Uh, I just noticed that Ian moved the dreamcatchers in the bedroom, and Ian just noticed that Kitty chewed through a speaker cable that she found in the closet. One of the Ph.D. students in the Linguistics Department thought that I was married to Macheak because he&#039s never seen my husband and only ever sees me with my French prof. I think I pulled a muscle in my back because I wore my backpack on my front to prevent water dripping on it from my umbrella in the rain. I ate a Twinkie for dinner so far. My new pet snail&#039s name is &#034the Maid,&#034 and it&#039s freaky to watch him eat dried bloodworms like a vacuum as he clings to the top of one of the tank&#039s plastic plants. I&#039ve been playing Morrowind lately and killed some demon dudes who spawned &#039cause I stole the money from their altar. Tomorrow I am teaching my French students about food and regional dishes, and tomorrow I officially no longer teach University 101 because Cynthia finally came back this week. I need some Advil. I worked on my story this weekend, but not very much, not enough to post. My fish seems to like swimming in circles around one of the pillars in his tank. Maybe I&#039ll talk Ian into calling out for Footers. The German word for &#034snail&#034 (die Schnecke) is also a pet name for little girls. I think I need caffeine.

Posted: October 12, 2004, near a quarter to eight.