The day before the rain came...

This picture was taken last week on our early am walk. They sure are getting really antsy with this non-stop rain. (I personally love the rain). Nico panics at the idea of even having one rain drop on her. She makes a huge fuss and that puts me in paranoia-mode... Hoping/Praying please talk to me when you need to go outside to use the bathroom. I will walk out with you and make sure the umbrella is covering you. But even after pleading with her she will still pee indoors. Even on her bed and will lie in it. I think she believes that its my fault its raining and it's her way of punishing me? George on the other hand doesn't mind the rain. Georgie the angel dog! :-)

Check out their lil backpacks. Now I am hand free of carrying plastic bags. They carry their own. I want to get these stylish one next time!

Hachi / Hachiko

My friend recommended the movie Hachi: The Dog's Tale because of my Nico (Akita). I sort of knew what the movie was about but I had no idea I would be crying myself to sleep. The movie was so moving and incredible I hope everyone gets to see it. If you are a dog lover you can see a little bit of Hachi in every dog. Hachi was known for his loyalty towards his owner, a professor he found in 1924. They would have daily routine of meeting at the train station before heading home together. They had a full year together until one day while Hachi was waiting for him... The professor never showed up (he passed away).

Hachi waited and waited for the next 9 years at the station. People who took that commute all got to know him and would often bring him treats. The dog became so famous and loved by the country that they even made a statue of him and have an annual ceremony celebrating his loyalty.

You can read more about it here and how his story was told and lived on... Below is the movie trailor:

After watching this I couldn't help but snuggle with Nico. And the funny thing about Nico is when I first got her she always reminded me of a statue or a soldier because she will just sit and wait and wait and wait...and shes very still. I feel so lucky to have found her and have a little Hachi in my life!

Here's another great video about Hachiko!

It's that time again...

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The Christmas Grinch

HO HO HO!!!

Ever since we adopted lil' Georgie-Pooh we always thought he looked like the Christmas Grinch. Do you see the resemblance? It's more obvious if you met him in person. I think its the eyes...

Of course you can't google Dr. Seuss without seeing Thing 1 & Thing 2. When I saw them I thought of Nico. Doesn't their big poofy hair remind you of Nico's tail?

And surprisingly she's light on her toes as well. I sometimes call her my ballerina. She loves to prance around and spin in circles. I need to catch that on my camera so you can see her in action!


Love vs. Design - How it works from Love vs. Design on Vimeo.


In the spirit of Christmas... My friend created these holiday tags! You can read about it here and purchase them as well. The above video showcases her other designs. I love her website... I actually adore it! It's very inspiring! Go LOVEVSDEISGN! Nico is doing her cheer dance! WOOT WOOT!

Countdown to the New Year / New You!

My head is spinning that it's already December? 2011 is right around the corner... There is so much to reflect on and new goals to be set. I am thankful that I am able to take a week off end of the year just to do that!

I have been sick for what it seems like forever... But I am getting back to feeling like my ol'self! :-) This month has a lot of Birthday celebrations and I'm eager to see my friends again.

at night they have super powers...

Its been getting real cold at nights and Georgie is super sensitive... SOOOO we got him a new JACKET!!!

This picture with his tail up means hes happy! I think he's totally into the plaid.

The color red really pops on George! :-)

Now Nico looks really naked but stay tuned... She will get hers soon!

I love how their eyes glow in the dark! They seem so magical to me! haha

For things that glow and things that are red... this video was super inspiring! It's one of George's favvvvvv artist.

One more... I couldn't leave Usher out. Watch half way the red lasers are out of control!

Hope everyone has a HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

BABY NICO!!!

Ok... Its not. But I am sure this is what she would look like as a baby. I can only dream that I had her since she was this little. Look at those ears and tail. SO CUTE... SO FUZZY!

Even though Nico is full grown she still acts like a big ol' baby. And her favorite thing in the world is her dolls. awwwww... she's a cutie pie. This doll was given by her uncle Mikey. It's her BFF.

Above photo taken from...

