We are not onlookers peering into the unified field of separate, objective reality - we are the unified field. We can reach beyond the physical body and extend the influence of intelligence. Every thought you are thinking creates a wave in the unified field. It ripples through all the layers of intellect, mind, senses, and matter, spreading out in wider and wider circles. You are like a light radiating not photons but consciousness. As they radiate, your thoughts have an effect on everything.

Your relationship to life is the same as that of one cell to your whole body. One cell can talk to your whole body. One cell can influence your whole body. You can talk to the whole of life - influence the whole of life. The whole of life is as alive as we are. The distinction between 'in here' and 'out there' is a false one - as if the heart disregarded the skin because it was not on the inside.

Deepak Chopra

Been taking part in a 'speriment lately that is related to the law of attraction. I love it, because it's a 30 day long project. Being a month long, I think this assists you in addressing your questions and beliefs about the LAW OF ATTRACTION, every day for 30 days. Doing anything for a LENGTH of time helps you cement things. What's interesting about the experiment is reading all the other participant's comments and seeing where they are at. We're all in different places in our lives and going through different things. Everyone has different needs and desires.

MIy issue is allowing other people to HAVE their different needs and desires and lessons, without JUDGING their journey. Why, why do I do this?! Sister knows what I mean, lol. Holymother always has her 2 cents worth, and it usually starts with the words "I'm just saying"... (*grins*) I mean, I'm okay with it. I have opinions and they will be heard! HOLLA! But at times I'd do best to shut the hell up and let other people live. It's not my place to tell people how to live or judge their decisions. Do I want that? NOT ! Nope... no thx.

Speaking of opinions, I thought it interesting, in that first link above, that the author discusses people who play the lottery. She says, "I personally think focusing on winning the lottery is a fruitless event. Focusing on winning the lottery is kind of like focusing on "not having." Most people expect to lose on the lottery- I mean, ideally the odds are well against you. I confess I play, too, but only when money allows and only when the jackpot is excessively high. They always say you'd do better to take the cash you'd put into buying tickets (let's say 10 bucks a week), save it, invest it, grow it. Guaranteed at the end of the year you'd have more $ than had you try to WIN your money back!! Studies in fact show that lotteries set off a vicious cycle that not only exploits a low-income individuals' desire to escape poverty but also directly prevents them from improving upon their financial situations. So buy lottery tickets if you want to be let down, or expect to lose money, or want to assure yourself that life is about losing and not having. Is that what you want? It's as good as waiting for Tuesday... whenever that is. And let's face it, waiting and patience NOT MY FORTE.

I know the argument, "someone has to win and it may as well be me". But I'd rather take a more hands on, personal responsibility approach to life. I make my life. I make the choices, I make the goals... and before and while those goals are coming to fruition, I visualize the results I want. They may not come to pass exactly like I visualized but at least I focus on the results throughout the journey. Here are some linkies to explore for more thoughts on this.

Law of Attraction Quiz

100 Self Awareness Tests!

Intent.com (which is down right now, but do bookmark it and check it later)

Visualization

Quick, tell me what to write!!

THE EXCHANGE
6 of Pentacles

Ha! Actually I knew exactly what I want to write about- this card. I was just reading different interpretations of what it means to other tarot readers. Here is one:

This is a clear indicator that it's important to share your spiritual understandings with others. You may not realize it, but you already have important insights to share. Equally so, it tells you that you do not have a corner on ALL the truth, and that you would do well to make a point to learn from others about their spiritual understandings. In short, undertake dialogues, in whatever way you can; don't keep it all to yourself. Your life will deepen immeasurably if you reach out.

And it always will. Exchanges always deepen your life. Through exchanging we learn. Quite likely why I love being online, reading other people's blogs and journeys, their successes and their challenges. It is one of my favorite things to explore. Sister calls it learning self awareness. I just know that I love it; it's as good as group meditation to me. I look forward to exchanging every day with other people. It's what energizes me =)

I'm going to call this picture FOOP (it's by an artist named Deerhoof, which is apparently also a band. Dunno- just thought this artwork that I randomly found was kind of interesting). What initially drew me to it is that it has the words FRIEND, OPPORTUNITY, and FOOD. Actually if I continue to unscramble words (which I have a habit of doing) I can find OUTPOUR, YOU, FIND, FOUND, PROUD and several other good words in there.

Opportunity and loss, that's what I want to talk about today. So many times we see loss and change as bad or hard, frustrating or aggravating. Change and loss is actually an opportunity to have things improve; for things to move into a new direction. Some people find themselves and their passion in times of loss or choose a new path entirely. When something hasn't necessarily been working sometimes you need to accept that it was ineffective and move towards new opportunity. And there are SO many things out there to explore, so many options, so much abundance to choose from.

I think for me my biggest issue is I want to do too many things, all at once usually (*grins* Hello Overachievers Anonymous? Yes it's me, the President of your club....) My interests are so varied, too. I think I'll draw it all out and stare at it all on paper- often you can find what thing you are most passionate about if you do that.

I dig so many things- from tarot and astrology to art, writing, marketing, public speaking, talking (lol), real estate and talking about investing options, I could make a really long list. And how about coaching? What is it all about? (Or maybe what ISN'T it about?) Coaching comes in all forms- health coach, life coach, business coach, mentorship, yada yada yada. I honestly can't believe that people would pay me to tell them what to do... (Wait- do I do that now?! lol) Let's brainstorm a way to bring all my interests together : Tony Robbins?! Ha! I could be the next Banana Hands! Yessssss!! I HAVE A PLAN !!!!!!

=)

Been thinking a lot about this photo I have (that I'm not going to look for at this particular moment) of the Pacific Ocean. I took it while on a BC Ferry ride on a clear, beautiful sunny day and the water was like a mirror. It was like Buttah! (Talk amongst yaselves, I'm all veclept at the thought.)

Anyhoo, so's I see this photo of footprints and I thinks to myself I oughta post and make my little footprints on the internets this evening. (And no I'm not going to insert the footprints poem that is so overdone on motivational posters it makes me not like it... *sticks out tongue*)

However I will take a moment to soapbox. Or at least poke your brain. What about the whole thought of leaving YOUR footprint? What if I were to ask you what legacy will you leave? How do you affect others? Are you a positive influence? Again- back to my post a long while back about family lineage- this fascinates me, the thought that someone may look ME up in say- a hundred years. Some family member way down the line, and ask just who was she? What did she do? What made her tick? I know, such a nerd thinking about things like that - but truly it could likely happen. Hopefully my online trail will have long disappeared by then... =) I better check if my cookies are turned on or off...!!!!

