mom has been a crazy mess

Mom's show "subUrbia" that she's directing opened on Wednsday. I no longer get two walks a day. I now get a great big walk in the morning and then at night before she has to go to the theatre she puts me on the roof. I like my roof but I get so dirty that I have to get bath's way more often. Mom is really good about taking me up on the roof when she gets home late at night as well. But come on . . . I want more walks, it is not fair that the minute mom gets busy, my schedule suffers. Thank god the show only runs for a week. . .

I peed on Frank

I admit it, I was jelous. I was not getting any attention and all I wanted was to be petted and to sit on the couch with Frank and Mom. I mean god they were watching "Nip Tuck", and I did not have a good view. I got on to the couch and decided that it would be best to turn around in circles and start to pee. The most amazing thing happened when I started to pee. Mom hit Frank so hard that he jumped off the couch and while he was jumping my pee was spraying and not only got all over Frank but made the whole coutch covered. Mom was so mad at me, and yelled so loud that I got so scared and had to hide under the table for an hour.

Sorry Frank and mom, I promise never to do that again. But don't ignore me . . .or else.

shows are a comming up

Moms show "suburbia" is opening soon. Actually it opens on March 30th at 8pm.

I was able to go to a few rehearsels and from my point of view all of the cast smells great, and a few of them even fed me. So everyone is on my good list. I suggest to all to go to the show. The best part is that Frank plays the guitar and sings. I think he is great, and he taught himself guitar in a month.

Another show you should all check out is mom's friend Alicia's band ONEIRIS. They are playing at the club PAINOS.

Their show is on April 2nd. They are a really good band and as we all know Alicia is a great singer. And if you go to her show she will tell you a big secret about her!

Mom has been a traveling Queen

So I have been left alone in the apartment one too many times this month. First when mom went to New Bedford, second when mom and her brother Alex went to D.C to say goodbye to Puh, and then again when mom had to go to Norfolk for the actuall funeral. Now I totally understand why mom had to leave but, please at least have someone stay at the apartment with me. I really don't like to have to pee on the floor in protest, it is my house too, but she really leaves me no choice.

Frank took me to the big pen

Frank was watching me while mom went with her brother Alex to Washington DC on Thursday. Mom went to see her Grandpa to say good bye because he was really sick and ended up passing away On Friday.
So Frank was able to care for me. He came by after work and took me on a walk to dum dum dum. . .the big dog run in Washington Square Park.

I have not been there yet because mom was hesitant to take me there. Since mom hates the small dog run in Washington Square park, or rather hates small dog people, I have not been able to run with other dogs in a while.
I was so excited that Frank let me play with the big dogs. I had such a good time running and playing in all of that open space. He did not worry like mom would about me getting eaten by a big dog.

I have been trying to tell mom that he took me there, but she did not get it. Untill Frank let it slip that he did indeed let me play in there. At first mom was mad, or rather worried about my time in there. But then we found out that she was just jelous that she was not there the first time I got to go in. Now I hope she will take me all the time. I really like it.

today is a good day

All I have to say is WOO HOO!!!

running with mom

I have ton's of energy, I love to hop around and bounce. Mom realized this and has decided to make me run with her. She got this idea while in New Bedford this past weekend. She was bored and decided to go for a long run with Alicia's Husky Yukie.

They ran for about 4 miles and since Husky's are sled dogs, Yukie pulled her the whole entire time. Their run so great that mom got home and is now making me act like the damn husky.
I don't have endurance, and I have short legs. This is why I don't go down stairs. I mean please look at these legs, they are small.

I was fed a lot of water, my leash was put on and off we went to run around Washington Square park. . . Ok, as we all know 2 laps around the park is a mile. I did the first one and then when I realized that the second one was going to happen I did half and then layed on the ground like a dead cockroach.


NO WAY!! I need more time to build up endurance. I don't care about mom's bet with the "Oscars" and Swank winning. I am not a running Puppy. Sorry mom you are better off with the Husky.

Mom was gone, in comes Josh

Ok so I am all about the positive male role model, and when I found out that Frank's good friend Josh was comming to care for me, I got excited. I really don't know much about him other then our far too infrequent meetings. I met him once when I was a brand new puppy at my old apartment, and another time when he came over to drink wine with mom and frank. I can tell you this. He has a great big red bag that smells way too good for me not to try and climb into, and he is really tall. He stayed with me when mom was in New Bedford visting Alicia this weekend. He drank wine, cooked food, had Frank over to play and did some work on the computer, (he is always on that thing). He let me chew mom's pillows, and did not let me pee in the bathroom, and he was really good about taking me for walks.

