(The groceries were already purchased so it's sorta free.)
My wife is the cook in the house so for Valentine's day I make her dinner and I didn't really fuck it up. I roasted broccoli, made a salad, and red beans and rice. She got me a giant cupcake for dessert. It was a good one.
Money spent so far: $209.09
Friday, February 15, 2013
02/13/13 - Day 50 - Reviewed a friend's music (free)
I have been pretty lackadaisical about my blog updates lately. This one comes two days late and the past two have been pretty lackluster. So I am just going to try to do better. It has been a somewhat different week as I am now actually invested in a full time job with full time hours. It hasn't stopped me from carrying out my daily anonymous kindness attacks but it has kept me from being awake long enough to keep my updates on time.
This was a long cold wet day. My boots got soaked at the beginning of the day and stayed that way until the time I got home. It made me cranky.
I got an email from a buddy of mine that asked me to do him a favor. He asked me to review and give him notes on an album he had recently recorded. He is a great songwriter and funded the recording of this latest batch of songs through kickstarter. His kickstarter campaign was very successful and he was able to travel to Los Angeles for two weeks and record 12 songs with a very awesome and experienced producer.
I am not as good a songwriter as he is but I do have a really good ear for production and I listen to a shit ton of music. Plus I know he asked me to do it because he respects my opinion about music. Needless to say I am pretty pumped to be able to do this. But it is going to be some work. I began working on the project today. I am not sure when I will be finished with it.
My plan is to give him notes on
1. production
2. song order
3. performance
and that's it. I have listened to it a little bit and from what I've heard it sounds really great.
Money spent so far: $209.09
This was a long cold wet day. My boots got soaked at the beginning of the day and stayed that way until the time I got home. It made me cranky.
I got an email from a buddy of mine that asked me to do him a favor. He asked me to review and give him notes on an album he had recently recorded. He is a great songwriter and funded the recording of this latest batch of songs through kickstarter. His kickstarter campaign was very successful and he was able to travel to Los Angeles for two weeks and record 12 songs with a very awesome and experienced producer.
I am not as good a songwriter as he is but I do have a really good ear for production and I listen to a shit ton of music. Plus I know he asked me to do it because he respects my opinion about music. Needless to say I am pretty pumped to be able to do this. But it is going to be some work. I began working on the project today. I am not sure when I will be finished with it.
My plan is to give him notes on
1. production
2. song order
3. performance
and that's it. I have listened to it a little bit and from what I've heard it sounds really great.
Money spent so far: $209.09
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
02/12/13 - Day 49 - Walgreen's Help A Soldier initiative
While at Walgreen's today I purchased a couple bags of pistachios to put in their bin for donations to US soldiers.
Money spent so far: $209.09
Money spent so far: $209.09
02/11/13 - Day 48 - Dogs Deserve Better Donation
Sorry this update is a day late I went out last night and had too many beverages to properly update my blog. I did however donate to Dogs Deserve Better. This is an organization I mentioned in a previous blog and they do great things for dogs all across the US.
Money spent so far: $207.09
Money spent so far: $207.09
Sunday, February 10, 2013
02/10/13 - Day 47 - Ban Tiger Trade Petition (free)
I had to work at my other part time job today and it wasn't very fun. I am better at dealing with disgruntled dogs (at my full time job) than with just regularly gruntled people. I think maybe I'm in a lethargic mood because my diet and exercise routine has been particularly shitty lately. I'm gonna have to figure that out soon because I have less than a week to prepare for the Fight For Air Climb. I actually had signed up (and paid for) a half marathon that took place yesterday. But there was no way I was physically or financially prepared to participate. So I need to step it up.
While at my part time job I get astoundingly bored. It's not that there isn't anything to do. It's just that there isn't any real rush to do it. That and my motivation today was at an all time low. Not my attitude really just my motivation. So I was going back and forth between facebook and reddit. Something I saw on reddit got me really fired up. Apparently certain Chinese farmers actually farm tigers. China does have restrictions on killing a tiger for profit but you can use parts of a tiger if it has died from natural causes. So these "farmers" are raising tigers and then starving them to death because that is considered "natural." It fucking disgusted me. Here is a link to the petition:
Ban Tiger Trade
So what's the real difference, morality wise, between a chicken and and a tiger? It has to be rarity right? Tigers are rare and the idea that a giant jungle cat would be stuck in captivity and tortured through starvation to have it's bones ground up for expensive and exotic wines and medicines is pretty offensive to most people. Far worse things happen to chickens in industrial farms and it's not nearly as offensive. At least not to most Americans. I know it certainly wasn't to me. It probably still isn't. I really became a vegetarian for the health benefits. Animal rights were really an afterthought. My not eating meat probably doesn't move the needle for the big meat manufacturers anyway. But I'm glad I don't.
Like I said earlier, I think I like animals (even the ones that don't like me) better than I like most people.
