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September 14, 2011: Depressed Animals

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Today the other dog I'm housesitting was picked up by her owners, and the male has spent every second since then moping. Then my former roommate (the good one) called and mentioned that one of my cats spent the whole day walking around my empty room and meowing. These pets, they'll break your heart.

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    1. I have some Aussie friends who just moved to LA; I am using Hendriks and Hughes in an effort to secure their loyalties to the Twins instead of the Angels or Dodgers.

  3. Speaking of depressed animals, ever since Elder Daughter went off to college, our cat, who used to sleep with her, has been demanding extra affection. I don't mind, since I've got a little extra to go around with Elder Daughter out of the house.

    1. Last week I was saying my roommates' dog is the most purely needy being I've ever been around. This dog might rival him. He's great, but he whines a lot.

  4. I think that this is may be the stupidest thing about anything. Ever.

    Reacting to quarterback Tom Brady throwing for 517 yards and four touchdowns in a win over the Miami Dolphins, Ochocino tweeted: "Just waking up after a late arrival, I've never seen a machine operate like that n person, to see video game numbers put up n person was WOW."

    ESPN analyst Tedy Bruschi, while on sports radio WEEI, said Ochocinco better "drop the awe factor" and "stop tweeting and get in your playbook."

    Controversy!

    1. What's awesome, and I didn't notice it at the time, is that the 99-yard TD to Welker was defended by everyone's favorite former Viking Benny Sapp. Also, Bruschi is a dick.

  5. Anyone else watch Sons of Anarchy last night?

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        1. It gets worse...a few hours ago I realized my brother-in-law has the fourth season on DVR. It's a good thing I'm getting paid a lot to watch this dog, because Breaking Bad is killing my ability to write this week.

            2. I've never watched that show, but I've been looking for something else now that I managed my way through all 88 episodes of Pawn Stars that they have on Netflix.

  6. Can anyone explain to me the media's fascination with pregnant celebrities? If I read the words 'baby bump' in one more freaking headline, I may have to give up reading.

    2. I've never understood the public's fascination with celebrities, period. Some of the people in my acting department were obsessed with knowing everything about celebrities that they could learn, and would lament divorces. "They were so good for each other!" Wait, how the hell would you know?

      The fascination of those people struck me the most. Would they want people being that obsessive about them if they make it big? Hell, maybe some of them would.

      1. If they were so good for each other, why are they divorcing? I'll never understand the obsession either.

      2. Yeah, I have to agree with you there. I've met enough celebrities to know that they're just people. Some are nice, some are asses, same as the rest of us.

  7. I was just notified that I was selected for the residency in Ireland. They're offering me a four month stay in a house and 24-7 access to a fully equipped litho studio with basic materials in return for helping them keep the shop organized and possibly teaching stone lithography on the weekends. I went to Tamarind in the hopes that it would differentiate me from the other MFAs desperately trying to gain employment as college art professors. If I take this residency I'll have another line on the CV, but more importantly this opportunity means that I'll have the chance to apply the skills I learned, which will undoubtedly die on the vine if I continue hanging out in west texas, while making art in a totally new environment. This is something that I don't think I can pass up, but at the same time we're more broke than we've ever been. I haven't had a stable income for more than 2 years, and we spend almost every dollar we make. Dr. Chop insists that I take the opportunity, damn the torpedoes she says. I've never been more conflicted, but I also don't want to wake up some day soon and realize that I threw away my education because I was worried about financing a fight to Ireland and four months worth of beans and rice.

        1. what they said. We old farts are living vicariously through you young whippersnappers taking chances and having adventures.

          The most daring thing I've done in my life is to move to DC after I graduated to look for a job. (well, that and having kids!!!111one111!!!)

    2. My move here was essentially for me to meet some influential people and make use of what I know before I was old and considered a failure. My script is passing through some very big hands right now, and although I never would have known what I missed if I hadn't come out here, I know now that eating very little and seeing my family even less for a month was very much worth it.

    7. As long as you're back in time for the 2012 Twins' season, I say take it! If not, then do whatever you want.

      Also, congrats!

    9. There are a lot more things in my life I regret not doing than I regret doing. Caution to the winds, young man. As the great philosopher Bruce Lee said, “If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”

      Congratulations, citizen, and good fortune find you again.

    10. Meat:

      Am heading to the Green Isle soonly. Let me know you're potential haunt and I can maybe scope out for you. That's code for: I would go there and have a pint or two.

  8. Mauer catching today, so that eliminates one black hole from the lineup. Cuddyer and Kubel back in there as well along with Parmelee and Benson. Day game alert for whoever is up today.

  10. So I'm off home to no laptop and no baseball to watch tonight (not that it seems I particularly wanted to see today's game anyway). At least there's a new Sons of Guns on tonight?

  11. did we discuss this article recently?

    A national college athletes' advocacy group and a sports management professor calculate in the report that if college sports shared their revenues the way pro sports do, the average Football Bowl Subdivision player would be worth $121,000 per year, while the average basketball player at that level would be worth $265,000.

    of course, that's an average. A few FBS players are generating a lot more than $121K per year, while most are generating a lot less for their schools. And far, far less in terms of net.

      1. I had a few Illini football players in my classes back in the day. I'm pretty sure they were not getting their scholarship's worth in academics, despite my efforts that they do so.

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