Actually on a serious astrological note this is probably a good time to reflect on what's working for us and what's not so much, what with it being a new moon and all (I think officially tomorrow). Let me read you what that link says that stands out to me :

This New Moon asks us to see what we've got, right here and right now. And to drop whatever we're carrying that is hurting us. It's a pathway that requires us to discern which pieces we should leave by the wayside, and which are essential parts of who we are. But we are never alone, and can ask for spirit to show us the difference.

There's an aspect of surrender both to Virgo, and to New Moons. That makes this a special time to release and rest your weary bones in the lunar darkness, and emerge brand new on the other side. It's a kind of "last chance" Moon, before we're swept up in the cardinality coming our way through 2010. This is our time to prepare, before being swept up in cosmic events greater than ourselves. You may sense it's coming. So let this New Moon work its mutable magic, so the pieces fall into their right place.

Another site says it this way:

This New Moon in Virgo will help us to recognize, honor, and preserve personal and family traditions in order to bring comfort into our lives and maintain a firm base for future growth. It will help us to discover the importance in remembering where we come from, which will give us a deeper sense of who we are now and how we wish to develop in the future. Being self-aware will make us stronger, less vulnerable, and protect us from destabilizing, external influences in our lives.

So good time to contemplate our Selves and our paths. Food for thought =)

ps I love the slogan of this blog- "EVOLVE ON PURPOSE, LOVE YOUR DESIGN".
WORD...

Feeling much better today ...
I started getting my Self back yesterday afternoon. My normal rowdiness started to return, my inside voice turned on and my Happy Self came out. Ahhh!

So today let's turn a page and start to invite some Good in. You might want to play this little game here yonder. Clickie on the picture for information. I've been playing this Prosperity game for the past year (and actually played a few yrs ago for a bit also but this time I REALLY focused on it, since reading LOA books and "getting" the Big Picture) I so love getting cheques every day online for $95,000 and more and then SPENDING them, telling the Universe where you are going with this money and what you are doing in your state of sudden prosperity. You cannot argue with this! Seriously, check it out.

Anyways since I'm feeling better I best be getting out there and spreading my vitality around. People dig that =) Ciao for now!

Yeah, so a little under the weather since about oh, Thursday last week. Needing some chicken soup therapy I think. Dragging my ass, ZERO energy (which is not like me at all), belly problems, the whole shabang. Slept last night for 13 hours solid. Literally got home and into bed, asleep by 7pm. Weird... Needless to say no gym, no walks, eating well check check but not so much with the activity. Weight staying steady at minus 32 pounds. (I hit minus 34 pounds last Tuesday but it didn't stick lol) Still on target for the Big Goal of minus 50-60 by Xmas which I am positive I will attain.

The condo claim that I wrote about last may be getting somewhere, I hope. The Ombudsman wrote me back today and said who can I contact for you, so I told him where to go (in a nice way). Hoping he can make some headway.

Reading my cards a lot lately and getting SO MANY MULTIPLES. Today I pulled three Ones (one of pentacles, one of wands, one of cups) and I swear two of everything else- there were two 9s, two 10s, two 7s, holymother... Almost daily I get the 9 of cups. That smug fat man, grinning back at me like he knows something I don't. Jerk! I honestly have so many things going on (I know, gasp, so unlike me ~NOT!) that it's hard to interpret what they're talking about. And admittedly I don't have the capacity with how I'm feeling to "listen" to them, not that this is my forte anyways. I feel like I can read better for other people than myself.

Anyhoo must rest some more before work, I feel like I need more time in bed, sadly. ttys

I don't know what makes it happen- maybe it was the fact I was born breach, so I'm eager to offend others- but I have this NEED to take on challenges and fight for things that I really believe in. Could be the whole Aries thing, could be that my name apparently means little womanly warrior (*giggles*) I dunno. But seriously, don't piss me off or I'll .. I'll get mad.. and stuff.

So since this stupid flood in my condo I've had to ARGUE and ARGUE about why the eff should I have to pay for the contractors fixing my cabinets or repairing my kitchen. (Do we not pay insurance to do this?! What are we paying for then??) The contractor has been billing me, literally since February, for the cabinets and I REFUSE TO PAY IT. Especially since I found out that another unit owner received a couple thousand dollars in financial compensation for her unit's kitchen repairs and cabinet replacement costs, and so I hit the brakes hard. (And get this, she didn't submit any invoices or bills to them, they just paid her a cheque out of the blue for a sum she said they must have just made up...) So I promptly called up the insurance company who confirmed why yes, each unit was allotted 2 grand for cabinets (which is peanuts, by the way). My cabinets (which were cheap ones) cost $2485 total. Now tell me this - then WHY would the contractor bill me $1506 for kitchen repairs -slash- cabinetry replacement costs if they received 2 grand for cabinets that cost $2485?? Excuuuuuuuuuse me, but I am not THAT bad at math that this does not make sense. Hellooooooooooo. So's I keep contacting the insurance company, saying hey, what up. And they ignore me. So I email them some more. And they ignore me. So after 8 weeks of waiting for them to respond (which I'm sorry but that is a generous amt of time) I have forwarded my complaints to their Ombudsman, who I hope WILL contact me, and WILL see things my way. Meanwhile I've requested a copy of the insurance coverage from my condo board so for my own future reference, I may REFER to in case something like this ever happens AGAIN (god forbid).

*****breathes*****

Mmmmmkay, so in less hostile moments, I am being less Aries-like and more Virgo-esque. =) I have been cleaning, organizing, purging, painting, mending and even sewing buttons on pants. Oh I know, sewing you say? Domestication?! Oh yes- I know, it is "not normal" for me to do these things. Swinging hammers and sawing into walls, sure! Oh yes, I will power tool challenge any of you any day. However I am finding a sense of newness to things once they are "fixed" and usable again. Of course I did totally wreck one pair of pants because I went a step too far and tried to make a button hole by hand which I don't suggest you try at home. It looks like a round hole, with like, threads around it.... in some places. Ah well, I'm better at angry letter writing than sewing up holes. Sew what !?

