I had a pretty good weekend.  It was pretty productive.  I think I could have gotten a lot more work related tasks completed, but I find there’s just not enough time to do everything.  I figure if I can get the majority of what I want done on the weekend, it’s starts me off on the right foot for a productive week.  Lazy weekends always start off lazy weeks for me.  I’m not sure what that is, but it seems like it’s been pretty true over the last few weeks.

I think also there’s been some changes in my life and I’m just now fully getting back into routine.  I felt like I lost some of the dedication to my responsibilities, but maybe I just took on a lot of responsibilities in a short period of time.  I’m getting used to the adjustment now and hopefully I can continue to be as productive as I once was.

Even getting up early is a chore for me.  I’ve been doing it for such a long time, I’m not really sure why it’s so difficult now.  I guess I’m getting older and I’m getting tired faster.  I also think my laziness has a lot to do with it.  If I feel like I’m not as lazy, I know I’m more productive, but more than that when I’m in a lazy state I don’t even have the energy to get stuff done.

Well we’ll see what happens this week.  So far so good, but it’s only Monday.

I got a chance to go to Santa Barbara last weekend for my old roomate Kenn’s going away BBQ.  I had a good time.  I don’t really get a chance to go to Santa Barbara anymore so it was nice to make a trip down there and the weather was pretty nice.

It was also the first time I got to take the dogs to the beach.  Even though Adam had a broken leg and I had to carry him around a lot, it didn’t get him down.  I could tell it was nice for the dogs to get out and be somewhere besides the house.

I was also nice for me to go away for the weekend.  I feel like I’ve been traveling less and less and trying to spend more time taking care of business at home.

I don’t have any photos from the trip, but if anyone sends me some I’ll post a link.

I got the dogs a new bed this past weekend and I thought I would upload some updated photos of them as well.  They seem to be getting a long pretty well with the cats and are pretty used to their new home now.  They are quite a bit bigger than when I first got them, but that is expected.

The potty training still needs some work, but they are getting better.  I will be enrolling them in puppy training soon so that will be pretty interesting for both me and the dogs.

Other than that I don’t really have any more really interested news.  They should be getting their last set of shots in the near future and then I can take them out more often.  They are doing a pretty good job getting along with people and other animals when they do come in contact.

I’m sure I’ll have more news in the future, but that’s all for now.  I should be getting back to work anyway.

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I saw a link to this article on Times Online and I started thinking could I live off a raw food diet?  Over the last couple years for the most part cut out red meat and pork from my diet and try to be more conscious in what I throw in my body.  I’ve cheating on the diet at times, but I figure I used to eat a lot of unhealthy things all the time and if I do it once in a while it’s probably okay.  I’m not on the diet to lose weight, just be healthier.  I’ve definately cut back quite a bit and I don’t know if I am healthier, but I feel healthier and I’ve had a lot better scores during my physicals.

I just don’t think I could do a raw food diet.  I think I would always desire other foods and when I go out to eat I wouldn’t choose the raw food dish.  When they say raw food diet it states that it’s a vegan style diet.  I think I may be able to get away with that and say raw fish.  I may be able to do that, but then again I usually like eating the sushi with rice.

I think cutting back and eating what I eat now has been a pretty big struggle.  I think I was able to sacrifice some things, but still able to enjoy others.  In the raw food diet to me it seems like I’d be sacraficing almost everything.  I guess right now in my life that’s not something I’m willing to try.  That may change in the future though.

I took the puppies to the vet today.  I probably should have brought the dogs and the cats, but I figured I should take care of the dogs first then bring the cats in later.  Having dogs can get pretty expensive.  I knew when I adopted them they would be and I guess I have to pay double what I usually do since I have two of them.  I figure after the initial payments in the first year for adoption, vet fees, and obedience classes the fees will get smaller and smaller as time goes on.  I’ll only have to bring the animals in once a year and I’ll just have to worry about food for them.

