So, it became VERY apparent to me this weekend while I attempted to work on my long owed commissions, that I am probably going to need a new computer sooner rather then later..so here's my question for you tech savvy folks out there...


I've ordered my comps through DELL before, but Matthew told me that recently you can only get your Dell with the Windows Vista OS (EW Vista!). Now I've heard rumors that Vista doesn't always run older programs, and this could be very bad indeed. I have my Flash MX 2004 (and Dreamweaver etc etc etc) which I actually PURCHASED, and I don't want to be forced to drop that load of money again..so does anyone have Vista and know if it runs Flash MX 2004?? The studios that I do work for use that program in particular so its VERY important that my new comp be able to run it.


The OTHER alternative would be to get the new Imac, because Matthew is HORRIBLY in love with it, and apparently it can run Apple AND Windows OS? Does anyone have their Imac set up like that? Does it run okay...and even better, does it also run Flash MX 04 (I have heard that flash runs wonky on Macs)? I kinda don't see the point in getting a mac when all our software is for PC (and also I kinda don't like Macs at ALL..'cept they're pretty and their screens are AMAZING)

Soo...any suggestions? Advice? I'm always easily confuuuzed by these things :P ;)

Yanked from a bunch of folks! Cuz I am feelin RUN DOWN yo..... ;)

"One little compliment can make you feel amazing. So give me a compliment, anything in the entire world, even that my shoelaces are pretty. Put this in your journal. And once you get some comments, put that entry in a memory or tag and when you are feeling down, just go to that entry and this will remind that you're not so bad in other people's eyes after all."

For all the ladies/friends of ladies on my Flist... I'm posting this here because the main news outlets aren't covering it (suprise suprise!)

HHS moves to define contraception as abortion.

On Jezabel

Sign the Petition to the White House over at Planned Parenthood

I swear to God every time I think this administration couldn't get anymore evil they pull another one out of their ass. (and YES I use the word evil quite emphatically now, I can't think of any other word to describe it)

Bush Lifts Executive ban on Offshore Drilling - THIS is also chapping my ass. Seriously it's like they have a checklist in the oval office of ways to destroy the world before Jan. 2009.

HOW did we let this happen America?!?! 8 YEARS?! SERIOUSLY!? If you let me down in November, so help me God.....

For folks who may have been wondering...the doggy situation seems to have righted itself!



( Doggies! )

Lets see...what else is exciting.....Theres a Reptile Show on Sun..I am SO EXCITED!!
( Froggies!! )


The Dr Who Finale was..interesting...
( Dr.WHOOOOS )

OMG Why isn't today over yet? WANTS MUH WEEKEND!!

Hey hey folks! Exciting news! It has finally arrived! Three Delivery, the latest show I've been working on, is premiering tomorrow night on Nicktoons! Check your local listings! It will also be airing internationally at some point on the BBC, and in France and Canada...and other places that I can't recall at the moment. Anyhoo, it's actually a really cute show with badass kungfu, magic and Chinese food..whats not to love about that?

Check it out!

Oh my Lord, purrbaby just posted this and it made me LOL...

There are many things people do not know about BARACK OBAMA. It is every
American's duty to read this message and pass it along to all of their
friends and loved ones.

( Read On Fine American! )

OMG GAIS! ARTSES!

Last night I was cleaning up my desk, and I found some papers that I had doodled on at work when we were searching for our new puppy baby..I guess I was a little "obsessed"....I'm surprised I didn't freak my coworkers out, it's amazing I'm still allowed in the building... ;)


( 1 MORE! WOOF! )

OOH! Look guys!! The website for the show I've been working on has gone live! Check it out!!
Three Delivery!

It should be premiering next month sometime on Nicktoons, I'll keep you guys posted...It's actually been alot of fun to work on so I'm excited to see it on air....also the theme song rocks (it's written and preformed by my Director and his band)


Slow morning at work..so heres some more letters!

D - Dr. Who by akasha_lilian
( *D* )

E - Elephant Rides by cre8vsteph
( *E* )

F - Family by akasha_lilian
( *F* )


G - Gargoyles by scottmatthew
( *G* )

H - Hobbies by bean_bunny
( *H* )

I - Icons by bean_bunny
( *I* )

HO HO! Bet you thought I forgot about that ABC Meme didn't you? Well no fear! I am doing it! It's just taking me a looooooong time! I think I'm going to have to break them up over a few posts because I seem to get wordy now and then... ;P ;)

BTW! I still need an E, K, Q nad Y if anyone's still interested...lord knows I have enough to keep busy in the meantime!

Lets head down the list shall we?


A - Art by akasha_lilian
( *A* )


B - Benry by lostsailors
( *B* )

C - Cinnamon Rolls by lemonwitch
( *C* )

PHEW! I feel so gabby!

- cute test, pretty close...'cept for that whole "lives in the moment doesn't like routine thing" Anyone who knows me will tell you what a horrid lie that is! LOL!!

ALSO this meme jigglykat posted is kinda cool!!

