I know, I've not actually posted anything of value for a long time. So, I shall post now. If anyone still reads this, heh.
So Emma is currently helping me with my post. Mostly by sitting on the keyboard or trying to lie down on my chest. It's not big enough for that, but apparently that doesn't keep her from trying. I'm also getting smothered in kisses and purrs. I love my kitties.
They've grown into lovely little cats. They are getting spayed a week from tomorrow, so hopefully all will go well. However, they aren't getting declawed. They've never scratched at anything but their scratching posts (and each other), so I won't declaw them unless it becomes necessary. The vet said if they don't display clawing at this age, they won't start later on.
Jasmine and Khan still hate their kitten guts - even more now than when we first brought them home. Jasmine hisses and spits at them, Khan growls and bitches and complains, then walks away. They pay him very little heed. He's so full of hot air, and they know it.
So as everyone knows by now, I'm at the University of Cincinnati. All well and good, and we all know my dislike of Cincinnati.
So here's the catch:
I've come to love it.
No, not paying $5 a day for parking. Or the 50+ minute commute each way. Or the amount of gas I now have to pay for. Or rush hour. But campus itself? I've grown to really like it.
I like the campus, the people, the environment. It's greener and cleaner than I ever considered it to be, and is very neatly laid out. They have fast food on campus! That surprisingly makes my day. It's very pretty and I can tell they've improved it over the years. There's only one place I don't feel all that comfortable, and that's on the road home where three or four people are always out begging for money. I don't like that stop light. I like it a lot when it's green so I don't have to stop.
I'm sincerely enjoying graduate school, though it's threatening to kick my ass. One professor is very tough, and I'm working very hard to get better. We'll see what happens. Wish me luck with my studies.
TAing is also quite enjoyable. I have several people coming up to me and asking for help, which is kinda cool. They turn in their first essay on Friday, and I'll have a week to get them graded and returned to our professor. At which point I'll have midterm essays to grade, ha!
Teagan is dying, and may be put to sleep soon if she doesn't die naturally. Her stomach is swollen to about four times it's normal size, but she's eating and drinking like usual, and comes to greet us at the front of the cage if we walk by. So I don't want to put her down, but she's so miserable looking.
I have new RenFest stuff. I got a long bow earlier in the season, as well as a quiver. I'm now in the process of getting bracers, a hat, and arrows made for me. Fun but expensive.
And that's all for now. I need to return to my reading. Cheers!
