i looked through the memories already but couldnt find what i am looking for. today when i went to the bathroom i noticed i had blood in my underwear, nothing heavy just kinda like spotting. the reason im concerned is because im on birth control and i ALWAYS start my period on the same day each month around the same time. im 2 weeks away from the day i usually start, so this spotting is really unusual. ive been on birth control for years now and this has never happened once. my boyfriend and i had sex last night for the first time in a few weeks, but we've done that before and i never spot. so im wondering what your guys' thoughts on this is and if its ever happened to you

  
( 'cuz they're CANON. )

  
( 'cuz they're CANON. )

I have a question for y'all. Are there any dog lovers here who have a certain breed of dog that they desperately want, and are so crazy about, that though they cannot afford to have it just now, have done tons of research, bought loads of books concerning the breed, and always think about owning one? And have even thought up names for it?

Here's mine. ( My dream dog breed is.... )

So, I've been considering joining a working student program sometime in the near-ish future, but not exactly sure where. I've just started looking into this, so, any suggestions(or warnings, lol) of places(in the US) to check out?
I'd also just like to hear your guys' stories, have you ever been involved in one, where, what was it like, what have you heard about so-and-so, etc.?
Two places I've been looking at so far are:
www.teamceoeventing.com/workingstudents.html and www.teamwindchase.com/wstudent%20.htm
would be especially helpful if anyone has any personal experience with these places/people :]

UCSD is currently looking for children 24-42 months old to take part in a research study. If you have a child in that age range who does not have any developmental delays, and you would like to make $220 dollars, let me know and I will give you all of the info.

Your participation will help UCSD with their Autism research program and Autistic children, like my little girl.

The study is fun and painless for both child and parent. My kiddos have both taken part in it (one is autistic, one isnt) and it has been an enjoyable and informative experience each time.

They are desperately looking for children who are developing normally to compare with the autistic kiddos results.

Anyhoo-thanks for your help! Message me with your email address and I will send you all the info :)

My mom just got her Christmas Harry & David magazine, and I found some things that actually looked good.  However, as they're from Harry & David, they're nowhere near vegan.  So I wanted to check and see if you guys had some good recipes that I could use.  And anyway, homemade is always better than bought-from-a-magazine.

The first was a pumpkin cheesecake that had a sour cream layer on top.  It looked delicious.

The next was these fruit galettes - the description is "we bake these poist, delicate cookies very gently to prevent browning or crisping."  And then they have different fruit fillings.  Like little cookies fruit sandwiches.  They also had some spiced creme shortbread cookies that were similar - creme fillings between two cookies.

And the third were cheesecake bites.  Now, I'm not a very fancy baker, but they looked really good.  And I'm getting decent at making those peppermint patties from vegweb in tiny little muffin tins with paper liners so they actually come out of the pan.  But I have no idea how to make tiny little pieces of cheesecake encased in chocolate.  And they had different cheesecake flavors - pumpkin, chocolate turtle, peppermint and gingerbread.

Any help would be wonderful!!  I would love to wow all the ladies at work!

My friend sent this to me and I thought it was too cute not to share :) ...and I think at about 1:20 the puppy is trying to nurse on him XD

Or, more appropriately, signs my period controls too much of my life. (Disclaimer: Though this is written in the second person, here "you" only necessarily means "me," though anyone else who also identifies with this, well, does.)

-- You believe you may have a physical and/or psychological addiction to heating pads in their various forms.

-- You have trained your dog to function as an insta-ready self-heating pad and to lie down and curl up at the appropriate location next to your body.

-- On the street, you're not at all embarrassed when the driver next to you catches you with your hand down your pants. That was just you, inserting a new stick-on heating pad.

-- On one hand, you laugh at the idea of ibuprofen and acetaminophen managing pain. On the other, you wonder why it's not available in IV form.

-- In order to be able to quantify your bleeding more precisely, you develop a new bleeding scale -- only with yours, heavy bleeding doesn't start until you're going through more than one menstrual product per hour.

