Post by Mika on Nov 22, 2014 0:47:57 GMT -5
I have a lot of show-offs to make, whether it be to thank people, or just because there are petz I feel that really need recognition. I am trying to make one including all of November's new additions, but this comes first. This is one of those 'this petz is special to me because there is a story behind it'.
So first, some background.
I have been in a long-distance relationship for a some time now with someone I love very dearly and have been close friends with for a very long time. About two weeks ago, he came to visit me for my birthday. I have very high anxiety, and the night before, I was breeding mass petz for PUGS to try and take my mind off the fear of something going wrong, like one of the planes crashing, or, the worst fear at the time, his ride not showing up. This was the first time he didn't have someone to take him to the airport, and he didn't want to pay the fees to park his car for a week and a half (understandably). So we booked a taxi service online. This is not great for someone with my level of anxiety, as it turned into "what if they don't pick him up because it's so early in the morning? what if they're late and he misses his flight? what if it didn't process through their system?"
I made him call to verify that they were sending someone to pick him up that morning, and the phone line was dead. Searching online, I found terrible, awful reviews of the service. Now, to be fair, and this is something I've learned: Nobody leaves good reviews when traveling because you are too tired and/or stressed to worry about leaving a review, but God help a service if you slight them.
Needless to say, I was not in a mind of thinking properly. So, in a midst of panic, I searched for a backup service in his county. One that serviced his county, since the few I'd looked at during the immediate panic were out of range and only served to crank up the urgency. On the bottom of a page, I saw what I needed, and I copied it to paste into Google.
At the same time, I was still breeding petz to keep my nerves down. I will usually breed maybe 40 at a time, all to one male, then go down the list naming them with the male's name copied and fill in the female's name to keep everything nice and tidy.
So in the flurry of everything, I ended up with a persian kitten named Broward Airport Taxi.
And I stopped. And I laughed. And it made everything a little more okay.
The worries were not gone, but it made things a little less lonely when my boyfriend had to go to bed early to get up in the morning.
And as you can see, I definitely kept Broward Airport Taxi (which is his full name, but I simply refer to him as 'Broward'. Makes life easier, doesn't it?)
And he is great. He is goofy, and floppy, and even does tricks! Plus, doesn't he look handsome in his red glasses?
I think this really goes to show just how much our silly, late 90's pixels bring us joy and comfort and why Petz is so great. Because, my night was feeling grim. But just a slip up of ctrl-V and this doofy persian made it easier to get through.
PS. My boyfriend, once arriving safely, did play with Broward. And by play-with, I mean tried to feed him flower seeds and flung him around a few times after making him do tricks. ....Good enough!
PPS. The original taxi service arrived before the back-up, five minutes early and got him there 15 minutes early. I'm a nut.