Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - You may be wondering why I haven't written in so long. Have you heard the expression, "When it rains, it pours?" Well, when Yuoo and I get a vacation, we instantly lose the desire to do anything productive, including maintaining this website. :-) Hmm. How long has it been since I've written? July 9th? Wow. As soon as school got out, Yuoo started searching for a Summer job. He looked high and low, and he couldn't find anything! I mean, you'd think a fox like Yuoo could at least find an apprenticeship, but no such luck. Fortunately, Yuoo's parents invited him over to their house for the remainder of the Summer, so Yuoo wouldn't have to sit around in Loblolly collecting dust on his fur. Yuoo has enjoyed his vacation very much. He has spent most of his time reading books, chatting on the computer, and sleeping late.
Yuoo: "Oh, come now. You know I've been doing more than that."
That's right. Sorry, Yuoo. He's also been helping his parents with the installation and upkeep of all the electronics in the house. Yuoo's parents have just gotten a cable internet connection, and Yuoo has been climbing mountains, swimming rivers, and trekking through jungles to get it working.
Yuoo: "He's exaggerating, but not by much. :-)"
Also, Yuoo helped his parents install their new DVD player, and Yuoo even brought along his D.D.R. pads with his Playstation 2, and he taught his Mom how to play the game Dance Dance Revolution.
Yuoo: "Yippie! :-D"
Also, Yuoo has been doing some sewing. Yuoo enjoyed the story Mandarin Wings I wrote about him so much that he decided to start sewing a monk's robe. So he got the robe patterns and lots of green, rough fabric at Wal-Mart. (See the June 18, 2004 entry for notes about Wal-Mart in the furrie universe.) In addition, Yuoo has become an offical member of FurryMUCK, a sort of text-based chat specifically for furries. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM, Yuoo must catch a plane back to Loblolly to go back to school.
Saturday, August 28, 2004 - Yuoo is back in Loblolly and has finished his first week of school, and things seem to be going well. This semester, Yuoo is studying Kernels. For his birthday, Yuoo's parents gave him money for a bicycle, which Yuoo bought today. The bike is a 19-inch Boulder mountainbike, with 21 gears, fancy shifting, a book basket in the front, and a "tail guard" to keep Yuoo's tail from getting caught in the wheel. Yuoo plans to ride this bike from his house all the way to Mortar Abbey tomorrow.
Monday, August 30, 2004 - Wet fox! Wet fox! Today, Yuoo rode his bicycle around school, but he forgot to check the weather forecast. Sure enough, this extremely moistened Fennec fox had to bike half a mile from his classroom to his car in the middle of a thunderstorm. Thank goodness for haredryers.