Jumpin' Husker Ferrets: 2009年2月

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2月17日

Time Flies...

The past 2-plus weeks have gone extremely fast. So fast that I have completely ignored the fact that I had promised to do better at keeping people up-to-date on the details of my life via this blog.

So, I am going to do that now.

With the usage of bullet points. It's been that 'interesting' of a two week time period. (I admit it, I'm kinda boring at times.)

What I've Done Since My Apartment Was Attacked by a Bird

Enjoyed watching the Super Bowl with a group of work colleagues. Although I really didn't care who won the game, I usually enjoy the half-time show and the commericals. This year, I only enjoyed the half-time show. Who knew that Springsteen was that bendy? Am I the only one who thought that 85% of the commercials bit this year?
Spent one day in the office the following week. Basically running around with my head chopped off. Why is it more stressful to be out of the office for a week than it is to be in the office?
Left for Florida on Tuesday, February 3. All of my flights were on time. Although both were pretty bumpy due to turbulence. Thankfully, I made it to Clearwater Beach on time and with all of my belongings.
Annoyed family & friends in SD on February 4, as I enjoyed a leisurely breakfast on Tampa Bay. Although it was a bit chilly. Honestly, it was record cold weather in Florida the week I was there. You'll believe me once the price of orange juice begins to rise.
Spent the remainder of February 4-8 in conference mode. Lots of learning going on while meeting new people and renewing other friendships. Needless to say, I was wiped out at the end of each day. Thankfully, my roommate for the conference (my new colleague from across campus) felt the same way. I don't think we stayed up past 11PM during the week...at least on purpose.
Returned from Florida on February 9. Again, all of my flights were on time. And this time they weren't too bumpy.
Back into the swing of work on February 10. Almost caught up as of today, February 17.
Realized that I probably have some cell phone problems going on. As my cell phone keeps on shutting down without warning. Trust me, I'm working on fixing this. Soon. Ish.
Spent a lot of time on the phone with my parents and sister. Just 'normal' family issues that are getting more and more difficult to handle from this far away.
Basically, slept most of this past weekend. Just plain worn out from a busy couple of weeks. Hoping (fingers crossed) that I won't catch one of the many, many illnesses that are floating around campus.
Spending a lot of after hour time on campus this week due to trainings and classes. I am so excited that next week is a shorter week - yay for Mardi Gras!

Well, I think that about catches everyone up. In a very generic way. Well, it's time for me to order pizzas for tonight's training session. As they say, no rest for the wicked.

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2月1日

I mean I like them as a meal. I quite enjoy turkey dinners, fried chicken and really would like to try a tur-duck-en someday. Yet, no matter how much I enjoy eating birds, I really dislike them in general. Just not as much as I dislike squirrels and horses. Although, I do believe after this past week, birds have moved up to #3 in animals that I' okay not being around.

Why?

I have mf-ing bird in my apartment last week.

Yup. I woke up on Thursday morning to the sound of scratching in my apartment. Which isn't altogether unique. The ferrets seem to make a lot of noise in the morning, especially when I'm trying to get ready for work. The noise that I heard on Thursday was different than the ferrets cries for attention. First, it was coming from the a/c closet. And second, it was really loud.

Now, being the farm girl that I am supposed to be, I figured it was maybe a mouse or something small (although, I did have a moment of OMG, it could be a possum), so I slowly opened the door to the a/c closet. (Yep. I am that foolish.) Before I got it open more than 2 inches, I saw it. A bird. Not a small bird mind you, but an average sized bird. Flapping around in the a/c closet. Clawing his way through the object that used to be the air filter. Trying to get free. Quickly, I closed the a/c closet door. Checked myself for signs of the bird flu or lice. Then tried to figure out what I should do next.

I chose to shower. The whole time freaking out that there was a bird less than 6 feet away from me that wanted nothing more to be free from the a/c closet to either fly free or to eat my eyeballs. I'm really not sure which.

After getting ready for work, I decided to call the maintenance emergency line for my apartment complex. I left a long rambling message (shocking, I know) regarding the fact that there was a bird in the a/c closet that was quickly destroying property that belonged to the complex and not me. That I would be in my aparment until 7:30, and then I'd be at work. And that I would truly appreciate someone coming to remove the bird from the a/c closet as soon as possible.

So, there I sat. In my apartment. Watching the morning news shoes. Slightly turning up the volume on my TV every time I heard the wings beat against the a/c door. Fingernails clinging to the armrests of my chair every time I heard a bird-like noise. Jumping everytime I heard somewhere near my door. Hoping that it was Rocky, the handyman, coming to my rescue.

Finally, at 7:25 AM, I'd had enough. My nerves were shot. I really did not want to be home if and when the bird discovered how to open a doorknob. So, I went to work. The whole time aware of the birds staring at me from the trees. I am certain that they all knew that I had one of their own trapped in my apartment. And that I had lots of frozen chicken in my freezer. And that I didn't really like birds. And that I've seen The Birds mutliple times. So, I know that eventually the birds will revolt against the humans for no real reason.

Once I got to work (safely), I called my apartment complex once more. This time, I reached a real person. And that person told me that they would handle the bird situation as soon as possible. <Sigh of relief>

So, after a morning of sharing my fear of bird retaliation with my co-workers, I decided to reclaim my sanity by going to Raising Cane's with my co-workers for lunch. Never had chicken tasted so sweet.

(Upon returning to my apartment after work, the bird was gone. I only had a little bit of cleaning up to do. Yet, no one has figured out how the bird got into the a/c closet...as it was quite a bit larger than the smallest entrance and escape routes.)

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