Piper, Music
Jan. 14th, 2018 10:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogAfter getting Piper groomed, going grocery shopping, and visiting the Chicago Catcade ($15 per hour to snuggle kitties and, if you want, play a few arcade games on what I think are MAME machines built into arcade game shells), I was going to have some relaxation time. Maybe play Factorio, maybe visit Nathan. Instead, I fell asleep on the couch and was totally passed out until near my usual bed time. I think the sleep was good for me.
Today, I'm going through some CD binders I picked up at Goodwill. I've been thinking of getting some for a while to transfer my DVDs into to make shelf room. For about $7 each, I got one that holds 96 and one that holds 128. The issue with them is that they're already almost full. Tons of CDs, about 2/3 factory pressings to 1/3 burned copies and mixes. They range from Mozart to Steve Miller to Bob Marley to Nirvana to Tupac Shakur.
Y'know, I'd never listened to Tupac, or any other artists in that genre, unless hearing Faithless' "Mass Destruction" on NPR (which I really like) counts. I didn't realize how political he was. Mainstream presentations of rap emphasize the misogynist and money-obsessed streaks that appear in the genre. I appreciate well-crafted rap, but that kind of subject turns me off. I popped in a Tupac disc in the car and the harsh depiction of Black ghetto life is depressingly evocative.
Anyway, it was hard for me to decide what to do with the CDs. I hate throwing stuff out, but they have no cases, and keeping them where they are would defeat the purpose of buying the binders. I'm going to rip them all to MP3s and throw out at least all the burned ones, and probably the rest of them too.
Piper is not only nice-looking and soft-feeling, but she even smells nice! I was worried she'd be difficult at the groomer with other dogs around, but they said she was really good.
I got her to the shelter early yesterday so we could see how she reacts to cats. Regrettably, the answer is not well. I know it's nearly impossible for her to get along with another dogs, but if she could be ok with cats, then I'd be willing to consider adopting her permanently. But it seems like it's not to be. Danae wants a cat too much to have a a dog around who will not allow it. And I'd really like a cat too.
But I really hope some really good people will take Piper in and give her the wonderful care she deserves. It's hard for me to think about giving her up.
Today, I'm going through some CD binders I picked up at Goodwill. I've been thinking of getting some for a while to transfer my DVDs into to make shelf room. For about $7 each, I got one that holds 96 and one that holds 128. The issue with them is that they're already almost full. Tons of CDs, about 2/3 factory pressings to 1/3 burned copies and mixes. They range from Mozart to Steve Miller to Bob Marley to Nirvana to Tupac Shakur.
Y'know, I'd never listened to Tupac, or any other artists in that genre, unless hearing Faithless' "Mass Destruction" on NPR (which I really like) counts. I didn't realize how political he was. Mainstream presentations of rap emphasize the misogynist and money-obsessed streaks that appear in the genre. I appreciate well-crafted rap, but that kind of subject turns me off. I popped in a Tupac disc in the car and the harsh depiction of Black ghetto life is depressingly evocative.
Anyway, it was hard for me to decide what to do with the CDs. I hate throwing stuff out, but they have no cases, and keeping them where they are would defeat the purpose of buying the binders. I'm going to rip them all to MP3s and throw out at least all the burned ones, and probably the rest of them too.
Piper is not only nice-looking and soft-feeling, but she even smells nice! I was worried she'd be difficult at the groomer with other dogs around, but they said she was really good.
I got her to the shelter early yesterday so we could see how she reacts to cats. Regrettably, the answer is not well. I know it's nearly impossible for her to get along with another dogs, but if she could be ok with cats, then I'd be willing to consider adopting her permanently. But it seems like it's not to be. Danae wants a cat too much to have a a dog around who will not allow it. And I'd really like a cat too.
But I really hope some really good people will take Piper in and give her the wonderful care she deserves. It's hard for me to think about giving her up.
