I always dreamed of having a kitten. Unfortunately I have never been given such a wonderful gift. Kittens are cute. I thought for Christmas I should have gotten a cat. Well, rationally, getting a kitten now is very unreasonable. My parents do not like cats so much. So I thought that I would get a cat at Trinity. No such luck. Trinity prohibits pets (except for Goldfish and pet rocks, which to be honest do not make good pets). Of course Trinity has its own cats. They lay around all day and will even rub up against you if you pet them. They are very fat and Bianca swears they bear a personal grudge against her. I think they are attracted to her woolly clothes and her fabulous personality. I still wanted my own cat. My friend, senior English major, Allie found a kitten. She and her boyfriend handpicked every tick off its fur. That is kitty love. I came to visit and fell in love with the lazy kitten sunbathing on Allie’s bed. Allie, being an English major christened the kitten “Heathcliff.” I spent a long afternoon petting him and attempting to tie ribbons on him. Of course he bit me every time I touched him but I’m sure it was his way of saying he loved me too. Bianca dragged me away eventually and I have not seen him since. So a few days ago Alli e-mailed me and told me Heathcliff was a girl kitten. Really? Should we rename Heathcliff “Sheathcliff?” I don’t know. What do you do when that happens?

Sweet little Heathcliff getting ready to embed his claws into my hands...he's so cute...

So, my birthday is in April. Please buy me a cat mom and dad. Speaking of birthdays, my friend Nina had a birthday last week. She turned 20. Wow. I feel so old. At Trinity we have a fun tradition of kidnapping our friends and throwing them into Miller Fountain. Bianca thinks throwing someone in the pool is a horrible tradition so when her birthday rolls around I will make sure to douse her in water. Well, I would like to except her birthday is in July. I could do it before she goes back home or when she comes back. Unfortunately for my friend Nina’s birthday, we did not get to throw her in the fountain or pour water over her in the shower. We celebrated simply by giving her presents and letting her know she was loved. If Nina (or Bianca) loves me, they would buy me a kitten because I love them soooo much…

The tulips I got for Nina...they started wilting fast...