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	I hate parking in the garage at the McNamara terminal. Even though it is one of the world’s largest parking structures, there never seem to be any spaces, at least not covered ones. I could park in one of the outside lots and take a bus to the terminal, but my laziness is winning out over my penny-pinching side. Besides, I'm finally taking advantage of my frequent flier miles, so paying a little more for parking isn't any big deal.		I hate parking in the garage at the McNamara terminal. Even though it is one of the world’s largest parking structures, there never seem to be any spaces, at least not covered ones. I could park in one of the outside lots and take a bus to the terminal, but my laziness is winning out over my penny-pinching side. Besides, I'm finally taking advantage of my frequent flier miles, so paying a little more for parking isn't any big deal.

MintzBuck at 21:51, 8 December 2007

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	The clerk seems distracted, either by talking to the person at the next counter or by her actual task, either way, this is my chance. I walk up to the case and crouch down to examine what they have to offer. I think she saw me, but not well. Soon I'm greeted by the standard, I'm only doing this because I have to, tone. "Can I help you?"		The clerk seems distracted, either by talking to the person at the next counter or by her actual task, either way, this is my chance. I walk up to the case and crouch down to examine what they have to offer. I think she saw me, but not well. Soon I'm greeted by the standard, I'm only doing this because I have to, tone. "Can I help you?"

	I rise up with a toothy grin -- which might look a bit less silly if I was really trying to look intimidating -- placing my paw-ish hands on the curved glass, claws clicking on it lightly. This elicits that primal response to anything with big sharp teeth of momentary shock as the brain grasps to come up with a plan, fight or flight. I do so love messing with people like this. She balks for a moment and then realizes what's going on, my face really looks more like an excited, friendly dog, especially when the wagging tail is taken into account. If it weren't for the clothing and decidedly more upright stance, I could be mistaken for a stray begging for a treat.		I rise up with a toothy grin -- which might look a bit less silly if I was really trying to look intimidating -- placing my paw-ish hands on the curved glass, claws clicking on it lightly. This elicits that primal response to anything with big sharp teeth of momentary shock as the brain grasps to come up with a plan, fight or flight. I do so love messing with people like this. She balks for a moment and then realizes what's going on, my face really looks more like an excited, friendly dog, especially when the wagging tail is taken into account. If it weren't for the clothing and decidedly more upright stance, I could be mistaken for a stray begging for a treat.

	"Umm…yeah, can I get six of those little white chocolate macadamia nut ones, three M&M, and three chocolate chip?" I point to each tray with a stubby padded finger, even though I know she knows where they are. A dozen of these smallish cookies are some reduced price, but it's still more than they're probably worth. I'm a sucker for this sort of thing away. She bags them up with slick parchment paper and I watch. There are plenty of delightful looking treats, but I just can't resist white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. Thankfully, the whole "dogs and chocolate don't mix" seems to not affect me too much. That and the fact that I weigh over two hundred pounds certainly helps. The other kinds are thrown in for variety, the inevitable spur of the moment choices, and because they simply didn't have a dozen of what I was really after. Money changes hands after the standard procedures of asking if there's anything else I would like and I safely stow the bag away for later.		"Umm…yeah, can I get six of those little white chocolate macadamia nut ones, three M&M, and three chocolate chip?" I point to each tray with a stubby padded finger, even though I know she knows where they are. A dozen of these smallish cookies are some reduced price, but it's still more than they're probably worth. I'm a sucker for this sort of thing away. She bags them up with slick parchment paper and I watch. There are plenty of delightful looking treats, but I just can't resist white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. Thankfully, the whole "dogs and chocolate don't mix" seems to not affect me too much. That and the fact that I weigh over two hundred pounds certainly helps. The other kinds are thrown in for variety, the inevitable spur of the moment choices, and because they simply didn't have a dozen of what I was really after. Money changes hands after the standard procedures of asking if there's anything else I would like and I safely stow the bag away for later.

