busy busy busy

it's been a busy busy week at work this week. we have a new code release coming up, which has this very important new function, BUT the program didn't start any of the testing of this new function until TWO weeks before the release is supposed to come out!!! the timing of the testing has been so so poor, and as a result everyone is scrambling, throwing in last minute fixes without even having adequate time to test the fixes and it's a mess!! i really wonder how we have customers half the time!! and this is supposed to be a major quality release in which the quality of our code is supposed to increase dramatically. ha! anyways, the week passed by very fast and i'm so glad the weekend is here!

yesterday i took tofu to the vet to get some vaccinations, and i picked one that is kind of close to our house. it was in this kinda ghetto part (but i guess everything around there is kinda ghetto), and it turned out to be run by 2 indian guys. anyways, it's kinda weird hearing an old indian guy trying to calm down your puppy. she had anal sac disease, here's an excerpt from a website i found: "Anal sac disease is very common in dogs. The anal sacs are on either side of a dog's rectum and each one is filled with a 'sticky' fluid that smells rather unpleasant! The duct from this gland empties into the anus so that the feces are covered with some of the secretion, acting as a scent marker. Sometimes the duct gets blocked, the secretions build up and the duct becomes infected." it's very easy to treat though, the vet just has to squeeze the sacs and get rid of the build up, but at the time i had no idea what he was doing, all i know is that he was doing something near her anus and there was this really really foul smell. it was sooooo gross. i was disgusted. when we got back from the vet i gave her a bath immediately! in some dogs it can be a frequent problem (like needs to be cleaned once a month) .. i hope it's not the case for tofu! yikes! at least it's easy to treat, but unfortunately can't be prevented. supposedly you can learn to do it yourself, but julian and i are too grossed out to do it, so we'll happily pay someone to do it =P he didn't have to witness the smell!!! everything else went ok, she took the shots ok and she's healthy! one more month until her next shots. we still aren't supposed to take her outside for another two months (only to the backyard).

oh...i'm going to australia and new zealand with my mom and sister in december! yay! we're going on a chinese tour (of course) but i think it'll be fun. at least it'll be warm! =P julian will have to stay home with tofu hehe. i hope she remembers me when i come back! i'll be going to LA 12/15 - 12/20. i'll leave from LA to australia/new zealand 12/20-12/31. (i'll have to fly by myself =( which kinda sucks) and i'll be back in LA to celebrate new year's!