hello! i am very small

This is Karen's new dog Penelope, who is teeny and sweet. And although has sad spaniel eyes is a very happy and darling young pup.

Another advantage

1 mini + 1 yaris = 1 parking space downtown

Mt. Baker from the ferry

Does anyone know anything about this?

Ok, I'm sort of at my wits end with the pet hair. Does anyone have any experience with the Roomba. They have one specicially for pets. It's $300 which is kind of pricey, but I'm thinking about asking Sass to get a part time job to pay for it (since it is her hair and all).

If anyone has one of these things or knows someone who does, I want the scoop. Does it work? Is it really worth $300? Will it make my life less hairy (at least in the dog hair sense)?



iRobot - iRobot? Roomba? Discovery for Pets

Finally

This American Life is finally available via a podcast, and it's free. Yay!

From WBEZ in Chicago | This American Life Podcasts

The Phobia List: Hours of fun

The Phobia List

Today, I am suffering from:
Ombrophobia

Yesterday, I suffered from:
Tremophobia

Friday, it was
Odontophobia

What do you fear today?

OK, I knew I was addicted but this is ridiculous...

I don't think I drink too much coffee. I'm drinking more and more of it now that the quarter is starting up again. Days are long, the energy is low, I haven't been able to work out as much as I'd like (which is a trend to be quickly reversed...starting, um, monday?). So the coffee is the energy booster, but also the ritual. A french press in the morning, or stopping at Katie's while walking the dog or the myriad of coffee options on the Ave and on campus, then the evil but delicious starbucks while on the road. I've come to realize that life is sort of series of moments in between big cups of strong coffee.

So this morning is just torture. I'm getting my wisdom teeth out later this afternoon which means no food or liquids today. I'm sitting here trying to write a report and the words are just missing and I can't help but looking at my lonely empty coffee cup thinking that it's the only explanation, the missing piece. And each time I try and write another sentence, my thinking just blurs and comes back to how nice it would be to sipping on double tall americano.

Have an extra cup of coffee for me this morning.

Sideways sass