I'm Gorgeous!

mp gave me a bath today and put my new summer outfit on me. it's so pretty... and it goes with our new home in both theme and color.

Primed and Ready

after a slight mix up, golden west shutters got the kitchen shutter made and installed in less than a week. the installer is one of the nicest, most efficient people in the world. he's also very gay-boy hot. the new look changes the kitchen so much that mp is considering refacing the cabinets, rather than completely gutting the kitchen.



in addition, the living room is primed, the ceiling is painted, the paint is purchased, and mp has a half schedule this week. we're getting there!

So... Uh, Thanks

one night with the pea has turned into two years with the pea.

it's kind of weird to think about it, but my person isn't pressured so all three of us are happy. well... maybe mp could be a little smoother. "hey. guess what... you've been putting up with me for two years. thanks. :-) " probably isn't the most romantic gesture. then again, it's better than last weekend when she clubbed the girl and dragged her back to our cave.

More Phal-lacies

god love the pimptress.

Progress

we have shutters! golden west shutters provided custom shutters that are solid and beautiful. now, all that's left for the living room and bedroom is to seal and paint.

Let There Be... Well, You Know

we love our recessed lights. the kitchen is perfect, but if we had to do it over, i think we'd put eight cans in the living room instead of six. john did a nice job with the electrical, and serafin patched the ceiling beautifully.

In Mourning

the ducks traded my sammy to the blackhawks... for James Wisniewski and Petri Kontiola.

i hope they got some magic fucking beans with that.


unless sammy re-signs in the summer, we are now 'hawks fans any time they come to honda center.

Replay

"Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more... from Jack Black

Phal-lacies

can you spot the freudian slips?

the local starbucks is a virtual buffet of phallic imagery (with the occasional vajayjay thrown in).

Now I Get It!

Commit or Get Off La Peruana

everyone loves our little chickapea. our realtors adored her. mp's former flings think she's "the one to keep [mp] in line." our electrician says she's a total doll and a giant step up for my person...

everyone loves the LÍmabean.

she loves mp but doesn't need her.
she wants mp but doesn't push her.
she's financially independent but lets mp treat her like a princess from time to time.
she's willing to help us pick colors for our new place, even when mp gets indecisive.
she gives more than she'll ever take.
she loves me even though i smell like fritos and french her every chance i get.
she doesn't get embarrassed when mp dances in public.
she doesn't pull away when mp holds her on the beach.

everyone loves the LÍmabean.

i'm just afraid she'll need more before mp is ready to give it.

Mock Not!

two dmb concerts ago, i wrote about how awesome john mayer was on the guitar during the show. firegirl mocked us, so we found this clip from that night.

Still Beautiful

Luck is in the Eye... of the...

MP: a bird just peed on my face

SUPERMAN: the portuguese consider that good luck

MP: well... i guess i'm lucky it didn't poop on me

most people would be a little embarrassed at being peed on. my person made up the "bird pee keeps falling on my head" song and dance routine. she is so freaking embarrassing.

It's Cold

wanna snuggle? i smell like fritos.

Hypocrite Warren

i'm not always the smartest doggy in the pack, but i'm not sure how to interpret these two clips of rick warren without wondering if he's going to go to the back of the wagon and sell snake oil at the inauguration.



okay... so "god hard wired us" and we shouldn't go against it. got it.



wait... what the fuck?

'Lettinme Be Mice Elf Agin

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

another awesome year is almost... on its way!

this last one has been great for me and my person. (well, except for having mono for most of it.) we bought a place, advanced the career, move still higher on the educational ladder, made some sweet friend (and some dirty love), grew as people (and puppy), and realized that it doesn't get any better than this.

for the last couple of years, we have not only been gloriously happy at moments, we have been serene and content at every moment. few people ever get to say that... we get to live it together.

It's 3am; Do You Know Where Your Person Is?

mine is out carousing. paperwork is in; projects are in. for the first time in about a year, she has nothing (okay, almost nothing) to do. except the neighbor, apparently... but that's a tale for a different time.

as soon as she finishes changing and heads to the gym, i'm going to bed. my gray whiskers are too old for this all-nighter stuff. frankly, my person is, too. tomorrow we're going to start painting our new home and pick out a christmas gift for the pea. she's let mp drool up her bed for almost two years, so i'm thinking it better be something good.

Best Guy Pt 2

fire girl wants an official note on the record, amending the last post:

"yeah, except for that gay thing."

