The Venting Thread

What. The ****.

Someone stole my car.

MY car. Out of my driveway.

The ****.

The dogs were sleeping in the garage, and whoever did it made no noise because Abrams didn't bark. Had he heard someone outside, he would have barked at them.

****.

Apparently a house a few doors down had their cars ransacked, too. The officer who spoke with us said they had a similar incident about a week ago. Course, then he said, "If the car makes it to New Orleans, you'll probably never see it again." Thanks. Thanks, Officer, for that vote of confidence.

*sigh*

Now we're just waiting to hear from the insurance company to figure out what the next step is and when the car is considered gone for good.

As much as I hate zombies, for some reason, I decided to watch World War Z.

And I just wanna puke. I don't know why zombies make me feel this way, but I could genuinely throw up right now.

Ugh. Why did I do this. The movie itself isn't that bad, actually. I've seen a lot worse. But omfg the zombies. At first it was fine because you didn't really SEE the zombies that much, or for very long.

Zombieland was fine. I actually loved Zombieland. I just need to give up trying to be okay with zombies, I think. I'm more okay with bees and spiders than I am with zombies.

As much as I hate zombies, for some reason, I decided to watch World War Z.

And I just wanna puke. I don't know why zombies make me feel this way, but I could genuinely throw up right now.

Ugh. Why did I do this. The movie itself isn't that bad, actually. I've seen a lot worse. But omfg the zombies. At first it was fine because you didn't really SEE the zombies that much, or for very long.

Zombieland was fine. I actually loved Zombieland. I just need to give up trying to be okay with zombies, I think. I'm more okay with bees and spiders than I am with zombies.

Does anybody else think I might be crazy/stupid to apply for a vet tech job when I'm allergic to cats? I mean, I'm not deathly allergic. I don't start going anaphylactic. But if cats touch my skin and I don't wash up shortly after, I break out in hives. And woe to me if I toe a cat and then touch my eyes, because they won't stop burning for hours.
I only know for sure this is on the shelter cats, I've not touched somebody's pet cat and tried it (most of my friends have dogs, and those with cats, well, the cats stay at home...) I can't be sure it wasn't something from the not-quite-so-clean shelter environment... the shelter dogs never bothered me, though of course their coats had that nasty, greasy, not super clean feel to them, but it never made my skin break into hives.

Or is this something theoretically I could deal with? Handle a cat, then go scrub down like I'm going into surgery afterward..? I'm just not sure how realistic it is... I know some of you are/have been techs so I figured I might ask. =P Because I'm sort of thinking it won't really work out well. But I really really hate my job right now and nobody else is calling me...

I actually thought they were a bit more creepy than the usual zombies...the biting/chipmunk teeth chattering thing kind of skeeved me . And don't watch Warm Bodies then...there were 'normal' zombies, and then way far gone super zombies that were creepers.

I love zombie culture in general, but I have this weird thing where I legit think a zombie apocalypse could happen... so watching realistic zombie stuff like World War Z and Walking Dead is akin to watching a horror movie. And I don't do well watching horror movies.

I know people in the field who are allergic to cats (they get cold like symptoms when exposed - runny eyes, sneezing, etc). They try to expose the least amount of skin to a cat as possible (gloves), then wash up afterwards. I'm allergic to *something* at the clinic I work at (I think it is one of the cleaners) and I just take a zyrtec before my shift starts so I don't end up in hives.

But you will be handling cats. There is no avoiding it. If you're willing to take steps around it (wash/meds), it wouldn't be horrible, it don't think.

I know people in the field who are allergic to cats (they get cold like symptoms when exposed - runny eyes, sneezing, etc). They try to expose the least amount of skin to a cat as possible (gloves), then wash up afterwards. I'm allergic to *something* at the clinic I work at (I think it is one of the cleaners) and I just take a zyrtec before my shift starts so I don't end up in hives.

But you will be handling cats. There is no avoiding it. If you're willing to take steps around it (wash/meds), it wouldn't be horrible, it don't think.

There were a few moments of WWZ where I got that feeling, like I wouldn't be surprised if a zombie was sneaking up behind me. So yeah, it was a horror movie.

I also think a zombie apocalypse could happen. There was this one show on the science channel or discovery or something, where they were discussing HOW it could happen. Like, combine rabies and the flu and boom, zombies. THAT kind of stuff intrigues me. But zombies themselves? I just can't.

I actually thought they were a bit more creepy than the usual zombies...the biting/chipmunk teeth chattering thing kind of skeeved me .

But I really really hate my job right now and nobody else is calling me...

Jesus. Remind me not to joke like ever. Make a rain joke, and somebody BLOWS up at me.