teacher ;)
Time goes on, people move on, she went to teach in San Antonio and I lost touch. I found her again via the most sad thing possible: a Caringbridge journal where she shared her updates on the cancer that was going to kill her. A stage 4 metastatic melanoma left masses in her lungs and liver, and later all throughout. She was only 34 at the time of her diagnosis, and she fought like hell even though she was given a low survival rate at that time. She was a pioneer in many studies involving new radical cancer treatments, and she still tutored on the side to devote time to her passion for teaching today's youth, in spite of her pain and weakness.
The cancer claimed her life on September 1st. She was 37 years old. She left behind three kids, the youngest only 3 years old, a devoted, heartbroken husband, and many MANY students who will forever remember her light in the classroom.
Goodbye Mrs. Lanoux, I am thankful to have know you for as briefly as I did.
LOOK HERE, CHIBI CONTEST!
General | Posted 14 years agoWant a FREE collar?
General | Posted 14 years agoHow "Cute" Am I?
General | Posted 14 years agoAppearance:
[ ] = You have blue/green eyes.
[x] = You blush a lot.
[x] = You giggle.
[ ] = You're quiet.
[x] = You say random silly things.
[ ] = You have a baby face.
[x] = You wear a more down to earth style of clothing.
[ ] = You don't wear halter tops or anything too showy.
[x] = You're under 5 feet 11 inches tall.
TOTAL SO FAR: 5
Innocence:
[ ] = You're a virgin.
[ ] = Just thinking of sexual things makes you blush.
[x] = Your idea of a date is really romantic.
[ ] = You sleep with a stuffed animal.
[x] = You like to cuddle.
[x] = You've never played the Nervous game.
[x] = You don't even know what the nervous game is.
TOTAL SO FAR: 9
Colors:
[x] = You like the color pink/light blue.
[ ] = You tend to wear bright/girly colors.
TOTAL SO FAR: 10
Personality:
[x] = You can be ignorant/oblivious.
[x] = You'd consider yourself shy.
[x] = You like happy upbeat music.
[x] = You like "Cutesy" music.
TOTAL SO FAR: 14
What YOU think is cute:
[x] = You like small animals
[x] = You like babies a lot
[x] = You like small/mini versions of things
TOTAL: 17
Multiply how many you got by 4
68%
Not bad, I guess?
[ ] = You have blue/green eyes.
[x] = You blush a lot.
[x] = You giggle.
[ ] = You're quiet.
[x] = You say random silly things.
[ ] = You have a baby face.
[x] = You wear a more down to earth style of clothing.
[ ] = You don't wear halter tops or anything too showy.
[x] = You're under 5 feet 11 inches tall.
TOTAL SO FAR: 5
Innocence:
[ ] = You're a virgin.
[ ] = Just thinking of sexual things makes you blush.
[x] = Your idea of a date is really romantic.
[ ] = You sleep with a stuffed animal.
[x] = You like to cuddle.
[x] = You've never played the Nervous game.
[x] = You don't even know what the nervous game is.
TOTAL SO FAR: 9
Colors:
[x] = You like the color pink/light blue.
[ ] = You tend to wear bright/girly colors.
TOTAL SO FAR: 10
Personality:
[x] = You can be ignorant/oblivious.
[x] = You'd consider yourself shy.
[x] = You like happy upbeat music.
[x] = You like "Cutesy" music.
TOTAL SO FAR: 14
What YOU think is cute:
[x] = You like small animals
[x] = You like babies a lot
[x] = You like small/mini versions of things
TOTAL: 17
Multiply how many you got by 4
68%
Not bad, I guess?
Plants for Sale
General | Posted 14 years agoSo I am an avid gardener and this summer has really been one of growth; I have found myself with WAY too damn many plants and am selling them off cheap so they get love.
I have:
4" pots of aloe vera, $1.50 each (x8)
4" pots of Jade plant babies, $2.00 each (x2)
4" pots of Holiday cactus, $1.50 each (x2)
Handful of live Spanish moss, $2.50 each (about 4-5)
Dauben water lily babies, 3"-5" tall bareroot, $5 each - these go anywhere from $15-25 online (x10)
4" pots of torch aloe, $1 each (x1)
4" pots of New Mexico agave century plants, $4.50 each (x2)
I also can make cuttings of catnip, chocolate mint, spearmint, peppermint, trailing torenia "summer wave", coleus (3 varieties), sedum, and red salvia if anyone is interested. The mints are very hardy and delicious, the torenia is a gorgeous hanging basket plant that does well in this weather, and the coleus grows very lush with a bit of daily water. Sedum is a succulent cactus, which is my specialty; I intend to start doing succulent container art as well as epiphyte displays for future decor sale.
I can ship Jade plants, water lilies, Spanish moss, and probably the century plants; the others will do best picked up locally. Do let me know if you all want anything, because I don't have room for all these babies and they just keep growing :(
If you want to know more about any of these plants just ask. Also, a water lily can be grown in a 3 gallon tub so don't let a lack of a pond hinder your choices ;) If you buy water lilies for any sort of pond or tub I will include a few baby black mollies for mosquito control.
