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This journal is closed. No more spahnranch to update it.

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Go look at something else.

I have moved to Blogger.com

brownfood.blogger.com

Come visit me there. I don't post here anymore.

Behind the cut are pictures of Mr. Ito (my dog) with his latest kill. Since winter has started, his tally includes this, a squirrel and at least 2 mice that I've witnessed him pulling out of the snow.

Speaking of snow, we're supposed to be getting more tonight. Thankfully just a little bit, they're not calling for more than six inches. But last time they said six inches, we got a foot. It's like the reverse of when some dudes describe their penises (penii?)

Anyways ( on with the photos. Remember these are pics of my dog with a dead animal, so that's why they're behind a cut, no whining and don't look if you don't want to. THERE IS NO BLOOD OR GORE! )

Server situation averted...situation was that server was full. I guess that's why I can't get any emails? I'm going to assume that's why and be happy. At least the pics are working now, a little bit of deletion made that all better.

need to know if anyone's ever taken GABAPENTIN.

I was prescribed it today and I'm nervous about taking it. No reason, other than it's one of the few meds I've never taken before.

Any experiences would be welcomed.

The Incredibly Long Survey About You (T.I.L.S.A.Y.) by blue_lightning_angel
Basics
Name:	Kim
Age:	old wow like your mom
Sex:	f
Date of Birth:	December
Hair Color:	black
Eye Color:	brown
Race:	Italian
Favorite. . .
Color(s):	green
Food:	mashed potatoes
Drink:	beer
Television Show:	n/a
Movie:	pink flamingos
Song:	?
Artist:	Chuck Palahniuk
Place to be:	Comfortable
Stuffed animal:	a soft one without any contact with babies.
Pet:	the one in my lap
Person:	Stan
Game:	Football
Clothing brand/style:	Used
What do you want in the opposite sex?
Hair color:	Yes
Eye color:	Working
Tatoos:	Spell it right, moron
Peircings:	I before e except after c
Body Type:	arms and legs
Do they have to be rich?:	nope
Do they have to be popular?:	nope
Personality or Looks?:	yes
This or that?
Pepsi or Coke:	neither
Vanilla or Chocolate:	vanilla
Black or White:	either
Cats or Dogs:	dogs
Sink or Swim:	flail
Lake or Ocean:	ocean
Night or Day:	either
Half Full or Half Empty:	okay
Desktops or Laptops:	desktop. I need my sperm
Playstation or Xbox:	ew video games are lame
Summer or Winter:	winter
Cold or Warm:	cold
Cowboys or Indians:	ITALIANS
Lover or Fighter:	yes
Car or Truck:	truck
Cup or Glass:	same thing
Fork or Spoon:	spork
Walking or Running:	elevator
The Fast or The Furious:	I don't steal cars
What do you think of when I say. . .
Soup:	bowl
Wardrobe Malfunction:	coochie
Heaven:	and Hell
Hell:	en of Troy
Cucumber:	is not my dildo!
Salad:	Fingers
Big Mac:	Daddy
Sexy:	Spatula
Pirates:	of the Ass
Significant:	Motherfucker
Beautiful:	Monsters
Lion:	Heart
Blues Clues:	Screws Jews
Rainbow:	in the Dark
Cloud:	Nine
Rapper:	Christmas Gift
Gangsta:	Biscuit
White and Nerdy:	Offspring
Lolli pop:	Giddy Up
Wave:	RFK
Fad:	Ass
Aliens:	on FOX
Ghost:	in the Machine
Survey:	says
Do you or have you ever had. . .
A piercing:	heals quickly
A tattoo:	is forever
A sibling:	is my sister
Parents that are still together:	What are these parents?
A boyfriend/girlfriend:	My husband frowns upon boyfriends
A husband/wife:	My husband ROCKS
A child:	won't be mine
A really wild party while your parents were away?:	nope
An alcoholic beverage:	oh yes
A pet of your own:	So many
A house of your own:	Yes
A car of your own:	Yes, 2
An iPod:	not by trademark
Do you. . .
Smoke:	no
Drink:	yes
Do drugs:	dare me
Hug on the first date:	LOL
Kiss on the first date:	LOL
'Do it' on the first date:	LOL
Shower Daily:	of course
Brush your teeth daily:	no, like 4x daily
Keep your room clean:	god yes
Do all your homework:	haha whut?
Plan on going to college:	LOL been there done that
Do you believe in. . .
God/Heaven:	nope
Satan/Hell:	nope
Ghosts:	nope
Aliens:	nope
Witches/wizards:	nope
Magic:	nope
Big Foot/Sasquatch/Abominable Snowmen:	nope
The past life:	maybe
Global Warming:	nope
Humanism:	nope
Scienceology:	nope
Hinduism:	most likely
Buddism:	yes
Taoism:	maybe
Wiccaism:	no
~*~Random~*~
What's your middle name?:	Ha! Don't google me!
Have any Nicknames?:	yes
What is your favorite name?:	Mike Hunt
What do you wish your name was?:	Mike Hunt
What is your favorite season?:	Winter
Do you drink alot of water?:	yes
Do you have a pet?:	yes
Do you have a computer at your house?:	yes
Do you live in an apartment, house, trailor or other?:	House
Favorite place to chill?:	house
Favorite place to visit?:	Crackhouse? Are these questions rigged?
Ever have an imaginary friend?:	Yes
If so, what was their name?:	Harold
Ever eaten something really disgusting?:	Yup
Do you work out?:	Yup
Have you ever gotten arrested?:	Yup
If so, for what?:	oh god lets not go there, it's so much typing
Have you ever cheated on someone?:	Yup
Has anyone ever cheated on you?:	Yup
Have you ever kissed a stranger?:	Yup
Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex?:	Yup
have you ever gotten drunk?:	Yup
Could you ever be a vegitarian?:	was for many years, thank you Stan for fixing my eating disorder.
Can you sing?:	only harmonies.
Can you dance?:	badly.
Can you draw, paint, color well?:	I rock in pictionary!
Do you have a job?:	I do
Do you like tape?:	I taped my nose to my face.
Do you like glue?:	I like to sniff glue
Can you solve a Rubik's Cube?:	nope
How did you like this survey?:	it's long
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Hey, anyone heard anything about Heath Ledger?

