Archive for January, 2010
The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow
I dressed up as Little Orphan Annie for Halloween this year. I bought the wig off of eBay, but it ended up being a little too short and curly so that some people had no idea who I was, even though I wore the signature Annie red dress. Truth be told, I looked like a really homely child with a bad perm. I ended up giving the wig to my brother, Gregory, because I knew he’d find a good use for it. And sure enough, he did — check out this hilarious photo of Eero, one of two kitties owned by Gregory and his girlfriend Emily. Hope they can get a photo of their other cat, Eames, in the wig, too!
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Hearts Tripods!
Exciting news from the tripod front. If you didn't know already, I sell the "I Heart Tripods" shirts you see advertised on the left. The idea came about when my lovely dog, Lulu, was diagnosed with bone cancer and had to have her left hind leg amputated, as well as go through chemotherapy. Luckily Lulu and I got to spend three more years together, but the drawback was that I was left with a hefty vet bill.
In order to help pay off some of my vet debt I got some friends to help me design and print shirts in order to raise money. I not only paid off my debt, but I was able to help others who were in the same predicament.
Well if that wasn't cool enough, we just found out from one of our OG tripod supporters, Libby Staub, that Jeff Tweedy from Wilco was wearing our very own "I Heart Tripods" shirt on last night's Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
You can see it tucked behind his jacket in the video above! Thanks Jeff for the support and thanks Libby for letting us know!
Enter Your Pet into This Online Photo Contest and Help the Humane Society
Image: Sonia Zjawinski
Yesterday Sarah posted about America's Top Dog Model. Turns out one of the judges from the actual America's Next Top Model will help pick out the winners of the Humane Society's Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest (whew! That's a mouthful).
Baltic the Dog Rescued From 4 Day Journey on Ice Floe
Phew! Sigh of relief for Baltic, the German Shepherd-mix that was recently saved from being trapped on drifting river ice for more than four days. The dog traveled for nearly 125-miles and was rescued 20 miles out to sea by scientists who intially thought he was a seal!
Several attempts were made to rescue Baltic as he drifted further down the Vistula River in Poland, but it wasn't until he made it out of the river mouth and into the sea that the rescue occurred. Scientists of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management happened to spot him and eventually were able to be bring him onto their ship.
The owner of the lucky dog is unknown, and if he remains unclaimed, the ship will adopt him as its mascot.
Closer to home, Vernon, another German Shepherd mix that was rescued from the L.A. River on January 22, remains unclaimed at the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority. Don't worry, though, if at the end of Vernon's 10-day quarantine period he is still not claimed by his owners, there is a mile-long list of people who are interested in adopting him.
