Monday, May 30, 2011

I can't even be mad.

My rat has apparently learned how to pull the keys off my laptop. I went to get a drink and when I came back two of them were gone. So far I've only found one. It's obvious now that Cleptoferret was the appropriate name for this little trouble maker.

Two days until I'm off to Wyoming, so they'll be full of frantically packing, purchasing whatever I need, and trying to clean the room so I don't walk into a roach house. Cleo is going up with Austin for the two months that I'll be away.

I'm super pysched and at the same time super nervous. I feel pretty unprepared, but I always feel that way and things usually work out.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Furry Scurry

I am so sore today. Yesterday was spent doing manual labor, starting from 5AM when I helped set up for the Dumb Friends League's Furry Scurry, and I hung around the event until 11, where I helped take everything down until 1:30 PM.

It was a little chilly in the morning, but nothing oppressive, and once work started we warmed right up. The beginning was a little bit awkward, as I was grouped up with 8 sorority girls doing projects that required an even number of people, so I felt like the fifth wheel for the first half hour or so. But once I started helping out where I could either do something by myself or the other volunteers acknowledged my presence things picked up.

Once setup was done I had 3 hours to myself before I had to report for take down, so I got myself lost in the park and explored the neighborhood. There are some very nice houses in the Washington Park area, some of which might be considered mansions, and a number of them were open to visitors for a special open house event. I wanted to check them out after the Scurry, but by the time take down was over I was exhausted, sore, and my knee was acting up. So I ended up taking a shower and falling asleep instead. Can't say I regret that decision, though next year I'm going to pick either setup or take down and use the spare time to see me some houses.