Sacha Home Movies 2023-07-24 – Frolicking In The Yard

This was recorded last July and is basically Sacha running around the yard, sniffing grass and looking for spots to relieve herself. It’s the last recorded video I have of her where she was full of energy and joy, just enjoying the outdoors on one of the few summer days that wasn’t scorching hot. I haven’t seen this footage since I first recorded it and yeah, it still hurts to watch… because these are moments that will never happen again.

The planned tribute video should be ready to go next Saturday, as other things came up during the weekend. However, regular output should resume tomorrow with a new open that’ll stick around for the rest of the month, by which point… we’ll see.

Sacha Home Movies 2012-08-12 – Doggy Reviews China Syndrome

From 2012, here’s a video of Sacha “reviewing” an old Atari game called China Syndrome. I had a bunch of these short videos filmed that were of a similar ilk and even uploaded a couple years ago… but I figured the joke would run dry sooner or later.

The tribute video should be up sometime this weekend and then it’s business as usual starting next week.

Sacha Home Movies 2013-07-25 – I Just Want To Sleep In Peace

Taken back in July 2013, Sacha was trying to sleep in peace while I was trying to get her to pay attention to the camera. Sacha was a bit camera shy at times, but there were days when she’d be bouncing all over the place. And humping stuff. And peeing anywhere she could. Good times.

I’ll be posting these home movies every so often – stuff that may have been posted in the past, but there’s also some stuff that I’ve not seen in years. It’s not much, but I just wanted to show how much of a special dog Sacha was… and how much we miss her.

Dear Sacha…

Hey, Sacha.

How’re you doing today?

It’s been a few days since I last saw you…
A few days since you’ve left us…
Are you doing well?

Did you pee on the pearly gates?
Did you hump any clouds?
Did you find one cloud that is comfortable to lay in?

Most of all… are you feeling any better?

I want to believe that you are…
I want to believe that you’re in a better place…
I want to believe that your days of suffering has ended…

I want to believe that…
I want to believe that so that I sleep well at night…

But every day I wake up on this world…
Is another day knowing that you’re not around…

And that makes me sad…

Oh, Sacha…
How I miss you dearly.

Resistant

Family thought about getting another dog…
I’m not too keen on the idea…
Not because I don’t like having a dog around…
It’s been a little quiet around these parts…

But here’s the thing…
I don’t want another dog…
I want my dog back…
I want my friend back…

I miss her so much…

And to just replace her with another one?
So soon?
It wouldn’t be fair to the new kid…
Especially if I’m still missing the old one.

The pain is still there…
The grief is still there…
I can’t just set it aside…
I need a little more time…

A little more time…

More time…

Oh, Sacha…

How I miss you…

Dwelling…

It’s been 72 hours since my friend left this world…
And yet the hole in my heart still remains…
Others have seemingly gotten over the pain…
Seemingly moved on with their lives…
Seemingly putting up a front to hide their feelings…
So why can’t I do these thing?

Why does my heart still ache for my lost friend?
Why do tears still flow from my eyes days later?
Why do happy memories not ease my pain?
Why do I still cry over my missing friend?

I woke up this morning and saw the sun shine bright…
I step outside to feel the cool yet gentle breeze…
I go on with my day, making a note to take the dog for a walk…
Only to realize that there is no longer a dog to walk…
And then I am overwhelmed with grief…

Oh, Sacha…
Why did you have to go?
Why did you have to leave us so soon?
Why couldn’t you have stayed a little while longer?
Your gentle warmth and love is sorely missed…
And the world is all the worse without it…

I want to move on…
I really do…
But I don’t know how…
And I don’t know…
If I ever could…