Meet in the middle

IMG_1250, originally uploaded by alycialeanne.

Whenever one of us is upstairs and the other is downstairs, cyrus sits on the stairs....a happy medium between his two people.

in case anyone is even wondering

i havent been posting because i'm working the late shift at work and there is literally nothing to take a picture of when i get home. sure, i can take one before work, but i'm too lazy and becoming uninspired.

this may turn into a picture-of-the-week blog after this....its becoming too much work.

71/365: Behind the complex

Behind the apt complex is this dirt path with pine needles. It's a creepy place to me because i swear i saw a homeless person come out from under the bridge near by one morning. and it took me by surprise because of the early hour and the way they looked.

Anyway, cyrus likes to do his "business" here so i played around with the ISO on my camera and got this blurry motion shot of the cars going by.

70/365: More patio garden additions

I'm sorry, i really am. I can no longer boast about posting a picture every day because i missed yesterday, day #69 :( I worked the late shift, came home at 10, ate dinner and had to go to bed right away because i worked the early shift today at 7:30. So i really didn't have any time, or motivation, to take a picture of the day and I am disappointed in myself. It's only three months in and it's proving to be hard already. But the cool thing, or depressing thing actually, was that the moon that was out when i drove home from work last night, was still out when i drove back to work this morning :/

So here is my new window box. I wanted some color instead of greens only, but I'm pretty sure i will end up killing them. Color = kill. I have better luck with just green viney plants. But we'll see...

68/365: California Academy of Sciences

So for my birthday today, Bri took me to the California Academy of Sciences which is this really cool new aquarium/science museum type place in San Francisco. These are my favorite shots of the cutest little creatures that live there. It's a pretty fun place.

67/365: Second break-in, second sterio gone

But this time, it wasn't at our apt complex and they broke the window to get at it because the doors were locked.

So after 40 minutes of dust busting the broken glass out...

we have a nice new plastic bag as a window. The Snowbird bag is from Bri's snowboarding trip where the car was broken in to. It makes it all kinda funny in an odd, pissed the f*ck off kinda way...

There is no way we will be able to sell this piece of crap now. Once I start working, it's off to being donated so we can get a tax write off. Boy, what I would love to do to the bastards' car who did this to mine.

66/365: Some new plants

I am becoming obsessed with plants. Last weekend, Osh had a buy one get one sale on hanging plants so I got two of those which are on the deck, and I also got the 4" fern in the background, but I liked the way this macro zoom came out on the jade plant.

I still have a window box to fill but I'm not sure what i want to put in it yet. I like my plants to stay green or colorful all year round and with flowers, they usually die on me or never bloom again so I want to stay away from that disappointment waiting to happen. Any ideas?

65/365: My favorite strip of apartment sidewalk.

For some reason, every time I make the turn to go down this strip of sidewalk, it makes me happy. Like something inside me is very pleased. I think it's the aesthetics of it...like with the way the light falls, the tallness of the buildings, and the greeness of the grass. It is very pleasing to the eye and makes me happy for a while.

64/365: Nothing worth blogging...

but i need to post a pic so....

i guess i am just surprised that the apartment, that was cleaned 4 days ago, is still neat.

maybe that is because bri is in utah for the week snowboarding hehe.

63/365: Day off

I love my days off and I did absolutely nothing. It was perfect ...well i ran the dishwasher. Then i took a nap because I wasn't feeling too well. Now I feel better and will probably take this baby out for a walk before the rain starts again. His face is made for taking pictures :)

62/365: Droplets

I love my mega zoom function. I get so happy to see how clear an image i can get at such a close mag.

Still raining, but warm at least. Better than all the snow my fam is getting in NY. I'll take rain over snow any day!

61/365: Forcing myself to study

I can't believe no one wants a free necklace..... :(

Anyway, I had to force myself to study tonight for a big test tomorrow because it is so incredibly boring. The goal was to study from 5 until 8, which is when the Bachelor is on but it's only 7:20 and I can't stand to look at another book already. Guess I'm calling it an early night...

60/365: Watercolor sky

It's been raining all day and the sky looks angry and beautiful all at once.

Glass Tile Necklace Giveaway!

I want to try something fun so I thought I'd have my very first giveaway! The prize will be one of my glass tile necklaces.