I was just wondering how he was doing. We used to hang out and his brother used to be my gardener. I helped them cross into the US from Mexico when I worked as a coyote for Mexican immigrants. I'm so proud he assimilated into the US culture so well.

malibuspamby sent me this:

http://dailycoyote.blogspot.com/

I believe that Santa, Tooth Fairy & Easter Bunny are all precursors to teaching children that big brother is watching, and to be good citizens and to sell themselves for money. I think all 3 are evil and teach children from an early age that adults who they depend on for food and survival are actually huge liars.

That is what I believe in.

This is why I'm so protective over my LJ.

Because some people get a huge kick out of trying to hurt me.

This didn't hurt me because nothing could hurt me more than my dad being ill. Not some sick fuck trying to get their jollies by trying to hurt me.

But if anyone's curious, this is why 99.9% of my entries are friends only, for whatever the fuck good that is, since obviously, it's not working. I didn't mention anything about my dad anywhere but here.

http://ljusersecrets.suckafree.ws/?p=220

I'm posting this one to the public. Yes, person who made this secret, you're getting attention. I hope you like it. You're a horrible person and to think that you are either on my FL or are a friend of someone who's on my FL but apparently hates me makes me sick.

No, before anyone asks, I have no idea who it might be. I wouldn't think anyone on my FL would do this, because oddly enough, I actually think of the people on my FL as, :gasp: friends. Go figure.

Happy Halloween you fucking ghoul. Please go die in a fire.

"If ever I would leave you, how could it be in springtime
Knowing how in spring I'm bewitched by you so
Oh, no, not in springtime, summer, winter, or fall
No never could I leave you at all" - Camelot

RIP Robert Goulet

My friend Rene makes the most amazing ferret costumes.

Here's her little buddy Millie dressed up as a mermaid.

http://pictures.aol.com/ap/singleImage.do?pid=4c40-1iNOqw6Oy3dOI*sceEMh4n2QzI-8JIDv4xQp5Fd3Ig%3D
http://pictures.aol.com/ap/singleImage.do?pid=4c40-1iNOqw6Oy3dOI*sceEMhyv5RzkM-Ymqv4xQp5Fd3Ig%3D

That really shouldn't have happened.

Santana Moss...you are dead to me. This week.

Seriously.

I've never seen a dog do this, but then again this situation does not present itself on a daily basis.

