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Why Having a Real Job is A Good Thing…

maya — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:19:27 +0000

…or you might end up doing stuff like this. And photographing it.

Note: My mom got me that Brooke Shields doll when I was a kid because she heard they’d be collectors items. Up until a few weeks ago, I’d resisted the urge to open the box and decrease the value…but recently I figured, what the hell? You’re only 33 once! And, by the way, I once saw Brooke Shields in a restaurant in NYC…I went up and told her I had this doll. She said, “I hate that doll. When I was in college, I’d come home and find my roomates had hung it by a little noose. They thought it was hilarious.” She was pretty cool.

Bulldog In Hat

maya — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:10:22 +0000

The thing with the hat (which I bought for Matlida, of course)…for the first minute, Matilda hates it and tries to scrape it off her head…then she forgets she’s wearing it for the next couple of hours.

Bulldogs = adorable, but not brilliant

How to Pick Up Chicks in Brooklyn

maya — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:10:02 +0000

Bring your adorable beer-swilling pugs to the bar. *

*I do not condone alcohol usage amongst pugs.

we have the same expression

Matilda and Butch

maya — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:20:47 +0000

My parent’s dog, Butch. He’s a durley – a word coined by Margaret Reynolds (see Trio of Tricks) as (loving) slang for elderly:

Matilda:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Dog Selling T-Shirts, I Heart U

maya — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:53:10 +0000

You remember that dog who sold t-shirts in Union Square? Here is the video I posted on May 19th:

Click here to view the embedded video.

And here is the response I got on YouTube:

Click here to view the embedded video.

I gotta say…maybe they are on to something. Might wanna check it out. I mean, who knows?

PS I’m gonna be by for a new t-shirt someday soon. I’ll be really sad if you aren’t wearing the dog outfit. But even without it, you’ll always be the dog who sells t-shirts to me.