So, there I was minding my own business yesterday, ironing in my spare bedroom. I heard a rustle coming from the closet. I stop and listen. My dog is somewhere else in the house - I know this.

I creep over to the closet and what scampers out under a bag? See below. My first thought was "How in the Green Hell did a fucking turtle get into the house - a TURTLE!?!?" I've heard of birds, bats, snakes - whatever making their way in a domicile. This was a turtle - a creature that has a top speed of .5 mph.

After a moment I put 2 and 2 together. My dog (see previous blog) has been moping around the house ever since I closed off the extra rooms when I turned the AC on this weekend. I figured he somehow smuggled in the turtle at night when I wasn't paying attention to his mouth. He stashed it in the closet to try to a) eat it later b) as a friend that would be the subject of some feel-good Disney movie.

So, I brought the turtle out to him, and instead of going crazy ape-shit like he normally would. I say in my deepest and slowest baratone: "Reverend, what did you do?" "What is this?" and he just looked at the ground.

BUSTED!!!!

Have you ever had an Asian Pear? Me neither up until yesterday - they are delicious. I thought 1.50 a piece is a lot to pay for a single fruit, but I'd try it for a sake of eating a cross between an apple and a pear.

While I was enjoying it, my dog came over and was interested in taking a lick - so I had to oblige him. What happened next I did not expect. I've never seen a dog MUNCH on fruit... like meat.

Sorry about the unsteady pictures, I was laughing too hard to keep it steady...

I was totally behind the times when it came to my phone. People who know me have been confused for years on why I never upgraded into something more "connected". It was especially strange because they know I've been at the forefront of technology for as long as they could remember. As an early adopter of quite a few (failed) products I'd get burned more times than I'd like to admit.

Enter the iPhone. Up until I figured all the utility that was availible - it was a "Meh, nice to have, but whatev." kind of deal. Now I've harnesed the power of - I'm a true believer.

I can bring out my need to pound on things with the "Digi Drummer" app. Hook up some HQ headphones and I am breaking down the "In The Air Tonight" roll like Phil himself.

I found this app called "Pandora" and aparently it's super popular. It's a custom music station that builds tracks based on your song/artist input. I listened for 20 minutes this morning and found 3 BRAND NEW artists that were just waiting to be discovered. Incredible.

Never again will an Ebay auction slide by when I'm not home.

Never again will I take a wrong turn in an unfamilar area.

Stocks? Instant market info.

You want to make it look like ants are crawling on the screen? Done.

You want an accurate GPS based horsepower and dynamometer for your car? Easy.

I want to see a live camera feed from a random church in Prague. No sweat.

Portable dB meter? Check.

It's been awhile since I've been addicted to something - last time that didn't turn out well. ha.

From the mouths of babes...

A colleague of mine had her young son her at work the other day. I saw him bee bop down the hall and he poked his head in my office. "What are you listening to?" he asked. I said, "I guess you could say this was electronica." "Electronica?" he repeated as he crooked his head and continued analyzing it. "It sounds like space music" he concluded firmly. "Space music? What is that?" I had to ask. As he spun away he said: "You know, what people listen to when they're out in space."


Bwhahahahaha

If you're curious on the song, it was "Vanished" by the Crystal Castles.

Just got the SG book in the mail today. It's truly a high quality tome - everything I hoped it would be.

I have some sick, sad, strange desire to collect signatures of the girls though, like a high school yearbook gone horribly wrong (or right) as it were.