We had a large round bee nest on the house. It was about the size of a head or misshapen bowling ball. I soaked it with water from the hose and eventually knocked it down. The bees/wasps/hornets/whatever they were vacated it when it was knocked off the house eave.

Well that was a few hours ago. The nest was laying on the back deck/porch and I just now went to remove it (aka kick it into the yard). It was insect free. Before I could do that, Mr. Ito ran over to it, sniffed it and then did chompy teeth (where he chatters his teeth like when he smells girl dog butt) and grabbed it and moved it to the far side of the porch, away from me. I watched him but didn't say anything. He took the pieces of it and sniffed it, and did more chompy teeth. Then he took the piece and dropped it and rolled in it. For about 7 minutes he rolled in it. He acted like a cat on catnip rolling in it. Making silly dog sounds...just acting basically stoned.

What is in bee nest/hive that would make my dog act retarded? He really didn't want to stop rolling in it. It didn't stink. It looked empty. He is now passed clean out on the floor, which is not normal, he is not usually asleep at this time of evening. There are several more pieces of the nest out on the deck that I left there after he seemed to enjoy himself so much just rolling around in something that to me looked pretty benign and didn't stink like deer shit does (he rolls in that sometimes, too) or make his coat all sticky.

What would you do? Let him roll in the rest later, or just put it out in the woods out of his reach?

I am not a happy camper.

This McKay rescue is a huge clusterfuck.

I have serious problems with it.

My problems are:

1. Asking shelters to take ferrets, and pay.

2. Purchasing the ferrets from Doug McKay, who is suing the shelters that FDH (Ferret Dream House, the shelter that currently has the ferrets) expects to come give her fistfuls of dollars for the privilege of taking in these ferrets. Therefor asking those shelters who are being sued to basically pay the plaintiff who is suing them, in a roundabout way.

2a. These ferrets who will not be vetted by FDH. They won't be vaccinated. They won't be ADV tested. They won't be spayed neutered. But, they WILL be full priced.

Now lets just do a little bit of backstory so maybe if you don't know me so good, you'll understand why I'm pissed instead of falling all over myself to adopt a ferret and save the world.

I ran a shelter for a while. During that time I was involved with several large breeder rescues. I went to other shelters for help with placement of these ferrets. I never asked the shelters for a dime. I sent the ferrets to them fully vaccinated, desexed and ADV tested. I took in donations from people who wanted to help and got these things done. What the donations did not cover I begged, borrowed and stole to get done. See, these other shelters who took in the Christmas Ferrets, the Loving Ferrets ferrets and the Wedding Ferrets ferrets, the Hagerstown Ferrets ...they didn't have a NEED for more ferrets. They offered to help because that's what shelters do. They help ferrets. In order to make these ferrets a bit more attractive for them to :want: to take, I made sure they were READY TO GO. Ready to go and get situated and then go to homes.

This is not what FDH is doing. They're purchasing ferrets from an old douchebag who is suing shelters and individuals for saying things that he perceives as "libel". They gave this man who wants to HURT shelters money. Then, after they have the ferrets that they paid for, they want shelters to PAY them for these ferrets. ALL 700 OF THEM. They want the shelters who pay them for these ferrets to also go ahead and VACCINATE THEM. Oh, and while you're at it, why not go ahead and ADV TEST them. Oh, did I forget to mention that these shelters who are handing over money are also responsible for NEUTERING AND SPAYING them? Well they are! Oh, and if they happen to be knocked up because of how FDH is caging them, guess who's problem that is? The shelter who is nice enough to help, that's whos! But if that does happen, don't worry, FDH has rules to deal with it, you cannot adopt out these "little extras" until they're 4 months old, per the contract you signed when you handed over that money. This is some new shelter cooperation to me, that's for sure. It's the, "well hello there, let's skip dinner and just go to your place, where I'll shove my cock up your ass really hard with no lube" type of shelter cooperation.

This is angering me. A lot. I must have been some sort of asshole. I coulda just said, "ATTENTION MINIONS! I HAVE RESCUE FERRETS! YOU WILL PAY ME LARGE SUMS OF CASH FOR THEM AND TAKE THEM AND HOPE THEY'RE NOT KNOCKED UP. SO SAYS PRINCESS KIM, THIS EDICT IS NOW LAW! AND OH BY THE WAY I HAVE NOT VACCINATED, ADV TESTED, NEUTERED, SOCIALIZED OR REALLY DONE JACK SHIT WITH THEM, BUT PAY UP SUCKAS!"

