Monday, July 10, 2006

A new roommate, muscles, and pirates. YARR!

I bought my first pet this weekend!

Sunday, Jason and I went to the petstore. Since I was on a mission, I wasted no time in buying a baby Chinchilla and walked around the store, picking out her accessories, as she sat on my shoulder.

Once we got home, Jason set to work on her 4-floor cage while Heather and I tried to teach the little thing how to roll around in a ball. Poor thing was a little timid and shy, and who can blame her? If I was shipped from box to box and suddenly found myself rolling around in a neon green plastic ball, I'd freak out too. Needless to say, she passed out pretty soon after we put her in her cage.

I decided to name her Maxi or "Miss Max". I'm not sure why I named her that, except to say that I kept thinking it every time I saw her. So "Miss Max" it is. Pictures to come soon!

After a long, long hiatus of sitting on my ass while everyone else left for the gym, I'm happy to announce that I've found a workout that I actually enjoy.

BOXING!

Course, I should have seen this coming. After all, "kicking ass" is high on my list of "to do's before I die". Still, I'd never been exposed to a punching bag or gloves before this weekend, and had no idea the pleasure it could bring.

Saturday night, Jason was working out with his buddies in their homemade barn gym. Normally I make fun of Jason to pass the time, but this time, I decided to punch on the punching bag. After the first punch, I punched it again. And again. And again.

I started hopping around and whopping it. Randy handed me his old boxing gloves and I started wailing at it. Bam BAM BAM! I didn't want to stop.

The next day, Jason and I went to Dick's and I bought my own gloves and a boxing ball (not the standing kind nor the teardrop, but the ball that suspends and comes back at you). Unfortunately the ball has to be blown up, but Jason will do it at his house and bring it back this weekend. I cannot wait!

Last night we went to go see Pirates 2. It was pretty much everything we expected: funnier, longer, louder. Everything a sequel is supposed to be. The ending...well, let's just say I totally called it. At any rate, it was a good time, and I look forward to the next time we can buy an overpriced cherry Icee and choke on a tray of buffalo wings.

YARRR me matey!

8 Comments:

Blogger Daphnewood said...

I tried to change your message board once but it just went crazy. I think it doesn't work right. Or I suppose it could have been a user error. I am taking the kids to see the pirate movie this week sometime. I am preparing for weeks of eyepatches, bandanas around the head and swordfights. Much like the last time Capt. Jack Sparrow invaded our house.

ps. It totally rocks that you got a FURRY pet instead of a fish

11:30 AM  
Blogger Rowan said...

i agree with daphne congrats on non fishes.

boxing does have it's high points, sore knuckles isn't one of them, but I used to thoroughly enjoy using M's when he still lived with his folks.

2:53 PM  
Blogger Daphnewood said...

I just tried it again! I am so lame. I just can't figure it out. I clicked "save message" but jibberish shows up. So I am no techy. I guess there could be worse things.

10:58 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Animals smell. And boxing is weak. Convention this weekend?


-Josh

6:45 AM  
Blogger Fated said...

Ooooh! I always wanted a chinchilla :)

Can't wait to see pics of Miss Max!

5:16 PM  
Blogger mothersong said...

Oh, my daughter is dying to get a chinchilla. What a cool pet!

9:13 PM  
Blogger Loralee Choate said...

I LOVE chincillas. They are such cute little fuzzballs. The whole dust bath thing they do KILLS ME.

Just be careful. They are REALLY fragile pets, but so fun to own.

1:28 PM  
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