Luna TailAnxiety, Dogs, and Life

Well this morning I gave a training class at work. I have to admit, it makes me feel responsible. Like I’m getting something done. And I will admit, too, that I’m rather proud of myself. There were ten people in the class, and I was only a little nervous.

A couple of years ago, and before the Zoloft, I would have been a wreck. Thank the gods for drugs.

And I also know the subject matter a lot more than I did just a year ago. Which definitely helps me. I didn’t even have to go in overly prepared like I did the first time I gave the training. I’m a programmer, not an accountant… so I ask the accountants, the students, what they want, and I can, pretty much, put something together.

So yup, I feel responsible, mature, and proud of myself that I can give a training class. Really, I never thought I’d be able to.

I’m going to Colorado tomorrow morning, too, so this might be my last post for the weekend. No Hilton Head rental for me, though, I’m staying at the cheap Motel in Colorado to do dog agility!

My Sister just told me about Community Supported Agriculture. Have you ever heard of it?

I have not… and we are going to do it. I guess you pay a certain amount to a local farmer and then you have a share of fresh veggies for the whole summer, depending on what is currently growing and being harvested. And you are supporting local farmers, and local business, which is another great thing to do.

We are going to go through Bell Organic. They still have some slots open. This is local to Salt Lake City, Utah. If you want to find something around you, I bet you can search for it. My sis found this article in a local newspaper about CSA.

I’m really excited about getting fresh produce all summer long! And we won’t even have to garden for it. My Husband’s ankle is sprained, and my back hurts and I have so much dog things to do… that we may not have time for a garden this year. Bummer, but we’ll need to plant tomatoes anyway.

Maybe we can cook some of the veggies on Ford grills, like corn and eggplant and things. Ooo yummy!

Okay who invented Captchas anyway? That guy (or gal) should be taken out and shot. I hate the darn things. Not that I can’t see them.. but half the time I get them wrong, it seems like. And the other half I just hate having to type the darn stupid things in there to get my whatever to take.

I know I know, they help prevent spam. But aren’t there other ways to prevent spam? I don’t have a captcha on any of my blogs, and yet I can catch and handle spam just fine thank you very much.

Do you like Captchas? Do you have one on your site? I’d rather have to stumble over cardboard boxes than use a captcha anywhere on my site!

I was browsing the web today and found a site that said you can make money selling pictures online. You upload them to the companies’ websites, and when they sell it, you get a portion of the sales.

So I signed up for three of them. One of them rejected all my pictures right off the bat. *cry* But that’s okay. Here is one picture of the agility trial (yeah I know it’s a dog, but most of my pictures are dogs!). I didn’t submit this one, but I think it’s one of the better ones. However, the focus, I think, is on the tire, not on the dog herself. And I’m not sure how to get the focus perfectly on the dog. I focus on the tire and then when the dog jumps through I click. If I have the camera on continual focus, it’s not fast enough (I don’t think) to adjust the focus and click on the dog. But I’ll have to play with it a bit.

My photos were rejected because the focus was not right on the dog. So… I live and learn. I signed up for a photo community, My Shutter Space, and hopefully my profile will be approved and I can read up on some good action shot tips! I love taking pictures, and I love making money… so I do want to put the two together!

I’m thinking of taking a photography class locally… but I don’t have time now with it busy dog sport season. Maybe in the summer I can fit something in.

This is one of the places I joined… still waiting to see if they approve any of my photos:

It goes without saying that I love chocolate. All kinds. Especially Fudge. I haven’t had fudge in a while, but I miss it… I wish that we could program our food like with food replicators, so that it taste’s like chocolate and ice cream, yet has all the nutrients we need. Ahh… someday!

My husband sometimes says “It has too much chocolate.” But I think that is not possible. I love chocolate ice cream with chocolate chunks and chocolate sauce on top! I think I’m going to go to the grocery store on the way home and get some…

Gertrude Hawk Chocolates look so yummy, I want to order some of them. Maybe I will just have to, it really is almost my birthday…

I went to an agility trial last weekend and I just had a couple of thoughts.

