The Henry Tran
Bringing you the latest in Henry tran
10-27-2008
I've discovered a new website. Thanks Yepepep for the find, I now have another website to waste my time with.
Now it's time for Mabel talk because I know that's what you want to read about. Today Mabel consistently caught her small frisby. I'm not sure if it's because Karen and I can now throw the frisbee better but I think it finally clicked with Mabel. Tonight we were throwing our big frisbee and as usual Mabel would chase it. Then I pulled out the two little frisbess and all of a sudden she decided to start catching them. She even knew how to jump for them like a little border collie with a nubbin. I'm so proud of her!
Another little story about Mabel, Karen and I went out to Pet Co to pick up some more toys for our girl after her puppy class last Wednesday. We ended up getting her some mini tennis balls and a new ducky to replace the old one. I'm sorry to say both of her toys are now destroyed. The day we gave crazy dog her ducky she ripped all the stuffing out. The tennis balls didn't last long either. These new balls didn't squeak like her old ones and I think Mabel got frustrated at them. So she decided to rip the blue fuzz off of them. I am still finding strings of blue fuzz on my carpet.
10-23-2008
Well I have a cold but I'm still making progress on the Kyoto blog updates. I've made small thumbails of all my available pictures so far but I need to watermark all my pictures and upload everything. I plan on having my latest updates to the Kyoto blog soon. No new pictures this update but I'll have some more up soon (I always say that). I'm also planning out how to re-organize everything. My last few updates have all gone to the main page and not to their correct sub-pages, I'll have to rethink how to update my site so it'll be easier for you to navigate. Really though, how hard could this be? I have 3 separate pages. Come one!
On another note, I've been playing Rock Band 2 with Adam and my drumming career is unstoppable. Too bad I don't have enough room to get myself a set to further feed my addiction.
10-18-2008
I don't want to sound redundant, but maintaining Miss Mabel's website is quite the undertaking! It's hard to find time to go through all of her pictures, find the ones I like, convert them, resize them, watermark them, edit the website, upload the pictures, etc. It's a lot of work since I do most of this by hand. Regardless, I finally got an update of some of my favorite pictures that I've accumulated over the past few months. To give you an idea of how many pictures I have, I've taken over 400 pictures on my iPhone, most of which are Mabel pics! Obsessed? Possibly.
I decided to go back and add some entries from the past so it appears that I've been updating my site! You'll notice I added some entries before my last update so make sure you look at everything! To sum up 2008 so far, Mabel has grown so much and fallen in love with playing frisbee, taken Mabel on lots of hiking trips on the local trails, put Mabel through four puppy classes, Hunter got married (somehow), I've entered the world of hifi audio and bought some stunning speakers, had my TV break again, got a PS3, had to buy new tires for my car (tragic), and joined a roller hockey league (the Beached Whales). Needless to say we've been very busy this year!
Hope you enjoy the pictures!
10-12-2008
Well as you know we got Mabel a backpack a long time ago. She kind of fits it now but not really. Her long, big rib cage makes for an odd body shape that most manufacturers ignore. Oh well, I still get a lot of good use out of that backpack. I put maybe a pound or so of rocks inside to help Mabel think she's doing some work. During one of my hikes at a local lake I found out that Mabel is scared of baby sized waves! Oh no!
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After our hike, I went to the great golden arches to get some food and Karen wanted a happy meal since it's the right size for her. When the guy asked if I wanted a girl or a boy toy at the drive through I asked for a girl one and ended up getting a Barbie. Well when we were eating Mabel was really interested in the Barbie that Karen ended up breaking down and giving her the Barbie. I find it odd that she didn't care at all at the McGriddle I was muching on.
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9-21-2008
Every dog has their quirks. Mabel has this very interesting quirk of stealing dirty laundry. If you take your shoes off she'll look at your socks waiting for you to take them off. She'll run into the bedroom and grab a pair of dirty socks and run off like a bandit! I've never seen anything like it. I should probably disicpline her but it's so cute I don't mind it. She doesn't ruin the clothes, just moves them and tosses them around. My socks aren't that nice for me to care! It's interesting, I put her toys in my dirty laundry before I got her because the toy manufacturer recommended trying that to get the dog acclimated. Maybe that backfired!
