When Every Sign Says NO PETS ALLOWED

My boyfriend just sent me this listing on Craigslist. The poster is obviously a frustrated pet-owner who is apartment hunting. Since my soon-to-be-ex-landlord had major beef with our two-month old kitten, we can relate.

I'm posting this Craiglist Listing, because it is entertaining and funny. I may be wrong, but this man/woman is slightly mad about many landlord's no pets clause.

WHY DENY MY PET A PLACE TO LIVE???
Reply to: anon-101018058@craigslist.orgDate: 2005-09-30, 2:39PM EDTWHY DO YOU NEW YORK LANDLORDS ADVERTISE FOR APARTMENTS WITH ALL KINDS OF PRICES FOR RENT, REQUIREMENTS FOR A+ CREDIT, FEES OR NO FEES, AND ALOT OF OTHER "REQUIREMENTS" BUT THEN YOU LIST "NO PETS" IN YOUR ADS??? DON'T YOU LANDLORDS KNOW THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY OWN & LOVE THEIR PETS DEARLY AND THEIR PETS ARE A PART OF THEIR FAMILY? YOU LANDLORDS HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO HEART AND NEED TO GIVE THAT "NO PETS" BULLSHIT A REST.

DOGS ALLOWED AVENUE at CATS PERMITTED BOULEVARD
google map yahoo map

yes -- cats are OK - purrr
yes -- dogs are OK - wooof

this is in or around EVERYWHERE

no -- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Fee
Disclosure: WHY CAN'T MY DOG/CAT LIVE THERE TOO?????
Listed By: LANDLORDS - WHY DO YOU REJECT PETS???
101018058

Just For Laughs

Someone e-mailed this to me. I know my girls will appreciate this:

Man driving down road.

Woman driving up same road.

They pass each other.

The woman yells out the window, PIG!

Man yells out the window, B I T C H!

Man rounds next curve, crashes into a HUGE PIG in middle of road, and dies.

Thought For The Day: If only men would listen...

Thought For Today

Some people are like Slinkies. They're really good for nothing, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

There is someone who I'd love to push down a flight of stairs right now. And I'd have a cheering section, too. But I wont. I wasn't raised like that, and frankly this jerkoff isn't worth going to jail for. I'm making a public promise to myself: I will breath in and out deeply, go for walks, have some cocktails, basically do things that help me relieve stress. When is Metallica Touring again? I NEED TO SET MY ANGER FREE!

The Great M & M Tragedy of 2005

My nephew will be two years old next month. My sister does not give him too much sugar and chocolate, yet he has an M & M addiction. A few days ago he asked her for more M & Ms. He had already had some that day. She told him “No M & Ms.” He had to wait till tomorrow. That night as he slept, my sister heard him talking in his sleep, in a whimper he said “M & Ms, M & Ms.”

My sister laughed quietly so she did not wake him. How can you not laugh? A two-year old had a nightmare about M & Ms. I guess when you get your next M & M and where it is coming from is a huge problem for a two-year old. Oh, to be two again!

Sweet Six Months

So today marks six months that me and Anthony are together. When we first met, I was [extremely] guarded because over the past 5 years, I'd made a profession out of bad dates. My non-existant love life was a circus, a form of entertainment and amusement for my family, friends and co-workers (we all remember the $20 burrito dinner date). The last time I had been in a relationship where a man said"I love you" it ended five months later, with him saying "I don't want a girlfriend for the summer." At 25 years old, I thought I had heard the last of that excuse in high school. I had been wrong.

But I'm digressing.

While most of my date stories may make a very funny book one day, the point of this Blog is Anthony, me and six months. Without getting too personal on the internet, Anthony is exactly who I have been looking for. He makes me laugh till my stomach hurts, he is there for me on every level that is important to a relationship, and he is the order to my chaos. (Insert sarcastic "You couldn't possibly be chaotic" comments here. LOL) It doesn't matter who pissed me off or how, when he is around, it all goes away. He manages to make me happier every day. Surprised? You shouldn't be. Just look at the smile on my face. My mom says you can't wipe it off of me.

The next chapter is that we will be getting a place together very soon. We are both excited about it. We wonder where it will be, what it will look like etc. We plan a November 1 move. We also share a kitten who I have written about here. She turned 2 months old yesterday.

I think that's it for now. I'm actually too tired to write but I wanted to share the six-month anniversary mark, and a little bit about how I feel in my relationship.

Baseball Old Timer's Help Katrina Victims

Old Timers Ballgame to Benefit Hurricane Victims on Eve of 9/11

On Saturday night, September 10th, QSAC (Quality Services for the Autism Community) will be holding their 3rd annual “Legends of Baseball – Believin’ Again” charity game at Ducks Stadium in Central Islip.

QSAC has committed to share half the proceeds of all ticket sales from the charity game to hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Former baseball legends (many of whom played with the New York Mets) include Jerry Grote, Ron Swoboda, Ed Kranepool, Bud Harrelson, Art Shamsky, Ed Charles, Joe Pignatano in addition to Yankees’ Ron Moschitto, future Hall of Famer, Lee Smith, Red Sox’ Chuck Schilling, Cubs’ Tony Balsamo, and Pirates’ Fred Cambria will play community leaders including Mix 102’s DJ Paco Lopez, News 12’s Rich Hoffman and Chris Sanders. The night will be topped off with a fireworks display by Grucci Fireworks.

Tickets, which are only $10 each, can be purchased by calling 718.728.8476 ext. 2059 or ext. 1700. Ducks Stadium is located at Citibank Park, 3 Courthouse Drive, Central Islip.

QSAC is a 30 year-old organization serving people with autism throughout New York City and Long Island. www.qsac.com

When It Rains, It Pours

This has been my week so far:

On Tuesday morning my $300 HDTV burnt out. It is under warrantee so I have to look into where Magnavox wants me to send it. This sucks one more than one level because it is my bedroom TV and I love nothing more than watching my Direct TV in bed.

Wednesday (last night) I get a $250 cell phone bill. Never in my life! I swear! I have no idea how I talked so much in one month. Normally my cell phone bills are the minimum amount and I have leftover minutes. Go figure!

Thursday (this morning) one of my adult cats, Tyler, has a urinary tract infection and has to be taken to the Vet ASAP. Since I'm at work, I'm giving my best friend some cash to go take him to the Vet for me. She is out of work and can use the money anyway. Since she doesn't have the key to my apartment, I called my landlord to tell her to let my friend in. In conversation, I told my landlord that my friend will be taking my cat to the Vet. She (the landlord) then decides to tell me that she "meant to talk to me about the cats." She is fine with my two adults cats whom I moved in with, but the new kitten has to go. She "can't take three cats." I keep my apartment cleaner than hers and they are quiet, so I'm not sure what she meant. When she gets the rent tonight, I plan on asking her why the 7 week old kitten is being evicted.

I was going to ask her if my boyfriend can move in but I can tell that is a no-go. I'm pretty sure the last tenant wanted his girlfriend to move in and she said no, so he moved out. I say this because when I first moved in (over a year ago), she said her old tenant had a girlfriend and "just couldn't be alone" and that was why he moved. I didn't ask her to elaborate because I had just met her. Ironically, she has a live-in boyfriend. Now, I'm 30 and my boyfriend is 36. We want to take things to another level, so I guess I will be apartment hunting with him. We will be looking for a place that will take three cats. I think of my cats as my kids, so I'm not getting rid of any of them. The first two I have are brothers (same litter) so I wont separate them. As for the kitten, I'm already attached to her.

Can we start the three day weekend NOW?!