WWE Quackdown, Washing Machine Quest, and Kicking Ass

[tinhuviel]

Aunt Tudi and I enjoyed a nice day at the lake. The 3 loaves of bread and a dozen onion kaiser rolls that we'd broken up for the water fowl lasted all of 15 minutes. We had a good 250 birds (Canada geese, big honkin' geese, Mallards, and other ducks of questionable origins) elbowing their way to the bread buffet and it was glorious! After the smorgasbord brouhaha, they all settled down around us and began preening. It has become quite apparent to this avid bird watcher that Canada geese are meaner than shit. They go about constantly "goosing" each other and giving their small kinfolk, the ducks, the "hairy eyeball". The fuckers also hiss like snakes. From all I've read and from my limited experience with my Northern brethren, this is extremely UNCANADIAN behaviour. No wonder they're flocking to the US. They obviously feel more at home in this aggressive and rageful land. Either way, though, the geese are beautiful and so very graceful. They really know how to use their necks for cleaning purposes too. I swear, if I had a neck that long, limber, and precise, I'd never leave the house again...if you know what I mean.

As for the ducks, they were for the most part quite peaceful with each other, except for these two quackers who apparently couldn't abide the fact that the other still lived. They zizzed about chasing each other and squabbling violently in the shallow waters. At one point, one of the ducks was holding the other underwater. Attempted murder, good people. Where are the Law and Order Criminal Intent folks when you need them? The rest of the water fowl watched with a glazed disinterest at the two feuding ducks....this must go one quite a bit for the birds to be so desenstised to such horror. Or maybe they've watched too much WWE on Pay Per View. Eventually, the two contenders for the belt went to their respective corners and did not attempt any more violence for the duration of our stay.

One duck showed her ass. Literally. Something under the water had her enthralled, so she continually dipped straight down with her ass in the air. She was mooning the world. At one point, her legs were stuck straight up too. It was the damnedest thing.

Then there was this one lone big white duck. He was tired and tucked his legs up under his wings. The thing is, he was still in the water, so he ended up being balanced on his chest. He looked exactly like a big fake decoy balloon, just bobbing there on his chest with his legs lodged under his wings. Again...the damndest thing.

After the lake, Toodles and I repaired to the Sagebrush wherein we dined gently upon sirloin tips and potatoes as we tried to ignore the multitudinous televisions blaring out the running of the bulls. Such barbarity! Then again, it was pretty barbarous of us to be gnawing on dead cow...but that's beside the point. We stayed long enough for Aunt Tudi to get into the country music blaring over the sound system. That is yet another sign of the impending Apocalypse.

Upon returning home, I called Llew a little before 5 pm. I woke him up. He'd slept all day. I told him that Aunt Tudi and I were going out to find a cheap washer and would be gone for a couple more hours but, upon our return, I requested his presence in my home. After we got back, I said I'd call him so he could come over and I could talk to him. I informed him that the subject of our discussion would be his health and that he should be prepared to hear me out and withstand the nagging he so richly deserved.

Then we were off again, this time to Best Buy. Our limit for a washer was $300 or thereabouts and Lowes just didn't turn my wheels financially last week, so I figured that we should go for a better buy...or Best Buy as the case may be. As the Neimoidians said in EP1: "VEEEKTOREEE!!! We pick up the new washer on Wednesday. I went $11 over my limit, but decided to get a credit card for Best Buy instead of paying cash. There's a reason for this. The reason is I try to keep my credit rating high and the way I do this is buy little things (or big things in this instant) on credit, then pay them off early. Since I only had $300 for the washer, this will give me time to more than compensate for the difference I'm lacking and pay off the whole megillah when I get my first Best Buy bill. This also qualifies me for a Mastercard which, when I use it, will automatically get me a Best Buy gift certificate for $25.00. So I'm gonna buy something super cheap, like a pack of gum, on the Mastercard and pay that off too, then use the gift card to get Aunt Tudi "The Royal Tenenbaums", a movie she's been wanting for aeons. My credit rating will maintain its lofty reputation, Aunt Tudi will have a movie, I'll have some Orbit gum (fabulous!), and we'll all have clean clothes. Joy!