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9-7-2008
Nothing makes a daddy more happy than seeing his baby girl roaming around happily in a bed of someone else's flowers! Just before my birthday I had to take my baby girl out to the fairgrounds!
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8-24-2008
Sometimes Mabel puts herself in cute positions and I have to snap a quick photo. Karen took a nap on the floor and left the pillow and blankets on the floor. Of course a well mannered girl like Mabel understands that comfort is the highest priority when you live a stressful puppy life!! She gives the princess and the pea story a whole new modern meaning!
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8-21-2008
When you get a puppy it's tempting to put them in cute places and take pictures. Here's a picture of Mabel and Grandma Julie's apartment. Time to get the puppy pressed!
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8-18-2008
Karen got the brilliant idea of going out and buying Mabel some puppy ice cream. When we take her out to play frisbee she get's so hot and overheated I guess Karen felt bad and got our spoiled dog some yummy ice cream. It took a little while for Mabel to figure this one out but once she did she definitely gobbled it down. I wonder if dogs get brain freeze?
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8-3-2008
I've come to learn that corgis aren't water loving dogs. At least not mine. She's pretty good in the tub as you can see, but she definitely doesn't look happy! That's what happens to puppies that dig in the mud!
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7-5-2008
Mabel is a curious puppy, and I noticed her sense of smell is getting better as she gets older. I think she found a worm in that pile of mud.
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6-8-2008
I have no idea what was going on this day but I took a picture of my baby anyway! You wanted more pictures so here they are!
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6-7-2008
Well here's another first. Corgi Mabel get's her first orange! Our vet said that it's good to give your dog a variety of food, so now I try to give her some leafy greens, some fruits, and her organic yogurt on top of her peanut butter treats and human grade dog kibble (she eats better than I do). Just like with the carrot, she plays with it before eating it. I guess playing with her food helps her determine if it's edible.
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5-31-2008
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Well it happened. Hunter and Kristi got married. Some would say it started out as a nice, normal, trouble-free wedding. Everyone congratulated Hunter and Kristi, telling them nice things. "Kristi you look great today! I love your dress" or "You two will be so happy together, best wishes!". I believe I even heard someone say "Hunter you're jokes are so funny and original and to top it off you're so modest and not egotistical!" Julius Peppers even decided to make a cameo appearance with some Arby's food for his pre-wedding game show. Like I said, everything was normal as can be.
Well when Henry Tran, ace photographer, is on the job nothing normal hapens around him! I see weddings as a good time for explosions of joy and love and friendship!!
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5-16-2008
Well we got the spoiled mutt some new toys. Mabel has been getting better at ripping toys open and pulling the stuffing out. Thankfully she doesn't eat the fluff and just likes playing tugg with the emptied bodies of her victims. We'll see how long these last. These toys are from the same company that made the squirrel hut that I bought for Mabel the day before I bought her. The theory is you put the bird, egg or squirrel in their house, alligator, or hut. Then the dog is supposed to care enough to take the toy out of the hut. Well Mabel doesn't really play nice and would rather just play with the squeaky part. That's OK, I put her treats inside the alligator and then stuff it inside the bird house and make her dig it out. That seems to keep her busy for a while. Take that you crazy dog!
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4-27-2008
I can't help but compare Macy to Mabel. Macy was the sweetest dog you could ever ask for. Mabel...is a self-righteous queen that gets what she wants. My family never really spoiled Macy all that much until I got her in the last days of her life. Macy you want Chic-fil-a? Right away! Macy you want us to cook you ground beef so you can sniff it, walk away and ask for spoon fed yogurt and chick-fil-a? Consider it done!
Mabel on the other hand brute forces you into doing what she wants. She'll kick you off the couch or give you not-so-subtle hints like dropping a tennis ball on your lap because she wants to play fetch. I certainly don't spoil Mabel like some people do, I've determined she's much more of an alpha dog than Macy ever was.
The reason I bring all this up is this update's photo is a picture of Mabel in Macy's old raincoat. No it doesn't fit. No Mabel didn't like it. Yes it was raining that day. Macy was a fairly tall dog, Mabel is a skinny short runt.
Oh my Macy, how I miss you! I hope you don't mind that Mabel uses your old water and food bowl.
