This afternoon I took advantage of the goat cheese we have in the fridge and made myself some cheese, fig jam, and crackers for a snack:
This is my new favorite thing ever.
In other news, today marks the second time that someone has asked me if Jack is a dingo. I don’t understand this. People don’t have dingos. They are wild animals, for God’s sake. It’s like asking someone if their very fat cat is actually a tiger.
And yes, okay, maybe someone, somewhere does have a little pet dingo. I know that people have been found with alligators and all kinds of other craziness in Manhattan, so it happens. And I know that there is some kind of American dingo that is an actual pet.
But that’s not what they mean. They think that Chris and I went to Australia and illegally imported a dingo because we were just completely unsatisfied with the forty gazillion kinds of dogs you can get legally right here. And then, we brought it to Brooklyn and tamed it.
Trust me, it was hard enough getting to the shelter on Long Island and back without a car. Also, Jack is plenty wild, thanks. I have no need for an actual wild animal in my life.
But to be honest, I didn’t even know much about dingos, so I did a little googling before I wrote this post and found this:
And now I’m thinking I might need one of these things. How cute is he? He’s already replaced Jack as my new desktop picture.
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A NOTE: One of two things is happening with this blog. Either I am cracking up (possible) or WordPress is stupid. This is why I say I ate one thing, but you are seeing something else. For some reason, the pictures are getting switched after I hit publish. I asked support yesterday and they said it is a “caching problem.” I don’t know what this means. If anyone understands where I might find my “cache” and why it is broken, I would appreciate some insight. Thanks!
Jack looks nothing like a dingo! At least I don’t think so. He is cute in his own way. I studied abroad in Australia and during a trip to the boonies we met some dude who had a dingo as a pet. I guess if you raise them from birth they can be trained not to eat babies and whatnot. It was adorable.
TOO CUTE!! Jack is adorable too, but definitely NOT a dingo :0)
You replaced Jack on your computer????
I don’t even know you anymore.
As I sit at my desk procrastinating, you make me laugh. And Jack totally does NOT look like a dingo! I bet those same people ask if he is a girl, too. Right?
oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is the CUTEST THING EVER!!!! it looks so fluffy and cuddly…. aw i want one
Wait. That’s a picture of cucumbers, not goat cheese.
You can’t distract me with cute puppies.
Nope.
dingo? as in “a dingo ate my baby”? seriously?? wow.
oh, and i have a jar of fig jam in my fridge now too and have to resist using every muscle in my body to not slather it over crackers/my finger/directly to my tongue.
So, I don’t get it, you ate a dingo?
Ha! Just kidding
the first time i looked at it it was defintely crackers/goat cheese/jam. now cucumbers. i don’t even know if cache is a verb, noun, adjective or pronoun. sorry.
For the whole picture being switched thing: I had an issue with that too. I renamed the pictures. When you upload them on wordpress it gives you an option of where (on the internet) to save it- just change it a bit-within reason.
hmm, did you clear your cache (in your browser)? i’m not sure what browser you use, but just search for “how to clear your cache in IE/Firefox/Safari and you’ll get a page that tells you how to do it. that should work, but it may not fix the images that you’ve already uploaded - you will probably have to go back and re-upload them. it should clear up the problem going forward, though.
Yesterday the hubby called me to tell me that he saw a wolf wandering around by our suburban house.
“A wolf?! Are you sure it wasn’t a coyote (that’s not much better)?”
“Yeah, it’s a coyote!”
“Which is it?”
“I’m not sure….”
“Let’s just call it a German Shepard and not waste anymore time with it.”
Though now I think if the hubby says he sees a Dingo baby I am rushing out there….
Arielle -
Jack doesn’t eat babies either. Although he eats pretty much anything else.
VG -
I know. He’s such a chubby little pup.
Chris -
He’s cute!
Ashley -
Yes. They do. People also say he looks like a hyena. Which, I’ll give them that one. He kind of does.
Anne -
I know, don’t you want to snug him? I do.
Kristen -
You’re sharp. I hate computers.
Betsy -
I prefer eating it with my fingers. Or, you know, putting my tongue right in the jar. But it’s not bad with goat cheese, either.
thattallgirl -
I think that’s the fix. Thanks!
carrie -
yeah, I did that after I posted this, but it didn’t work. Thank you for the help though!
Mom in real life -
That’s hilarious. Although I bet wolves are cute as babies, too.
yeah so i want a dingo now too lol
a dingo ate my baby.
i’m sorry i had to do it
love (the dingo)
hate (alexa for stealing my comment
)
Arielle, you are hilarious! So cute… I want one.
Also, I am having the same exact problem and it is really ticking me off!