Info about my tile necklaces:
Each glass tile measures 7/8'' and is sealed with a high-gloss finish on the back. The back contains a color coordinated paper to match the design on the front. A small sterling silver plated Aanraku Bail is attached to the tile and will come on an 18'' nickel plated ball chain.

Here are the rules:
1) Become a follower of this blog.
2) Link back to this blog entry in your blog to spread the word.
3) Leave a comment here telling me you did so with a contact email address so I can notify the winner :)

Contest will end at 11:59pm March 31st. Entrants will be assigned a # in the order their comment was received. Winner will be chosen using random.org and will be announced April 1st.

Good luck!

59/365: Bath time!

Lately, Cyrus has been smelling like dog (aka Frito feet) so i gave him a bath today. He has always been good in the bath tub. Only once has he tried to jump out. He usually just gives in and lets me do what I have to do because he realizes that warm water plus a massage feels good, as you can see by the dopey look on his face.

Afterwords, to help with the dry off process, Cyrus proceeds to do about 10 full speed, tail tucked, laps around the living room which cracks me up everytime.

58/365: Wine rack full!

BevMo's one cent sale = Full wine rack

well it would be full if we took off the top shelf and had only the bottom 4 spaces. but that would just take up too little space on the already teeny counter top.

57/365: Warm colors

It's been pretty warm and sunny out the last two days or so and I love the color that the sun at this time of day casts into the apartment. It's a very warm yellow color.

Today was a pretty easy day. Floor till 1, class till 3:30, home by 4:15. Now I'm catching up on tiVo recordings until american idol :)

56/365: Weekend craft project

Well, I would have done it tonight if i didn't have to study sectional anatomy. Or watch American Idol. Now I have to wait :) and so do you.

*cheesy

55/365: Violating Mr. Bones

I grumpily arrived early to work this morning and decided to stick an empty bag of pretzels in the skeleton's mouth. In doing so, I felt completely happy and devious.

54/365: This is me tonight

First day back at the big house and I'm already overworked and dead. I don't even wanna hear "oh, well welcome to the life of a tech" one more time or i'll shin kick the ass who is telling it to me. And please don't touch me, let alone slap the back of my head. I don't know you. Not cool.

Sore heels, knees, chest and back. I'm over it.

17 weeks.

UPDATE from post #48: The go away mat....it didnt work. Just got our first solicitors with it. Bastards.

53/365: Trying my hand at card making.

I've probably only made three cards that I ever gave out to people but I think this one looks pretty cute. I cut out my own bird template, drew on the little tails and feet with a glitter pall point pen, and the stickers are made of velum.

Anyway, I've been waiting all week for an order from Etsy, which was lost in the mail and the seller is being more than kind with sending me another package. I would probably be having more fun on this rainy day putting together what I ordered, but I can't tell what it is because it is a surprise for someone who reads this blog :)

52/365: We must be the meanest pug owners ever

Don't let his little stunt fool you. He hasn't been neglected. He hasn't been abused or yelled at. He can possibly be the most spoiled pug alive. He is waiting to eat.

Yes, this is Cyrus' way of letting us know that it is time for his second breakfast of the day. It usually starts around 5pm even though we don't feed him until his NORMAL dinner time which is 6:30 or 7:00.

And it's sad and pathetic and he knows it works most of the time, because once he is sitting around like this, it tugs on our heartstrings so we have to get up and do just what he intended all along.

51/365: I Love Him

I am the luckiest girl alive to have this boy in my life.

That is all :)

50/365: Just me today

I really didn't do anything today. I was so unproductive, even in class, that I had nothing to take a picture of but myself.

Lately I've been feeling very annoyed with school. I wish we would stop having new classes and just start reviewing for the registry. Focus on one thing instead of 9. There are only 18 weeks left and I am just over learning new information. My brain is full. It has reached capacity. It's ready to blow! I'm really ready for this to be over.

I miss my family, I miss my free time, I miss making my own money, I miss NOT being lazy and I miss my in-shape body. I'm disorganized, I'm slipping into my "I don't give a f*ck" mode and what's bad is I don't care.

I know everything will be alright in the end. It usually is...

especially if I can get a fairly decent haircut :)

49/365: Let there be sun!