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4-26-2008
Mabel is such a pretty dog, I know everyone thinks their kid is the honor roll student or the coolest kid in school but I have to say Mabel is just a beautiful dog! Strike a pose Mabel, you're on www.thehenrytran.com! What's that? you want it to be www.QueenMabelPwnsYou.com?
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3-18-2008
Miss Mabel loves to nibble, and here's a picture of her muching on a pine cone. Karen and I sometimes take Mabel to walk through some random neighborhoods to help introduce her to new areas. I try to take Mabel on a 30 minute walk everyday. Lately I've been taking her on two 30 minute walks during the week and on weekends we'll go for a 3 mile hike or a good session of frisbee. I can't imagine not exercising Mabel as much as we do. She has so much energy to burn off. All this working out is how we keep our baby girl in shape, too bad it doesn't work on daddy.
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3-16-2008
I just can't seem to keep up with this site! I've been taking a lot of pictures of you know who, and I've managed to accumulate 3 months worth of pictures. On the plus side of things I guess I have plenty of stuff to post. I just added some pictures of our most recent play date. We had some new puppies join the usual suspects last weekend and judging by the pictures it looks like they had fun (the bulldog puppies). As usual Mabel was filthy, you can see in the last picture her belly is all muddy and wet. At least Mabel doesn't put up too much of a fuss when we give her a bath, maybe she'll learn not to get dirty someday. Yeah right.
I'm going to break a few rules too and add posts in the past. I know I shouldn't do this but it'll help keep the flow! Expect some posts to magically appear in the past, I'll put a current update letting you know that I put up an old post. I have some cute pictures coming up so keep checking up on the site!! Here is a sneak preview of good things to come.
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3-9-2008
Corgis are herding dogs. They chase things and bark at random things when they want them to start running. They make a loud snapping noise to instigate movement. Corgis are wild beasts that can't be controlled! Here's some pictures of Mabel running around a baseball field that we like to take her to. Karen was throwing her mini-tennis ball around. These days Mabel has no interest in tennis balls when we're at the baseball field, she's more interested in frisbees! Her focus is so intense on frisbees, I'm confident you could put a bowl of dog food, peanut butter in a Kong, and a yummy dental treat and she wouldn't even flinch. She's certainly work motivated. I love the pictures of her chasing the birds! How cute!
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Looking at these pictures again, I respect sports photographers so much now. It's incredibly hard to get an picture of a running object that's framed properly and in focus. I could use a new lens for long distance puppy shots!!
2-28-2008
I like to photograph milestones for my dog. As you can see here, this was her first carrot. Mabel is a funny girl, when she sees something new to eat, she'll sniff it, pick up and play with it for a little, then she'll slowly eat it. This is the exact opposite of Macy. If you dropped a piece of something delicious on the floor it'd be gone before you even realized you dropped it. Macy had a survial instinct like none other. Mabel...well she's a luxury type puppy.
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2-23-2008
At this point Mabel isn't really affectionate. You pretty much have to catch her in order to get her to let you pet her! By the way, who is this kid? He better never come to my house again because I "found your weakness!!" What a terrible inside joke.
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His name is Genis...I mean Brian.
2-14-2008
Happy Valentines Day!
Hugs and kisses from Miss Mabel.
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2-2-2008
Broken? Not anymore, we just got Mabel fixed! Enjoy our drugged up puppy!
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1-30-2008
Wow! I've been spending the past 2 hours updating this site with old updates. Read the updates below to find out what I've been up to the past month. Not that you really care. Of course there are Mabel pictures in here and I'll be posting more up soon. I hope to reorganize the site to make it a little easier to follow, and hopefully add a section for my portfolio. Why a portfolio you ask? Mainly because I want to take pictures for people and start getting more photography work in.
Speaking of photography, the observant Mabel-fanatic will see that the number on my pictures has jumped from the high 9000 to the low 100s. Why do you ask? Well it just means I took over 10,000 photos since I got my camera. Splendid work Henry! Now if you could only improve with your photography!! Wow, 10,000 clicks. That's more than Karen has taken her entire life, this information is straight from the horses mouth. She said she only took two or three disposable camera's worth of pictures on her trip to greece. What's a disposable camera? Well if you're asking that you might be too young to know what a floppy disk or a message board is too. Go wikipedia it you young brats. Heck, they didn't even have 'photoshop' back then and these days it's a verb!!! Wow, we're getting old aren't we?
