Sluggite Bun-Bun's Journal

8:58pm: By the way...
...I moved my blog. But I won't tell you where! HAHAHAHAHA! Here's a hint: I moved to blogger.com, but I changed my username. Good luck!

12:16pm: Mandy Patinkin rules!
Just thought you all should know that.

8:10pm: Shocking pens and dartboards
I had something interesting to write in my Livejournal earlier, but now I can't remember what it was.

It's hard to find a good dartboard. You can find those electronic ones, but they suck. The darts break easily, and the boards are usually crap. I want to find a real dartboard with real metal darts.

I have one of those snake-in-a-can tricks. You can tell they're tricks because there are no nutrition facts on the cans. And the ones that do have them have fake facts. The best way to do a snake-in-a-can trick is to get a real can and put the spring-loaded snake in it. That way people can't figure it out until it's too late. A better trick is the shocking static pen. At least that looks like a real pen.

I have a mostly-eaten bowl of grapes sitting in front of me. I should go throw them out before they mold.

Most so-called "anti-dandruff" shampoos don't seem to work very well on really bad dandruff.

I just realized I used a lot of hyphens in this post. You know who else uses a lot of hyphens? Rudyard Kipling. Hyphens and capital letters where they shouldn't be. Read Just So Stories if you don't believe me.

I just remembered what it was I wanted to put in my journal earlier.

You know what show has a cool theme song? The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Did I already mention that? Hmmm...

-SBB

7:56pm: Why do all of my posts have subject lines? They don't need them.
At a recent Dick Cheney speech, anyone trying to get in had to sign an Oath of Loyalty to the Bush party. That's kinda scary. The lighter side is what was written on the oath. "I, (full name), do herby endorse George W. Bush for reelection of the United States." And yes, that is what was written, including the spelling errors.

Also, there's this: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=2&u=/nm/oukoe_bush_misspeak. To quote the article: "'Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we,' Bush said on Thursday." It's good to know you're on top of these new innovations, George.

I can't wait for the new 2005 House Rabbit Society calendar. It should be very cool. I think I'm going to get two of day-to-day calendars next year: another FoxTrot one, like I get every year, and one of the Bushisms ones that are floating around.

We've been getting unusually large grapes this year. I don't know if they're breeding them that way, or if it's just luck.

I like laser pointers. I especially like the trick with a spray bottle and a laser pointer, where you can see the whole beam. You know, like in the movies.

You know what game really, really sucked? Chrono Cross. Even after I lowered my expectations (Chrono Trigger was my favorite game, so they were pretty high), it still sucked. The battle system was just... erg. And the storyline was written like a fanfic.

Speaking of games, Final Fantasy V has the worst villain of any game ever. He's an evil black mage called X-Death. It's stupid. He's a shallow, pointless villain. Here's the plot of the game:
Characters: "Teh crystals! They are dying! SuXX0rs!"
X-Death: "I am X-Death! I destroyed the crystals! Ph33r me!"
Characters: "SuXX0rs!"
X-Death: "Hahahhahah!"
Characters: "We will defeat you!"
X-Death: "No you won't!"
Characters: "Yes we will!"
X-Death: "Blarg! I am dead!"
Characters: "Yay! R0XX0rs!"

-SBB

8:57pm: I've decided not to talk about my life in my LJ anymore, so it's just going to be for RandomThoughts
I ran out of space in my Subject line, hence the fact that Random Thoughts is one word.

I saw something interesting today. A man driving an expensive new PT cruiser had a bumper sticker that said "Thrifty." If you're thrifty, wouldn't you buy used?

I like Tetris. I got really annoyed when I ALMOST beat my record. My record was 157 lines. I TIED it! TIED! AGGHHHH!

Question: why did Al Gore start getting charismatic AFTER the 2000 election?

I think that there should be another South Park episode with Spookyfish. Spookyfish was nifty. Or at least with the Evil universe, if not with just Spookyfish.

I hate that song "Gary, Indiana" in The Music Man. Not because it's a bad song, but because it gets stuck in your head. And then you hear just those two words repeating in your head for hours... and hours... and hours... and hours... and then you black out, and wake up to find a knife in your VCR. Or DVD player, if you have the DVD version. A BIG knife.

Got a copy of Gauntlet II for the NES. That's a hard game. But it's fun.

I think they should make Gigli into a video game. A first-person shooter. You and your guns VS. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

-SBB

I am not liable for anything anywhere. Sort of.

12:46pm: I took one of SoaringDragon's quizzes...
I wouldn't have posted it, but it was too funny not to.




Apparently, I'm my own partner. And Katrinathebunny, despite not being human, has big breasts and is evil incarnate. Interesting...

I think possibly I need a bigger friends list...

