If you’re in the mood for a good laugh this afternoon, you should check out the comments section of my morning blog post. You guys crack me up!
Some of my favorite funny pet names that you guys told me about include:
- Kevin (from Beks, Stacy, Alex and Christen): “Kevin” is just so human. Plus, I picture the mom from Home Alone screaming “KEVIN!” and cannot help but laugh.
- Omelet (spelled “Aumlette,” from Racheal)
- Puff Daddy (from Nikki)
- Waffles (from Alexandra and Renee)
- Lunchbox (from Sara)
- Hallelujah and Amen (from Krista): In Krista’s words, “When my Mom was first married, her aunt gave them a cat named Hallelujah. The cat also had a sister named Amen. Unfortunately, both of these cats would occasionally go missing, forcing my Mom to walk up down the street yelling HALLELUJAH!!! or AMEN!!! like a crazy person.”
- Backpack and Ketchup (from Colleen)
- Mr. Meowgi (from Brenda): As a huge fan of The Karate Kid, I have a feeling Ryansan will appreciate this one.
- Katie…errr Shady (from Lauren): I could not stop laughing at this story: “My fiancé’s family had a cat named Katie when he was a kid. Apparently that’s what they always wanted to name a girl if they had one but thought they never would. Nine years later they had a little girl and still used the name! They changed the cat’s name to Shady and told the brothers to act like it hadn’t happened (which of course they didn’t and still make fun of it). I always found that hysterical.”
Lunch
Lunch today was a big ol’ salad with BBQ pulled chicken, cucumber, zucchini and corn.
I wasn’t sure what dressing to use, so I ended up adding a bit of olive oil and balsamic vinegar after stirring everything together. It worked juuust fine. Sometimes simple is best!
After lunch, I ran some errands in preparation for our upcoming vacation.
I popped into Target to stock up on some travel-size goodies and ended up talking to a sweet woman in the books section for a little while.
She saw me looking at A Secret Kept and encouraged me to get it, assuring me it was just as good as Sarah’s Key, the first Tatiana DeRosnay novel that I read and adored.
As we continued chatting about some of our favorite books, the woman highly recommended The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
I read the book, which is written from a dog’s perspective, back in March 2011 (you can find my review of the book here) and when I told the woman that I loved the book, too, she said, “You must be a dog lover!” When I nodded my head, she said, “That book reminded me so much of my dog!”
I could not say the same. You see, Enzo, the dog that narrates The Art of Racing in the Rain, is patient, introspective and calm. Sadie… isn’t.
But I still loved the book.
It made me want to read a spin off version of the novel written from the perspective of a nut job of a dog, though I’m not sure it would elicit the same emotions as The Art of Racing in the Rain.
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“I can teach you all the things!” haha! I would definitely read a book by Sadie. Target is my favorite place to go before a big trip. So many fun items to purchase! You must be so excited!
A Secret Kept is SO good! Though, in my personal opinion, I didn’t think it was as good as Sarah’s Key, but I think that one is hard to beat. Hope you enjoy!
love the name waffles!
I once had a cat which we named Molly. About 2 months after having her, my mom was busy scratching her tummy and discovered some errr… balls. Our gorgeous kitty was in fact a male lol. We never changed the name so Molly has become Mr. Molly.
I need to read some new books. Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂 I love browsing Target. It’s hard to leave there empty handed.
My book club just chose “The Art of Racing in the Rain” for next month’s book…I’ve heard such great things! Will def read your review when I finish it.
Backback and ketchup!? LOL I’ve still been meaning to read “Sarah’s Key.”
I love hallelujah and amen that is hilarious! I will have to get The Secret Kept as my next book, I loved Sarah’s Key!
I just finished Sarah’s Key per your recommendation and loved it! Thanks 🙂 And I loved Art of Racing in the Rain too…I’m pretty sure it made me cry!
Hahahahaha I would LOVE to read a book from Sadie’s perspective!
I am going home after work and buying The Art of Dancing in the Rain on my Kindle. I have a feeling I will love it!
PS- I didn’t have time to comment on this morning’s post, but when I was little… we had two cats named Booger and Stinker. 🙂
You should do A Secret Kept for next months book club. Someone just told me it was really great too!
~Cat
I didn’t read the post from this morning till just now, I love Omelet for a pet name! My sister has a black cat named Nuit (French for night) and she also has a white cat named Microwave. Everyone asks her why she named her Microwave and she says, “she just seems like a microwave.” I’m not sure what that means but she is a little crazy cat. She wants to get a great dane puppy and it should be interesting to see what she names that.
