animals.

if there is one thing that is sure to get your heart racing is an animal carcass in the middle of the sidewalk, stumbled upon in the night. limp or stiff, it seems to have a similar effect on the person. let me explain.

scenario one. iris and i were walking to dance on friday night - it was about 8:50pm. class started at 9pm. so we were booting it, walking a fairly quick pace down division st. we cross at divison and brock, chattering away. then we see it. there's something in the middle of the sidewalk. what is it? is it a glove? a plastic bag? as we approach the object we both realize in an instant what it is - a rather large mouse. still in the mousetrap. needless to say, girlie screams ensued as we ran from it - iris ran away (she ran back the way we came), i ran around it.

scenario two. esther, iris and i were at the library (good ol' stauffer). we were working away diligently, then decided to leave at about 10:30ish pm to watch a show on tv and give our minds a break. we exit the building and walk in the direction of clergy. again, we were chatting away, not keenly aware of our surroundings. we were crossing the road and stepping onto the sidewalk, when we saw it. a stiff squirrel carcass on the edge of the sidewalk. it's tail stuck straight up in the air and was frazzled. again, girlie screams ensued - this time however, i was laughing. the shock of almost stepping on it freaked me out, but as soon as i saw it, i knew. luckily for me, earlier in the day a friend of mine who lives on clergy st. had mentioned that there was an electrocuted looking squirrel on the sidewalk. i had meant to tell the others about it, but in my diligence with schoolwork, i failed to do so. needless to say, they found out regardless.