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[soundgirl]

My user name is Soundgirl. When I was a senior in college studying recording arts, lots of us were friends with film students and did their production sound for them on their student films. One day me and a friend were renting sound equipment and his teacher walked by and said,
"This must be your sound person, err, I mean SOUNDGIRL." When he left, we laughed and laughed.

My avatar is my dog Baxter. I lived in an apartment for 7 years and couldn't have a dog, and I need a dog to feel safe (long story.) and finally when we moved to a house, I was able to get him. It was no easy task. Most breeders of Bernese Mountain Dogs are very militant, they don't let you pick your dog, they have to approve your house and yard, and you have to get them hip certified at two years which costs over $100. There's a waiting list a mile long, not to mention they're ridiculously expensive. (And this is for non-show quality, mind you.) Then, through some divine intervention, I found Baxter cheaper than the rest, a breeder that cared, but wasn't militant, and let me pick him out. He was three months old and 95% potty trained. He's the best dog I've ever had.