Procrastination

For once I'm not referring to myself!

Franklin University called me again today to tell me NOTHING. The nice lady said she was just calling to update me on where they are in the process. Apparently 3 weeks after my interview they are STILL interviewing. Seriously? They have to be joking me. This is ridiculous! I bet half the people that interviewed have found another job by now! They should be done with the interviews at the very least and be into deliberations on who they are going to hire.

I am annoyed. Very.

But on the up side, tomorrow is my birthday! Hopefully I'll feel well and Eric and I can go out for dinner, maybe a movie. Speaking of feeling well- that's the other thing I have to look forward to. I'm getting my botox on the 31st! Everything is scheduled and I'm very excited because I've heard the results are usually GREAT.

The saga continues

I just talked to the vet. They said "Tiberius's" owners still aren't returning their calls. If you were missing YOUR beloved pet how many days would YOU wait to call back? Anyhow, the vet wouldn't give me their contact info yet... said they wanted to try again tomorrow and then they'd give it to me. This annoys me, but whatever. Push comes to shove I can have him re-scanned at CAHS and get the info myself. It's starting to look like I might need the cops to step in to even get an answer from these people! The sad thing is all this delays his vet care and his adoption, as if he hasn't been through enough.

OK, maybe there IS something to a name...

We took the dog we've been calling Benny to the vet yesterday. The first thing they always do with rescue dogs is to check for a microchip. Well.... he has one. They called the Home Again company to get his microchip information and his former owners apparently named him TIBERIUS! Seriously, WTF kind of name is that? LoL!

We didn't get any other vet care after that because we are obligated to contact his "owners" because he is technically still their property. The vet office is trying to call them via the phone numbers Home Again had on file but they haven't had any luck yet. I'm not so sure I want them to find the owners though. This poor dog has been abused and neglected horribly and if these people did that, they have no business getting him back.

If the owners decide they want him back they're up for a fight. I'm not handing him over until I know he is safe. That may mean having the Humane Officers step in if need be. Hopefully when they realize they could be in trouble they decide to give me the dog. In the mean time we're still calling him Benny because he doesn't respond to "Tiberius" at all.... and it's a really dumb name.

What's in a name?

Well, we decided to name him Benny. I don't know why, but the name seems to fit him! We tried out a few names last night, but Benny was the only one he seemed to like. Oh well, he's adorable whatever his name is!

"Rescue Me!".... OK, come on

Well, I was out volunteering with Animal Law Enforcement again today. Mostly mundane stuff- dogs without food/water/shelter, dogs out in the mud, lady with too many cats. While running one call, a guy was out walking his dog and another dog (no collar/leash) came up and started trying to play with his dog. He flagged us down and said this dog had been wandering the neighborhood for days and no one has claimed him. We called the dog warden, but they wouldn't be able to come get him until probably tomorrow. Soooo... we got a leash around his neck and got him into the truck.

He's really friendly, gave me kisses and everything! He was obviously someone's dog at some point because he's been neutered, but he was either neglected or has been on the streets for a while because he's SKINNY. He didn't look that bad, but as soon as I touched him I realized that he's all bones under his thick fur.

Now that I've got him home I gave him a good brushing and it was AMAZING how much fur came off! I just kept brushing and it just kept coming! The other thing I discovered while brushing him is more serious.... he has an embedded collar injury. If you don't know what that is, let me explain.

Some people couldn't care less about the dog they have chained outside. They put a chain, rope, wire, or if he's lucky maybe a collar on him and attach it to something. Often the dogs are young and when they grow, the collar doesn't. Have you ever seen a tree grow into/around a fence? Well it's possible for a dog's neck to do the same thing. The skin opens up and grows around the collar which is incredibly painful and often gets horribly infected. The collar isn't in his neck anymore, but the underside of his neck is a giant scar... still a few scabs too. My guess is he finally got big enough and strong enough to break whatever was around his neck and that's how he ended up on the street. He's lucky that he was strong enough to overcome whatever infection had to have been there.

For a dog that was abused and neglected, he has an amazing amount of love and trust in humans. I'm in awe of his ability to overcome and I hope I can find him a wonderful home to match his wonderful personality.

