Hurt
I have no idea why I’m surprised. Every single time she says she is coming up for the weekend, it is NEVER the weekend, they always leave either Saturday or Sunday morning. I’m expected to give my entire weekend when I go home, to leave immediately when I’m done work Friday and stay until after supper Sunday. Even still, she makes me feel bad when I leave even that late, and makes me feel bad that I don’t come home every weekend. They can spend the entire weekend with his family, which they do all of the time, but when it comes to me…. Nope, one day is all they can spare. She made me feel so guilty because I had to work Mother’s day weekend and I didn’t go home. So I planned this weekend, assuming they would stay the weekend like we planned. Nope. Tonight she tells me they are leaving after supper on Saturday and driving to fucking Piercland for his family. I guess promises made to me don’t matter. I guess the effort I have gone to for this weekend, including asking a dear friend to work Sunday for me, doesnt matter. I’m so done. Don’t expect me to make you a priority anymore. So fucking done. So fucking disappointed and hurt. I will never be anyone’s priority.
No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom.’ If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.
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President Barack Obama (via loungeypants) Well said. Love it! |
Nearly a year and a half…
Has passed, and still I haven’t let go. WTF is my issue? He is not coming back, he has who he really wanted all along, and I don’t want to be second choice. All I want is to not think about him anymore. I want to stop dreaming of our breakup. He wasn’t good for me, and I simply want to forget him. This is just utterly ridiculous.
Meet Our Young Sea Turtle!
Curious and gentle, green sea turtles have always been one of the most popular animals at the Aquarium. Recently we added a young turtle, Azul, to the Open Sea exhibit for the first time. The eight-year-old is being “mentored” by one of our large turtles, estimated to be in her 60s.
So what can you teach a turtle? Plenty, it turns out. Azul is learning how to navigate the exhibit and live alongside pelagic rays, hammerhead sharks, our rapidly growing ocean sunfish and dozens of other animals. The young turtle is also being “target trained,” so it will know to come over at mealtime.
Feeding time in our Open Sea exhibit is carefully choreographed, with five species simultaneously being fed around the rim of the million-gallon display, far above the visitor viewing area. In one corner, the pelagic ray is fed squid, fish and shrimp. Nearby, other aquarists offer fresh salmon steaks to two species of hungry sharks. On a long gangplank extending over the middle of the exhibit, another staffer hand-feeds the ocean sunfish. And, in yet another part of the exhibit, two more staff feed the turtles bell peppers and romaine lettuce, luring them over with colored floats, which they’ve learned to associate with food.
“Our experience is that these turtles are very social,” says Senior Aquarist Veronica Franklin. Unfortunately, this means they’re keenly interested in what everyone else is having for lunch. They also like to “surf” the small jet streams that circulate water into the exhibit. At times, just like a day at elementary school, it can be a little challenging to keep everyone focused and in their respective places!
Each turtle target comprises a long pole with a pool float on the end. Azul’s float is blue and white, while the larger turtle’s float is yellow with a black stripes. Believe it or not, says Veronica, “they can really tell the difference.
“It does seem to help for Azul to have a mentor,” says Veronica. “The young turtle is getting along with other species. We’re always observing the dynamics, and Azul is growing and doing just fine.”
Sun Therapy
Another pair of turtles, just like the two on exhibit, is in a separate holding facility just outside the main exhibit. Eventually, that pair will be rotated onto exhibit, and the two you see now will be moved outside. Sea turtles require occasional sun therapy to help with vitamin D absorption, making such rotations a regular occurrence.
Having the turtles outside the main exhibit also gives aquarists an opportunity to conduct “enrichments” to keep them healthy and stimulated. This can include extracting food from a block of ice, pushing around a length of pool hose or playing with kelp strands. Aquarists have even constructed a “turtle tent” from plastic pipe that serves as a navigation challenge and a post to rub their carapace on!
Alone
I miss being touched. I miss being held. I miss that moment when that special someone crawls into bed and wraps their arms around me. I miss all the little things fom being in a relationship. It has been nearly a year and a half since I had it, and it is starting to feel like it must have been a dream. I look around, and I know it is real and exists for others, I just wish I could have it again.