I have:
4" pots of aloe vera, $1.50 each (x8)
4" pots of Jade plant babies, $2.00 each (x2)
4" pots of Holiday cactus, $1.50 each (x2)
Handful of live Spanish moss, $2.50 each (about 4-5)
Dauben water lily babies, 3"-5" tall bareroot, $5 each - these go anywhere from $15-25 online (x10)
4" pots of torch aloe, $1 each (x1)
4" pots of New Mexico agave century plants, $4.50 each (x2)
I also can make cuttings of catnip, chocolate mint, spearmint, peppermint, trailing torenia "summer wave", coleus (3 varieties), sedum, and red salvia if anyone is interested. The mints are very hardy and delicious, the torenia is a gorgeous hanging basket plant that does well in this weather, and the coleus grows very lush with a bit of daily water. Sedum is a succulent cactus, which is my specialty; I intend to start doing succulent container art as well as epiphyte displays for future decor sale.
I can ship Jade plants, water lilies, Spanish moss, and probably the century plants; the others will do best picked up locally. Do let me know if you all want anything, because I don't have room for all these babies and they just keep growing :(
If you want to know more about any of these plants just ask. Also, a water lily can be grown in a 3 gallon tub so don't let a lack of a pond hinder your choices ;) If you buy water lilies for any sort of pond or tub I will include a few baby black mollies for mosquito control.
Goodbye, Good Dog
General | Posted 14 years agoIt all began February 6, 2003. The Rhodesian Ridgeback breeder I was friends with via her son that went to school with me whelped another litter from the sweetest dog I had ever met up to that point. This litter had eleven puppies, and to the breeder's dismay, three were blonde with liver noses. She'd always bred Red dogs before, with black noses, and was biased against these little yellow potatoes.
It was one such potato that caught my heart. At three days old, I first held her. She was so pale she was nearly white. Her pink nose was precious. I was in love.
She grew, as all good puppies do, and was sold to a breeder in California at about 12 weeks old. She flew away from me with two siblings, and I resigned myself to her loss. I was happy beyond belief when she was returned a month later, due to some drama. I begged my mother to let me have this dog. I NEEDED this dog. And with high school graduation around the corner, I would have all the time in the world for this dog!
So I acquired Jade.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/Jade6.jpg
This was the day I took her home.
That summer, we grew up together. We learned together. We bonded. She was my best friend.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/jadepuppy2.jpg
She was gangly...
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/jadepuppy3.jpg
And she always looked at me like that.
We were inseparable.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/jadenkaren.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/cuteK&J.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/Si.....n&Jade.jpg
Jade accompanied me through college, boyfriends, moving five times, and the start of my marriage. She was always there for me, when no one else was, when it was too hard, or when I just needed the company. She eventually got a dog brother, and three cat brothers.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/beetle-jade.jpg
(but she never could get the cats to pose with her )
It was just last summer after my husband and I returned from a week-long trip in July that I noticed she was stumbling. It was ever so slight, I thought I was imagining things. Never the less, I watched her, always, and saw the progression. She was indeed stumbling, swaying, seeming weaker in the rear. We ran bloodwork, did radiographs, and put her on various things from painkillers to antiinflammatories, and nothing worked to fix her sway. All results were normal. My vet was stumped, and took her research further.
It was around September, I think, that she handed me a printout on Degenerative Myelopathy. She asked if the symptoms fit the bill. I was devastated. They did. So we sent blood out to a research lab that was running DNA profiles free of charge for research purposes, and her results were returned to us a couple weeks later.
Affected. My dog was affected for DM. And it had begun.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/web/pets/jade1.jpg
Slowly, but surely, she lost control of her rear legs, her bowels, her bladder. She lost muscle mass. She'd knuckle her back feet, causing wear on her toenails and the tops of her paws. She began falling earlier this year. It wasn't bad at first, a trip here or there only when she was being extra frisky, but it was happening. I watched on in horror.
By April I knew I couldn't let her continue to lose herself. Her mind was intact, the same happy dog I had forever it seemed, but she couldn't be who she wanted to be with legs like that. Her muscle wasting spread to her upper body, and two weeks ago I noticed she was knuckling in the front.
A month ago I made the appointment. THE appointment. The one that as I type this is making me tear up and I'm trying so hard not to cry, I haven't cried yet (not truly) and I don't want to give in, because I don't know when I'll stop.
Last Tuesday my husband took some lovely photos of my dear Jade and I.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/IMG_5641.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/IMG_5650.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/IMG_5658.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/IMG_5686.jpg
And yesterday, a glorious Friday the 13th, I laid to rest my best friend of eight years. I held her as her wasted body slowly sank to the table, her chin on my knee, forever at peace. Her body is being donated to research for DM, and what is left I'll be getting back in a white urn with a ceramic impression of her paw.
Goodbye, Good Dog. I am so glad to have known you, even if you were taken from me too soon.
It was one such potato that caught my heart. At three days old, I first held her. She was so pale she was nearly white. Her pink nose was precious. I was in love.
She grew, as all good puppies do, and was sold to a breeder in California at about 12 weeks old. She flew away from me with two siblings, and I resigned myself to her loss. I was happy beyond belief when she was returned a month later, due to some drama. I begged my mother to let me have this dog. I NEEDED this dog. And with high school graduation around the corner, I would have all the time in the world for this dog!
So I acquired Jade.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/Jade6.jpg
This was the day I took her home.
