bunnies & puppies

After 10 hours of the big "Close Out" sale....I needed a Xanax and a visit to the happy place, which for me, when I'm at the store is the back computer, where I can look at pictures of poodle puppies and bunnies on-line.

I distracted my self quite nicely with a good eighteen pages of poodles........
Then three to four solid pages of baby rabbits..........
Then I found this picture of Herman, a giant German Rabbit. Seriously, I can not stop staring at his feet, look at his toes. Needless to say I have added Giant Rabbits to my fantasy retirement farm, which so far includes poodles (duh), an alpaca, a petite monkey, and mini pig.

Curious how one gets a bunny of such large proportions, I  search google some more and discover Robert......

An award winning giant German bunny, who unfortunately, with a bunch of other Giant Rabbits was sold to North Korea for breeding, in an attempt to create a food source program for the poor. Instead they were believed to be eaten, at the birthday party of North Korean Communist dictator Kim Jong Il.
Huh? The story is so weird on so many levels, I was boggled (and slightly disturbed).

But then I found this...................... a giant Angora Bunny.

Completely ridunkulous and cute, the angora bunny settled me down and I no longer needed a pill.
The power of cute is mighty.

Day 2 of the "BIG" sale is officially OVER! 

Extreme Poodles

Oh my gawd!
Awhile ago I posted these super silly pictures of poodles that had been groomed into fantastical creatures and other animals, such as a panda, or camel.......

Last night on TLC, they aired the back story reality show about this poodle pagent and the groomers who created their doos!

So two things;

1. W and I aren't the only crazy poodle obsessed freaks who think their poodle is human.

2. Poodles ARE the best dog EVER! I don't care what you say.....

W and are are constantly coiffing pepe and putting hats on him, and I squeal with delight almost every time I walk into Pepe's groomers which is usually FULL of poodles, all sizes all colors, I forget how happy it makes me every time, until I get there.

The show is actually similar to "Toddlers & Tiaras" except less creepy, cause it's poodles who are cute and fluffy, not evil white trash children and their hideous parents.

Extreme Poodles, is more about the crazy poodle owners than the actual poodles. All of whom are actual "Dog Groomers" by trade, who are all obsessed with their poodles.

As much as I loved the woman from Oklahoma who coiffed her standard poodle named"Falcor" in to a lion...
My favorite poodle was "Jet", who was carefully coiffed in to a female "Roller Derby" player, complete with helmet and skates. Unfortunately Jet's Roller Derby Drag doo didn't get him a trophy, he definately should have won "Best Personality"
Jet's human is bat shit crazy, but you could tell she loves that dog more than anything else on the planet, and I secretly loved her for that.
The best part of the whole show is the finale where the dogs and their owners present their finished masterpieces with music, dance and costumes. It was better than most performance art for sure!

My other favorite was 2 poodles who's fur was carved into HR Geiger-esque like alien creatures.

And of course the judges are groce and weird, but thats par for the course.
The best part is this "Extreme Poodle" contest is that it's held every year in Pasadena! Holla!!

ass clown vs. douche bag

We sell a lot of cards at Mercado, it's kind of amazing.

W and I joke all the time that we should have opened a 300 sq. foot store of just cards, candles and jewelry, instead of the behemoth lifestyle store ( anyway that's a whole post in it's self, for another day)

When we first got these cards in (by Ella Studio), they all flew off the shelves...

except for "Douche Bag". I thought "uh oh"...I pushed the envelope too far. No one is ever gonna buy a card that says "Douche Bag" on it.

Then I sold one.
I asked the lady buying it, "who are you giving this card to?"

lady: "my husband, we had a fight this morning, it's perfect"
me: "hehe, will he think it's funny or will it perpetuate the fight?"
lady: "(chuckle) no, he'll think it's funny!"
me: "cool" $6.59 please........"

( yes, fancy hand made letterpress cards that say 'Douche Bag" cost 6 bucks)

W and I use the term "Douche Bag" a lot these days. It seems fitting for most politicians, drunk celebrities, reality TV stars, CNN news reporters, some of the corporate minions I meet at my other job, men that hang out in hotel bars, but not staying at said hotel......


wikipedia says:
Douchebag, or simply douche, is considered to be a pejorative term. The slang usage of the term dates back to the 1960s.[6] The term refers to a person with a variety of negative qualities, specifically arrogance and engaging in obnoxious and/or irritating actions without malicious intent.

There are a few hundred postings regarding "Douche Bag" on Google, here are some of my favorites;

Douche Bag Continuum-
The force in the universe that generates and sustains all the douche bags that have or ever will exist.
"Spencer from the Hills ran into Chris Angel today and it tore a hole in the douche bag continuum." - Conan O'Brian


Douche Bag in Training -
An adolescent or child who either exhibits douche bag behaviors, or is being raised by a certifiable douche bag.


Douche Bag of the Loot Whore -
A trinket held by one person in World of Warcraft on Laughing Skull. This trinket makes you obsess out loot in game so bad that you make those around you want to stab them in the eye. Steer clear of the person holding this trinket and mute on vent to save yourself from hearing his banshee like cries for loot.

huh?
(apparently gaming nerds in their spare time create lists dedicated to urban slang.)

Needless to say, we eventually sold out of "Douche Bag", which prompted me to re-order......

and unable to resist pushing the envelope....

I ordered a half dozen "Ass Clown".

Take that Hallmark.