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No bunny. crying
Cimeara · Fri Apr 22, 2011 @ 03:01am · 0 Comments |
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Feh. Bunny? rolleyes
Cimeara · Fri Apr 22, 2011 @ 02:40am · 0 Comments |
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Today's my birthday and people are being very nice. I've gotten some great entries recently for the contest and more people are talking about entering. I've said nice things to all of the nice people. I had even had a very nice extended conversation with someone about quotations and college majors and creative writing. And yet I'm sitting here and trying not to cry.
The dog went to the vet this morning. The X-rays found some sort of mass in my dog's abdomen, which is why he's been whimpering and had digestive problems. And this afternoon he collapsed and my kids called my husband (who works closer to home than I do) and they rushed the dog to the emergency ward of the animal hospital and we won't find out what's wrong till tomorrow.
He's a good dog. We got him when he was already a year and half old, because the kids were already in school and both parents worked and it's not right to expect a puppy to stay in a crate all day. He fit in right away though, and I knew he was a very good dog when my son (age 8 at the time) decided to play with the new dog by pretending to bite at a chew toy the dog was working on. This was a male dog only recently neutered. Some dogs would have taken off the kid's face for that, or at least snarled. Lonnie looked confused and then got up and moved away, because if the boy wanted the chew toy then it was okay with Lonnie, maybe it wasn't supposed to be his after all.
He was from a show breeder who wanted to reduce her stock. His "real name", on his AKC papers, is Candray Silver Screen, and his "call name" is Lonnie. We didn't ask why but afterwards we wondered if it was from Lon Chaney, the actor who played in the old werewolf movies (so, "silver screen" wink . Getting a dog from a show breeder is supposed to be the best way to get dogs, because show breeders are supposed to care very much about the quality of the breed and make sure not to breed unhealthy animals. He's been very healthy, except when not. The "not" has been two catastrophic illnesses already.
When he was 4-1/2, he was suddenly hit by a paralysis of his whole rear section, including back legs. A fibrocartilaginous embolism, FCE, a sort of stroke of the spinal cord. The vet at first thought it might be a ruptured disc, and off to the animal hospital for x-rays, a CAT scan, IV-fluids... they treat animals as well as people can be treated, when they can. They decided it was the FCE, and after that it was just waiting to see if the nerves would recover. It took days for him to walk again, and weeks and weeks before he didn't need to wear a doggy diaper. We were very lucky, some dogs never recover. But Lonnie did, and he was fine after except for a slight weakness in his back legs, so that if he was running around corners too quickly he might "wipe out". He never seemed to mind it, though.
Last year, about this same time, at age almost 10, the vet found his calcium levels were very elevated. This time it was hyperparathyroidism, where the parathyroid glands put out too much of whatever it is they put out. This leaches calcium from the bones into the bloodstream and ruins the kidneys. So off to the animal hospital again, for surgery, to have the glands removed. He looked very odd when he came back with the front of his neck and chest all shaved and this big incision along his throat. And extra vet visits for calcium level checks for weeks after, and extra pills to take. But he was very good about it.
Now there's something else wrong. He'll be 11 in mid-November. That's not a bad age for a dog to reach, but we're not ready to let him go yet. So we'll cross our fingers and hope the vets can fix it, and pay another few thousand dollars if needed. But it's worth it, because Lonnie is a very good dog, and we love him.
This is Lonnie, and my daughter, too:
Cimeara · Fri Sep 08, 2006 @ 04:00am · 1 Comments |
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Ice Cream Meltdown for Week 23 |
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Well, mixed feelings about this round. I'm glad I ranked much higher than ever before, but it was very depressing to watch my rank drop all through the week. On the first day it was #4, then #17, then #30, etc., etc., till it hit the mid-200's. Yet the comments were almost uniformly great? And the final winners... I won't badmouth anyone in particular but some were pretty dull. Meh, maybe I'll still try again sometime.
Title: Ice Cream Sundae Score: 7.3637 Total Ratings: 604 Total Comments: 62 Rank: 250 Comments you received:
sugerbee xD that is funny
neske real funny
flaca_jessica cool
Flu sad You make me jealous.
