This is theO Administrator Gail's personal blog for random thoughts and ramblings.

TheO is out to get you!

So, just a bit of ranting from me today. I am not sure if any of you guys have noticed but when a member has been banned/frozen, gets a warning from the mods or has their worked denied, it is not because there might actually be an issue with the member breaking the TOS or something up with their work but because the site is out to get them. It's like they assume that there is some giant conspiracy to "get them" like the site is oppressing them and we are plotting and planing to cause them harm. Do some members honestly believe that a fan site dedicated to anime otakus is out to get them? I mean, come on! How in the heck can the staffers have any time to plot and plan against random members when we, in fact, are busy plotting against Adam*?!

There is a contact link at the bottom of the page for a reason, there is no need to assume things when you can just email and ask.

*If Adam is reading this, there is no plot against you. I was just kidding. Really. Nope, no plans at all...

Not enough hours in the day...

I have returned from the great void. Hey, at least it didn't take me a year to get this update done! lol Thing have been crazy busy as always. In a nutshell: Ashton has been doing really well in his obedience class, site stuff has been pretty steady (if your stuff is getting denied, check your spelling. "Angle" is not the same as "angel".), went to a friend's wedding on the other side of the state which was wonderful, had a nice BBQ with friends on the 4th, work at the vet clinic has been good, I have a bit of a cold, trying to plan an Oregon coast vacation, may be going to Blizzcon, going to Seattle this weekend... phew, so much stuff, so little time. If only I had millions of dollars and a personal assistant, then I would be set. lol

Now there is a question for you: If you were given 1 million dollars, what would you do with it?

So, you come here often?

First, I want to begin by saying sorry for the epic fail in updating my site. Things have been really crazy in my life and I think the only ones who have been able to kind of keep up on it is Beth, James and Adam. Only because I complain to them when we have our staff meetings. So, in other words, count yourselves lucky I haven't been boring you with stories of sitting in an infusion chair for hours listening to chemo patients getting sick. ugh.

Anyway, here is what is going on in a nutshell. Health wise it has been a roller coaster of feeling great to feeling like death. Add to that too many doctor appointments and that is really the biggest chunk of my time. No worries though, you all know I keep on keeping on. I am still working as Practice Manager at a vet clinic. My boss there totally rocks and I couldn't ask for a cooler boss then Dr. Maier. He is ok with me working when I can and if I feel bad it's no big thing to skip work. He is a saint!

My dear sweet shepherd mix Heston past away from cancer. When we took him into surgery we were hoping for one of those big nasty tumors that you take out and it's gone forever. His spleen was covered in tumors so we removed that. Unfortunately the cancer had spread. My boss gave him a couple more months. As long as he was comfortable we were going to give him the best. He had canned food and plenty of treats until his last day. When it came time we gave him his own chocolate bar since I believe every dog should have chocolate once in their lives. My heart still aches for him and I miss him every day. John and I planted a memorial rose bush in the backyard for him. In the end, we gave Heston a full life filled with love and happiness.

On a much happier note we adopted a cute Corgi whom I have made a shrine named Ein's Real Folk Blues. Be sure to check it out when you get a chance. I'll be posting pictures of him over there. ^_^

I guess that is about it. I have a pile of anime to review so hopefully I will have a new review summary up in a few days. Phew! Hope this huge chunk of text didn't totally put you guys to sleep. Now that I have updated you on the past year all my future updates will be much easier. *crosses fingers*

Sakura-con '08

Be sure to post over in the Conventionist world if you are going to be attending Sakura-con. Again this year we are looking forward to meeting up with members of the site. There will be free DVD's for those who turn out!