My blog project for 2009 was a failure. There was a stretch where I couldn't keep up with it. When I finally realized it was slipping, such a long time had elapsed that the whole point of why I was doing it was rendered moot. I was reminded several times that it was slipping, but there always seemed something else more important to be done. So here I go to start again.
I didn't drink all that much last night. I had a couple of beers and a nice pull of 1792 to ring in the New Year. I slept good and woke up this morning to take Angela to the park. For those who don't know, Angela is my 16 week German Shepherd puppy. This was her 4th trip to the park, and today she did a lot better than her third trip. The 3rd trip was a result of her second trip. The dog park has 2 areas, one for all dogs, and another that is limited to dogs that weigh 25 pounds or less. Well, with Angela still being a puppy I took her to the small dog area on her first trip. She seemed to do okay there as she explored a little bit, went up to meet some other dogs, and went up to other people. On our 2nd trip I decided to take her to the general area for a little bit, but she got really scared of some of the bigger dogs. On her 3rd trip she wouldn't leave my side at all, and we stayed in the small dog area the whole time. Today, however, she started leaving my side for short periods of time and going up to other dogs. I took her back into the general area, and she did the same thing. I think I may be turning a corner in her socialization. Now we just need to work some more on her obedience.
I was rather surprised that the malls and some stores were open today. On New Year's Days past the stores were never open. I'm wondering if the retailers are just desperate to clear out their Christmas inventories. So, I braved the mall with my wife. The Macy's Men's Department looked like post-Ike Houston. They were having a big denim sale, but most of the jeans on sale were trendy styles. I can't stand most trendy jeans, and had to go to another store to find a pair of non-trendy jeans on sale. New jeans in hand we went to get some Chinese food.
It was on our way from the restaurant that my wife suddenly remembered that we had been invited to a birthday party for a friend of a friend. Of course, we both have full bellies but we went on to the party anyway. I don't know why I go to these parties. I don't speak Tagalog, so at these Filipino parties I tend to get bored very quickly. It's hard to get in on a conversation so I'm usually waiting for someone to talk to me. And with people I don't know, it can be hard for me to just come out and introduce myself. Oh well, I got through 90 minutes of it before I used the 'we need to take care of the dogs' excuse. I knew these dogs were good for more than security and companionship :-D.
After leaving I attempted to go see Avatar, but was too late for any of the showings. After getting home I tried to find some cheap tickets to the Texans/Patriots game, but no luck there.
There was my day in a nutshell. I didn't do all that much in the way of thinking today except for dealing with Angela at the park and trying to look at different studio lighting solutions. At this point I'm going to sign out for the evening and get some sleep.
Goodnight, everyone.
A nice bourbon to ring in the New Year
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