On top of the fees having young animals is a lot of work.  Lots of training.  Lots of carpet cleaning, etc.  In the end it’s definitely worth it and I’m glad I’m taking on the task.  I think it’s also easier on me since my work load isn’t has heavy as it has been in the last few months.  I’m pretty happy with them an I enjoy the companionship.  All four of them.  I’ve gotten a lot of positive comments about my animals and for right now I’m glad that they are all healthy.

I thought about it overnight and figured I should have adopted Alex’s brother.  I decided that if no one had adopted him yesterday that I would go ahead and adopt him today.  I’m sure I’ll have my work cut out for me in the next few weeks, but I consider myself a responsible person and I’m sure I can handle it.  I wouldn’t have done it otherwise if I didn’t think so.  Naming Alex was easy, but I’m not sure what I will name the new dog.  I’m leaning toward Adam (which is my friend Dogg brother’s name).  That would be too funny, but I’m not sure yet.  As of right now the dog’s name is unknown.

Alex seems to be much happier now that she is reunited with her brother.  The people from Delta paws said the brother was whining the whole way home and into the night after he was separated from her sister last night.  Now that they are together, they seem very energetic and hopefully it’s not too much for me. Read the rest of this entry »

I went over to PetSmart yesterday to pick up supplies for my cats.  I walked in looking for cat litter and left adopting a puppy.  I guess it wasn’t too much of a spontaneous purchase.  I had been thinking about getting a dog for a long time.  Also, since I work at home, I could have gone on any day, but instead I always decide to go to the pet store on adoption day.  They had quite a few dogs and cats and I think about two or three organization were represented there that day.  There were a few puppies and lots of kittens.  I figured since I already had two cats I probably shouldn’t even think about adopting anymore kittens.  There were two puppies that I saw, Fifi and Rascal.  I decided to start the adoption process for Fifi.

I changed Fifi’s name to Alex.  I had a buddy in college that we call Dogg and I told him if I ever got a dog I would name him Alex, which is Dogg’s real name.  I bought a lot of supplies at Petsmart both for my cats and the new dog.  I’m an ideal candidate for adopting pets.  I have a large area and work from home so I can spend all day with my animals.  I was adopting her from the Delta Paws organization.  Later that day they did a brief home inspection and delivered the puppy. Read the rest of this entry »

I got a chance to take a tour of Alcatraz with my buddy Dogg and a couple of other people.  I hadn’t gone for a long time so it was pretty cool going out there and checking it out.  You pay for a ticket and that includes admission and a ferry that leaves from Pier 33 which takes you to Alcatraz Island.  The weather was pretty overcast which was surprising since it had been really hot and sunny all week.

The ferry ride takes about 20 minutes or so and you can take some great pictures of San Francisco from the boat.  When you set foot on the island there is a small bookstore and a brief introduction about the island.  They offer guided tours at certain time intervals and also an audio tour which I think most people take.  As you can see from my photo, there are quite a few people on the island to explore.  We decided to take the audio tour which lasts about 2 to 3 hours depending on how fast your move through different sections and if you decide to pause the audio at times. Read the rest of this entry »

I like living my life well organized and to a schedule.  I feel like I’m more productive in whatever tasks I try to accomplish in a day.  As I’ve written before when I get into a routine things seem to happen much more smoothly than if I try to do something without a plan.  I always feel like I’ve wasted time if I haven’t used my time productively.  I guess I’m not a real believer in “free time” since I’m always making an attempt to always be doing something.  When it comes to planning trips, this is no different. Read the rest of this entry »

I went over to my local AT&T store today to pick up a Jawbone 2.  I figured while I was there I would ask if they had any information on the new iPhone.  I had a good feeling that no one would know about it since Apple is so secretive about their products until they are launched.  They said they knew nothing, but they were running short of supply of the current model.  For those interested, the Jawbone seems to work pretty well and you can check out my full review here.