Moving on up, moving on up...to the east siiiiddeee

My chicks have finally outgrown their wooden cage.  My father and I spent all morning sectioning off a nice sized portion of the yard and making a perimeter for them.  I'd like to point out that a skinny girl, hot sun, and manual labor do not go well together.  I now have a v-neck t-shirt tan and probably lost a pound lifting wooden stakes and walls.  I'm sooooo tired, but it's a good kind of tired, the kind where you know you've been productive.  My chicks are enjoying themselves, running around and nestling in the dirt.  They've also got a new neighbor, the duck, who I've decided to name Charlemagne (my friend suggested that one).  We found a huge container and filled it with water to make a pool for Char.  She's been swimming around in it for hours, and occasionally hops out to visit the chicks.  I took some pictures, and I will post them along with the other pics I've taken as soon as I can find my camera charger to recharge the dead battery. 

I've got another post in mind for today, so check back in the evening for that one!

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YAY!

Oh yea, and to the one reader from Alaska (if you're still here) Hi!

Sexing Ducks

No, you pervert, this post is not about doing it with ducks!  It's about figuring out what the sex of a duck is!  My friends couldn't keep their pet duck, so I took it in.  I spent the whole day trying to figure out the duck's sex using a poultry/waterfowl book I have.  It seems to be a girl since I couldn't find a penis in the "vent" or the hole the poop comes out of.  I'm supposed to put my finger up that vent, but my finger is too big, and I don't want to hurt the duck, so I'll pass for now.  I guess I'll know for sure that it's a female if it starts laying eggs.

I now have 10 chicks, 2 dogs, and a duck!  I wonder what I'll pick up next.  I've always wanted a colony of bees...

YAY WEDDING!

Sooo, Friday is my sister's wedding! YAYYYYYY weddings! I loooooooooovee weddings.  I truly appreciate the effort people put into the event, and I make it my business to shake my bootay and stuff my face when I'm lucky enough to be invited to one.  As far as this Friday goes, I'm planning on dancing my feet off, taking lots of pictures, and eating like Jessica Simpson at an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Gems from SG's Brain Vault

Did you know that chickens don't need roosters to lay eggs?  A rooster is only needed to fertilize the egg so that a chick can hatch from it. So, essentially, when eating an egg, you're eating chicken period.

Don't put yourself thousands of dollars in the hole for a stupid Master of Fine Arts Degree.  If you want something to wipe your ass with, get yourself some toilet paper instead.  It's cheaper!

Married people want to get all their single friends married because misery loves company (HAHA!)



BOOK REVIEW:

I finished reading McGuire's "Mirror, Mirror," and it was simply OKAY.  As usual, it was well written and cleverly used historical facts, events, and characters to weave a tale of fiction.  However, it lacked the engrossing plot that "Confession of an Ugly Stepsister" possessed.  I was way too easily distracted when reading the book, and I thought some of the information in the book was unnecessary and just filler.  I give it a MEH, SHRUG instead of two thumbs up.

IN OTHER NEWS:

In other news, I went to Universal Studios for the first time and had a grand ol' time.  The Transformers ride was pretty awesome, Revenge of the Mummy was weak, and the Jurassic Park ride was SO - MUCH - FUN!  I met Homer, Bart, and Marge Simpson, and although I know they were people in costume, I got soooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to see them.

I'm still applying to jobs but still no luck.  I'm getting desperate.  Anyone need a good toilet scrubber?  I'm of the opinion that there ain't no shame in how you make your money as long as you're not selling your poon to do it.  Although, I get why some people turn to pu$$y peddlin' to make money.

Sleep time!

Chicks Gone Wild

AGGGHHHHHHHH!  The chickens have lost their minds!  They've been attacking one another, and now, five more chicks are bloody and wounded.  I've put the 6 injured chicks in groups of two and seperated them from the main flock.  I'm running out of crates! 

What I find insteresting is that the main aggressor birds seem to be the Burmas.  None of the Burmas are injured, and they're the ones doing most of the attacking.  I moved the chicks into the shade because I think being in the sun is what's causing this.  We'll see.

I need to remember to upload the chick pics I took.

Evil Bitch Birds!

Oh - my - gawd!

I've been reading about chickens and their cannibalistic ways, but I never imagined my sweet chicks would start to attack one another.  Well, today, I noticed that they had ripped the tail feathers off one of the leg-horns and kept pecking at her raw and bloody rear.  Evil, bitch birds!  I've sequestered her within the main chicken coop in order to give the poor dear time to heal :( .  Other than that, my chicks are growing nicely, eating and pooping all day.

In other news, my job hunt isn't going so well.  I've sent out numerous resumes over a two month period, but alas, I've yet to get a call back.  According to Chinese horoscopes, this was SUPPOSED to be a good year for my career, but so far, ain't nobody wanna hire ma a$$.  I've got 3 Bachelor's degrees and an MA, have been working since I was 16 (so I have 11 years of experience in various fields, doing various things), but I can't even get a job at McDonald's!  No wonder some people turn to stripping and prostituting themselves.  Sheesh.