Labor Day

Hey, Everyone!

It's Labor Day... and I have to work.  But, by gum, I'm going to start at 9:30am instead of 9:00am!  Woo!

This is how I was woken up most days last week:

Robert was very full of beans last week.  He's usually a pretty rambunctious cat as it is (more puppy than cat, I tell ya!), but last week he was especially wily.  You see that huge tennis ball in the background?  That's a dog toy.  We finally gave up on getting Robert cat toys and just started buying him things more suited to his demeanor. Puppy cat!

Here's what my Friday afternoon looked like (cat pics, ahoy!):

He used to be able to play with Ziggy on days like that and blow off some of his steam, but, as loyal readers know, she's gone now.  And normally Ramiro is around to help play with him and wear him out, but Ramiro was at Ray's that day.  It was all up to me.  And by the time I was done with my "regular" job and done writing for my side clients, he was pretty wound up...

I tried playing with his dangle mouse (it's a mouse toy on the end of a semi-elastic string), but he grabbed onto it super-duper tight...and then he let go...and it went flying up over my head.  Now, I'm 5'3" tall.  You probably wouldn't expect Robert to try to jump after a toy that was flying over my head.  But you'd be wrong!  And, the funny thing is, he almost made it.

Almost.

He ended up slamming his whole 9 pounds worth of cat straight into my jaw:

Still though.  It was a very impressive jump!  My jaw is still bruised and bit painful, but the swelling has gone down now.  And I did eventually wear out Robert and he fell asleep.

On Saturday, I got my hair cut.

Here's what I looked like before:

And here's what I looked like after:

That's my friend Jaz at Vous Hair.  If you like how my hair came out and you're in her area, you should go get a haircut from her!

That's about it.  Actually, there was more, but I have to work now.  Later!

Oh, and be sure to tune-in Wednesday to my "pro" Blog (on my official website) for my interview with Paul Grimshaw!

--Lauren*
http://littlezotz.com

Watching MST3K: The Movie

McNuggets and Mid-July

Hey, Everyone!

I had chicken McNuggets for lunch today. We ran out of food to have for lunch and my paycheck hasn't come yet, so we thought to ourselves "What's something SUPER CHEAP that we could eat..." As it turned out, McNuggets were a "safe" fast food option. I was excited. I hadn't had a McNugget since A Bug's Life was in theaters! (Don't ask me how I remember that). Not exactly a "healthy" choice (especially since I'm trying to lose weight!), but it was cheap and it did the trick.

Anyway, moving past what I had for lunch today...

I interviewed Paul Grimshaw of House of Secrets and Art of Fiction fame(?) last Friday. Here's a blooper pic from our interview session:

Paul started cracking up when Amy (HoS worker) wouldn't stop taking pictures of us

Paul's going to be my "Mr. September" for my "People I Know" interview series on my Official Website. For those of you who don't know, the "People I Know" series is a collection of mini-interviews (5 questions each!) with various amazing writers, freelancers, and entrepreneurs I've met over the years. I post these interviews on the first Wednesday of every month. So be sure to keep an eye out for those!

I've also been very busy with my job at WebTalk Radio. And I'm still writing dog-related articles for Sarasota Dog, Bradenton Dog, and New York City Dog. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd... I've been working on a couple writing projects of my own. One of which should be ready to show off/sell by the middle of next month. I'll keep you posted!

That's all for now!

--Lauren*
http://littlezotz.com