He was born potty trained…

I swear!!! His korean name is Yong Bok. It means full of knowledge. He never once had a mishap! Georgie-pooh is the most smartest dog I know. He is vocal anytime he wants to go outside or when hes hungry or bored...

Look how small he was. My grandma would cradle him.

We knew when we adopted him that he would grow up to be a big dog. So we thought it would be a great idea to make him an outdoor dog. We tried to train him to sleep in the garage but he would cry so much I would run to him and put him in my bed with me.

Of course I know that is a big NO NO and I know how spoiled he has become... Even till this day when it's cold he would crawl into my bed. And trust me there is no way of pushing him off. He is relentless...

Hope everyone has a good weekend. I am going to try to get more video footage for imovie #3. :-)

Hey Boy!

Nico + George... Hey Boy! from Christine Pak on Vimeo.


I had some footages of my pups walking around and wanted to share my 2nd imovie creation! Had a blast playing around with the effects haha I kind of went a lil too crazy with them. Next edition I hope to add some fun graphics. Hope you enjoy... and just in case you missed the first NICO + GEORGE movie here you go:


Nico + George's First Movie! from Christine Pak on Vimeo.

Snuggle Buggle!

I have been obsessed with this app! I spent Sunday morning snuggled with the pups and making cute pics of them. The other app is called Smilecat. I combined them both and love it!

Lately I haven't been motivated with work and I guess life in general. I hope I snap out of it. Other then that I have been on a cleaning spree... I organized all my pics on my iphone (I had over 1200 pics) into iphoto and they are nicely in folders now. I am thinking about going through and printing some pics. Hmmm... Are they worth printing? I wonder... Ever since I got a digital camera which is years and years ago I never print any of my pictures. Over the weekend I was going through my old album with my grandmother and it felt nice to actual see pictures that isn't on my computer screen. I do have couple empty albums I want to fill up so we will see...

Boo!

Hope everyone had a HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Nico was Minnie and George was the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland... Now that it's November - I am looking forward to getting all my holiday shopping done this month. That is my goal! I can't wait to start playing my holiday music and I can't wait to change my ringtone. I think I will switch it on Thanksgiving. I'm thinking about downloading Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley. hmmm....

Wake up sleepyhead!

Georgie got into a lil scuffle with his sister and got a booboo on his head. He has been in good spirits though. I took him in to see Dr. Sharp and no stitches were needed... Thank goodness but I found out that he might have collapse trachea :-( We will know for sure by next week. I need to make an appt. to get it checked out. I hope Georgie is ok. He hates the doctors just like his mom!

Nico the lil devil. 

I have been looooooving this weather! I kinda want it this way till new years.

And ever since I saw Belle and Sebastian I am non stop listening to them again. I want to marry the band!

Frick & Frack

The past couple of weeks has been so hectic I haven't had a chance to post. Nico and George are happy babies. Nico recently had another episode of peeing in the house but this time she decided to pee on her bed and lie in it. OYE VEY! What is wrong with her?! At the moment she no longer has a bed and now uses this lion blanket to sleep on.

Things I am looking forward to this week:
Pilates
Yoga
6-8 hrs of sleep per night
lcd/hotchip
rh - beverly hills

Bands I recently saw:
xx
spoon
belle and sebastian
kisses
arcade fire
phantogram
tom tom club

So far I think Belle and Sebastian has been the most memorable. <3<3<3

NICO TURNS 5!

I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!

YOU ARE TURNING 5! WOO HOO!

You are a big girl now so no more peeing indoors and throwing tantrums!

I found Nico exactly 1 year ago today. She was wandering the streets on Coldwater and Saticoy. Anne and I pulled over to see if she had any tags to help her back home. Nico was so friendly - she freely jumped into our car... I instantly fell in love with her and luckily we got to keep her. She is the greatest gift to me from the universe. Seriously she is a walking stuff animal that shines light and love! I love her and love to squish her! Shes so fluffy and cute! :-) HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICO! We love you!

