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Are you getting enough oxygen, OWF?

Posted 06-07-2011 at 12:35 PM by Mac Sirloin

Hello all. I've been not posting for about 3 weeks because I threw a temper tantrum about people disagreeing with me. This was dumb as hell, though I have a very long list of valid excuses for my behavior, I'm going to stick with: "The way I acted was infantile and wholly foolish. I apologize to anyone directly involved. P.S. I hate your rotten guts."

Doubtful as I am that any of you have noticed my absence, allow me to fill you in on what I've been up to, because god knows my shit's more interesting than yours.

Without getting mad at OWF to fill up my internet time, I've been spending hours a day shuffling from Facebook to Youtube to The Onion and back again. As you may remember from my last blog, work has not been constant. Pretty much a shift a week. Sucks.

My dog, Australian Shepherd 'Milo', is 16 years old. That's 112 in dog years. We're having him put to sleep this week. Considering the quantity of pissing and shitting himself committed weekly, this is for the best. He's an old guy with shaky legs.

Also, my paternal Grandmother is dying. Throat cancer, I believe. I'm going to visit her this weekend, likely the last time I'll see her. She's stayed outgoing well into retirement and recently even vacationed in China. She lives in Ottawa, which is apparently Hot-Air balloon country in Canada, and I have many memories of sitting on the balcony of her apartment watching Balloons trickle by. Going by our last phone call, she seems at peace.

My girlfriend, Maia, is leaving for work as a camp cook in less than 2 weeks and my pal Aaron is off working for the carnival for the next month. Carnivals are fun. And greasy.

Over the last month I tried taking myself off of my Mehtylphenidate (ritalin) prescription to see if I still needed it. After losing my train of thought in virtually every conversation I've had for 4 weeks, I concluded to get re prescribed, so now I'm gloriously medicated once again. Hurrah. And that's all.

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	This is mixed news so I'm just going to say welcome back, Mr.Gothmog would be shitting himself.
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 01:11 PM by STM

	It's baffling that the little twerp still holds a grudge. I mean, 3 years of this shit. Goddamn.
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 01:32 PM by Mac Sirloin

	Welcome back, I have noticed you've been gone for a while actually!
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 01:41 PM by Jordan

	The amount of self reflection in this blog is remarkable. And other parts explain a lot. Hurrah!
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 01:59 PM by Havoc

	WB Kastere.
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 02:47 PM by enchilado

	So that's why OWF has been less cool!
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 03:20 PM by Mr. Bungle

	And for his next trick, he will pull his nose out of your arse!
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 03:23 PM by STM

	I hope he does. It's starting to itch.
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 03:31 PM by Mr. Bungle

	I meant your nose boi!
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 03:33 PM by STM

	i'm sorry to hear about your grandmother, mate. and old Milo. hope things pick up work-wise.
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 03:44 PM by MA

	oh, uh, yeah. Sorry about all the downers in your life, dude. I'm sure things can only go uphill from here.
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 04:41 PM by Mr. Bungle

I've been told that shifts will resume in regularity with rapidity. So like, next week or maybe two. I'm sorry I didn't wish you a happy birthday, I felt a bit of a shit about that after seeing it on facebook, so Happy Birthday! Get drunk (again) tonight at my bidding. I mean bequest. Yeah.

And it's kiiiiiind of an awful thing to say, but I've been prepared for sending Milo up the metaphysical ladder for awhile now. I want to bury him in a nice field, no cremating. He's a good Catholic pooch. Grandama came as a surprise in her sickness, but she's 87. I'm just glad I'll get to see her again, even once.

Posted 06-07-2011 at 04:44 PM by Mac Sirloin

Updated 06-07-2011 at 04:46 PM by Mac Sirloin

Sorry to hear about your dog and your grandma*, hopefully everything turns out alright. My dog is getting old herself, but still seems to be kicking. Last time we brought her to the vet, she was surprised at how well my dog was holding up in this old age. She is somewhere between 13-15, dont know exactly.

*Is it bad I thought about asking you whether you care more for your dog or grandma?

I care more for my dog

Posted 06-07-2011 at 05:28 PM by Daxter King

	A Catholic pooch? Please tell me you are joking?
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 06:12 PM by Havoc

My grandmother's sickness, and maintaining her happiness and peace of mind while she's dying matters more than my dog. Having to call the vet to find out how much it costs to have Milo put down? Made me cry.
Listening to my Grandmother, who was for a very long time very fire and brimstone about certain aspects of my (seperated) parents relationship, and always a little more of the 'grumpier' Grandma tell me how happy she is to hear my voice, and how wonderful it is to see her family visiting, and that she is at peace with how sick she is? I lost it about halfway through the phone call. She played an important rule in raising me: The one person in the world who could bully the shit out of my dad.

Like I said, I've been ready for Milo to pass on since he was about 14 (typical life expectancy of an Australian Shepherd). He's just not the same dog he was when I was a kid, romping through the woods and the like. He's old, he's ready. With Grandma it was a little jolt of how sudden things can be. I'll miss both very much, though.

Posted 06-07-2011 at 07:00 PM by Mac Sirloin

Updated 06-07-2011 at 07:03 PM by Mac Sirloin

	I'm not really sure when or where you threw a hissy fit and left, but at least your back which is cool, you make good posts. Sorry to hear about your dog and grandma, but it seems like both of them lived full lives which is nice. Hope all goes the best it can in that regard.
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 08:55 PM by metroixer

	e: i really need to get a new mouse
	Posted 06-07-2011 at 08:55 PM by metroixer

	Hm.. I dont remember any hissy fits D: But Im sorry to hear about the bad news. I dont understand though, why does he need to be put to sleep? Why not just give him pain meds, and keep him alive with the rest of you? It's what we would have done to a human o.o
	Posted 06-08-2011 at 05:32 AM by T-nex

	I'm sorry that not everything's too good at the minute. I hope things get better for you.
	Posted 06-08-2011 at 08:59 AM by OddjobAbe

I guess something I should have pointed out a while ago is that while these things are kind of heavy, it's still the natural cycle of life for things as far as I'm concerned. Still, thank you all.

And T-Nex: His back legs are weak to the point of rubberiness, he's deaf, blind and has some variety of canine senility, bad Arthritis all through his body and he constantly urinates and defecates in the house. He spends almost all of his time lying down, and has to be carried outside. Much as I'd like to see him simply live out the rest of his days naturally, it would be cruel to just let him become a big sack of fur.

Posted 06-08-2011 at 09:18 AM by Mac Sirloin

	Oh x_x Well that sucks... Im sorry.... Poor dog
	Posted 06-08-2011 at 01:46 PM by T-nex

	Sorry to hear all that. It's never easy losing those we love. You've done the responsible thing and no-one could ask any more of you. Concerning that thing, for what it's worth, I probably could have acted better myself.
	Posted 06-09-2011 at 05:37 AM by MeechMunchie

I take full responsibility. What I did was a take great heaving,. squatting shit all over what was otherwise harmless discussion. I owe you much more courtesy and respect than the reaction I gave. I've realized that constantly getting mad and then spewing out apologies is not fair to the people caught in the middle. I'm capable of calm, so I should be practicing it.

And we've put off putting down Milo until next week. He's still mobile, and despite his advanced age our decision might even be hasty.

Posted 06-10-2011 at 06:17 AM by Mac Sirloin

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