puppy warriors and scrabble art

Bruno: Spartans, prepare for glory!

Chaco: All of my life I have lived by a code and the code is simple: honor the gods, love your woman - and defend your country. Troy is mother to us all. Fight for her!

this morning, my dogs decided to play ancient battles to wake me up, but i think they may have been a little confused.(that's what happens when you just don't read the book and you just watch the movies). bruno was quoting from 300 and chaco from troy. 

so i got out of bed because i knew if i didn't they'd want me to be the adversary, and i was not in the mood to be toppled and conquered.

i made my way to the kitchen and tried a piece of the honeydew melon that has been dehydrating-umm..new favorite!!
then i turned the tv on and found Animal Planet. don't judge.
"that chicken has a big nose," said the guy on it's me or the dog. the guy victoria is trying to help seems like a bit of an idiot (nice enough, but one of the first white rappers still trying to act like he's 20 even though he's like 40 now).
i think victoria is a genius! forget the 'dog-whisperer,' she's the real deal.  i record all of the shows, and sometimes i'll put it on in the background and watch for tips in training. but today is interesting because she had the most eccentric couple. she had a lady come in with a chicken and a clicker to teach them how to train. that was bizarre, then they sprung a surprise on her, not only did they have 4 dogs, they also had an itty bitty micro potbelly pig and they wanted her to teach them to train the pig! (just seeing the word potbelly makes me want to go get a toasted sandwich!)

every time i watch it, i know i need to get out the treats and the clicker and do some clicker training!

i mentioned in a previous post that i went to the art festival and i saw some things i really liked there; so today i  decided to try to make something similar. someone had these cute little scrabble pieces made into jewelry. well, i decided to take a piece and try it. only i didn't get the hardware to screw into it to make it into a necklace...i may need to get some before i send it to one of my friends. 

i found the coolest scrabble board and pieces at a thrift shop.

s for shea because...

shea likes pirates! i cut a sticker i use for the boys in my class to fit the back side of the scrabble piece.

i've been experimenting with GOLDEN mediums in painting because they create some neat effects

remember this is all an experiment-i put a thick coat of the gloss in hopes that it would dry up and give a glass-like texture

and it did!! ahoy thar matey!! you can kinda' see the glimmery glare (that's what i was trying to capture anyway)

shea, it's not in the mail yet because i need your new address, but you know it will be! i have to find a funny card first.

hmm..i've decided (about 3 months ago and still haven't done it) that i need to get my bikes back into riding condition and start riding so that i can get in shape. i'd say so i can save on gas, but let's be real...the places i drive my car to are for a reason-i don't see myself riding my bike to bed bath and beyond and hauling things across the neighborhood on my bike..or groceries, or...you get the picture. i live so close to everything that i really don't go through much fuel just going to the store.

speaking of getting back in shape...a friend of mine from school shared a website that allows one to download a special mix with cues on when to go faster and slower-very cool. i downloaded it. it's called pod runner, check it out here dj steveboy...i know, but it is supposed to help you go from 0-5k in 9 weeks. the problem is it says to do the first session 3 times in the 1st week. i thought it was session one, one time for the first 3 weeks...ok, seriously, i did the first day, and my shins hurt a little, so i didn't get back to it, but i am going to this afternoon. i do plan to get back on track. 

so, unless anything else amazing happens today, have a great time psyching yourself up for tomorrow!

julie