Cracked up at my desk after reading Lauren’s story about Katie/Shady – the poor girl probably never hears the end of it!
it made me laugh out loud, too!!
I’m going to have to try A Secret Kept – I need a new book!
Love all the pet names – that last story was so funny!
I’ve always imagined what a story would be like told fro. The perspective of my cat. Paranoid and hairy, I think.
Hahaha! Funny dog names indeed!
Oh goodness…now I want to get a dog and name him ketchup. That’s just too awesome.
hahaha!!! Hallelujah and Amen are definitely THE best – especially because of the story behind them!! Hilarious!
you have the BEST dog pictures ever!
A Secret Kept is good, but I think Sarahs Key was better.
I real life “LOL”d at losing the cat and searching for Hallelujah and Amen!!!
Your dog is so cute!
I literally giggled the entire time reading through the comments. My co-workers may or may not have thought I was crazzzzzzzzy
Every time I scold my dog, tell my dog ‘go pee pee , go pee pee’ I think of Enzo, I swear I say in my head ‘What would Enzo think!’ That book was so great!
I want to read another book by her! Cool idea!
You could make a bbq ranch next time 🙂
I am SO excited to get to read this semester in between classes. My summer was so busy, I can’t wait to get to relax a little and enjoy a good book!
Have you heard of “A Dog’s Purpose” ? It is also from a dog’s point of view and will have you laughing one minute and crying the next. So good! 🙂
Did you find the physique class you tried more difficult than the weights you lift independently?
I always tell my husband that I want to name our next dog “Peeve”, so then when we introduce him/her, we can be like: “This is our pet, Peeve.” ;D
haha – love it! i needed a laugh at work today 🙂
I love that last picture of Sadie! I have one of my dog from the same angle and I love the way his skin hangs in it. I like making up silly things he could be thinking based on the goofy look on his face. 🙂
The hallelujah and amen comment had me bursting out laughing! I think my dog actually thought I was the crazy one just now!
I’ve read Sarah’s Key and The Art of Racing in the Rain but not A Secret Kept. I heard it was good though…let us know if you like it!
We had an orange cat named LOK, which stood for Little Orange Kitty. I remember trying to explain the cat’s name to the vet office over the phone when making an appointment to the cat fixed. When I brought her in, they said, ‘Oh yeah, it’s the lady who named her cat LOK.”
I am obsessed with “human” names for dogs – mine growing up were Henry, Zack, and Jake 🙂
Also I’m obsessed with these pics of Sadie!
Have you read One Good Dog? I loved it.
Your captions of Sadie CRACK me up daily. Love it.
I love starting random conversations with strangers about topics that you have mutual interest in — it makes me feel as though the world is very small. Usually, it makes me feel as though I’ve known the person forever even though we totally just met.
Hello there! I’m a new follower 🙂 If you haven’t already- you should read A Dog’s Purpose. I liked it much better than Acing in the Rain.
Kevin.. too funny! The little boy I babysit for named his (female) cat Kevin and the name stuck! Didn’t realize it was so popular. Perhaps from the movie UP?
Just stop. Seriously. I used to like your blog.
You’re insanely boring, and your dog is ugly.
I’m sorry, I generally like dogs, but your pictures are insufferable. Why do you make those captions? I don’t understand.
Ha! I love the last photo. Sadie is just such a gem. 🙂
hahahah that Hallelujah and Amen part cracked me up so much!~:P At least it was a good word and nothing obscene! hehe. And what a coinkidink! I had bbq pulled chicken tacos tonight! So delish.
HAHA I am cracking up at the Amen one! Hilarious 🙂
I LOVE shopping at Target for books! I always find lots of great choices there. I usually read on my Nook or iPad, so I take pictures with my phone of covers of books that I’d like to read 🙂
umm..The dog looks so cute !
Ha! I love the last photo .why your dog is so thin and its ears are so big .
I loved “The Art of Racing in The Rain”. I was flying home for christmas last year and on one of my flights (I live abroad, so it takes me awhile!) A man was reading it next to me and was towards the end, and he was WEEPING. I love a good cry, and a good animal story so I picked it up on my layover. My next animal book on the List is “The Bond”.
How sick is it that I’m excited to check your blog before your morning post? It feels like an accomplishment because every time I check my fave blogs in the morning, you have already posted!!
I read the book “The Art of Racing in the Rain” and thought it was great, but i cried the whole time. Any books about animals especially dogs, always end up making me cry. 🙂
I am reading The Art of Racing In The Rain right now because I am still waiting for Gone Girl from the library. It is so cute. It just makes me laugh thinking about a dog observing humans all day and being so wise! And I love having convos with random people about books. I could seriously talk about book for hours…