=)

Gah! Google changed the font size, what the eff! Seriously, I am not so old that I NEED TO READ LARGER FONT FOR EFFS SAKE. Let me choose the damn font size! ARGH! Apparently not everyone is experiencing this. Lucky those that are not- I would like to be one of you! My eyeballs see QUITE fine on their own, thanks Google, so piss off with ENLARGING EVERYTHING SO I CAN SEE IT... *grimaces* Dude i feel like every time I search something it's some sort of TEST.... *GROWLS* !!! Google like totally pwnd us. Lame.

Anyhoo now that that is off my chest I will pick a more happy subject =) Let me think, what have I to select from, hmmm...!! JK, there is oodles to celebrate. Like my weight loss, my new haircut, the fact summer just arrived here last week, the word nublet because I love it... sure, loads of things !... yeah, lots. Oh, fer sure. Soooo many. Tooo many to list. Better stop while I'm ahead here afore I get too gushy about allllll this good. Whew! I'm all overwhelmed.... all a-flutter.... vaclempt even. So I will leave you with some facts about Sean Connery. Why the hell not. He's such a good Scot.

=)

It's time for..

THE COUNT !

Yes, today is Day Sixty (since I began eating properly and working out). Sixty Days! Ah ha ha ha ha ha! Let me count de nombers on de scale, and we vill see just how we do... One! One pound ah ha ha ha! (Okay let's skip ahead...) ...twenty nine ah ha ha ha! Ah!Thirty! Ah ha ha ha!! THIRTY ONE POUNDS! Yes! Yes, we did it by Day Sixty! The official results this morning. Back to my Dec 2006 weight...

Happy Labour Day everyone....I'm going to spend mine cleaning, organizing (taking that Virgo energy and running with it) and walking because it is a BEE-YOO-tiful day. Enjoy, go have a picnic!!

So just when is next Tuesday?!

Private joke.

(I'll explain it vaguely in this post, at least so you get the drift...)

I just need to know when Tuesday is. Or maybe what month it falls in, or what year?!!

I guess what made me think about Tuesday is that for someone I know, "TUESDAY" is THE DAY that something BIG will happen. Life changing. And they believe in the coming of this event- on some upcoming Tuesday- faithfully, completely, unwaveringly, that it *WILL* indeed happen. And having posted yesterday about the law of attraction, and belief, and creating - slash- inviting things into your life perhaps I should not be so quick to write off Tuesday happening because hey- you never know. Tuesday could be right around the corner.

So what if Tuesday did happen? What if I allowed myself to believe in my own *big* dreams, or really- just allowed myself to believe? There's no harm in doing so, right?! I should get on the wagon along with them and add to the power of their intentions. Who knows, Tuesday may come. It may actually exist!

In my own daily manifestations (!) I am down a trifle more, here on Day 58, to minus 29 pounds. I hope on Day 60 (Monday, and Labour Day, ironically lol... after all, this has been a lot of work!!!) to have hit the 30 pound mark. My ultimate goal is to drop another 30 by Xmas (about 13 more weeks), which would take me to a weight I haven't been at since I was in my early twenties. Today I haven't weighed this amount in about two and a half years. Last year the lowest I got to was about 3 pounds more than now- so not drastically different, but seeing those numbers on the scale is a psycholigical accomplishment. Getting into the 160s means I'm that much closer to getting back to the 150s, the 140s, and even the 130s. Becoming healthy, fit, lean and strong.

The biggest obstacle isn't the daily grind of exercising and eating properly. It's undoing the BRAIN. It's believing I can do it. It's KNOWING I can. It's recognizing that my Tuesday is right there - just a matter of time, dedication and belief.

Yep- I can tell. It's almost Tuesday =)

Fast post before I literally wander off down the street...

Must be payday and a Full Moon- I diligently paid all my bills up today and reviewed my budget for the month. I should be good if I just follow the schedule I made.

My challenge is overcoming the influx of bills I received last month. 300 bucks for water services, 600 bucks for hydro at all 3 properties, and we got busted for speeding- both of us. Goddammit. I would GLADLY pay property taxes if we were allowed to speed anywhere we wanted in the city- I think I should lobby for this. Charge me $2800 a year for property taxes, I just want to go 80 in the 50 zones okay?! I see nothing wrong with this plan.

Having said all this I so need to return to reading about law of attraction and manifestating what i want, as opposed to focusing on what money is hemorraging from my pockets. Which just makes larger holes in them. It does not help inviting more bills !!!! Seriously....!

Anyways I'll contemplate that while I walk down to the gym. Down 28 pounds today woot woot so I best continue what is working and focus on fat loss lol !! I'd like to hit leaner numbers this month because I have a "bigger goal" of returning to my "proper size" by Xmas. There's nothing standing in my way, I am completely capable of being a strong, healthy and lean Being. Amen !!

Just some links of interest...

Meditation
A good place
Inspire
What is belief
Randy Pausch (long version)
Peeking into other people's vision boards

So tired (lazy) lately. Since last week I've just had the hardest time motivating myself and getting going. I'd so rather lie in bed and not really sleep, just rest.

A few weeks ago I was 5-6 days a week walking and or working out. This last three weeks it's all I can do to get 3 maybe 4 workouts in. My weight is still *slowly* dropping; I'm down 25 pounds to date which is all good. I worked out Tuesday morning and my muscles are still pretty stiff from that. I did a 40 minute walk TO the gym, a 15 minute weight circuit (chest arms legs) and then 40 minutes walking back home. My chest is the most sore. I did that butterfly thing and it bloody well hurts!

Mentally I guess I have a few things weighing on my mind. Our lawyer is working on completing some issues related to the duplex subdivision. Meanwhile I'm waiting to hear from the previous owner about The Leaky Basement. After all it is his responsibility to pay for the basement repairs on the tenant's side of the duplex after LYING outright on the property disclosure. And the usual financial behind the eightball stuff. Year of the Ox and all that...

Little over 5 more weeks to vacation- just a little over a week off but somehow I need it already !! Just going to do some little projects around the house- tidy things up, maybe replace some light fixtures. Some teeny tiny (affordable) updates. And sell some things on Kijiji that are sitting here in boxes, doing nothing. I *could* go home but I'd rather do that at Xmas. I have I think 12 days off around then to spend there, and it'll be "warm" compared to Wpg (unless we get a mild winter which would RULE)

All good things in time, she sighs. Patience, temperance, balance (she yawns) Slow and steady (*snore*) Easy Does It (*eyes roll back in her head*) Seriously! I'll have to look in the Continuing Education courses and see if anyone teaches these things ROFL!!!!! I'll throw tomatoes from the back row.

