he's so cute
2.27.2009
2.24.2009
2.20.2009
all better now
Well now I'm waiting for the airtrain and it's light outside and a beautiful morning. Feeling much better.
annoyed on the train
I'm on the subway to JFK. So far we've stopped for a police investigation, traffic on the line and now something is wrong with the equipment. I am literally on the track juat moments from my stop and we are just sitting here. So annoying! Don't they know I have a plane to catch? Plus I hate getting up when it's dark and especially leaving home when it's still dark. Argh!!
2.18.2009
cuddle bug
George is much better now. We're so happy he's okay and to top it all off he's been a total cuddle bug lately. It's awesome!
2.13.2009
how far george fell
George was there on the top of that stairwell at the bottom. Thank goodness he's okay!! Our awesome cat is AWESOME!!
2.12.2009
George is home
George is fine after falling out of our kitchen window yesterday. 5 stories!! He spent the night in an ICU and did fine. His left front paw is a little swollen though. They think it might be a teeny bit fractured and it's leaking some fluid. But all and all our cat is amazing. We are so thankful he's okay and so happy have him home. I love this guy.
2.10.2009
2.07.2009
2.05.2009
Okay so I saw a blind guy cleaning up his dog's poop the other night. I thought this was interesting for a couple of reasons:
1. the dog went to the bathroom in the gutter. Do they train them to do this? And if so, then it's probably because that way their owner wouldn't necessarily be obligated to clean it up. But then why did this guy? Is it just because he's a good Samaritan?
2. the guy had to move his hand around the floor, through some nasty snow to get the poop. Now did the dog direct the guy to the poop so that he would know where to pick it up? And that would negate number one because then obviously they train the dogs to point out their poop.
3. also can't the guy just get a break. I mean he's blind. Does he really have to wade his hand through dirty snow in the gutter to clean up after his dog?
So I've been thinking about this for the past couple of days. There is a community of blind people in our neighborhood but this is the first time I've ever seen one clean up after their dog. Granted most of them just use walking sticks and don't have dogs. Then last I read an article in NY Magazine about a girl with Usher Syndrome. She is going deaf and blind and talks about living in NY. She kept saying that you deal with the cards you're dealt and try to live a normal life. And that made me think of the guys cleaning up the poop. Maybe he does it because that's what you're supposed to do when you own a dog, that's the normal thing. My favorite part of the article is at the end:
While she hails a cab on the corner, I tell her about a poll that says Americans are more afraid of blindness than of AIDS, cancer, and heart attacks. She looks dumbstruck. “Cancer? For real? I don’t get that. Really, it’s not that bad.”
2.02.2009
Brian and I have to move in 4 months! I hate moving! HATE IT! I've already started looking at apartments just to see what's out there. And last night I couldn't sleep so I stayed up thinking about how much junk we have and need to get rid of. I'm going to start that soon. When we left Pasadena we had a big garage sale, but you really can't do that here. So do we donate stuff? Just throw it away? Or sell it on Craig's List? Not only do you have to get rid of a bunch of stuff when you move, but you need to buy new stuff. We need a new bookshelf (our Ikea one isn't doing so well) and a new tv stand (Brian broke the one we have now). Maybe we can rent a car one day and go cheap furniture/thrift shopping in Long Island or something. I know that sounds like something that Brian would be totally interested in doing. HA!
Moving is so expensive. And annoying. And exhausting.
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