Dead Kitty Well, I can't bash the creativity, now can I? Very nice man...maybe a little too much time on your hands?
SugarLeigh Cime, you make me squee. 9/10 for sheer originality.
merit12 That's the coolest avatar here. 10.5/10
gothic_black_rose that's awesome 10
Orange Pickles I'd love to eat you any day ;DD
jarlino More like an egg with syrup...but funny nontheless. ^_^
p3p574r Very fantastic and creative. Just wow. 10.
EX-Wolf Wow..Can I be your son? O.O <3
[Glowsticks]and[Sharpies] That's so great. xD
God-of-babes thats... WOW, out of the ordinary! yet it has... a certin BAM to it ya know... 10/10
Cimeara Wow! what wonderful comments! Thank you, thank you! *dances, no longer worried that people will think it's just stupid*
[.At0m!c.W3dg!e.] HAHAHAHA. I love this. 10.
xAme-Chanx wow...AMAZINGLY creative....Kudos to you <333
GothicRoseMaiden eek ........ 7/10
Chiaki_Ishimaru That's cool
loveaddict Lol, very creative.
King Of Ninjas It would be better without the nightmare scarf
Choko-cat Dumbass, I see bunny ears... stare
Tarryn Blue Wow! That's really original;! I haven't seen an avi like this or with a descrip like this. Cute and cool. 10/10 biggrin
Gothbride Wow!!!that's creatively vute!!! I always wanted a vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup and cherry!! It's lovely!! 10/10
Cimeara Bunny ears, spoons, it's all in how you look at it? ^_^ and thank you to all the ones with nice comments! <333
Monkey Demon awsome.It would be better without the scarf though.9'd
Demiphoenix I'll give you a ten for creativity ^_^
Cimeara No scarf?! but what's a sundae without chocolate syrup? razz biggrin
Nevolji Exactly, what's a sunday without the Cho-co-syrup? You get a 10 just because it's so original! I'd pick this over a full-blown angelic or demonic avatar anyday!
Hatoko hahaha
~oO~Shampoo~Oo~ lol, cute! 10/10
dragonsing xd I love it. Ten! x3
kara_neko this is...GREAT! 10|10
rawrxxx that's really creative. one of the best things i've seen on gaia. ice cream sundae ftw! 10/10
Firey Arrow It's really creative, I would never think of that. My vote is 10/10 n_n
Nico Azure Oh gee. That's hot. I like it... XD 10/10, babeh.
-Lolking- CooL! cool
hachen wtf mate
themilkman420 very origonal.perhaps too origonal...nah 10/10
Clover_Renton clever...took me a while..but clever.
angelcutie2 THIS IS BRILLIANT!I LOVE IT!IT WAS MADE OUT OF IMAGINATION AND CREATION!I LOVE YOU!YOU MUST WIN!!!!!!!=33333 1000/10
blondedork3 Nooooooooo
Superpink2 you do not look nice i give you 0/0 sorry
XXChainGangSoldier25XX Cool. Great creativity. I give you a 9/10. Good luck in the contest.
h3ll Rofl Nice. xS.
Cimeara Thank you for all the wonderful comments (and the votes too ^_^ ) !!! <333
Slashfiend Chiru How cleverly done! Kudos to you.
Cimeara Thank you! yes, it's a silly one, but I'm glad you like it! ^_^
Ah Un Wow. This is grat. Thats ust ubberly Funny. XD I LOVE IT!
BlazeYasutoshi Vanilla ice cream, drizzled with chocolate syrup, with a BIG cherry on top, and two spoons for sharing! biggrin ni
HIMrbrfan2718 =neato
Sunshine Superman Creative ;D
Sekkai.Ry XD That's just awesome! <3
Basch von Rosenberg OMG!!!! Its Goin To KiLL Us Alllllllll!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!1
Feathoron That's really original. =O <3 Comment on my <br>submission if you have the chance; I'd love to hear what you think. ^^
rollyman i could eat ur avi...... 10/10
AppleMartini xd 10'd.
persefoni FUNNY!!! ^_^
Lupas Deva 10 for weirdness.