Money spent so far: $202.09
While at my part time job I get astoundingly bored. It's not that there isn't anything to do. It's just that there isn't any real rush to do it. That and my motivation today was at an all time low. Not my attitude really just my motivation. So I was going back and forth between facebook and reddit. Something I saw on reddit got me really fired up. Apparently certain Chinese farmers actually farm tigers. China does have restrictions on killing a tiger for profit but you can use parts of a tiger if it has died from natural causes. So these "farmers" are raising tigers and then starving them to death because that is considered "natural." It fucking disgusted me. Here is a link to the petition:
Ban Tiger Trade
So what's the real difference, morality wise, between a chicken and and a tiger? It has to be rarity right? Tigers are rare and the idea that a giant jungle cat would be stuck in captivity and tortured through starvation to have it's bones ground up for expensive and exotic wines and medicines is pretty offensive to most people. Far worse things happen to chickens in industrial farms and it's not nearly as offensive. At least not to most Americans. I know it certainly wasn't to me. It probably still isn't. I really became a vegetarian for the health benefits. Animal rights were really an afterthought. My not eating meat probably doesn't move the needle for the big meat manufacturers anyway. But I'm glad I don't.
Like I said earlier, I think I like animals (even the ones that don't like me) better than I like most people.
Money spent so far: $202.09
02/09/13 - Day 46 - Stray Dog Overtime (free)
Saturday is usually a busy day at the Animal Protective League and this was my first one. It was really like any other day except that at around noon every crazy person in the world comes out in search of their dog. This was the first day where there were people visiting the dogs that I wouldn't feel comfortable approving for an adoption. As a caregiver for the dogs I also have to size up the people who want to adopt these dogs. Most people are great but some people...
My position is also responsible for caring for the dogs that are in the clinic. These are dogs that for various medical reasons aren't currently adoptable. Inevitably when a potential adopter comes to look at dogs they will see me walking one of these unadoptable dogs and completely fall in love with them. I usually have to explain the situation to them four times before it sinks in that they can't adopt the dog at this time. It's sad seeing that recognition cross their face.
I was pretty much done for the day. We had actually gotten everything done a little bit earlier than usual. As I was about to clock out two guys who were on their way south for a huge Mardi Gras party stopped in with a stray basset hound. This dog looked a little underweight and smelled pretty bad but getting into stuff that smells bad is one of the perks of being a stray dog. The guys said he was running across the highway and they had rescued him. They called around and people had suggested they bring him to us.
These guys were actually the real do-gooders in this story. All I did was accept the stray and set him up with a bed and a water bowl a little bit after my scheduled time off. He seemed very sweet like he was somebody's dog at some point. I hope that somebody comes to claim him in the next few days. If not (and if there are no serious health issues) I'm sure that we will have no problem finding him an owner.
In other news, my wife and I watched "What About Bob?" last night. That movie is freaking great. I must have watched it 100 times when I was a little kid. I still think it is funny. Why isn't Richard Dreyfuss in more stuff? That dude is freaking great.
Money spent so far: $202.09
My position is also responsible for caring for the dogs that are in the clinic. These are dogs that for various medical reasons aren't currently adoptable. Inevitably when a potential adopter comes to look at dogs they will see me walking one of these unadoptable dogs and completely fall in love with them. I usually have to explain the situation to them four times before it sinks in that they can't adopt the dog at this time. It's sad seeing that recognition cross their face.
I was pretty much done for the day. We had actually gotten everything done a little bit earlier than usual. As I was about to clock out two guys who were on their way south for a huge Mardi Gras party stopped in with a stray basset hound. This dog looked a little underweight and smelled pretty bad but getting into stuff that smells bad is one of the perks of being a stray dog. The guys said he was running across the highway and they had rescued him. They called around and people had suggested they bring him to us.
These guys were actually the real do-gooders in this story. All I did was accept the stray and set him up with a bed and a water bowl a little bit after my scheduled time off. He seemed very sweet like he was somebody's dog at some point. I hope that somebody comes to claim him in the next few days. If not (and if there are no serious health issues) I'm sure that we will have no problem finding him an owner.
In other news, my wife and I watched "What About Bob?" last night. That movie is freaking great. I must have watched it 100 times when I was a little kid. I still think it is funny. Why isn't Richard Dreyfuss in more stuff? That dude is freaking great.
Money spent so far: $202.09
Friday, February 8, 2013
02/08/13 - Day 45 - PETA signup (free)
Since beginning this project I have really turned into a fucking hippie. I know that isn't 100% true but it sure feels like it. I actually went to PETA's website today and agreed with most of the information. I really like animals more than people. Animals are easy to love because they are mostly simple to understand. They don't have any hidden agendas or secret plans.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is a group that sometimes comes off as a little insane. I think they are really just brilliant at marketing. They are all about publicity. They realize there are some people they will never appeal to and whose minds they are never going to change. They aren't trying to reach those people with their outrageous publicity stunts.
Apparently they are trying to work their way into the brain of people like me. People that think that animals are awesome. People who suddenly become vegetarian after a life of really enjoying meat because they watched a food documentary one night.
I signed their pledge to end animal homelessness. You can do the same if you go here:
Fixing Animal Homelessness
Money spent so far: $202.09
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is a group that sometimes comes off as a little insane. I think they are really just brilliant at marketing. They are all about publicity. They realize there are some people they will never appeal to and whose minds they are never going to change. They aren't trying to reach those people with their outrageous publicity stunts.
Apparently they are trying to work their way into the brain of people like me. People that think that animals are awesome. People who suddenly become vegetarian after a life of really enjoying meat because they watched a food documentary one night.
I signed their pledge to end animal homelessness. You can do the same if you go here:
Fixing Animal Homelessness
Money spent so far: $202.09
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