[Alika]

My best friend and her baby visited from out of town this past weekend. It was nice to have them here, but I wasn't sorry to see them leave. As much as I'd like a baby, I have to admit, I can wait a little longer now!

My sister, who's in vet school, added a GCC to her zoo this past week. Now she has a couple of cats, sugar gliders, and a bird. She's been thinking about getting one forever, and has really done her research, but she's going to study in Africa for two months next year, and I don't know what she's going to do with her bird. I suppose auntie Ali could babysit :)

My husband's car is still in the shop. It's been there for two months. The rear differential went out because some idiot (before we bought it last year) put two different sized tires on it (it's an AWD, Subaru). So, of course, we had to let them put new tires on it, too. It's going to cost us $900 to get it out of there, which is why it's been in there for so long.

In the meantime, I have been driving him to work in the morning. It's not too bad on mornings I have to work, except that it usually makes me get to work 20 min. early... not too big of a deal. But on days like today when I'm not working all day but I need the car (I have an ethics discussion meeting to go to), I still have to get up early and drive him to work.

So, yeah... my mood is lacking in several... um... nice components. But I'm sure it will improve over the next couple of hours.

The ethics meeting... the aviary is bringing in this guy to lead a discussion in ethics so we can examine the way we do things. We've been told that he's anti-zoos and captivity, so everyone is really nervous about it. Those who aren't a little overly defensive are seriously worried that this guy will convince them that they need to get out of the zoo business and get a new job. I'm nervous because I don't know what to expect, but I think it will be good for me to hear the arguments for and against certain practices, such as weight control and pinioning. It will help me develop my opinions more and have a firmer base in my beliefs so I can explain and defend them better to others.

Oh, sorry... went off on a work tangent.