i want a dog!

the poor thing. you definitely never see stray dogs around here.

anyway, everything's ok here. my parents are in colombia right now - my mom joined my dad about 2 weeks ago - so i'm a little worried about my brother and the house because of the tropical storm that's heading towards south florida. my brother just doesn't like to worry himself with things like putting up shutters and buying food and water and things like that. i keep calling him and he says he has everything under control, so we'll see. other than that, i really don't have anything going on right now. with my parents being in colombia, i feel a little lonely because i can't just pick up the phone whenever i want to talk to them. they're at our farm right now in the middle of the mountains. the good thing is that they installed a phone out there a couple of years ago, so i can still call them. and it's actually fun talking to them because they have no idea what's going on in the outside world, so i get to update them on what's going on in the world. of course, my dad only really cares about how the USA and d-wade are doing in the world basketball championships. and my mom keeps giving me lists of things i need to get my brother to take care of at home. . .

i have no plans for labor day, which kind of sucks. jackie's cousin's family is going to the poconos this weekend, so i guess we can go with him. it won't be crazy partying fun, but it'll be relaxing, which is nice.

and megan, i love your long blogs :)

since no one else has said anything . . .

i'll assume you guys are all so riveted by my tales that you are just awaiting my next installment . . . which i'm ready to give :)

so, i was walking my dog yesterday at like 8am. there is a woman behind me walking what i think is her two dogs. one doesn't have a leash and is straying pretty far, which i think is very rude and unsafe on the owners part . . . until i realize that its not her dog at all! so, i convince the little guy that if i hold my dog, he can come up and sniff her without her trying to attack (in play) him. he does and i snatch his collar as soon as he's close enough. he's got a tag, so i figure it will be a simple matter of calling the number listed and his owners can come get him. of course, i'm in my sunday morning best (as in - not really presentable, not to mention i don't have glasses on so i can't really see that well) plus i don't have my phone to call the number. so, i carry the dog in my apartment - he's practically dolly's black brother so he's easy to carry . . . plus, i've seen him marking bushes all the way up the street, so i don't want to risk him walking through my apartment and marking my couch. i grab a fleece, some glasses and my cell and go back downstairs, this time with both dogs on leashes (mine on her usual leash and the boy on an extra one) call the number and yup - its been disconnected. there is an address on the tag too but i've never heard of the street so i decide to take a walk with the two dogs and see if i can find the owner out looking for his or her dog. no luck - i go wake up edgar and look up the address - its over 3 miles from my apartment! and it crosses a couple of busy streets! so, i'm shocked that he made it all the way here and therefore pretty sure that the owners have probably moved closer to where i am but didn't update the tags. i get edgar up, he falls in love with the new dog and we drive over to the address. there is an eviction sticker on the door, saying the locks will be changed as of 8/17. so, i knock on a couple of neighbor's doors and the one guy that answers tells me that no he doesn't recognize the dog but yes those people moved out about 2 weeks ago. so, i call animal control . . . which, since it doesn't open until noon, means i actually have to call 911 to get a hold of anyone. they take down my info and say they'll contact animal control. animal control calls me back, takes down the same info and about 10 minutes later, a woman in an animal control van pulls up. she takes down the same info as before - doing a double take when i tell her where i found the dog since its so far away (in dog miles) from where i am now. i sign a paper that says the little guy is not my dog and i'm on my way. i clearly do NOT want a second dog, but i feel so bad for this buddy! he's super cute and obviously taken care of, but i have no clue if/when his owners will come looking for him! the only thing that makes me feel ok is since he already seems trained and seems like a pretty good dog, it'll take about 5 minutes for someone to scoop him up for adoption . . .

ok, thats it. that was my one fun story from the weekend . . . :)

weekend update

i was in louisiana this weekend for edgar's cousin's wedding. it was . . . interesting. it was really nice because elie asked me for help with random set up stuff - so i felt very useful and not like an intruder on a private affair. her new wife is this super sweet crazy woman who has NO alcohol tolerance so between half a glass of rum and coke and already being a kind of over the top person - she seems like a happy drunk all weekend. the rest of the friends that were over were alright in an individual sense, but once they all got together and started drinking, i felt a little like it was going to degrade into one big wedding night orgy any second. esther was there with her new twins - who i got to hold and play with. edgar and i went out to new orleans/french quarters saturday night - apparently, i never want to go to mardi gras again. bourbon was not nearily as packed as right before fat tuesday, but it was still deafeningly loud, smelly, and full of passed out bodies and girls wearing practically nothing. we had beignets at cafe du monde - which was all i really wanted to do in new orleans - so i was happy :)

nush - you actually called during the wedding :) i thought before the wedding oh, should i turn off me phone? do i really need to - the only people who ever call me are my mom - who knows i'm at a wedding - and edgar - who is sitting next to me. good thing i did anyway :) did you have fun in boston?

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megan, i am in new york... a very last minute trip for my visa and for work... i'm here through saturday. i'm coming back the 14th through 22nd of sept :)