So I've been at school for several weeks and you haven't heard very much from me. I've only posted one real blog post, because blog posts for people who don't know me have to have fancy things like a point, and probably some witty asides and a dash of advice. I have several drafts, but many are season-specific and one will be entirely about my chicken.
Meanwhile, I have a chicken.
Her name is Gurgly Darling Isabel Smartypants Sicken, but usually I call her darling, and she is sleeping (or trying to) in my room right now. During the day she has her own coop isolated from the other chickens because she has a contagious respiratory ailment. That's also why I'm taking care of her -- the primary chickenpeople need to stay clean to be with the other chickens. The chickens belong to the Department of Environmental Studies (but really they belong to Mary Claire) and Jeremy and I take care of them too.
This is Isabel:
... or will be when I go find my camera, etc., etc. Right now I'm just waiting for Commando to be over so I can bake cookies shaped like nephrons, and I'm not too keen on moving.
Speaking of nephrons, you know my classes if you've read my official post, but not how I'm doing. Plant ecology is fantastic. The others are interesting, too, but it's tough having three classes one after the other and no specific work time. I much prefer having an hour in between two morning classes, and maybe one on Thursday, but that's not how it worked out and ecology is worth it. Anyway, chemistry and biology are fine. I need to devote a little more time to them. And by a little I mean a lot.
But there is the couchboat, and good books to read and new friends to talk to and a class to teach (also going very well). There are chickens to take care of and projects to work on (dyeing with goldenrod, pressing flowers, sewing a fleece hat ... eventually, maybe building a solar panel with Jeremy?!? Stay tuned). There are cookies to bake -- speaking of which, my dough is chilled and commando is over, so I'm going to go into the kitchen and bake some renal cookies. Yummmm.
I've been wanting to post more often lately, and I'll aim for twice a week, so you can expect one. (See what I did there?) I hope you are all well, and as happy and busy as I am.
Love,
Your delinquent blogger
