taking a bath in 5-7-5

sinking in a sink

is not what i had in mind

for this evening.

akin and gaga: the two newest ladies in my life

     i'd like to write about my new friend, mrs. akin, who is good friends with miss ellis.  i had the pleasure of being reunited with mrs. akin on tuesday when i went up to miss ellis' school.  i had previously met her when i visited estem with the henrys during the oldest child's second grade year.  school is not where a guinea pig of my social standing belongs, what with the children running willy nilly through the halls, only stopping to poke their little grubby fingers at me through the spaces in my carrying cage.  i prefer the quiet, poke-free life.  this is why you will never find me on facebook.

     that mrs. akin certainly has a way with guinea pigs.  it was as if she was expecting me, as she already had snacks prepared and a special spot for me to set up my temporary abode.  she had a water dish ready for me and had even taken the time to put a tiny umbrella in it!  oh, she held me and whispered sweet nothings into my ear all day and introduced me to her friends.   i met mr. felton, too.  he is just as much a guinea pig lover as miss ellis and mrs. akin, so i know we shall get along quite nicely on my future visits to the office.  i noticed that he and i have rather divergent tastes in music, but have found, much to my astonishment, that i quite enjoy listening to this lady gaga of his.  i suppose i shall have to get over the fact that she sings a song entitled poker face.

     at the end of the day, i was not ready to leave this peaceful oasis, especially since it gave me a 10-hour reprieve from charger the barbarian.  i have a feeling that i may be growing attached to mrs. akin, even after our brief day together.  i pray that miss ellis realizes that i have made a new friend and will allow me to accompany her to school more frequently.  after all, i would do anything for her...

i was not in g-force nor am i a member of the cast of wonder pets...

the past few days have been rough. thursday at 2:00 pm, miss ellis came home from work feeling quite ill. she promptly lay on the couch and did not move for some time. of course, i was concerned. i made it my mission to bring her back to her previous state of health, in which she spends quite a bit of her free time with me.

what miss ellis doesn't know is that i am a highly-skilled escape artist. if i simply lean against the door of my cage for a few moments, it will pop open and i am a free pig. i did so and made my way to the refrigerator, where i knew she stored some sprite. but, alas, being a guinea pig, i am much too small to open the door of this gigantic appliance myself. i decided, in an effort to save my beloved, that i must come to a truce with charger (oh, that charger!). not expecting him to comply, i was surprised to find that the meddlesome mutt was actually just as intent on restoring miss ellis' health as i was. i do think that he was more interested in being let out. but, in no time, we devised a plan that required me to climb onto his back and pry the refrigerator door open with a spatula. from there, i fashioned a sort of grappling hook from some yarn and a paperclip so as to reach the shelf on which the sprite was located. once i had tied the yarn around the can, i pushed it as close to the edge of the shelf as i could, then slowly lowered it onto charger's back before i began my descent. as quietly as possible, charger and i ferried miss ellis' sprite to her side and popped the tab. she began to stir, so i hastily made my way to my cage and signaled for charger to close the door. when she was fully awake, i could see that miss ellis was delighted to find a cool, refreshing sprite within her reach. too bad she thought it was from her sister, the other miss ellis. she got rewarded with a spa pedicure when miss ellis recovered, while the guinea pig got nothing...