1-29-2008
Mabel's first puppy class was tonight and it was really helpful. We have been working with her for a while on the basics but getting her to do stuff with distractions is a whole new ball game.
At least she is worn out from playing with the bulldogs! They were incredibly cute with their short tails wiggling super fast. I realized how important it is to read the puppies' body language. It was good to see her be playful with other pups. Sorry no pics I am too tired myself!
I've been bad lately! I have added yet another hobby (expensive) to my extensive list. I enjoy anime, cel collecting, kendo, aikido, golf, tennis, volleyball, cars, photography, wine, cooking, cooking gadgets, darts, ping pong, fishing, home theater stuff, working out, drinking, video games, pet owning (I don't know if it's a hobby but it sure costs enough), camping, Hugo Boss (again more of a drug than hobby), finding new ways to prove that batman is better than superman, and probably a lot more. My point is I have a lot of pricey hobbies and now I collect anime figurines. Expect an update soon with some pictures of figurines and my long awaited cels (that I bought over 2 years ago and have been trying to get them professional framed since then!
On a final note I uploaded a boat load of updates and random pics from the last month. Hopefully you can make sense of it!
1-26-2008
I have a secret to tell you. I typed the last few updates on my new iPhone. It is surprisingly easy to use and it's extremely useful. I hate looking trendy but I can't deny the convenience of having the Internet, google maps, an iPod (listening to Utada Hikaru as I type) and a camera all on the go. Again hip and useful, too bad iTunes is a mystery to me.
For the new update I decided to upload some pics I took with the phone.
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1-20-2008
I just spent a long weekend visiting Brandon in LA. I took a lot of useless photos of Hunter, Brandon and myself. I did get the typical Hollywood sign and this great landscape photo. It's so massive I don't think it'll fit in the tables so I'll just give you a direct link to this massive (I mean 3 MB compresed, massive) photo. Apparently it's rare for LA to be this clear. OK enough hype, just click.
I got to see Ron from Office Space. Nice guy and a nice city. I can't say that I love the traffic. Now I can see why stars want Priuses. Not only are they trendy but useful. No matter I'm happy with 300 hp. Now that I think about it, I did see a lot of fancy cars in LA (to no one's surprise. I saw a couple of Maseratis. It was cool at first, but when you see 3 or 4 of the same car on the street the novelty just wears off. I've seen a couple near my place so really LA isn't much different than home! Come on people if you're gonna have money at least spend it on something unique! OK I'm just really jealous, although I'd still rather buy a GT-R. Enough car talk, you're probably all bored!
While in LA we saw some cool things but this puppy was easily the cutest thing I saw in LA. Yeah it was a good trip!
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1-12-2008
I took Mabel to Ana's again for play time! Poor Ana never gets her peace when shorty is around. I did hear Ana growl for the first time. The dogs were eating their dental treats (see my depressing 12-31-2007 update) and Mabel was checking Ana's out. Apparently Mabel needs to mind her own business! In Mabel's defense, Ana was hogging all the treats and using her sneakiest tactics to get all the dental treats!
The weird thing is, the treats don't lost that long for Ana. What takes Mabel a few hours to chew down (if she even finishes it), will take Ana maybe 10 minutes. Well at least we managed to find a good gift idea for Ana that's good for her teeth!
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1-6-2008
Play date! I've learned the joy of dog play dates. Mike, our awesome trainer, has been cool enough to bring his stud of a dog out to play. This is his new puppy, Miles. We think he's Australian cattle dog and part pointer. They get along so well I couldn't ask for a better puppy match. Miles pretty much runs the show which is OK with me. I am just happy Mabel sleeps all day after a play date. I finally had a chance to get stuff done, just not updating this site.
Looking at the pictures you can see the immediate difference in size between the two 4 month old puppies. I think Miles is around 30 pounds in these pictures. He's a strong, fast, smart, and hungry dog. He's tricky, when I would work with Mabel on her tricks he would steal food out of my pouch. Unfortunately he tricked me multiple times, as Bill Clinton said, "Trick me once, shame on you. Trick me twice, shame on me." Even if that's not exact, it's better than how President Bush did at remembering it without any help. Enough with the politics, it's puppy time!
