Things That Made Your Day

[Sparky]

I made something like 80-90 bucks on embroidered stuff today at a show.




...Finally. In the grand scheme of things it isn't much but it's good to finally sell stuff.

[Cassini90125]

It's a start. Congratulations!

[Lynnie]

That's awesome Sparky! Congrats! Is there suppose to be a picture there? Cause if there is, it's not showing up for me (I'll play with it though, maybe I'll get my computer to load it for me if there is something there.)

[Sparky]

No no picture, just a pause for effect.

[Lynnie]

Heh, yeah, I didn't even see code for it. All is well then.

[xxxClaire]

I bought a yo-yo yesterday. That alone made my day.

[Sparky]

We had an adventure...right when GM got home from work a little bird, wet from the storm, flopped to the ground in front of our apartment. I put him in a Kritter Keeper with a rag and set it on a heating pad and covered it with a t-shirt. He was really lethargic and kept his head tucked. Those of you who've been here a while might remember the escaped/lost/released pet rat I found some years ago that I tried to take care of and it died so this time I decided to call animal services. By the time the officer got out here the bird had revived and we let it go outside.

[Lynnie]

Aw, I love happy stories concerning animals. What kind of bird was it? And yeah, I've been hearing about all the rain and wind in the Sacramento area, I hope you guys are doing ok.

Another happy animal story, though it started out scary, was when a customer at my work brought in a carrier with a cat in it last week, because it had been abandoned in a parking spot, right where it could have gotten run over! I nearly cried, and almost offered to take it home, I couldn't stand the thought of the kitty not having anyone to love it. The vet clinic in our store recognized it though, and confirmed the kitty had been in for its checkup only a few minutes earlier. They said the cat's humans were very nice, but had three young children so were probably distracted. The vet assistant said she'd call the owners. And sure enough, about 30 minutes later, a guy comes running in with a little girl in his arms, and retrieves the carrier, with their kitty still safe inside. They had gotten all the way home before they noticed they didn't have their cat. So, turns out the kitty wasn't abandoned after all, and the owners were frantic about it, showing they did indeed care about it. They just had their hands full with their human kids that day, I guess.

I'm sure the kitty does get lots of love.

[Sparky]

I'm glad the cat wasn't actually abandoned! I heard a story about a lady who found an Amazon parrot in its cage abandoned at the dump. That still makes me want to cry. It's bad enough when people stick their unwanted parrots in the basement or a closet permanently so they don't have to listen to the noise.

I think the bird was a female finch. It had a very finchy-looking beak, thick and wedge-shaped. It was just a drab brown-grey but appeared full-grown so was probably female. The rain's been scary and trees are down all over. The maintenance guys even knocked on my door to warn me I should move my car so its not under the big tree.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

When teachers allow a little leeway on their exams. Of my two masters level courses I am taking right now, both have allowed considerable leeway with taking the exams. One class of mine cut down the amount of points and questions for my upcoming midterm, my other class is letting me have its midterm online.

Both are EXTREMELY helpful on my stress levels .