do you know what bothers me? people who think that caring for a pet in a normal and humane manner is "going overboard" and people who should know you but still make you pick out your own presents.

both of these people are jordan.

he thinks that just because i take time to clean bob's cage and feed him more than a carrot a day and play with him for a few moments every time i am in the room "going overboard." it also bothers me that he says that i treat animals better than humans ... just because i don't yell at them. and it's not like i yell at jordan for no reason. it is always because he is being dumb or inconsiderate. i think it is ridiculous that his family has had bob since spring break and they have noticed his eye problem and have done ABSOLUTELY NO research on the condition and then he has the audacity to say "well we researched it and it's a genetic problem" ... WE DID NOT RESEARCH ANYTHING! I RESEARCHED IT! also when i cleaned the cage there was a thick layer of poop and gunk on the bottom of the tray that signaled that they did nothing more to clean his cage than to go out back and dump out the tray and refill it with shavings. the inside of his igloo also had a heavy layer of grime that could be one reason that he has that eye problem because he uses his nose and eye area to push around his house wherever he goes ... another thing is his water bottle. the inside of his water bottle has a layer of filth that i had to use a toothbrush to clean out ... also on the tip of the water bottle there were clumps of rust, hair and other grime stuck to it so bad that i could not clean it entirely. also his bowls have a layer of poop grime on it. i mean its common sense that if the food bowl is dirty than it's probably smart to clean it ... also they only feed him a carrot a day and they house him on pine shavings which (with the littlest amount of research would show) causes intestinal blockage ...

when i tell him all these things all he says is that bob is tyler's pet and that he isn't responsible and that bob hasn't had intestinal blockage yet ...

it is frustrating because bob lives in jordan's room and jordan plays with him but he thinks that he is clear of any responsibility and that he's "just an animal." he thinks that both me and jen go overboard with our animals. i think that animal cops should be called on him.

the second thing is that jordan SUCKS at buying gifts ... i know it is bitchy to be complaining about all this stuff since he buys me gifts but it annoying because he says that i am just a hard person to shop for and said that i rarely like any of my presents from anyone ... i will say that i did get the flight of the conchords dvds from him but i had been talking about them for months and if i didn't get them i would think he were deaf.

here is a list of gifts that i liked in no particular order ...

1. sticker maker from jen

2. rancid shirt from aaron

3. scarf from stacy

4. checkered vans slip ons from jen

5. eggling from jen

6. salt and pepper grenades from jen and aaron

7. pie cookbook from stacy

8. cute set of plates from my mom

9. oxford hoodie from my dad

10. le petit prince notebook and wine from stacy

11. moulin rouge dvd from sharon

12. digital camera from my mom

13. mini (unexpected) stuffed animal from zack

14. bouncy bunny toy from blaine in 5th grade

that's all i can think of right now ... but i'm sure there are more. i was going to put the ipod adapter than jen and aaron bought me but i knew that i was getting it and it was a replacement for one that broke. so ... i only counted the ones that were a surprise.

anyway, i just think that it is lame and a cop out to say that i am hard to shop for because i basically like anything that people actually took time to think about ... i ALWAYS like jennifer's presents because she always keeps in mind the things that i would like.

so here is a list of things that i think would be good presents for me ... if i get any of them from jordan i will be pissed because he still is not trying and just stealing my own ideas for my presents ... but this is just to prove that there are TONS of things that i would like to get that are not that hard to think of.

- cute color palettes

- mini planters (i hate cut flowers)

- cookbook

- lottery ticket (my new love)

- aerie underwear (not really appropriate for a boy to give)

- craft supplies

- yummy lotion

- cute earrings that are my style

- cute bedding

- stickers

i can't think of anything else. anyway ... i am also annoyed that he never listens to me and only talks about his stuff and he says that i interrupt him in the middle of his stories. excuse me if i don't want to hear about hypnosis for 15 minutes! it is annoying. i mean he says that all i do is complain about not feeling good ... I AM SO SORRY THAT MY SURGERY IS BORING YOU!

i know that this post will make aaron say that i am ungrateful and jennifer think i am whiny but i don't care because it had to be said and i already yelled at jordan for all this stuff and really made my mouth hurt ...

i am back on ice packs (if anyone would like to know) ...