Week 8 of Semester 1--Is It Over Yet?

This week was otherwise dull in comparison to last week. We went to a new restaurant on Friday called Twist--it has a really large menu (too large, if you ask me) with Japanese, Thai, Indian, Continental, and Mexican food, so you can get a bit of everything. Food's pretty good there too--albeit a little more expensive than what I'm used to spending.

Saturday was P.A.W.S.' adoption day. It wasn't as glorious as the last one--we only had 5 adoptions and 2 of them were fosters adopting their foster pets (Steven taking Gibbs, for example). Heather (one of my friends and neighbors) adopted a puppy from the Nevis litter, so Lia has a close-by buddy to play with.

Yesterday was a busy day too. I got a phone call waking me up at 9:45, from a friend who came by with a puppy for me to watch... and by 1:00, I had three puppies in the house. It was crazy. Actually, I kept a running log on a message board chronicling the day (in a farcical manner):

... my room is a puppy playpen! I was woken up at 9:47 this morning by a phone call from a friend saying that she was outside with her puppy.
(10:07am): POOP! POOP EVERYWHERE!!!
(11:51am): After just breaking up a really significant fight with Debbie biting her tongue, the two are now on opposite ends of the room in time-out and I'm taking a much-needed coffee break.
(12:44pm): It's quiet... too quiet... the puppies are sleeping, but I'm sure they're plotting in those evil little minds of theirs...
(1:30pm): Time to wake the girls up to go outside before Gus joins the ranks... gods help me!
(2:08pm): Holy crap... this is insane... "Gus, play easy..." "Lia, stop eating that..." "DEBBIE! OFF!" "Gus, NO BITE!" "Lia, go get your toy!" "Debbie, play nice!"
(2:47pm): I so wish I just got a video of the two girls flipping the male into the water bowl. That was quite possibly the funniest thing they've done today.
(2:54pm): PEE! PEE EVERYWHERE!
(3:14pm): They are currently exploring the depths under my bed... I fear what they may find...
(3:50pm): I have now remembered I haven't eaten lunch, so it's time to separate the pups for a nap so I can eat... you know how there's always one kid in a daycare that won't go to sleep during naptime? That's Gus (video linked).
(4:14pm): Gus has now been screaming for the last 24 minutes straight! MAKE IT STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!
(5:10pm): Debbie's mom came to pick her up... one pup down, one to go. :P At least they're being better behaved than they were at 10:00 in the morning.
(7:44pm): Both puppies are gone... time for dinner and then studying/reviewing for anatomy... both Liamuiga and I have survived to fight another day...

Don't get me wrong--I love the little buggers, and it was a fun day... just very stressful... and exhausting!

Didn't do anything for Halloween--it just didn't feel like it at all, and I didn't want to go to the party at the Pink Elephant, simply because I didn't know of too many people going there.

So, I've been given the Firefly series to watch and I still have A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin) to work on, so I've got plenty of things to keep me busy between reviewing for the exams this week. Next weekend, Jeff's down on the island, so I'll have another bit of home around at that point. Busy week next week (due to that and the WIVC Conference)!

If you read this whole thing, thanks! I'm glad I managed to keep you interested in my life down here. :P See you all next week.