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joflasherI seem to have a large swollen lump behind my left ear. Hard as a rock and rather painful whenever I move my head or, god forbid, press on it. Googles says its a swollen lymph node but the nurse says to come in and get it checked out just to be sure. Yay, doctors appointment. I love doctors. Not.
On top of that, I'm exhausted. This weekend, I had a riding lesson during which my instructor took my stirrups and didn't give them back for a long time, spent > 8 hours sanding and staining the deck, mowed both yards, weeded the garden and most of the flower beds, trimmed all the hedges, sprayed everything down with anti-deer stuff (which seems to be a combination of rotten eggs and tobasco, from the smell of things), planted flowers, cleaned the fish tank, cleaned part of the house, picked blueberries, picked blackberries, made a blueberry pie (yum), sketched out two new paintings and painted a frog (two more to go on that painting, though). Long, long, long weekend. I'm pooped.
I also got to meet Phil's albino corn snake. Friendliest snake I've ever met. Within moments of me putting my hand down for it to taste/smell, it allowed me to pick it up. Seemed perfectly content to weave through my fingers while I studied it. Cute bugger too, all pink and gold and little flicking tongue. The "normal" colored one was more stand-offish and didn't seem comfortable enough with me for me to try to hold him. Snakes are too fragile and quick to really force the issue with.
Also, is it wrong of me to want to buy a pet tree frog for the sole purpose of taking pictures of it? I mean, tree frogs aren't exactly the epitome of cuddly, loving pets. They're nocturnal, fairly inactive and, at best, tolerate humans. Most of them stay very shy and would really prefer NOT to be handled. Margo says its wrong to get a pet just to photograph it. I can see that if its a pet that requires human interaction (dog, cat, ferret) to be happy. Frogs are happy if you supply them with plenty of habitat, food and water. As long as I supply those needs, I don't see a problem with having a pair of them.
Of course, there's always the issue of caged pet and cats in the house. I'm sure they'd try their best to terrorize the thing if I got one. The ferrets, at least, can hold their own. The cats learned REAL fast that trying to bap the ferrets in their cage results in bitten paws.
On top of that, I'm exhausted. This weekend, I had a riding lesson during which my instructor took my stirrups and didn't give them back for a long time, spent > 8 hours sanding and staining the deck, mowed both yards, weeded the garden and most of the flower beds, trimmed all the hedges, sprayed everything down with anti-deer stuff (which seems to be a combination of rotten eggs and tobasco, from the smell of things), planted flowers, cleaned the fish tank, cleaned part of the house, picked blueberries, picked blackberries, made a blueberry pie (yum), sketched out two new paintings and painted a frog (two more to go on that painting, though). Long, long, long weekend. I'm pooped.
I also got to meet Phil's albino corn snake. Friendliest snake I've ever met. Within moments of me putting my hand down for it to taste/smell, it allowed me to pick it up. Seemed perfectly content to weave through my fingers while I studied it. Cute bugger too, all pink and gold and little flicking tongue. The "normal" colored one was more stand-offish and didn't seem comfortable enough with me for me to try to hold him. Snakes are too fragile and quick to really force the issue with.
Also, is it wrong of me to want to buy a pet tree frog for the sole purpose of taking pictures of it? I mean, tree frogs aren't exactly the epitome of cuddly, loving pets. They're nocturnal, fairly inactive and, at best, tolerate humans. Most of them stay very shy and would really prefer NOT to be handled. Margo says its wrong to get a pet just to photograph it. I can see that if its a pet that requires human interaction (dog, cat, ferret) to be happy. Frogs are happy if you supply them with plenty of habitat, food and water. As long as I supply those needs, I don't see a problem with having a pair of them.
Of course, there's always the issue of caged pet and cats in the house. I'm sure they'd try their best to terrorize the thing if I got one. The ferrets, at least, can hold their own. The cats learned REAL fast that trying to bap the ferrets in their cage results in bitten paws.
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Date: 2005-08-08 01:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-08 08:02 pm (UTC)and it could also be a cyst. i used to get them where my glasses hit the back of my ear in particularly sweaty weather. either way, i hope the doctor has a magical cure.
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Date: 2005-08-08 08:02 pm (UTC)