I have fat cats. And slightly overweight dogs. And am a chunky monkey myself. Why? I compensate with food. Sad? Cheer myself up with sweets. Happy? Reward myself with sweets. Any inclination of PMS? Indulge in whatever I may be craving. I feel guilty for leaving the dogs? Give them treats. Worried that I ruined the cats’ lives by getting dogs? Extra food. So because today Mr. Zoo turns mumble-mumble-rty and since yesterday was the last day of the previous decade which will not be named, I marked the occasion in the way I do best on any occasion.

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Those are chocolate cupcakes with frosting between the cupcake and the cupcake top, which has a little heart cut-out, and then sprinkled with powdered sugar. Mr. Zoo ate two of them before I pointed out the heart cut-out.

I am guessing that the leaves on this tree (Dogwood?) in our backyard have changed colors every autumn for the past five autumns we’ve lived here, and I’m also guessing that every year when I finally notice it, it’s like the first time I’ve seen it. Not so observant with the nature, I am. Regardless the colors make me happy.

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Also here is a blurry picture of what the dogs start doing every afternoon around 4:15pm until Mr. Zoo gets home (around 6pm). You may feel some vibration thanks to Boris’s intensity.

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I have the Comedy Central half-hour stand-up specials on a series recording on my best friend ever – uh, I mean, DVR – and have been watching a fair amount of stand-up the past several weeks. It reminds me of how excited I was when Comedy Central network first started – back when it was pretty much all stand-up instead of 98% sitcoms like it is now. My totally non-scientific research has concluded that the majority of comedians utilize the same formulaic mode (much like the authors of those bodice-ripper romance novels). News flash! Men and women are different! Men leave the seat up! Women talk too much! Dubya is bad! See also: Women are moody! and Men have a one-track mind! Breaking news right there.

Which isn’t to say I won’t keep watching, because some of it is tear-inducing funny. Hey, some people have Dating in the Dark; I have stand-up comedy.

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