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Actually, what I really needed was a dog
Sep. 28th, 2010 12:02 pmAfter a flurry of activity on Saturday night and getting whipped into a frenzy about meeting the dog I wanted to adopt, a couple days went by before I heard anything again -- the fosters left their phone at work, and apparently over the phoneless weekend decided they wanted to keep Haylee. I am so incredibly disappointed. After all the frenzy of getting the house ready and the promise (or threat?) of "if everything goes well, we'll leave her there after the meeting," it's hard to have that taken away.
I know, there are lots of other dog-fish in the sea. And I got the obligatory lecture about how I can't fall in love with a story and a photo, blah blah, whatever. I know that. I've brought plenty of anipals into my life before. It's just that she sounded like a great fit for me (everyone agreed on that), and all the plans were in motion, so it wasn't some esoteric thing from far away. And yeah, I did fall in love with her photos and her story (she was found with the body of her person, and hadn't left their side after they passed away, when the family came in and unceremoniously dumped her at a kill shelter), but that's what led me there, not the end result. On Saturday night, I was actually flipping out about everything the next day, worrying that I didn't have all the stuff I needed for her, wondering if I could introduce her to the house correctly so she would know who the pack leader was, etc. It was actually happening.
Grrrr. I know myself well enough that I know I can't take whatever dog breaks my heart, because they all do. I have to be focused and find one that's the perfect match for me, so I can be the best leader and mommy for it and give it a good forever home. OTOH, I guess I have more time to build up finances and stuff.
In other news, man, I hate Stana Katic's hair in Castle this season. I hate that she went the route of every other actress in Hollywood and felt she had to go with long hair -- her short hair was so kicky and youthful. This awful curtain of shapeless long hair (really, it has no form to it, and hangs straight down, giving her the appearance of having a thick neck) ages her about ten years, and makes her look squared off, and as if she's not moving her head. She seems stiff as a board. Everything I liked about Beckett has been taken away gradually on this show, and I'm not keen on this -- I think the hair is like some crazy representation of how they've changed her character. And I keep thinking she's pregnant -- they're doing all the hiding tricks, but in a search, I see that tons of other people think the same thing, though there's nothing informative out there about it. Whatever it is, I want the old Castle back, and the old Det. Beckett back, too! Now!
I know, there are lots of other dog-fish in the sea. And I got the obligatory lecture about how I can't fall in love with a story and a photo, blah blah, whatever. I know that. I've brought plenty of anipals into my life before. It's just that she sounded like a great fit for me (everyone agreed on that), and all the plans were in motion, so it wasn't some esoteric thing from far away. And yeah, I did fall in love with her photos and her story (she was found with the body of her person, and hadn't left their side after they passed away, when the family came in and unceremoniously dumped her at a kill shelter), but that's what led me there, not the end result. On Saturday night, I was actually flipping out about everything the next day, worrying that I didn't have all the stuff I needed for her, wondering if I could introduce her to the house correctly so she would know who the pack leader was, etc. It was actually happening.
Grrrr. I know myself well enough that I know I can't take whatever dog breaks my heart, because they all do. I have to be focused and find one that's the perfect match for me, so I can be the best leader and mommy for it and give it a good forever home. OTOH, I guess I have more time to build up finances and stuff.
In other news, man, I hate Stana Katic's hair in Castle this season. I hate that she went the route of every other actress in Hollywood and felt she had to go with long hair -- her short hair was so kicky and youthful. This awful curtain of shapeless long hair (really, it has no form to it, and hangs straight down, giving her the appearance of having a thick neck) ages her about ten years, and makes her look squared off, and as if she's not moving her head. She seems stiff as a board. Everything I liked about Beckett has been taken away gradually on this show, and I'm not keen on this -- I think the hair is like some crazy representation of how they've changed her character. And I keep thinking she's pregnant -- they're doing all the hiding tricks, but in a search, I see that tons of other people think the same thing, though there's nothing informative out there about it. Whatever it is, I want the old Castle back, and the old Det. Beckett back, too! Now!
