Vortexia's Secret

a couple things. which is, of course, why there is such a strange title for this post.

my first thought was about the name hannah. what are those words called when it's the same forwards as backwards? anyway, hannah is one of those words. but it's also becoming a popular name for new little babies. the thing is... i've heard of many little babies called hannah. and i've heard of many old women called hannah. but i've never known of a middle or high schooler or twenty year old girl called hannah. it's adorable for little bitty girls. it seems fitting for a sweet old lady. but when i try to picture a teenaged hannah, i picture a mousy conservative looking girl with frizzy hair tied back without style, and dressed like she's channeling a jehovah's witness missionary in the white button up shirt and baggy dark pants. anyway, maybe that will change as all these thousands of hannahs grow up and destroy these bad stereotypes.

now onto my other thought. i just took a little walk around my place. it smelled delicious. so very delicious. like a pre-thanksgiving smell. somebody had their fireplace burning, and i smelled sweet potatoes cooking, and pumpkin. ohhhh, i could have just stood outside my apartment and drooled.

as i was walking around, before i hit smell central, i saw a woman walking her dog with her dinner in hand. it was just moments before dark (of course it was still pretty early in the day), and she was taking her dog for a walk. it made me realize that if i got a dog now, it would be tough. first, it wouldn't be fair for the poor pup because i couldn't give it all the attention it deserves, walk it a few times a day, and let it relieve itself more than once a day. plus if i did get a dog, i'd have to walk it in the dark. and i'm sure that searching for your dog's poo in the dark is a bit like russian roulette. i think the only solution would be for me to get a teeny little dog. that way i could just put a newspaper on my deck, let the dog run around a bit, poo on the paper, and i'd just pick up the paper as i brought the dog back in for the night. of course, that size dog would then require that i could do this for it several times a day. so it's still not a solution. i'll just have to wait until either i get a job that requires less time at work, or i have a second person at home to help with the care responsibilities, or both.