a very Zombie birthday

WHO: all zombie fans, family, friends, aquaintances

WHAT: Susan & Raisa's Joint Birthday Party + Zombie Movie afterwards

WHERE: Susan & Jon's house / then uptown theatre

WHEN: September 13th of this year, 3pm party, 7pm movie

WHY: to celebrate birth into life, and the living dead.

That's right - the Movie premier has been changed to Sept 13th all!

RSVP email Susan or Raisa if you will be there or square.

You have our emails. Fabulous food & drinks provided. Amen.

A Formal Apology In Advance:

If Susan doesn't see you, talk to you, or reply to your emails for the next year,

she's sorry in advance.

Here commences her 60-hour work weeks + homework + eating + sleeping + breathing.

(And for a girl who prefers 4-hour work weeks and lounging on beaches, this will be busy).

Expect much isolation and crabbiness. See you next year!

You Look Just Like... !

About once a year, Susan is told that she looks

JUST LIKE that one celebrity!

You know, because of the white skin

and dark hair.

Here are some of her lookalikes:

[natalie imbruglia]

[helena bonham carter]

[juliette binoche]

"that girl from the breakfast club!" -some random guy

[ally sheedy]

[snow white]

[bonnie wright]

And, yes...

[elvira!]

If you ask me, Steve Buscemi is really more of a match:

good acting. weird face. both have that in common.

tiki

MY NEW FAVORITE TREAT PET FOOD:

http://www.petropics.com/

*

Looks good enough to eat it myself!

REaLly!

...boring updates...

ants like peonies:

all of my irises turned out to be purple:

the cats (phineas & napoleon) nap on our bed, choosing their side carefully (knowing the wrath of jon's allergic reactions). they're lucky he lets them live here.

Jon's Beloved:

dog boarding

A year ago, margie went to stay at

for the weekend and came back with ripped, bloody paws, depression, and exhastion. Although an open boarding area sounds nice in theory, the neglect of the irresponsible staff doesn't balance the cons. Her owners were not happy, to say the least, and Jon almost called Child Protection Services [canine division] on their A$#es !

...

We just got back from Duluth.

While we were gone, this time Margie stayed at

in White Bear Lake, MN.
She had her own 2-room kennel, outings, friendly staff (who treat the dogs like their own pets) and a bath that has made her fur smell soooooo good.

She came back to us happy, albeit grumpy for being left behind for 2 days, and very healthy-looking! Sadly, she almost looked better than when we left her!

The point? We HIGHLY recommend Goldwood Kennels!!!

It's worth the extra 10-20 miles out of your way. (and cheaper!)!

Knowing that the dog (who is a family member) won't be beaten, neglected, and catch a case of dysthymia is a comfort. aaaaaaah, breathe easily. The dog is safe. And pampered!

hilarious

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