Calvin has crapped out as my workout partner. The above picture is a daily scene of him burrowing under the bed, waiting until he thinks I’ve left, and then poking out his nose to make sure before rolling on his back and eating a bag of Ruffles by himself.
Someone must have told him that no one expects a puppy to have a ripped chest and that he will be loved and fawned over regardless. Apparently I’m not so lucky and insist on bringing everyone down with me. The newf hates my guts for pointing out every moment that he is not burning calories (“Nothing tastes as good as thin feels”). No one ever said being sexy is fun! NO ONE!
[Since when is it not good enough to be slim? Since when is David Beckham the standard for what guys have to look like? SCREW YOU, BECKHAM!]
Back to the pooch. He has been let off the hook for exercise for the past few days as the wind threatened to blow him into the harbour. That would make me sad. Today we were back at it and he did pretty well. He stopped once or twice to see if I’d let him turn around and go back home but no dice. He makes me clean up after his weekend of stomach-sickery…I make him run his ass off outdoors.
He has reverted back to his quiet, pleasant demeanor now that we’re back at the apartment and he no longer gets to terrorize my poor brother by waiting outside of his room in case he should even think of moving….What’s worse? A puppy keeping tabs on a 25-year-old man, or a 25-year-old man who gives in to the puppy’s nazi regime?
On that note, visit this website for hilarious doggie dictator propaganda.
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Hooray for blog breaks, love!! (Wish I had thought to announce mine first… haha!)
Hope you are all recharged and ready to go again! We’re bringing blogging back, baby!!!
It’s been two weeks and no Ben??? I hope you didn’t find this break a lot more enjoyable than you first thought..
I hope all is well…
Dear Ben,
Please may your blog break be over now?
Love Hillary
This is the longest damn break I have ever heard off! What the HELL?
Every time Kelly Clarkson’s new song comes on, I think about you. So, that’s like 4 times a day.
Congrats, Ben!
I haven’t been commenting but I swear I’ve been reading. From my phone. In the corner of the bathroom.
(The whole busy-at-work thing is hitting here too… but I sneak you in).
Good luck sorting life out- we’ll be here when you get back!
ben ben ben….. come back already… im tired of looking at the same post every day in the hope that u might be back… miss u!!!
Ben, I am lonely without you…
damnit ben. i know we all need a break once in awhile but i need my daily ben!
lol…
hope you’re back soon.
Congrats Ben, you definitely deserve it (the awards AND the promotion)!
Have a nice little bloggy break – although I love reading your random thoughts so I'll miss ya ;> see you soon!
Muah xoxox
Ben! Your name is Ben. I hope that helps.
And really? It’s still cold in Canada? Man, I am spoiled in LA.
Paul: Like a personal, online lost little puppy.
Surviving: Well, if I had to choose, I’d have to go with the one that involves more baked goods and less disembowelment.
Sheila: I will sleep enough for everyone.
Brandy: If you fly down, I will let you puppy sit although I may stay home and insist that you have fun with me.
Congrats to the Newf! That’s so fantastic when amazing teachers get recognized. Good for him. Also, last night I went to bed at 7pm, so I’m not going to judge you.
As for being jinxed… yep, I get that. I went from being ‘least likely to be marked as read’ to writing posts that are so lame I’m not sure they deserve a title. Ahh, maybe I need a break too?
Also, if you ever need a dog sitter, call me. They are so cute they would be worth the plane ride.
Ok..First..
Andy’s remark was insane and almost had me peeing in my seat.
As for you, Ben…I’m officially jealous. I want to sleep too. Sleep some for me?
Have a good break.
I was so happy when I saw that you won Most Interesting! Congrats on that AND the new position! And for somehow getting out of bed in the morning with the puppies because, seriously, I would not be able to. I’d use every sick day, holiday day, everything. Just to snuggle with the puppies a little longer.
We obviously have to break this tie with some sort of competition – fencing? Cupcake bake off?
I’ll probaby still look at your page every day because I have OCD like that!
I took a bloggy break last week but not really out of any conscious choice. Last week was like a constant thundercloud of pain screaming over my head. Hope your week off goes spectafabularly!
The puppies are so cute…I have one that sleeps under the blankets as well and it is impossible to get out of bed in the mornings with her there!
Oh well, you TOTALLY deserved the award. Even this post about being uninteresting was interesting.