I dread to think what will happen to FDH. Rescue ferrets are e-famous for about a month. Everyone wants them. After that month, not so much. They lose their fame, and they're just another ferret languishing at a shelter. When there are 50 ferrets, that sucks, but it's manageable. When there are 700 ferrets....that becomes deadly.

I dread to think what a month will bring us.

I offered to adopt any older hobs that are too old to be neutered. Old hobs can go through a sort of testosterone shock after being whole for years and then WHAM BAM being neutered. I almost lost my boy Fred by doing this to him. Hence why Hammy and Doppels came to live with us. Those shelters realized the danger of elderly neuters. I offered, and was told that ALL FERRETS must be spayed/neutered before being adopted. I understand this in theory, but in practice, not so much. Why bother going and paying money to "save" these ferrets when they'll end up dead by a surgery that at their age, and with a home offering to take them as is, is really unnecessary. I have no more whole jills. There's no danger of staying whole at age 5+. There's a danger of the opposite, IMO.

Mark my words, nothing good will come from this. NOTHING.

I'm thinking of posting this on ferretattitude I just know the people who think this is just the greatest thing since sliced bread will be at my throat in a heartbeat. Shame on me for finding fault in breaking up ferret auschwitz.

I'll see what rant thinks, in the meantime, I'm making this public.

BIG EDIT: The reason I don't want to post this on ferretattitude is because I don't want these ferrets to sit in that shelter, or any shelter. I want them to go to homes. I want them to be adopted. My petty anger pales in comparison to the fact that right now, whether I agree with it or not, there are 700 ferrets sitting in a shelter, waiting for help. That's why I won't post this. Because trust me, if this was still in the "talking" stages, I'd post this and more. But since it's too late, and the water's under the bridge, might as well just hope for the best. But it doesn't mean I have to like it.

And yeah, I'm no perfect person myself. I had accidental litters. I did. I won't say I didn't. But man, that was my own personal ferrets, not shelter ferrets, and for chrissakes not on the level of three quarters of 1000 ferrets.

2-0

2-0 BABY!

E-A-G-L-E-S....LOSERS!!! hahahahaha

I really hate the Iggles. Living in their territory for so long made it even worse. I hope Randel-El is feeling better soon, he's a great player and we need him. WHAT A GREAT GAME!

What kills me is at the beginning of the game all 4 sportscasters said they were all saying the Eagles would win. Even Tony Kornheiser who's been announcing Skins games since I can remember. What a fucking turncoat. I am happy to see all of them eating their words. We are going to have a good year this season. I can feel it. :)

I wish I could go mosh like the kitties but I'm too old and there's no clubs like that around here.

Tonight I will be watching the Redskins win on MNF. I am wearing my lucky jersey, they just gotta. I hate the Iggles.

So I wake up today and as I'm driving to work I hear we're up for a frost warning tonight. Wow. It sure is early for that, but okay. On the way home, I hear it's been upgraded to a freeze warning. Yikes! I brought in all the tomatoes that are in pots and went and checked the ones in the garden. I'm picking ripe ones when all of a sudden, SNAKE! Yeah, a large dark colored snake lunges at me. I step back and he jets off to a hole somewhere near the cucumbers. I can't find the hole and I don't want to hurt him but I would like to get a better look at him to see what kind of snake he might be. It's awful cold out today for snakes but the cold sure didn't affect his quickness and aggression. I finished getting the tomatoes and put some cut grass around the bases so hopefully they don't all die.

I would cover them but the garden is rather large. So I am not sure how to go about that.

It's awfully chilly out today, I'm sure it hasn't gone over fifty degrees today. Tonight's lows are supposed to be in the high 20's/low 30's. Wow, it seems so early for that. But I'm not complaining I do love the chilly weather.

I have to wait until Wednesday to get my prescription refilled since that's payday, which sucks, because I'm going to run out of meds before then. Eh, whatchagonnado? I think I am about $40 short. I'll live. But I am so tired of not being able to poop because of my stupid sciatic nerve going nuts every day. I wish I didn't need a sciatic nerve. Apparently I do though.

All ferrets are clean, all laundry is done, I should make some food but I forgot to thaw anything except frozen chicks and mice for the beastly weasels.

He's getting so damn big!








Crossposted to ferretattitude

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