Random Bits and Pieces
After the surprisingly sudden disappearance act my neighbours performed a few weeks ago, it’s been pretty quiet in the house next door. I had a sneaky suspicion that wouldn’t last much longer, given the industrial-size bin that was dumped outside their door the other day. They’re being surprisingly quiet, though. There’s a [clunk] here and a [bang] there occasionally, but overall it’s not too disruptive.
I met my new housemate yesterday, too, and he isn’t disruptive either. He looked at the house yesterday and moved in today, and is he ever an upgrade from my old housemates! He’s polite, pleasant, sociable but not too and just a really nice guy. Bless him. It’s a bit of a relief, that one, and I’m thanking my lucky stars.
I’m also slowly but surely getting some work done as far as the dissertation goes. I have severe trouble getting up in the morning - I guess there’s just a lot to look forward to doing with the day - but I’m trying my best to just do it. I was at the uni the other day, and my supervisor encouraged me, answered some of my questions, and let me know I was on the right track. Lord knows I need that kind of reassurance.
Today I also bumped into a guy I’ve seen countless times while waiting for the bus. He’s always walking two Jack Russel Terriers, one a bit bigger than the other, the smallest one lacking one eye. I’m a total sucker for little dogs since Bailey; Jack Russels in particular. The man had some trouble navigating the semi-blind one today while the slightly bigger one was trying to smell me. I reached for it so it could smell my hand, but the owner, a supernice guy I’ve exchanged a few random words with before, words like “dogs” “cute” and “aww”, warned me that the bigger one wasn’t too friendly. He invited me to stroke the other one though, who wasn’t just semi- but completely blind, and also a total sucker for scratches and cuddles. Awww.
I watched them walk along. The not-so-friendly dog and the superfriendly man, navigating the blind and friendly dog, letting him take his time. It was adorable.