It's amazing how Hachi went from carefree bliss at daycare (photo courtesy of daycare tweet)
to the cone of misery
in less than a week. An unfortunate foray into a bushy area in the dog park resulted in a punctured and inflamed paw. The limp worsened enough to warrant a visit to the vet, who prescribed antibiotics and a cone. Poor thing. No doggie daycare this past week.
But he was full of energy and good to go again this weekend. There was dogpark fun and there was also a doggie play date :) He has a new female friend! I can't help but post pics of these two adorable blue heeler crosses.
Amazing resilient beings, dogs.
Another favourite animal of mine is the elephant. I was thinking about all the cruelty and bullshit animals have to go through and realized that if I ever came across an elephant, I wouldn't want to ride the elephant anymore (like I used to in my childhood). Instead I would just want to be in his or her presence, admiring such a magnificent and intelligent creature.
I was watching one of Anthony Bourdain's travelling and eating shows - he was in Northern India and was in a house that was super duper old school English. It was owned by Englishmen and then by Indian rulers and now the descendants of said rulers. Things were looking delicious and elegant until the camera focused on an old picture of Englishmen standing proudly in front of an elephant they had just killed. Please redefine "civilized" vs. "savage," sirs.
Mind Farts
-so much for spring arriving in Edmonton! there is so much snow! i won't complain though, just because i prefer snow to mud when walking Hachi. i think most dog owners do
-oh man ... Padmanadi's general tao chicken has replaced their ginger beef as my new favourite vegan guilty pleasure. i hope they make it permanent soon (it's currently just a special)
-saw some live bands at the Starlite this weekend. not my usual type of music and enjoyed pseudo-dancing and people-watching. mosh pits are a good way to get bruised up (i was just a spectator of course - i would've been annihilated in there!)
-reception venue has now been officially reserved! hotel mac it is (photo from Jennifer Bergman Weddings)
-saw Still Alice. Julianne Moore was great in it. Alzheimer's is terrifying :(
-i actually beeped at someone yesterday (i rarely ever do). encountering some really bad drivers lately, including the airhead who ran a stop sign and cracked my bumper. this is what makes me scared to drive a shiny new car
-kudos to CBC for doing interviews with Canadian Muslim women and their opninions on hijabs and niqabs. it's nice to hear their voices and why they choose to or not to wear these traditional pieces of fashion as opposed to blind media coverage
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