MintzBuck at 21:49, 8 December 2007

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	As the mother puts her arm around her child and turns him to leave, I half expect her to confront me on what just happened, to tell me I did something wrong. I'm fully prepared to lecture her on parenting and not letting her kid get away from her. I'm quite surprised when she gives me a little rub between the ears and smiles at me, as if to say "I understand," or something like that. But she turns away and leaves before my brain can make sense of it. Never judge a book by its cover I guess, but then again, some people can't resist a cute dog.		As the mother puts her arm around her child and turns him to leave, I half expect her to confront me on what just happened, to tell me I did something wrong. I'm fully prepared to lecture her on parenting and not letting her kid get away from her. I'm quite surprised when she gives me a little rub between the ears and smiles at me, as if to say "I understand," or something like that. But she turns away and leaves before my brain can make sense of it. Never judge a book by its cover I guess, but then again, some people can't resist a cute dog.

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	The air handling systems in modern buildings are amazing. They keep the temperature perfect and completely exchange the air in a space in some extraordinarily short amount of time. This is a big benefit for those of us who have to have very sensitive noses. No objectionable odors hang around, but at the same time it makes a place feel almost dead. A human doesn't have the sense of disconnectedness this leads to. With far more keen senses you get used to seeing, hearing, and smelling people -- it makes people watching far more enjoyable, most of the time. Even with the air moving in and out at such high volumes, some smells just can't be stopped. It could just be the path that air is taking or that fact that I didn't position myself far away, but those cookies are really starting to smell really good and a single slice of pizza has never really been enough to keep me satisfied.		The air handling systems in modern buildings are amazing. They keep the temperature perfect and completely exchange the air in a space in some extraordinarily short amount of time. This is a big benefit for those of us who have to have very sensitive noses. No objectionable odors hang around, but at the same time it makes a place feel almost dead. A human doesn't have the sense of disconnectedness this leads to. With far more keen senses you get used to seeing, hearing, and smelling people -- it makes people watching far more enjoyable, most of the time. Even with the air moving in and out at such high volumes, some smells just can't be stopped. It could just be the path that air is taking or that fact that I didn't position myself far away, but those cookies are really starting to smell really good and a single slice of pizza has never really been enough to keep me satisfied.
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	Soon enough the plane is loaded and they close the door, my cell phone is already off and safely stowed. I reach into my bag and pull out my large, custom made earplugs and insert them past the thick fur of my ears. Air travel would be unbearable if not for these. The usual flickering of lights and drop off of air-conditioner airflow precedes the sudden rearward lurch as the pilots start to taxi the plane out. Once we're on our way the flight attendants go over the safety procedures, no one pays attention. I adjust the air nozzle above my head to get that cooling, hissing stream of air to cool me. The hot cabin of a plane is no place for someone covered in fur. Taxiing around DTW always takes far too much time, but it gives you plenty of time to check out the Sky Mall catalogue, the plethora of dog related products always makes me chuckle.		Soon enough the plane is loaded and they close the door, my cell phone is already off and safely stowed. I reach into my bag and pull out my large, custom made earplugs and insert them past the thick fur of my ears. Air travel would be unbearable if not for these. The usual flickering of lights and drop off of air-conditioner airflow precedes the sudden rearward lurch as the pilots start to taxi the plane out. Once we're on our way the flight attendants go over the safety procedures, no one pays attention. I adjust the air nozzle above my head to get that cooling, hissing stream of air to cool me. The hot cabin of a plane is no place for someone covered in fur. Taxiing around DTW always takes far too much time, but it gives you plenty of time to check out the Sky Mall catalogue, the plethora of dog related products always makes me chuckle.

