Yeah. That's one of the articles I have to read for my pharmacy class. Sounds like a riotously enthralling read, no? I'm actually supposed to be doing an assignment now, but instead chose to update myself on current celebrity events and clean my apartment.
Today was the most unusual day, which started out with waking up on the couch in my friend's apartment. I guess drinking several glasses of Riesling will do that to you. However, I love chill nights like that. Lars and the Real Girl? The most endearing film I've seen in awhile. It came out a while ago, and I've been wanting to watch it for months, but just never got around to it. Anyway, Ryan Gosling is adorable, and who doesn't love Patricia Clarkson? I really fell in love with her in The Station Agent, which I highly recommend.
TANGENT! Well, after making it to the end of Lars and the Real Girl, we tried to start another movie, which ended in me falling in a deep slumber. So deep in fact that my friends were poking me in the face and yelling at me to wake up. I have absolutely no recollection of that ever happening and proceeded to wake up six hours later wondering where I was. Good times. Well, after waking, my friend drove me back to my place, had a bowl of cereal, and prepared to go to a coffee shop to study when my roommate Nina started screaming. Someone took a tire iron and smashed her entire back window in. It was insane. We were in shock. We kind of live in the shadier side of Des Moines. No murders, but a lot of robberies and vandalism. I just go to school in Iowa. I'm actually from the Chicago area. The police informed us that ten cars in our same alley had been vandalized in the same manner: broken windows but nothing stolen. What the fuck? Why would anyone want to do that? What was his/her/their motive? It just seemed so reckless and idiotic. How can you avoid shit like that? I'm really proud of Nina though. She didn't completely break down and go apeshit. I think our neighbor's cat really helped that matter. Ha! She's a complete cat-aholic. Obsessed. And our neighbors know this, so after Nina got done talking to the police, our neighbor came out and just handed the kitty over to her and said, "I think you need this."
And that's how I segway into the next part of this unusal day. For a couple of months now, Nina and I have been talking about getting a cat for the apartment. We probably would have gotten one by now, but there are few major reasons why we do not. 1) We have a third roommate that's not really into the idea and 2) Our landlord technically does not allow pets. Technicalities. So, after this whole window fiasco, we indulged ourselves by going to an animal rescue shelter and FELL IN LOVE with this kitty named Pumpkin. The most friendly fucking kitty on the planet. Fo' real. I'm not the biggest cat person since I have friends at home with mean cats, but Pumpkin completely melted my heart. She licked my face! Sold.
We were at that shelter for a good hour and a half. But seriously, Pumpkin's a stray, and the shelter's policy is that they only keep strays for a week before they're...euthanized. WE HAVE TO GET HER! It's more than us wanting a cat; we'd be saving her life as well! Gosh, I'm still thinking about her :[
We left the shelter empty handed, but we're in the process of convinving our third roommate. Grrr. I've never had a cat or dog before, and it would be so amazing. I've had turtles and hamsters and fish, but those pets are different. They don't really show affection. I would just love to come home to Pumpkin nestling in my lap while I watch TV or chill out by my feet while I make food.
Oh yeah homework.
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