And yes I am not a Glee kid?

I don't know why, but I love musicals.  I love singing along, and think I'd honestly enjoy performing in them if it weren't for my debilitating shyness.

I was in a play just once.  It was a murder mystery/comedy set in the 1930's or something.  Some time when the women still wore dresses that looked like the ones Amish wear.  Anyhow, I only had a few lines, and then my character got "killed", and I was supposed to scream.  But I couldn't do it.  I just couldn't.  So they had someone else scream instead off to the side.  It was ridiculous.

I still don't know why it's that hard for me, but maybe someday I'll get over it and go back into performing. I should probably also get some voice lessons since I have the vocal range of a cat.

Another thing NOT to do on a whim unless you are truly super awesome

Adopt a dog (or cat, depending on your level of competence/level of crazy in the cat).

Now, I can speak from personal experience on this one.

For some context, I had just broke up with my long time boyfriend.  We'll call him Dave.  Because that is his name.

We had cats the whole time, and one in particular that we took in from a friend as a kitten was what we all agreed upon, "Shelley's cat".  I loved him so much.  He is the most adorable cat ever, aside from Maru.

Anyhow.  When I left the ex bf Dave, I came back a day or two later to get MY cat. Only, once Dave came back, he whined and blackmailed to get MY cat back, because he:

1. Did not like that I was leaving and did not like the person I was now dating, and wanted to play a power game against me.
2. Also just wanted the cat because he was now lonely. (aww)

Long story short, I let him keep my Devil Kitty, mostly because I felt bad for him.  But this left a huge whole in my life.  I have always had animals, but as an adult, always had cats.  Mind you, I was allergic to them, but I love kitties so much I never cared enough.

Unfortunately, new bf was also allergic to them, so we decided that we should not get another.  :( Woe was me.

So then I started looking at dogs.  I have a minor reaction to dogs, but nothing near as bad.  And new bf was not allergic at all, and had dogs in the past as well.  Growing up, I had helped my brother train and raise his Rottweiler puppy named Cauliflower (don’t' ask).  So I felt like I knew what to do with a dog.  She had been really smart and learned well.

However, when discussing it with him, he pointed out that we probably couldn't handle having a dog, as it is a lot more responsibility than a cat, and we are lazy folk, who are easily overwhelmed.  I sighed, and agreed. I didn't want to walk a dog in the stupid Seattle rain for 6 months or more out of the year.

But more time went by and I was getting withdrawals.  Withdrawals from cuddles with furry bodies.  (I told new bf that his hairiness was appreciated as an attempt, but that it wasn't quite the same.)

So, I convinced bf one day to go with me to the shelter, just to look.  Just to hang out with some animals again, even if for a short time.

The next day I signed papers adopting my Kimo doggie.  Months later, he had diarrhea that lasted 2 weeks that made us have to walk him in the middle of the night, every night just about.  Then he started getting somewhat dog aggressive and tore up our house when we went to work.  He steals other dog's stuff at the dog park and thinks the best game ever is keep away.

And that's why I recommend fish.

Things NOT to do on a whim

Have  babies

Get married

Buy a car (unless you're rich enough it doesn't matter, then go right ahead)

Other stuff I can't think of right now

So, some of you will undoubtedly disagree with me on some of these things.  To you I say: WHY ARE YOU HERE IF YOU ARE MARRIED WITH KIDS?  Don't you have to go do your normal routine chores over and over?

No, seriously though.  I will never understand why people do this.  People will moan and complain if people drop out of college, or quit their job, but NEVER do I hear people for a second, go "Hey, you're thinking about having babies?  Have you ever tried getting a fish first?  You know, just for a test run?"

Now, I realize there are sure to be some people like me, who find it abhorrent and terrifying that there are people out there who don't know not to feed a child hot chili sauce (true story) who already have kids.  I'm sure some of you are (much like me) afraid to speak up at times for fear of retribution for our presumption that these people should not get to rear offspring.

However, I am here to say, we seriously need to start telling these people to knock it the fuck off.

To those of you who already do: I salute you!

Birth control: because babies are not pets, and will be around a lot longer than one (and stop being cute WAY early on). 

CRAP, even pets are too much for most people! 

Now I have to write a new blog post on that.

FIRST!!!!1!!1

So, I apologize in advance that I am not some super famous person like Allie Brosh.  However, I think that if you stick around for a bit, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how awesome I am anyways.

I have a confession: I have only read one blog.  Ever.  So I don't even know what most of them look like.  The only basis for comparison I have is Aliie's, which really isn't the epitome of normalcy in the blog world probably.  But I think that might give me an edge, actually.  That way, I don't spend time torturing myself over if it looks too much like one persons' blog, or not enough like another.

It's a good plan.  It's MY plan.

So, instead of diving right into a big, long, meandering post about me, I will just say this:

FIRST!!!!!!1!!!!!11one!

If you don't get it, don't feel bad, that's because I'm one of those younger "interweb kids with all those meme's".  And that means you probably have a life.  With real hobbies.  Sooo… yay!