That summer, we grew up together. We learned together. We bonded. She was my best friend.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/jadepuppy2.jpg
She was gangly...
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/jadepuppy3.jpg
And she always looked at me like that.
We were inseparable.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/jadenkaren.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/cuteK&J.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/Si.....n&Jade.jpg
Jade accompanied me through college, boyfriends, moving five times, and the start of my marriage. She was always there for me, when no one else was, when it was too hard, or when I just needed the company. She eventually got a dog brother, and three cat brothers.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/beetle-jade.jpg
(but she never could get the cats to pose with her )
It was just last summer after my husband and I returned from a week-long trip in July that I noticed she was stumbling. It was ever so slight, I thought I was imagining things. Never the less, I watched her, always, and saw the progression. She was indeed stumbling, swaying, seeming weaker in the rear. We ran bloodwork, did radiographs, and put her on various things from painkillers to antiinflammatories, and nothing worked to fix her sway. All results were normal. My vet was stumped, and took her research further.
It was around September, I think, that she handed me a printout on Degenerative Myelopathy. She asked if the symptoms fit the bill. I was devastated. They did. So we sent blood out to a research lab that was running DNA profiles free of charge for research purposes, and her results were returned to us a couple weeks later.
Affected. My dog was affected for DM. And it had begun.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/web/pets/jade1.jpg
Slowly, but surely, she lost control of her rear legs, her bowels, her bladder. She lost muscle mass. She'd knuckle her back feet, causing wear on her toenails and the tops of her paws. She began falling earlier this year. It wasn't bad at first, a trip here or there only when she was being extra frisky, but it was happening. I watched on in horror.
By April I knew I couldn't let her continue to lose herself. Her mind was intact, the same happy dog I had forever it seemed, but she couldn't be who she wanted to be with legs like that. Her muscle wasting spread to her upper body, and two weeks ago I noticed she was knuckling in the front.
A month ago I made the appointment. THE appointment. The one that as I type this is making me tear up and I'm trying so hard not to cry, I haven't cried yet (not truly) and I don't want to give in, because I don't know when I'll stop.
Last Tuesday my husband took some lovely photos of my dear Jade and I.
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/IMG_5641.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/IMG_5650.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/IMG_5658.jpg
http://oinkoinkmoo.com/dogs/Jade/IMG_5686.jpg
And yesterday, a glorious Friday the 13th, I laid to rest my best friend of eight years. I held her as her wasted body slowly sank to the table, her chin on my knee, forever at peace. Her body is being donated to research for DM, and what is left I'll be getting back in a white urn with a ceramic impression of her paw.
Goodbye, Good Dog. I am so glad to have known you, even if you were taken from me too soon.
Losing my old dog
General | Posted 14 years agoIt all began February 6, 2003. My best friend's mother had just bred another litter of Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies, and this time there were some differences. Liver noses! Blonde puppies! Up until this point, only reds with black noses had been born. I was smitten by a little blonde girl with a pink nose. She grew up, was sold to a show prospect home, and shipped to California.
A month later, she returned (long dramallama story). I fell in love with her all over again, and begged my mother to let me have a dog. I was about to graduate high school, and I could have all summer to bond and train her before college. She finally agreed, and Jade came home.
Seven and a half years later (last July), Jade began to wobble. It was nearly imperceptible, but I knew my dog. I had her checked out at the vets. Bloodwork normal. Radiographs normal. I tried painkillers, anti-inflammatories, and other medications in an attempt to see if it was arthritis or whatnot. Her wobbling progressed. And by August I knew something more sinister was happening. My vet and I researched and researched and looked for what could cause this wobble, this degeneration in my dog's ear legs. She had no dysplasia. She seemed so healthy. And finally, with a deeply troubled look, the vet approached me with a printout. She said to look it over, and let me know if it fit the bill.
It did. We sent bloodwork to a research facility. For the official fax diagnosis a week later. Degenerative myelopathy. My dog's nervous system was falling apart, slowly causing her to lose the ability to walk in her rear limbs. Eventually, it would move to the front half of her, and she'd become paralyzed. Most dogs lose bowel and urinary control, and a lot of them do great in diapers and doggy wheelchairs. I could do neither for her, based on my home and my job at the time. Sure enough she became unhousetrained due to disease. She began to fall. In spite of how much I feed, her body has become thin. She is losing muscle mass. And I finally booked the appointment to put my best friend to rest. She made it to her 8th birthday in February, and I have three more weeks to spend with my darling, gorgeous girl. Life will never be the same. I feel it's not fair that I was forced into this position, with a disease like DM that is painless and only debilitating. Jade doesn't know why she's wobbly. She doesn't have a care in the world but to be a dog. If it were a painful or sudden ailment, then it's an easier decision to let go of one's suffering. But she seems so happy, and that's the hardest part.
But I can't let my friend continue to fall, and injure herself, and get thinner and thinner. I can't watch this. So I have made my decision. And it's the shittiest thing I have ever had to do. On the bright side, if there is one, I'm donating more samples after her passing to the research facility, to further find out the causes and hopefully find a cure for this disease. Jade's final gift to the world.
A month later, she returned (long dramallama story). I fell in love with her all over again, and begged my mother to let me have a dog. I was about to graduate high school, and I could have all summer to bond and train her before college. She finally agreed, and Jade came home.