After a what feels like a solid week of rain, we had a break in the weather and it's actually pretty nice out, so Cyrus went on the deck to take advantage of it. I saw him out there so I brought out his old fleece bed that I made and he made himself comfortable.

I don't know what he was doing with that silly face of his, I always seem to catch him doing something funny. But he looks like he is talking and I caught him mid-sentence.

48/365: It's how I feel

I got this today from kitchenkapers.com and i love it.

Hopefully it will work.

47/365: The best white wine, Oyster Bay

I find that my taste in certain things have changed over the years, especially with alcohol. Actually, I suppose you can call me a wine snob, with the frequent trips we take to nearby wineries, etc. though I'm probably more of a beer snob (that's a whole different post).

But anyway, this white wine is delicious. We first had it at our favorite fondue restaurant and when we saw it in the store we bought it right away. These two bottles kept us company this weekend.

Is it bad that I am actually thirsty for it? hehe

46/365: Candy Love

I don't care if its bad for your teeth, or what it may do to your arteries. If it's sweet and delicious, and if I'm bored and its raining out, I'm going to eat it.

45/365: <3

From my valentine :)

44/365: Walking the poog

I know that whenever I am stuck on an idea for this 365 project, I can always count on cyrus. We were out on a walk and it started raining, so I think the reason he is twisting around like that licking his lips is because he felt the rain drops on his back.

Or maybe he is just any other psycho pug.

43/365: Another drive by shooting

The sky all day today was looking like mother nature was about to throw up on us. This was a pic from the drive into work this morning. But on the way home, the sky was much darker. The kind of dark that makes the green tree leaves look like they are flipped upside down with that silvery green color. I enjoy that look.

Please Sign This!

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42/365: Long lunch break

Today the xray tube for the clinic broke and smelled of smoke so we had to turn a few patients away until it got fixed. But because of the down time, I got to take an extra long lunch break so I snapped a few shots from the roof of the parking garage and this one was taken with my super zoom. Personally, I think it's a pretty cool looking shot :)

In case you can't read it, it says:

"South San Francisco, The Industrial City"

41/365: Is this really necessary?

I ordered some beads from oriental trading with the only reason being because i had a free 10$ coupon. What girl can resist a deal like that? So I basically only paid for shipping.

Well, i wonder why i had to pay 6$ for shipping. Look at how damn big that box is! And only for those two tiny little bead packages. WTF oriental trading, you're a trip.

40/365: Who says this?

A crazy old-fashioned person maybe lol.
And what would there even be to steal in an old ass out-patient clinic? Maybe they can use their super strength to up and steal the x-ray machine. Or maybe they want to do away with the stool samples from the lab.

Either way, this sign made me laugh today during this boring, everything-is-going-wrong kinda day.

39/365: Dog Toys

Cyrus has a whole basket full (more of a heaping overflow) of dog toys which he gets to rummage through whenever he is bored and picks one (or 6) out to play with. These plush ones seem to be his favorites, especially the yellow pineapple in the back. And because these are his favorites, I have to sew up the holes he has created in them numerous times because he will lick them to death and try to decapitate them. But for only being worth about 4$ each, they lasted pretty long, especially that pineapple. He's had that pineapple for about 4 years now, since he was a puppy, and he just finally now managed to rip a tiny hole in it which i had to sew or he would eat all the stuffing out. When i finally gave him his pineapple back, he didn't even recognize it at first because its been a long time since i took it away to sew. I guess he's not as that attached as I thought. In a dog's mind if it's out of sight, it's out of mind lol

38/365: Random Hike (and 2 for 1 pics today!)

We were going to go to Berkley for a few hours today, but I was feeling sick and really tired so we turned around and on the way back we stopped at this park off the freeway to make our little trip worth the 4$ we paid for the toll.

There was this cute little barn and a bunch of what i think were prairie dogs running around. It was really cute and I'm happy the weather is so nice again :)

And because those little prairie dogs were so stinkin cute, I'm posting two pictures for the day!

37/365: Still raining.

I's been raining the last few days and I am loving it. Didn't do much today, just relaxed at home and went to a matinee to see Taken. It's a good movie, but parts of it made me feel sick to my stomach. I won't spoil it though, but I left there feeling kinda depressed. And I definitely will be thinking twice about letting my future kid go to Europe alone lol