Sunday, June 21, 2009

Stream of Consciousness Blogging: Mafia Wars and Dog Pee


One of my dogs peed in our closet again. She does that every once in a while. Why? Why??? Ninety nine percent of the time she is very good and goes outside. But every so often. . . the closet. Is she mad at us? Marking her territory? Making a statement? Come on, all you dog experts out there, help me out. And how can I get her to stop? Keep in mind that this is the same dog that has coprophobia.
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Mafia Wars: Love it or hate it? Play it or not? While I have never tried it, I suppose I can't knock it. But when I sign on to Facebook I must admit that it is a bit annoying seeing nothing but a bunch of Mafia Wars junk all over the place. Plus I have the sneaky suspicion that some people just want me to be their friend so I can maybe be on their Mafia Wars team. Am I right? Now, I know that some of you play Mafia Wars. But is that really the point of Facebook? I'm just a little Facebook newbie so I'm sure I'm just way out of line. You can tell me to shut up if you want.
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Have you ever slept in and then woken with a start, looking at the clock and screaming, "Aaaaaaa! I'm late for my nap!"? I had a roommate once who did that every so often and he cracked me up. He was the best roommate I ever had; boy did I have some DOOZIES.
*He and I just reconnected through Facebook. That's right.*
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34 comments:

carlikup said...

Coprophobia??!!! LOL hee hee hee hee hee hee ... Listen, it is 2 o'clock in the morning here in Maine/trying to finish a research paper, and all I can do is laugh like a 6 year old (just read your oher post on coprophobia) !! I SO want to be your neighbor so I can hang out with you, hee hee .. Gosh, you're gonna get me started now about my own doggy issues. I have a Boston Terrier that REFUSES to poop outside : He taught himself how to open the bathroom door (NO KIDDING) and poops on the bathroom floor, EVERY FREEKING DAY! Help: my husband has had it ... :0)

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

I'm a very bad Mafioso. I'm on someone's team and I do nothing.

Ashton said...

Is that roommate comment me? If so, I don't remember that stuff very well. I must of blocked it out.

Manic Mommy said...

My husband joined Facebook primarily to shut me up. However, he faithfully goes on every day and plays Mafia Wars. I do believe he's friended people simply so they can join his mafia. I am so not a gamer, I'm a blogger. I'm in his mafia but I've never even looked at it.

Eternal Lizdom said...

re: Marifa Wars... my husband "made" me join so I could be on his Mafia. Fine. And I go check it out from time to time. But you don't DO anything. It's really boring and pointless to me. So you aren't missing anything!

For the pooch issue- any pattern regarding weather or cleaning or other changes that might link to the potty behavior?

Kelley with Amy's Angels said...

I agree 100% about facebook and the Mafia Wars. The other one I hate is the Lil' Green Patch!

Apparently it's pretty addicting--then again the people I see playing it are either unemployed right now, or they are playing mafia wars rather than working. Go figure.

MOM #1 said...

Our dog only pees in the house when he's pissed off about something. Usually if we've left him alone for more than 2 hours. That's about his limit . . .at 3 hours and one minute . . . it's DOG PEE TIME!!

I don't Facebook, so I don't have any idea what the heck you're talking about. Don't tell me either. I don't' need another place to waste time on the internet.

Busy Bee Suz said...

Mafia wars? I have not a clue.
As far as the dog peeing in the closet, have you cleaned his litter box lately? You need the litter box.
I hate when I oversleep my nap time. messes up bedtime.

thevinylvillage said...

Mafia Wars...I play it religiously but I swear I cant figure out WHY. There is no apparenty strategy, no end in site, its just an addictive, mindless, time waster.

Do yourself a favor and dont start!

Martha said...

Joined FB to connect w/some high school friends. Mafia Wars, huh?? never heard of it, yes I live under a rock.
Your dog probably is remarking her spot, they still smell the previous cleaned up pee and feel the need to reestablish their territory. Can you put a latch on the closet door?

Ree said...

I have no desire to do anything with Facebook although I'm there. ;)

And I love the roommate line. I'm going to try that sometime.

Gary Rith Pottery Blog said...

nope, didn't visit see in my dreams last night...

Kelly said...

I have chosen not to open the doors of Mafia Wars, I am going to assume that I MIGHT like it...I have enough things to keep me from what I SHOULD be doing already.

Beth said...

I joined Facebook at the insistence of a friend. Now I just log on once or twice a week to see what people think is so important that they just have to update their page about. I'm with you on the Mafia Wars. Besides, I don't want to get gunned down in an Italian restaurant.

