puppy love

this adorable little bundle of love is the newest addition to our family. He was born the day after my birthday and he's an australian shepherd. We adopted from the Aussie Rescue group. He eats happy dog food and is a bouncy, happy baby puppy. His name is officially: Lord Brisbane Bear Chase (he's my mother's dog, so he carries her last name - chase). I call him "brizzie bear."

i love these socks

there are many things worth loving. socks do not typically make that list.




They don't even make the really, really long list. however, smartwool socks are different. these socks are special. These are the socks that i wore when i lived in Minneapolis in College. I swear, these socks saved my life. On an average winter day, there's just a chill to the air. It's not really "cold" but there's this lingering "brrrrrrr" to be had. So you put on wool socks, but they make your feet sweat. And they stretch out. But smartwool socks are different, they fit snugly -- but not too snugly -- around your foot. They let your foot breathe. You can wear these socks all day long, all night and your feet will never overheat or get tired. These socks just rock!

mr. halloween...

My friend JB cracks me up. We've known each other for years, and he's got this quirky sense of humour that can just make me laugh for hours. He's also one of the sweetest, whip-cracking-wittiest, people i know AND a truly genuine and loyal friend. He went as a morman-door-to-door guy for halloween, which is just a hillarious play on the way he looks and his attitude. the best part is he wore it to the wine shop where he works. hahahah.

panda watch: 1 month later, a lot bigger

Today:
A month ago.

too cute for words

the pandacam at the San Deigo Zoo is my favorite thing on the web today. Bai Yun had a baby boy cub on August 15, 2003. My friend amit thinks that lemurama is cooler.

madonna + missy

i've been waiting for a madonna / missy collaboration. i pretty much love everything missy E does. but a GAP commercial? no no no. that's not what i meant.

echo lake

i've spent the last few days relaxing at wonderful echo lake (entryway to desolation wilderness, near tahoe). My cousin Jasmine is working at the Chalet for the summer. There was a crew of us staying at The Oakes family cabin: My aunt Jenny, my cousin sammy from australia, the Oakes (John & Debbie) and then of course Jasmine, Jared Oakes, and Scott. I had a wonderful time hiking around and spent most of yesterday kayaking. The water was *cold* and the air was warm so it worked out wonderfully. We slept outside under a blanket of stars. I highly recommend electricity free living.