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1-1-2008
Hopefully 2008 will be a good year for everyone. I have nothing really exciting to report other than we took Mabel out for a nice long walk and got some peace and quiet. Two hours walking the puppy is no easy task, but the rewards are well worth it. Unfortunately the pictures didn't turn out all that great (I don't think I'd get Karen's approval) so I have nothing to post. :( Sorry, maybe next time I can take an interesting photo. On that note, maybe I can actually keep up to date on my site and post things on time, yeah right. I have a better chance of losing 20 pounds than post pictures on time, which means I'll fat and lazy for 2008. 25 years of fatty procrastination.
12-31-2007
Happy New Years devoted Mabel fans! If you're a real fan you wouldn't dream of going out and having fun, no certainly not. Instead you'd be craving to take your puppy to the vet. We took Mabel to the vet today, we thought partying and drinking was too cliche. Mabel uncharacteristically growled and got her panties in a bunch when the vet tried to stick her hands in the princess' mouth. Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde would be an understatement. You usually think of shots and weighing your puppy when you think of a vet, but we got a good treat tip for Mabel. There are these dental treats that look like raw hide (but aren't) and they keep Mabel busy for a long time. The one we got from the vet today lasted almost 4 hours, that to non-pet owners means 4 hours of quiet and productivity! To loyal fans of thehenrytran.com that means photo-ops!
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12-30-2007
Well the end of the year is coming around and I have nothing exciting to report. We finally got some heavy rain and it brought the squirrels out of the woodwork. I found this fuzzy friend trying to dry off on my porch. It looks as funny as Mabel does out of the tub. Speaking of the devil, I also snapped a picture of her the night before discovering the powers of the window! It's like a whole new world out there. Yes, we have our windows open on December 30th.
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December 25, 2007
It's been a while! I hate the holidays mainly because it breaks my rhythm/flow. Believe it or not I do have a sense of rythm contrary to my looks. Just don't ask me to dance sober. I'm going to cheat and date this for december eventhough today is january 29.
To sum up, I went home for the holidays which went well. My sister came back from Denmark for 2 weeks to spend time with the awesome Tran clan. We got to spend some time together as a family and reminisce about old Macy moose. She certainly was missed this Christmas. Here is a picture of Macy sitting around last Christmas.
A lot has happened with our little superstar over the holidays. When Karen and I came up to PA we went to Philadelphia to see Karen's Uncle Bob. Here Mabel met Riley. Easily the largest puppy she has played with to date, you can see how Mabel compares to Riley's water bowl. Riley clocked in at 90 pounds, big enough to give Karen a run for her money. Fortunately Riley is a sweetie and played nicely. Poor Joan was worried sick, unlike daddy who firmly believes in tough love and survival of the fittest.
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After spending the weekend visiting Karen's family I took Mabel to York. She got to meet the nephews and niece. As suspected she did really well. Unfortunately she spent a lot of time in the kennel because daddy doesn't know how to take a day off.
Other than that it was a normal holiday. I posted a bunch of family pictures for your viewing entertainment. Also I got to see some old friends. Of course CK and I played video games, but I also got to take some great pictures of him. Take a look at this genuine player.
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Finally I threw in some obligatory family pictures and sprinkled in some pictures of food. More of a Thanksgiving meal than a Christmas meal. Not that I care. Oh and of course Mabel was there to play with everyone. She only scored one present from my family but she also got to chew on the leftover gift wrap. Nice!
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Hope you all had a good holiday! Enjoy the pics.
12-16-2007
Well, our spoiled dog takes one more step towards being even more spoiled. Karen and I bought her yet another toy, this one also falls into the "plush" category. Karen has named this guy "George", as in George of the Jungle. She also thinks he's a lion, but I think he's a leopard. The freaking toy is bigger than she is. It reminds me of those spoiled kids that had stuffed animals that were as big as they were, definitely a sign of upper class spoiled-ness.
