Taste Test (Thanks Fyyre)

The Professor has kept all his writings since high school. I, on the other hand, burnt my oldest stuff in a fit of pique shortly after high school, and then destroyed the rest of what I had shortly after college. I’d published a little bit when I was young, but had a moment of revelation…

We’ll get the medical stuff over with early – feel free to skip if you’re getting as tired as I am over the latest medical updates. I got the follow-up mammogram this morning. Of course, as usual, there was a problem. Turns out that some undesignated “someone” at the radiology office went and returned my…

This is Karen Ann’s Tea Room. I’ve been hanging out here since September. It’s close to the cats that I do vet checks on twice a week, which makes it very (too) convenient. They have good food, Morgan blend tea, WiFi and a relaxed atmosphere. Some days I show up before noon and don’t leave…

What the …? California officials seize man’s pet hippo? I don’t care what the Prof says when he waxes poetic about the state he left behind; there’s weirdness on that there coast. As feared, I am not settling in well to work today. Fortunately, the bulk of my work is bit-and-piece stuff that allows me…

I just put my name on a volunteer list for clean-up for the Gulf oil spill. I took the optional wildlife courses in vet school, and have some basic knowledge of what the grunt work would be on site, so I figure that makes me useful. If they want me I could be on my…

Wednesday. Humpday. Halfway between here and there. An otherwise unremarkable day. I’m going into work later now – I’m at my desk at about 8:00 each day. I was hoping this would make for more endurable days, but I’m now finding myself nodding off at my desk at about 2:00 in the afternoon. So far…