///hear me roar///

Monday, July 29, 2002

today was lots of fun. this morning i went out to the pet store and picked up some kittie and bunny food. i also filled out and application, and the woman in charge of hiring is suppose to call people tomorrow to set up interviews. let's hope that comes through.

then i had to take skunk and arwen to the vet. arwen needed her three week booster vaccines and they both needed the rabies shot. skunk was a complete brat for his shot! he whined and struggled and everythng. arwen was a perfect little lady, not even budging.

this evening i went to emilio's with aparna for dinner. i hadn't been there in so long! it was really yummy :) afterward we headed over to the new rendezvous shop, i hadn't been yet. it's so huge!! and it looks really nice. i'm glad they moved, i really like the new place. and i think business will pick up for them in the new location.

then we came back to my place so she could meet my kitties. :) we also walked down the road a bit so that we could visit the horses in the pasture. maggie and another horse (whose name i don't know) came right up and we pet them... i love living here, it's great :)

after i took aparna home i went to wal-mart. i wanted to find something to do, some sort of hobby. well after picking up a million different things and putting them back down, i finally walked outta there (an hour later) completely empty handed. blah. i just couldn't find anything that was worth spending the money that i really shouldn't spend.

so now i'm sitting at home, doing nothing once again. but i had a lot of fun with aparna, i need to hang out with her more often.
Jessica 8:03 PM

Sunday, July 28, 2002

today was certainly nice. i finally talked to sanjeev today, and he's indeed going to give me his twin size matress and boxspring. i'll have a real bed on tuesday! woohoo! the floor's starting to be uncomfortable. so that's nice.

this afternoon ryan (one of my new roommates) and i went to the hardware store and i bought an oil filter and some oil. we changed my oil right there in the parking lot, and ryan gave me lessons the whole time. now i can (hopefully) do it on my own from now on! $4 is a lot cheaper than $20 for an oil change...

once we got back, we played a game of pool (i have a pool table in my house -- ha, ha!) and ryan talked to heidi (the landlord's daughter) about riding the horses. about an hour later, we head on down there, and i get to ride a horse :) it was so great!! there's nothing like riding on a beautiful horse through tall grass and watching the sun set. i could literally feel my tension and stress and anxiety and all that shit just melt away. this is definitely going to become a habit :)

after that we came home, and kirk had made some kick ass chili. so we all ate some of that and watched tv for a little while. i can't believe how much i enjoy living here. i'm just so glad i had the balls to move out of that other place, yeck.
Jessica 9:49 PM

time for those stories i was telling you about...

so i get into blacksburg the monday before this past one, and move into my new place in foxridge. i walk in, and the kitchen is covered in dirty dishes. every available space (counters, table) has dirty dishes and trash on it. some of the dishes were moldy. it was awful. the livingroom couch was covered in stains and food crumbs. and under the cushions? oh my. food wrappers, food pieces, various trash... ugh. when i finally cleared some counter space in the kitchen, the counters were *awful*. caked on food... the chick's boyfriend was over every day and stayed every night, which wouldn't be a problem, but they got high and drunk *every* night and stayed up till insane hours watching loud tv. also, she never cleaned her litter box. she told me that she "didn't do the whole scooping poop thing". so her cats used my litter box, because theirs was full. she just changed the litter every now and then, she never scooped! she really shouldn't have animals. and her cats also ate all my kitten chow, and they cornered and beat up my kittens. so!! i had to get outta there. i hadn't signed the lease yet.

now i'm in this great house out on yellow sulphur rd. it's right before you really get into christiansburg. i'm living with these really cool guys, and i have a huge room with hardwood floors. it's cheaper than the other place, too ;) you can hear the birds chirping every morning and all day. outside, we have two big mulberry trees, some blackberry bushes, and grape vines :-D how cool is that? also, the landlord has horses (that i can watch from my window) that i can ride whenever i want. this place is great. i'm so glad i'm out here instead of that awful apartment!


Jessica 10:57 AM

Tuesday, July 23, 2002

look!! jessica is back!! woohoo!!

hehe, i've been back in blacksburg for just a little over a week now. north carolina and the internship were *incredible*. i've never been so happy or motivated, i've never felt so alive. and i've never felt so sure of my life as i do right now. the place was just fantastic. i got to pet and talk to at least one tiger everyday!! all the other animals were also incredible... and the people i worked with were great. i had the best time of my entire life. the only reason i'm back is because i ran out of money, and the internship was unpaid. and i had to pay rent and buy groceries. i cried the day i left. and i miss it more and more every day. i took *so* many pictures!! i have some of them uploaded here, but there are tons more i'll get around to uploading. and just remember, i know every one of those animals personally :) i've lived my dream, and i can't wait to finish college and get out there do it forever! :) i sound so cheesy...

i have interesting living arangement stories, but i'll tell those another day :-P
Jessica 9:12 PM