Lesson Learned

So today I went back up to St. Cloud to move the rest of the stuff out of my apartment and clean it up. I still need to make two more trips up there within a week...one to turn in my keys and another to work at my old job. Though, today I learned a couple of valuable lessons...

One, I never want to move again...no not because of the stress of moving...but because I grow attached to places...both times now seeing my homes empty...(Cedar Square and Sterling Heights) I burst into tears without reason...I hated it...I just want to be somewhere that I can just call home...so I am going to spend this year working at saving up to buy a house out in the LA area...So then I never have to move again...when and if I ever get married then he will just need to move in with me...not me in with him...I would prefer that anyway...I like to wear the pants in relationships.

Two, mom and I stumbled upon HOW to use the carpet cleaner...we had been doing it wrong for YEARS...and when I say years...I am talking at least TEN years...WOW...yeah...that caused a lot of laughter upon learning.

Three, my back can actually handle quite a bit...less then what I put it through...but I pushed it to a new limit that it actually liked! So perhaps my back is getting better! :-D

So, now that that is taken care of...I just need to focus on turning this


Into a fun studio apartment for my dog, cat, and I.

And just for fun...here's a picture of my dog :-)
So, that's that! Have a good night! I plan on sleeping VERY well tonight! :-D

AG's Soapbox Episode 2 -- Ignorant Customers

Everyday upon my arrival at work, there is some dumbass complaining
about how we "treat" our dogs. "Why are they in cages?" "Why don't they
have beds?" "You never give them attention!"

Well bull too all of those. People don't see everything...they see
about 15 minutes (if that) out of an entire day at the Pet Center.

Now, here's my rebuttal on those three points.

"Why are they in cages?"

Where else are we supposed to put them? In fish tanks? Even if we tied
them up on leashes people would complain we are mistreating them. And
what most non-dog owners or dog owners that only have outside dogs
don't know is that crate training is the best way to potty train a
puppy. Where they are in a crate or in a room for most of their
puppyhood...and no I didn't learn that at work...I learned that from my
Golden Retriever book AND any source I looked at on the internet when I
was getting ready for Cosmo. The crate should honestly be only big
enough for the puppy to stand up and turn around. When you are home you
can let the puppy run around, but when you are not home or in bed, the
puppy should be in the crate. Look it up if you don't believe me. And
they aren't in the crates all the time...one Sunday morning Bailey and
I let the dogs, ALL the dogs, run around before we opened the
store...she played with them while I did dog papers. Other than that,
we do let them run around the store on their own free will...but the
issue with that is we have to watch them so they don't run out of the
store, or so someone doesn't steal the dog...so if it's busy, yeah they
don't get to run around.

"Why don't they have beds?"

Because anytime we give them a bed they poop on the bed and then people
complain about THAT. "You need to take better care of the dogs they are
sitting in poop!" So if there is nothing for them to poop on, the poop
will a lot of times fall through the grate so they aren't sitting in
dog poop. And no, they are not really "uncomfortable." What people fail
to realize is that dogs are animals...just like humans are
animals...but humans have conditioned themselves to make it so they
can't be comfortable unless they are in a 5,000 dollar bed and 1,000
thread count sheets. Dogs on the other hand are still in tuned to their
wild instincts and can be comfortable as long as they can sleep without
worrying about an enemy attacking. Dakota, my dog, was given beds
beyond beds in his 13 years of life...we bought EXPENSIVE beds and he
still prefers the cement (old room) or tile (linoleum in Breezy).

"You never give them any attention!"

Apparently, you have never seen me clean dog papers...I make it a game
with them a lot of the time. I play and I talk to them and I pet them
and I kiss them. When our dogs have colds and I am the one doing the
neb list (treatments for colds or for loose stools) I cuddle with them
and I make them feel safe. Bailey and Amber also pay attention to
them...I know they do...we three LOVE animals. Now I haven't met Meggan
(she just started) and not sure where Tena stands on all of this
stuff...but I know we all pay attention to them. For crying out loud
both Amber and Bailey fell in love with dogs enough they brought them
home forever...Tena and I have both wanted to...I love that
Pom/Bichon...(yes the girl who HATES little dogs loves a dog that
probably won't get much above 10 pounds).

