Today we are babysitting Perrito. Perrito is the newest member of Kid 2’s family. He is a chihuahua. We will not be sharing videos or pictures of Perrito because he has a face only a mother and Kid 2 would love. Jeaniene Frost, who loves all dogs unconditionally, saw his pic and said, “He is a baby bat. You’re being conned.” And then she said, “Baby bats are probably cuter.”
We love Perrito, and I want to spare poor Mod R from having to delete many comments about his looks. He is so adorable, though. In a cute-ugly way. The German Shepherds love him and Meow Meow keeps trying to let him out of his crate. Apparently, she thinks he is a kitten and tries to keep him clean, which he is not super-down with.
And he hoodwinked Gordon into letting him out of the crate again. Extra cute because Perrito doesn’t have much fur and is wearing a cut up sock as a hoodie.
We’ve been working hard on a new project. We should have news for you either this week or the next week. It requires research. The problem is, it requires very specific research, so I’ve bought 3 books on the subject and can use about 2.5 paragraphs from each. Oy.
It’s funny how researching for fiction produces an incomprehensible mishmash of sources. To entertain you today, here are some things we’ve researched without any context.
Well, I’m off to work. Have fun speculating!
I’m curious now about Perrito! I’m a professional dog groomer, and though I sometimes think I’ve seen it all, every once in a while, something surprises me. I love that the world can continually come up with new stuff!
(On a side note, I recently looked up that same image of the moon phases. Probably not for the same reason as you, though. Unless you have an undisclosed interest in creating stained glass patterns…)
Just saw a tee shirt on Woot that was called Fractal Tree. It reminded me of the scene where a fractal was explained to Kate. Was going to look it up, but not sure which book it was in and often looking up something in a Kate book leads to a lot of time rereading one or several books. LOL
Hmmm…are you sure it’s to Kate? ???? I can keep looking, but the one fractal explaining scene I distinctly remember is Andrea’s in Gunmental Magic when Anapa draws one for her:
“I could go on to infinity. In basic terms, a fractal is a system that doesn’t become simpler when analyzed on smaller and smaller levels. Keep that in your head.” A system that can’t be broken down to basic components. Okay, got it. Anapa leaned forward. “To understand chaos, you have to understand mathematics. A lot of your civilization—most of any civilization, really—is built on mathematical analysis, the guiding principle of which is that everything can be explained and understood, if you just break it into small enough chunks. In other words, everything has an end. If you dig deep enough into any complex system, you will eventually unearth its simplest parts, which can’t be broken down any further. That sort of thinking works for a great many things, but not all of them. For example, the fractal. It doesn’t end.”
Andrews, Ilona. Gunmetal Magic, NYLA 2012, Kindle Edition, page 254
This is just a love letter to HA for writing such thoughtful, smart, interesting books. I’m on my third re-read of KD and every time I get to book 9, I just want to cry. It’s so good. Kate struggles, she grows, she develops and she loves her people in such a way that feels so real. Most people don’t have to make life/death choices or have immense power at their fingertips, but those little every day choices about who am I and what do I value and will my partner still love me if I they find out I f*cked up royally make Kate feel so real and so relatable despite being such a powerhouse of a human. The emotion, the stress, the inner turmoil just all feels so real amidst a truly fantastical landscape. Hats off, kudos, a thousand thanks for writing stories with such emotional resonance.
It’s hard to chose, but book 9 has always been my favourite ????
Pics of Perrito in his sock-hoodie or it didn’t happen. XD
Thank you, Ilona Andrews for the post.
I know what you mean about Perrito. Titan is a Rhodesian Labrador but most people think he is a Labrador retriever due to his coloration until they see his eyes and they freak out. When he was a puppy they were yellow. He is 4 now and they are probably considered Amber in color. You are being good grandparents.
One of the the benefits if my eReader is that I can randomly search for …anything. I look up words I’m fairly certain I already know, fashion descriptions I am absolutely certain I want to see, etc. Research of random things makes me happy for the internet and things to be researched are why I read. Love yall and your books!
I think you underestimate how much the internet loves dogs of all face types.
Human anatomy – high speed throwing of things (probably weapons like spears, maybe Orro donuts, definitely not Perrito!).
Seeds and other complex flowering stuff. Could be about a baby inn. Or some particularly dangerous post-Shift lawn grass.
MMA wrestling. That could fit anywhere, but given the IPBWD*, I assume it was a false clue and they were taking a break from the actual research, eating Orro-style donuts and drinking coffee while getting distracted on the `net.
Full moon. Because, what could possibly go wrong.
Bloodroot for teeth cleaning. Because donuts.
And teeth sharpening. Because full moon.
*IPBWD – Incredibly Productive Book Writing Duo.
Bloodroot! One of my favorites!
The roots “bleed” an orangish color. Definitely not what I call red. And it smells…mediciney.
I love puppies that are so ugly they are cute
Aristida stricta!!! Love that grass
You should also look up Ctenium aromaticum or toothache grass. It numbs your mouth when you chew it. And it makes the cutest little squiggle shape when it dries.
I once told a mother her baby looked like ET. it was true my mum was so mad at me.
Interesting things to contemplate, all in a zig-zag????
the puppy sounds cute to me, but I love ugly dogs and cute dogs alike. I have the cutest old crusty white dog, and she’s my baby.
I’m not going to try guess from those clues,I’m happy to wait and see ☺️