In the end china will take over and none of this would matter

I started school last Saturday. Hopefully I will finish this semester with more stuff for my future etsy shop! :-) The plus side of this class I am in downtown LA with my sister. So I am eager to try new food. YUM! Last week we were weak and couldn't resist stopping by Botegga Louie. Here are pretty macarons for Georgie... to look at! :-) The minus side is that I will no longer see Jen Ben :-( since she will be in Westchester going to school. No more crepes and psychics this year.

Next week we are having the house fumigated for termites. I didn't think it was a big deal until I realize all the crap I have to pack. And I have this weird attachment to my stuff so I feel that I might have to pack up my whole office. All my lil trinkets down to my reams of paper. Ok maybe not the paper but everything else - YES! So I am kind of stressed out. :-(

Mercury is back to normal and on its first day I dropped my phone and cracked the screen. This just proves that I am a clutz and can't always blame it on the planets. I need to sloooow down.

Here's a movie I have been meaning to watch.
Here's an interesting article I read over the weekend...

Lazy Daisy

Why are you hiding?

Hiding from Nico?

It was a short week but a short productive week. I am super excited that the lil bit of Mercury retrograde will be gone by the weekend. :-) I swear I was getting all mixed up with dates and info and not communicating right. I even tried shooting footage for my next imovie and thought I was recording but NOPE. I swear I missed the best footages of the pups playing together and howling. :( I am hoping to re-capture over the weekend. Georgie is camera shy so its super hard. I hope he cooperates. Other the that I am going to have a lazy weekend catching up on zzzzz's.

I'm Back!

I had couple of weeks of chaos and yes… I am blaming Mercury Retrograde. But I am back and the picture above is how I feel. I want to just snuggle with my pups and veg out even after the long weekend. I thought I had to go into hibernation after FYF Fest. But I am feeling better today. :-)

Things I am thankful for:

My friends / Support System (thanks for letting me vent and whine for quite a bit)
My computer being back better then ever!
Loads and Loads of food over the 3-day weekend
Valentina's crazy ice cream sandwiches which I think I ate like 5! EP!
Got to listen to a lot of live music at FYF and Kisses
My pilates instructor for keeping me centered (haha)
Not having to work for 3 days in a row
Getting paid (Feels really good)!!!
Real Housewives of NJ Reunion (I wish there were more recorded)
Thintervention :-) super inspiring show!!!

Anyone who has met George... Have you ever checked out his eyelashes??? They are so pretty! haha

Silkscreening... FUN!

I just finished silkscreen 101 and was happy to learn the process from A-Z. It was cool to physically do everything from start to finish. We were taught that preparation is KEY and the goal is to have multiple (25-50) pulls that are consistent of:

Registration
Color
Paper Material

I did none. :-( I don't know why I did not think to do this but I ended up doing the opposite and used whatever material I can get my hands on. I would use one color for 1-2 pulls and then slap on another color on top. I would blindly place the screen to the substrate I was printing on and hoping it would be centered and pretty.

One thing that was consistent was our muses. Nico and George. Here are some samples of work from APak and I:

Is it Friday yet?

Actually this week is flying by but for some reason I thought it was Friday. So maybe its not going as fast as I thought... hmmm... I am having one of those weeks where I want to punch people on their noses. But I am practicing my patience and doing my breathing exercises. 1-2-3...

Things that made me happy so far this week:

Got free Rilakkuma notebook and bears
Veggie Umami Burger
Painted my nails glitter gold
Making my first iMovie
Planning a menu for an upcoming BBQ
RHNJ
Update that my new website is almost done
Realizing I can tie my hair in a lil pony tail
Watching JG Levitt Singing Natural Women
Listening to the new Of Montreal
Gossip Girl Paris Commercial
Checks are coming through the mail
Creating a new to-do list
The thought of my next iMovie

... happy thoughts to everyone!

* It is Friday now and I thought focusing on Happy thoughts would be better but I rather be thinking about punching some people on the nose. It makes me feel better.

Nico + George First Movie!

Nico + George's First Movie! from Christine Pak on Vimeo.


My very first iMovie! The hardest part was uploading. I am addicted. Watch out for more video postings! ;-)

Nico's new BFF!

Nico's new friend is Hello Kitty. She likes to carry her around the house. 

And when she's not looking... Georgie takes her away! haha :-)