Being A Dairy Cow Wouldn't Suck at THIS Farm

Thanks for the link Lauren!

Flooding

The flooding here has been pretty crazy. I've never seen the rivers so high. Some of the locals in Ferndale are saying the Nooksack is higher than it's ever been. I guess it's the Northwest's turn to feel some effects of the climate change. First crazy snow, now this.

Here are some of my favorite images on the Bellingham Herald's site.

Japan Has Too Many People!

But I still want to visit so badly.

Gettin' Crunk

Getting crunk in Bellingham at The Grand. The Pavement songs I have coming up on the digital jukebox behind us are taking WAY too long to start playing.
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A Hugo Awakening

As requested by former colleague Mr. Al Castle, here are some more shots of Hugo. He woke me up twice this morning running on his wheel. Of course as soon as I turn the light on and try to snap a pic of him in action, he stops completely. I can't believe how fast and long that little guy can run on that thing. Maybe he's training for the Hamster Olympics or something.

I'm still working on getting some video of Hugo being all cute while he's running or eating, but in the meantime, watch this one:

Meat Baby Food?

Really? Ew. I dare someone to taste it. Fred Meyer also has turkey and gravy, if that sounds better.
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My Morning View From the Shower

My morning view from the shower, originally uploaded by thegetupkid.

My new place here in Bellingham on N. State St. has a pretty awesome view... from the shower. The rest of my place faces the alley, unfortunately. But I do enjoy seeing this in the morning. Although I'm sure it'll be pitch black in a few weeks now that Fall is upon us. So yeah, that's the view I have when I'm nekkid. I hope the neighbors don't see in..
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My Hamster Hugo

My Hamster Hugo, originally uploaded by thegetupkid.

I thought Hugo would be a good subject to start with. Especially since all I've been doing tonight is organizing the apartment I recently moved in to. I think he's liking the new place, especially since he's not shut in the bathroom all the time like he was at the old house. The only problem is that he's mostly nocturnal and woke me up the other night running on the wheel. Isn't he cute as hell though? This won't be the last you'll see of Hugo.

EDIT: As Lauren pointed out in the comments, I didn't give her credit for giving the hamster to me. So I hope this makes her happy ;) Anyway, last Christmas, Lauren went to her parents' place in Wisconsin so she asked me to hamster-sit. I hadn't spent a whole lot of time with Hugo before he was under my supervision, but I quickly fell in love with the little guy. He's never bit me, doesn't mind if I hold him and he's fun to watch when he's not sleeping (which is quite often). I used to have two guinea pigs when I was growing up and they were awesome and adorable, and so is Hugo. Lauren didn't ask for the hamster back as soon as she came home so I was secretly hoping she'd forget. After a few days she said something about him and I said I really liked having him at my place. I didn't directly ask to keep him but I think she knew I wanted him. So out of the kindness of her heart, I was able to adopt him. Thanks Lauren!
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