franny
bananafish

yesterday i had such a bad headache, my teeth hurt... i took 2 aspirin and then a long hot shower and a long nap. i think i'm stressing a little. i've been studying but i still am a little nervous about it... i feel a time crunch. i don't have as much time as i used to... the new job is farther away and becomes a little bit of a nightmare driving back...traffic is awful. the shelter work is also cutting in on my study time. and this week it was a little depressing since 2 of the dogs that have been there since i began volunteering were put down due to lack of space and an influx of owner turn-ins. sometimes, i really want to slap the idiots who come up to our table and complain or are upset because the shelter euthanizes... they are outraged at the numbers...what they should be outraged at are the number of people who:
1. don't research a particular breed before purchasing and realize the dog isn't working out and dumps it on the shelter
2. the morons who don't spay or neuter their pets and then let them roam.
3. the incredible lunatic numbers of puppymills in the state of PA.
4. all of the idiots who want puppies and kittens and overlook some really wonderful adult pets.

outrage? get outraged at that buster...not a shelter that is full to capacity and is forced to make tough decisions.
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anyhow. my goal is to end up wearing scrubs to work before this year is over. not sure if it'll be in PA or NY. but that is my new goal. that and passing this test. then i'll have to come up with some new long term goals since i believe i've achieved the list i had made a few years ago, when franny was in the midst of school and scandal. i could say that i miss the old dd days, but, really, i don't. not very many readers these days...and that's fine by me.