Baby, it's cold outside!

Warm up any way you can.

Only this could rescue my morning

I feel gross, y'all!  But if I suddenly got some coffee delivered from this dapper pup, I'd feel immensely better.

Via Buzzfeed.

An anniversary

A year ago today, I stopped smoking.  It was rather by accident.  I went to bed a smoker, and woke up the next day assuming I'd be a smoker indefinitely.  But that day I was not feeling well, and went to bed early, having had zero smokes.  That night I had two seizures and woke up in the hospital.  Because the doctors had no idea what caused the seizures (and indeed, never figured out why it happened), they told me not to drink or smoke for six weeks.  And at the end of that six weeks, I thought - why not just keep not smoking?

In many ways, I loved smoking.  The physical act of lifting the cigarette to my lips, of inhaling and exhaling, was so satisfying to me.  The social nature of smoking with someone was so appealing.  And, as embarrassing as this to admit, the whole reason I started smoking in the first place was to be a rebel, and a badass, and break the rules - and as someone who is now a boring old office drone married lady, I liked that connection with my more wild days.

But there was also a big part of me that hated smoking.  I like to think of myself as an intelligent person, and every single day I was making the really stupid decision to endanger my health.  I was disappointing my parents, the people whose approval I most want, which made me deeply ashamed.  And as the years passed, I realized that this habit I was holding onto, something I started to try to make myself seem more adult and independent, was in fact wildly immature - and it was time to grow the fuck up.

It wasn't easy, especially at first.  I'd be lying if I said I don't still miss it sometimes.  I don't know if I would have had the strength to quit if a health scare hadn't provided the impetus.  But it did, and I'm proud of myself, and I hope that I'll never go back.

THE END!  Here's a pic of a corgi.  He doesn't smoke either.

A quick update

I've got a long post in my brain space about this magical wedding I attended recently, and reflections on life, and friendships, and other stuff, but I've also got a lot of other things taking up real estate in my brain space that are making me look like THIS:

Too many things!  They are getting me down.

But on the brighter side, I live in a gorgeous city, and it's starting to be fall and it's really lovely.  Here is a corgi who lives here too, and is also finding joy in these changing days:

So, there's plenty to smile about!

OMG Y'ALL. CORGI CAM.

For an entire week now, there has been a livestream Corgi Cam on the internet and I didn't know about it.  This is just so wrong on so many levels.  How did I not hear about this on my long journey across the internets?  How did no one TELL me that this existed?  How did I not just sense that there were corgi pups being broadcast 24/7? 

I could ask these difficult questions all day and get nowhere, so I'll just share this marvelous, magical Corgi Cam with you all now.



Talk about a hump day treat! 

Good endorsement, or the best endorsement?

Y'all, let's just go ahead and shut this thing down.  He just won.

Woohoo!  Corgis for Obama! 

Royals know how to have fun

Here is a photo of a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne, hanging out at the beach with a smiling corgi friend.

Good times! 

I need to have a party immediately

...solely so I can use THIS for the invitation:

So good!  Many more corgi gems, here. 

Corgi butts

Comedian Paul Scheer recently Tweeted a photo of the best bumper sticker ever, with the caption "Really?! How big is the market for this bumper sticker?"

The answer to your query, Mr. Scheer, is VERY BIG INDEED.

I can see!

I went to the eye doctor this morning for the first time in probably 2 years.  Turns out, my eyes have gotten significantly worse in that time, and I got a new prescription for glasses and contacts.

Here is what I was like before:

Here's what I was like in the office, after they slapped in the stronger suckers:

But then I walked outside, and everything was just so sharp and crisp and WAY TOO REAL.  It's very overwhelming.  So now I'm kind of like this in reaction to everything:



And that's the story of my trip to the optometrist.

A photo of a smiling fluffy corgi puppy

This seemed like as good a way as any to start off a Friday.

True story: I was walking home past the dog park and saw the cutest corgi, and said "Hello, Mister Corgi!" through the fence and he smiled at me and then took a massive crap and even with waste coming out the back of him he was still freaking adorable.  These are truly remarkable animals.  

Pick me up from Pete

Pete heard through the grapevine (kidding, it was from me, cause I was whining) that I was down, so he sent me a link to this great post called LAWYER DOG!

Thanks, Pete!  A corgi lawyer was just what this Monday afternoon needed.  More Lawyer Dog gems, here.

Clean up!

This nice corgi is doing a great job of sprucing himself up for spring!



Sydney sent me this, naturally.  If it's a great dog video or pic, Syd is gonna find it!

Y'all will never believe this

In addition to loving everything else, corgis also love birthdays!


I also love birthdays, and I pretty much looked just like that last night at my birthday celebration with my mother-in-law and her new/old boyfriend (that's a tale I must tell you all in a separate post, as it's a good one!).


Corgis love to celebrate with friends! I'm going to do that myself this weekend, and can't wait.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! And to any and all corgis celebrating a birthday today!

Baby in a corgi hat with corgi friend

This is the luckiest baby.


Just FYI, it's my birthday tomorrow in case anyone wants to get me my own corgi hat!

Corgi clevage

Is this disturbing, or cute?


Even I am having a difficult time with this one.

Via Best Week Ever

Happy corgis!

My week was made recently when Leah sent me one of the most heartwarming internet photo roundups I've ever seen: Buzzfeed's '40 Things That Make Corgis Happy.' Just look at these sweet, smiling pups having a great time and try not to feel uplifted! Here are but a few highlights:

Corgis love mail! I can really relate to this one - in this day and age, getting real mail is a delight.


Corgis love riding in cars with pals! This one was Syd's fave.


Corgis love eating peanut butter! I, too, love peanut butter, particularly right out of the jar.


And finally, corgis love tractors! I'm from the country so obviously I love tractors too.


In conclusion, corgis continue to be the absolute best.

Corgi news!

Two small pieces of corgi news for you, dear readers. Buzzfeed has just posted a video of some confused corgi puppies. It is very, very good:



My pal Marla has a corgi (lucky lady!!!!!), and he recently participated in an all-corgi holiday parade! CAN YOU IMAGINE?!?!?!


What a world!

Happy Halloween!

Get a cute costume.



And don't drink too much!

My first corgi

Anyone of my seven readers could testify to the fact that I love a corgi. The first corgi I ever met - indeed, the first one I'd ever seen or even heard of - was Ted, the dog of my dear high school friend Gordon. Ted was basically happiness in a fur covered body and stumpy ass legs, and I adored him instantly. But, as happens sometimes despite the best of intentions, Gordon and I largely lost touch for a while, and that of course meant no more Ted in my life. As we progressed through college, a number of my friends suffered the loss of their childhood pets, and one day it occured to me - Holy crap, Ted must be dead!!

Well it delights me to tell you all that Ted is NOT dead! Ted, it turns out, is alive and thriving and living in Knoxville, TN. He has a lovely life with Gordon's mom and dad and they take him on all kinds of very fun trips. Gordon sent me a photo of Ted just the other day:


LOVE YOU TED!!

Fun fact - Gordon also has a pet hedgehog named Hoggie Bear. I thought it would be gross but it is adorable. He has two cats as well, but who cares about those.