Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Fantasies
Some 21 years ago, I was in college majoring in psychology. Although most of my upper level courses had relatively few students in it, my Psychology of Human Sexuality course had to be taught in an auditorium in a separate building. The whole Education and Psychology building didn't have a space big enough for it.
This course was part of my major, but most of the students who took the course had unrelated majors. They joked that they were there for the films (the professor said that the attendence for the films was ususally double the class roll). But the joke was on them because it was a very difficult course. There was a little relief offered in the middle of the term in the form of extra credit. If you signed up to be part of a study, you could get extra credit. Sounded good to me.
All you had to do was write down your sexual fantasies. That's it. No biggie. Oh, except that you had to fill out the "anonymous" biodata form and submit it with your fantasies. Now remember that I was a psychology major and knew the graduate students who were working on the study and they knew me. And I was a year or so older than the typical senior - and I was remarried. That's not so typical for a senior. I felt that my biodata would identify me, so I decided not to participate.
Luckily, I made an A anyway, without the extra credit. And now the world will never know what my fantasies were like 21 years ago. That's probably just as well.
My fantasies these days are definite G-rated. I think you will be able to identify with them quite easily.
In my favorite fantasy, my barn is in perfect order. The manure is freshly shoveled. The cages are all freshly washed. There's not a clump of fur or a patch of rust to be seen anywhere. It's about 70 degrees with a light breeze. There are no urine stains on the wall, no spider webs in the corners, no hay spilling on the ground.
The gravel floor is draining perfectly. There is no odor at all, except the sweet smell of orchard grass hay.
All of my bunnies are in perfect fur. Of course there are no health problems - no one not eating well, no kits are fading.
In fact, there are no peanuts, no runts, and not a single false dwarf in any of the litters. The does pulled plenty of fur, but did so judiciously, so they are all in perfect showing condition, too. None of the bucks are showing signs of summer infertility, so when it comes time to rebreed, no problems there either. Of course, in this fantasy, all of the does are ready to rebreed eagerly at any time.
Every rabbit has perfect teeth, bucks have two descended testicles, there's not a split penis in sight. Nails are all there, all match, and are of the perfect color. Not one bunny likes to spray, barber, or bite the ears and noses of neighbors or cagemates. If fact, there's not a DQ in the barn, including does over show weight. There's not even a questionably light tail on a tort.
No crowns are slipped, no light bone, no pinched muzzles. Stray white hairs wouldn't dare to show up on a beautiful black coat. All hindquarteres are full, heads are bold, eyes are large and deep set. Shoulders are broad, short, and deep.
There are no older kits or pre-juniors in the uglies. Each of them comes to the front of the cage to show off their show-worthy heads, ears, and crowns. When they go back to playing, they show off their full hindquarters and beautiful top lines.
The feed can is full of good feed, the hay is free of thorns and dust. It smells good enough for me to eat.
The water system is working perfectly and every rabbit from the age of 4 weeks can use it with ease. None drip. None have a reduced flow of water. None are difficult to depress so even the most timid rabbit can drink without a problem.
My carriers are all cleaned and sanitized, sitting in a neat row, ready to use. All of the nest boxes are likewise cleaned and sanitized and sitting in a neat row.
All of my supplies are on hand, dusted, and unexpired. My supplement works wonders and keeps all of my buns in top shape at all times.
My work table is clean, the carpet unstained. My nest box warmers are clean and in working order. My fans are clean, oiled, and stored for the summer. My heat lamp is dust-free and ready to last another winter without changing the bulb.
The screens to the windows and under the eaves are free from dust and fur. The air flows perfectly through them. There are no insects whatsoever, except for a lovely preying mantis perhaps, or maybe a butterfly. It is a fantasy, after all.
The outside of the barn is immaculate, grass and weeds are under control. In fact, there are herbs growing beside the barn for added beauty and ease of harvesting.
And while I'm at it, all of my entry forms are in, with just the perfect rabbits that can compete and no others.
And let's not forget, I have at least one empty cage.
I'm sure I left things out. A fantasy wouldn't be any good if it were perfectly finished with nothing else to imagine.
Well, I need to head to my real barn now. That's where there's one aisle that has been recently shoveled, another that is okay, and a middle aisle that could use some shoveling before it gets away from me. In my real barn, there is no empty cage and several promising juniors are sharing cages. I have a couple of peanuts that have probably died by now that need to be removed. One of my founts in my new water system doesn't work at all. Four more are dripping. I just finished pressure washing all of the cages and walls, but the first ones look like they are almost ready again!
I can't really complain. I have 19 grand champions, some fantastic mothers, some promising juniors. I have kits in the nest box, kits a month old, and kits due in a few weeks. Life in the barn is actually pretty good. But when it doesn't suit me, I can always visit the barn in my fantasy!
