Thursday, December 23, 2004

So tiny.

I love this dog about 700 x more than I could have even imagined. I can't get over how expressive her little face is, the way she looks when she chews her food, or how incredibly tiny she is. She's a perfect bundle of puppy. I only wish I could bring her to work with me.

Last night I had an anxiety dream that she was sleeping in the bed with us and we rolled over on her. I woke up asking Leon where the dog was. He always insists on reasoning with me when I'm sleep-talking. The time it takes me to articulate what I'm trying to say, my frustration grows so much that I wake up completely annoyed.

Me: Where's the dog?
Leon: Where do you think she is?
Me: I don't know, in the cage? I mean the cage...uh....crate?! Never mind.



Monday, December 20, 2004

That dog.

I'll try not to be that person who is always talking about her dog, so let's keep this brief.

CUTEST PUPPY EVER!!! Seriously, I am not sure how this happened, but she's about 100 x more precious that I expected. Clicky for dogster profile.

She did her best to keep us up last night and so I feel pretty out of it today. She's like a little wind up toy with the prancing and the playful yaps, but mostly she likes to sleep and make cozy on your lap while burrowing her head into the crook of your elbow.

I was looking forward to the party on Saturday, but when I got there, I just wasn't feeling social. I felt really shy and overwhelmed for some reason. So I had a beer and left. Perfectly wasted party opportunity.

Sigh.



Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Won't you take me to...PUPPY TOWN?!

Go see my new baby, Heylove. We're getting her on Saturday.

To all of my imaginary dogs:

Ketzl - the italian greyhound and Barkemedes - the whippet,
Sorry guys...I decided to get a real puppy.



Monday, December 13, 2004

Beet Box

This just in. I LOVE ROASTED BEETS. So much, that I'm making this as part of dinner tomorrow. Writing it here so I don't loose it.

Preheat Oven to 400
Wash unpeeled beats, trim stems down to about 1" long
Drizzle with about 1 - 1.5 TBSP of olive oil in a shallow cake pan, toss to coat
Bake for about 1 hour 10 minutes

Immerse beets in cold water with ice to stop cooking and cool to peel. Peel and slice cooled beets into bite size wedges, arrange on a plate. Drizzle more olive oil, a little Cavalli balsamic seasoning, fresh cracked pepper and fresh ground sea salt. Crumble some goat cheese on there and yum.