Here are some short pieces based on things that have happened in my life recently. New Dog Bed So Hoban (my dog) kinda messed up his old dog bed. After he and I stayed in the living room while we had a house guest, he began to hump his dog bed. He had never done this before, but it continued even after we moved back into staying in my bedroom. Mostly, this humping was just a bit annoying, but sometimes it made me laugh. So, ultimately, I didn't care too much that he was doing it. But, recently, his nails got sharp enough or he got persistent enough (or both) that he started to rip the cover until part of the pillow inside it came out. I did what anyone would do, I ordered him a new bed. It arrived a few days ago, but somehow still took me a minute to take it out of its packaging. Not sure why. Maybe I liked the idea that he'd perhaps be incentivized to cuddle with me more (but, when he wanted space, he still went on the couch, so not sure this did anything). I think it was mor...
I watched Heated Rivalry recently and chatted about it with great friends--some of the thoughts may be borrowed from them! SPOILERS ABOUND! I MUST read the books written Rachel Reid (at least some of them as I think they're like 7?) One of the reasons I want to read some of the books is I want to know more about what was happening during the chunks of time the show skips over The lead actors have amazing chemistry (and I love that they're also close off-screen) It is too funny to me that the Canada Media Fund contributed $3.1 million to the series and that, in addition to the federal funding, the series received tax credits ( "Not to make a joke, but we got a lot of bang for our buck," - Canada's Culture Minister Marc Miller ) This show portrays yearning so convincingly Even though this is fully fictional, I still felt sad at the time Ilya and Shane lost by hiding from their feelings Also, even though it's fictional, it has been so heartwarming to see the re...