Precious Misery WOW!!! that is soooo creative xd : !! i hope u win!! heart 10/10 heart
Cimeara Well, I'm very much not-winning, but I'm glad you like it! ^_^
Cimeara · Mon Jun 12, 2006 @ 02:31pm · 0 Comments |
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Week 22 and not nearly so well!
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Title: The Red & the Black Score: 6.7081 Total Ratings: 483 Total Comments: 18 Rank: 0
Comments you received
EvyQ very nice >9
Tinkerbell672 very nice
Kattal Prett good i'd have to say.
Coap Cute. ^^. Good job balancing out the red and black.
Cimeara Thank you for all the compliments!
harrybabob10119 very nice! i love ur style!
redrose1996 its so rocken
Kyuketsuki_goshujin Interesting. The red tights bring a nice splash of color to your wardrobe. ^^
CRAZYGoth11 it's nice
Cimeara Thank you! now if this red x would stop coming up... *pokes x*
Tautropfen sexy leggings..
death_g0d cute (^_^)
The Quiet Wanderer *luffles j00* 10 for j00 biggrin
ArsenicBlood S'alright. But its the sixth avi that I've seen in here that has black and red in it. 7/10
twilitsanctuary your clothes dont match. i know that you probably worked hard to make the avi so i'll be nice and give you a ten
ombre_LT hello, how do i can do those things on the stars?
Cimeara See the left side menu? Choose "Submit Yourself" and you get your own avatar submitted for judging. But you should know that (1) it doesn't appear immediately for judging -> each week of submissions appears for judging the next week, and (2) it will cost you 1000 gold to submit your avatar. Try reading the "Rules" section too. ^_^
deluca89 nice
Cimeara · Mon Jun 05, 2006 @ 02:27pm · 0 Comments |
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Second try but I forgot to make a copy of it. Interesting that I got the same final rating of about 7.0 but didn't rank in the top 500 this time. Oh well. ^_^
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Title: I Love the 60s Score: 7.0009 Total Ratings: 551 Total Comments: 29 Rank: 0
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dolphinSYJ interesting. first comment (I think)
Kyro_Freed go hippie go 8/10
dark_flame13 cool, looks like a hippy xD 9/10
xLaura i like smile
CrimsonRoseDragon Amazing! Well done. Protraied very well. Keep up teh good work.
SugarLeigh Yay! I may not have been around for the 60's and 70's but I still say "give peace a chance" is a motto we could all stand to listen to a little more. wink Great job Cimeara, it looks GROOVY! biggrin heart
BlueFlowerAlways LOL 10/10
Icefox~Windmaster Wow, it's a good change from all the angels and demon here. Never heard of an hippie Avie, very creative, and you really look like a hippie!
gavin_s Its nice but add a lil more "60's " to it.
AoiKarin hippies use long hair
Cimeara Thanks for all the comments! You're probably right about long hair, but the messiness of this style seemed to fit too. Echoes the fringe on the scarf and frayed jeans? Makes it a more androgynous figure as well, which was very 60s. ^_^
jockeyer nice sign
[~Zoso~] I love the 60's!!! But....... Hmmmm.....
Kyo_Shinda human papiloma virus
Cimeara They're getting out a vaccine for that, dontcha know. ^_^
AJW17 YOU a freak
Hello Inc. i dont love the 60's 1/10
Puffles ELTON JOHN! O_o
Cimeara ROTFLMAO! smile
Sarah2980 interesting.
firegirl97 !?
Khasandruh is this a dude or a chick?
slimkidataol lol nice...
teen Hinata ^^ kewl, 10
Cimeara Thank you for all the comments! The avatar is female but with this outfit is more like a guy. ^_^
Lepper36 Groovy, man... Where's your Tye Dye colored VW van?
cagalli yula atha very cool hehe love it 10/10
Ayrako to funny 4 words
Cimeara · Tue May 30, 2006 @ 02:46pm · 0 Comments |
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