We got home around 7PM and I called Llew. He said he'd be over within the hour so I jumped online and did some research on Osteopathic Medicine. There's a doc right down the road who is a Doctor of Osteopathy. Since this seems more along the lines to what Llew would be receptive, I wanted him to read about it as I talked to him about his health. When he arrived, I bade him read what I'd found online, and then I jumped into him verbally with both feet. I gave him a verbal ass-kicking about how he's not dealing with his health issues very well and that, if he didn't take a more proactive stance for himself, he should at least do it for those who love him and want to help, mainly his daughter Mel (curliequu) and me. I told him what he needed to do was look into getting some health insurance as soon as possible but, in the meantime, go see Dr. Lucarelli, the D.O. down the street, for a second opinon as to what needed to be done regarding Llew's blood pressure and depression. Dr. Betty has had him on a health roller coaster since February and it has to stop. When he balked on the insurance, saying it had never done him any good in the past, I pointed out that one hospital stay could easily wipe out his inheritance if he had no coverage and, since he wasn't getting any younger, that a hospital stay wasn't completely out of the question, especially if his health continued to decline. I strongly suggested that he get Mel to do some research on the some health plans so that he could decide what was the best route to take. I also strongly suggested that he set up an appointment with Dr. Lucarelli ASAP so that he can see him shortly after seeing Dr. Betty, whom he's scheduled to visit this coming week. Also, I made it clear that he needed to do this for himself, but also for his daughter and for me, not to mention US (Llew and Me). We were all suffering and his and my relationship was suffering as a result of this and only he could change it by being a bit more aggressive in persuing other health options.

He seemed to take it very well and appreciated the intervention. He promised to take action this coming week and look into the new doc. I promised him that I'd give him two weeks, then I was going to kick his ass again if nothing changed.

On a subby side note... I found doing this rather difficult. The phrase 'topping from the bottom' was ringing in my head as I displayed my aggression toward Llew. It was the oddest damned feeling in the world. Maybe my Mother Instinct is the heart of my Domness in Switchland, but the little girl in me was just amazed and a little uncomfortable by the entire thing. I really do hope that Llew pursues a medical solution to his health problem so I won't have to kick his ass in two weeks.
The collar seems just a little too loose right now......

The End.

Comments

[crimsonblossom.livejournal.com]

hard as hell to be in that position as a sub. many (too many) would beg release and bolt. fwiw, i think you were strong and brave and that those are fine qualities in a sub. he's lucky to have you.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm lucky to have him too. :)

[aki-dreaming.livejournal.com]

The people out here are so dumb about wild animals and geese, and the Canada Goose in particular. People I used to work with at Sprint would try to feed and pet them and get mad when they got attacked. And I would laugh at them, out loud and with gusto. Idiots.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

No kidding! Right when we were about to leave, a couple of families with a bevy of kids came up. Each time they'd try to feed the fowl, the geese would run amok and the children (ages 4 thru 13 or so) would run screaming like idiots. Talk about sending mixed messages.

Some people, etc.

[aki-dreaming.livejournal.com]

Humans are made entirely of meat, did you know?

Some people should not go outside. And the rest of us shouldn't complain if we get eaten by bears.

[falkenna.livejournal.com]

Don't take this sub business too seriously. I didn't think you viewed it as a gameplan for life. It's easy to get sucked into a role and identify with it to the exclusion of congruent action. Where is your Sithliness?? It came to the fore when needed, as it always should do.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

If you'll check out my Maul stories, you'll note a definite proclivity for 'subbiness' as well. This is an aspect of my personality with which I've just recently come to grips so, yes, I do take it very seriously. I think it would irresponsible if I didn't acknowledge myself for who I am, don't you?
I agree about the Sithliness. It will always come to the fore. It's just a matter of balancing everything out to make a better whole.
Of course you'd agree that's it's always healthy practice to work toward wholeness in oneself, eh?

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[falkenna.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. Which is why it's important to remember that this is just "an aspect". Explore it, play with it, learn it. And when you need/want to, be the opposite!

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[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

I don't recall saying otherwise.