Getting Tough

Today a few classmates cornered Marilyn, and had a talk with her about how a lot of them didn't feel challenged. Of course, some of our class still don't know their leads, which she brought up. So, she's going to start being tougher on all of us, and maybe coming up with new things for us to do.

I've been pretty ok with what we do in class, because I've had a lot of battles with Monkey to fight, but he's improving, so new challenges would be nice. We'll see what she comes up with tomorrow for us.

Some of the students could use the toughness, though. As well as some personal attention, which I don't think Marilyn has felt right giving them at the expense of the rest of the class. We'll see how it goes.

In other news, I flaked out on the couch to watch tv while I was waiting for my laundry to dry, and fell asleep for an hour and a half. Now I'm awake. No rest for the wicked, I suppose.

Although a mixed drink will probably fix that....

Victory!

The bug guy has been here and gone and there was no kitty discovery, yay!

I'm going to leave Pixel cat in the bedroom for the rest of the day, because I don't want her getting into the bug stuff. Meanwhile, that was the most cursory exterminator visit I've ever seen. Considering that he's spraying the entire building, I can't really blame him, though. Besides, with as much bug spray as is floating around this place the little suckers are bound to get got somewhere.

Good Workout, and Crossed Fingers

Monkey and I had a good workout today, we practiced loping things in class, a quick start to a lope, and then a circle, and then a quick stop from a lope, and then I took him out on the trail and we loped three circuits on the back loop of the trails. Which means absolutely nothing to anyone who hasn't been on the trails. Suffice to say it's about a quarter of a mile around, and we loped three of them straight. He was actually blowing some when we stopped.

Tomorrow the exterminator is coming at ten. I'll stash all of Pixel's stuff and Pixel in the bedroom and cross my fingers that she doesn't make too much noise while they're here. And also that I'm home when they come. I don't need the manager finding my cat, really I don't.

Writing...

Still working on the adaptation of the accident story, but it's being postponed until I can finish my Lit paper.

Plus, it's proving more difficult to re-write than I had expected. Third person omnipotent is kicking my skinny white butt. I keep lapsing into first person.

And yet, I can't stop beating my head against it. Just goes to show that I may be too stubborn for my own good.

I knew it!

I just knew that something was going to happen to prevent Farmmom from getting to ride Monkey, and I was right.

At some point yesterday afternoon or last night, Monkey managed to slip in his stall, and strain a muscle in his hip. He's a little swollen, and sore, so he didn't get ridden today. Farmmom did get to walk him to loosen it up while I cleaned his stall and Sparky's horse's stall. Sparky missed class today, so JJ asked me to clean his stall and feed his horse this morning, no big deal.

JJ was worried that Farmmom would be upset about Monkey getting hurt, since owners tend to be touchy about those things, but she understood that it happens.

He asked me why I wasn't riding, when he saw me cleaning the stall, and I told him that Monkey had managed to fall in his stall and bruise himself or strain a muscle or something.

"What? How can you see a bruise?"

"Um... he's swollen, and he's sore. It's either a bruise or he pulled the muscle, either way he's stiff and sore enough that I'm not going to ride him today."

"You've been paying attention in Horse Production, good job!"

"I thought I was supposed to pay attention? You mean I could have been slacking off all this time? Well geez!"

JJ got a good chuckle out of that one. He's upset today because some people didn't fulfill their responsibilities yesterday, and gave him excuses today for it. I can't really blame him, either.

Also, last night was the second night of the college rodeo here, today at noon is the short rounds for all of the events. Last night was pretty eventful, one of the bareback horses managed to kill itself, it ran into the fence after the ride and I think it broke its neck. One of the saddle bronc riders got taken to the hospital, as well, he came off his horse and had what looked to me like some kind of seizure, his head and legs were twitching, one arm was up by his collar bone twitching, and when he stopped moving, he didn't move for a while. He walked out of the arena, but I heard today he got taken to the hospital afterwards.

Another of the saddle bronc riders just had a bad night all around. His first horse fell over on him, which got him a re-ride, his re-ride horse refused to come out of the chute, which got him another re-ride, and this third horse dumped him right out of the chute. I felt bad for him.

One of the bull riders got a re-ride too, cause his bull fell over.

Today, they'll have the really rough stock out. One of the bulls is the number one ranked bucking bull in the country right now, and the horses last night were just freakin nuts, which tells me that today's rides are going to be hellacious.

I'm going to make myself some lunch and go out to the fairgrounds and get myself a good seat. It's just too bad Farmmom couldn't stick around for the finals.

AD, Eat Your Heart Out...

No medical training whatsoever, and I got the same score he did....


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I feel smart!

Of course...

Since I bragged on how well Monkey did a few days ago, he's now being a shit. Still rideable, nothing major, but he's not performing like he should. Just a couple of those days, I guess.

Tonight Farmmom is coming up to watch the college rodeo with me, and either staying over or coming back in the morning, so that she can ride Monkey.

That's about it, really. I gotta clean up the apartment some before Farmmom gets here so she doesn't see what a sty I've made of it this week, so I'm gonna get on that.