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| Introducing the newest eeper |
| 07.30.04 (1:59 am) [edit] |
I am in such a good mood today! This morning I went into town and bought a new rat! Oh, he is the sweetest little thing! He hasn't got a name yet: thinking of either Shamisen, The Shola (private joke between Si and me) Li Shao (must check spelling; it's the chinese for rat, which I have tattooed on my left ankle) or Hideyoshi (the name of a character from Samurai Warriors). The pet shop lady says he must be about 9 weeks old but I doubt it very much: I'd say maybe 7 or 8 weeks. He's a cinnamon hooded, just like Ratmagick's Scabbers, and I am totally in love with him already. I know it's daft to get a new rat when me and Si will be moving to London soon but I'd be very surprised if it presented a problem. I've never had landlords refuse to let me have rats before (and I'd like to point out here that I do not want hundreds of people leaving comments along the lines of: "No London landlord's gonna let you have 4 rats." I don't care if I live in a hovel, I am not going to get rid of them.) :lol:
The newbie is so affectionate; he's already given my face a thorough licking and Derfel seems quite happy with him, although I only introduced them briefly as Derfel's sick. Which reminds me: my other 3 have myco, and I'm currently giving them baytril orally. Since they started the medicine they've been very lethargic and sleepy. Anyone know if it's the medicine, the illness or maybe the hot weather that's making them so sleepy?
Other news: Haru, my penfriend, sent me a recipe for home-made cider (or sidle, as she calls it) that looks positively lethel. I have to go into school now as it's my last chance to sort out my desk etc before the school closes (and I can't risk me still being here when it re-opens). Oh, and if you haven't already, check out my film website (please).
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| More about me |
| 07.29.04 (6:51 am) [edit] |
Weeeell, I managed to get those two job-applications off and now I have an hour to myself. I'll probably do the housework in a minute, having said that. Just thought I'd pop back one more time and tell you all a little about myself.
I'm 24, engaged to the lovely Si, an ex-teacher of English and planning to move to London ASAP. I live very unhealthily: I smoke, take anti-depressants (because teaching will do that to you) and I'll put cheese on just about everything.
I love to write. I'm writing several kiddies books at the mo, and I've just started a film-review blog (check out the link to the left...please do keep checking the site, new films added everyday!) I have several penpals in Japan and one in China and, of course, I have 3 pet rats. Let me introduce them.
Derfel is a big buck. He's about 9 months old, a pink eyed champagne. I love it when he sways his head from side to side, like he's communing with the spirits. Derfel (pronounced Dur-vel) is thick. I mean REALLY stoopid, but of course I love him to bits. Derfel is in love with Stitch.
Stitch is a very fat black doe. She also has a white smudge on her fat tummy. When she sleeps she flops out on her side and her big belly looks so round and cute. Stitch is a meglomaniac control freak. She hates Derfel and is the best behaved outside the cage. Inside the cage she's the naughtiest. She steals the others' food, squeaks at them for no obvious reason and beats them up. We call her the 'evil genius'. She always looks like she's up to no good.
Bronte is a dirty grey colour. She looks such a mess! She's only a few months older than Stitch and she's so scrawny and mangy looking - a real bag of bones. Willpower alone keeps that rat alive (although she's remarkably healthy). She's in love with Derfel and she's quite a charcter. Love my fuzz-butts. :D
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| In a slightly odd mood |
| 07.29.04 (3:01 am) [edit] |
Well, today has thus far been much better than yesterday (although, despite my promise to Si, I'm about to send off two job applications that I don't have a snowball's chance of succeeding with). Basically last night I snapped. I spent all evening pushing Si away and being a grump. We walked to the shop at the end of our street and whoosh: the floodgates opened and I had a very public breakdown.
Bizarrely, I feel better for it. I talked to Si and we agreed that I needed to take a few days break from job-hunting and just relax. I always have trouble adjusting to the holidays. This sudden gaping expanse of nothing really to do plays with my brain a bit. I'm notoriously bad at unwinding, I just have to keep busy. Ho hum. Better get those job thingies outta the way.
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| In a slightly odd mood |
| 07.29.04 (2:59 am) [edit] |
Well, today has thus far been much better than yesterday (although, despite my promise to Si, I'm about to send off two job applications that I don't have a snowball's chance of succeeding with). Basically last night I snapped. I spent all evening pushing Si away and being a grump. We walked to the shop at the end of our street and whoosh: the floodgates opened and I had a very public breakdown.
Bizarrely, I feel better for it. I talked to Si and we agreed that I needed to take a few days break from job-hunting and just relax. I always have trouble adjusting to the holidays. This sudden gaping expanse of nothing really to do plays with my brain a bit. I'm notoriously bad at unwinding, I just have to keep busy. Ho hum. Better get those job thingies outta the way.
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| I need a job |
| 07.28.04 (4:44 am) [edit] |
This whole lack of a job thing is starting to send me crazy. I'm having a moment now where I'm thinking to myself: I cannot believe that I just resigned from my teaching job without any future security. Just jacking it all in to move to London, but my money is fast running out (not that my habits seem to reflect this) and I have nothing organised. It's like nothing's changed and I'm getting so depressed. It's been about two months since I resigned: I've had three unsuccessful interviews and that's it. Have been convinced I'll get a new job up 'til now. Really don't want to have to go back to teaching, but might have to. Very very depressed. :cry:
My sunburn is itching me like mad. I'm scratching myself with a scrubbing brush on a stick, which brings temporary relief, but I need my beloved to come home and cover me in cream.
The rats have got that myco disease, which is also depressing. It's what killed RiffRaff (the rat I loved the most) and also my darling Smurf and, worst of all, it's Derfel that's got it the most. I wanted to shout at the vet when he was telling me this, like that would have made a difference. Stitch told him off though. I've never met a rat that squeaks without provocation as much as she does.
God, this has been a bloody awful day and it's only 2pm. Wish I could go to sleep and when I woke up the rats were healthy, the flat was clean, Si is home and I have a bloody job prospect.
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| I'm Learning |
| 07.28.04 (1:20 am) [edit] |
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Well, I've got to grips with the basics now I think. I've got my blog looking pretty much the way I want it to look and I have a few cool effects. Not sure how to get my title back now I've put in a new header, and I guess the next thing for me to do is to get a list of links for both friends and other cool sites, but for now I have to go to the vets, so that will have to wait.
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| New, but Ratmagick knows me |
| 07.27.04 (8:00 am) [edit] |
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Ooooh blooming 'eck, this is all strange and new! :shock:
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