dogsitting

6.18.2011
the cost of babysitting a neurotic dog. she had only been there 3 hours. i got home from work to 2 messes on the floor.

parents and pet owners are funny. they never think their baby is capable of evil. i now have pictoral proof that they are.

the last time i babysat a neurotic dog, it destroyed hundreds of dollars of landscaping at the cave, chased the cats, barked nonstop, scratched the bamboo floors and kept me up all night. so by comparison, this was pretty tame.

both dogs came with user instructions along the lines of: oh, she's so sweet. you won't have any problems at all. she's so easy/well-behaved.

clearly.

goodbye cave, good luck rove

sold the cave.

offer came in june 6, closed june 17. had 2 days notice to vacate. it's gone, so i'm not going to complain, but i will say the rove kid (or his momma, or their handlers) was a picky little bitch.

6.16.2011
one last pic before following the moving van to brentwood. props to miss lc for helping, moral support, and drinking our last beer in the driveway.


6.23.2011
cave's parting gift to me. one last jab. $300 utility bill. probably some jackass realtor or their client screwing with the thermostat.


i will miss

• miss lc in the hood
• 2 neighbors
• bull creek walks
• lap pool across the street

i will not miss

• 5 year moneypit project
• the remaining issues that are now somebody elses problem
• 2 flights of stairs to get to bed
• whiteville
• a bimmer driving dentist and his teeny blonde wife as neighbors
• 360 commute

recovery team

6.12.2011
take 3 cats 1 dog and call me in the morning.

pool party

6.11.2011
recent pool partying has been with these kids. it's a good crowd.

this cat has no lenses in his glasses. anyone who wears costume props in public on days other than halloween is a friend in my book. thanks for keeping me in stitches rueben.

there aren't many restaurants open at midnight. thankfully baby a's was nearby.

christina rocking the hungry pirate. alexis rocking the 21.

crystal demonstrates my actual level of focus that night.

this is how uncle ray feels about chips and salsa.

not pictured is crystal's man patrick.

i'm nearly recovered. it's 3pm sunday. my training is on schedule.

petco saturday

6.11.2011
spent some time at the student petco this weekend. inga needed a haircut. summer's just too hot for her.
we ran to home depot after where she got a lot of attention for the lion cut. and cookies. good dog.

there were boxed specials on kitties. this box looked like a particularly good blend.

what a face.

social rebound

6.8.11
botg #1. i remember when it was 200 people on the arboretum lawn. this was 4 to 5 thousand at zilker with an acl-size stage

hauling beer and blanket to botg. rubio is my partner in crime tonight.


6.4.11
karaoke party with work peeps

cuong and frels duet, endless love. frels in falsetto.