Still the Greatest Guy in the World

for no reason whatsoever, mp looked at sacwg's portfolio tonight. she was cleaning out her bookmarks and flipped through his photos, remembering little things about their time together.

20 minutes later, he contacted her... after a year or so of not talking. they cleared some things up and realized that each was exactly what the other needed at the time. sacwg really is one of the greatest men on the planet. he's big, and gentle, and mild, and strong, and creative, and spontaneous... and a total fit for my person in many ways. mp didn't mean to hurt his feelings; she's just going through her free spirit phase...

and he loved both of us.

we love him, too. and that's why we're rooting for him for be the best, happiest sacwg he can be.

Who Knew?

my nana loves my new place and says mp made a very good investment for our future. now she wants us to buy another one down the street so she can live at the beach, too.

Scared Now, Are We?

after prop 8 was passed, there were snide comments about the fact that opponents tried to win the black (and latino) votes by linking gay rights to civil rights. the denouncement by minority groups was a slap in the face of people who have a history of standing tall for true equality-- regardless of color. civility wasn't due to us.

now, less than a month later, the fear that prop 8 is the screen that will allow other people's rights to be shaken and sifted through has set it. people of color are looking around, finally realizing that taking away one group's civil freedom simply sets a precedent for removing another.

thinking back on the last 200 years of american history-- and how it was jolted in the 60's and 70's-- one has to wonder how much longer people who want only the right to acknowledge their commitment to love and protect will remain peaceful and loving towards those who would see them dead.

Typos of Great Literary Significance #2

"It's always fun to do cartwheels and summer sluts outside."

Sammy the Shaman

...made toewes and kane disappear.

go ducks!

Typos of Great Literary Significance #1

"I love Harry Pooter."

Oh, Dave

we're embarrassed for you. there's a fine line between humor for the masses and homophobia.



naked insecurity is so 1997.

We Love You, Wanda Sykes

thank you for coming out as a strong, black, gay woman.

Unsaid

more than 1,000 WWII veterans die each day. this was the goodbye to ours. papa never talked about his war, but he was in the tank division and was lucky to come back when many of his brothers did not.

It's Always Somebody's Fire Girl

we're a little worried about ours.

The Sky is Falling...

down in little flakes. ash that is over an inch long is coming down. over the last hour, the sky has gone from blue with a smokey trail through the center to a black. the ash that is blowing in from brea is still hot. it's hard to breathe. doofus is going crazy in the next room, pacing and trying to find a place to hide.

Why the Pea Rocks #4

not only does she send mp random, naughty pictures to go with the games mp makes up...

she plays the games.

Proposition Q

now that i've had some thinkin' time, i have realized the error in my ways. the people who fought to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage-- the people who actually want to change our state's governing document so that it discriminates against people based on biological differences-- are not ridiculous bastards. they really aren't. in fact, i've done much soul searching and realized they are absolutely correct:

marriage is sacred, and marriage needs to be defended.

in the spirit of that strong desire to keep marriage sacred-- because this is not about discrimination, after all-- i will be busting my tail to get proposition Q on the next ballot. prop Q will be the ultimate tool to keep marriage holy by making divorce illegal. marriage is a sacred union. it is a bond between two people-- oh, sorry, a man and a woman-- that must span their entire lives. how can marriage be sacred if people are allowed to break this bond whenever something goes wrong? how can marriage be considered a holy institution if the vows a man and a woman make before god can be nullified in a court of law because one of them got bored?

i know that no one who voted to pass proposition 8 has ever been divorced. that would be immoral! but there are heathens out there who think nothing of defiling marriage. proposition Q is the answer. ban divorce between a man and a woman. keep family values intact.

Bye, Papa

we probably had a better relationship with you than anyone else on earth did.

































































































i didn't get to meet my other grandparents-- the brown ones-- but mp says they were the nicest people on earth.

Renovations and Revelations

since i made mp buy me a beach pad, i told her i would chronicle both the transformation of the new diggs and the city we love.

it's only fair. after all, the lbc is an awesome place, and we're moving into a great "walking neighborhood" a block from the beach. the city is currently looking at the possibility of getting rid of the breakwater. if that happens, our city will totally transform.... in the mean time, check out pup in the city for what's good (and bad) about our new home.

Who Owns A Beach Pad?

this girl!

as of today, i am officially a home owner.

don't worry, i'm making mp pay the mortgage so i can keep my season tickets for the ducks.

F-F-F...

we're being funded as my paws type this.

