my new BFF

My petsitting ward, Oli the teacup poodle, occassionally makes little growls. Today, while working at my desk, I heard him growling behind me. "Why are you so grumpy?" I said. And then-- ohmygod. I just completely had that moment when the herione talks to her companion animal (which happens more than people realize). Like Alice conversing with her cat, Dinah. Or Jasmine sulking to Raja. Life imitates art (or Disney), and how did I get here-- being the cool teen girl in the cartoons, Sabrina scolding Salem? I'm so lucky. Oli is more than just an accessory. He's an accomplice. Who occasionally farts.