I like the break from mom, always needing to pet me. I am growing up and now I need a bit of space. I hope he comes again and shares his Ice-cream with me this time! Thanks josh for taking such good care of me!

Fun Times at a Fun Party

Mom threw a super fun Fundraising party last night. The party was to support the play "Suburbia" by Eric Bogosian.

Mom is directing it with Red Star productions.
The best part of the party was the cheap drink specials, and the super cool raffell. People won all sorts of fun stuff such as "The Cheap Date" a box of condoms and a large bottle of Wine, and "Tequilla Suprise", a bottle of Tequilla and mix and glasses to match. Mom's friend Katie who is also in the show, and one of the producers with her came up with all of thoes! Thanks to her, and the rest of the theatre company, the cast, and all who came A fun time was had by all. Now the next test will be filling the theatre and making sure the content of the play is clear. I have faith in mom and the cast I know that they can do it!

mom's back in the game.

It's on now. The oscar was won by Swank, and mom's wrist is healed from getting a tattoo. She had to take a break from the pull-up's, but now game on. She has started to mentally prepare for the feet she has to acomplish by her birthday. (running a half marathon/and doing 3 sets of 10 pull-ups). I have faith that she can do it. Now she can do 5 pull-ups. then 3 pull-ups. and then 3 or 4 more. She can run 4 miles. ok so she has a way to go. But the more I talk about it the more she will have to do it. She can already lift me. So she is on the right track.

Good luck mom.

Guitar meets bicycle

There was an acoustic guitar living in my apartment for a few days. Frank has to learn how to play it for the show that he is in. He was practicing the other day and he is quite good. He wanted it to be at his apartment, and as we all know Frank does not want to take the subway unless he has to, he would rather bike. This means that he gets to show his no handed skills on his bike while transporting the guitar back to Brooklyn.

Ok. So of course Frank can manage to ride his bike and carry a guitar back to his house, and I'm sure he could do the whole trip only using the free hand when he needs it. But that is not ok with Mom.
She got scared that something was going to happen to him. So she told him that she only wanted him to do it if he kept one hand on the bike at all times.
Mom is crazy, and ended up making Frank have a sore back when he got home, because he followed her instructions.
She should have trusted his skills. Next time she will.

I am mad at mom

So mom comes home Sunday morning from Frank's after leaving me alone with her Friend Roy all night. (Roy is mom's friend who came in From San Fransisco to be in the play mom's directing). I was so excited to see her and she takes me on a walk to the pet store. I thought she was going to buy me a greenie. But boy was I wrong. She decided to buy a home grooming kit. . .

Um, is she out of her mind?
WE get home and she gives me a really really long bath, and while I am drying, she puts on the instructional DVD, which teaches her how to use the sheering razor. I know I can't see 3D and all but boy did I see the other dogs on the TV, wineing and pulling to get away from the sound the razor makes.
Mom decides she is ready to try it on her own. We go to the kitchen and she puts my coller on and begins. So I take the cue from the other dogs on the DVD and make it as hard for her as possible. I am sorry, but It is still cold out and I need my hair for pertection.
Mom finishes up after what seemed like hours and now, I have no hair and I am not going to lick her for a week. I have taken refuege under the coutch.

Take that mom, that's what you get for sheering me like a sheep.

You Saw It Here First

laura helmet
Originally uploaded by piggyreese.

Frank asked Mom to come into his work to get her picture taken for Bike Month. They wanted to take a photo of her with her bike, and since it's for public consuption, she also had to wear a helmet. It's not clear whether or not she'll be in a poster on the subway or in a calendar. Either way, you saw it here first!

mom put her foot in her mouth

SO as we all know mom has an obsession with being able to do a lot of pull-ups. Mom told Frank that if Hilary Swank won the best actress Oscar for Million Dollar Baby, she would have to do 3 sets of 10 pull ups unassisted, and be able to either run a half marathon (well at least 8 miles). I think she said she had to be able to do it by her birthday. Haha Hilary Swank won

and now mom has to do it. Did you know that Hilary Swank put on something like 17 pounds of muscle for the movie, and she had to wake up in the middle of the night just to eat more? Mom better use the summer wisely. Lets hope she won't make me run with her, She already tortures me with the insane amount of stairs I have to go up every day. Good thing I still have her fooled with my "fear" of going down stairs. . .

