Couch 153: Couch slouch

I guess if she calls, I'll be like, "Barking? What barking?"

we bring her home Thursday! (First-time dog owners. She's a year old, incidentally, not a puppy.).

Could you go to game night tonight, or will you still be at your mom's? And is this day 4 being clean?

Could you go to game night tonight, or will you still be at your mom's? And is this day 4 being clean?

Not that she visits the house much, but she MIGHT notice the brown furry creature wandering around! (Though my dad, who I have told, said we'd have to lock it up if she visits.) I guess if she calls, I'll be like, "Barking? What barking?"

What kind of dog?

Around a year is such a great age for a first dog, especially if it's being fostered. They're potty trained, know how to live in a home, usually have been taught decent dog manners, but still young enough to be sweet and puppy-ish. ❤️

We adopted our dog from a foster home when he was just under a year and he's been a fantastic dog. He's seven now, getting just a little creaky but still sweet and loves his people.

Found a new apartment and just put in my application.

It's the best of the lot but costs more than my current place and is much smaller and well, generally sucks compared to where I am now (a lot less light etc).

I really don't want to move but I don't know how I can continue to stay here either while feeling like I can't walk around freely without worrying that I'll bump into certain people.

And, current T tonight -- who I am sure will do her best to convince me that it's the empowering thing to do and so on. At the last session, she tried telling me that she couldn't do either what I was considering doing -- sticking around till my lease ends. I kinda wanted to tell her that there are lots of things I can do, that she can't and vice versa. So, that's kind of a pointless path to go down.

I'm exhausted but trying not to think about it all -- everything just sucks all around but I also know I'm kvetching needlessly when I have the means to actually up and move rather than continue feeling uneasy all the time (a luxury, I know, few have).

On the other hand, it is a lovely day here.

Couch road trip to help AY move? With plenty of apple pie oreos?

You'll be so glad to see the last of us it'll smooth over the whole process of transitioning to a new place!

I was JUST getting with the bonding etc program that you'd said the Couch road trips were supposed to be about until......you had to go and mention.....apple pie oreos.

Like no, just no. That's an abomination if ever there was one.

I was JUST getting with the bonding etc program that you'd said the Couch road trips were supposed to be about until......you had to go and mention.....apple pie oreos.

Like no, just no. That's an abomination if ever there was one.

The zipcar runs on moonpies and oreos, and we clean the windshield with cool whip

That's got to be either a complete story or poem in and of itself; or, the first / last line of the next great American novel.

The zipcar runs on moonpies and oreos, and we clean the windshield with cool whip

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but really, that response now makes you the -- one and only -- drum roll please.....designated driver for this venture.

T thinks I'm psychotic

Gwammies used to know their place in the olden days.

Yes. Day 4.

omg, i am peeing EVERY FIVE MINUTES. it better not be another kidney stone.

i woke up feeling very uncomfortable in my bladder region, though that went away after i peed a few times. then i got very nauseous and threw up. i've been drinking baking soda water all day, and the nausea seems to have gone away. but now i'm peeing every 5 minutes, with no relief in between.

but, i also peed all last weekend too, just not to this extent, but was okay during the week. i wonder if it is a psychological issue?

i can't do anything.

Not totally sure of type--they think mix of a shepherd, lab, and apparently something else smaller because she's pretty short and just 30 lbs. (but not scrawny or anything). Tempted to do the DNA testing thing at some point.

What kind of dog do you have?

Maybe a UTI? Is it burning at all when you pee? When I had a UTI (actually, I think it had progressed to bladder infection), I was constantly peeing. They can easily be checked for with urine test (or I think they actually have tests you can buy in drugstore, but if it's positive you'd have to go to doctor to get prescription for antibiotics).

most likely not. every time this has happened, it was a kidney stone. except I JUST HAD ONE IN APRIL.