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Hey, now... I love the cranberry-slab-in-a-can!.
Yup, and when you can get it out in one piece and put it on the table shaped like a can, well that just makes my Thanksgiving.


Hey, now... I love the cranberry-slab-in-a-can!.
I think I always found the a/d least offensive... can't speak to the taste, though!
The grayness and weird texture of canine k/d scares me a little.
Blech! Really?
...from the can?
Blech.

Yup, and when you can get it out in one piece and put it on the table shaped like a can, well that just makes my Thanksgiving.

😱!I was told of a guy who backpacks a lot and always brings a can of cat food with him in case he gets lost.

Yup, and when you can get it out in one piece and put it on the table shaped like a can, well that just makes my Thanksgiving.

Yup, and when you can get it out in one piece and put it on the table shaped like a can, well that just makes my Thanksgiving.
As a kid, my uncle used to get me a can of cranberry sauce for my birthday as a gag gift. Every year. 😀
Actually, good guess, it is in July!Ha ha! Is your birthday even around the holidays? That would be super funny say, in July.

My rave is simply two words: Thunder Snow!!!! 😀
I love that stuff! I'm usually not big into canned stuff, but that's always been my exception. As a kid, my uncle used to get me a can of cranberry sauce for my birthday as a gag gift. Every year. 😀
Yup, and when you can get it out in one piece and put it on the table shaped like a can, well that just makes my Thanksgiving.

I have an interview invite for this AWESOME giant emergency hospital/shelter that I have been trying to squeeze my way into for the last 2 years! !
My rave is simply two words: Thunder Snow!!!! 😀
Congrats, TheEvilShoe! Please keep us posted on how it goes!!!I have an interview invite for this AWESOME giant emergency hospital/shelter that I have been trying to squeeze my way into for the last 2 years! SO EXCITED! If they schedule it for next week, that means Tufts interview and potential job interview in the same week 🙂
Took the GRE this morning. I have a cold, plus I'm still recovering from an emergency wisdom tooth extraction. But, I managed to reach my goal as far as the score was concerned, and I'm feeling confident that I can up my score if I decide to take it again when I'm healthier and better prepared. Now it's time for a celebratory nap.
Jealous 🙁
So. Jealous. I don't think I've seen thunder snow since I lived in Maryland (half a lifetime ago).
If you happen to live on the eastern seaboard south of southern New England... send some of that my way! 👍
Waah? I've never heard of thundersnow. But I'm jealous, it sounds really cool just from the two words combined!
It sounds like some kind of 1980's cartoon super-hero character.
This was the closest thing I could find: http://dcist.com/2009/12/kneel_before_thundersnow.phpI just signed up to volunteer at an exotic pet store/rescue. They were soooo nice. And I actually found the animals there to be somewhat cute (although I think I'll stick to SA). Anyways, I'm kinda kicking myself for not doing this sooner since so far I only have SA experience. If I don't get into vet school this round, though, my application is going to be rocking next year! Might as well lay the groundwork now! 🙂
Also: if anyone knows how to ride horses, I really want to learn. any advice?? (I might wait til I get to vet school or when I have time off!)
I've been riding for almost 13 years, have two horses, and am on the Ohio State Hunt Seat Equestrian Team. My biggest advice to you would be to find a GOOD barn with good, quiet lesson horses to learn on. Perhaps go to a local tack shop and ask who they recommend. Nothing will turn you off to horses faster than going to a barn that puts riders in dangerous situations by overmounting them or being lax on safety measures.
I am a TOTAL safety stickler, so this is really important to me. Riding is a dangerous sport, and the key to making it fun is keeping the rider safe during the learning phase, when they're getting comfortable on horseback, getting their balance worked out, using the muscles you use for riding that you didn't even know you had, and developing what we call "feel." Gaining that initial confidence is key to later success.
Also, I tell everybody who is starting out riding that I would suggest learning to ride English, and then later if you decide you'd like to ride Western switching to that. Technically good riding is good riding and you shouldn't do TOO much different between the disciplines, but I've seen a lot of riders who have only ever ridden Western use end up using the saddle as a crutch, and then you put them in an English saddle and they have a really hard time. That's compared to the English riders I've seen go Western that have a very easy time making the switch because they've developed more of an independent seat.
Finally PLEASE, no matter what discipline you do, wear an ASTM/SEI certified helmet. I have ridden thousands of times and have only fallen off about seven or eight times, but each of those times I knocked my head on the ground/a fence pretty good and would have seriously injured myself if I hadn't had a helmet on. People complain about them being hot/heavy/uncomfortable (which I've never had any of these problems, and you shouldn't with a properly fitted helmet), but I just don't think it's worth the risk-this noggin's gotta get me through vet school, dangit!
If you have any other questions, let me know-I'd love to help!
Also: if anyone knows how to ride horses, I really want to learn. any advice?? (I might wait til I get to vet school or when I have time off!)
That's compared to the English riders I've seen go Western that have a very easy time making the switch because they've developed more of an independent seat.
For those of you with horse riding experience, how often do you ride/take lessons? How often would you recommend for a beginner to take lessons?
How weird, my experience is almost the exact opposite. I've noticed a lot of English->Western riders have issues sitting the canter (English saddles can hide a rider's tendency to polish the saddle, but it becomes really obvious in a western saddle) and they tend to lean forward when they get into the western saddle. I will say though that I agree with you in that I see a lot of western riders who use the saddle as a crutch, but they tend to be riders who are self-taught, not ones that took lessons with a reputable instructor.