5:47pm: Thoughts
I'm reading a pre-Discworld Pratchett book. It's called "Strata." It obviously inspired the Discworld books. In it, the main characters go to a flat planet, and one of them even remarks: "You know, humans once believed that the world stood on the back of four elephants, who stood on a giant turtle." Interesting...

I love it when people actually stop for pedestrians at a Pedestrian Crossing sign. They don't often pay attention to those signs, and they really should.

I bought the original Game Boy version of Tetris off the internet, because I couldn't find it it any stores around here. A few days later, I found it in a local store. For $18. I only paid $11. Yay for me.

I think, as a Democrat, that we should make a deal with Republicans. We'll shut up about the 2000 elections if you'll shut up about Clinton. Please?

I let Holly out to run around last night. He had fun, since he hadn't been out in a week.

Not much else.

-SBB

11:53pm: The Test Part II
In twenty-four hours, I got two comments.

Interesting.

-SBB

8:47pm: The Test
I've noticed that no one ever comments on my posts. So I'm running a test. Please comment on at least 3 of the following 5 topics:

Rabbits
Books
Leash Laws
Sluggy Freelance
Random carp (sic)

Thank you for your cooperation.

Fear the random carp, for it is random, and a carp.

-SBB

12:09pm: Spaying Time! Part III
The surgery went fine. It turns out that Holly is not in fact female, like we thought. We get to pick her up tomorrow.

"Weeooh I look just like Buddy Holly..." -Buddy Holly, by Weezer

-SBB

8:34am: Spaying Time! Part II
Took Holly to the vet. She's staying there overnight, but I'll find out how the surgery went arond noon. More updates as they arrive.

-SBB

10:58pm: Spaying Time!
We're taking Holly to the vet to get her spayed tomorrow morning. I hope I didn't take away her food too late. I wasn't given a time to take it away, I was just told "tonight." We'll be taking her back home friday morning. I hope everything goes okay.

Not much else to report. Re-read Night Watch again (best... Pratchett... EVER!). Played with Holly. Went to shelter again to see animals. Didn't see Joey, but I asked and they still have him.

-SBB
P.S. 1 night till Holly gets spayed.

6:11pm: Animal Sheltery-ness (among other things)
Visited the local Animal Shelter today. Very nifty animals. I walked a friendly dog named Poppy (who I think may in fact be the pet of the one of the shelter workers, I didn't ask). They also had a mini-lop rabbit that looked a lot like Squeakymewmew's Katrina. The surprising thing about this rabbit was that despite the fact that they had gotten it so recently it didn't have a name, it was perfectly calm around the many humans and animals. In fact, it was downright friendly. The best part of the visit, however, was Joey. Joey was a big white cat, unable to use his back legs. He would drag himself around on his front feet. He loved being scratched on his head. When I tried to pet the rabbit, he would drag himself over and stick his head under my hand (after sharing a friendly sniff with the rabbit. That rabbit really was friendly to everyone and everything). I kind of wish I could have adopted the rabbit, but we can't.

Although, on that subject, I'm thinking of getting a second rabbit. I'm going to research it, calculate expenses, and then, if it's possible, get a new rabbit. I'll wait a few weeks, of course, for Holly to recover from her surgery. The key will be to find a rabbit with a calm demeanor like Ebony's, not a nervous one like Holly's.

In book news, I'm reading Big Trouble, by Dave Barry. A great book, but the movie is better (although not by much).
-SBB
P.S. 2 days till Holly gets spayed.

1:35pm: Fourth of July Part II
Saw a nifty fireworks display, and set some off myself.

Got to have some more of these simply wonderful soy chips that I like (think miniature rice cakes with actual texture and flavor).

Interesting that I wrote more about the soy chips than the fireworks.

And I haven't even mentioned the chocolate chip/oatmeal cookies.

Well, I have now.

Question: why do I have spaces between the lines? Is it supposed to make it easier to read? Or make it appear more important? Or am I just stupid?

I go with the latter.

-SBB

P.S 3 days till Holly gets spayed.

11:29am: I've got a bag of explosives...
...so HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

*bang*
*whizz*
*sparkle*
*ooh ahh*

Oh, and because I didn't mention it on July 1: Happy Canada Day! HOORAY! HOORAY!

O, Canada...

That's the only line I know. Just that first measure.

-SBB

P.S: Holly gets spayed in four days.

7:19pm: Major Updatage
Okay, so...

To finish up Ebony news, it turned out she didn't die from GI Stasis, like I had thought. She died of liver failure, caused by a mold that destroyed her liver. That explains why she was acting strange before she died.

After that, I was very busy with the end of school. Finals and whatnot. So I was too busy to post.