Right, Then.

this puppy already sees kobe as a dillhole, but the fact that he's wearing shorts in the commercial solidifies it.

The Hit

here's the hit everyone's been asking about.

Friday Night Hockey

don't judge me.

The Sammy 500

my sammy hit 500 nhl games today.



update: sammy potted his second goal of the season!

go ducks go!

I'm Feelin' Hedi All of a Sudden

welcome, bret hedican! we need your heart and passion.



teach the d how to fly; show us some sweet point shots.
we promise not to call you mr yamaguchi... much.

One Week

seven days...

and mp and i will own our own place.

crazy.

Ouch...

the sight of an empty 6x4 net must be terrifying.
it wasn't so much that michael leighton had to make saves; he just happened to be near the net when the puck didn't go into it.
i don't think anyone will be sad when they hit the road this week.

go bond, boys.
play pick up games.
hang out as a group.
eat some poutine and wonder what the hell that squeaking sound is.

we need our ducks back!

on another note, my sammy (as usual) had a hell of a game.

Covered in... Something

the edmonton oilers organization is crap.

ducks fans have known this for a couple of years, but the oilers decided to prove it to the rest of the hockey-loving world by ejecting a blogger who has been covering them rather graciously. let's face it, edmonton should be paying this guy for watching them play and reporting, not tossing him out on his ass.



"oilers suck."

Peas

the pea will be gone off and on for the next few weeks.

we're actually kind of sad.

who will we mosey around at night with?



right. i'm sure mp will think of something.

Back in the Game!

4-0 in the third period after my sammy deked his way past nabokov.



monty stepped up and got thornton off the ice for 7 minutes.

this is why we have season tickets, baby!

Mommy, Why is the Music so Loud?

because even flyers fans have some taste.

"At what point do you cease to be an agent for healing and growth and become an accomplice of injustice?"

"How is marriage protected by intimidating gay and lesbian people into loveless and lonely lives? ...I am morally compelled to vote no on Proposition 8. I know these words of truth will cost me dearly, but to withhold them . . . I would become an accomplice to a moral evil that strips gay and lesbian people not only of their civil rights but of their human dignity as well."
--Father Geoffrey Farrow, gay priest

Even My People Are Affected

"My Dogs greeting me after returning from 14 months in Iraq, pre-arranged"

thanks to andrew sullivan for sharing this on his blog... in addition to many other things.

i freak out when mp disappears for a few hours.
i can't even imagine not being together for months....
but what strikes me most is how my people love unconditionally and stay loyal.

Turn Off the Light, Damnit

i wish mp would hurry up and leave so i can go back to sleep.

Thank You, Teemu...

for turning down $10,000,000.00 to play a single season in russia.
for working your ass off in training camp without a safety net.
for spending your free time and money helping our community.
for getting me and mp into the best sport on earth.
for goals like this...

for coming home.

Anyone Catch the Latest Palin Interview?

my person and i already knew she's unfit.

we were aware she's an intolerant ass.

holy crap!

she's stupid, too!

on another note, if i squint, i can see a trader joe's from my front yard. apparently that makes me qualified to be a gourmet chef.

"Treasury Proposes to Have Wall St. Manage Bad Debt"

this is a fucking joke, right?

The Scariest Word in the English Language

escrow

Why the Pea Rocks #3

because it's like dating 17 (well-adjusted) people in one.
sometimes, natasha... a czech girl who is paying her way through med school as an escort.



next week, it's the pirate's wench.

A Little Rain Must Fall...

but after this pup gets the suds washed off, i know how to work it for a cookie or three.

DMB

here are some shots from the 2nd dmb show at staples. mp and the pea had pretty great seats, considering these were taken on a camera phone without the benefit of zoom. looking at them now, we realize that dave does an awful lot of standing around with his guitar. what does he think he is-- a rock star?

That's Hot, Part 2

why they gotta take an amazing ass and put it in pants that make it look like firegirl wears a diaper?

One Of Them Needs More Lipstick

in this case, i think doofus way outclasses the competition.

The Defense Rests

what girl hasn't been caught dragging her person's panties through the house? what girl hasn't used the airbed as a trampoline and accidentally wiped out a shelf full of lotions and makeup? who, i ask, who is innocent of the occasional late night refrigerator raid? if mp doesn't want her cheese chewed open in the middle of the night, she should get a fridge with a lock.

however, i am a wonderful puppy compared to these guys.








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Knock, Knock...

oh, dear god. it's republican honesty!

i guess a live mike is an honest mike.