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Colorful and hopefully optimistic but maybe hateful occasionally

Thank you :) :) to all of you. :) :inlove: if I knew y’all in real-er life I’d bake us all some cookies

I have a bird in a dorm room now. University has probably been expecting this since 2013 when I wrote in a rooming application that my roommate needed to love birds :p I haven’t decided how honest I’ll be about this to the university staff; my mom’s policy is “do now, ask for forgiveness later” but sneaking in pets can be a hefty fine. And birds aren’t very hidable. So I think being honest may be my best bet, since I do have someone trying to help me by taking her in. I could ask for an ESA thing maybe? I do have an ESA paperwork with this university from when I was finishing up N’s service dog training. She had to be with me, so... I think that may be a stretch but maybe I should bring it up (confidently though). We’ll see. Hopefully I won’t get fined 200$ or hopefully they give me some time to pay. I doubt people are usually honest about pets they sneak in and I have a very, very good reason to have done so, so
 
Thank you too!!

And okay. I will try it and see what happens! I can back up the idea. Service dogs need breaks, especially when they’re on steroids and feeling lethargic. Holding a bird would make me not need her personal attention as strongly for at least an hour interval at least once a day. She loves afternoon naps so that might be nice :D
 
My service dog got attacked by a wild animal. A f*cking squirrel, trapped in the University building. Technically an act of god so technically no reimbursement but if she gets an infection, I’m going to point out the lack of screens on the second floor where the animal obviously got in.

She’s on steroids so I have to be her immune system twice a day. I’m very sure she’ll be fine though. It’s just a few punctures along her nose.

If she had killed the squirrel, she could have avoided it. But she didn’t want to. She had it in her mouth but was being gentler after she accidentally broke his leg, instead of doing a good shake. So I took her coat and slapped the squirrel until he let her nose go, and then she just dropped him. He limped behind a trash can, then I called the police to get him out before he got anyone else, and also to be sure the incident was officially reported just in case. Thankfully she’s had her rabies shot, but this squirrel probably didn’t have rabies. Probably was just really frightened, felt cornered, and saw a predator and saw no other reasonable course of action while being all panicked.

Hopefully he’ll be okay. Nestle is fine. I peroxised the wounds and added ointment per vet advice. Good enough for me :) I’m sure this happens to dogs sort of regularly so even a just-slightly-compromised immune system should be okay to tackle that
 
Shit man, are you ok?
That must have been so hard - the squirrel being in pain, which you would have felt, and your dog being alarmed.

Also... why is there a squirrel in your place?

It sounds like your dorm is pretty... substandard.
 
also, I did go to the University staff — ones I know well — and it was scary. About the cockatiel. I know the rule is no pets or else pay $25 a day or more depending on the animal, and then possible eviction if I make no move to get the pet out.

But they listened to me and might be willing to informally count her as my ESA to save her. I’m facing no fines. They’ll be talking to the Wellbess Center soon and getting back to me with an action plan that considers the uniqueness of the situation. Hopefully it’ll work pretty well :) we shall see


@Sietz dude, yes. Actually, might plan one to New Jersey beaches. My dying granddad is there anyway, it might be nice to see him and then bring him some beach sand.

@Swift I am okay now — I was worried for both of them. I was scared that the police would have to kill him because of the broken leg and his willingness to attack, but he was in shock when they arrived so they could carefully grab him with a feral-cat-grabber thingy. I don’t get why my dog is so gentle. She lived in the woods alone for at least five months before she followed me home 7 and a half years ago. Was all skin and bones. Surely she was occasionally at least trying to catch squirrels as food? Silly baby.

I remember our rescued pit bull and boxer mix used to love to pick up guinea pigs by the bum and gently add them to her toy pile. I miss that baby. I know I couldn’t have had her and my current dog at the same time, but I hope that pit bull knows I didn’t abandon her. She’s probably in doggy heaven so maybe she does know.

I must have a thing for dogs who refuse to kill things. I guess the luxury life of getting food constantly changes a person. I’ve known humans who were less human than Nestle

Also, yes, very long story short about this dorm, I’m supposed to be in a nicer one with A/C for an accommodation but they wanted to charge me an extra $1000 which is technically legal. The university staff have had no choice but to deal with it. The Vice Chancelor (not the bishop — this school is run by a bishop, but doesn’t care that I’m not so religious) also gets 700,000$ more yearly than the highest paid professor on campus, so the extra $$ must be his frozen greenbean and bread money.

It’s been a crazy summer

I did just realize that two great things though:

(1) my bird would have died if my twin brother hadn’t suddenly decided to get married to a girl he met two months ago

(2) this will be the first Fourth of July without me being a Fungus or a baby lizard. (I don’t even know how to explain, but he talks so whatever.) Today is an aniversary of me making a mistake and sending a message as RJ from Fungus. I still vividly remember that she kept repeating, “look at the email address” over and over like she had caught me in an elaborate affair or something. I was so tired. It was so stupid, and at that point I just wanted her permission to end it already. Because there’s no way she was taking it that seriously, right?

So this 4th, I’m going to enjoy some fireworks and socialize with strangers without getting interrupted by messages to Fungus. I remember being depressed with guilt and confusion last year to the point that I almost asked a sorority sister for advice. But shame stopped me.

I’ve grown so much since then. And I won’t need drugs to sleep this year! Brandi can’t make this less fun for me now. I don’t have to hide that I have friends. I don’t have to hide that I might be a little human. At least as human as Nestle, because I didn’t want to kill that squirrel either.

I hope y’all have a nice 4th, even if it’s not a holiday for you!
 
Swift said:
Also... why is there a squirrel in your place?
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Forgot to answer that! Lol. I think he got in through the second story windows by the stairs. They’re right above where Nestle got attacked. But also not visible from under the part of the stairs he was under, and he would have had to use the stairs to go back up. Downstairs is the kitchen, so of course he was probably just looking for an easy bite. Humans waste a lot of food. It’s great
 
Ugh, it’s not even 11am and my brain already says we’ve done close to too much today, but I’m at work. Only until 2pm though, because holiday.

Usually the pressure waits until 9pm now days. A year+ later, actually, I’ve managed to stay up until 3am before it complained. Like when I took Dove to the emergency vet the other day.

I will still need a nap today probably. But that’s okay. Holidays! Fireworks! Should be good :D
 

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