he seems to be back to normal now (in fact, even cuddlier than normal)
i used to have to yell at him, throw things at him, etc, to get him to stop scratching the couch/bed/insert furniture item here. now I just look at him and smile when he does it (he still scratches with his paws even though he has no claws, I don't know why) and thus his life is a lot happier... of course, it helps that his paws are all nicely healed and that i'm giving him his favorite (and super expensive) food all the time now...
I think Blue is my favorite. Most people seem to like Red more, but I like Blue better.
In the only non-school-related news in my life, I may soon be getting a puppy. I'm hoping to raise a puppy for a year for a local school that trains seeing eye dogs. If I were going to adopt a dog, I'd probably adopt an older dog from the pound, so here I get a one-year commitment and a chance to have a puppy. (Probably "destroy some of my stuff" should be inserted at the end of that sentence.) But I bet she'll be cute doing it.
I have a home visit on Thursday so they can decide if my house/neighborhood is good enough. We were also hosting a party for prospective grad students last night, so I spent six hours cleaning yesterday and I'll still have to clean a good bit Wednesday night. I'm a little worried they'll think my neighborhood is too crummy, but my house should certainly be nice enough. I live close to several large city parks next to the river and my neighborhood's all midwestern-sidewalk-y with very little traffic. My lawn looks like crap, but I'm not wasting effort on the lawn of a rental house. I draw the line at planting bulbs and flowers out front.
Anyway, I would let me raise a puppy. I just got a research position on a grant with my advisor, so I don't have to teach for a year. (I actually like teaching, but teaching means I have to be at school more.) I'm only taking one class next quarter, so the longest I have to be away from home is about two hours at a time, and I can arrange other meetings so that I can always come home in
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i used to have to yell at him, throw things at him, etc, to get him to stop scratching the couch/bed/insert furniture item here. now I just look at him and smile when he does it (he still scratches with his paws even though he has no claws, I don't know why) and thus his life is a lot happier... of course, it helps that his paws are all nicely healed and that i'm giving him his favorite (and super expensive) food all the time now...
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I think Blue is my favorite. Most people seem to like Red more, but I like Blue better.
In the only non-school-related news in my life, I may soon be getting a puppy. I'm hoping to raise a puppy for a year for a local school that trains seeing eye dogs. If I were going to adopt a dog, I'd probably adopt an older dog from the pound, so here I get a one-year commitment and a chance to have a puppy. (Probably "destroy some of my stuff" should be inserted at the end of that sentence.) But I bet she'll be cute doing it.
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so you realize that you are *only* allowed to get a puppy if you email me pictures, lots and lots of pictures... :)
(and you're right on the destroying stuff bit, hence the reason I got my cat declawed, needed to curb the destruction factor)
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Anyway, I would let me raise a puppy. I just got a research position on a grant with my advisor, so I don't have to teach for a year. (I actually like teaching, but teaching means I have to be at school more.) I'm only taking one class next quarter, so the longest I have to be away from home is about two hours at a time, and I can arrange other meetings so that I can always come home in ( ... )
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