tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post6367575377309663337..comments2024-01-02T04:55:07.853-05:00Comments on Pieces of Me: At The Edge of InsanityJLKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396471022931966499noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-58247000654038747552009-06-16T15:46:59.186-04:002009-06-16T15:46:59.186-04:00Maybe the snake was expressing some resentment bec...Maybe the snake was expressing some resentment because you are not doting on her as much as your husband does? ;)<br /><br />JLK, I have never heard of boas being threatening to adult humans before! Perhaps it's possible that she could strangle you, though I'm not convinced about even that, but I think the chance of that actually occurring is the stuff of horror movies, not everyday reality.<br /><br />I just did a quick google check, and couldn't find any evidence of boas seriously injuring or killing an adult human (or any human). I think you are safe.<br /><br />Glad the feeding went well.Isabelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-36676086689287098912009-06-15T14:06:16.063-04:002009-06-15T14:06:16.063-04:00@Isabel - The biggest threat about the boa is not ...@Isabel - The biggest threat about the boa is not the bite, but the idea of her wrapping herself around a limb, my waist, or worse, my neck. Because she could kill a human. She couldn't eat me, but she could suffocate me or crush my ribs. It always reminds me of the Shel Silverstein poem: "Oh heck, it's up to my neck!"<br /><br />But I did feed her with a friend there for moral support. All went well except when I closed the cage door, she struck at the glass and I froze. I was like "WTF you stupid snake!? I just gave you food and now you're being an asshole!!" I was pissed. <br /><br />@Phizzle - I was supposed to hear about a second interview at the end of last week but haven't heard anything, so I'm guessing in the next couple of days. <br /><br />@Sci - I just have to thaw them. She's never been fed live which is why the striking thing pisses me off so much. She doesn't strike at her food, she just gobbles it so in my opinion, her strikes = angry attacks. <br /><br />"Just keep in mind that it's all limbic lobe and no cortex." <---- LOVE this, never thought of it that way. lolJLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396471022931966499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-87253528776379941772009-06-15T12:03:33.542-04:002009-06-15T12:03:33.542-04:00Anonymous: thank you for making the internet a mo...Anonymous: thank you for making the internet a more unpleasant place to be. <br /><br />JLK: do you have to heat the mammals? Or just thaw? And do not worry, I myself have cuddled with 7 foot reptiles many a time. They ain't so bad. Just keep in mind that it's all limbic lobe and no cortex.scicurioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266347710629871510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-46380405836769721992009-06-14T16:37:56.948-04:002009-06-14T16:37:56.948-04:00oh honey, i'm sorry you're feeling on edge...oh honey, i'm sorry you're feeling on edge like this. yikes. the drivers out there are fucking numnuts, it's fucking absolutely insane and i hated it when i was out there.<br /><br />you should move to NewJobCity, where everyone drives like they're high on pot (i.e. really really really mellow). :)<br /><br />when do you hear about job at SFRHS West (did i get the acronym right?)PhizzleDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036442165798690074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-73490806448639670552009-06-14T15:49:36.666-04:002009-06-14T15:49:36.666-04:00Thank you, WhiteCoat.
@ Anonymous - It's my ...Thank you, WhiteCoat. <br /><br />@ Anonymous - It's my fucking blog, and I can whine or bitch or whatever as I feel the need or desire. My education in psychology has nothing at all to do with feeling anxiety after a car accident or dealing with my husband's pet snake. Perhaps if you weren't such an asshole, you would be socializing instead of trolling blogs at 2am. And yes, that's my opinion as a social psychologist.JLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396471022931966499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-42597149049727255422009-06-14T14:12:07.131-04:002009-06-14T14:12:07.131-04:00@Anonymous
Don't be such a fucking tool.
