Troll Bachmeier, 1997 - March 8th, 2009

Troll Bachmeier, 12, passed away Sunday morning, surrounded by his loving family. Troll was found in the summer of 1997 in the country, under a bridge, south of Bismarck, ND. He was thin, malnourished and had been left for dead by someone horrible. Wade and Edie found him, and nursed him back to health. He grew into one of the most beautiful dogs ever! Troll was part collie, and as everyone joked, part Coyote. ;-) He loved to ride in the pontoon with his human parents, Wade and Edie, and human sister, April, and countless other friends, human and canine. He loved to run on the sandbars, chasing birds and jetskis, never seeming to run out of energy, and running faster than any of his family had seen another dog run. He hated swimming but would conquer his fear and hatred and swim out to April and Edie if they were in the middle of a swimming hole and he wanted to see them. He'd hold his head as far out of the water as he could though, and get as little wet as possible. Troll was a very large dog, but had dainty paws, and was very graceful, proud and distinguished. He was never dirty, and if he was, it didn't last for long. He never left food lying around, or crumbs, and always had to clean every last bite from the floor or bowl, not out of hunger, but out of neatness. He was known to lick the drool off his canine sister Sadie's mouth at times. :) At night, Troll watched out for his human family and would go from room to room when April was home, keeping an eye on everyone. He loved to sleep on the bed, and his family loved it when he did, too. Troll was a friend to everyone he met, and had a sweetness about him that will never be equalled in any dog. He did his best to teach his newest canine sister, Molly, the ropes, but it is unsure if she absorbed any of that. ;-) Troll will be incredibly missed, but his owners know that he is watching over them, and they will see him again someday. He is somewhere chasing seagulls on a sandbar and has his very own chewie and tennis ball that Sadie can't take away from him. Troll, we love you and miss you very much. Love, Edie, Wade and April

A note from the author: If you are thinking of getting a pet, please visit petfinder.com There are thousands and thousands of pets on there that need homes, and no pet will love you more than the one you rescue from living in a cage.

Carissa's Weird

If you like Band of Horses, check out this defunct band. Ben Bridwell (of BoH) used to be in it.

Here's a link to their MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/carissaswierd

I fell over

Yes, the title says it all. I fell over today on my bike. Fucking clipless pedals. I was at a complete stop at an intersection with one foot unclipped, started leaning the other way like an idiot, and over I went. Of course it was in the middle of rush hour traffic in downtown Minneapolis at 8 a.m. At least I didn't fall into traffic. ;-)

Someone please tell me I'll get used to these new feet soon?

ABBA Cadaver

My idea for a cover band. We play disco hits heavy-metal style, a la Korn or Cannibal Corpse. Our lead singer is a man, man, and I sing backup...er, scream bloodcurdling screams into the microphone in lieu of a having the sweet jingle of a tambourine.

First post in over a year!

I think it's been a good year since I've posted here. Now that my friend Jenni has a link from her blog to mine (because I commented on something) I figured I better update this...or at the very least, get on here and excuse myself for lack of content.

A picture of one's cat and one's ex-boyfriend do not a blog make!

Oh, well. I try.

Coming soon: photos from Oregon and Denver! And my latest music recommendations.

My cat, Mr Bun. He looks kinda evil in this pic. He's a sweetie. Although...his tail is sort of evil, and knocks over everything in its path. Okay, the whole cat is evil, but he doesn't know it. He means well.  

February 7th, 2005

Well, here's my first post. It'll be a short one, 'cause I'm at work, but hello!

and goodbye! for now.