1. It begins with a list of all 26 letters of the alphabet.
2. Comment with something for me to talk about that starts with one of those letters. Make me babble about anything -- TV shows, actors, actresses, food, I don't know, be creative. :D
3. One topic per letter -- it's like a claims list! I will cross off letters as topics appear. (And one letter per person, please!)
4. I will post a new post talking about all 26 topics given to me!

Example: "A - Apple"

A - Art by akasha_lilian
B - Benry by lostsailors
C - Cinnamon Rolls by lemonwitch
D - Dr. Who by akasha_lilian
E - Elephant Rides by cre8vsteph
F - Family by akasha_lilian
G - Gargoyles by scottmatthew
H - Hobbies by bean_bunny
I - Icons by bean_bunny
J - JK Rowling by nothingbuthp
K - Krispy Kreme by cre8vsteph
L - Love Life by akaccino
M - Moose or Mousse by ultimatecozzie
N - New York City by _kyri
O - Ocean by whimsicalcow
P - Pencils by mack_at_home
Q - Quidditch by redwall_warrior
R - Ron by lots of folks!
S - Sketching by verselus
T - Tacos by lemonwitch
U - Unicorns by jisuk
V - Victory by digikoomi
W - Worcestershire Sauce by little_teacup
X - Xenolinguistics by mizufae
Y - Yellow by drcjsnider
Z - Zoos by illyanadmc

GOD what a morning!! Last night we had all our windows open in our apartment, and a storm rolled through, and all of a sudden Georgia seemed to freak out. She was shaking ans skittish and whining (she never whines!) I could not figure out what was going on. She's never freaked out over weather before, (last week at my parent's house we had a huge thunder storm and she seemed completely unphased by it) She had been acting/eating normally previously. I tried to get her to lay with us in the bed, and she seemed to calm down a bit, but this morning I woke up she was gone. She wouldn't come when I called her and I found her curled up on a pillow on the couch shaking and panting/breathing quickly again. I carried her back to bed, but she still seemed freaked out. I didn't know what to do, I searched all over the house but I didn't find any vomit or unusual pee or poop, she didn't seem to be injured when I checked her out, just scared to the point that she was partially shutting down. She did show interest when I brought out some sausage treats to give Kiki her medicine, and she ate the treat eagerly, but then went back to being scared. Kiki on the other hand seemed completely fine, and she's eaten all the same stuff Georgia has this week.

I even woke my poor parents up with a panicked phone call. I couldn't decide if I should take her to the vet or if that would be even more stress for her over nothing. After talking with my parents, we decided it was probably just fear over the weather or a sound from the vents outside. So I went around the house and closed all the windows, and turned the TV on for her. It shouldn't get over 70ish today, so it shouldn't be too hot. She seemed to calm down a little bit after that, so we separated her and Kiki like usual and went to work.

But now I'm sitting here completely beside myself with worry. I felt awful seeing her so scared with nothing I could do for her. She's never reacted like that before, I don't know where it came from! My mom seemed to think it might have been because of all the upheaval we've had in the family lately, loosing Jasper, and getting a new dog etc etc...maybe Georgia doesn't feel like she has a full pack again yet. I hope she's okay...I just want the day to end so I can go home and check on her...I'm going to be sick all day until I can see her again... :(

OMG GUYS!!!! I can't believe it! Could it be?? Could it posibly BE OVER???? I think it is!

OBAMA!!! OBAAAMAAAAAA!

HELLS YES!!

Let's bring it on home America!!!!! XD *dances about like a crazy fool*

Dood....DOOD that was amaizng..and aslo OMG ILU BEN

( Is this the Magic Box? )

Omg guys! I am SO HAPPY to announce the arrival of our new baby girl! XD FINALLY! After driving all over NJ on Sun to look at pups, we met Mere, and she was AMAZING... As soon as I saw her walking across the parking lot towards us, I knew she was the one!  She was absolutely perfect in EVERY way. Georgia liked her IMMIDIATELY, she was the first female dog that Georgia showed any interest in.   She was so affecctionate and gentle and quiet..she loves everyone, and she got along perfectly with all my mom's dogs.   I couldn't have asked for a more perfect match.   It's also slightly scary how similar she is to Jasper, they have the same build, the same ears, they get the same looks on their face.  Sometimes I'll see her out of the corner of my eye and think it's him...it's SO weird.  I am so so so grateful to whatever force in the universe set this up for us, I really honestly could not have asked for a more perfect little girl to fit in with all of us.  I hope this amazing luck holds out!  She has a bit of a cough, and a UTI so she's on antibotics for a few days, but she's getting along just fine!

Heres a piccie of us that her foster mom took once we were approved to take her home:

Matthew sent me some pictures of an installation thats been driving him and his coworkers MAD at the Met....  A wall of 58 glass panels, 5ft long, stacked over 20 feet high.. It's a portion of the reverse painted glass mural made for the first-class salon of the French ocean liner Normandie This will be the first time the panels have been assembled together since they were on the ship... I can't wait to see them in person, Matthew says they're breath taking....





