I don't know what's come over me lately but I've been really weepy. Okay, not like everyone is setting me off but I definitely have been feeling very Eeyore-esque these days. For those of you on Facebook, I'm not really suicidal… just hating work right now.
Aanywho - it's no secret that I'm a little dead inside. Hugging makes me uncomfortable, sympathizing/empathizing with people in reality doesn't come very naturally to me and I'm just kind of a mean person in general. However, talk about animals, the elderly or just show me something sappy on TV and I'm a mess.
Example 1
I watched Young @ Heart the other night. I thought it was going to be an uplifting movie about the elderly rocking out to Punk songs. I was really stoked about it! I mean, how great is it to see grandma singing The Clash? Fantastic!
So I'm not sure why I didn't think anyone was going to die. To quote Old School, "That's what old people do. They die." But I was wrecked. Most of the movie is very uplifting and I highly recommend it to everyone but hot damn, when they announced the death of some people - I bawled like I had just lost my own grandparent.
Regardless, I hope that I'm able to rock out like the Young @ Heart chorus when I get to be their age. A 92 year old woman was mentally sharper than my OWN parents who are only in their 60s. This is what exercising your brain does - it keeps you young.
Example 2
Most stories regarding animal cruelty upsets me. Any story that deals with a death of a dog really kills me.
I was reading People magazine the other day and they featured a story on Puppy Mills. I still haven't been able to bring myself to watch the Oprah special I DVR'ed on Puppy Mills. Anywho - did you know that the Amish are notorious Puppy Mill owners? THE AMISH?! Apparently that's a big moneymaker for them.
Did you also know that THEY SHOOT THE DOGS that are no longer able to produce babies or who have fallen ill. SHOOT THEM. One Amish farmer reportedly shot 80 dogs because he was court-ordered to get them full vet check-ups or face fines of up to $300 per dog. So he thought the best thing for him to do was to fucking shoot all 80 dogs.
I don't want to get on my soapbox about puppy mills and my thoughts on them so I'll just attach a few links as to why puppy mills are bad:
The Humane Society's Facts on Puppy Mills
Stop Puppy Mills
I'm not trying to offend anyone here especially since I feel that all dogs deserve a good home, but it is tough for me to support such a practice.
Anywho - needless to say, the article made me SOB.
Gah - I'm such a nerd sometimes. I really need to get out of my Eeyore funk.
