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Don't know how many people heard about this poor freezing dog rescued in the Baltic Sea but he has a new owner, which makes me happy. Poor little guy!

In case you didn't know, I hate PETA with every fiber of my being. Here is an example:

Feel my hate for PETA

I came across it looking for something else and it was too ridiculous not to re-share. Enjoy, all you murderers!

Apparently some people just love to complain about everything (shocking, I know).

Some stupid assholes out there are complaining about the amount of effort put into saving this dog from drowning in the LA river.

I don't even really know what to say to that except that it's just another example of why people are awful. Anyone who seriously feels the need to complain about this can really just go jump off a bridge. I promise NOT to send anyone to rescue you, as I know you would not want to waste taxpayer money.

Folks, I love living in East Boston so far. My walk to the train in the morning is short, and all I pass on the way is families and kids heading to school/work. I have not run into any hoodlums or weirdos unlike most other places in the city I've lived (most notably Charlestown and Fenway). I'm not saying there aren't any, but they aren't in my neighborhood often enough for me to see them so far.

The other residents in my building are quiet and polite, the place is kept very clean, there's actually usually easy to find on-street parking (helpful when we've been renting Zipcars to help us move crap from the old apartment), and despite living a stone's throw from the airport I haven't heard a plane yet. In the Fenway and Beacon Hill there were always ambulances and police cars and fire engines screaming past. We're in a quiet residential neighborhood now and have heard no such thing.

Eastie, you're winning me over.

While we are worried about our sweet kitty Emily because she may have a heart condition (as I learned at the vet today), I am happy she got to spend all afternoon at my office with me! It is very nice to have a sweet purring kitty by your feet! Or, as is the case in this photo, hidden away in a box lid in the corner. What's better than a box lid for a kitty? Nothing, except an actual box!

Hopefully this weekend will be the end of it, at least as far as going to the old apartment. We're trying to get over there the next couple of week nights to do as much cleaning and packing and throwing out of junk as possible, and then haul everything that's left that we want over to the condo this weekend.

I'm glad it's a long weekend. Makes me think maybe we'll actually have some time in there to relax too.

At the same time we need to do more work at the condo. I think we found a good paint color for the bedroom, but we still need to get to Sherwin Williams where we hopefully have a definite paint color for the living room already chosen (thanks to Christy I. - thanks Christy!) But their hours suck so we may not be able to get there till Saturday. SIGH.

Anyway, wish us luck and lots of energy while we try to do too much every day this week and not fall asleep in our cereal bowls or anything the next day.

First, read this interesting NY Times article about Detroit small business startups.

Then, go visit Claire's store Bureau of Urban Living and buy cool stuff!

Thank goodness for people like Claire who work hard every day to make their cities better. Boston small business owners, take note.

I feel like we've been so crazed since moving that I haven't really posted much about our new place or new neighborhood. Here's a great post Rob made yesterday! Good job robreed, you put me to shame.

Moving to East Boston

I warn you, no matter who you are, this article about the crazy person who shot Dr. Tiller will make you upset.

However, the absolute most upsetting thing to me at all is this, the final couple of sentences, where some moron who believes this killing was justified, is referring to pro-choice people as "pro-deathers":

"I am grateful for this evidence that the judge's heart is not fully closed," said David Leach, an Iowa-based anti-abortion activist and friend of Roeder's, who wrote his pro se briefs on the necessity defense. "I think pro-deathers are right to worry that death may lose."

Hey ass-face - do you understand that the fact that your pal Roeder killed someone, and you support it, makes you pro-death?

What the fuck, for real. It's not even worth having any kind of conversation with people who are this crazy.

I heart the internet. Did you know that if you're viewing your message list on a blackberry and you want to jump to the top of the list you just type "T" and to jump to the bottom type "B"?

The internet told me that.

Thanks, RIM!

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