As for the dog, I can't help you. We refer to my dog as "yard broken." She primarily pees in the house. Thank God for steam cleaners.

Chris@Maugeritaville said...

Found your site through the link at Beth's place. I'd love to be able to advise you on dogs' urination patterns, but I have my own (dog, not pee problem) that I'm working on. Sorry.

Chris
cdmauger.blogspot.com

blognut said...

I tried to play Mafia Wars. I really tried. Unfortunately, I can't pay attention to any one thing for that long.

Gotta go - I feel like I forgot something.

Hey! Didn't I have 3 kids?

nashvegas said...

I love Facebook - I'm on it far too much. I do a quiz here and there, but I can't bring myself to do the ongoing things like the farm and mafia wars. I finally asked people this spring to please not bother sending those Easter eggs because I wasn't going to send any back!

As far as the dog, I have no clue. Sorry. My dog can be outside playing in the yard for hours, then come inside and pee on my dining room floor. I WISH I could make her stop.

Miss M said...

I have a love/hate thing with facebook. I love it when I connect with someone from far away and long ago, and HATE it when I am flooded with invites for everything under the sun. My feeling is that if I want a quiz, I will read a Cosmo...

Amanda said...

Mafia wars? You can block the application so you don't get all the updates and requests all the time. You can do that for any application.

http://4molnars.blogspot.com/2009/06/bigots.html

Katrine said...

Never heard of Mafia Wars, and just thinking about the title makes me bored. And I kissed your roomate, so ha!

Tami W. said...

Hey, Jason...add me on Facebook...
Tami Wyatt.

Pumpkin Delight said...

I did a little Mafia Wars myself during my short stint with facebook. As obsessed as I am with the Mafia I found that I was much better suited to be a mob wife, rather than a mobster.

Fragrant Liar said...

Mafia. No. Not even a little. Although I loved The Godfather, that's just too much glorification of bad people doing bad things.

Can't help you with the dog pee thing, as I have the same issue with an adorable, miscreant chihuahua. My closet? Lord, HELP!

Hula Hank said...

I am a Mafia Wars fanatic who has reformed and then relapsed.

They have just added a feature where you can send people gifts and start a mafia team in Cuba.

I might just take Pumpkin Delight as my mafia wife... if she can keep her mouth shut.

Ashton said...

Yes Katrine we did, and we had a great time at Knott's Berry Farm in Southern California too. That was a long time ago, amazing how life just keeps going by.

Justine said...

What? Mafia Wars bothers you but Farm Town doesn't? Does that mean I can start sending you farm animals? Try to get your farming with all of us crazies?

Don't know why your dog would be peeing in your closet. That's really kind of weird.

Glad you found your old friend!!!!

Justine :o )

Hilary said...

Puntinage pie probably just misses Amelia and so she pees out of irritation. (That is so not the right answer)

Sorry dad can't help you on the Pumpkin issue....

Midlife Mama said...

I'm still laughing about your son wanting to be a doorknob, because he was too little to know what he wanted to be when he grew up so he just said doorknob.

That is just so precious! And what a wise little man. :)

Okay the dog peeing in the closet? My best guess is the dog is mad at you about something. *shrugs* I dunno. :)

Faiqa said...

Oh. You have to join my Mafia.
Leaving to send you a friend request right now. Is that creepy? I feel creepy, now.

jimgottuso said...

jason... we're going through this currently and it's hell. i've done a bit of research (enough to know) and apparently the dog will go in that same area whenever it suits them because the area has their pee smell and that triggers them to go again. we have several of these areas in the house with our new dog because we didn't understand the whole pee thing. anyway, if you close off that space, it will probably solve the problem, good luck

Cheri @ Blog This Mom! said...

I don't even throw snowballs on Facebook. I must not be doing it right.

SuburbanCorrespondent said...

Maybe she's stuck? Dogs aren't good at doorknobs, you know...

Life with Kaishon said...

I never played that. Gary plays mob wars. He loves it so much. I think he just married me so I would be on his team. Oh, wait, we were married before facebook. Hmmmmmmmmmm. I am glad I am your facebook friend Jason. You make me cooler.

Keri said...

Cesar Millan, where are you? Sounds like your dog could use his company.

Hmmm, Mafia Wars, yeah... definitely not the point of facebook. Just another small annoyance to ignore.

Sleeping in, remind me again... what is that?