Saturday, August 05, 2006

BOO WATCH: THE PUGGLE PSYCHE

Ah, Boo. Still miss you, buddy. I need you, you know. I even had to do a special Boo Watch post to alleviate my stress (turn to T Shirt Time comments section to see what caused aforementioned stress). YOUR (happy?) little face reminds me of all the goodness and sweetness in the world.

I've continued the research PG started into dog body language because, let's face it, sometimes Boo and Attitcus prove infinately more interesting than anything that good-for-nothing MIA Gyllenhaal has to offer (you know, Jake, it's like you don't want us to play Paparazzi Bingo (copyrighted. All Rights Reserved.)?). Unfortunately, I've not done any, what you could call, actual research, but made it up off the top of my head. It's easier.

I've drafted in expert, Verity Lush Phd., author of Communicating With Your Canine: Touching Your Dog. From just looking at this picture and noting the stunned expression on Boo's face she was able to read his very mind. Wow.
"Sweet Mother of Pearl! Jake freakin' Gyllenhaal. Oh, this has to be a puggle's dream, materialising right in front of me. Of all the pet stores in the world and he had to walk right into mine. Ooo, isn't he sexy? How many puggles would pay to be on this lap right now? Okay, pull yourself together. Keep it cute and that doghouse with a pool is yours. Just play it cool, Boo. Play. It. Cool."

35 comments:

only1annabel said...

Oh to be that puggle! Actually wait no cos that would be gross! You know what I mean tho, who wouldn't want to sit on Jakey's lap and have him pay you all that attention!

Anonymous said...

Simon, yes, that seems to me to be the proper response to this photo. It's definitely an "Awwww" photo.

All together now.

One, two three:

Awwwwwww. How cute.

Anonymous said...

Brit, you are the best, LMAO!!

So adorable are Jake and Boo in that pic!!!

Btw, this was posted in an earlier thread by mrs_dalloway from today's NY Times online.

With blogs and celebrity magazines always at the ready to dissect every rumor and its corresponding response, how to handle the denial is tricky terrain for those who feel one is in order. Protest too much and it may seem too defensive, and therefore suspect. Ignore it and the rumors can take on a life of their own.

Gay media watchers regard Mr. Gyllenhaal, who fielded questions about his sexual orientation after his starring role as a gay cowboy in “Brokeback Mountain,” as a model for the right approach.

“I can honestly say I’ve never been attracted to a man sexually,” he said, “but I don’t think I’d be afraid of it if it happened.”

Anonymous said...

Sorry the last link was incorrect, this you go!

Anonymous said...

As I recall, the opinion of "gay media watchers" regarding how Jake & Heath handled the intense scrutiny placed on them after the release of "Brokeback Mountain" was really all over the place at the time. Who are the watchers quoted here? The plural makes me wonder ... is the article simply rounding up all the sources quoted throughout it?

I still remember how upset some were after the SAG Awards, when they thought that Heath & Jake cracking up during the presentation were being disrespectful of the movie, and that the innocent gesture of Heath placing his hand on his hip was also his way of making mockery of gay people. The confusion was cleared up afterward. Still, it seemed to me that Heath & Jake were both second-guessed & criticized after every public appearance. (They were too gay; they weren't gay enough.) So I'm not sure for how long Jake has been considered "the model for the right approach," since, as we've seen, he still gets brickbats thrown at him occasionally, and will likely to continue to have to deal with that for many years. Apparently, Jake has now got a lifelong obligation to do PR for his starring role in that beautiful, much-maligned & often-misunderstood movie, "Brokeback Mountain." We are just lucky it has a decent spokesman in him. (Imagine if it had starred, for instance, McBongo or one of the dumber young good-looking male stars.)

I expect that, times being what they are, Jake will remain a model for another few months, and if he does or says something during that interval that inadvertently rubs any "media watchers" the wrong way again, he won't be considered such a paragon anymore. I admire him for handling this with grace, but it's quite a burden that he's assumed, far beyond that taken on by most actors when they accept a role in the movie.

I do think time will eventually vindicate all the participants in "Brokeback Mountain" for their work on such a stellar project. It's going to be admired for a long, long time. In some more enlightened future, everyone will be appalled one day at the circus surrounding its initial release & the debacle at the Academy Awards.

britpopbaby said...

Funniest thing ever:

Even a cartoon sea sponge became a target last year when a conservative Christian leader deemed a children’s video starring SpongeBob SquarePants pro-homosexual. Dan Martinsen, a spokesman for Nickelodeon, said the characterization was so absurd the company did not have a media strategy other than to state the obvious.

