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Banana is an orange pomeranian. He’s objectively the cutest dog in the neighborhood, and a local celebrity; people we’ve never met approach us and ask, “is this Banana?” My landlord is also a local celebrity because he owns many of the apartments around us. My dream is to hold a race for Mayor of Windsor Terrace between my landlord and Banana and I’d bet the house (his house) that Banana would win. They’re both friendly and love bird watching and the Grateful Dead, but surely the landlord’s platform would have to do with raising rent while Banana’s would be allowing pets in Greenwood Cemetery. Banana can’t do many tricks like “paw” or “twirl” but he’s awesome at fetch.
Dec 26, 2022
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of all the goofy ass dogs on the internet I think the two pups on (at)borotan on instagram just stand above and beyond the rest. every day i'm like wow how are you real??? a constant source of joy just great stuff shout out to chewchan and benben 🫡
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When I was 19 I impulsively bought a pet lionhead rabbit from the farmers market where I worked for $20 (tip money and change scrounged up from my boyfriend’s car). we named him Dale. That was another huge free will moment that I could just do something like that but unfortunately I had to live with the consequences of my decision and taking care of a rabbit is a lot of work! Years later I would talk in therapy and cry about how I couldn’t have a dog because it wouldn’t be safe with Dale, the financial obligation was too great, and it was not the right time in my life.
Dale died when he was ten not long after moving all the way across the country with him! He lived a long time for a dwarf rabbit and he was happy and healthy until the end. I had to euthanize my cat Kitty not long after that because she had lymphoma.
I got a kitten and named her Dolly and she was the love of my life! The sweetest goofiest long haired black cat who loved getting into mischief, sleeping on my head, and giving me hugs around my neck and kissing my face. She suddenly started showing symptoms of latent FIP, an untreatable fatal disease, shortly after her first birthday. Her condition deteriorated rapidly and I had to let her go.
The loss of Dolly was tremendous. I couldn’t imagine getting another cat to replace her because I would only ever compare them and she was one of a kind.
Still, I found myself at a shelter and when they gave me a tour of their adoptable animals, I saw this little guy in a cage staring out at me with his big beautiful eyes. When we took him out and brought him to a room to meet him even the shelter staff were impressed by how well behaved he was. I couldn’t leave this sweet wiggly worm behind so I adopted him!
It blew my mind that they would just let me fill out a form and pay them $300 or whatever and take a little guy like this home and that I could finally have a dog. It was a pain raising him in an apartment but he has a house with a yard now and I think (I hope!) that he’s very happy. Several people told me they thought this was a decision I would regret but I wouldn’t change a thing!
Sep 26, 2024
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It’s your house - do whatever you want there - but why do you want your life to smell like a malignant Skittle? Vaping weed inside? That’s fine.
Dec 26, 2022
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This stuff fixed my hair. I will never not use it.
Dec 26, 2022
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Lungfish is the best band Dischord ever released, and one of the best bands in general. Vocalist and musician Daniel Higgs will forever be a legend. Feral Hymns is a perfect album. The songs are hypnotic, sludgy, warm - they seem ceremonial somehow. I first listened to this record at the Outer Banks, so it always reminds me of hazy sun, gin and tonics and sand in my socks - which I don’t actually mind because it feels like I’m constantly walking on the beach.
Dec 26, 2022