Happy G-day, skinny!

Dogs, Art and a cup of tea has been invited to join the DogTime Blog Network. I'm flattered and excited at the same time. i now have a DogTime badge to display!




In other news, I still haven't gotten around to any painting yet. Man, shame on me. But I'm gonna try tonight. I've got a few really spiff shells penciled out and i can't wait to bring them to life.

It also seems like I'll be reformatting my computer very soon because it is just not working properly anymore. I'm trying to find a way to back up 7 gigs of pictures and stuff. I'm thinking I better back it all up fast before there's that final crash where everything dies. Always have a backup plan folks! I've got a year and a half of pictures of my dogs and several years of my cats and fish... and a few other "memory worthy" occasions. I'd be crushed if they were to disappear. So lets make sure it doesn't happen!

and lastly, September 15th was Marco's gotcha day! Everyone congratulate him, the crazy boy has been with me for a year! He is incredibly different from his shy, gentle littermate Perry. Marc wiggles his whole body when he's happy, jumps in your lap whether you want it or not, thinks its funny to piss off the cats, and makes sure to lick every piece of kibble in his bowl before actually eating any. I've never met another dog with so much personality. Happy (belated) gotcha day, skinny boy!

7 Facts you may or may not know about me

Hello you have been tagged blog buddy!

You know the drill, 7 obscure facts, tag 7 people.

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

I've been put up to this by Organidog. I think i should do this quickly now, or I'll forget. and that would suck. Lets see what I can think of that's interesting! Or at least weird...

1. I cannot tolerate chewing noises and people who chew with their mouth open. I'll give dirty looks to strangers loudly eating around me - I don't even try to, it just happens. I also instruct the boyfriend to close his mouth when he forgets.

2. When i was little I thought that clouds were made of snow. So snow is little pieces of cloud falling.

3. Major fear of needles and having blood drawn intravenously. Last time I had blood taken from my vein i was 12 and i nearly fainted cause I couldn't look away and I was so fixated that i started to black out. I'm fine with animal blood though (and hence am in pre-vet, right?)

4. I. LOVE. chickpeas. I could eat them instead of junk food. Matter of fact, I do. Hummus is another favorite.

5. I get very upset when I hear music through other people's headphones on the train. They're meant to supply music to your HEAD, not to your viscinity.

6. I go through several cups of tea a day. My favorite tea in the world is Twinnings Lady Grey, followed by Oolong.

7. I'm a groomer (and a major dog person overall) and I just wrote the first two parts of the Groomer Answers, answering questions that people asked me about anything relating to the grooming process. You should read it, its right below :)

Now then! Who do i tag? Hmmmm....
*A Muted Palette
*Needle Tatting and Other Nonsense
*Tatsuko: paper, polymer, & ponderings
*Taste the floor of my little underground
*Weirdbuglady
*The Mum and the Rose
*Elegant Snobbery

Adoption successful + feature

First of all, I reached the milestone i mentioned. I passed 100 hearts and now have 102 at the moment. How cool. It makes me feel good when people think my stuff is awesome :P

Second, my Scottie Shell got featured!



It was mentioned in Scottish Terrier and Dog News - a blog so spiffy I added a link to it on "other awesome blogs". Thank you, DogLady (ab.com)

Not only did the Scottie shell get featured, but it got adopted! It'll be going to its new home soon, with Dayna! I'm hoping to see a picture of the Scottie shell in his news digs soon too (hint hint ;).

Since we're talking about features and stuff, I thought I'd add another cool one that i stumbled upon...



Dog Art Today - a blog dedicated to beautiful dog art. It's updated daily and features a whole gamut of dog-inspired creations. Great stuff!

As a bonus, here's picture of Anton and Marco sunning themselves.