Then, there was the new rabbit. Her name's Holly, and she's a Holland Lop/Mini Rex mix. She's a silver agouti color. She has longer fur than Ebony, so it's not as soft, but she has lop ears. Occasionally. Actually, most of the time she keeps them up, so she only rarely has lop ears now.

And... that's about it. Rather pathetic really.

And now...

There's several pairs of quail, but only one have babies. Unfortunately, only two babies and the male are left of that family. We hope that the others will lay eggs soon.

The wild rabbits are, of course, very fertile. We've seen several small rabbits, and there will soon be more.

The robins from last year built another nest. This time, however, the didn't build it where a raccoon could get it. The nestlings from that one have already started flying, but we're hoping that they'll lay a second group of eggs, like last year.

I want to start writing again, but I'm not sure what to write.

I also want to make my own website, but I'm... what's the word? Ah, yes... lazy. So very, very lazy.

Just saw Spiderman 2. I can imagine the sequels: Spiderman 3: Mary Jane gets kidnapped again. Spiderman 4: Mary Jane gets kidnapped again, and Peter has personal problems. Spiderman 5: Mary Jane takes self-defense classes.

In books, I read two John Ringo books (Hell's Faire, and There Will Be Dragons). I also read the His Dark Materials series by Phillip Pullman. Also read Lies And The Lying Liars Who Tell Them, and a great book of poetry called Obliviously On he Sails. Need money to buy new Pratchett books. Library doesn't have enough of them.

That's about it
-SBB

8:39am: Ebony Emergency Part II
Ebony didn't make it. She was resting comfortably, so she must have died painlessly in the night. The vet is cremating her, and we'll have her ashes in a week.

-SBB

11:55pm: Ebony Emergency
Ebony was weak and shaking, so we called the emergency clinic. By sheer f*cking luck, we managed to get the guy who knows about rabbits. She's majorly dehydrated, and has a blockage. A blockage from eating the f*cking cardboard I put in her cage to protect her feet. Because of the dehydration, she was hypothermic and going into shock. The vet gave her some painkillers, a bunch of fluids, and some antibiotics. She's staying at the clinic under a heat lamp. With luck, she'll recover, although it might only be enough to get her into surgery. They can't do surgery yet, because her body temperature's too low, so the anesthetics, which would drop it lower, would be too dangerous. Last minute, too, since she probably would have died overnight otherwise.

Naturally, I blame myself. I go through what-ifs and should-haves.

I should have watched her more carefully.
I should have spent more time with her.
I should have taken the cardboard out.
What if I had done better?
What if I wasn't such a horrible caretaker?
What if I wasn't a goddamn idiot?

And of course, the biggie...

What if she doesn't make it? We would only have had two years, then. I would only have memories of her love and warmth. I would only have goodbye, when I scratched her between the ears the way she likes before letting the vet have her.

What if she does make it? What do you mean, if? Of course she'll make it.

Unless she doesn't.

God damn my pessimism. Now I see why optimists are optimists. Because being a pessimist f*cking sucks.

Her empty cage is one of the saddest sights I've ever seen.

-SBB

11:14pm: Updatage and Trivial Competition
Okay, so minor updates first:
I put some new cardboard in Ebony's cage, so she wouldn't have to sit on the wire. She dug a big hole in the cardboard, so she's sitting on the wire anyway.

And, the Trivia Bee:

The Trivia Bee is a local competition supported by a literacy group. We basically answered a bunch of pointless trivia questions. Our team got fourth, but we won the spirit award for being really loud and hyperactive. What did we get? A big basket of sugar, to make us louder and more hyperactive. Go LotR questions! But they had too many really easy Harry Potter questions...

WAAAYY TOO MUCH SUGAR!

WHEEEEE!

-SBB

8:56pm: The World Spoon Crisis
This is it. We're all dead. The President has just announced a world spoon shortage. How will we eat soup now? It's all over...

And, on a less random note, real news:

I was sick Monday.

It snowed today. It's not supposed to snow, dammit! Rain is okay, I love rain, it's my favorite weather. BUT NOT SNOW! GAHHH!

Ebony is being annoying. She has decided that the walls, carpets, and furniture are her chew toys. She's always been like this, but she's gotten much more aggressive about it lately. Far more determined. I think she's frustated that we've figured out how to close the doors so she can't get them open.

Conserve your spoons carefully.

-SBB

11:18pm: Strange Video Games
So, I took out my old SNES, and popped in a game I had gotten a few years back, called Kendo Rage. It was made back in 1993.

The plot of the game is something with a magic item that turns an ordinary schoolgirl into a superhero, who is going to be late for school. So, you try to get to school, while fighting a whole lotta evil. Wielding as the powerful weapon that shall smite evil... a bamboo stick. Sad.

Anyway, you go through seven stupidly difficult levels, full of ghosts, bears, and karaoke-singing businessmen.

