Updates, More or Less

I have been terrible at posting in this thing...honestly though, I think part of that has to do with the fact I just haven't found my life all that horribly interesting lately. No, I'm not depressed, just...unenthused with where things are at the moment, I suppose.

Anyways...I've started working at Petsmart as a bather/brusher: got all of my certifications and training and stuff done last week. Yesterday I had a couple of more difficult dogs to try and bathe and such and learned the ropes of proper drying (hey, I have a dog with a slick coat, I just towel her off and let her air dry in the house on the rare occasion I give her a bath), but today was easier, and that was because I had a terrier opposed to Labs. Imagine that...

Okay, I didn't have him, one of the groomers did, but he asked me to get him bathed while he worked on a Japanese Chin, so...

Of the dogs I've bathed so far, that Westie was easily the best (though part of that was me knowing what I was doing: last Friday I also bathed a Jack who was good for the bath as well). I ended up towel drying him because he didn't like the air coming out of the velocity dryer (easier for him and there was plenty of time), so we spent a good while getting to know one another between me putting him in his cage, bathing him, drying him, and checking up on him. He really enjoyed getting dried off, actually: it was fun for the both of us, I think, haha. We became buddies even, though I didn't get to see the final results -- I was out while he was on the table and left after clocking out because I needed to go and eat. I'll admit though, he really rekindled my terrier lust (probably especially after discussing Airedales last night); doesn't help I wanted a Westie when I was a kid...loved terriers even then.

I was supposed to bathe and brush a Chessie this morning too, but they didn't show, unfortunately. I was looking forward to the chance when I saw it in the appointment book.

Anyways...not too much more has been going on. Working and earning a paycheck, and finally got my younger brother to start paying me back the money he owes (now just to get everyone else who owes me to do the same). This past Sunday I went out with my older brother, his fiancée, one of her brothers, and a couple of my brother's friends: it was loads of fun -- even the miniature golf, which I don't normally like. I might cover that later...we'll see.

The biggest news, probably, is from last Friday. I don't care to go into much details, but...I was diagnosed with syncope...at the ER. Basically, if I get too hot, too hungry, dehydrated, whatever, I get light heated and can pass-out. It's happened twice before, but I never knew it was actually an ailment, for lack of a better term. So, I have to be sure to keep hydrated, not get too hungry or too hot, all that jazz otherwise I could have an episode. Joy. During the most recent one I actually "cracked my head open"; the laceration wasn't too big, and the doc said it was mostly superficial, so it didn't need stitches but he wanted to put Dermabond on it to keep it from bleeding again and stuff (it bled a lot!)-- basically he glued my head "back together." He said that at least I have short hair because it makes it easier, but I'm not supposed to sweat too much until it comes off/out on its own, which is projected to be some time early next week. I also can't really wear a hat, for my own comfort really.

Had to take my eyebrow piercing out for the CAT scan and didn't get it back in in time at home (one of the ends came off at night -- luckily it landed on my laptop -- and didn't get it in right away) so my ma ended up re-piercing it for me. Didn't really hurt, just a touch more than when I first got it pierced (which didn't hurt at all), but at least it's back in. Also found out the only other piercing that needs to be redone is the second one in my left ear: das ist gut -- sehr gut. I thought I had to get everything redone.

Suppose that's it for now. Might have more tomorrow.