Pet Pleasures

There has been a LOT of pet/animal talk going on at work lately. As with many jobs...it is not always all business and no play. This month I celebrate my 2 years with the program! However, I have to say things have gotten a little more interesting and entertaining over the past year. Case in point, the animal talk.

While I am a normal animal lover and own dogs I cannot say the same for some of my coworkers...

Lian, who has been fairly secretive about his love for birds, finally broke down and revealed it to another coworker, who in turn told me (and about everyone else), who in turn did some of my own digging on Facebook.

The best part about these particular pets is their names. Please meet:

Britney Spears

Rambo

Arnold

Victoria

While the first two names are clearly from actual inspirations the second two are a little more intriguing. I have not found out the exact logic but I am hoping that Arnold is named for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Victoria is named after Victoria Beckham. I will have to confirm this with Lian and get back to you.

Lian, who is from Burma, didn't understand the hilarity of his bird's names and simply replied, as he has many times before, "I don't get American jokes."

Unlike Lian, since day one, Teresa has not been shy about her love for guinea pigs. In fact, if you go in her office there are probably several pictures around.
So, here are Hamilton and Lou.

This is Teresa's old pig, Pete. However, when I originally posted this I didn't realize he was deceased. Pete

 unfortunately died from lymphoma last year.

I have added another picture of her pigs (the ones that are currently living).

This is Lou.

This particular picture is entitled, "Hamilton: Pig in a Blanket."

Last week while talking about my dream of one day owning a monkey of some sort someone brought up the 2009 attack of a woman by a chimpanzee. Today I came across an article talking about this woman and her recent face transplant. (Please only view if you have a strong stomach) Needless to say I will not be getting a chimp anytime soon, or ever if Coy has anything to say about it.

So, for now (and probably forever), I'll stick with my dogs.

I am thinking that a work 'playdate' might be in order for Murphy, Sophie, Hamilton, Lou, Britney Spears, Rambo, Arnold, and Victoria.
I'll let you know how that goes...