26 comments.
26 comments and more than 400 hits since I posted my "Should I find Anais a new home" entry (see below).
The post was featured on dcblogs.com today and someone posted a link to it on Craigslist under the heading "Sad." I'm completely amazed that this entry got so much attention. As I told a friend earlier today, "This better not be my 15 minutes because that would just be so lame..." I don't even think that it was one of my better written posts, but I guess that once animals are involved people get very passionate--I think I'm going to just start dropping random animal references to keep you guys fighting amongst yourselves. (Three-toed sloths--discuss!)
I would like to say a quick thank you to all of you who commented and either expressed your honest opinions (anonymous #1, BFF Matt), made me laugh (Roz, Diligent), or defended me against ad hominem attacks from GW-hating readers* (Ryan, Fiorella). I hope that, regardless of your views on cats, you'll all come back and keep commenting. I'm always happy to get new readers.
And now, because you've all been subjected to all this cat talk for the past four days. Here's a quick dog anecdote from this past weekend in NJ:
The doorbell rings and my mother opens the door. A tiny old woman is standing on our front porch holding a clipboard.
My mom: Yes?
Old Lady: Good afternoon, do you own a dog?
My mom (without missing a beat): No...but I have a husband...
And scene!
Stay tuned for more Jersey stories...I've got a zillion things to share.
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*10 bucks says he/she applied to GW, didn't get in, and now boasts a degree from AU--How's that for GW-bratty for ya? huh?
12 comments:
All those hits and none of those people offered to take Anais? I would post that fact under "Sad" on craigslist, too. All those people would rather read about a cat than have one, I guess.
I am doing my own part for the can't-have-a-cat-anymore population and taking another one in next month. (A friend's fiance is extremely allergic.) Otherwise I would seriously consider taking in Anais. I think she could hold her own against my fat little bastard.
I love your mom. She always cracks me up. Much of your sense of humor certainly comes from her.
That is very true! tons of comments and still no potential home for her. Sorry Ale dear. I would have offered to take pretty Anais in except for the following important details:
A. I am a dog person
B. I attempted to like cats. Anais may have sensed my love for dogs and not wanted to bond with me that ONE time we had our 2 seconds and then she almost killed me.
C.She did bond with my leg however....we know what happened last time I was over and its never been the same....
D. I'm still considering getting a puppy just trying to find the means without spending a month's rent. I'm a little anxious to come across another breeder who will sell me a little guy who lasts less then 3 weeks :(
Fiorella: do you mean to say that you had a dog who died within 3 weeks?! That is absolutely terrible!
yea. I got a cute little yorkshire terrier and it got sick on me twice because the breeder said it was prone to hypoglycemic shock. The second time around it didn't make it. Unfortunately, he said it was past the guarantee date and that there was nothing he could do about it.
I don't know anything about breeders except that good ones are hard to find, and that "good ones don't have to advertise" and you have to go by word-of-mouth. If you belong to some secret dog club, of course. I looked into pugs a few years ago and it was so stressful just trying to figure out how to get one in the first place (since they're a "hot" breed and puppy mills abound) that I just gave up and got a cat from a shelter.
Good luck!
I don't much about breeders either, but something tells me that if they don't guarantee the life of a puppy for longer than two weeks, then they're not that great. I mean, c'mon... this isn't a goldfish we're talking about. A dog should give you 7 years, at least.
I didn't know dogs came with expiration dates.
Alejandra, I'd be willing to adopt your cat, but only if I can change her name to Cthulhu. Or Schrodinger.
controversy sells. perhaps you should meet up with me and let us cause some controversy.
whats with the AU bashing? it's not like GW is exactly Ivy league itself. Same could be said about GW students, they didn't get into Georgetown!
It was a joke, anonymous. I was playing on the DC college pecking order... (although, personally, I had zero interest in attending Gtown and didn't even apply).
thats very funny. I specifically remember your dislike for gtown when you visited.
It was the steps...there are steps everywhere. Ugh. And the tour guide was a total douche bag (as the kids say).
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