Love my puppy dog

Some days Gizmo comes up and sits on my lap without any poking or prodding.
It has to be documented.
In other news, this quarter is going to be an odd one. But hopefully a good one!

Whoa, we be wild

Don't act like you're not impressed.

A whole lot about nothin

Home, home from the range :)

InquisiMo

dog parkin

It's me against the time zone

Being out til about 5am definitely is not helping me adjust to East Coast time! It's so bad that I don't even hear my alarm in the morning whatsoever. Actually, I think maybe it does wake me and I just don't remember it waking me. I'll wake up at 2 and I'll see my lap top is closed and I always go to sleep with a movie playing on my lap top so I must have woke up at some point and closed it. I'm so mad at my sleeping self. Wake up! Get back in the zone! We keep missing all the sun!

Here goes nothing!

A day dedicated to packing. We embark on our California Christmas Adventure tomorrow! This trip will mark Gizmo's first ever time on a plane and my first ever time traveling with a dog and without another person to help me deal. This is a big deal for us. God willing everything will turn out fine! No, it will. I must tell myself that it will. IT WILL!

Home sweet nope

Went down to Millville for the first time since my parents moved away. It was a little weird. When I arrived at the house, no one was home so I had a little time to unwind with Gizmo alone. Routinely the first thing Gizmo would do when we arrived at the house after I freed him from the leash was to search out my mother. He pretty much did the same thing this time, but to no avail. It was definitely a sad moment. He ran from the kitchen to her bedroom to her painting room and cried all the while. The rest of the night he sat on my brother's couch and looked at the front door. He just waited for her to come home. Of course she never did. It was weird to be there without any of the regular comforts of home. But I admit I was digging my brother's HDTV. I never really watched an HDTV. It was really the longest I ever had. Toy Story never looked so bright to me!

After another stressful and boring day of Geometry, I came home and took a much needed soak in the tub. Stress and cold weather don't treat my skin or nerves very kindly and sometimes a hot bath is just the thing. Probably shouldn't take pictures while I'm in the tub, but I figure this one isn't too risque. hahaha!

Saddest day of 2010

Day of the big move. Wilder (my eldest brother), Zoee (my dad's dog), my father, and my mother departed for their long journey to Long Beach, CA. When my father came downstairs early in the morning, I got right up from my make shift bed and went upstairs and got in bed with my mother. I was pretty much crying all morning from that point on. Kind of like I do whenever I hear "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. I cannot hear that song without crying anymore. Anyway, after they left, I hung around the house with my brother, Andrew and his roommate, Don, and tried to pull myself together. Eventually the drugs kicked in and I went to the hefty task of loading my car up with everything that I had acquired from my mother over the weekend due to the move and due to the early Christmas. It was a lot of stuff, as you can see. After I got home, Gizmo and I pretty much just laid on the couch all night. I can honestly say I have no idea what I would do if I didn't have Gizmo in my life. Considering what I was going through when I got him, he's pretty in tune to my emotions and is the sweetest, most comforting little monster when I'm upset. I can't imagine loving anything more than I love him. Well, except maybe my mother.

Gobble gobble

Happy Thanksgiving!

This dog is definitely maladjusted

We don't even like waiting in the dentist

Strike a pose!

Freaky

Came home from Geometry with a surprising amount of energy. So much so that I went to Target, made brownies from scratch, cleaned up that mess, took Gizmo for a long walk around and out of the neighborhood, did my homework, made dinner, and carved a pumpkin. Afterward, I got a migraine and passed out before 1am. That's what I call a freaky Friday.

Hi Bill

Not going to be many more days in 2010 for this kind of study session.

Thursdays make me ill

Another day, another picture of Gizmo.

Gizmorella

Gizmo went to a ball. His fairy godmother made sure he was clean and polished. His fairy godmother is NOT me. I don't give baths! I'm not his slave! PFFT.

Then midnight struck.

Ghost dog and turkey sandwiches

Didn't do a whole helluva lot today. So, to make the time pass, I turned Gizmo into a ghost. Are you impressed? You should be. I did this without killing him. Can you deal with that?!

Later on, Jamie had a mad craving for some Panera Bread Turkey Sandwiches. Unfortunately, they got rid of those for a limited time basis. That basis being one night. Jamie has no luck. But after a lot of deep thought, I got an apple as my side dish and it was an excellent choice. One of the best apples I've had this season. The incredible Mediterranean Sandwich wasn't bad either. No turkey necessary! Some people just make better decisions. NO NAMES

Hi October

Sympathetic Dawg

This is how Gizmo feels when I have a migraine.

Yep. He cares. He aches for me! ACHES!