Ranting to /dev/null

The little pisser...

Well, that's over with (mostly). See, this entry's title isn't really metaphoric. For the last three days I've been kind of housesitting my brother's new Seeing-Eye puppy, this being the second time our family has raised one of the little beasties. Ginny is 11 weeks old today, and an adorably cute yellow lab/retreiver mix who is starting to get just a little too big for your lap and absolutely refuses to acknowledge this last fact. She is also given to pissing on the floor with about three seconds of warning, and since my mom is in Omaha, my brother in Mexico, my sister a counselor at a kids' camp, and my dad at work, it's been me and the dogs at home.

This has been frustrating at times (up at 5:00AM three days in a row), but overall pretty relaxing. If you sit in one of our recliners, Ginny will happily sit with you, and after about ten minutes, be sound asleep in your lap. Our other dog, Lady, is really sweet about the whole thing, and Ginny seems to be more jealous of Lady than vice versa (which is as it should be :). So I've had time to do a little paperwork for school, and am in the process of borrowing a shit-ton of money. I'm also looking for apartments in New York, and will be calling about a great little studio-loft deal on W. 80th and Broadway tomorrow afternoon. I've had time to watch American Spendor, the Sci-Fi Channel's Dune and Children of Dune miniseries, and We Were Soldiers. Today I got two emails from people with InterVarsity at Columbia with leads on apartments. I'll follow up on them tomorrow as well.

I also picked up a bit of a new addiction: the maddeningly addictive Adventure Quest, described accurately as a "lunch-break sized RPG". Really simple gameplay (Flash required, I'm afraid), and a decent amount of free content, though I get the impression that there's a lot more for paying "Guardians" (one-time $12 gets you in for good). Those of you who like their souls and/or marriages in their present condition should probably avoid the above link.

And that's about it for now. I've barely talked with anyone in about 72 hours, so it's been quiet. I'm out.