This is another movie I’ve been wanting to watch for a while. It starred Marlon Brando, Robert DeNiro, and Edward Norton. In a nutshell, it was a movie about a heist. There wasn’t enough sex, nudity, or violence in it for me, but Brian really liked it. The three main characters did a great job in their roles (though Brando’s part was pretty small). As far as movies about high-end thieves go, I liked Heat a lot more.
office space
When this movie first came out, I wasn’t really interested in seeing it. I already live it, so why would I want to watch it in my spare time? But, I heard some good things about it in the meantime and Jennifer Aniston, who I like, was also in the movie, so I thought I’d check it out. Looks like my first impression was the one I should’ve stuck with. I mean, the movie was ok–kind of amusing–but not laugh out loud funny. If I’m going to watch a comedy, I feel that it should make me laugh.
ripley, part 2
No news would’ve been better than the news I got today. The vet called and Ripley’s white blood count was low (rather than high, which would be seen in an infection). Additionally, one of her kidney tests came back high, which means things aren’t working correctly there either. Due to the kidney numbers, I had to take her off the diuretic for now. She’s going to remain on the antibiotics because those won’t hurt anything, though it’s starting to look like she doesn’t have an infection. Really, the problem is that there are so many conflicting things going on, it’s hard to diagnose. The latest thing to rule out is a lymphosarcoma. The vet thinks it is quite possible that she has cancer in one of her organs and it spread to another. Great.
We had to run to the vet’s office again this afternoon, as she wanted to give Ripley some fluids to make her more comfortable over the weekend (since her kidneys aren’t functioning properly).
Ripley’s going to need to go to Monroeville for an ultrasound of the kidneys and chest. They will also do a chest tap so that the fluid in her chest can be tested. This has not been scheduled yet. I have to call the vet’s office on Monday with an update on her condition and then we’ll talk about scheduling it. I keep getting the idea that the vet thinks she’s going to go downhill fast and that’s why it was not scheduled today. Really, though, if you didn’t know Ripley, you wouldn’t even know anything was wrong with her. Not that that’s doing any of us any good right now.
ripley’s latest malady
Our Doberman, Ripley, has not been acting like herself for about the past week. I finally called the vet yesterday and made an appointment. They took an xray of her chest and it showed fluid in the lungs. This could be caused by numerous things, but the diagnosis is pneumonia for now. Her blood test results will be in tomorrow and those will either confirm or rule out the diagnosis. I’m rooting for the pneumonia at this point because it seems treatable. She was put on antibiotics and a diuretic and will remain on them for a few weeks unless the diagnosis changes.
While researching her symptoms yesterday, I came across dilated cardiomyopathy and thought for sure that was going to be it (damn the internet!). After describing Ripley’s symptoms to the vet, that was her first guess, too, but that’s why she ordered the xrays. Luckily, Ripley’s heart was not enlarged, so this doesn’t appear to be the problem.
We all love Ripley and showed it again today when I paid the vet bill. For that kind of money, I could’ve bought a new Doberman (but she’s well worth the money). Dobermans are great dogs, but they have so many health problems. One guy who works at the vets used to have one and says he’ll never get one again because of all of the health issues he had with his. I can kind of understand his attitude, but I do really like the breed.
More on this subject tomorrow…
big dogz
I’ve been wanting to check out this place since it opened. We finally made it there this evening. The food was fine (Brian and I both had sandwiches). We ordered mac & cheese for Jake and it turned out to be deep-fried macaroni and cheese wedges, so they obviously serve a lot of health food there. Healthy or not, he ate it. If we go there again, I’ll have to remember to order a mixed drink. Our waitress’s answer to my question “what kind of white wine do you have?” was “Chardonnay”. They don’t exactly have a large wine list is what I’m trying to say.