Okay, so it's cheating a little bit, but I can't upload my own photographs at the moment. (Besides, it's bloody impossible to get a good photograph of a tiny creature whose primary method of transportation seems to be teleportation.)

After a bit of research, I've determined Agatha (the mouse) to most likely be Peromyscus leucopus, the white-footed mouse (barring a sudden phenomenal growth spurt that would make her P. gossypinus -- I taxonomy.)

Here is what she looks like: [link]

With the common house/domestic mouse for comparison:
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I should interrupt here to say that raising wild animals is very often illegal, and definitely for the experts, and should you find an orphaned or injured wild animal, you should NOT attempt to raise it yourself, but rather take it to your local wildlife rehab center. However, the director of the center I worked at did admit that pest species and invasives are often discreetly euthanised after you bring them in, and it's fairly well-known that I have 'SUCKERRR' printed across my forehead when it comes to rodents. Rodents that are not squirrels, as squirrels are bastards.

P. leucopus is not a protected species. Thus ends today's wildlife moment.

Regarding my computer, Theo assures me that another weekend and close to $400 in new parts will definitely fix the problem (and save me future repairs down the road). Glad I had all those dogsitting jobs, but still...ouch.

The titles for these things, while not meaningless, rarely relate to the actual journal contents, but in this case I feel like I must say: Sorry for the potential mindfuck.



THINGS I AM WORKING ON
Night Shift
thistledown CD covers (1/3 100% complete, yay) (halted by Cromwell)
Huge 'warpwood' unwinding' piece (halted by Cromwell)
Various things involving writing (halted by Cromwell...somewhat.)
Huge Art Nouveau nerd poster
Replacing the lining in my coat
Gloves!
Miscellany