=)

On a rather GREAT note I just got us tickets to see RUSSELL PETERS on Sun Oct 11 which will be GREAT. I'd have loved to go to Rumor's Comedy Club for a cheaper laugh but evidently they are closed for renovations. I can't believe the only comedy spot in Winnipeg is closed for 2 frickin months; what do people DO here for fun?! Seriously!! (And how is it there is a Winnipeg Comedy Festival but only ONE comedy club?)

Ah yes, SUNSHINE ! I was almost starting to forget what that looked like! Sunny and upwards around 30 degrees in the area today. Must get out in it today and get active. I didn't work out yesterday and in fact (*gasp*) yes, I cheated yesterday.

Homemade organic tomato soup (not bad itself- just vegies with herbs, salt and water) with dill, some cabbage, a half a potato, some this, some that- some of everything really. All good things. But it was the 4 pieces of buttered bread WITH said soup AND half a bag of vegie thins that undid me. I think I ate a day's worth of calories (I know I did) but I wasn't feeling well for most of the afternoon and didn't eat from about 130pm until around 8pm. By then I was HUNGRY HUNGRY. Anyhoo, 3 pounds up and I'd rather be 3 down but wudev. I know it's just temporary gain and you pay the piper the day after for the day before. Today it's water, water, water- walk, walk, walk and possibly a good workout and swim at the gym later. Especially if I get outside and get warm. A cool indoor pool is good for that...

In other news (but still on the topic of water) I just got my city water bill and was surprised to see that MY water on my side of the duplex is like, three times that of their side. Now- we did have a plumbing issue where the shower did not divert all the water to the shower head and water GUSHED out the tub spout while you showered. He takes 30 minute showers so I can see where that adds up. And it was like that until last month. And our 1972(?) Admiral washing machine leaks (and sounds like an aircraft carrier but that's another post). So these could likely be factors in why our water bill was 300 bucks. Pretty sure our hot water tank (which must be about 20 gallons based on the limited hot water we get out of it) is probably 15 yrs old as well although I don't see what that would do to the water bill. But holymother...

I have to confess I'm not used to paying "city bills" after living with a sewer and a well on rural property in BC for so long. I find it *weird* to pay huge property taxes that incorporate my garbage pickup, water and sewer services into them. In BC I paid my own 30 bucks a month for garbage pickup and well, never serviced my septic in 13 yrs because hey- we were on a hillside and had "good flow" and excellent drainage, if you will. Not really any need to *do* anything. Shoulda shocked the well at some point but nobody died so whatever. Hence 600 bucks a year in property taxes after the 50 percent government grant that BC so generously gives you AND MANITOBA DOES NOT (she says heatedly). Aside from "luxuries" like living on a school bus route (which meant regular snow clearing) and being 50 feet from a fire hydrant I really had nothing to pay for! So going from 600 bucks a year to 2800 is pretty irritating.

Still working on the subdivision of the duplex units. Likely take me the rest of this year to leap through the hoops and get approval from the city. Few more dollars to the lawyer to complete the process. I'm meeting with my realtor today to talk values of each unit and appraisal processes so I've got all my little duckies in a row. Gives me a few options by doing this- if I *wanted* to sell after these tenants move out in the Spring, I certainly could. Don't know if that would be the wisest decision, but in a pinch it would be feasible. What needs to happen is a few upgrades on THIS side (electrical especially), pay some debts off, save some dollars and move US into a nice 2 bdrm condo with a view and underground parking. And a pool. And a gym in it. Yeah....yeah, that's the ticket. Or on the flip I could easily live in da hood in a small older house that costs the same and live comfortably there either way. Then rent THIS side out, which would make this duplex a money EARNING investment as opposed to the expense it currently is. The rent we would earn from both sides would easily pay our own personal mtg and that's the goal. At least, Goal Number One.

The condo is now earning money (finally) I managed to finagle the mtg pmts down to $250 biweekly. With the condo fees, the insurance, the hydro and the property taxes it actually squeaks out a whopping $50 a month- WOO WEE! But regardless, it was COSTING me $150 previously. So a few tweaks to this and that made it a positive flow. I honestly don't care how much, as long as it is able to float along on it's own without any financial intervention from me =)

The duplex costs me money but, I live in one side. So I pay for that priveledge. Again, property taxes 250 bucks a month (*groans*). Hydro with a 1960 furnace in my side (in Winnipeg, with an 8 month long winter and a shitty cool summer) = VERY EXPENSIVE. 200 bucks a month, no lie, and that's on payment plan. Insurance = another 'bout buck fifty. Yada yada yada, and the beat goes on. Needless to say it's the 'zact same costs I had living in the condo WITHOUT any investment properties. However, tweak tweak tweak and we may be able to eak out a living here over a bit of time. We'll see the truth when we get to tax return time and see if all this was worth it. Or not.

Anyways peeps, this day is warming up and I need some Vitamin D time =) Chow for now, over -an-' out.

Okay time to invite some good, beautiful and positive energy into my space. I could type on and on about the tough times, the year of the ox, the car breaking down, the financial juggling, but for what?! To invite more? No thanks! No thank you, Ever Giving Universe, I have had enough!! No really, I'm done... At my max. Thank you, though, I really appreciate the abundance of shit but woo-ee am I full right now. Not of shit, just full- stuffed - eaten my fill of it ! THANK YOU! No, no desert, really! Not even if it's wafer thin... I can't eat another bite.

Yeah, I'm going to go for a long, long walk in the sun this afternoon. I'm going to see how great everything looks after a long, solid rain. Hey, the Big News is we all have times that try us. Everyone does. Nobody is immune from pulling themselves up and getting a grip from time to time. You can't climb a mountain without tripping a few times on the hillside, or feeling like holy crap will I ever reach the top? Which hill is it over anyways? I can't SEE from here.

Nope, you can't. Sometimes you need to see where you are NOW. Look at how far you have COME already- you've made such progress.. Sometimes you just need to focus on where your foothold is, where the next step is, so you can reach the next plateau and climb to a different viewpoint, a different outlook. Yes, we must find that outlook....I just want to see around the corner. Just give me a glimpse !


