I met the sweetest puppy last night. Christie had to pick up her daughter’s two dogs from a dog sitter on the way back, so of course I said “OMG CAN I HOLD ONE” so I was given a little blonde long haired dachshund to cuddle. I didn’t know long haired dachshund’s existed. It was like discovering long haired chihuahuas exist a couple of years ago. Such a pointy lil beak too! After licking my face a bunch, she settled into a baby position and I gave her scratches and pets. Very, very affectionate little dog. I’m beginning to think my golden retriever might have to wait until I’m a homeowner (or renting a house that allows animals) because of the the silly, arbitrary 20lb weight limit at my apartment complex. This dog is probably lighter than Oscar, and he’s lost nine pounds. Perfect weight! I’m looking into breeders and average costs.

I had a dachshund when I was a kid. He was a menace, I must say. I named him Andy after this kid from school, not because I liked him or anything, I just liked the name Andy. He was a typical looking German dachshund breed, black and that reddish colouring that a number of German breeds seem to have (pinschers?  Rottweilers, dachshunds, all of which we’ve had at some point over 40 years, come to mind) and he was VERY cute despite having some uh…issues. Like pissing down the air vents and indirectly killing my bunny… He also stuck his whole ass tongue in my mouth when I dared open it while sitting down playing with him, but yeah. My parents gave him away after the bunny incident, because it really was gruesome and horrible. My parents disappeared a few of my dogs and one cat, actually…didn’t bother to warn me beforehand. *coughdickmovecough* Even then, I thought I might want another dachshund someday.

I have looked at a couple of ads for puppies but they were expensive as hell. I need some kind of side hustle to save up money.

So… they STILL haven’t done dad’s biopsy! It was supposed to be today. He got really out of his head earlier in the morning and I’m assuming that’s why. I really don’t care about that. Sedate the man and do the gd thing already!! Get his treatment started so he can come home! They still have time to do it, they do this stuff 24/7 there.

My uncle is coming to get me around 5:30 to take me to get some things. I’m going to stay at my parents until and maybe a couple days after mom comes home. I’m taking Oscar with me, so I need to get him a cheap litter box, some decent litter and enough food for the next few days. I’ve been trying to pack, had no idea I required this amount of shit to survive comfortably. I’ve got a trash bag and a bunch of grocery bags full already, and I’m not quite done. I got tired and had to sit. I hope I don’t forget anything vital, as I often do.

I got an email from VampireFreaks that one pair of shoes I ordered (and paid for with Klarna, they better work that out with them is all I gotta say.) is out of freaking stock! They were the Goth Winklepicker (aka “roach killers” that came into fashion in the 60s lol) types that I ALWAYS have terrible luck with. First ones I ordered back in the early 2010s were Demonia. I ordered black vegan leather. I instead got a very shiny patent leather something or other pair. I was annoyed, but okay. The “patent leather” started chipping off soon after. The hell?? Those were on sale, I got them for $99 on Amazon and I have no idea why I didn’t make a return. 🙄 The second pair, I got from an Etsy store. They are London-based cobblers and are very talented. I gave them my measurements and got my winklepickers some time later. They were so beautiful and well made, but…there was no side zip. Just buckles. Also, I had the worst time jamming my foot into those, I had to have help. The buckles didn’t want to, you know, BUCKLE. I don’t really blame this on them. I might not have given them the height of my foot, because I am a chonk and my feet are a bit higher on top. One of the reasons I always go up two sizes. I figure my best bet is the, I won’t call it “fast fashion” because it’s fucking EXPENSIVE…but my best bet are a more “accessible” pair that have a side zipper and are more likely to fit easily on my feet. Even the Demonia’s fit fine, they were just shite. I’m glad I got to support a small business though, and maybe if I lose a lot more weight they’ll fit better and I can put them on without injuring myself…Anyhoo, I chose the option of  VampireFreaks store credit instead of a refund. Thought I might have seen a sort of similar pair in the shoe section. I adore these shoes, but I’m a bit fed up at this point. The universe doesn’t want me to have Winklepickers, I fear. They do have oldschool goth pikes but I don’t remember if elevens were in stock. Wish they’d hurry up with that store credit…they didn’t say how to request either so I just replied to the email.

I did contact Killstars customer service about what size of the Sable Riot trousers would fit. The answer I got was very wish washy. Basically “Fit is a personal thing, it depends on what you want, so unfortunately we can’t recommend a size.” ….my dudes. All I wanted was a bloody sizing chart that lists the waist measurements. That’s literally all. She also said there are size charts on most product pages. WHERE? I looked everywhere on the page for those pants. There wasn’t one, I felt like I was taking crazy pills. I asked mom if she thought I should do a 3X or 4X, she said 4 so that’s what I got. Terribly embarrassing for me, because I have never worn more than 3X in anything in my life, and on top of that, I’ve lost 30 more pounds in the last couple of years, so what the heck? I’m just gonna keep telling myself they run small. 😐

And yep, I am sick. Bleh! I feel more dried out now, but I know the river of SNOT is coming back to haunt me soon enough…