Amelia she/her BiromanticAutistic and ADHDer - 20 - Home to Tessa the Cockapoo (8) aka my heart dog, and Bucky the Chocolate Lab (2)Also featuring my sister’s dog, Maisie (3)
I thought I would share this picture with you. Jordan was the first dog my husband and I had together. He was found as a stray by a coworker of mine when I was working as a groomer. He was around 3-5 months old, and full of mud, knots, cockleburs, and all of the mess that fuzzy stray dogs pick up in springtime in the Midwest. I spent 2 hours patiently combing and bathing him,and he was as calm as could be, as if grateful for the attention and happy to finally be clean. He went home with me that night.
Jordan was a mutt, and there was no DNA testing available at that time, but our best guess was that he was a collie mix, probably with lab and/or golden retriever. But his personality was ALL collie, and it was Jordan who made me fall in love with collies forever. He was my heart dog, and there is still a big hole that will never quite be filled.
Jordan was with us for 14 years. He moved across the country with us, saw our children born and cared for them, helped “raise” multiple puppies and kittens, and made friends with everyone he met. He crossed the rainbow bridge about 12 and 1/2 years ago. I still miss him.
Petition to add a second meaning to the phrase babygirl: a man who’s so cute and kinda pathetic (but not in a sad, wet way) like a puppy that’s trying to get a second dinner.
It’s very soon. Our nunu was a once in a lifetime dog. But with the way everything lined up, I think banana had this black ball of sunshine picked out for us to help us heal. She’s sleeping on my chest, heartbeat against mine. And there is peace and love.
So, there's a lot of USians around who are very clearly fucking fed up with their political choices this election cycle, and planning to sit it out.
And I get it! What's the point of voting if there's no one to vote for?
The thing is, I'm Australian. In Australia, voting is compulsory. We don't get to sit out our elections, and I'll be real honest with you - we don't exactly get better choices than you lot. So how do you vote if there's no one to vote for? You find someone to vote against. And there's always someone to vote against.
Now, we have the pleasure of preferential voting in Australia - We get to rank every candidate from 1 to X, and I'll tell you, there's something so cathartic about putting the biggest bastard of the lot at the very bottom of your preferences. I understand that USians don't get that option - you get to mark one person, and that's it.
That means that you get one shot, so aim it at the biggest bastard of the lot. The candidate you most utterly detest. Put your vote in the worst possible place for them. Don't even think about who that vote's going towards, that's not the point. Remember, every vote is a vote against someone. Make sure you fuck up that someone's election day!