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	As soon as we reach a suitable altitude out come my ear plugs and in go my ear buds. I hate ear buds, I always have, but when your ears are no longer on the sides of your head, you don't have much of a choice. They're made just like ear monitors used by musicians who don't want to go deaf from playing concerts and have surprisingly high quality sound and not having to put your iPod on full blast is a nice thing to experience. I read though my magazines, then remember the cookies safely tucked away, waiting to be devoured. I indulge myself in a couple; you can never have just one, especially when they're such an unsatisfyingly small size. The flavors mingle in my muzzle as I crunch down on the nuts gleefully like I'm trying to get at the marrow of a bone as the chocolate melts in my warm mouth. The oils from the nuts travel up the back of my throat and into my nose; it's amazing to experience tastes and smells of things you love like this. I can see the guy sitting next to me kind of looking at me in the corner of my eye, frankly, I don't really care, I'm enjoying myself too much.		As soon as we reach a suitable altitude out come my ear plugs and in go my ear buds. I hate ear buds, I always have, but when your ears are no longer on the sides of your head, you don't have much of a choice. They're made just like ear monitors used by musicians who don't want to go deaf from playing concerts and have surprisingly high quality sound and not having to put your iPod on full blast is a nice thing to experience. I read though my magazines, then remember the cookies safely tucked away, waiting to be devoured. I indulge myself in a couple; you can never have just one, especially when they're such an unsatisfyingly small size. The flavors mingle in my muzzle as I crunch down on the nuts gleefully like I'm trying to get at the marrow of a bone as the chocolate melts in my warm mouth. The oils from the nuts travel up the back of my throat and into my nose; it's amazing to experience tastes and smells of things you love like this. I can see the guy sitting next to me kind of looking at me in the corner of my eye, frankly, I don't really care, I'm enjoying myself too much.

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	She giggles a little, "Sorry, your fur kind of tickled me there a little. I'm from near Detroit; I'm here to see family for the weekend." The conversation goes on from there for longer than I realize. She's surprisingly receptive to me and she seems genuinely fascinated by me. I'm obviously enjoying myself; my tail is an obvious tell, wagging away behind me. We promise to meet back home, exchanging business cards and personal numbers. I've never done something like that before; I might have to start trying this more often if it works out well.		She giggles a little, "Sorry, your fur kind of tickled me there a little. I'm from near Detroit; I'm here to see family for the weekend." The conversation goes on from there for longer than I realize. She's surprisingly receptive to me and she seems genuinely fascinated by me. I'm obviously enjoying myself; my tail is an obvious tell, wagging away behind me. We promise to meet back home, exchanging business cards and personal numbers. I've never done something like that before; I might have to start trying this more often if it works out well.

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	When the time comes for us to go our separate ways, I'm walking on clouds all the way out to local friend. He’s been waiting for me longer than he expected to have to. We've met several times before, once since I was changed, so he doesn’t spend anytime gawking at me.		When the time comes for us to go our separate ways, I'm walking on clouds all the way out to local friend. He’s been waiting for me longer than he expected to have to. We've met several times before, once since I was changed, so he doesn’t spend anytime gawking at me.

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	My statement results in the typical groaning over a bad joke.		My statement results in the typical groaning over a bad joke.

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	Need More stuff in here		Need More stuff in here

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	I wake up in the middle of the night, but I don’t get up. I just don’t feel comfortable at all. I’m cold for the first time in months, but I’ far too groggy to process what that means. I just roll over and tightened the blankets over me, trying to get comfortable. I keep drifting in and out of sleep, tossing and turning. I don’t care what time it is, I just want to sleep. I must have just gotten sick or something. Eventually, I am able to fall asleep.		I wake up in the middle of the night, but I don’t get up. I just don’t feel comfortable at all. I’m cold for the first time in months, but I’ far too groggy to process what that means. I just roll over and tightened the blankets over me, trying to get comfortable. I keep drifting in and out of sleep, tossing and turning. I don’t care what time it is, I just want to sleep. I must have just gotten sick or something. Eventually, I am able to fall asleep.

MintzBuck at 21:47, 8 December 2007

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	It’s worse than when I changed, but that’s probably because it wasn’t something I was terribly upset about. How many furries would really be upset about being turned into an anthropomorphic animal?		It’s worse than when I changed, but that’s probably because it wasn’t something I was terribly upset about. How many furries would really be upset about being turned into an anthropomorphic animal?

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