ok, so my dA subscription was up sometime in april and i didn't notice it for like a month, which tells you how good the unpaid site has gotten. i've been trying to save money for con and so haven't renewed it. honestly, the only thing bugging me, other than the stupid ads, is that there seem to be a lot of "no deviations/messges" when it tells me i have like 50 some. or when i go to the next page on the deviations, it goes to my messages, or visa versa. so yeah, i've decided it annoys me enough to upgrade when i get back from con ... probably the same time i go to post con pictures!!

and in case you can't tell by the use of multiple !s i'm really freaking excited about con!! <-- see there it is again.

NOTE: just went to go post my journal and now there're skins ... and i can't use them cause i'm not a subscriber ... damn the man.

Thank you guys so much for all of your support in voting for Orchard View Veterinary Center [link] in the Statesman Journal's 2009 Best of the Mid-Valley. We have made it to 2nd place in the catagory of Best Veterinarian. Now we only have today and tomorrow to get to first!

Please help us out by going to StatesmanJournal.com [link] and voting today and tomorrow. You can only vote once a day per computer, so get your friends and family involved too!

While you're there, help support other great businesses in the area and vote for your other favorites.

Our family business, Orchard View Veterinary Center ([link]), was nominated for best Veterinarian and best Pet Boarding in the Mid-Valley (Salem, Oregon). Right now we are in third, second are three Companions (combined into one) which are corporately owned. Please help us out by going to StatesmanJournal.com [link] and voting for 2009 Best of the Mid-Valley in the Professional section under Veterinarian and in the Personal section under Pet Boarding. There is no need to register, just vote!

You can vote once a day, every day until April 10th.

If we won, this would be great advertising and help a business who just opened in late 2007 be voted the best in the area! Help support our locally owned and operated business in the corporate run world!

i have worked at three different veterinary practices adding up to almost four years, prior to that i have been with my mom who has on occasion required me to restrain animals. in all of this time i have never been bitten by a cat. those are one of those offenses that you are required to go to the doctor cause they have crazy bacteria ridden mouths that cause fairly dangerous infections.

well, today was my day. i was restraining for this cute black and white 1 year old kitten. he started to get a little vocal and fighting us a bit. then i got bit ... in the back of the leg. the other cat in the family, who was mostly keeping to herself by the owner, bit me in the back of the leg. it was a covert stealth operation. scared the crap out of me.

anyway, so like any cat bite, i had to go to the doctor. after stating that the back of my leg was a really strange place for a cat bite, the doctor gave me a tetanus shot and sent me away with a prescription for antibiotics. so now my leg and my arm hurts. it's stupid!

the owner of the cat was very cute, she was torn between being proud that the cat was protecting her brother, and horrified that she bit someone. luckily she was up to date on her vaccines.

so moral of the story, keep your pets up to date on their vaccines, because they could be planning a stealth attack!

well, i'm getting ready to call it a night. i had a very relaxing christmas this year. no extended family, which i was originally sad about, but it turned out ok. matt and joe both made it home and we played board games. maddy was as cute as ever, and did a very good job of opening her gifts.

i hope everyone had a wonderful christmas. i look forward to the new year! hopefully i will get invited to a new years party, preferably with the boy

anyway, good night and a very merry christmas!