First one is… I can be very child like when I want someone to watch me, or know what I’m doing, or see the pictures of the necklace that I bought. I think children do this a lot.. and I wonder if, the more people do it as adults, the bigger the sign of immaturity it is? I think, sometimes, I do it too much.

And on a further note, I think it’s interesting when people talk and talk about themselves and hardly listen to other people. I think this, too, might be a sign of immaturity. Or maybe insecurity? People don’t know how to listen, or can’t sit in silence, and so just chatter on about any old thing?

Personally I like sitting in silence to a degree. And I like it when people don’t chatter on continuously. It rather bothers me. But I listen, because I’m am much better listener than I am talker, anyway.

Here on my blog, though, I chatter on, just about myself, on and on… and it’s the way I am able to satisfy this part of myself. LOL

I am not a meat eater.. though I do use animal products. And I do feed my dogs a raw food meat diet and I like to find different sources of meat for them. My biggest concern is the treatment of the animals.

My Mom loves Feather beds and pillows and other feather products, saying they are the warmest and most comfortable. And I do love my feather bed.

So if you are interested in Ostrich products, just make sure you find a company that, like ostrich.com, is “dedicated to the world-wide advancement of the ostrich industry through ethical agriculture, education, promotion and sound business philosophies”. I want the animals to be treated well, and these guys, according to their web page, seem to be doing okay.

Sooo.. I was listening to NPR the other day and they did this little blurb about this online website called Catalog Choice.

My husband usually gets our mail and he throws most of the catalogs away, as I have asked him to do. I have a nasty habit of seeing ones I like and then buying things that I don’t need and can’t really afford. But this service, Catalog Choice, lets you go online and stop catalogs from being delivered!

Way cool. I signed up, I’ve already put in a half a dozen catalogs. One of them isn’t working with Catalog Choice but I sent them an email and will deny their catalog too. I’d forgotten how many junky catalogs we get since I asked my husband to throw them away!

Well, I’m dead tired. Crashed on the couch, going through some Entrecard dropping and reading some blogs. TV is on but I’m not paying attention to it. Levi is sleeping on my left side on the couch, Muffit on my right. It sure is a happy couch, happy and tired.

I am too tired to post anything of any substance today, and probably for the next day or so. The three day agility trial tired me out, as usual. But it was fun. And.. it was sunny! I loved being in the sun and mostly warmth. Today I was even in a t-shirt. Usually this trial is cold and windy, so it was a pleasant surprise.

I’m going to work tomorrow, albiet late, because I’ll be tired. Then taking Friday off to go to Colorado for an agility trial with Chase and Tatum. Hope I don’t need any cell phone amplifiers for the trip. My phone usually gets pretty good service. We are going up I-80 way. Just for a two day trial, up and back.. and then, I get the following weekend off! Yay! As fun as dog things are, I do miss having a weekend or two off so I can stay home.

I’m going to bed… good night!

I’m doing dog agility this weekend with Levi. It’s fun… the weather hasn’t been too bad. A bit windy and cold, but not unbearable. Fortunately it makes for tired dogs. Also makes for a tired me, but that’s okay. Being tired is good.. makes me stronger, I do so believe. At least I hope so anyway.

So now I’m relaxing and sitting here watching Moonlight on TV. I like Moonlight, I love vampire shows. I already watched Doctor Who. Also love those new episodes, I’m so glad they brought the series back!

Now I think I might need a small bowl of ice cream. I’m actually doing better this weekend, not eating so much, and trying to eat more healthy. Apples and Bananas instead of so many crackers and chips. Hopefully it’ll help. Then I won’t need a drug treatment center to help me with my chocolate addiction.

I have another day of agility tomorrow. I’m tired, but having fun.