quills and cats in bags

a very dear friend of mine has gone away for a while and chicken has been so upset about it that to cheer him *cough(me)cough* up, he got into a bag and i enjoyed the pun that walked around the living room making all sorts of noises. and the letters that i write are also a condolence of sorts, as they keep me company as well.

arsenic and old acrylic

a new tickle takes shape with the help of acrylic yarn.  i hate acrylic yarns, preferring cotton and wool, but as i cannot find the 100% cotton yarn in pink, i have no other choice at this venture.  apollo doesn't think i should worry so much about it, as the yarn plays just as well as anything else.  this tickle has an intended home, so at least one of them will have found an owner.  as for the rest of the tickle gang... they are amusing themselves in an old milk crate, safe from chicken's (apollo) ever growing interest.

i didn't get half as much done today as i had wanted, even if my "to do" list has been getting checked off.  after a weekend out of philadelphia to the very green country side broken up by a day at the beach in rehobeth, delaware i should have made a greater attempt at these things i need to get done... such as getting a job.  even if it's not for lack of effort on my part, there is always more effort to be made and chins to be kept up.  well, one chin.  if i have more than one chin, then my worries are far worse off.

two months later

i graduated.  finally.

thesis is over and hopefully i'll have a job soon.

there was no time to post while thesis was coming to a close.  there wasn't much time for anything.  final thesis presentations were on May 12 and 13.  I went on the 13th around 4pm.  i slept the next day.  the day after that (the 15th) i moved into

 my new apartment with allison.  she moved a lot of her stuff in that day and the rest was moved in the following sunday.  my dad arrived in philly on the 20th.  my mom arrived in philly on the 21st.  graduation was on the 22nd at 4pm.  i was nominated for 2 awards, didn't get either one because i didn't build a building, but graduated cum laude (a surprise to me).  i did have the best outfit tho...

allison left for india the next day.  she won't be back until mid july.  we miss her.  i got sick the day of graduation.  i cried so much that week over several things and lost my voice for a little more than a week. 

life is slow in the apartment with windows and so many hours existing in the days now.  i go on interviews, send out resumes, talk to friends and family, i got a cat, houseplants, and some curtains.  things aren't too bad.

his name is apollo.  he's my new assistant for little onion productions.  this is a kibble paying intern position.