Seven and a half years later (last July), Jade began to wobble. It was nearly imperceptible, but I knew my dog. I had her checked out at the vets. Bloodwork normal. Radiographs normal. I tried painkillers, anti-inflammatories, and other medications in an attempt to see if it was arthritis or whatnot. Her wobbling progressed. And by August I knew something more sinister was happening. My vet and I researched and researched and looked for what could cause this wobble, this degeneration in my dog's ear legs. She had no dysplasia. She seemed so healthy. And finally, with a deeply troubled look, the vet approached me with a printout. She said to look it over, and let me know if it fit the bill.
It did. We sent bloodwork to a research facility. For the official fax diagnosis a week later. Degenerative myelopathy. My dog's nervous system was falling apart, slowly causing her to lose the ability to walk in her rear limbs. Eventually, it would move to the front half of her, and she'd become paralyzed. Most dogs lose bowel and urinary control, and a lot of them do great in diapers and doggy wheelchairs. I could do neither for her, based on my home and my job at the time. Sure enough she became unhousetrained due to disease. She began to fall. In spite of how much I feed, her body has become thin. She is losing muscle mass. And I finally booked the appointment to put my best friend to rest. She made it to her 8th birthday in February, and I have three more weeks to spend with my darling, gorgeous girl. Life will never be the same. I feel it's not fair that I was forced into this position, with a disease like DM that is painless and only debilitating. Jade doesn't know why she's wobbly. She doesn't have a care in the world but to be a dog. If it were a painful or sudden ailment, then it's an easier decision to let go of one's suffering. But she seems so happy, and that's the hardest part.
But I can't let my friend continue to fall, and injure herself, and get thinner and thinner. I can't watch this. So I have made my decision. And it's the shittiest thing I have ever had to do. On the bright side, if there is one, I'm donating more samples after her passing to the research facility, to further find out the causes and hopefully find a cure for this disease. Jade's final gift to the world.
KITTENS NEED HOMES
General | Posted 14 years agoIn case anyone reads this and is interested; I have two (female?) 5-6 month old kittens in my guest bathroom right now. They will be taken in and spayed Monday or Tuesday at a lost-cost for ferals clinic, and then I have the option of finding them homes, or releasing them back into the woods behind my parents' house - where they might get eaten by dogs or owls.
They are skittish around strangers but have already warmed up to me here in less than an hour. I think at this age they will tame down into fine pets. If you or anyone you know wants a kitten, drop me a line.
They are skittish around strangers but have already warmed up to me here in less than an hour. I think at this age they will tame down into fine pets. If you or anyone you know wants a kitten, drop me a line.
Auctions
General | Posted 16 years agoWhat would people be willing to spend on a partial set that includes:
Feet
Tail
Shoulder-length glovepaws
Ears on a headband
?
Because I'm selling all my Oshun suit minus the actual head (being my first head I simply cannot part with it at this time).
I'm thinking of making a furbid auction for it all, and if you pay x amount extra I will airbrush spots or stripes or something on the gloves/feet/tail. But I wanted to see if there was an average people were willing to pay for such a thing.
Feet
Tail
Shoulder-length glovepaws
Ears on a headband
?
Because I'm selling all my Oshun suit minus the actual head (being my first head I simply cannot part with it at this time).
I'm thinking of making a furbid auction for it all, and if you pay x amount extra I will airbrush spots or stripes or something on the gloves/feet/tail. But I wanted to see if there was an average people were willing to pay for such a thing.
Setbacks
General | Posted 16 years agoIn attempting to finish a commission in time for FF, I get one thing after another slowing me down. Staying at work late. Having my pets interrupt. Today, suffering a rabbit-induced asthma attack and feeling really weary hours later, and being so shaky I can't hold a needle to sew.
I can't win :( NO FAIRRRR QQ
I can't win :( NO FAIRRRR QQ
Furry childhood
General | Posted 16 years agoI think I found one of my earliest crushes, no joke. I completely forgot all about this TV show:
http://tv.popcrunch.com/wp-content/.....e-beast-tv.jpg
I'll go and hang my head now >.<
http://tv.popcrunch.com/wp-content/.....e-beast-tv.jpg
I'll go and hang my head now >.<
another furry meme -_-
General | Posted 16 years ago"Waited In Line For Blotch Porn"
Parameters: Go/went to a furry convention.
Score: 50
Completed?: nope :( never will, either. sigh.
"Rug Burn"
Parameters: Do/did the business, with one or more partners in a fursuit.
Score: 50
Completed?: er, no.
"It's Like A Miniature Convention!"
Parameters: Go/went to a furmeet.
Score: 30
Completed?: lots.
"FURtune 500"
Parameters: Have over 10,000 views.
Score: 30
Completed?: lol no
"High Roller"
Parameters: Have your character drawn by an artist that has over 100,000 views.
Score: 30
Completed?: soon.
"Friends In High Places"
Parameters: Have gift art of your character from an artist.
Score: 20
Completed?: I have a lot of giftart, from artists known and unknown.
"Different Strokes"
Parameters: Own/owned/used an animal-molded, or furry-oriented, sexual toy.
Score: 20
Completed? No. Maybe in the future :)
"So, Yeah"
Parameters: Have more furry friends than non-furry friends in real life.
Score: 20
Completed?: Almost sad to say yes lolol
"Stalker"
Parameters: Be friends with an artist.