I'm j/k by the way....): I received my 1st (and maybe only) acceptance
from Oregon. I knew by odds going into this and am so grateful & honored to have gotten an offer. Anyone outside the forum essentially has just said "Congrats, but we knew you would get in. Gosh, you just like to worry." From what the forum has taught me, this isn't true. I'm my own worst enemy but I know there are many applicants WAAAAAY better than myself (I'm not looking for an ego boost, just being humble & honest). So, moral of this post: 

to everyone on SDN. Thank you. You all keep me swimming above the waves rather than drowning. Each of you is awesome and I wish you the best luck forever ad infinitum (?)/"to infinity & beyond!"I would absolutely, 100% start with lessons. I would research facilities and visit them (preferably unannounced) before signing anything or paying any money. It would be good if you could observe a lesson and see what the instructor is like. Horses should be healthy-looking (well fed, especially) and preferably happy looking. Ask how frequently schooling horses are used, how riders are evaluated and what kinds of instructors they have. The facility should require EVERYONE to wear a properly certified helmet and appropriate footwear. Like EllieG says, safety should be their #1 priority in regards to their clients. If you see people riding in shorts and sneakers and helmetless, whaling away on their pony with a stick while their instructor screams bloody murder at them, it's probably not a good place. Trust your instincts.
PM me if you have any questions 🙂
Found an awesome internship to apply for (zoo)! Alsoooooo, started volunteering with the techs at the shelter I've been with for four years and it turns out that the veterinarian is there the day I'm working!
Anyone outside the forum essentially has just said "Congrats, but we knew you would get in. Gosh, you just like to worry."
Ben Folds rescheduled his Tulsa show, so I don't have to worry about trying to make it down the turnpike in my Civic to see his show. Also, he responded to me and another 'Rhiannon' (my friend from OSU, life bonded by our stories of terrible pronunciations of our name) on Twitter... we were tweeting about wanting to come but not being able to drive in that much snow, and he said that they "can't play a show low on Rhiannons." SOOOO CUTE! I love him.
Still not a single flake has fallen, but I'm assuming the weather people are serious about this 100% chance, 8-12 inches, blizzard warning. Suppose we shall see. 🙂
Also... squeeeeee Ben Folds!
screenshot of tweet 🙂
Ben Folds rescheduled his Tulsa show, so I don't have to worry about trying to make it down the turnpike in my Civic to see his show. Also, he responded to me and another 'Rhiannon' (my friend from OSU, life bonded by our stories of terrible pronunciations of our name) on Twitter... we were tweeting about wanting to come but not being able to drive in that much snow, and he said that they "can't play a show low on Rhiannons." SOOOO CUTE! I love him.
Still not a single flake has fallen, but I'm assuming the weather people are serious about this 100% chance, 8-12 inches, blizzard warning. Suppose we shall see. 🙂
Also... squeeeeee Ben Folds!
screenshot of tweet 🙂
Does snow move North like that? Uh... hm. I thought weather... I dunno. My meteorological cluelessness is showing.