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And it's my fault :-(

I had to run to Dairy Barn (drive through convenience store) earlier and thought I'd take Abby with me for the ride--she loves the car.

We went outside, and I opened the rear door on the driver's side for her to get in. She went to jump up, slipped, and didn't make it. This happens sometimes, now that she's older, and I didn't really think twice of it. So I patted the seat and told her to go again. She started to jump up, then stopped. Try again--she wouldn't go at all. I figured she got scared and won't try. I remembered that my car is parked right against the curb, so if I opened the door on that side, she could climb right up--the seat won't be nearly as high. We went around, I opened the door, and she won't try. She sat on the sidewalk and wouldn't move. I thought she was being willful, and said "Abby!" but she wouldn't move. After a couple of minutes I decided to just leave her home. When we got inside and into the light, I saw she was limping. She had a very hard time getting up the stairs.

It's 5 hours later, and she still can't walk properly :/ It's not an emergency; she's alert and responsive, her breathing is fine, etc. But I think I'll have to take her to the vet tomorrow. Hopefully Carly will be able to help me get her into the car. There's no way I can lift an 85-lb dog by myself.

I was just browsing the IMDb Top 250 Movies. It is now my firm conviction that people have awful taste. Let's have a look:

1. The Godfather. I don't know if this is the best movie of all time, but it's definitely top-10 worthy, so OK.

2. The Shawshank Redemption. This is where I get pissed off. Why the fuck is this #2??!! It's passable Hollywood drama, filled with clichés. Some are from the original novella, but the movie laid them on even thicker. Casting Morgan Freeman in a role that was originally written as an Irish-American? But that's not bad enough. The schmaltz is laid on with a shovel. It's a male tearjerker. I don't hate the movie, but I hate the fact that people think it's incredibly well-acted drama.

3. The Godfather II. Predictable.

4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Not seen it the whole way through, but what I did see was good but not spectacular. It's big-budget fantasy. It's entertaining, it's well-done, but it's lacking something that would make it really special.

5. Schindler's List. Divided on this. It is a good film, though it would've been better if Spielberg had restrained himself a little more towards the end. What's happened is enough to make us cry--he didn't need to pull for it.

6. Citizen Kane. A worthy choice, and a truly great film.

7. Casablanca. Don't love it, but it is a classic.

8. Seven Samurai. Never seen this.

9. Star Wars. Look, geek fanboys, I'm sorry to tell you this... but Star Wars is NOT the greatest thing since sliced bread. You all just love it because you saw it when you were 8 and thought having a lightsabre would be really, really cool.

10. Dr. Strangelove (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb). One of my favorites. Wickedly funny, and fantastic satire.

Meanwhile, Psycho is stuck down at #21, and On the Waterfront at, get this, #76!

(P.S. Yes, I'm a snob. Deal.)

The clinic was open, but the vet wasn't in yet (it wasn't even 8:30) so I had to leave her there. Poor girl. I have to call at 12:30.

This also means I need to go back again to get her. :-( We still use our old vet on the North Shore, so it's a half hour drive each way. I keep meaning to find a new one closer to here, but haven't gotten around to it. Since we don't go to the vet that often (mostly just for shots) it wasn't a priority.

Dishwasher repairman can't come till Friday!! :(

Organic Heinz ketchup.

Hmm.