Score: 20
Completed?: I AM an artist :3 and yes, know a lot of talent.
"Connected"
Parameters: Have a total combined buddy count [on AIM, MSN, Skype or etc.] of 200 or more.
Score: 20
Completed?: yes
"Just For The Art"
Parameters: Draw anthropomorphic art.
Score: 20
Completed?: yes
"Dramatic"
Parameters: Have a LiveJournal, Facebook, FurAffinity, DeviantArt, and a Twitter account.
Score: 20
Completed?: OOOH dodged the bullet here as I do NOT have a dumb Twitter
"Get Over It"
Parameters: Have/had a spouse/partner/significant other/mate/whatever, in real life, that is a furry.
Score: 20
Completed?: no :(
"Vanilla"
Parameters: Have nonsexual art of your character.
Score: 10
Completed?: yep.
"O MURR"
Parameters: Use/used the word 'yiff', 'scritch', or 'paw' when talking to a non-furry friend in real life.
Score: 10
Completed?: hell no
"And All I Got..."
Parameters: Own a distinctly 'furry' t-shirt [something made by furries and/or for furries].
Score: 10
Completed?: does 3 wolf moon count?
"I'm Not Even Trying"
Parameters: Have some form of furry porn on your desktop [whether as wallpaper or a file].
Score: 10
Completed?: no
"UNLESS IT'S A FARM!"
Parameters: Play/played Team Fortress 2 on a furry server.
Score: 10
Completed?: no
"Such A Cock"
Parameters: Listen/listened to a 2 the Ranting Gryphon rant.
Score: 10
Completed?: what?
"Friends With Benefits"
Parameters: Commissioned/commission artwork of a friend's character.
Score: 10
Completed?: does it count if I draw the art? blast.
"Anti-Uppity"
Parameters: Have sexual artwork of your character.
Score: 10
Completed?: not of my furry one, but lots of others.
"Don't Knock It 'Til You Try It"
Parameters: Roleplay/roleplayed your character over a messenger service/in a game of some sort.
Score: 5 for having done it at all, +5 for having done sexual roleplay.
Completed?: not my furry one, but many others
"NO FRATERNIZING WITH THE ENEMY!"
Parameters: Post/posted on 4chan or SomethingAwful.com
Score: 5
Completed?: Regular poster on SomethingAwful. No, I won't tell you my handle. Please don't harass me there.
"Furries Ruin Everything"
Parameters: Post/posted a furry image on 4chan.
Score: 5
Completed?: no
"You're Doing It Wrong"
Parameters: Post/posted on fchan or TGFB [http://dammitfreehaven.com/].
Score: 5
Completed?: no
"The Greater Good"
Parameters: Post/posted an image on e621.net.
Score: 5
Completed?: no
"How Did That Get There?"
Parameters: Have a folder dedicated to furry porn.
Score: 5 for having a folder, +5 for having a folder of 1gb or larger.
Completed?: I have one. not that huge
"THIS IS THE REAL ME! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!"
Parameters: Commission art of your character.
Score: 5
Completed?: not yet
"SRS BSNS"
Parameters: Tell/told a parent/friend that you are a furry.
Score: 5
Completed?: Everyone family knows. Most of my friends know. My coworkers do not, since I work with animals and most people take it the wrong way.
"Ding, DONG"
Parameters: Have a male character.
Score: 5
Completed?: I have one, not a furry one though.
"Tits or GTFO"
Parameters: Have a female character.
Score: 5
Completed?: dur
"It's A Trap!"
Parameters: Have a herm/shemale/transgendered/etc. character.
Score: 5
Completed?: no
"Dime A Dozen"
Parameters: Did/do another furry meme.
Score: 5
Completed?: a few now
"You're It!"
Parameters: Tag at least 1 person after doing this meme.
Score: 5
Completed?:
w0lfb0y
Total: 195
Parameters: Go/went to a furry convention.
Score: 50
Completed?: nope :( never will, either. sigh.
"Rug Burn"
Parameters: Do/did the business, with one or more partners in a fursuit.
Score: 50
Completed?: er, no.
"It's Like A Miniature Convention!"
Parameters: Go/went to a furmeet.
Score: 30
Completed?: lots.
"FURtune 500"
Parameters: Have over 10,000 views.
Score: 30
Completed?: lol no
"High Roller"
Parameters: Have your character drawn by an artist that has over 100,000 views.
Score: 30
Completed?: soon.
"Friends In High Places"
Parameters: Have gift art of your character from an artist.
Score: 20
Completed?: I have a lot of giftart, from artists known and unknown.
"Different Strokes"
Parameters: Own/owned/used an animal-molded, or furry-oriented, sexual toy.
Score: 20
Completed? No. Maybe in the future :)
"So, Yeah"
Parameters: Have more furry friends than non-furry friends in real life.
Score: 20
Completed?: Almost sad to say yes lolol
"Stalker"
Parameters: Be friends with an artist.
Score: 20
Completed?: I AM an artist :3 and yes, know a lot of talent.
"Connected"
Parameters: Have a total combined buddy count [on AIM, MSN, Skype or etc.] of 200 or more.
Score: 20
Completed?: yes
"Just For The Art"
Parameters: Draw anthropomorphic art.