Today's puns :

• “It became clear that some of the librarian's best abilities were put on the shelf.”
• I asked my lawyer friend why he painted every room in his house yellow. He said, "This is my legal pad."
• My girlfriend always gets her way by pretending she's sad. She's always using sighcology.
• My friend started making humorous comments about the items in his wife's curio cabinet. The worst part is he knows I hate knick knack jokes
• A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
• Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy.
• A bank manager without anyone around may find themself a-loan
  

=) Arf arf arf, yes. Too punny.

I watched X Weighted last night- I think it was "Amy" who was on. I so love that show. She's the same height as me, was about 30 pounds heavier than my top weight but lost 50 pounds in 6 months. I wonder where she is now.

I'm plugging away, scale wobbling between -21 and -23 pounds from the start on July 9. Enjoyed my first "cheat day" yesterday, diving face first into a pile of dim sum. =) I feel pretty good about rewarding myself for losing that much. I wasn't guilty about it although I did punish myself today.

Yup. Worked hard at the gym this AM, 45 minutes of strong heart thumping cardio to combat the damage yesterday. Today's diet will be chicken and spinach, lean lean and more lean.

Raining here daily. Makes it hard to get motivated- last week I managed only 3 workouts and find myself tired and mopey. Hopefully we'll get more sun before fall and winter get here (all at once usually she now says knowingly.) Oy but the soggy stuff continues.

While I was working out I was contemplating this here Year of the Ox. Oxen are hard working people (*ahem* moi) but omg what a hard, hard year this has been and continues to be. It is a work hard year. It says it is a work of prosperity brought on by hard work. I feel like all year I've been tilling fields, and ploughing through to get planting so I can have a healthy crop. Sadly I see not the prosperity yet ! I see more ploughing. Ugh. When, when does the plan drop the supplies ?!?! When do we receive food and reinforcements! Holymother...

I have discovered OATMEAL!

I remember when I was a kid I frickin HATED the stuff. It was gooey, gross, pasty. Omg- I hated it. I figured I did something wrong to deserve that for breakfast, LOL!

Today? I have discovered it can be very good food. I don't like mine overcooked; in fact, 2 minutes does it for me. But omg the varieties you can make ! So far I've done cinnamon, brown sugar splenda and raisins. I've done freeze dried strawberries in it with cinnamon. I've done a tiny bit of egg white in it (...that was sick. I don't care what body builders say, that is disgusting. Don't do that one!) Great thing about oatmeal is it's protein content (which is I think 7 grams per cup?) And at 1/3 of a cup for breakfast, it's only about 125-150 calories, too. That makes a good quick, low calorie start to the day. I've been doing my best to stick around 5 small meals of 250-300 calories (ish) which is working pretty well. Keeps me satisfied (and eating!) all day long. Mmm, eating.

I think my next venture may be trying to get more variety into my diet. I've been making a conscious effort to get more greens in there. Spinach, broccoli, asparagus seem to be staples lately. Chicken is starting to make me snore already, so I've been introducing shrimp, tuna and crab in it's place. Loving the 40 calorie low fat yogurts and hot peppers stuffed with feta (only 25 calories each)

Speaking of heat we finally have some here. 34 degrees today FINALLY. Watching the news this morning, they were interviewing some local moms who agree it has been a long wait to get the kids outside for a good time in the summer sun. All I can say is this BETTER be an indian summer that lasts well into what should be fall. My first winter here (2007) that's exactly what we had. I recall November being easily around 15 degrees every day and sunny. I was sooo pleased. I couldn't imagine why people complained about Winnipeg winters! But I just HAD to ask.... My answer came this year. Winter 2008 started way early with snow in October and lasted until MAY this year with snow May 25th. That was not cool. NOT COOL AT ALL. So summer coming late is well overdue and best be continuing for the next 3 months !!! I will do my best to ENJOY my day off today in the summer sun.

Off to the races !!

Oh and PS... I was starting to think I lost my touch. I've been finding loads of 4 leaf clovers lately. I have four of them under a piece of glass drying as we speak, and gave 3 away to coworkers, wishing them luck. Hopefully someone capitalizes on it !! L8R

Month Number One is over. First 30 days eating properly and working out paid off to the tune of eighteen pounds. Not a bad start. A few lessons learned about the value of stretching and doing abs. I've added this in to my last few workouts and I'll investigate flexibility training a little more. I'd actually really like to get a Beginner's Yoga dvd to try at home, if anyone has any recommendations for that (?) I was very encouraged yesterday to put on my clothes from last summer which all fit and are 2- 4 sizes smaller. Despite some muffin top in a few pants I was so, SO encouraged at least to put them on and button them up WITHOUT sucking anything in or feeling like I was going to rip something. VERY encouraging. Even some of my old dresses I fit into; once my arms are leaner and more toned (okay, ALL of me is) they'll look really good. I'm so encouraged.

Made myself a new inspiration board this weekend. I took down the old one and recognized many of the goals I had listed I achieved! I had written down that I wanted a successful close to my insurance claim for the flood of my condo- DONE. I got every penny I asked for with no hassle. Buy a duplex. Done. Rent out duplex and condo- done. Last few goals regarding refinancing and dissolving debts I transferred to my new board and I peppered the board with images of strength, physical activity and physical transformation. Hence my Strength of Purpose card today- this is my focus. Strength to see things through, strength to physically transform, strength mentally and physically. I so love visual forms of inspiration. That's why I work so much with inspiration boards, tarot and affirmation cards - I can SEE things I need to understand or work on.

I am HORRIBLE with any form of audible information - I don't listen well, I forget immediately what you told me, my ears simply are non functional. They wear earrings and look pretty on my head. They don't listen so much... I READ. I SEE. I DRAW, I PAINT, I doodle and write. I email religiously. I need people to give me FLASH CARDS through life in order to GET THINGS lol !! I've tried informational CDs before to listen to and omg I start day dreaming immediately. I couldn't tell you a damn thing they said. I always hoped that somewhere in my subconscious I was picking up the information because I totally drift off while I listen... On the other hand maybe I can make this work. Hmmm, I wonder if i can ask my mortgage broker to draw out a picture of what our refinance will look like and email it to me =)

Not so much with the blogging lately. My bad! I've been trying to work on some other things, like working out and refinancing options.

