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Dot in the Sky ([personal profile] dotinthesky) wrote2004-07-14 02:12 pm

I want a puppie for my birthday

The Tube was busy this morning but I still managed to find a seat for myself. I put my wet umbrella between my legs, opened my collection of short stories by Alice Munro, and just disappeared into that rumbling metallic worm. It would have been nice if the train kept going and going for hours, days even, and just never stopped. I love Alice Munro's stories - they made me wish for that train to travel all the way to Canada and drop me outside Montreal's downtown station.

When the train arrived in Charing Cross, I noticed a blind man sitting a few seats away. He had a beautiful golden retriever by his legs. The dog had a perfectly round skull and the shiniest coat I've ever seen on a dog. He also had really sad, black eyes.

Kevin told me that golden retrievers aren't much fun because they slobber everywhere and they will do whatever you want - they have no personalities. I don't see why I should want a dog that's hard to handle... for that I already have my daschund in Brazil and her two puppies. Kevin keeps thinking about his little devil-looking pug, and I keep wondering when we'll have a house that fits all the dogs we want to keep.

[identity profile] rageundersilk.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
GOLDEN RETRIEVOODLES!

Everyone shudders when I say that, I don't know why. They're a cross-breed between a standard poodle and a golden retreiver. They're smarter (have more personality) and they don't shed like an unravelling carpet.

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
I've never heard or seen anything like that! Sounds like an abomination...

:)

[identity profile] rageundersilk.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
No, an abomination would be a German Shepoodle. Goddamn attack dogs are bad enough when they can only reach your arm. Imagine if they had the spring loaded legs of a fucking poodle. They'd bounce towards you with their ferocious snapping jaws of death and clamp onto your neck with glee.

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
But that's like a daschund! I have three with my mom and that's exactly how they are like.
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[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2004-07-15 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
weird... i never received this comment in my mailbox! LJ needs to figure itself out.

[identity profile] 4q.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
but pugs are so cute!

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
I can only go by Kevin's descriptions... I've never seen one.

[identity profile] 4q.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
look them up on the internet!

[identity profile] 4q.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
ha ha it's not just for drama, and silliness, the interweb can do good too! It can educate! :P

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
I wish I had more time on it! Stupid job...

[identity profile] 4q.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
ha ha yeah I just realized today I need to spend more time on my job because I am slacking and being away yesterday many things were not done. Everytime something isn't done I blame myself even if it's not my fault, but I am getting really upset with myself at how little time I actually spend doing what I am supposed to be doing. I really need to buckle down, and stop wasting my day away on the interweb. I mean fuck all I do is check lj half the time anyway. My life is more then that. I should be using work time to work or do something more productive then just read about people's lives.

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
I've started using some time to research my novel! I'm quite excited about it... if only I could get some money to do research in Canada, I'd whisk you away to come with me.

:)

[identity profile] 4q.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
yay! would you carry me over the threshold too?

oh wait...nevermind.

but you should! it would be lovely! don't worry I hope to be there next september.

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2004-07-15 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Something will work out for us, I'm sure.

i'm going to post you pics of doggies i think are cute

[identity profile] space-blues.livejournal.com 2004-07-14 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
french bulldog puppy:
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white german shepard
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great dane! look how huge he is!
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these are pug doggies! how cute!
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sorry this was so big!

Re: i'm going to post you pics of doggies i think are cute

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2004-07-15 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
lol! Thanks.

:)