Panduh!

…that I want to do with my life, but I just don’t know where to begin. It is absolutely overwhelming. So, I do nothing instead. I need to figure everything out, but I just don’t know how. I feel like I’m in an endless rut.

I think after the dogs’ next vet appointment I may go home for a few weeks. We’ll, see, though. My visits to home never last very long. I don’t have a high tolerance for my mother, plus I get homesick for Baltimore real quick.

Things that happened in January -

We acquired Ziggy at the beginning of the month. He has definitely sprouted and a little bigger than Oscar now. I think he is the only good thing to really happen so far this year. Everything else has been kinda bleh.

I’ve kept up walking the dogs. I haven’t been doing it everyday, but most days. Some days, they get walked twice.

I have been terrible at eating vegetarian/vegan. Especially over this past weekend. I couldn’t fight the cravings! I have been cooking a lot, though, so the only time I’ve been failing at vegan is when we go out to eat. With my new found love of Wegmans, I actually look forward to going to the grocery store these days. I must be getting old if I enjoy grocery shopping?

I read a total of five books so far this month. Heart of the Matter, How to Raise the Perfect Dog, & The Hunger Game series. I plan on starting another book either today or tomorrow, but I haven’t decided on what I want to read yet. Too many decisions to pick from. Have I ever mentioned that I have a hard time making decisions? Seriously. Worst thing ever for me.

I was supposed to see this guy, Anthony Green, on the 14th, but I just could not bring myself to do it. I had a very bad mental/anxiety day and I could not bare the thought of going to a concert alone, even though I’ve done it in the past. I don’t regret it, but I hope to catch him again this summer. I did, however, get a ticket to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers in DC. Its a few months away, but still looking forward to it.

I’ve been keeping up with my daily photo, too. I’m 140 days into it. It has helped that I’ve been using a combination of a photo challenge & flickr for prompts, it really helps on those days where I have no idea what to photograph.

Here’s to a better February!

I totally stole this from Caity. =O

1) What is one of your favorite ways to spend a Saturday?

- Going out and exploring and trying new restaurants.

2) List your top three favorite TV shows.


 - The Mighty Boosh, Mad Men, IT Crowd

3) Would you rather be in pictures or take them?


- Most definitely take them!

4) Why do you blog?


- I like to document pretty much everything. So, why not share it?

5) Share five websites that you visit regularly.

- Facebook, livejournal, tumblr, netflix, gmail.

6) If you could have lunch with one person from your Twitter list who would it be?

- Any of them, honestly. I am desperate for social interaction.

7) List a few of your favorite snacks.


Chips & Salsa, Salads, Cashews, Mini Oreos, Freezepops

8 ) Do you have a pet?

Yes. Two dogs. Oscar, a miniature schnauzer & Ziggy, a West Highland White Terrier (Westie).

9) Which three material possessions would you struggle to live without?


- My glasses, phone, & camera.

10) What’s your favorite drink?


- Water.

11) Do you enjoy cooking?


- Yes it is one of my favorite things to do!

12) Do you have children?

- Yes, see question #8.

13) What are your favorite hobbies?


Reading, drawing, writing, photography, traveling, beer drinking, video games, board games.

14) Would you consider yourself to be shy or outgoing?


- Definitely shy. I thank my social anxiety for that.

15) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?


- See question #14.

16) Who is your favorite actor/actress?


- I don’t really have one.

17) What’s the coolest thing you’ve done this week?


- Let me get back to you on that one.

18) Do you live near your family or far from them?


- I live pretty far away. About an 8 hour drive.

19) List three of your talents.


- Cooking & baking, Good listener, procrastinating.

20) What is your greatest attribute?


- I don’t know, you tell me?

I recently acquired a Kindle for Christmas and wheee access to a bajillion books! So, I’ve read a few things, but this week I have been reading The Hunger Games series. I am on book 3 of 3, and I will say the first book is OMG good, the second is Ok, and I have no opinion of the third as I just started reading it yesterday. I should finish it up in the next couple of days since they are pretty quick reads.

Any book suggestions?

Anthony Green ft. Chino Moreno – Right Outside.

Anthony just released his new album, Beautiful Things, and this is one of my favorite songs.

Its been awhile since I’ve talked about it and since today marks week 10 of having it, I decided to make a video. Sorry for the not so good quality, but I don’t have a stand for my phone so I have to use my iMac. Oh well, next time.

Hope everyone is having a good start to their week.

Meet Ziggy. He is the newest addition to our little family thing that we’ve got going on over here. I have been wanting a new puppy for awhile and I finally convinced James to let me have one. So, I have been on a mission to find the right dog that both James and I could compromise on. I really wanted a ‘smoosh-faced’ type of dog, but James hates those, so I had to compromise with him and picked something just as cute. I originally wanted to adopt, but a lot of the shelters only had bigger dogs and since we don’t have a fenced yard, we can’t have that right now.

Ziggy is a West Highland White Terrier aka Westie. He is about 12 weeks old and one cute fluff ball. We went and picked him up Monday night from a breeder about an hour away. It was love at first sight. We took him home and let Oscar and him get acquainted which originally was pretty much awful. Oscar just did not like him at first, but he is coming around and they seem to be getting along just fine for the most part.

But yea, I feel like my little family is complete now. I can’t wait to watch him grow up.

My latest obsession is tea. The only tea I’ve known prior to a few months ago was just plain sweet tea, what I grew up on down south. When I came down with Bell’s Palsy I read that drinking ginger tea is helpful in relaxing facial muscles. So, I gave it a shot and that is how I became hooked.

It started with the ginger tea I picked up at the grocery store and the next thing you know everytime we went to the store, I was picking up a new type of tea. Since I was really getting into it, I had to learn how to do things proper. Yea, I researched proper tea makings! So what.

Eventually, I wanted a proper tea pot and that is what I got along with some amazeball expensive chai tea that has changed my tea drinking experience completely. Fair warning, Teavana is a dangerous place! I can’t wait to go back and pick out a few more different types of teas, though. Excitement.

What are you favorite types of tea?

A few weeks ago, I went and got yet another tattoo. I was pretty thrilled about the idea because its only been two years since I’ve had proper ink time. I do not include the 10 minutes it took to get my 13 dollar tattoo a year and a half ago. That was just filler!

Anywho, I have been wanting to get a panda for quite sometime. I am kinda obligated to get a panda tattooed onto me, it has only been my online alias for a bajillion years. Don’t forget my obsession that I’ve had with the cute (and not so cuddly) bears for the past 10 years. I had it coming.

I shared a blurry iphone picture on Facebook a few hours after I got it, but I haven’t really written about it or anything. But really, I don’t talk about my tattoos too often, not unless I know you well enough. I feel violated when a stranger pokes and prods me about them, but I guess I did sign up for that.

I flew down (Thanks, Delta, for effin up so I could get a really cheap flight!) south and was there for a day, got my ink, and flew back home the next day. It was pretty much a whirlwind trip that I enjoyed. I didn’t even take much luggage and what I did take, I just left there for me to pick up when I drove down the next week for the holidays.

I ended up getting it bigger than I pictured in  my head, but I am ok with that. The bigger, the better. Right? It took about 3.5 hours total. The pain was alright, except for a couple of tender areas. Other than that, all good in the neighborhood. Oh yea, it was a christmas gift from my parents. Sweet deal.

I am pretty happy and can’t wait for summer when I can show it off.