Published
on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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In September of 1999, I was newly moved to atlanta, very far from home and living alone for the first time in my life. I was bored. I was lonely. And I was determined to do something I had wanted to do for a very very long time.
I WANTED A DOG! And so I squeezed one of my new grad school friends and her soon to be ex into my ford escort and we drove to the Atlanta Humane Society so that I could get a dog. I was TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY unprepared. I had never owned a dog before, and very little experience, except for the hunting beagles my dad kept in a pen in the backyard when I was younger. I picked Sadie out of the dozens of dogs barking, crying, and jumping in their kennels because she seemed so calm when I got to her cage. She wasn’t freaking out like all the rest of them. More »« Less
Published
on Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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Why oh why is home improvement so frustrating? At least here. I think this condo was built by drunk monkeys on crack. Studs aren’t where they are supposed to be, the floor is funhouse crooked, there are settling cracks everywhere…ugh. I had thought we’d addressed most of the big issues, and thus I started on a new yet small project optimistically and with a song in my heart. That didn’t last long. More »« Less
Friday I decided to throw a pork butt into the crock pot and make carnitas for dinner.
Mmm…carnitas. They turned out SO goooood. But that’s not the focus of the story. No, not my delicious, succulent carnitas. Did I mention how delicious? With some homemade pico de gallo? Wrapped in a tortilla…so tasty.
No, the story is about poor Sadie. After the pork cooked, I sliced off the thick layer of fat on top and pull out the bone. Both of which I presented Sadie for dinner. And she happily ate it all up. More »« Less
Published
on Monday, February 18, 2008
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So just as my anger over crazy aggressive dog lady and Professor Douchebag was abating, I get an email saying someone has left a comment on one of my youtube videos. Probably spam, right?
NO! A troll! OMG! More »« Less
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