My Life is Rough, by Dre

I have a tough job. I have to make sure mommy stays on task and gets her rescue work done. 

It takes really close supervision.

Like stuck up under the arm close. 

"Poor me"

My job makes me really tired. 

But still, I'm dedicated. I keep an evil eye on mom to keep her in line. 

"work faster mom - help get those homeless pugs forever homes!"

"I see you. Stop goofing off!"

"I"m not sleeping on the job! I just blinked!"

 

"I said focus! Don't make me angry!"

"That's it. I give up. You're hopeless"

 

That's my girl. Rotten to the core...and yet she's glued to my side. 

Enjoy your new day!

My Voice

Ok. I have to fess up to something. Here's the original post that I was going to publish tomorrow:

It was titled "No Reason at All"

For reasons noone can figure, Jessie decided she'd like to be today's pug-model.

Playing shy...

Worried

Sweet

Ok you got me. Jessie is *always* worried. And she's *always* sweet.

Except when the garbage man comes around. Then she's downright territorial!

And Bello decided he wanted his pik-tor made too, but he couldn't sit still for long:

"Did someone say treat?"

And this week I was delighted to find my favorite stargazer lilies on sale at the grocery store. I couldn't resist! They are blooming beautifully.

A different angle

And a slightly different color edit

Imagine that. Flowers, for no reason at all!

Enjoy your day!

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After I scheduled it to post and moved on with the rest of my evening, my brain kept coming back to the post. I'm just not happy with it. I mean - it sounded semi-amusing in my head. But when I got it out into blog-o-sphere, it just sounds, well, let's be honest - dumb.

To paraphrase:
Blah blah

Cut pug picture

Blah blah

Nature picture

blah blah

food picture

blah blah blah...

Well gee, no wonder y'all are bored stiff. I don't have a voice.

Wait. WAIT!

I'm not getting all Eat-Pray-Love-ish on you. Well, I kinda am. But it's about me. So it's not about you. Ok? This time, it's not about you.

Shit, it's my blog. It's always about me. Ok. I'm coming to terms with that fact.

Moving on. I don't have a voice. Or rather, I'm not using my voice on my blog.

The giver of this "aha moment" is fellow blogger Roo.

Have you met Roo? If you haven't, you need to run right on over to NiceGirlNotes.com and introduce yourself. She's HY-STER-i-cal. And her stick figure drawing are guaranteed to make you ROFLTYPIYP (uhm, not sure you really want that reference, just trust me, ok?).

Good morning...I digress. 

Anyway, she posted these really great Best Blogging Tips not long ago, and while I'm not up to the point of SEO and increasing my readership, the idea of a voice has just stuck with me. (gotta start somewhere, right?)

But what the heck does that MEAN? What's my voice? I mean, if I'm typing this blog, it's my voice, right??

WRONG! (imagine a big ole buzzer sound here)

So I thought about it. And I'm still thinking about it. POTP (part of the problem) is that I have this fear that y'all with think "gee, she's being dumb again", and so I don't post something, or over-edit myself.

And that's when the lightbulb went off.

If I was Roo, I'd draw a picture of a lightbulb over a stick figure drawing of me. But really, I'm not Roo, and I sure can't draw - not even stick figures.

But I can out-sarcasm the best of the best. Seriously.

No really, I mean it.

I am sarcastic. Positively sarcastic (let's go back to the whole concept of "it's a new day", huh??). I'm sarcastic. It's how I get through my days, delivering little packets of sarcasm in almost every situation. Usually appropriate, usually interpreted correctly as sarcasm.

And I'm human. I can share my f.. my fee.. my feelings. Or try. It might be awkward. Y'all might laugh at me, while telling me you're laughing with me. 

But I know the difference.

Yes indeed-eo.

So I vow to bring more sarcasm, more feelings, with the goal of shoving my voice into my blog with each post.

Damn. Y'all are in for it now. For no reason at all...


Enjoy your new day!!

