Salvete! And yes, I just looked up that random Latin phrase! No idea if it’s correct or not… Maybe I should have used a language I ACTUALLY KNOW.

Anyway. It’s been… well, it’s been a while, as usual. As for the title, I am completely out of creativity. Oh well…

Since my last post, we’ve celebrated Christmas (yay!), New Years (woo-hoo!), and started school again (bleh). Besides this, our neighbor’s cats have possibly been breeding again, our other neighbors have an infestation of some kind of venomous snake (what else would it be?), and my wonderful, adorable, sweet Jinx has attacked a random lady.

NO, he is not rabid, he is just easily riled up. You see, people here are scared of dogs, and Jinx isn’t very well trained (yes, yes, I know, my fault). So he came over all like, “Hey, what are you doing in MY territory?” and the lady started freaking out and that got him and Mara (our neighbors’ dog) all riled up. Mara, of course, wasn’t causing much of the trouble–she’s really a sweetheart, believe me. But JINX was barking and snarling and biting and so now he’s serving “hard time”, as I call it. I have no idea what that means, but basically he’s not allowed out of the house or at least not out of sight unless he’s on the leash. Well, I guess he can’t be on the leash if he’s out of sight, so… never mind.

Next week we’re going to Nairobi, and Dad had this brilliant idea that we should bring Jinx with us. You see, soon after my next birthday, we’re moving down to Nairobi so Dad can be some important guy, and Dad wants to see if Jinx will do alright down there. The good news? Nairobi has dairy products and is awesome. The bad news? If Jinx doesn’t behave, we have to give him away. Who would we give him away to, though? How would he manage? Would he run away? WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY LIFE!?!

Obviously, we haven’t gone there yet, so who knows, maybe it’ll do wonders to his behavior. I think he’ll like it there–I chose to be an optimist in that respect. Besides that, we haven’t city power for quite a few days now, so THAT’S frustrating, especially since it means Renee and I have to find something else to do BESIDES playing Skylanders on the Wii. Because, you know, Skylanders is awesome.

Also, I have fortunately moved out of the embarrassing-liking-of-a-much-younger-kid-show phase, and now I’m into the weird-affection-for-a-video-game stage. Also WINGS OF FIRE!!!!!!!!!!! Because, ya know, Escaping Peril is awesome.

BESIDES that, I’ve NEARLY finished that NON-fanfiction, slightly Star Wars-y book that I have decided shall be called The P.J.A. Plot. And let me tell you, it involves arguing, slapping, mysteriousness, and Pinkas! Do you know what a Pinka is? Please tell me you don’t, because I made it up. If it’s another of those creatures-someone-already-made-up… I’m doomed.

Okay, enough ranting for me. Valete!

~Grace~z~Artist

Isn’t it gorgeous?

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds–livestock and creeping things and beats of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps along the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.                         ~Genesis 1:24-25