Starting fires, murder, Little Filthy, and sleeping…with socks on.
1. Those wildfires are hard to watch. Especially when you learn that someone started it. For some reason, it’s almost worse to me when someone accidentally starts it – like a kid who plays with a match and ends up burning down 50 houses. It’s like someone coughed without covering their mouth and caused a tornado.
2. Since I’m on the topic of murder, Drew Peterson is still kickin’ it, isn’t he?
3. I walked into the kitchen today to find Little Filthy sitting and staring at the kitchen island. As soon as he spotted me, he started to jump so his head would peek up over the counter. I’d eaten part of a banana earlier and left the other half on the counter. He’s banana crazy.
That just reminded me of something. When the Seattle Peeps were here and they actually met Little Filthy, it occured to me how many times I had to say, “Oh…he [does this] when [this happens].” Examples (all of which they witnessed, save maybe the banana thing):
a) He goes nuts when you open that cupboard. (There is one particular kitchen cupboard that causes Little Filthy to lose his shit when it’s opened.)
b) He humps his toys the moment you try to take them.
c) He jumps (literally – he jumps up and down) if you move the rug that he’s standing on. He pounces straight up and down, staring at the ground. If I do this to him, I can walk into the room an hour later and he’s still jumping and staring.
d) He falls asleep when you file his nails. (I file them every so often since he tends to jump on me and snag my pants otherwise.) If you put him on his back with his legs sticking straight up, you could file his nails all day and he’ll sleep the entire time.
e) He loses his mind if he smells a banana. He can smell you reaching for a banana.
4. I cracked my patio door open last night so cool air would come in during the night. I woke up and it was 55 degrees in my place. And I sort of loved it while I was in bed, anyway. But it occurred to me that a woman might really find the whole practice odd. I like chilly air when I sleep.
5. That brings up another cold-weather practice: Wearing socks in bed. Do you do it?
I don’t think I could do it. It feels like going to bed with shoes on. Just… odd. And besides, don’t your feet get too warm? It’s kind of gross, too, if you’ve been wearing the socks all day, right? Hell, I think it’s sort of gross that people get into their beds after collecting dirt on their skin all day. Those people only wash their sheets once a month and always have a rash.
It just occurred to me that I’m going to be single forever because I’m a weirdo and my dog is, too.
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Just a random attorney writing about daily life with Little Filthy, my rotten dog.
October 17th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Re: No. 4: I love sleeping with my windows open when it’s cool outside. Not wide-open windows and not super-cold weather, but this morning when I woke up, it was 60 degrees in my house. Which, as you say, is fine as long as you’re in bed. But when you have to get up! Yikes!
Which brings us to No. 5 and socks in bed: I only wear them when it’s REALLY cold outside. Nevermind that my house stays a relatively constant temperature, I’ll wear socks to bed. But I put on clean ones before bed, not the ones I wore around the house all day.
You’ll find someone who appreciates your quirks.
October 17th, 2008 at 10:29 am
I have great videos of LF attacking the rug and cabinet and also getting his nails filed. I showed them to Kala and she thinks that LF should consider therapy. She, of course, won’t acknowledge her eating “disorder”
I don’t think I knew about the banana things. Don’t dogs usually hate bananas?
There is no way that I could wear socks in bed. During the night, my body temperature goes up to spontaneous combustion level and socks might just make me burst into flames!
October 17th, 2008 at 11:56 am
you and me both.
October 17th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I just loled. Srsly
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First of all, YAY to 55 degrees and BOO to socks (while in bed for both). I love waking up to a freezing apartment all snuggled, and I hate having socks on my feet when I sleep (which occasionally I do when I use my expensive foot cream cause it keeps the moisture in or something.
Also.
The Little Filthy stories having me laughing still. Amazing.
October 17th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Oh my, Little Filthy cracks me up.
No. 1 – I can’t even imagine living in the middle of that. I’m heading to San Diego next weekend but I don’t think the wildfires are that far south. At least I hope not! Guess I need to brush up on my CA geography.
No. 4 – hell no. I need warmth!!!
