I’m going to New York next week to read with Shane Jones at Happy Ending on July 7. Tickets here.
Sometime last week, I took my spare AC adapter out of my laptop bag and found that it had been neatly wrapped and secured, something I never do. I have more of a “unplug and shove it into the bag while running out of the coffee shop like you just received communication that you are wanted by a black ops group” kind of style. But there it was, perfectly aligned right down to the Velcro strap, which I never realized had a purpose until I saw its purpose was to make it look like I can have nice things. I’ve come to the conclusion that someone has broken into my apartment and rearranged my spare laptop cable. (If “paranoia” is only #7 on “Reasons Why It’s No Fun to Date Amelia Gray,” just imagine the other six!)
Nature ITEM! Yesterday I saw a mom and dad cardinal feeding a baby cardinal on the tree branch outside my window and it was so beautiful that I got a little pissed off about it.
Then, I wrote 300 words about how great it is to be able to turn a doorknob.
Other Nature ITEM! There’s a squirrel pulling off tree branches outside my window and consolidating them closer to the trunk. Just learned a squirrel’s nest is called a drey.
going drey crazy
At first I had this idea that maybe I’d write a story about what the squirrel is really thinking, and then I realized I have already written that story. Now my cat is freaking out. This is the first time I have ever liveblogged an event and I’m glad it’s this one.
everyone in this picture thinks they're people
Here’s a post I found online about squirrels:
As everyone knows, squirrels love to frolick in trees and play and jump from tree to tree and limb to limb.I was out back the other day (as the squirrels love our backyard) and witnessed one that fell from a tree. Scared me….it fell (I would guess 15-20 feet) and landed on its back. I heard the thud. The squirrel got up immediately and took off, but I still can’t stop thinking about this poor little squirrel and if he was injured or not. It is still on my mind. Does anyone know about squirrels falling from trees and how injured they can be. I have read that they show no pain, which worries me since the squirrel just took off :(.
Thank you….can’t seem to get it off my mind…….
