This is Skeezix. She is one of my parents' cats. Technically, she is my brother's (which explains the name: he was 8 when he named her) and the other cat is mine (Za Za, I was 11 and had just read a book in which there were 26 kids, each with a name starting with a different letter of the alphabet and the last one was named Zsa Zsa, but being 11, I thought it was pronounced Za Za...), but in reality they are my parents' cats. They are the ones who feed them and clean up after them and now that neither my brother nor I lives at home for most of the year they really are just my parents'. Anyway, I miss the kitties when I'm at school. Although, I have to say that I never miss having fur on all of my clothing all the time.
Skeezix is great. Whenever I am feeling sick or sad she somehow knows and will come cuddle with me at night. Since finishing school I've definitely been sick and I've had my moments of sadness, so I've deeply appreciated having a warm kitty to cuddle up with while I sleep.
Photographing animals can be hard, but when you get that perfect picture it is totally worth it. These are two of my favourite photos of dogs. Incidentally they are also two of my favourite dogs in the world. The top photo is my parents' neighbour's dog, Chester. He is adorable. And he remembers who I am whenever I am there, so I feel like he is my little buddy. The bottom photo is my roommate's dog, Cato. I met him for the first time when I went out to her parents' farm with her last month. He is huge and fluffy and friendly. I wanted to bring him home with me. I really do love dogs. I grew up with cats, and I love our cats, but dogs tend to be friendlier and I really like animals that will hang out with me.
Today was a really long day. I didn't get a lot of sleep and I had a lot of classes and I worked tonight and just have all of this stuff that I'm thinking about so it seriously feels like it has been a week and not just a day. Sadly, it isn't over yet either since I'm working of finishing an assignment for tomorrow's class. I would really appreciate having a dog to curl up with right now.
