Newness R Us

So we are all moved in to our new house. We are such adults! The painting and the 400+ projects are not done, but all our stuff has a home. Well most of it. So when we take pictures, I'll post them HERE for all to see!

Hugo took a trip to the groomer yesterday because he smelled BAD. Our directions for the groomer included the following: Bathe, brush, no trimming, no shaving, nothing else. What we got was the following: Bathe, brush, trimming hair we didn't want trimmed, shaved ears, nail grinding.

So now he looks like a creature from Star Trek. Or like Buddy the earless goat. We can't help but laugh at him every time we see him and I think he's beginning to catch on. You can see the sadness and shame in his eyes. HE KNOWS. But he's still sweet and cute and we try not to laugh in his face. Plus he smells good. That's all we really wanted.

Hello everybody.
My name is Nate.
And this is a blog.
And by definition a blog is: A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.
I had a personal thought earlier.
"Tell everybody about yourself."
And by everybody, I would assume the thought meant you.
The reader.
So, here goes.
Like I said earlier, my name is Nate.
I work in IT.

This is how I make my living.



I should probably look like this.


But I don't.
Yet.
If I continue down the path I'm on though, it's possible.

I think this rocks.


I am working on a half finished movie/internet experiment.
Here's the trailer.

Hopefully we will finish it this year.

When I'm not being a nerd, I take pictures.


I like to play music in all forms.
I have poor grammar.
I have a hard time transferring my thoughts to paper some times.
And I have a wife who is awesome.
And a dog who is awesome.

That is all for now.

Thank you for your time.

Freaks of Nature

I thought it would be fun to show our viewers how amazing, beautiful, and utterly ridiculous the natural world is.

Instead, I've compiled a small list of the Freaks and the Misunderstood. The Berrys are huge fans of animals, especially ugly ones. Here are some of our favorites and the reasons why:


#1: The Blobfish

I don't think anyone knows why this thing exists,
but it sure is fun to look at.








#2: The Komondor/Hungarian Sheepdog

It looks like a mop. And I want one.











#3. The Proboscis Monkey

A mix between Squidward and Gonzo.












#4. English Bulldog

Ok, it's not really a freak of nature, but bulldogs are really ugly. But unlike the blobfish, they are ugly in a ridiculously cute way.

Nate's next goal in life: Adopt a bulldog just like this one.










#4. Star-nosed mole

Do I need a reason for this thing to be on the list?
Just look at it. It's horrible.






#5. Tan hedgehogs

I know that's not very nice, but they certainly are freaks of nature. I have just one question for these guys:

Why?








#6 Ugly Dog

So at first I didn't think this was real, but unfortunately I was wrong. Somebody owns this dog and is keeping it alive.


I'd be afraid that it would try to eat my brains at night.








#7. Ugly cat

I don't know what happened to this cat,
but it couldn't have been good.












#8: Sloth

We love sloths. This one couldn't be happier to be sitting in that box.



For those of you who may have seen Return to Oz:
Is it just me or does this sloth look like a Wheeler?

Welcome to our Blog!

Well hello. This is completely new to me (er...to us). I'm currently listening to Raconteurs and fuming about how stupid Nate's management is. Gone for a 2 1/2 hour lunch indeed. We considered making our address www.payattentiontousbecausewearecoolerthanyou.blogspot.com. That was too long and a bit pompous, so I chose awesomeberries. Hopefully Nate won't mind :). Let me explain my reasons why I chose today of all days to create a Berry Blog:

During our hour (sorry, "2 1/2 hour") lunch, we thought it would be funny to make a blog to show everyone how awesome we are. It has many functions.

1. Chronicle how exciting life is for the two of us.
2. Make fun of people we know (I will not include names) who use blogs as a means to make friends and impress people with their "awesomeness." If you're wondering, you are not included in this list because we invited you to see our blog. So don't worry!
3. Help us keep track of the events in our lives.
4. Show everyone our awesome pictures.
5. Waste time.
6. Be like everyone else.

Anyway, so here it is. Our blog. Coming soon: many many pictures and blogs written in stream of consciousness. More than likely we will be the only ones reading it, so I apologize in advance if anything you may read in the future offends you or makes you feel slightly uncomfortable.

Thank you for reading.

-Sarah Berry