Oh man, I love this pooch. Coming home after a long day, it's downright therapeutic to get puppy cuddles or play tug with her. Also, sometimes when I howl at her,she'll humour me and howl back.

She luckily make instant friends with my in law's little, male poodle-mix and they play non-stop when together. I was sort of grossed out the first time he attempted to mount her...this timid teddy bear-looking weirdo humping my beautiful show dog! I'd rather not see this. Before I could tell the furry bastard off, she...proceeded to mount him sideways and hump his face!! Wow. They've played the humping game for entire visits. Sneaking up on each other, pouncing on each others backs and pumping their little hips with a good 6-12 inches of clearance between their bodies. Sometimes they'd both jump up on each other at the same time and it would look like a doggy tango. I tried to get a shot of them playing, but I could only ever capture the humping because it is just constant. I'm glad they made fast friends. If we ever go travelling, the plan was to let her stay with his family and seems like she'd have a blast.

Looking regal:

Humping my in-laws dog in the face:

She's taught me many lessons so far, but the most unexpected things are the lessons about people. For one thing, having a dog makes your human interactions 300% more pleasant. Drivers are more likely to stop for me and wave me by (mostly just specifically wave at my dog but whatever). On walks, almost every person walking by smiles at her, which turns into almost every single person smiling at me. It's almost like being best friends with a celebrity.

Luna's also been forcing us to peel our asses off the couch and actually be outside. My SO gets bored easily, hates routine but we're tight on cash and completely lack friends at the moment...so we've seen a lot of Netflix. A shameful amount of Netflix. Out of desperation, I suggested maybe we could try geocaching. A friend of mine told me about it about 5 years ago and I just thought it sounded so lame. I also didn't have a smartphone, didn't live in such a beautiful city and didn't have a dog. The geocaching thing is actually super fun. The first site we tried was at UCSD and we decided to do it in the dark to avoid people. Apparently, part of campus used to function as a rifle range for the military and the only real remnant is a concrete sentry booth. I've walked by it dozens of times and had no idea. I also had no idea the inside was FILLED with spiders. I fluctuate between being brave and being a total wuss about bugs. While standing in the middle of the structure, I suddenly realized I was absolutely surrounded by 30-40 of them. The kinds with the huge, bulbous rears and the extra spindly legs. In a dark, cramped space. Urgh. Meanwhile, outside the spider temple of doom, my SO saw that the cache was hidden in the little pipe above the memorial plaque. The only way to get it out was for me to push it out with a stick while inside. I legit felt like Indiana Jones. I also ran screaming after it was over and I feel itchy just writing about it. It was great. We've found about 7 more since and we officially have a hobby!

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I recently found some bras that actually fit and goddamn, it makes such a difference and it's way easier to maintain good posture. It took a long ass time, but using http://www.brasizecalculator.tk/, r/ABraThatFits, my SO, a measuring tape and 5-6 Nordstrom Rack visists...I found it for $15! Went again over the weekend and found two more. Those shitty mall lingerie stores fitted me a band size too large and THREE cup sizes too small. The center gore between the cups always was floating away from my sternum, straps slid off my shoulders, the bands always seemed incredibly stretchy yet still pinched together fat on my back and rode up... Why did I have to be uncomfortable every day for over 10 years?!!! I'm not particularly chesty so it's pretty irritating that mall stores are so unaccommodating. I mean, even their own models rarely seem to have on their true size in the pictures and when they do seem right, it also looks photoshopped to hell. Ugh. My husband (who has learned much about bra sizing in the last month haha) was like, why is this so hard? You'd think the market would provide sizes that average people actually need. Yeah, well, capitalism doesn't work so hot when consumers and companies are misinformed. Bra sizes aren't standardized in the US and even if you find the right cup in terms of volume, breast shape also plays a big role in what styles actually fit.