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Jun. 7th, 2004
First day of class!
Jun. 7th, 2004 04:09 pm
1. Core 1. We're really running through the subject! Still, it should be fun, and fairly easy... summer classes generally are, especially when they're required courses.
And, coincidences abound, I met somebody in the class who used to know me at Stuy! We actually used to talk. That was a little weird. I sat down, glanced at the guy next to me, he glanced at me, and we both did a weird "do I know this person" thing.
2. Core 10. Um. *blushes* Accidentally got that in second summer session. Which is Not Good, as 1. it's too late in the day for when Xiggy's visiting (starts at noon!) and 2. that means I have only one class now, and I really need to take three classes (or four) this summer. NEED to.
3. Other thoughts. It's really stupid to keep leaving my ID card at home. It's even more stupid when I also leave my bill (and schedule) at home. *smites self* Also, when somebody tells you that she's supposed to be informed when books are stolen from the Classics library, the correct answer probably isn't "Well, I'm telling you now!" Sorry 'bout that!
And, coincidences abound, I met somebody in the class who used to know me at Stuy! We actually used to talk. That was a little weird. I sat down, glanced at the guy next to me, he glanced at me, and we both did a weird "do I know this person" thing.
2. Core 10. Um. *blushes* Accidentally got that in second summer session. Which is Not Good, as 1. it's too late in the day for when Xiggy's visiting (starts at noon!) and 2. that means I have only one class now, and I really need to take three classes (or four) this summer. NEED to.
3. Other thoughts. It's really stupid to keep leaving my ID card at home. It's even more stupid when I also leave my bill (and schedule) at home. *smites self* Also, when somebody tells you that she's supposed to be informed when books are stolen from the Classics library, the correct answer probably isn't "Well, I'm telling you now!" Sorry 'bout that!
Pigeons and kittens
Jun. 7th, 2004 05:06 pm
Often, I hear people talking about how we need to get our cats fixed because kittens die young or are abandoned to overcrowded shelters, like a kitten-genocide. We need to keep the kittens and cats indoors because they get run over by cars, and die of disease. We need, even, to save feral cats who BY DEFINITION are very much wild animals.
This is all true. I have no argument with any of that.
Today, I fed the pigeons in the ferry. They crowded around the food like... well, like kittens. And some were plump and healthy looking, and some were scrawny and dirty. No doubt pigeons die from poor nutrition and cars as often as cats do. Cats kill pigeons, even, or they can. And no doubt baby pigeons die as quickly as kittens. Certainly *I've* never seen any young pigeons.
Pigeons, like cats, are smart and individual animals. But nobody goes out of their way to mount pigeon rescue efforts, or tries to save the poor homeless pigeons. I'm actually being dead serious here. This is going to trouble me until somebody explains why.
This is all true. I have no argument with any of that.
Today, I fed the pigeons in the ferry. They crowded around the food like... well, like kittens. And some were plump and healthy looking, and some were scrawny and dirty. No doubt pigeons die from poor nutrition and cars as often as cats do. Cats kill pigeons, even, or they can. And no doubt baby pigeons die as quickly as kittens. Certainly *I've* never seen any young pigeons.
Pigeons, like cats, are smart and individual animals. But nobody goes out of their way to mount pigeon rescue efforts, or tries to save the poor homeless pigeons. I'm actually being dead serious here. This is going to trouble me until somebody explains why.