First workout at the pool on Tuesday was AWESOME. I went to the pool, and man, I miss the smell of chlorine and the echoes of screaming, laughing, splashing children lol. It's SO NICE to work out then go for a swim. Deliciously refreshing. I managed to do 40 cardio and some free weights afterwards, which I'm going to do again this morning. Cheap like borscht to go, too- only $100 for 3 months membership which is cheaper than the gyms here. And they don't have pools.

Refinancing and subdividing the duplex is the time consuming obstacle, which apparently all requires PATIENCE, and we all know this is NOT my forte. Taking a bit of hoop jumping and red tape, but we'll get there eventually.

Anyways off to the gym and swim; have a great day =)

Not visible from our hemisphere, the eclipse last night was seen in China and other parts of Asia as well as Hawaii.
Apparently the longest eclipse of this century at six minutes in duration. It is also the second of three eclipses to occur within a month. The other two eclipses were lunar eclipses, one of which took place on July 7, 2009, and the other of which will occur August 6, 2009. According to Eclipse Astrology, "[the eclipse] suggests that old methods and technology is no longer working and that new systems are required to keep our society up to standards and to continue its survival. This Saros Series Eclipse happened in 1955, 1973 and 1991. Think about how you handled your life in those years and what solutions worked for you. You may try to work out your problems with the same drive and ambition you had back in those years. This is a South Node eclipse. It brings out issues with partnerships, friendships and marriages that must be resolved. When this eclipse hits your planets or angles at 29 degrees of Cancer in your astrology chart, you may realize that you have been handling other people’s problems well enough, but you have ignored your own life. In order for you to resurrect your life to a high standard, you may walk away from destructive relationships and situations in order to take care of yourself. 29 degrees of Cancer is the “Millionaire’s Degree.” This eclipse will affect monetary systems throughout the world. Remember during eclipse season, health matters come to the surface to be dealt with."

Fascinating.

OMG these links are HILARIOUS (Thanks in part to Big Ass Superstar)

Check these out:

Awkward Family Photos (click on OLDER ENTRIES on the bottom left of each page -this will not disappoint)

Passive-Aggressive

My Life Is Average

FAIL

Funnyxblog

Hello, who's there?

Sound of Music Breakdown !!

New kitties in the Hizz-Owse! I couldn't help it, they were in the paper and free. Pepper needed a friend, and these 2 came as a brother-sister package. He is Guido (bottom), and a big oafy suck. She is Precious, a teeny weeny runt with a HUGE attitude. Oh, don't get in her face or she will PUFF right up, growl and do her best to scare you into next Tuesday. All 10 ounces of her IN YOUR FACE!

Last few days of vacation. Getting a lot done here on the home front, working on some major issues that I won't get into lest I jinx them. I'm superstitious that way =) SEEMINGLY good progress though.

Took Babcha Wadowski out for brunch today; we all went for dimsum. I have to say for 80 some plus yrs old she can pack it back with us young'ns. Good on her, too! Amazing food there, and I was surprised when I googled it to find out how *fairly* low fat the items we like are (depending how much is consumed, she says knowingly). Course not everyone orders weird stuff like tripe or chicken feet (omg, that tripe is delish). Personally, not a chicken feet eater myself. Tried it, and sucking on chicken toes just doesn't do it for me. The skin is all jelly like and weird... I tried pig's feet too, but same deal. What I like are the shrimp dumplings, spinach and seafood dumplings, pork dumplings - all with a generous slathering of hot sauce. We never eat the BBQ buns or deserts; just the baskets of steamed har gau. When I first had dimsum I was so, so not into it. It grew on me, and after repeated visits I've learned what I like and to always, always TRY something because you just never know. Don't get hung up on what it is LOL. So what if your eating chicken toes, who says that's bad?! Or cow's stomach (tripe)?! Who knew it was so tasty !!

Course the downside of these deluctable delicasies is hey, you need to well- not eat the rest of the day because let's face it, that is a crap tonne of calories. So when we got home, I downed a litre of water and went for a 6km walk ('bout 70 minutes) which was FANTASTIC. Gorgeous day for it. They close the riverside roads to bikes and pedestrians only, so I completed a healthy circuit from one side of the river around the other and back home. I need to find my pedometer because I'd like to graduate to the 10,000 steps a day which is about 5 miles or a little over 8km (I can totally do that now). I figured out that the local pool in my area is roughly a 5km walk from my house so tomorrow I will walk there and check out the facilities.

My biggest issue is consistency. I rock, kick ass, take number one, get a gold star and a blue ribbon for starting to eat properly and exercise all the frickin time. But CONTINUING this good behaviour, and not allowing STRESS or mental issues to get to me (note: emotional eater, helloooo) is the kicker. So I returned to journalling and daily meditation and hung up all my "skinny clothes" in the closet so that I can once again wear them. Every day, get the trauma out on paper or say it out loud, just release it instead of EATING it LOL!! Seriously though, nobody wants or plans to gain weight and live in a frickin flesh cocoon. If anything weight gain is a sign of deeper issues right? Nobody says hand me a box of twinkies because I think it looks hot to have a BMI over 30 (which I don't, but yno what I mean). I started purging the house of things I don't need any longer. Items that are remnants of a past that is done and finished. I cleaned and organized rooms that still had moving boxes in them. Still more to go, but the process has begun.

One thing that has become abundantly clear to me when meditating is my beliefs. Everyone has them. We all believe we *can* be or do certain things. We believe we are good at math, or not. We believe we are organized, or not. We believe we are pretty, or not. All these beliefs shape who we become and what we allow ourselves to be, or have. I'll give you a good one I've hung onto forever: starving artist. Artists cannot make enough money to sustain themselves. This is not a truth, it is a belief I hold and why I don't make the effort to paint or draw as often as I should. I tell myself, what for? What will it get me? It's not like I could sell my works. Or have a gallery. On my walks I've started to undo this. I see LOADS of galleries, and communities here within the city that are FULL or artists and studios. Of COURSE I can be an artist, all the while doing what I normally do in my career without compromising anything. In fact, releasing that creative energy helps me see just how talented I am in my own rights. Likewise I believe myself to be "past prime", has been never was, couda woulda shoulda girl. So not true. Again- hanging the clothes up, holding the size 5 dresses I still have up to me and literally thinking today, I could totally get back into these. Hells yeah I can! Because I believe anything is possible. We can be, do, have anything we want. Amen !

