Cheap therapy

I just acquired some Roborovski hamsters. (see here for more info.) They are the smallest breed of dwarf hamster and are extremely tiny. So small they can't really bite you! They like to run on their wheels at extreme high speed and are generally the funniest things in the world. I haven't laughed this much in ages.

One of them seems to have taken exception to being laughed at loudly though.

I know the last thing I need right now is more pets, but these don't really count as pets, they're desk accessories.

Plus, I'm not going to have Frodo the rat for much longer. He was either much sicker than we thought or misses his brother a lot, and is definitely not long for this world.

Bonfire night revisited

Guess how we found out England won the rugby? (we were working at the shelter this morning).

Yup. Great big firework went off late morning.

Tonight is like a rerun of bonfire night around here.

I suspect this has something to do with why I'm so depressed - major work trauma plus major physical health problems at the end[1] of a particularly annoying firework season.

I failed to sleep last night and could really use some sleep right about now.

[1] I hope