Score: 20
Completed?: yes
"Dramatic"
Parameters: Have a LiveJournal, Facebook, FurAffinity, DeviantArt, and a Twitter account.
Score: 20
Completed?: OOOH dodged the bullet here as I do NOT have a dumb Twitter
"Get Over It"
Parameters: Have/had a spouse/partner/significant other/mate/whatever, in real life, that is a furry.
Score: 20
Completed?: no :(
"Vanilla"
Parameters: Have nonsexual art of your character.
Score: 10
Completed?: yep.
"O MURR"
Parameters: Use/used the word 'yiff', 'scritch', or 'paw' when talking to a non-furry friend in real life.
Score: 10
Completed?: hell no
"And All I Got..."
Parameters: Own a distinctly 'furry' t-shirt [something made by furries and/or for furries].
Score: 10
Completed?: does 3 wolf moon count?
"I'm Not Even Trying"
Parameters: Have some form of furry porn on your desktop [whether as wallpaper or a file].
Score: 10
Completed?: no
"UNLESS IT'S A FARM!"
Parameters: Play/played Team Fortress 2 on a furry server.
Score: 10
Completed?: no
"Such A Cock"
Parameters: Listen/listened to a 2 the Ranting Gryphon rant.
Score: 10
Completed?: what?
"Friends With Benefits"
Parameters: Commissioned/commission artwork of a friend's character.
Score: 10
Completed?: does it count if I draw the art? blast.
"Anti-Uppity"
Parameters: Have sexual artwork of your character.
Score: 10
Completed?: not of my furry one, but lots of others.
"Don't Knock It 'Til You Try It"
Parameters: Roleplay/roleplayed your character over a messenger service/in a game of some sort.
Score: 5 for having done it at all, +5 for having done sexual roleplay.
Completed?: not my furry one, but many others
"NO FRATERNIZING WITH THE ENEMY!"
Parameters: Post/posted on 4chan or SomethingAwful.com
Score: 5
Completed?: Regular poster on SomethingAwful. No, I won't tell you my handle. Please don't harass me there.
"Furries Ruin Everything"
Parameters: Post/posted a furry image on 4chan.
Score: 5
Completed?: no
"You're Doing It Wrong"
Parameters: Post/posted on fchan or TGFB [http://dammitfreehaven.com/].
Score: 5
Completed?: no
"The Greater Good"
Parameters: Post/posted an image on e621.net.
Score: 5
Completed?: no
"How Did That Get There?"
Parameters: Have a folder dedicated to furry porn.
Score: 5 for having a folder, +5 for having a folder of 1gb or larger.
Completed?: I have one. not that huge
"THIS IS THE REAL ME! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!"
Parameters: Commission art of your character.
Score: 5
Completed?: not yet
"SRS BSNS"
Parameters: Tell/told a parent/friend that you are a furry.
Score: 5
Completed?: Everyone family knows. Most of my friends know. My coworkers do not, since I work with animals and most people take it the wrong way.
"Ding, DONG"
Parameters: Have a male character.
Score: 5
Completed?: I have one, not a furry one though.
"Tits or GTFO"
Parameters: Have a female character.
Score: 5
Completed?: dur
"It's A Trap!"
Parameters: Have a herm/shemale/transgendered/etc. character.
Score: 5
Completed?: no
"Dime A Dozen"
Parameters: Did/do another furry meme.
Score: 5
Completed?: a few now
"You're It!"
Parameters: Tag at least 1 person after doing this meme.
Score: 5
Completed?:
w0lfb0yTotal: 195
Veterinary shenanigans
General | Posted 16 years agoLet me preface this with: I'm an RVT (registered vet tech) and I work in a VCA animal hospital in San Antonio, TX.
While at work today, I was getting a quick history on two puppies that were in for their boosters. Standard is to get a weight and a temperature. Both were weighed, and put into a room; I then started asking the gentleman how his dogs were doing and if any problems had arose since we last saw them so that I could bring it up to a vet.
The pups were fine, so I grabbed the temps before I left to get their shots. One puppy didn't care, the other got nervous and looked back at me, clearly unhappy with what I was doing to his bum.
Imagine the shock and immediate laughter I had to withhold when the guy consoled his dog with, "It's okay, Ollie. Not like she's a furry or anything."
While at work today, I was getting a quick history on two puppies that were in for their boosters. Standard is to get a weight and a temperature. Both were weighed, and put into a room; I then started asking the gentleman how his dogs were doing and if any problems had arose since we last saw them so that I could bring it up to a vet.
The pups were fine, so I grabbed the temps before I left to get their shots. One puppy didn't care, the other got nervous and looked back at me, clearly unhappy with what I was doing to his bum.
Imagine the shock and immediate laughter I had to withhold when the guy consoled his dog with, "It's okay, Ollie. Not like she's a furry or anything."
Distressed (re: fursuiting)
General | Posted 16 years agoI'm at a bit of a crossroads regarding suits. My first and thus far only suit, my caracal, sits in pieces around my house, head here, paws there, tail MIA. I was never fully satisfied with the head, and desire to make it better - fix up the jaw fabric, make it a proper neck, round out the back of the head better and fix the now totally broken chinboard. I just can't find the motivation to do it, even though I know that once I get started, I usually get rolling and get a lot of work done.
So it sits.