-- You wonder whether it makes more sense to measure your blood/fluid loss in pints or litres.

-- Every time you take a shower, you have the overwhelming desire to watch the movie Psycho (be forewarned: links to video containing partial nudity, violence, and graphic depictions of blood).

-- You plan your errands around accessible public toilets; if the place doesn't have one, you don't go.

-- Your largest goal for the day involves not leaking blood onto anything overly expensive or irreparable. All washable surfaces will just have to deal.

-- You seriously consider moving somewhere that sells Tylenol 3 over-the-counter.

-- You have conversations with the characters on your cloth pads. The peace frogs are okay, and the bloody pirate skull is seven kinds of awesome -- but those cheeky little smiling monkeys piss you right the hell off.

-- You have enough focus/energy/pain tolerance to do exactly one physical activity (anything that requires walking or even standing upright for several minutes counts as a physical activity) before you retreat back into the Land of the Fetal Position for the rest of the day.

Last night, my 1y7m old male cat fell off the kitchen counter. I noticed almost immediately after that his walking was off-kilter and he was stepping with a high gait. He was also bumping into things, like he was having trouble seeing. He wasn't crying or making "hurt" noises; he was actually purring all the while.

After about 15 minutes, when I saw that he wasn't improving, I knew I had to bring him in to see a vet. I packed him up with a towel and some paper balls (he loves to play with paper) in his carrier and brought him to the LSU Small Animal Emergency Clinic. Once there, he got angry and began growling. He was still having the same problems as he was at the house. He stayed overnight for observation, as there's not much they can really do until Monday.

I went to see Hobbes this morning. His condition was about the same: not seeing clearly, wobbling and high-stepping. The vet said he ate a little bit and has been mostly resting. When I went up to his cage, he began purring loudly and meowing repeatedly. He rubbed up against the front where my fingers were sticking through. I brought some paper with me and the vet tossed a balled up piece in to him. He was interested for a second, but then came back to me instead. I wasn't able to hold or pet him because they want to rule out the possibility of rabies first. I don't think he has rabies, but I understand the severity of having to make sure 100%.

He stayed happy until one of the students came in to check on us. I don't know if he could see her or if he just sensed and smelled her, but he became agitated and angry again. Even with me. This behavior is so uncharacteristic of him that it worries me terribly.

They seem to think it may be some type of neurological condition; that the fall was caused by some sort of problem, rather than the problem being caused by it. There's not much that can be done until tomorrow, so he will be staying there again tonight.

I got maybe 4 hours of sleep last night, and it wasn't restful at all. I kept dreaming about Hobbes and the clinic and vets and Hobbes... over and over. :( My head is throbbing from crying so much and my eyes are red and swollen. I called in to work today because I really just can't function right now.

Hobbes' Patient Update paper that was given to today's vet on call included the following:

Major Problems Identified:
1. Ataxia
2. Absent menace OU
3. Hypermetria both forelimbs
4. Extreme aggression

Diagnostics Performed:
1. Physical examination
2. Complete blood count
3. Chemistry panel
4. Overnight monitoring

Treatment Administered:
Patient hospitalized, Sunday, November 8. (hand written and signed by the vet)

This patient:
was hospitalized and will be transferred to: Internal Medicine

Hello everyone, sorry I have been away, I mostly post on facebook, but I'm still part of Livejournal and this community, as for my news-

After taking Eric Junior(the kitten I got in June 2009, born April 28th of this year) to the vet yesterday, I learned today that he died sometime after I left the vet yesterday or this morning. There were too many fleas and possibly worms in him to break down his immunity system, he stopped eating food on Wednesday the 4th, it is a tragic blow but I think I'm just gonna wait to get the next cat until I get alot of funds, my own decenter environment- the massive fleas are unknown to me how he got the massive fleas- when I got him, he did not have them, but alteast I got to know him better then I did with Moses and Eric Junior was blessed by my Catholic Priest, he can join Eric Senior up in Heaven. Prayers and support in this time of tragedy are most appricated. Have a nice day.