Once the show opens (it's a bit overdue, at the mo') you can see them in person in the Masterpieces of Modern Design: Selections from the Collection show! YAY ARTS!(heehee and thats Matthew i the first picture..to think this was the man who was deathly afraid of heights!)

Thanks so much for everyone's advice on my last post!!! I think I've sobered up a bit... After talking it over, Matthew and I have decided not to get a puppy..or at least not a YOUNG puppy. We might have lowered our cut off to 8mos. or so though ;) I'm beginning to think younger might be better for Georgia, she might be more accepting of a pup then she would be with an older dog. But we'll see who comes our way.

On Sun. we have an appt. to meet Mere, so we'll see how that goes. On Sat. I think Matthew and I might take a peek at The North Shore Animal League to see who they might have available. (thanks SO MUCH to valentineheart for the suggestion and your kind words!!) I'm trying not to get my hopes up though, I'm realizing young female Chihuahuas are hard to find. We're still scouring Petfinder and craigslist any any other source we can find...

I hope it goes well though..it would be really nice to have memorial day to acclimate a new baby into our home....

OMG I can't wait for the weekend..I can't concentrate anymore! :P ;)

I can't believe it...I....I might actually be considering getting a puppy..... Am I loosing my mind, guys? Matthew wants one SO BAD..but he's never actually had a puppy before (all his dogs were older when his family got them), so I can understand his enthusiasm. I've had pups before, so I have some idea of how much WORK they can be....

Pros for getting a puppy:

We can get a little chichi thats exactly what we want (size, head/body shape, markings), and not need to wait.
Georgia will be guaranteed "Top Dog" position, and can train the puppy herself to be the kind of companion she wants.
Georgia seems to have issues with strange females her own size and age, esp when they are dominant females...however she gets along perfectly with my mom's females...I'm beginning to think this is because she met my mom's girls when they were young, and they were able to develop a friendship on Georgia's terms.
The two of them might bond more tightly.
Georgia does really well with small young dogs, so we might not have to deal with any tension in the house as they get used to each other.
Puppies are frickin' cute.
Puppies are more or less blank slates, so we can train her up ourselves, and not need to worry about undoing any emotional damage or bad habits.
Puppies are frickin' cute.
God willing we can have her and raise and keep her as our own for her full life.


Cons for getting a puppy:
LOTS of work
Must make the house Puppy-safe
Not a great companion for Georgia immediately, though she might grow into it.
Puppies can be expensive, since we will probably need to pay for the spaying and vaccs ourselves if we don't go through a rescue.
We work during the day, which means the pup will be alone for 8 hours, or be kept at my parent's house until she is older.
Breeders can be super sketchy sometimes, and I worry about health issues and over breeding with small dogs esp...
I have silly guilt over not getting a rescue dog, and supporting the breeder system (though I will NOT be getting a puppy from a 'puppy mill' or pet store, private breeders only)
I will worry over the puppy like a crazy overprotective mother....

Gah, I don't know what to do! I can't tell if I'm just getting frustrated over not finding our perfect pup on Petfinder...but part of me knows I won't find a "perfect pup" there anyway, and even if I did, there is no guarantee we would get her. Sometimes I feel I'm being too picky, but this is a lifetime commitment...I want to make sure it's the perfect decision for all 3 of us and the new pup. Also, I know all of the dogs I'm looking at will find homes anyway, if we don't take them. Small dogs whiz out of shelters like no bodies business (as we've seen!) so I should have this guilt that I do!

Oh I'm so toooorn! :P

I got a voicemail from Molly's foster mom as I got off the the train last night. Apparently she adopted Molly out from under us. A family saw her yesterday and took her home. She told me they "can't hold dogs", but this is after she suggested a Friday meet up to ME. ARGH WTF.... Finding a dog in this city is almost harder then finding an apartment. I have a feeling she gave the dog to a friend of hers so she could still visit her..she seemed really bonded with Molly and said herself she didn't want to give her up.


I was heartbroken, but as my mom said "when things like this happen, it just means something better is on the way." I hope thats true. :/ I really want a new baby to focus on so I can ease some of this sadness from missing Jasper, everyday is a reminder that he's not here and it doesn't feel like it's getting any easier....


In other news, thank god it's Friday, I hope today flies by.

EEEEEEEEEEEEE! LOOK WHO I'M MEETING ON SAT!!! EEEEEEEEEEE!!!

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10765622

She's SO PERFECT!!! I hope she's as good in person, and that she and Georgia get along!!!

OMG I'M SO EXCITED I THINK I'M GOING TO BURST!!!!!! XDDDDDDDD

Let me share with you a drop of PURE JOY....

Ramsey and Pablo
A collection of videos featuring the adventures of Ramsey, the Doberman, and Pablo, the Chihuahua. I have NEVER seen a more adorable pair! Ramsey is a saint, and Pablo is pretty much the perfect specimen of a Chi XD you HAVE to see them play together! I want to live in this guys house just so I could hang with these dogs all day long...

Also this video pretty much sums up all my favorite things about Chis:

They are the best breed EVA! *dies of cute!* XD I also want that song for my playlist.... (<-- DORK)