I have bags of fabric sitting around in my spare room, and tons of material for creation blocking use of my kitchen table. I have a commission to finish before February and I finally have a sewing machine so I don't have to do it all by hand again. I know once I get going, there will be no stopping me.
Why can't I find it in me to pick it up?
So it sits.
My dragon partial as well, for Acting Up, sits around. The balaclava and elastic are done, the fabric just WAITING for a stitch, to transform into claws and tails... but when I look at it all, I think to myself that I could be better off playing WoW or reading something or visiting with my spouse.
SO IT SITS.
What is wrong with me?
I even seem to rather enjoy letting others abuse my caracal than I enjoy being in it. I probably spent what, ten minutes in it last time and then let Wolf wear it for the better part of gosh, at least an hour.
I dunno. Maybe my new job is stressing me out.
bitch bitch QQ
So it sits.
I have bags of fabric sitting around in my spare room, and tons of material for creation blocking use of my kitchen table. I have a commission to finish before February and I finally have a sewing machine so I don't have to do it all by hand again. I know once I get going, there will be no stopping me.
Why can't I find it in me to pick it up?
So it sits.
My dragon partial as well, for Acting Up, sits around. The balaclava and elastic are done, the fabric just WAITING for a stitch, to transform into claws and tails... but when I look at it all, I think to myself that I could be better off playing WoW or reading something or visiting with my spouse.
SO IT SITS.
What is wrong with me?
I even seem to rather enjoy letting others abuse my caracal than I enjoy being in it. I probably spent what, ten minutes in it last time and then let Wolf wear it for the better part of gosh, at least an hour.
I dunno. Maybe my new job is stressing me out.
bitch bitch QQ
Surprise Furry
General | Posted 16 years agoYiffy Meme?
General | Posted 17 years agoBorrowed from Ashmey.
I wonder why I never write anything other than pervert meme blogs... ^_^;;
1. Is there anyone on your friends list you would ever consider having sex with?
...yes.
2. Sex in the morning, afternoon or night?
I'd do all three, but for some reason prefer night.
3. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
If you're at the foot of the bed looking at it, right.
4. Pork, beef, or chicken?
If we're being serious, beef. If we're talking innuendo, chicken. LOL
5. Have you ever had to pull over on the side of the road to puke?
Oh yeah
6. Have you ever taken your clothes off for money?
Only for people I was dating at the time XD
7. Shower or bath?
Shower
8. Do you pee in the shower?
Yes :D Save a flush if I gotta go anyway wtf
9. Mexican or Chinese?
Chinese
10. Do you want someone aggressive or passive in bed?
Eh, bit of both, depending on mood. I'm rather passive so probably more aggressive.
11. Do you love someone on your friend list?
...yes.
12. Do you know all the people on your friends list?
Not all. In fact only a few lol
13. Love or money?
Love :3
14. Credit cards or cash?
Cash, because then I can keep track of how much I have better... -_-;;
15. Has there ever been anyone in your family you wish wasn't?
At first yes. I have gotten to know her and now accept her. (in-law)
16. Would you rather go camping or to a 5 star hotel?
Camping is nice :)
17. What is the weirdest place you have had sex.
On a picnic table in broad daylight at a populated park, with people biking on a bike trail just far enough away and with enough brush/trees that we weren't in plain sight however if they simply LOOKED our way, they'd've seen us.
18. Would you shave your entire body (including your head) for money?
I love my long hair :( It'd have to be a LARRRRGE sum of money for that.
19. Have you ever been to a strip club?
Yes. It was a sucky one, I want to go to a better one next time.
20. Ever been to a bar?
Yep.
21. Ever been kicked out of a bar or a club?
No.
22. Ever been so drunk you had to be carried out of somewhere?
Yes. That was interesting.
23. Kissed someone of the same sex?
No.
24. Favorite drink?
Sweet tea
25. Had sex in a movie theater?
No.
26. Had sex in a bathroom?
Yes!
27. Have you ever had sex at work?
No.
28. Have you ever been in an "adult" store?
Many times.
29. Bought something from an adult store?
Many times lol
30. Have you been caught having sex?
Yeah kinda.
31. Does anyone have naughty pics of u?
Several people, up to and including my husband.
32. Who do you think has the guts to repost this?
Guts? This wasn't so bad ;) I dunno.
I wonder why I never write anything other than pervert meme blogs... ^_^;;
1. Is there anyone on your friends list you would ever consider having sex with?
...yes.
2. Sex in the morning, afternoon or night?
I'd do all three, but for some reason prefer night.
3. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
If you're at the foot of the bed looking at it, right.
4. Pork, beef, or chicken?
If we're being serious, beef. If we're talking innuendo, chicken. LOL
5. Have you ever had to pull over on the side of the road to puke?
Oh yeah
6. Have you ever taken your clothes off for money?
Only for people I was dating at the time XD
7. Shower or bath?
Shower
8. Do you pee in the shower?
Yes :D Save a flush if I gotta go anyway wtf
9. Mexican or Chinese?
Chinese
10. Do you want someone aggressive or passive in bed?
Eh, bit of both, depending on mood. I'm rather passive so probably more aggressive.
11. Do you love someone on your friend list?
...yes.