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12-14-2007
Lot's of new updates! Mabel had a trainer stop by and work with her last Sunday and it's amazing how fast she learns. She picked up some basic tricks like "lay", "come here", and a few others in as little as 3 tries!! It only took Mike (the trainer) 10 minutes to teach Mabel "lay" which really shocked me. I can't wait to see what other things she picks up. Mike also worked with Karen and I for a while, giving us some great tips to keep the biter under control.
The first tip was to get Mabel more KONG toys (see my last update). While we were at the pet store we picked up a new toy for Mabel (well she picked it out herself actually). It's a cute green frog that I have dubbed Kappa. Dirty Mabel has already licked the toy so much it's now completely filthy. Fortunately she loves Kappa as much as much as human flesh so my hands have enjoyed a brief respite from Mabel's fangs. Poor Kappa will never be clean again.
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Mike also recommended that we get Mabel a backpack when she gets a little bigger. I couldn't resist and got her one now just so she can get used to it. I can see now why people dress their dogs up in little outfits, nothing boosts your self confidence more than seeing your puppy look like a complete fool. I've uploaded a bunch of new photos on Mabel's page, I hope to have that page reworked and broken down by the end of the weekend. Enjoy the pictures for now!
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12-3-2007
It's official, Mabel's ears have finally stood up! She looks a lot like a fox. In other news, we have bought her another chew toy. She's actually chewing on it as I type this. It's a KONG chew toy, you can find it at KONG pet toys. She really seems to like the stuffing that came with it. Sorry, no new pictures of Mabel to upload.
12-1-2007
Ok I'm cheating, this really should be part of yesterday's update but if I break this into two daily updates it will create the illusion of regularity. So for today's update I've added videos of both Macy and Mabel to my site. Go to their pages to see the videos and enjoy!
11-30-2007
After much pressure, I've updated the site with more Mabel pictures! Mabel has grown so much since she's come home with me. She now can go up and down the apartment steps without much trouble. She's still scared of going down the steps but completely fearless going up. Mabel has been to Pennsylvania to visit the family and everyone loved her. Check out Mabel's new pictures!
Also, I've updated a finally started compressing my pictures so most of the pages will load faster. The enormous Kyoto project is still in the works, but Mabel's and Macy's page should now be a little faster (although I'm not thrilled that the thumbnails have lost a lot of the quality of the original pictures). Thanks for putting up with my laziness.
11-9-2007
Mabel is doing well and everyone is asbolutely loving her. I bet if I were to look at my site visits they've probably increased 100 fold because of her. I've updated both the Mabel and Macy pages with more pictures. I've also put a lot of info about Mabel, almost like a FAQ. Enjoy the pics!
Finally, I have a random picture I took from Elon's campus. Enjoy!
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11-3-2007
Yay! A happy update to my site!! To see my new floofer, click here.
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I know Macy would be very happy with the new addition! I miss you Macy!
10-21-2007
I have a three things that I wanted to mention in this update. The first is I've uploaded some extra pictures to the Kyoto blog. I hope that by the end of the year I can have everything uploaded. I'd also like to have a link to just the pictures from Kyoto, in case you aren't interested in the words!
Second, I wanted to mention three animes that I've been watching. Death Note, School Rumble, and Nodame Cantabile are all wonderful series. Each series captivated me in a different way, and if you have the chance definitely check these animes out!
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The third point is unfortunately about my dear dog Macy. She passed away on October 16th, 2007. I was fortunate that there were so many people who supported me this past week. They certainly made this hard time much more bearable. I wanted to make a special thanks to Matt who was very supportive of me when Macy died, I couldn't have asked for a better friend to be there with me. Macy has been a very important member of the family for over 14 years (and always will be a part of the family). She will be sorely missed. I am happy that I could be with her when she died. I hope she knows that she was not alone and certainly loved. I've uploaded just a handful of pictures that I've taken of Macy while she was living in my apartment. I hope that the 2 months she was with me were as happy for her as they were for me. Also, thanks Macy for many wonderful memories! <3
4-05-2007
Hello Everyone! It's good to have a website back, I hope everyone is excited to view my page. I'm currently working on my site and will be making updates as often as possible. Nothing on this page is new as of now, but I plan on finishing my Kyoto pictures soon and then we can get to the fun stuff! Stay tuned.