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December 22, 2005
Bye For Now
Maybe I should have trekked to work today. I'm feeling a bit guilty.
Word has it the strike might be over soon- just in time for us to hightail it outta here. Too bad for me though, today I have actual work to do and so there will be no Oprah-watching. I also have to finish packing. I spent all morning frantically wandering around Brooklyn Heights looking for last minute Christmas gifts and now I'm scrambling to get all this shit done.
Good thing we don't have a fish anymore, that would be just another headache to deal with. When we went to New Orleans in July, we left our little Flush all alone...but in what we thought was good company. Vince just had to feed it a few little flakes every other day or so, but when we came home a few days later, the fish was belly-up and bloated beyond recognition. I was sadder than I should have been considering I had only known the fish for about a week. Still, it taught me several lessons- one, not to trust Vince with live creatures and two, that if I can get emotional over a fish, I'm probably not ready for a dog.
Ah creatures. A cuddly-looking (though probably rabid) squirrel just came up to the window and ate a nut right before me. It was starring rather intently inside our apartment, probably casing the joint for valuables. Well, goodbye squirrel. Goodbye Brooklyn. See you in 2006.
Posted by debbie at December 22, 2005 9:34 AM