nayomi’s hamster (that’s not an authentic photo) balki kind of intimidates me. he’s so adorable, but he’s also little and squirmy and i’m afraid to pick him up lest i squish him.
but balki and i got intimate tonight when he crept out of his house under nayomi’s bed, under her door, across the hall, under my door, across the room, under my desk and between my feet. hmm. i looked down to see a furry white rodent butt wriggling away. and my first thought was, “the one time i’m eating grapes, a good healthy snack, and i attract mice!” but then i recognized the little face, which looked up at me just before dashing under the bed, and realized that this animal belonged to someone! he has a mommy and a house and a hamster ball to get home to! so i thought fast (good thing i’m so quick witted) and ran down the hall to find kelsey, who has two gerbils of her own and is a rodent afficionado.
she came and we caught him and it was really, really funny. but i don’t know what i would have done if she hadn’t been there! she took him back to her room and let him run around in her rolly ball for a few hours before nayomi came back from work.
i do kind of like the little critter now. he’s obviously motivated and i feel like we shared a moment.
quote of the day: “dare to be naive.” – buckminster fuller
love always, em locke
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