nighttime homebound primrose

Oh yes, doesn't this make you want to get to the studio NOW?

We went out to a meeting last night and stayed for dinner, gone for a total of four hours.  I came home to vomit all over the house, and a poor doggie with vomit inside her cone.  I was up all night with her-  it happened 4 more times and when I woke up after my huge 2 hour pass-out (one could hardly call it sleep!) she had also peed on the floor in the house.   She was such a mess today first thing I took her back to the vet for a shot of some hydration and some anti-nausea pills.  She had to be carried in, so sad!  The vet wanted me to see the eye doc today because vomiting is so bad for pressure on her surgically-enhansed eyes.  I stopped by that office on the way home but it would have been maybe an hour in the waiting room so instead I made a later appointment and will take her back after lunch.  There goes MY studio day.  TY is at the drugstore buying Pepsid to start feeding her.  Geesh, I can't even remember back to when this poor dog wasn't the focus of EVERY friggin' day!  

So, here I am at noon and haven't had my coffee yet.

Nickolay Lamm, not only voiced out his opinion against Barbie-maker, Mattel, but also created a realistic and properly proportioned version of the doll. IMHO the newer doll is still pretty tiny but it's sure an improvement headed in the right way.

 More Barbies-

Whether you call it Fashion with Flavor or Culinary Couture, the 2014 Fall Winter RTW collection from Italian brand Moschino has zero trans fats and lots of humor. Processed and packaged goods are turned into couture gowns and dresses, McDonald's and Milk are the inspiration for suits, handbags and shoes. In his typically irreverent style Jeremy Scott's designs mock the fast food industry while still maintaining stunning silhouettes.

Continuing the Squirrels-go-to-College thread, here are a few more examples of the beloved critters on campus:

DePauw has some huge squirrels. One HuffPost staffer insisted they are "mutants." On top of that, they're known for acting strange and doing flips in the grass.

Any school that adorns the nickname the Fighting Squirrels obviously deserves to be on this list.

Students have had squirrels jump on their feet, seen the critters refuse to move away from them and display "big and bold personalities." Some students consider them the unofficial mascot of the college. "I feel like they have more of a conspiracy going on," Alana Horton said. "If you walk across campus, at least five squirrels will be there looking at you, like they're coordinated."

Univ of Texas at AustinStudents were devastated when a beloved white squirrel was killed in a terrible bike accident. Reader writes in that "every Longhorn who ever lived wrote a Facebook status about it. Head coach Mack Brown was seen crying in the street and President Bill Powers couldn't eat for days. We love that squirrel! And all squirrels for that matter!" (We're guessing Brown and Powers didn't go that far, but point taken that everyone was bummed.) Another reader further explained to HuffPost about the love for these little critters:  There's even a campus chapter of the Albino Squirrel Preservation Society.

Lehigh:  Another Pennsylvania school where the squirrels apparently show no fear around humans, and have been known to throw acorns at students.

Princeton:  Black squirrels are not common on the East Coast, but for whatever reason, there are a lot of them in Princeton, N.J.. There's a myth that a biology experiment is the reason for so many squirrels, but another legend suggests a devoted town residents, Moses Taylor Pyne, imported black and orange squirrels to match Princeton's colors. Regardless of why they're in Princeton, the community loves 'em.


And with that, I am off to the vet to see about this sick doggie-  report tomorrow, but meanwhile, go hug your doggies!