Bitchy McBitcherson's Blog

Tag: Photography

  • I’m A Winner!

    Now that I feel a bit like Stuart Smalley, made all the more creepy by the fact he is my senator now…

    A cool email arrived in my inbox today, letting me know that I won a 3 month subscription to an earrings of the month club.  The earrings are handcrafted by the lovely and talented woman who blogs at Honey & Ollie, and the prize was courtesy of a contest held by Simply Rebecca.

    I’m really excited about the prize because I would have LOVED to have bought a subscription for myself, but am in $ saving mode right now, and could not justify treating myself to that at this time.

    In other news, check out Zoie’s post featuring pictures that she took of Mindy.  In a way, it isn’t “other news” because, while the contest was decided by a random number generator, my comment which randomly won was about my newest friend, whom I met because of the fostering.

    In other, other, news…

    No, that really deserves its own post.

    Apparently, along with being a winner, I am also a tease today.

  • The Poo Blog

    Yes, as a matter of fact, I have noticed that I talk about shit a lot.

    I don’t have a fetish or anything, (and now I am horrified by the possible search terms that will lead people to this entry) but a large chunk of my mental and physical energy is taken up by these foster puppies, and crap features a lot in this matter.

    So, as I last mentioned, there was magic powder and all the poo stopped.

    This is kind of awesome, because at the height (the depth?) of the poofest, I was thinking that duct tape or a cork might be in order.

    However, in reality, I understand that waste must exit the body as a part of general good health.  Two of the puppies were not doing their #2 business, and this was worrisome, both for health reasons, and for assplosive possibilities when it finally happened.

    So, after 24 hours of lack of puppy bowel movements, I contacted the vet AGAIN.

    The vet gave me some advice, which I was already aware of in general, but wasn’t sure if it was okay on such young puppies.  So, I followed that advice, and Webster began doing his doody, but Mindy was still a no go.

    Which eventually led me to calling the vet again.

    I’ve spoken with this poor vet every single day since the puppies arrived, and seen her most of those days. Yes, I do a lot of work for the rescue by caring for these puppies, but it is nothing compared to the time and energy she puts in. She is very busy, and yet I am talking to her damn near every day, mostly about SHIT.

    So, I made her a bedtime story comic, because… Well, mostly because I am totally fucking delirious at this point.

    Now, I’ll share it with you too.

    And there you have it. I have lost my mind.

    Time to go feed the puppies again, and hope for more puppy poop.

  • Today I Showered

    Yes. I admit it.  This is big news. I meant to shower yesterday, but I was too busy stumbling around and being incoherent and dealing with puppies. It was important that I do it too, because I was gross. I mean, really and truly.

    See, I mostly smelled like soured formula and puppy poo. You know what is really strange? The puppies, who are the source of all this unpleasant smell, don’t actually smell bad themselves. They smell more like… cookies? I don’t know, they smell surprising sweet when they are not actively making one of the bad smells. The bad smells linger on me like… a bad lingering smell.

    Alright, I didn’t only stumble around. I left the house, and ran some errands and whatnot. I even made a dinner for my family (and guests) that involved a couple of hearts, and I think somebody took food photos, but it wasn’t me. Then today there were two airport runs and grocery shopping.

    Also, always, the acquisition of more newspapers. Newspapers are important around here. I almost regret reading all my news online for the past 7 years, because if I’d been getting and keeping the paper all those years, I might have enough stored up for these puppies to leak all over.

    But mostly, in between very difficult moments of functionality, I’ve stumbled around incoherently. Because of all the tired.

    I just finished making up 26 ounces of puppy formula. This will last me for 3 feedings (times 3 puppies) and then I’ll mix more formula. I can’t do it on auto-pilot either, I must think about it each time, as the recipe keeps changing based on their health needs. Because of all the poo.

    Yesterday the vet came over and provided us with magic white powder. I put a little tiny bit of the powder into each puppy’s bottle last night. It made the horrific never-ending, onslaught of diarrhea stop. Yay!

    Then, at some point, all the poo stopped. Now, I am stressed by the lack of poo. Are you kidding me? Ugh. So, I am now on poo watch and adjusting the formula yet again. Shit happens, and if it doesn’t, I’ll be calling the vet again tomorrow. The poor vet must be so sick of me and all my whining about poo. Too much poo! Not enough poo! Poo Poo POO!

    I need to go to sleep. Soon I will be up again to feed the puppies and hopefully clean up some poo. I hope.

    In related and awesome news, a photo I took of Mindy yesterday went mildly viral and has been viewed over 3000 times. Also, it made cuteoverload.

    The puppies are adorable, and little glimpses of personality are starting to emerge. I am looking forward to getting to know them better in the coming weeks, and helping to match them to a forever home. I think they will all make wonderful pets.

