New Dream Job: Pet photographer?

Step One: Learn about lighting

Step Two: Stop taking pictures of the dog. It's nearly impossible to take a bad picture of him, and thus creates a false sense of ability as evidenced by this lackluster picture of the cat.

My Favorite Things: Part One - Oprah Ain't Got Nothin' On Me

In direct response to my last depressing entry (sorry devoted fans), I'm going to start a series of posts devoted to the happier things in life of which I will call "My Favorite Things." Today's emphasis is on things. Soon I will bring in the joys of married life and dog parenthood, but for now I focus solely on the aesthetic and things which led me to that path. Here goes:

My encyclopedia of houseplants. Old with a bent up spine and a somewhat off-putting indistinguishable smell, this thrift store gem has gotten me through many a brown leaf tip and over-watering crisis. 

The coolest mug I've ever seen gifted to be by the mighty MoFo. It may have never held coffee, but it's given birth to the biggest philodendron I own and remains one of my most treasured gifts.

Last, but certainly not least, the infamous Bottle Bunny. No more shall my lighters be torn up on the bottom from popping bottle tops or my guests force to dig in a drawer full of pizza cutters and micro-planes only to find some novelty bottle opener shaped like a human arm bone. I love you Bottle Bunny. You are my good pal.