Paper Rocketship

I’m idling my day away, when I decide to look over the fence in the backyard. What do I find?!?!

KITTENS! Four of them. Count them. One. Two. Three. FOUR!

Admittedly, I’m not a huge cat person. They just don’t sit well with me. Blame the traumatic childhood experience with a savage black cat who didn’t appreciate me giving his tail a yank. Lots of blood and tears on my end. The cat pranced off merrily into the bushes. Smug bastard.

So yeah.. Kittens.. I bought them a little baggy of dry catfood, which they gobbled right up. Of course, this is Washington so it has to rain at the most inopportune moments. The thunder, lightening, and heavy rain in July (is that normal?) scared them, causing the kittens to seek refuge under the blackberry bushes. I trudged back to my house, soaking wet, feeling really guilty that they were stuck out there in the storm and I was retreating to the comforts of my home.

Who the hell procrastinates summer? Yes, I’m raising my hand. It’s taken me two weeks to realize that it’s vacay time! In an attempt to be productive, I oiled my bearings and wheels for smoooooooooth riding. When was the last time I boarded? I couldn’t tell ya, but I might have an inkling soon. Being the curious girl that I am, I wanted to see how fast my board could go. My brilliant idea was to kick it across the garage as hard as I can. Result:

Three cheers for summer MAYHEM!

Oh, how I love waking up at 6:30 am to catch my 8 am class with less than 3 hours of sleep, only to be welcomed on campus with a sign saying today is “Independant Study — No Class”.

This is hands-down the best gift wrapping I’ve ever done.

Front:

Back:

Ho ho ho.

You would think that being a senior in college would have prepared me at life enough to be able to make pancakes. There are three steps. Mix, Pour, Flip Over. Three simple steps that even a caveman can do. Oh yes, I went there. However, this is entirely not true. After two attempts, TWO, I have yet to make decent pancakes. I understand that to master such a skill would take a lifetime, but all I want are a few respectable pancakes. No burnt or ones that are falling apart.

However, a little bit of cosmetics makes anything look appealing.

Not too shabby.

Considering I left my camera USB cable in my dorm room and have no way of transferring pictures I took today, I decided to share a special link with y’all! Sometimes in the middle of the night when you know you should be working on that paper that is due at noon tomorrow for Japanese, but instead are mindlessly clicking and reading celebrity blogs, there is an alternative! Giant Pandas are beautiful creatures that are endeared internationally for a variety of reasons, mainly their high cuteness factor. Unfortunately, in today’s world they are critically endangered due to high levels of habitat loss, poaching, and just simply not having enough sex. Even if you don’t have the opportunity to see these rare creatures in person, you can watch them at the following link. The San Diego Zoo Giant Panda Research Station allows you to view the Giant Pandas that inhabit the exhibit from the comfort of your computer monitor. So before you scroll through endless stories of missing panties, drunk driving, and celebrity hookups, spend your time watching these magnificent animals because soon they may be gone and you missed your chance because you care about how “bad” a mommy Britney Spears is. And please support wildlife conservation so generations beyond ours will be able to enjoy seeing these animals as well.

If you click around their site, you’ll find that they have a few other animal webcams to view such as polar bear, orangutan, and elephant. Enjoy!

For my inaugural post, I shall reveal a gut-wrenching sight that is rarely seen in the wild. Meet Churro the chinchilla. He is out for monkey flesh. No need to tune into Animal Planet this round, ladies and gents. Who do you think will come out on top?