Pet Stores

So we had a little family night tonight and ended up at one of the big chain pet stores as we usually do on our family outings.  This time was different though.  

Typically I can resist the urge to buy every pet at the pet stores because those pets are sad, pathetic and usually limited to fish, ferrets and rats.  Not today.  No sir.  Today there was this bird, this Green Cheeked Conure, (Conure is apparently fancy talk for Parakeet) and she was absolutely charming.

Homie roused me from my interest in the ferrets by yelling - "Look, she waves at me!"  I look over to see him fully captivated by this glorious looking bird.  Sure as shit, this bird would wave back at him every time he waved at it.

We probably stared at this bird for a good 20 minutes before regretfully leaving without it (kid was in tears). When we get home, both homie and I are independently searching the internet for info on this bird.  

The photos I have come across are enough to seal this deal for me.  I need this bird after seeing these photos:

"Hey guy!"

"A little to the left, please."

"Not THIS body.."

 I just really liked this photo.

Bird 1: "Look, I told him it was only noon.."

Bird 2:  *Hiccup*

If you have ever read this blog before or actually know me, you know that I am kind of strange (I suppose) and to see a bird that likes to chill on its back was right up my alley.

So today I learned a few things about myself.  1)  I really want a Green Cheeked Conure 

                                                                       2) I am really bad at coming up with captions.

Who Do You Prefer?

Whose version do you prefer?

OR...

In no way has beer influenced this question.

O.K., I lied.  Beer influenced this question last night but I passed out. Also, I started kind of early tonight.

Lobster Christ

I jumped the gun on posting what we will now refer to as Lobster Christ.  A back story about this grand lobster is necessary to truly appreciate it in all it's saviorly glory.

Everything started when nearly a year ago we discovered the best Mexican restaurant in the area, Jessy's.  They have unbelievable food and if you live in Norfolk, Va - go eat there.  It's in OV.  We aren't here to discuss the food though.  We are here for this guy:

   

He used to hang on the wall at Jessy's & I would always make sure to grab the booth with the best view of my Lobster Christ.  I even made my FB profile picture this photo of my love.  I quickly became obsessed.  Well I say he used to hang on the wall because when we went yesterday he wasn't there. 

Naturally, I got pretty nervous so me and homie started joking about what could have happened to Him.  He jokingly suggested that it had just been sold to some inquiring customer at an obscenely low price.  To me Lobster Christ is priceless so the thought of this causes nervous laughter on my part.

Not able to handle the what-ifs any longer, I ask the waiter/counter guy/manager (?) what the hell happened to the lobster?  You will never guess what happened..

Lobster Christ was just sold to an inquiring customer at an obscenely low price.  They are re-vamping the place and he didn't think the lobster fit in anymore so he took it down.  Someone had just come in not long before, asked about the lobster as well & bought it.  My heart shattered.  I was seriously depressed by the time the food came and probably for the rest of the day, explaining the next tattoo I plan on getting:

R.I.P. Lobster Christ

?-2012

My Next Tattoo

This is the rough edit obviously & I'm going further into the depths of hell for this, obviously.

Took The Cat For Another Walk

My daughter found this walk hysterical & can be heard cackling.  After I (accidently) stopped recording, the cat took off across the street towards the house.  A car full of very amused older women pulled up gushing and asking questions.  These walks are never dull.

Here We Go Again

I don't know if she realizes how funny she is:

"I became buds with the neighbor dog and now he keeps escaping his fence to sit on my porch. </3" - veganviking

Took The Cat For A Walk

I was in a really bad mood a few weeks ago so we took the cat for a walk.  I definitely laughed a lot.

Oh - she is obsessed with going outside since this walk.  Today she scratched on the glass front door & cried for about 23 minutes straight.  

I Am Trusting You Here..

Have you ever said that to somebody?

If you haven't but feel the urge to, at any point in your life, I'd recommend shutting the fuck up, scrapping whatever that idea was and finding yourself a new game plan.

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Beer Makes Me Honest

Not really but anybody with courage issues knows it "helps".

I'm not O.K. with.... this.  I'm ten seconds too late in knowing I shouldn't say this or that pertaining to what has been on my mind but so fucking what?  The ability to "conveniently" send thoughts instantly ruins any chance of me biting my tongue & waiting for a more appropriate time to say what I need to say.

How is that for vague and annoying?

What Time Zone Is The Caribbean?

..is what I asked after some delicious lunch from Higher Heights, the local & completely dank Caribbean food place down the street.  I figured if it was at least 5 P.M. there that somehow that would justify my absolute "need" for a beer at 1:48 P.M. on a Wednesday afternoon.

On a probably related note, guess who is "interesting" at a completely inappropriate time of day?