And now for the fun part! We get to name him =) I really want to give him a good Irish name since tomorrow is St. Patrick's day. Any ideas?

Waiting, waiting, waiting....

I still haven't heard anything about the job I interviewed for at Franklin University! It's driving me bonkers! At least I have a man on the inside to tell me if anyone gets hired. Please send me all the good vibes you can afford!

White Stuff 2 - The evidence

Pictures!!!

My car- how am I supposed to get to it let alone drive it?


Eric's car out in the street. Notice the snow plow has not come and it's 2:30pm.


Dogs + Snow = FUN


Hard to tell, but this is Brodie! His ears flapped over his face and he's almost buried in the snow drifts!

White Stuff

Anyone who's lived in Columbus knows that we don't usually get big snows. If they get 5 inches of snow up north we'll get 2 inches of snow and 3 inches of freezing rain. Not so this time! It's hard to tell exactly how much we got because of the drifting but I think maybe 6 inches? Probably a bit more than that actually and it's still coming down!

Our dog Toby LOVES the snow and this is too much for even him! We let tiny little 8lb Gizmo out and he started heading out into the yard when I realized the snow was deeper than he is tall! Unfortunately he didn't realize that until it was too late and he was buried. Luckily Joey likes him so he rescued little Gizmo from his icy grave. Gizmo may be a black dog, but he was white from head to toe when he came in the house!

So, we're all stuck in the house today. Guess we're going to the Pet Expo tomorrow instead! Hopefully the weather will be a little better then. For now Eric's playing video games (Banjo Tooie) and the pups are playing with their toys and chewies. I'll have to get some pictures before we dig the cars out!

Gizmo goes home!

We have had at least 6 people interested in Gizmo which is awesome. I was really hoping he'd go to the nice older couple, but their landlord said no dogs. Now we have a home visit with a young family- mom, dad, and 2 kids. They own their own place with a fenced yard so no worries there. If the home visit goes well I'll get the adoption fee and contract from them and Gizmo will stay with them on a trial basis for up to 2 weeks. After 2 weeks we'll know if he's found his home! I'm excited!

Job Status Update

Well, I had my first interview on Tuesday and it went really well. I met with Leah from HR first and then she had the helpdesk supervisor come over to interview me. The helpdesk guy was really cool, easygoing. I thought it went really well and apparently I was right! They called me Wednesday to see when I could come in for a second interview with the I.T. Director guy. Since I'm not doing anything right now I was able to go in on Thursday.

The second interview was a little weird. The guy said he liked my attitude and my customer service experience, but was concerned about my I.T. knowledge. Want to know what he based that on? The words that makeup acronyms. Seriously! He wanted to know what the letters in TCP/IP, VPN, and MAC stood for. Didn't care if I knew what those things were or how to support them, just wanted to know the words. Seems kinda silly to me but oh well. They only did a second interview with one other girl so it's between me and her. My inside source says she has less I.T. experience than I do so hopefully I get the job (unless she's good with acronyms...)

She was supposed to have her interview today but they may have rescheduled because of the blizzard. I'm anxious to find out one way or the other so hopefully she interviewed today and I'll hear from them on Monday.

I'll update when I know!

Jobs, Botox, and Gizmo

Lots of good news! I finally have a REAL job interview. My friend Mike works at Franklin University and he told me about an open helpdesk position there. I sent in my resume etc. and scored an interview! I guess their HR people talked to him about me and it sounds good so far. It pays well, kinda weird hours but they're OK, AND I get to take free classes at Franklin and Capital! According to Mike that perk is extended to spouses so Eric can take Masters classes at Capital! The job interview is tomorrow at 10am so wish me luck... I'll update tomorrow probably.

While I was out and about my doctor's office called and my insurance company approved my botox treatments! They have appoitment openings as early as March 24th so I may have it done before the end of the month. W00t!

Last but not lease... GIZMO. Eric and I took in a small terrier mix that was huddled outside behind trashcans trying to stay warm. He's an adorable dog but he's scared of our other dogs so it's not the best situation here. If you know anyone who would like a "purse dog" let me know!