Yay, spring break is over! I actually get to interact with other non-imaginary people. (Like several, ok few, college students I spent my spring break at home watching Iron Chef).

When I took my Japanese 110 oral mid term this morning, my professor whipped out this tape recorder to record us as we spoke. She was evaluating us a we spoke to her, so I belive she must be using the tape recorder to amuse herself after class "Uhmm, Smith-san shika kimasendeshita, right?

Saw a squirrel that had no hair on its tail. Seems as though either someone put a pair of clippers to that poor rodent's tail, or perhaps it escaped an attack from some predator (haven't seen too many foxes or bobcats running around on campus latley). It looked exactly like a tall, slim muskrat. Freaky.

Addendum - I remembered that certain animals, mammals and birds most notably, are known to mutilate themselves if they become really sick or distressed. I don't suppose they have depression relief hotlines for cute sylvian rodents do they?