So today I realized at around 5pm that I hadn’t showered since Sunday (today is Tuesday) and I was full of filth. Luckily I don’t get out that much so I can’t get too dirty, but still it was gross. I thought, why not take photos of this filth? So I did.
Cooper looked over at me taking photos of the dirt on my shirt and just shook his head in disgust. So, I thought to myself, “Allison, this is disgusting…don’t keep of record this…” Luckily, a dog popped in front of my camera to draw my attention away from my filth:
And for a dog who HATES anything related to camera gear (i.e. he always runs upstairs and hides whenever we pull out a camera) we had a breakthrough moment. He posed:
And posed! (side note: on occasion I call Oslo “Judy” for no good reason. Here he is doing a “full Judy” pose just for me)
Then he got tired and took a nap…but he let me get real close with a camera in his face!
His nap didn’t last long….the next thing I knew he was spinning circles with Cooper (side note #2: this is not dog abuse…he has these great spin moves and loves it when Cooper spins him):
At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change.
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