Now what game would be complete with bosses? The bosses are: a chibi version of yourself, a wierd chibi rock singer, three hungry fish, a transfroming robot, a giant robot owl (calling himself Dr. Who, naturally), an insane chick obsessed with roses who throws little dudes at you and reflects them back at you with a tennis racket (every game needs a freaky tennis chick!), and the school principal (whose hobbies include vampirism and being the last boss). Now, if that wasn't bad enough, after beating it on easy mode, you get to do it again to get the "good" ending! *twitch*

Of course, you're not totally alone. You do have the guy who gave you the magic item (something with an O. Dr. Osaka or something). And a wierd little imp thing that occasionally shows up and powers up your... bamboo stick (it's pathetic, but you wouldn't want her to hurt herself with a real sword, now would you?).

While playing this, I just keep thinking of how much it reminds me of Ranma 1/2, and how much the main character looks like a cross between Akane (Ranma 1/2) and Miaka (Fushigi Yugi).

So, for anyone with an SNES, if you see this game, get it. It's worth it, if just for the absurdity value.

3:53pm: Ebony News II
Took Ebony to the vet. Turned out nothing was wrong, she wasn't even overweight. The vet showed us a new way to hold her and trim her nails. And, I finally confirmed that Ebony is, in fact, a girl.

-SBB

9:01pm: EbonyNews (and less important SBBNews)
Anyway, I noticed Ebony was a little overweight, so I put her on a diet. Unfortunately, I changed her diet too fast, so she got sick. Not TOO sick, but sick enough to eat a disturbingly small amount. It's not serious, but I don't want it to develop into anything, so she has a vet appointment.

Thinking of writing a short story. I have an idea, but last time I had a good idea, I ended up starting it too soon. Wrote myself straight into a dead end.

School literary magazine deadline is in a week. So much that needs to be done, yet I never have anything to do. Most of it is riding on one or two people. So I mostly hang around, hoping someone will tell me to print something, or cut out a piece of paper, or just DO SOMETHING! It's so boring sitting there!

Read my post yesterday for my rant on Easter Bunnies. And an addition to that: there's a local pet store with an ad saying "Fill your basket with bunnies, hamsters, and gerbils this easter!" Damned pet-selling irresponisble little... *mutters* Looks like angry letter time!

-SBB

4:45pm: Easter: A Rabbit's Worst Enemy
All right, it's easter time. And those cuddly little bunnies sure are cute! Wouldn't they make a great present?

Wrong!

Rabbits can live up to ten years, and take a lot of work to care for. They need daily love, exercise, food, etc. They can be litter trained, but that takes a lot of work. They WILL chew things. They WILL bite people during mating season (unless neutered). They are cute and cuddly, but they are also a great responsibility. Getting one for your son/grandson/nephew/whatever means first making sure that both you and the recipient have done a careful study and gained a lot of information about pet rabbits and the responsibilites entailed. Rabbits should not be bought on impulse. Thousands of rabbits end up abandoned or in shelters around easter time, most of which are euthanized.

Rabbits are wonderful pets, but before getting one you should always understand what it is you are getting. You are not merely getting a pet, you are getting a new member of your family.

It's more serious than you might think.

For more information, go to www.rabbit.org.

-SBB

7:25pm: RPG time!
Okay, I have an RPG that will work.

It's called Orc Thwacking Brigade. You, as members of the elite Orc Thwacking Brigade are mercenaries, traveling from town to town, helping purge the world of orcs by thwacking them. There are several different 'classes' in the Orc Thwacking Brigade, depending on what part of it you're in:

The basic Thwacker class is just your average warrior, but very good at thwacking orcs. Strong, but not too bright.

Sneaky Thwackers are ninjas and theives, who thwack the orcs with their sneaky ninja skills. Quick and sneaky, but not as strong as Thwackers.

Organic Thwackers are rangers or druids, who are connected to nature. They use the forces of the earth to thwack orcs. Ranger Thwackers have the advantage of using bows, and Druidic Thwackers can have their animal familiars help thwack orcs.

Research&Development is where wizards and alchemists go, working to discover new and better ways to thwack orcs. Nifty magic, but very weak physically.

Shiny Thwackers are priests, who can heal their party members and thwack undead orcs (yes, there are undead orcs).

Holy Thwackers are paladins, who use the forces of good and their mighty swords to thwack orcs. Stronger than Thwackers, but they tend to attract lots of enemies. Holy Thwackers who are bad get a visit from the Knee-Kicking Brigade and become Unholy Thwackers. Unholy Thwackers are like Holy Thwackers, only different.

If you want to play, just post a comment with info about your characters. Be creative, we want characters with some personality. If I get enough players, I'll probably make a community.