Killian's Blog/Website/Whatever

4am is a really odd time to wake up when you don't have to be anywhere. Part of me is enjoying this weird new sleep cycle I've stumbled into, because mornings are really pretty (especially when it's the start of a sunny summer day) and cool (so very appreciated during this stupid heat wave*) and the birds outside are all jumping around in the grass in the little park outside my front window. It's quite nice. Reminds me of when I had to get up at 6am to catch the 6:45 bus to PSU for the Latin classes that were always before 8am. I liked waiting for the bus at that time. Everything smells fresh and delicious at 6am (which is nearly what time it is now). In keeping with those years of Latin commuting, the downside to leading a double life as an early bird and a night owl is that my brain doesn't really work this early. I feel quasi-motivated to do...something...but that something doesn't ever seem to pop out of my brain. My neck is kind of sore, and I have a cons...

I am going to show my true colors as a cat person here in a minute, and if that offends you, then I don't know why you like me, because I'm an animal freak. Reason #642 that the UK is Different from the USA in Minute But Aggravating Ways: Animal Shelters This country is weird about animals. Depending on where you grew up*, you might find them to be extremely conscientious! There is no rabies here (so says the government), and all of the pet shelters (of which there are VERY FEW**) are insane about who they allow to adopt pets. I'm cool with that. I appreciate responsible pet ownership. They do house visits and all that jazz. Excessive, maybe, but sure, ok, cool. Except that they all seem to require that the cats be allowed outdoors. It's a weird, national trend that is exactly opposite of the general opinion on the west coast of the USA (the language from the Pixie Project  in PDX does a good job encapsulating the West Coast sentiment***). One woman I spoke to ...

I'm back in the UK with my boo and my cat. This makes me happy. Here are some more life updates, with pictures: 1. My tea tastes like band-aids for some reason, and I'm not a super fan image here 2. I finally downloaded Scrivener, and it has improved my outlook on life image here 3. I discovered that, despite having 75 pretty good novel pages behind me, I know absolutely nothing about anything, and that is going to cause some problems unless I figure my crap out ASAP image here 4. It is ten million degrees with 80% humidity (that second part is not an exaggeration) and I am worried that England has drifted into the equator since I was last here image = mine 5. The news is very sad this week, as everybody knows (and if you don't think the news has been sad, and if you think the world is "post-racial"/don't believe in privilege, please read someone else's blog), but people are taking to the streets, and hopefully someone will s...