In the gallery of mem'ries there are pictures bright and fair, and I find that dear old Butler is the brightest one that's there. Alma mater, how we love thee, with a love that ne'er shall fade, and we feel we owe a debt to thee that never can be paid.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

helicopter and the snow - a short story by me

***prelude***
snow and ice in st. louis, it is evening, everyone has made it safely home, dinner has come to a close. helicopter must now poop. but where the turds shall fall is the question of the moment.
***act one***
andrea and helicopter exit the apartment. heli first sets foot in the icy slush. immediately, it is decided that slush is a delicious delicacy and it is up to helicopter to personally consume the whole block's worth. after a time, heli pukes, and the pair moves on across the pillowed median of the darkened street.
***act two***
miraculous discovery. there are leaves below the snow. if we don't conquer the leaves, who will? leaf slapping ensues, more puking follows.
***act three***
andrea gets antsy and decides to urge the walk forward toward The Loop. a slight impasse when they reach the street - it has become a slushy gorge of wet snow. helicopter gives the snow a good barking and once it is properly subdued, gives the go-ahead to move on.
***act four***
helicopter finally decides it is time to poop. directly in front of the library, and several police officers. as we have learned from Peanut, it is ALWAYS best to poop with an audience. the pair heads home.
***finale***
andrea attepmts to assert her independence by entering the apartment by the fire escape in the back of the apartment despite repeated recommendations to instead enter via the enclosed front stairs. after two steps andrea falls. heli falls. the two slide to the front of the apartment, and enter, defeated. heli poops in the kitchen.

Saturday, November 11, 2006


Heli and Andrea

Thursday, November 09, 2006

This morning heli and i were in my room trying to pick out a pair of shoes, and all of a sudden i turn around, and heli is in the middle of the room starting to go poo poo. so i scooped her up and turned her belly up, 'cause usually she stops going to the bathroom when she's upside down.... but not today. she shot a little turd right onto my futon. NOW THATS DIRTY!!!
see you soon
love
andrea

Wednesday, November 01, 2006


Heli

hi mom and dad!
how're you?
i'm good!
just a few minutes here before i have to hurry off to work! sorry i haven't written/called in a while! i've been busy/had my hands full.... surprise surprise, sunday i went and adopted myself a little puppy from the animal shelter. her name is Heli for short, or Helicopter for full (cause of how her little tail goes when she's playing) and she's 1/2 boxer, 1/2 ??? we can't tell yet, and she's a perfect little lady. except for the pooping on the floor part.... the lady who found her and her littermates discovered them under her trailer in a trailer park, and took them into the shelter at age 3 weeks. they spent from then until now (11 weeks old) in the shelter - so Heli's still scared and really really interested in EVERYTHING, which is kind of fun. yesterday we discovered leaves, which she likes to eat. she also gets the hiccups a lot, which is pretty hilarious. more later, i'm late for work!!! i've attached some pictures of her, they're the ones the shelter posted online in her profile, so she's quite a bit bigger now, i'd say a little bit smaller than a beagle. okay, off to work!can't wait to see you soon!much love,
-andrea