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry “Home Of Grand Champions”
Precious Pet Rabbits
Affordable Web Site Design
¶ 11:26 AM
This course was part of my major, but most of the students who took the course had unrelated majors. They joked that they were there for the films (the professor said that the attendence for the films was ususally double the class roll). But the joke was on them because it was a very difficult course. There was a little relief offered in the middle of the term in the form of extra credit. If you signed up to be part of a study, you could get extra credit. Sounded good to me.
All you had to do was write down your sexual fantasies. That's it. No biggie. Oh, except that you had to fill out the "anonymous" biodata form and submit it with your fantasies. Now remember that I was a psychology major and knew the graduate students who were working on the study and they knew me. And I was a year or so older than the typical senior - and I was remarried. That's not so typical for a senior. I felt that my biodata would identify me, so I decided not to participate.
Luckily, I made an A anyway, without the extra credit. And now the world will never know what my fantasies were like 21 years ago. That's probably just as well.
My fantasies these days are definite G-rated. I think you will be able to identify with them quite easily.
In my favorite fantasy, my barn is in perfect order. The manure is freshly shoveled. The cages are all freshly washed. There's not a clump of fur or a patch of rust to be seen anywhere. It's about 70 degrees with a light breeze. There are no urine stains on the wall, no spider webs in the corners, no hay spilling on the ground.
The gravel floor is draining perfectly. There is no odor at all, except the sweet smell of orchard grass hay.
All of my bunnies are in perfect fur. Of course there are no health problems - no one not eating well, no kits are fading.
In fact, there are no peanuts, no runts, and not a single false dwarf in any of the litters. The does pulled plenty of fur, but did so judiciously, so they are all in perfect showing condition, too. None of the bucks are showing signs of summer infertility, so when it comes time to rebreed, no problems there either. Of course, in this fantasy, all of the does are ready to rebreed eagerly at any time.
Every rabbit has perfect teeth, bucks have two descended testicles, there's not a split penis in sight. Nails are all there, all match, and are of the perfect color. Not one bunny likes to spray, barber, or bite the ears and noses of neighbors or cagemates. If fact, there's not a DQ in the barn, including does over show weight. There's not even a questionably light tail on a tort.
No crowns are slipped, no light bone, no pinched muzzles. Stray white hairs wouldn't dare to show up on a beautiful black coat. All hindquarteres are full, heads are bold, eyes are large and deep set. Shoulders are broad, short, and deep.
There are no older kits or pre-juniors in the uglies. Each of them comes to the front of the cage to show off their show-worthy heads, ears, and crowns. When they go back to playing, they show off their full hindquarters and beautiful top lines.
The feed can is full of good feed, the hay is free of thorns and dust. It smells good enough for me to eat.
The water system is working perfectly and every rabbit from the age of 4 weeks can use it with ease. None drip. None have a reduced flow of water. None are difficult to depress so even the most timid rabbit can drink without a problem.
My carriers are all cleaned and sanitized, sitting in a neat row, ready to use. All of the nest boxes are likewise cleaned and sanitized and sitting in a neat row.
All of my supplies are on hand, dusted, and unexpired. My supplement works wonders and keeps all of my buns in top shape at all times.
My work table is clean, the carpet unstained. My nest box warmers are clean and in working order. My fans are clean, oiled, and stored for the summer. My heat lamp is dust-free and ready to last another winter without changing the bulb.
The screens to the windows and under the eaves are free from dust and fur. The air flows perfectly through them. There are no insects whatsoever, except for a lovely preying mantis perhaps, or maybe a butterfly. It is a fantasy, after all.
The outside of the barn is immaculate, grass and weeds are under control. In fact, there are herbs growing beside the barn for added beauty and ease of harvesting.
And while I'm at it, all of my entry forms are in, with just the perfect rabbits that can compete and no others.
And let's not forget, I have at least one empty cage.
I'm sure I left things out. A fantasy wouldn't be any good if it were perfectly finished with nothing else to imagine.
Well, I need to head to my real barn now. That's where there's one aisle that has been recently shoveled, another that is okay, and a middle aisle that could use some shoveling before it gets away from me. In my real barn, there is no empty cage and several promising juniors are sharing cages. I have a couple of peanuts that have probably died by now that need to be removed. One of my founts in my new water system doesn't work at all. Four more are dripping. I just finished pressure washing all of the cages and walls, but the first ones look like they are almost ready again!
I can't really complain. I have 19 grand champions, some fantastic mothers, some promising juniors. I have kits in the nest box, kits a month old, and kits due in a few weeks. Life in the barn is actually pretty good. But when it doesn't suit me, I can always visit the barn in my fantasy!
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry “Home Of Grand Champions”
Precious Pet Rabbits
Affordable Web Site Design
¶ 11:26 AM
