
I really don't know what to say. This semester has been the semester from hell. I'm taking 14 units at MJC, which might not seem like a lot to some people, but the most units I have taken at one time up until now was 9. So the jump is stressing me out. It's not all of my classes either. It's my Research Methods class. I was fully prepared for there to be a ton of work, but so much work is assigned that it doubles up and I have 4 other classes. About 70% of my time is spent on that one class.
And two days ago I had to have my rat put to sleep. My poor baby. She had been sick on and off for about a month, and when I got home from school on Tuesday, she has having a really hard time breathing. She was breathing with her mouth open and her feet were cyanotic. So I rushed her to the vet, but there was nothing they could do. It was really hard. She was almost 2. When I was saying goodbye to her, John Lennon's song, "Love," came on the vet radio. It was a very bittersweet moment. I didn't want to let her go, but I knew she was suffering.
The hardest part is going home everyday and having to see her empty cage sitting in my room. I keep expecting her little white head to pop up and say hello and be greeted by her little rattie kisses. . . but nothing happens when my door opens. Just silence. I haven't the time or the heart to clean out her cage and put it away. I know that when I do, I'll most likely spend the entire time crying. I miss my little girl.
I'm going to get 2 new rats. I don't know when, but I will. I always meant to get her a friend, but I never got around to it and couldn't really afford it, and I feel horrible about it. Rats are social animals, and I didn't spend as much time with her as I should have. . . .
*Le sigh*
My heart hurts, so I'm going to go and try to take my mind off this crappy, crappy week.
R.I.P. my Zombie. I'm going to miss you so much.