several months ago (around 6) i had casual sex with this guy. i was safe and used a condom (like i ALWAYS do). for some reason though i can't stop freaking out about stds. i convinced myself several times that i had contracted herpes (though never getting any symptoms). i think i'm mostly posting here to put my mind at ease. over the summer i got 2 canker sores in my mouth a couple weeks apart (just one sore each time, which according to everyone i've asked canker sores are very common during your early 20s).
mostly i'm concered with these bumps i have on the crease between my labia majora and minora. i've had them for a long time, they are flesh colored and slightly raised. they are in a straight line on both sides. they never really bother me until i find another reason to throw myself into a panic and i start "examining them"...which just ends up irritating my entire area vulva (which then convinces me again that i have herpes. i know i should definitely just get tested and get it over with...but i'm kind of nervous.
any words of advice?

Literally!

Last night, I set out some beans to soak for a chili recipe I wanted to make today. Somehow, I managed to soak about four times the amount I needed. (yesterday was a..trying day, lol) Now, I've got a huge 1-gallon bag filled most of the way with a mixture of navy beans, black-eyed peas, and pink beans.

Can I just stick them in the fridge for awhile until I figure out what in the hell I'm going to make with them? I've already got a bunch of meals planned out and a fridge packed full of food, so it's going to be awhile before I can use them to make any more food, lol.

Maybe the freezer?

Please halp, fellow cooks!

Part Two of our A Room with a View picspam!

Poor, poor Charlotte! Standard reaction to any letter from Cousin Charlotte.

Cross-posted just about everywhere.

I have several pears that have gotten way over ripe that I'm planning to puree.

Any ideas on what I can do with it? I would particularly like to use it in baked goods.

There was a bulldog group meetup at the dog park near our house today. Nat and I decided to take separate cars and finally expose Mala (our cane corso/bullmastiff mix) to the dog park as well.

Mala has pretty bad leash aggression. She's fine with other dogs as long as she's not on a leash, but she rarely meets dogs in leash-free condidtions. On the leash, she puts on a fearsome display that freaks the crap out of other dog owners. I'd been working with her on that in the Spring, but since I couldn't take her out during the summer I was afraid she'd forgotten most of it. Turns out I shouldn't have worried.

Since the weather has been cooler in the evenings the past few weeks, we've been taking the girls on night walks. Mala's done pretty well with other dogs barking from their yards and, while she's a little more excited than ideal when we another dog walking down the street, we've been able to curtail her aggression; so we thought we'd take the next step today.

The plan was to walk both Sydney and Mala around the perimeter of the dog park, just to expose Mala to the situation without throwing her directly into a social situation she wasn't prepared for. If she did well, I thought I'd take her inside, if not, I'd pop her back in the car and take her home, planning to expose her again next week until she starting seeing the park and the other dogs as a non-issue.

For the first half of the 1 acre or so walk, she was overly excited and freaked out. Then a sheltie mix came up to the fence and was all happy to see her. That was all it took. She started to understand she didn't need to worry about all these other dogs.

She met three or four other dogs across the fence by the time we'd circled fully around, and had been excited but playful and happy. We decided to take the chance and let her go inside. We waited in the entry zone for a bit so she could acclimate a little more, I checked her muzzle, slipped her leash off and went in with her, keeping close enough to jump in if need be but keeping a couple of steps aside so she could find her own way.

It was as if there had never been a problem. She played and sniffed and snuggled and hit people up for affection. She had a fun wrestling match with a male Rottweiler about her same size and chased after a Great Dane who was running full tilt. She even kept up for about help the distance around the park.

By the end of the little more than an hour visit, both Mala and Sydney had made some friends and had a lot of fun. On the leash walking back to the car and in the car on the drive home, there was no barking at other dogs and no sign of excitement beyond the heavy breathing of a well-exercised and happy dog.

She couldn't have done better, and I am a proud puppy papa.

x-posted to my journal

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