12. Do you know all the people on your friends list?
Not all. In fact only a few lol
13. Love or money?
Love :3
14. Credit cards or cash?
Cash, because then I can keep track of how much I have better... -_-;;
15. Has there ever been anyone in your family you wish wasn't?
At first yes. I have gotten to know her and now accept her. (in-law)
16. Would you rather go camping or to a 5 star hotel?
Camping is nice :)
17. What is the weirdest place you have had sex.
On a picnic table in broad daylight at a populated park, with people biking on a bike trail just far enough away and with enough brush/trees that we weren't in plain sight however if they simply LOOKED our way, they'd've seen us.
18. Would you shave your entire body (including your head) for money?
I love my long hair :( It'd have to be a LARRRRGE sum of money for that.
19. Have you ever been to a strip club?
Yes. It was a sucky one, I want to go to a better one next time.
20. Ever been to a bar?
Yep.
21. Ever been kicked out of a bar or a club?
No.
22. Ever been so drunk you had to be carried out of somewhere?
Yes. That was interesting.
23. Kissed someone of the same sex?
No.
24. Favorite drink?
Sweet tea
25. Had sex in a movie theater?
No.
26. Had sex in a bathroom?
Yes!
27. Have you ever had sex at work?
No.
28. Have you ever been in an "adult" store?
Many times.
29. Bought something from an adult store?
Many times lol
30. Have you been caught having sex?
Yeah kinda.
31. Does anyone have naughty pics of u?
Several people, up to and including my husband.
32. Who do you think has the guts to repost this?
Guts? This wasn't so bad ;) I dunno.
Fetish Preferences :)
General | Posted 17 years agoStolen from atsf4620
[LEGEND]:
(+++) Pawsome!
(++) Oh my! <3
(+) I like it
(~) Indifferent/undecided
(-) Not my thing
(--) Turn-off
(---) My mouse is on its way to Back button
(?) Never saw that before
Anal on Males (+)
Anal on Females (++)
Breasts (-)
Breast Expansion (--)
Weight Gain (-)
Bondage (++)
Clothing (~)
Leather (~)
Stockings (~)
Shoe/Boots (~)
Suit and Tie (++)
Muscle, Male (+)
Muscle, Female (--)
Herm (~)
Cub (---)
Baby/Diaper (---)
Transformation (++)
Macro/Micro (-)
Impregnation (++)
Pregnancy (++)
Lactation (--)
Anal Vore (---)
Soul Vore (---)
Cock Vore (---)
Standard Vore (---)
Paw/Foot (~)
Incest (--)
Yuri (F/F) (---)
Yaoi (M/M) (++)
Hetero (M/F) (++)
Bi (-)
Girly Boys (~)
Butch Girls (--)
Mind Control (+)
Rape (---)
Uniform (++)
Orgy (+)
Subbing/Doming (++)
Biting (+)
Cheesecake (?)
Solo Masturbation (+++)
Scat (--)
Inflation (-)
Fat/Pudge (~)
Tech (~)
Watersports (---)
Glasses (+)
Tentacles (+)
Oviposition (-)
Masochism (+)
Sadism (+)
Multiple body parts (-)
Partial Nudity (+++)
Gore/guro (-)
Snuff (---)
Hyper (-)
Zoophilia (+)
Electricity (?)
She-males (-)
Cross-dressing (-)
Skunk spray (---)
Oral (+++)
Asphyxiation (--)
Wet-look (+++)
Mud/Quicksand etc (~)
Sinking (?)
Spooge (+)
Body Paint (+)
Plants (?)
[LEGEND]:
(+++) Pawsome!
(++) Oh my! <3
(+) I like it
(~) Indifferent/undecided
(-) Not my thing
(--) Turn-off
(---) My mouse is on its way to Back button
(?) Never saw that before
Anal on Males (+)
Anal on Females (++)
Breasts (-)
Breast Expansion (--)
Weight Gain (-)
Bondage (++)
Clothing (~)
Leather (~)
Stockings (~)
Shoe/Boots (~)
Suit and Tie (++)
Muscle, Male (+)
Muscle, Female (--)
Herm (~)
Cub (---)
Baby/Diaper (---)
Transformation (++)
Macro/Micro (-)
Impregnation (++)
Pregnancy (++)
Lactation (--)
Anal Vore (---)
Soul Vore (---)
Cock Vore (---)
Standard Vore (---)
Paw/Foot (~)
Incest (--)
Yuri (F/F) (---)
Yaoi (M/M) (++)
Hetero (M/F) (++)
Bi (-)
Girly Boys (~)
Butch Girls (--)
Mind Control (+)
Rape (---)
Uniform (++)
Orgy (+)
Subbing/Doming (++)
Biting (+)
Cheesecake (?)
Solo Masturbation (+++)
Scat (--)
Inflation (-)
Fat/Pudge (~)
Tech (~)
Watersports (---)
Glasses (+)
Tentacles (+)
Oviposition (-)
Masochism (+)
Sadism (+)
Multiple body parts (-)
Partial Nudity (+++)
Gore/guro (-)
Snuff (---)
Hyper (-)
Zoophilia (+)
Electricity (?)
She-males (-)
Cross-dressing (-)
Skunk spray (---)
Oral (+++)
Asphyxiation (--)
Wet-look (+++)
Mud/Quicksand etc (~)
Sinking (?)
Spooge (+)
Body Paint (+)
Plants (?)
FA+