“He’s a sponge, for crying out loud,” Mr. Martinsen said.

mrs_dalloway said...

This puggle is just adorable!And the name 'Boo' is perfect!Cute and short. Actually I had problems reading To Kill a Mockinbird because every time the name Boo Radley appeared I had this little thing's image in my mind. And it was bad for focusing. And I got the translated version and the name changed into 'Bau',which was easier to imagine as a person, not a dog.lol.

Anonymous said...

To go back to the pic: every time I see Jake with either of his dogs (Atticus even more than Boo, believe it or not--I've seen him sit on the ground with him looking like he's trying to hold the big galoot on his lap) I think, "This guy wants kids in the worst way." I don't mean (only) that his genetic material must not go to waste one minute longer. I don't even think he was exaggerating or being glib when he said in his little blurb in the People magazine Sexiest Bachelors issue that he wanted four kids.

I think he should wait a while, though--does anyone else think he seems a little emotionally immature for some reason?

Anonymous said...

I saw an article a while ago about how puggles had gotten so popular but people are having a lot of problems with them now because they are not the easiest dogs around, that they are high energy, stubborn and difficult to train.

One thing I have noticed about Atticus is that he seems very well trained. I wonder if Jake was a little soft on Boo because he was just too cute to order around. Maybe we haven't seen hide nor hair of Boo for a while because he had to go off to reform school for wayward pups to clean up his act.

britpopbaby said...

they are high energy, stubborn and difficult to train.

You know, that could be a description of Jake.

The Chemistry Guru said...

they are high energy, stubborn and difficult to train.

You know, that could be a description of Jake.


Lmao! Is that you Sam (mendes)?

The Chemistry Guru said...

"This guy wants kids in the worst way." I don't mean (only) that his genetic material must not go to waste one minute longer.
No wonder I can never get any work done, on this damn PC!
This blog and its commentators are the reason why I keep attracting some very curious stares from my colleagues.

Anonymous said...

Yes, the article about the difficulty of raising a puggle was in the NY Times on May 7, 2006: "Puggles: Huggable, but Only For a While."

Boo & Jake were mentioned prominently.

It's now a subscribers-only article, unfortunately, or I'd link it here.

Anonymous said...

An internal monologue, from the mind of Boo Radley, a deeply offended puggle:

Oh, so he's going out again, but he's not taking me. Who does he think he is? A movie star? Yeah, sure, rub my ears, pat my head & tell me you'll be back soon. I don't believe it, Jakey. I stopped believing in your errands for Head & Shoulders & smoothies & Sprinkles cupcakes a long time ago. Because you went to France & you left me, Jakey. You left me. You didn't come back for weeks. Weeks & weeks.

Someday I'm going to run outside when you're not looking, and I am going to bite the tires of my enemy, that damned bicycle, so viciously that they are shredded beyond repair. I have small, needle-sharp teeth, and I know how to use them. Then I am going to stand there, yapping at the mortally wounded bicycle, ejoying my victory over it. And I will bite hard the shins of anyone who tries to take Jakey away from me on long bicycle trips. You'd better believe I will. I'm a dangerous cur. I'm Boo Radley, dammit, and I WILL NOT BE IGNORED!

Anonymous said...

would i were to be that puggle that i might sit upon that lap
:)

mrs_dalloway said...

We're synchronized with Jake,my friends! Apparently he went out to buy some pleasure-providing for the suffering puggle (nice anon,you're a puggle mind reader)! Pics at IHJ, of course :)

Anonymous said...

bearded-- i agree, i love the boo watch feature and the jake-as-a-father fantasies the little one inspires, but my heart is with big bro atticus. something about seeing atticus with jake just warms my heart. but anyway, at this rate, i'm itching for some doggie pics, either one!

Anonymous said...

Well, I'm not surprised that I may have some insights to share here. Boo sometimes calls me if he gets lonely while Jake's away.

[NOT! ;-)]

Anonymous said...

Oh, I was just gonna ask if he pants into the phone?

Anonymous said...

Well, then he texts me.

He spells badly.

Anonymous said...

Seriously: Brit, what happened with the "Obey the Puggle" t-shirt? Is that still making its way across the Atlantic on a very slow boat?

britpopbaby said...

No. It's here with me. I'm wearing it right now.

We're waiting until the Jake Watch T Shirts are done because we're going to send Stephen one because I'm sure he'll really appreciate it and wear it all the time. So we're sending them together.

And if that is Jake posting as an anon then you are just going to have to be patient, mister!

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