animal adventure

Before you read this story, I need to explain a few things. First of all, my college is your typical state school--in a small town, with the countryside nearby. As a result, animals can often get onto our campus, although it is usually just the typical squirrels, sparrows, and chipmunks. But once in a while we get something interesting. During the past couple weeks people have seen a pair of skunks about--a mother and a younger one. This is my encounter with one of them the other night:

(Amelia is walking back from the library, having actually gotten work done and not just reading for entertainment. It has been dark for a couple hours and she is looking forward to setting down her heavy book bag. Suddenly, she sees a skunk on the sidewalk only a couple feet away.)

Amelia: Oh, shit! Um, hi...you know, I would think you were really cute if I didn't know that you could spray me with stinky juice any moment.
Skunk: Ooh, good idea!
Amelia: ...
Skunk: (twitches its tail)
Amelia: (mentally) Please don't spray me, please don't spray me, please don't spray me...
Skunk: CHARGE!!! (starts running at Amelia)
Amelia: HOLY SHIT!!! (runs away and is chased by the skunk into her dorm building)

The above story is a lie. I have not been chased by a skunk, although I was telling the truth about my college setting and a week or so ago skunks were sighted. However, one of them did not try to attack me.

Still waiting for my CDs to arrive. (We wants the pretty music, preciousssssss.) Stalking the mailman is beginning to sound like a good idea. Yes, I am aware that it takes a while for mail to travel from Germany to the United States. But patience has never been one of my strong points.