  • Fallen Princesses

    I love this photo series.

  • Coincidence

    The Amazing Gift of Woo Lai Wah

  • Library of Congress on Flickr

    The Library of Congress is using Flickr to display photos. Some of them are so interesting. I am really looking forward to exploring what they have put up already, and watching what else they upload.


    [Garden of Pan American Union Building, Washington, D.C.] (LOC)
    Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress.

    Yes. We really are THE Library of Congress.

    We invite your tags and comments! Identifying information is also appreciated–many of our old photos came to us with very little description.

    What is the Library of Congress?

    We serve as the national library for the United States, based in Washington, DC. With more than 134 million items preserved on some 530 miles of bookshelves, we’re also the world’s largest library.

    In addition to books, we have photos, maps, databases, movies, sound recordings, sheet music, manuscripts, and information in many other formats. Millions of items are online, and the full array of collections is available in DC, right across from the U.S. Capitol building

    What are photographs doing in a library?

    We’ve been acquiring photos since the mid-1800s when photography was the hot new technology. Because images represent life and the world so vividly, people have long enjoyed exploring our visual collections. Looking at pictures opens new windows to understanding both the past and the present. Favorite photos are often incorporated in books, TV shows, homework assignments, scholarly articles, family histories, and much more.

    The Prints & Photographs Division takes care of 14 million of the Library’s pictures and features more than 1 million through online catalogs. Offering historical photo collections through Flickr is a welcome opportunity to share some of our most popular images more widely.

  • Illustrated BMI flickr set

    Underweight, Normal, Overweight, Obese, Morbidly Obese – Awesome

  • And that has made all the difference

    The one more travelled by

    This is where I live.

    I don’t have my mail delivered here. There is a mailbox out in front of a place that bears an address, to which my bills go to.

    Yet what you see before you speaks of Los Angeles to me. Day in, day out, on the freeways crisscrossing the landscape, the traffic piles up and crawls along. It colors everything about my experience here.

    I am tied with these ribbons of roadwork and road rage. They leave me off balance. Will 15 miles take 15 minutes or an hour? I often arrive at my destination very early. I often arrive at my destination late. Occasionally when I get where I am going, I can find a place to park.

    It has made a difference. It has altered my personality and my activities, and even my friendships. There are people I would no doubt be more involved with, if only they lived 30 miles North, rather than 30 miles South.

    The 405. The 101. The 5. The 10. My brother in law visited recently and he asked us why do you call it “The”, isn’t it just 405? He was teasing, but I was serious in trying to explain why these expensiveways deserve a definitive article. They are more than a means to an end. They color moods and determine timing. It is not a road, it is a relationship. My husband spends more waking minutes with the 405 on most weekdays then he does with me. She can be a harsh mistress, but she treats us equally unfairly.

    And this, this is what passes as my love letter to Los Angeles.

    That which does not kill me, makes me stronger.

    Los Angeles has been good enough to me. I am better off in every way than I was when I arrived. I have plans for things to get better still. I do not believe that anyplace else would have been a better move for us, when we made the move here, even though the traffic often barely moves at all.

    It is not my true home. I expect to go elsewhere when career matters matter less.

    People mover, parking lot, bearer of friends and enemies, source of frustration, porter of goods, enabler and inhibitor of interaction – this is where I live.

    The one more travelled by

  • Open Letter: Naked Flickr Folks Edition

    Dear Flickr Idiots,

    In my past two visits to MY Flickr start page I was treated to a man sitting naked, spread legged, with his penis front and center, and a badly lit, out of focus, manually spread vagina under the “Everyone’s Photos” section.

    I do not wish to see these things. Yes, you are allowed to post bad photos to flickr. Yes, you are allowed to post nude photos to flickr. However, you are not supposed to post nude photos to flickr visible to the public stream. Don’t do it.

    “DON’T -Upload photos that include frontal nudity, genitalia and/or “intimate moments” between consenting partners in public areas of Flickr If you do we’ll make your photostream private and remind you of this Guideline. If you don’t heed our warning and continue to make similar content public, we’ll terminate your account without warning. This applies to your Buddy Icon as well.”

    Learn how to use privacy settings as well as the “hide this photo” option.

    “What does the “hide this photo” link on my photo page do?
    If you’re uploading something that you probably wouldn’t show your mum, use the “hide this photo” link to make sure the image won’t come up in public site areas. This is desirable behavior. :)”

    Please pretend you have a societally normal relationship with your mum while you are determining this.

    I promise that if I want to see your nakid bits, I won’t be shy about asking, but in the meantime keep your vagina off of my start page.

    Also, learn to take better photos of it.

    Thank you.

  • Pardon Me

    I am just obsessed with this flickr account.  

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