Friday, June 18, 2004 - Yesterday was an interesting day for Yuoo. First, he bought some things at Wal-Mart. You might be saying to yourself, "Wal-Mart? That's a human business." But, you must realize that the Wal-Mart corporation is very prolific. Here is a brief history: First of all, Wal-Mart suceeded in building their stores in every place on this earth, including Antarctica (you can buy some nifty igloos there). Not satisfied with that, the Wal-Mart people developed a space program, so they could start catering their business to sentient creatures in other galaxies. Though they generally tried to stick to their homogenization policy, intergalactic commerce did require a few changes, namely their yellow smiley face logo. Depending on what planet you're on, the Wal-Mart smiley face might have from one to 12 eyes. After they saturated the known universe, the Wal-Mart people decided to travel into alternate dimentions. This is how they found Yuoo's universe. Here is a picture of the Wal-Mart smiley face in Yuoo's world:
(Their public relations manager is a beaver. In case you're wondering, yes, the commercials are just as annoying in Yuoo's world as they are here.)
Anyway, getting back to the subject, Yuoo bought himself a pet fish, and he bought himself a collector's pack of antique video games, one of which he remembers playing when he was five seasons old.
That afternoon, Yuoo went to a special going-away party at a friend's house. During the Spring, Yuoo used to tutor a young harvest mouse named A.J. in mathematics. A.J.'s father is a soldier in a war going on out in the East. Part of A.J.'s trouble in school is for this reason. A.J.'s father has been visiting them for a two-week vacation, but he goes back today, so they all had a party for him yesterday. This was a strange experience for Yuoo because A.J.'s family are of a very different culture than he is. A.J.'s grandmother is usually very quiet and reserved when she works at the public library, but yesterday she, when she needed some help in the kitchen, she yelled out the door at the top of her lungs, "Hey! Ya'll Niggas get in here!" This scared Yuoo because he was taught never to use that word. Observing this, she smiled and said to Yuoo, "Don't worry, that's just the way we talk around here." I suppose that all creatures have their differences, so that's why it's important that we listen and understand each other.
Saturday, June 19, 2004 - Yuoo's little fish tried to commit suicide this morning. Just after he fed it, he turned away, and he heard a small tap on the carpet. This turned Yuoo's attention toward the fishbowl (a demonstration of his acute vulpine senses and congnative abilities), and he noticed that the fish wasn't there. He saw it lying on the carpet, so he picked it up and put it back in.
*Yuoo shakes a paw at the fish.* "Fishie! Don't do that! Stay in the bowl."
Yuoo covered the mouth of the bowl with plastic wrap.