My ceiling fan hates me...

My bedroom ceiling fan is very pretty and works well but it secretly hates me. Everything is fine while I read in bed before turning off the light to go to sleep. Then it starts...a annoying faint ticking noise. I never hear it until I try to sleep. And it doesn't have any rhythm I can get used too. It starts and stops in uneven intervals. I try to ignore it but I can't and get madder and madder. Finally I get up and tap and turn each glass light globe and the noise stops. I stand under the fan and wait to see if it starts again. When it doesn't I get back in bed and get all comfy again.

As I start to drift off the damn fan starts making the noise again but this time I could swear it is laughter I hear.

My mom just called

She wanted to check in and said (laughing) that she will try to call each day to let me know they are ok.
This is going on because there is a very mean dog chained in their neighbor's yard. The chain is long enough that it can get into my parent's yard. It has tried to bite my dad a few times. I told them to report it because 1) it is on a short chain with no shelter and b) it is dangerous.
Well they called animal control today and it is supposed to be investigated. If they take it the owner's will have to pay to get it back.
And now my mom has decided to call each day so that in case the owner's "pop a cap" I will know something is up because I won't get my daily call.
I think my mom is joking about the call but I never know with her.