(PS - if you haven't seen or read Eat, Pray, Love, grab the book or hit the theater. you may not love it - I didn't - but it may just teach you something about yourself and that's worth the price!).

Gene Simmons has serious competition

Yes, THIS Gene Simmons. 

(Sorry if that scared anyone.)

Jessie and Bello are putting ole Gene on notice. 

Please overlook Jessie's friend The Zit. 

Yes, it's still with her. Poor girl.

Bello thinks he's the front runner to be the new front pug for KISS.

Audrey was concerned that her boyfriend Jackson would be offended if she were to allow me to post an obscene photo of her.
She did consent to sharing this cute outtake

Bello offered up this encore of his impression of a lion.
RAWR!

Jessie and Bello await agents' calls. They will tour upon request.

It's a new day!
~Allie

Photographic Genius!

ok, well not quite.

are you sick of pug pictures yet?

no? whew!!!

are you sick of pictures of the pugs indoors yet?

no? Oh good. I was hoping you'd say that.

Jessie was hoping you'd say that too.

Will someone PLEASE love me?

Dre just hopes you'll give her some treats.

Give me treats NOW, and noone will get hurt.

Pretty, pretty please?

ok fine. I'll just go lay on that pillow that I'm not supposed to lay on.

better yet, I'll lay on the footrest of your recliner.

Take that.

Meanwhile, Bello is concerned.

no, I don't know what he's concerned about.

I just know he's concerned, ok?

I asked him to smile for me, and he said this was the best he could do.

Then I asked him to show his off his award winning recliner-foot-rest position.

Hmm, I guess the foot rest isn't big enough for him.

Maybe "genius" is a strong word.

But the pugs sure are cute!

A Busy Day at Work...

..for the pugs that is.

Jessie calls for her secretary. WOO! YO! Get in here

I said, "WHERE'S MY COFFEE"

Bello stands guard again the evil garbage trucks

Please disreguard the ahem.."custom" window sill. Bello thinks he was an artist in a past life.

Angel's only job is to sleep (hey, at 91, you'd want to sleep all day too!) Here's a rare awake moment of my sweet old girl. Eye booger and all!

And then there's Audrey. Her only job is to jump in front of the camera any time it's out.

Aren't I pretty?

The DSLR camera that is. She disdained the point & shoot, obviously inferior to someone of her beauty queen status. But she jumps in front of the new camera.

Don't believe me?

What was a nice shot of Jessie & Bello...becomes...Dre.

And Jessie's turn...that blur in the foreground? Yeah..Dre.

ok, ok! I'll take your picture Dre.

BLINK

ok, now give me a silly face

one more...

Ah pugs. I'm glad I don't work as hard as they do.

America's Next Top (Pug) Model

Our first contestant is a 5 year old male, a native of Texas.

He enjoys being annoying chasing squirrels, barking at traffic being a guard dog, and chewing on stuffies.

 

He claims to be a world class licker kisser, and a total love muffin.

 

He spends his day alternating between snoring beauty rest and patrol duty. Both require no great focus.

 

His smile and silly personality are popular with the crazy pug people viewers. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Bello.

 

Our next contestant is a 6 year old beauty, a native of Oklahoma. She's paranoid spunky, and keeps order in the house.

She is a down to earth girl, who worries constantly takes life very seriously. She's a bit camera shy, and doesn't have as much of a portfolio as our other contestants.

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Jessie.

Our final contestant is a retired beauty queen, she's a mature 5 years old, and a moody bitch particular about her photo shoots.

She enjoys reminding everyone that she's now retired, and doesn't have to obey the humans work.

She enjoys shredding paper, digging in the trash, and is focused on environmental preservation, and needs her time away from the peasants alone time.

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Audrey, or "Dre" for short (as in Doctor Dre..yes)

Luckily our three contestants are also good friends, as evidenced by these pairs photos:

Audrey and Bello

Jessie and Audrey (hmm which one is the attention whore treat lover??)

So, who will get your vote? Stay tuned for next week's photoshoot and challenge!