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So I. gave me a ride to work this morning, and in the car we were talking about odd animals we had seen. I'd mentioned seeing a white crow once, and he said he had seen albino squirrels around campus on several occasions. I'd never seen one, so we were talking about it and wondering if it was only one squirrel or several, etc. etc. We get to campus and we're walking to the library and what pops out in front of us but an albino squirrel.

It was amazing. I've worked here for almost 3 years and I'd never seen one before, and on the morning I. was talking about them I saw my first one. He was rather cute.

Mardi Gras

If you ever wondered what a non-New Orleans, local Mardi Gras celebration looks like, wonder no longer. Take a look at my friend J.'s album of pictures from this years Spanishtown parade in Baton Rouge. (And yes, the pink flamingo (or flamingeaux in Louisiana parlance) is a Spanishtown theme, in case you were wondering)

Spanishtown Parade

Daily post

Sleep: 1:30am to 7:30am

Pain: 6-7

Weather: clear, 57F, 35% humidity, high 62F

Daily BPAL: SWAN MAIDEN
Description: White gardenia, white iris, sandalwood, calla lily, French magnolia, muguet, jonquil, and orchid.
In bottle: Gardenia, magnolia, and other light florals, with an afterscent of sandalwood
On me: Magnolia dominates, which is ok, cause I like magnolia. The other florals are richer and the sandalwood more of an undertone. It's nice, but heady.

Daily Tarot: 10 of Coins: Completion of material prosperity and riches. Freedom from financial anxiety, the security of home, and the enjoyment of family. The passing of inheritance along to children, or the gaining of inheritance from parents.

MyMiniCity: Increase Transportation
Increase Industry
Increase Population

Reading:
Lives of Themistocles, Pericles, Aristides, Alcibiades, and Coriolanus, Demosthenes, and Cicero, Caesar and Antony by Plutarch
The Sonnets by William Shakespeare
The General History of the (Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious) Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson (Daniel DeFoe?)
Standing at the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson

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