Slide Into My DM

Chapter Thirteen

Oh! I forgot to ask, how was your Spring Break? Did you do anything awesome? Go anywhere cool? I was busy helping the BFF with her engagement party, saw my dad that first weekend, and caught up on some reading. Overall, a great time was had by all.

Well, that’s good! It sounded like yours was awesome and you got to do some cool things. My roommate wanted to the ‘traditional’ college Spring Break and go down to Florida or something, but I wasn’t feeling it. Instead, I spent time with family and watched Netflix. I’d give it a ten out of ten.

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Can cats have allergies? I swear Thackery has allergies. Springtime pollen is a thing, right? That’s what all the commercials are about. Do you think I should take him to the vet? He keeps sneezing…. Has your cat ever been like this?

You know, I’m not sure. I guess they could, why not? Isn’t an allergy sort of like freckles or dimples, a sort of fluke in the immune system? The vet wouldn’t be the worst idea.

Do you know what I did find out about cats though? They can have panic attacks. One of the times I had my cat in the car, he totally freaked out. I had to pull over on the highway and calm him down. It was actually pretty scary.

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Ugh, why is it snowing? I thought the end of March meant it’s Springtime. Didn’t the Spring Equinox already happen? What is this nonsense, I ask you! On a girly note, I really want to start wearing dresses again.

Didn’t we have snow into April last year? I don’t know if it's better or worse that it lasts for a couple of days and then goes away only to come back. What do you think? Rather have one steady snow or this weird on-and-off thing? On a girly note, dresses are cute.

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I saw your post referencing your Cultural Anthropology class, how are you liking it? Which part has been your favorite so far? Last semester I liked the week about s*x and gender and the week about religion. Technically priests are shamans, prayers are magic, and things like the Saint finger bone in the CMA is object/transferable magic (damn, I cannot think of the right term).

Oh, I’m actually really loving it! Too bad there aren’t any classes after this I could continue with. (Maybe at Uni level?) So far, and probably as a whole, (and I’m surprised it wasn’t your favorite) was the linguistics week! I absolutely love the origin of words, how some words can have multiple meanings, the whole prestige “news anchor” language/accent. It’s just so cool!

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Can you believe tomorrow is the last day of March? We only have a month and a half of the semester left! It’s a good thing I already filled out next year’s FAFSA, I think we can start picking classes for Fall soon.

Also, remember out I said my roommate/BFF was engaged and never around? Now I have no idea what I’m going to do this summer. I could always live with my Dad until Fall… but, well, maybe it’s time I live alone? I have a good friend who has a studio…. Have you ever lived alone?

Shit, only a month and a half left? Crap. I have a project I’m working on and I really need to finish it before the end of the semester…. Oh, yeah! Fall classes, I guess I should make an appointment with a counselor then, huh?

I have lived alone, actually. My roommate/BFF used to live with his girlfriend, then when that fell apart I took him in. It’s really liberating, it might be good for you. Though, nothing wrong with living with family, not having to pay bills is nice too!

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April showers bring May flowers, yeah? Hopefully, tomorrow will be a lovely day – blue skies and sunshine and warmth – to start the month off right.

Also, I love the pictures from your nature walk. I don’t know that I’ve ever paid that close attention to things around me. You have a real knack for macro-photography.

Thanks! It’s one of my favorite hobbies. I’m hoping to go to more national parks and reserves and stuff this Summer. It would be great to find a clear-sky campground too, to get pictures of stars.

Also, f**k tomorrow. I’m sick, (the flu maybe?) and I hate – and I mean Hate! – April Fool’s Day. Pranks are stupid and mean and I’m just going to be a hermit in a blanket nest.