No. 5 – Only clean socks and only when it is super-cold. And ITA about the disgustingness that is getting into bed dirty. But I can’t shower at night so I put my hair up in a tight ponytail, wash my arms, legs, chest, back with a washcloth, wash my face/neck, throw on a t-shirt and panties (and clean socks if it’s cold) and then hop into bed. I change my pillowcase every two days (one side then the other) and change my sheets weekly, washing them in super-hot water.
October 18th, 2008 at 2:23 am
If it’s too warm I can’t sleep…I’m generally a fan-all-year type of gal, would love to have my windows open if they had screens.
It drives Memorie crazy. She’s so skinny (24 inch waist? Seriously. Effing trannies.) that she’s always cold. Makes her have to cuddle up to my chubby ass to keep warm XD
October 18th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
LOL Chivahn… that made me laugh.
1. this is very sad, and it breaks my heart. I always think about all the stuff that can’t be replaced. Childhood momentos, pets left behind, cherished antiques etc.
3. I wish I could file Izzy and Lulu’s nails. It takes two vet assistants AND the vet to cut their nails. They hate it, and they freak out like you’re trying to chop off their little toes.
4. I like cold air but hot covers, the Mister does not like either one. I keep a small fan beside my bed, and my side of the electric blanket is on all year around.
5. I’ve told you about my bed “issues”. No socks, sheets must be changed every five or six days, and nobody who’s dirty gets into my bed… ever. I would kick Brad Pitt out if he was dirty, and that’s sayin’ something!! Okay, maybe I would just have my wicked way with him and then force him to change the sheets for me…. that’s a better idea!
October 19th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
3.a. What is in the magical, mystical cupboard?
3.a. – e. Two words: freak show
Love it!
5. nooooooooooooo
October 20th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Beth – Mmmm, chilly air! What temperature do you keep your house? I like it at 72 in the summer and think that 65 is pretty much great for sleeping. I think I’d boil if I wore socks to bed.
Bev – The rug pouncing is the most disturbing to me because he’ll sit and stare at the rug for so long afterwards and then I feel badly for prompting it. I’m not sure if dogs normally hate bananas. LF loves them. And I’m with you on the socks to bed thing!
Lily – weirdos unite.
Vittoria – We gotta make sure you meet the monster next time you’re in town. Oh! We gotta make sure I meet *you* next time you’re in town!
October 20th, 2008 at 8:53 am
PT-LawMom – You know what’s really gross? Coming home from a smokey bar and getting into bed. Yuck. That pillowcase habit of yours is pretty interesting… Are you concerned about the dust mites that are crawling into yours ears?
Chivahn – 24 inch waist?! Is she transparent?
Tiffany – When LF was a puppy, I used to flip him over and file his nails since they were so sharp. I guess it just brings him back to childhood.
Do you do the pillowcase changing thing like PT-LawMom?
October 20th, 2008 at 8:54 am
KT – 3. A bowl and sugar. Seriously. I don’t know what it is that makes him lose his mind but he just gets completely riled by it. Yup, the dog is odd!
5. DOWN WITH SOCKS IN BED!
October 20th, 2008 at 10:47 am
I agree wholeheartedly.
In other news, I slept with socks on last night (eek). But that was because I kind of passed out. Luckily, it worked well for me, and I think that it’s the KIND of socks I’ve been sleeping in, rather than that fact that I’ve been in sleeping in socks, period.
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd I’ve given this too much thought.
October 20th, 2008 at 11:23 am
3. Wow. That’s awesome.
5. There oughta be a law.
I’m so not into the coming home from the bar and getting into bed all nasty thing. Ew. It only works for me if I’m -ahem- too intoxicated to do anything else. And then I have to change the sheets the next day.
October 20th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Some days I think so….
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She makes Kate Moss look like a fat cow.
October 20th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
RE – Actually it’s not dust mites, but oil/bacteria. I think it started in my acne-prone teen years. I wash my face every night before bed but always wake up a little greasy. Can’t stand the idea of my clean face hitting that the next night, hence the pillowcase habit.
I always shower after smoky bar nights. I’ve even been known to strip in the foyer and throw my smoky clothes directly into a garbage bag for washing the next morning.
October 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
No socks in bed. EVER. I also discourage pajamas with the feet.
October 20th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Heh. I discourage pajamas.