Mom's New Tat!

When it comes to self inflicted pain Mom does what she can to make it happen as often as possible. Whether it's a good flossing, multiple ear piercings, nose piercings and now a tattoo. She left me at 6:00 yesterday, I could tell she was nervous: shakey, panting like a rabid dog foaming at the mouth. She came back that evening with a brand new tatoo. It's on left wrist and it is a black diamond. She tried to explain the signifigance, but I was more interested in the smell of fresh blood, which was oozing out. She wouldn't let me lick it and I wasn't allowed to sleep in the same bed because I could have ruined the designed. I was really hoping that she would have gotten my face tattooed on her wrist, but I guess for the first tattoo, she just wanted to do a black diamond. From what I've seen, people who get a tattoo like it so much that they end up getting another. I'll give it another month or so until there's a bichon face on her shoulder that bears a strong resemblence to yours truly.

Music

Mom loves music so much that is all I listen to all day,

when the Ashlee Simpson show is not on.
I am beginging to think that Mom loves music more than me.
Frank told mom about this great new softwear LIMEWIRE. It lets you acess any song you want over the internet for free. It workes that way because Anyone who has I-tunes has agreed to have the music they have on it shared. It is a file sharing program. I am still in limbo about weather or not I agree with it being free, but hey I'm not complaining and still downloading songs.
Some other local bands that mom loves and everyone should be a fan of are.
The Dwight Ritcher Band
oneiris
Early May
Scott Peterson
Ahab Seamus

Of course there are more but that's all I am gonna give you for now!

Vegas

It is so easy to procrastinate and spend time in noisey places to feel furfilled. I spent the last few days going to bars that I am a regular at. During that time and after money was spent, I found myself wondering what is the point? I go to Shade and eat a Creap with mom, go to The Dove and have a glass of over priced wine, and then maybe to XR bar and visit Katie and Todd. After all of that I am still where I was at the beginging of the night, and maybe I will have scored a card or a number of someone who in a drunkin promise says that they will help me with one of my on going projects. After it all what do you get except for credit card debt?
Mom and Frank last night went to The Cellar, and said goodbye to Franks friend Sam because he is going away for like 3 months to work for a Magician in Vegas at the Aladdin hotel.

Hell I would go to Vegas to get a break. To work on something I could put on my resume, to be out of the city in a hotel. I live through others and escape in non realities, and romance my way to a life that is not in the cards right now.. And the best part of it all is that Sam gets to make enough money to pay off his credit cards!

why nyc

I wonder as I am getting yet another bath why I live in NYC. Mom always said that this is the the city where everything happens, this is the place where dreams come true and this is where you need to be, to be artistic. Is that true? I feel artistic when I see a good movie, when I hear good music, and when I come up with a great new idea. Why do I need to be here, 7 flights up in the sky to be an artist? I have simple needs , I like to be petted, to be fed and to be walked. That could happen any where. Why do I need to fend off cock roaches, and watch mom being hit on be nasty men and walk down the street and get dirty every step? Here everyone is searching for something that only some get. And if that is not ok will all survive?

Forgotten

Julianne Moore has let me down. I am a big fan of hers but the movie "The Forgotten" wasted my time, and scared me for no reason. When it comes to the subject of wiping out memory and alian abduction I get excited. So when mom and Frank popped in the DVD I sat and waited to be thrilled. It fell Flat, the dialogue was weak and I wondered at the end of it all what favor Julianne Moore owed to someone to do that movie. There were good parts, and suspensful parts, but when Frank was more concerned with figuring out which part of Brooklyn the movie was shot in and reconizing the deli in DUMBO he had been to, I knew the movie was not a hit. I am going to give Julianne Moore another chance,

because she was so good in "Boogie Nights" my bar for her is still high.

Happy Valentines day!

Today is great because mom fed me whipped cream. She is making dessert for after dinner tonight. Mom and Frank have decided to make dinner in my kitchen instead of going out. I hope that they make steak and French Fries. I want the sause to drip on the floor. They will prob make something stupid like Fish. Oh well, mom let me help with dessert, and in helping Whip the cream I knocked the bowl on to the floor and mom let me lick it all up. I think she is just sick of wiping up my pee on the floor, and decided to let me act as a paper towel.

Happy Valentines Day to me!