So, yeah...I am tired of the ignorance of people. Actually think before speaking please...thanks!

(Note: I wrote this one on February 26th 2009)

AG's Soapbox Episode 1 -- PETA vs Celebrities

Alright, so recently I watched the news (I always watch the news) and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is at war with many celebrities stating that they are giving a dangerous message to young children by wearing fur. Wow, how I am going to rip this apart.

Alright, let's first state that I do not agree with celebrities wearing furs. Since there are so many alternatives that have the same effect. Now, if you are alone in the woods and it is your ONLY way to stay warm...yes...that is fine. But the very fact that people use fur coats and other types of fur as a social statement, I don't agree with at all.

However, if you are seriously going to say that the most dangerous message celebrities make are wearing fur...well you are SADLY mistaken.

The very fact that it is "cool" to be thin has caused more deaths in the last few years from Anorexia and Bulimia in teenage girls. Now I understand the PETA's main purpose isn't the "Ethical Treatment of Weight" but at the same time, making a big deal out of people wearing furs is taking away from the real dangers in this world. Our people are DYING everyday because this society has shifted the focus of what should be considered "sexy."

Now, I am a firm believer in being healthy (contrary to my recent way of eating), but at the same time, stars these days are thinner than ever and no one is educating children on how to be that thin or to accept if they can NEVER be that thin. No, instead we, as a society, choose to ignore what is important and just allow our children to die...but the moment an animal is killed for some random fur coat it becomes a crime against all mankind.

Let's shift the focus back on people for a moment and see what is really important, I am so sick and tired of people worrying more about the animals and not even giving their own species a quick look. And our children are the victims of such a careless focus. What kind of future do we have if we kill off all of our children?

As always, comments are greatly appreciated, even if you don't agree! Just stay respective of mine and others' opinions.

(Note: I first wrote this one on January 27th, 2009)

I have moved!

Alright, so this is the third blogging website I have tried. I was over at Xanga for awhile. That went really well, but then I stopped going over there. So then about three months ago I started trying live journal. But I decided to come back here. I have another account on here, but I have no idea what it is anymore. I also had an account here for a class up in Bemidji State University.

I want to use this blog for three things...

1. Official announcements for my production company "AG Productions"
2. AG's Soapbox is a blog I started over on Myspace where I talk about irritations in government or about people in general. I will probably repost all old soapboxes here before I start a new one.
3. Random things that are on my mind as well as official announcements about my other endevours. Like my writing and my acting. This will be a good way to follow me through my careers!

Essentially, I want to get into the habit of using this as an online journal. I really want to try blogging again. Anyway, so welcome to my new blog!

If you would like to see my other blogs, please visit http://www.livejournal.com/agactinggirl -- you can also subscribe to my youtube page http://www.youtube.com/user/agactinggirl so I can become partner. I want to create a webseries which I will post there. However, I don't plan to do that until I am a partner for a couple of reasons.

1. Youtube doesn't allow you to claim copyright unless you are a partner. They claim copyright and ownership of what you create. Essentially this is to protect its users, however, it is like socialism -- good intentions, but really is more of a pain than a good thing.
2. This is my production company, therefore it is my lively hood. When you are a partner, you get paid by youtube. Granted not a lot, but at least it's something.

So, there you have it. If you would like to see what I can create through iTunes, Final Cut Pro, and an HD Digital Video Camera please subscribe! I will also make vlogs there to grab attention of the people there. Once I am getting closer to partnership, I will start shooting. Once I am partner I will air one new episode a week. If that is a sucess then I will create more and have a few webseries on youtube.

Stay tuned, I will also have a website up and running soon! At that point, I will also have an email for everyone to use as a way to comment there as well!

I am very excited about all of this and I hope you all will stick with me!