I kid you not; my rat and I were playing together tonight. She runs all over her cage like a crazy thing, scales the walls, leaps to the ground. She is like a flash of fur. Speedy Gonzales, only bigger. And then she chased my hand all over, climbed on to me, gnawed and swung on a rope (Nordstroms bag handle) I provided her. I have started building things into her cage because I worry that she gets bored when I'm gone. She needs a maze, I think. Or a jungle gym. Or a more expensive cage.

I heart Rani.

And I finished my rough draft of my paper completely, including citations. Hurray! Only one day late, might I add. I'm catching up.