September 19, 2011: I need a less comfy car! Snow Monkeys in trouble! Pet pics!

I can lie awake in bed for hours, waiting to fall asleep, but put me in a meeting and I can doze off in no time at all.  In addition to meetings, I've found that other snoozy-worthy environments include the back seat of a bus, during a late afternoon viewing of a mix, and any dinner outing at which someone feels the need to open up about a recent relationship gone wrong.  And, after today, I'm going to add "while driving from Montreal to Toronto" to that list.  Fortunately, the staccato burst of shoulder gravel impacting the underside of my SUV was enough to rouse me from my deep slumber.  And, at one point, I was actually considering driving cross-country back to Vancouver!

Uh oh

A pretty good weekend for my Snow Monkeys (seeking supremacy in the R.I.P. Stargate fantasy football league).  Despite some monster stats from the likes of Adrian Peterson, Jahvid Best, and Ryan Fitzpatrick (who I started over Romo, thank you very much), it looks like we're going down to the wire.  We're down 20 points (thanks to Miles Austin and Michael Turner) but have an opportunity to wrack up some points in tonight's Monday night tussle.  He's got Giant RB Ahmad Bradshaw.  I counter with Rams RB Cadillac Williams (a late waiver wire addition when I heard Jackson went down) and Giants #1 WR Hakeem Nicks. It's gonna be close!  Our friend (and former Stargate Special Features Producer) Ivon Bartok faces a similar scenario.  His team, The Running Dead, need Mike Sims-Walker to come up big and get the 20 points required to pull of a week 2 win.  Wish us luck!

Some snaps from the weekend…

Lulu says "Pass the biscotti!"

Baby. Adorable, no?

Mom's dog #1: Felix. Or, as I like to call him, Barky Barkerson.

Mom's dog #2: Caramel. She adopted him so he already came named. Caramel! Who would name their male dog Caramel?

Lulu fluffs up her new favorite pillow. Baby cat.

Maximus protects his kill.

The pugs relax will Ringu's Sadako works on her laptop.

Maximus works on his nice, even tan.

Sis's dog #1: Aspen (aka Sneezy).

One of Sis's innumerable cats: Rapini.

Another one of Sis's innumerable cats: Chantilly.