Had to take Mister Bob to the vets today; last weekend he had a bout of seizures that lasted about 4 days during which he tore a nail off. Oddly he didn't limp, or whine, or cry about it once in the last week. We just happened to wonder what that weird color was on his toe and when we looked, omg! Ewwww! That cannot be good! So off to the vets where he endured the insult to injury with a poke here and poke there and a shot in the ass at the end. Not impressed. Mister Hissy Face was full of grumbles and groans while we checked his itchy ear, his weepy eye and his bloody toe. Oh, were we miserable about it. Glad we went, though, because the infection could've gotten worse had we not noticed and his other little irritations may be big or no news depending on what his previous files show. Seriously though, he was pissed. Makes me wonder what he might do for revenge...

When we got home my instructions were to call up my old vet to get his files sent out here for review. So I googled her, and it looks like my old vet is quite the poop disturber.. LITERALLY! Guess you can't say a vet isn't dedicated to her job when she digs through waste bins for ... well for WASTE, I guess... !! Now that's the kind of dedication I like !

Sliced cucumber and onion salt. For serious- try it and you'll be hooked. Dunno what it is about the combination but omg. I'm eating it while I'm posting =P

(Oh, and BTW, I'm going to warn you right now, this post is going to be random thoughts. This is what happens when I don't post regularly- I get all those things I was going to say a day at a time ALL AT ONCE!!)

Working on some art right now- this is the start. I can totally see what I need to correct but the good news is after not picking up a pencil for a few yrs it still comes back, which is very encouraging. The oil painting I did the other day for some reason just does not translate on my cell phone camera. Honestly, if you stand about 10 feet back from it, it really does look much better than that photo. But it also needs some touches to it to blend it better and make it look more "watery". It's supposed to look like either a drain or a drop of water in a puddle or pond, depending on your viewpoint. The last time I painted oils was 3 yrs ago, and that work turned out okay.

On the vacay this week- just eleven days but a nice break mid-summer. Not much planned; a little work, a little play. Cleaning out things in boxes that have been sitting there for months. I put some stuff on Kijiji today which is REALLY contagious. The minute I put something on there for sale I swear I feel like digging through the rest of the house to see what the hell else could go! Unfortunately a lot of my "stuff' is books and I wrestle with keeping them or selling them. A lot of them are old, clothbound collectibles that are really a novelty to own. But how to display them? How do you show other people how cool they are?! *sigh* I think the ones that are "less valuable" to me I will part with. No sense dragging things around with me if I move again.

One thing I *purchased* this week is a new (to me) fridge. Stainless steel, top fridge, bottom freezer, 2 yr warranty. Lookin' forward to it being delivered next week. Our old one is going next door to the tenants. Be nice to not bend down or kneel and pray to the powers of the fridge every day in order to find that stray grapefruit that's rolled down at the back of the bottom shelf. Oy, I hate that.

Well, I think today I'm going to repot some plants on the front deck. I'm off- see ya'll next time!

Quick post today just to update my blog at least into the month of July!

Not much going on- I have vacation as of 6pm Friday (weee!!) just for eleven days. I started painting again and have 2 oil paintings on the wall drying. Every night I stare at them, retouch this or that, and sit and stare again! Got some plans for some pencil and conte drawings also which I'm looking fwd to working on on my holidays.

Outside of that this full moon passed with less trauma than I expected lol! Actually it's been a great week- work going well, life going well... ish, and working on things around the house.

Number one- keeping the house nice and clean. Number two- got some plumbing issues fixed which although small make SUCH a difference. My tub spout has a shower diverter on it and for MONTHS we were dealing with the shower diverter not working. Your feet got showered more than the rest of you and the shower head had no water pressure (since most of the water gushed out to tub spout). I bought a replacement spout thinking it would be an easy fix? Um, no. The last person who put the spout on TWISTED the spout so the little SCREW that undoes it off the pipe was who knows where... I didn't want to bust it off, so I had a plumber do it. Now? WONDERFUL. Nice, quiet, soft shower with good pressure and no water gushing out loudly at your feet. Amazing what small things can do for you.

I'll post photos of my art projects once they're complete. Adios, amigos! Off to the races I go!

Kind of fitting that my next post is (ahem) sobering. Literally. (And for the record I had 2 very tasty caesars which met my needs for that flavor. Nice to have tasted it though. I think more than anything I like the salted rim as opposed to the drink itself!)

Got a sobering email today. One that I didn't expect to receive. A friend of mine is sick and in care. I just never expected that to happen when we're in our thirties. Twenty years from now I may have seen that coming but not now.

I've been reflecting on this for some time - just how many of our grad class got sick with various illnesses and whether we are statistically over-average. Are we? I can think of probably 6 people (from our grade class of what, <100> people?) who I know either in their late teens or twenties were diagnosed with things like arthritis or MS or cancer. MS affects one in 700 people. Rheumatoid arthritis 1-2% of the population and juvenile arthritis one in one THOUSAND. Maybe I just find it unfair how undiscerning diseases like this are. Maybe in the city we lived in /out of the several other highschools there were this is normal. Maybe other local grad classes could relate to the same stats. I dunno. Not that these things stop you from living more or less normally. Things like arthritis and MS slow you down, rearrange your priorities, change how you LIVE but for the most part I think can be "managed" ...??

What a weird week though eh? All this news (or focus in the news) of Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon and Michael Jackson. Didn't see that one coming. One of the reporters on TV last night covering Michael's death was asking people why they were shocked. He said he as frail and looked unwell, but hey- first off he's a celebrity which means he can afford the best health care. And secondly he has always been thin and pale. Everyone I talk to was shocked.

Just as a point though, it doesn't matter celebrity or not your health will determine your quality of life regardless of who you are. We're all human. We're all experiencing this thing called Life.

Don't take your health for granted!!!

All hail caesar!

(Mott's is on sale at work; I couldn't resist...)

Mmmm, pickled asparagus and caesar rim.

Can't go wrong, seriously.

So today I have a joke for you. Actually some puns. ENJOY!

What do you call a country where everyone drives a red car? A red carnation.

Energizer Bunny arrested - charged with battery.

A pessimist's blood type is always b-negative.

A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.

A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

Corduroy pillows are making headlines.

Every morning is the dawn of a new error.

Sea captains don't like crew cuts.

Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

A successful diet is the triumph of mind over platter.

