He was shrinking back in his cage when I first saw him, so I knew he was going to be a bit of trouble; because he was so aggressive, my prof actually went back and got cloth gloves, which I didn't end up using. He calmed down a LOT after some handling, so much so that my prof asked if I had switched pigeons, haha, so I think we shall be friends from now on. The hands in the photo belong to this guy:

ROFFLE I have had two classes with my partner before, and while we don't know each other at all, I find him utterly hilarious. First day of Behavior of Learning Pigeon Class he was stroking his freshly grown beard and offered it to my prof to do the same ("Just grab a handful, it feels awesome"). The general consensus is that he is perpetually stoned, but I have faith in him.

The little birdy is currently filed as 593, so of course I want to name him... Adam suggested a word in Arabic which apparently translates to "mini bitch," but I called him Little Buddy, and he likes the sound of that, too. Who knows! I had named my cockatiel Prettyboy (oh, the originality), so I might need some time to brainstorm for this little guy. XD;;;

Just FYI, we don't actually do anything to the pigeons, we just place them in Skinner boxes and attempt to modify their behavior. The rats for the Behavioral Neuroscience class do get drugged and then decapitated though... :c

Excluding my pigeon, this semester sucks bowling balls; on Tuesdays and Thursdays I have class/work/meetings straight from 8:20am to 9:00pm and 8:20am to 10:00pm+, respectively. There's an awesome two-hour break on Tuesdays, but only a half-hour one on Thursdays... Then again, this must be a blessing next to working for CORPORATE AMERICA, so Imma treasure my years as an undergrad while I can.

Pidge out!

P.S. HOMGHOMGHOMG DO WANT

"A new Jan-term study tour, EPE 1134 Animating Life will explore the history of animation from Disney to Pixar while identifying the techniques that allow the animators to make animation so life-like. As part of the class, we will travel to the Walt Disney World Resort for 7 days. Space is limited to 23 students."

I VANT TO GOOOOO _{wishmeluckplz ;;}