Congrats!
Breaks are good. You know what’s weird, you’re not the only one that’s either taking a break or mentioned that there hasn’t been the same amount of free time lately to blog. I wonder what the correlation is? But anyways, I’m with you. Congrats on everything, you’re the bomb, that’s why I read your blog. But most importantly, your doggies are cute.
-Him
http://payperhackwriter.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-raining-rainmen.html
i was one of the press at ‘the newf’s’ rainmen surprise – it was great fun, though increasingly hard to convince people we were there for ‘stock footage’ as the rainmen got later and later. especially as all i had was a pen and paper.
Congrats on your awards! How exciting for you!
And I hope you have a lovely break!
Maybe you’re pregnant.
rest up! I haven’t blogged in almost a week and it feels pretty good!
well congratulations all over the place! and enjoy your blog fodder break, don’t miss us too much
WHAT??@!?! you know that this doesn’t excuse you from our gmail and twitter love sessions, don’t you????
I’m glad I won too. Oh wait.
Thanks for making me cry.
The act of reading this blog post alone made me tired.
See you when you get back.
Congrats on the 20sb award and your new job position. Enjoy your break!
Congrats on the award! And its awesome that you got a new/different (whatever lol) job!
Have fun with all your events and stuff, and remember to catch up on your sleep! Don’t worry, you aren’t the only one constantly tired.
Congrats on the job and the award. I want your life. The dogs are so freaking cute. When I get ready in the morning for work my cat of course is still all warm and cozy in bed. It makes it so hard to leave for work.
Taking a break will give you some time to do interesting things to blog about, hopefully. I mean, I’m sure you can accomplish so much that is worthy of posting in a week or two offline! No pressure, though.
Congrats on all the good news! I have a tendency to hibernate in the winter too. I’ll get 10 hours of sleep and still have a hard time getting going in the morning. I think it’s from being so far north. You’re even more northlier (new word) than me, so it’s understandable.
Have a good blog break!
Puppies in bed are like sedatives. It’s completely understandable.
Congrats on all the pleasant news and enjoy your hiatus/hibernation!
Have a nice restful break. Super congrats to both you and the Newf for your professional successes! So exciting
Enjoy your break! I wouldn’t be able to leave the bed with two adorable dachshunds either. Oh wait, I can’t leave the bed!
It was an overall good week: job promotion, blog awards, newf’s recognition.
High fives all around.
Get some sleep this weekend and get lots of stories for Monday!
Congratulations on the new position – and I have to say that all the social media stuff you guys have happening in Halifax is making me jealous! I’m struggling just to find Manitoba bloggers, never mind anyone interested in what you guys are doing.
I think I might have to relocate to Halifax to join my people!
Have a great break!
Congrats on the job and the award…
I suppose if I have too much Ben Blog Withdrawal I can go hover menacingly near the local A&F…
Congratulations on everything! And enjoy the break from blogging too
The break is well-deserved. ; – )
I’m a new reader and I’ve never seen pictures of your puppies before! They’re so adorable, I can hardly stand it!
wait, does that mean my infertility is linked to my Best Parenting Blog award??!!
Well that’s just fucked up
Congrats to the Newf! I want to see the footage!
I’m now realizing the many benefits of twitter as I knew just about all of that already!! yay! I feel so in the loop.
Hope you’re mini hiatus from blogging helps to recharge the batteries and feel refreshed. (I know I get in those funks too and just need to take a break from time to time.)
And hurry back!! :]
Hope you are feeling better soon!
Have a great time at Podcamp Halifax…I’m going to Podcamp Toronto and Podcamp London and I’m psyched!
What am I supposed to do now? Reading this blog is part of my morning routine. I am going to be all messed up….late for work, clothes askew, calling people by the wrong name.
sigh.
Congrats on the awards!
Clear you out my reader? Ha! Never happens!
I’m not going to lie, I will miss you. Even if it’s just for a week.
There is nothing wrong with hibernating! I haven’t gotten out of the bed in the past 4 days. (Sad, really)
Anyway, congrats on the job and I hope you come back with tons of interesting stories for us.
A bloggy break? Is this to see other people? I thought we had a good thing going. Is it something I did? Is there someone else? Tell me it’s not Myspace. Please tell me it isn’t Myspace.