A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor.

Reading while sunbathing makes you well, red.

A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.

Dijon vu - the same mustard as before.

When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.

A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.

What's the definition of a will? (Come on, it's a dead giveaway!)

A backwards poet writes inverse.

In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism, your count votes.

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

If you don't pay your exorcist, will you get repossessed?

With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

Without geometry, life is pointless.

When you dream in color, it's a pigment of your imagination.

Sign for a networking business in Australia: The LAN down under.

He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key.

When she told me I was average, she was just being mean

This is my great great grandmother and great great grandfather. These two had 5 kids before she passed away at age 37 here in Winnipeg. Their daughter was my great grandmother.

(Does anyone ever think about the lineage they are creating when they have a child!?? Just curious if that crosses other people's minds...A hundred years from now your choice to have 3 kids, and they have three kids each, and they... so on and so forth, could result in a hundred people. Holymother!)

Anyhoo, try to follow this: I met my great grandmother's brother's family line yesterday. How neato !! It was so nice of them to invite me in and welcome me so graciously. I really, really, really appreciated it.

Seriously, I love exploring this stuff especially since it was spoken about since I was little. What the "family look" was- the genetic markers, if you will. So fascinating.

I so appreciate feeling some sort of connection to where I now live, though. It MEANS something. I suppose if we were really to investigate any family tree you could theoretically find some sort of 6 degrees in any place you live if you looked hard enough -explored the branches of various family marriages etc. With the world getting "smaller" with the internet it's good, and I'd suggest almost important, that we do know who is who.

'Kay let's take that thought a step further because I always enjoy expanding on ideas lol... I've always been somewhat horrified (excuse my honesty) with the implications of sperm banks and our genetic pool. Mostly because (a) someone could theoretically father a small herd of children (which has happened), (b) regardless of whether those offspring are fathered in different cities or suburbs they *could* quite serendipitously cross paths at ANY point in life. I know there are SOME rules in place in SOME places that are in place to deter this from happening. But I have to wag my finger at what *could* happen.

Matches and fire, people. Matches and fire !!!

Amicable Day

Did you know it's Amicable Day?
It is.
I discovered it.
It's "Day That Everyone Gets Along And Enjoys Their Day". What a great day, bags of puke and all !! How much fun was that ! lol... (Long story, email me and I'll fill you in) Seriously. Every day should be this good.
So I've been reading my own blog and why the hell isn't anyone mailing me anti depressants - seriously! I need some sorta pill to cure what ails me. Alls I do is bitch and moan, which although a relief and sometimes entertaining is a little stale...! Glad that I met someone recently though who seemed to appreciate my self depricating sense of humor and personal language. I felt vindicated [and relieved] to know that I do at times have a sense of humor! (That people GET, she quickly adds...) Nice to be heard, nice to be heard...!
Hopefully when people read this they GET that I have a sarcastic nature to my gnarliness. Of course I love dogs. I love that they eat their own vomit, and whatever else their bodies produce. I love laughing at them... I mean, I love them for that !! Yeeessss. =)
Anywhoodle I hope you all see today as Amicable Day. Seriously, I noticed so much comraderie today in all sorts of ways and places. Nice to see, nice to be part of, and nice to notice.
Mark your calendars going forward that June 18 is now Amicable Day =)

wednesday w's

Wednesday W's and Word Verifica.tion Wednesday!

Who: We
What: didn't get the puppy
Where: from the Humane Society
When: yesterday
Why: because I have some reservations... BUT, I am warming up to the idea.

I just dunno if NOW is the time to get a puppy and this particular one was sorta more than I can handle. I think if we can go when I start holidays in a few weeks THAT would be a better time. At least on vacation I'm there 24-7 to respond to it, teach it, take it for walks, as opposed to leaving him or her in a crate all day =( Aw, that wouldn't be fair.

Thank you for nice weather, Weather Gods !! Mmmm, finally warm sun on the face. If that doesn't boost your spirits I don't know what will. Outdoor activities here I come.. with or without a puppy !!!

Went to the humane society today; meant to look for a kitten. Looks like we may adopt a lab retriever cross (like this one at left, but this isn't him... same markings). Wow, he has some energy to burn...! I dunno, I'm torn between the "aw, he's so cute" and the "omg every thing I own is in peril from puppy teeth"... Seriously, I would have to puppy proof the whole house in like, a day to get ready for him. Let's do a pros and cons list and see if I can convince myself that adopting a puppy owns over adopting a kitten.... !!

PROS
It is summertime and a great time to have a puppy. We can take him for long, exhausting walks every day and play with him in the yard. He is (or will be) protection against theft and vandalism, and our tenants unfortunately just got hit a few nights ago with their car being torn apart in our driveway. (Don't get me started- no car alarm? No broken windows? No broken door lock? What ...??) They're loyal, responsive companions that are attentive to their masters. They're fun. They... they uh... Bah, that's about all I got for pros.

CONS
I love dogs, don't get me wrong. Love them. But this one is going to be a horse. It's not a small breed. And in the winter, what the hell ... I'm not going to be the one to let him outside to pee at minus eighty. And the barking, and the whining, and the ... the DOGness. The running through the house like a bull in a china shop. Chasing the cats. Chewing on anything remotely edible and other things that really aren't meant to be ingested. The dog hair, the dog breath, the... the kennel fees if we travel, not that we do. I dunno. Argh, when did this happen!?

I have apparently turned into a cat lover and a dog snob. I grew up with dogs (okay dashunds, which are half dogs.. Half sized anyways) I got cats in my adult life as pets and have since lived with only cats since my early 20s. Can I get past this though? I love love LOVE cats; they're wholly independant, stand offish, who cares what you do animals. I love that! Truth be told, I RELATE TO THAT! You can literally put a dish of food and water out, say see ya later and leave them for a weekend on their own. Cats can figure out that their food will still be there in a few hours and will remain there to consume tomorrow. They can live peaceably on their own without intervention for days. I even did 5 days once without any problem (okay someone checked in on them but they were fine) If you tried that with a dog it would eat all it's food in the first hour, puke, eat the puke, then eat your garbage and crap everywhere for the entire weekend. And then eat it's crap. And puke. And then eat it's puke. That's what dogs do. Dogs are dogs. Somebody help me see the merits of dogs again... !!! REMIND ME !!!

Aw, look at that puppy face...