JL...@Anonymous <br />Don't be such a fucking tool. <br /><br />JLK can communicate however she wants. Being a psych grad, she understands that this kind of discussion can be healthy. <br /><br />If you don't like it, don't read it. The rest of us enjoy her perspective.Whitecoattaleshttp://beyondtheshortcoat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-43383337766098716662009-06-14T02:00:00.912-04:002009-06-14T02:00:00.912-04:00you are a psych grad??? ahahaha why dont u help YO...you are a psych grad??? ahahaha why dont u help YOURSELF??? all i see is whining and bitching... this isnt right and that aint right..somebody hold my hand...blah blahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-53986478586689138922009-06-12T07:14:27.810-04:002009-06-12T07:14:27.810-04:00Wow, feeding that thing sounds like a scary task. ...Wow, feeding that thing sounds like a scary task. Make sure you have a nice reward for you, for doing it! <br /><br />I would definitely have gone and got the cat's litter trays too, I mean, once the thought had enetered my head, I wouldn't have been able to sleep thinking about it, however unlikely it was, so that was a sensible move.JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-54160503547622397272009-06-11T21:21:42.623-04:002009-06-11T21:21:42.623-04:00Well, a 7-foot boa is very powerful and could give...Well, a 7-foot boa is very powerful and could give you a fierce and painful bite, but I believe that's the worst that can happen!* You should still be able to dial 911 yourself. But personally I would still want to do the speaker phone thing. <br /><br />*At least for you, not the cats that is. I'm sure the cage is secure, but obviously you will have to open it to feed the thing. At least they don't eat very often. Looking forward to hearing how it goes, please let us know! Should be a good story anyway :)<br /><br />Glad to hear your car (and undoubtedly your youth and fitness) protected you.Isabelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-23622247055363944012009-06-11T19:54:26.949-04:002009-06-11T19:54:26.949-04:00Oh fuck it, like telling you what kind of reptile ...Oh fuck it, like telling you what kind of reptile it is will somehow compromise my anonymity. <br /><br />It's a 7 ft long Columbian Red-Tail Boa with an attitude. I loved the thing when she was a baby, but once she reached adult size I was like "Fuck this shit."<br /><br />@Isabel - my car is a tank and has somehow kept me safe through a whole bunch of bullshit. I wasn't even sore the day after, so I'm extremely grateful for that. But at the same time I consider myself extremely lucky and I think that's what makes me so nervous to be driving now. Especially in my mom's Hyundai. LOLJLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396471022931966499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-9681962942404457342009-06-11T19:34:04.773-04:002009-06-11T19:34:04.773-04:00What kind of reptile is it?? I am really curious. ...What kind of reptile is it?? I am really curious. <br /><br />I lived with a boyfriend for a couple of years who had some pretty scary reptiles, including several poisonous snakes and a huge Nile monitor, which is like a smaller version of a Komodo dragon. After he moved out the monitor did escape once, into his NYC neighborhood. When he got a call from a neighbor to come get him, "Necky" was surrounded by four men, one holding an empty garbage can that they were unsuccessfully trying to trap him under. Yeah I was relieved when that ended.<br /><br />Hope you are not still hurting physically. Accidents and crazy drivers suck.Isabelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-43387175445045937502009-06-11T19:30:04.350-04:002009-06-11T19:30:04.350-04:00If this reptile is what I think it is you are 99% ...If this reptile is what I think it is you are 99% safe as long as you don't smell like said dethawed dead animal. And don't act scared? I know that may be hard to do but as long as you don't act like bait or smell like bait it's probs not interested in you.<br /><br /><--Adores large scary reptiles. Except their poop. Their poop is a nuclear weapon, srsly.Hermitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526192542331220475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-56708665483484950262009-06-11T18:20:49.923-04:002009-06-11T18:20:49.923-04:00I've been in a couple of accidents (none of wh...I've been in a couple of accidents (none of which I was driving) and I was always jumpy after them. <br /><br />Good luck feeding the scary reptile. That does not sound like fun.Psych Post Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820776188567097127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-71036295863462384142009-06-11T17:22:48.627-04:002009-06-11T17:22:48.627-04:00My state has the worst motherfucking drivers I hav...My state has the worst motherfucking drivers I have ever seen in my entire fucking life.Comrade Physioprofhttp://physioprof.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-20430425625586277712009-06-11T17:06:41.747-04:002009-06-11T17:06:41.747-04:00It's not that we don't like hearing about ...It's not that we don't like hearing about your life- it's just the gender psychology/sociology stuff you write is Really Good.<br /><br />Plus, when life is sucky it can be hard for random internet persons to know what sort of support and/or encouragement would be most useful. <br />I will say not to blame yourself for being jumpy though- that's normal. I'm actually impressed you can hold it together enough to keep driving (the only accident I've been in where that kind of damage was done to my car was when I was 16, and I stopped driving for about 5 years because of it).Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356974556397009124noreply@blogger.com