So... yeah, it's been a LOOOOONG time since I've posted anything here. Hell, I've not even been keeping track of things on my friends page. Not sure why really, just didn't poke in and look.
Anyways, I guess a good bit of stuff has happened since I last posted here.
Me, Chris and our friend Erik had been applying at various houses for rent, kept getting either no return calls or flat out denied. Most of the time it was because Erik made one stupid mistake in the past that got him a record (he's a great guy and spent all of like 2 weeks in jail over it, regrets it, and is just trying to move on with his life).
Anyways, just a week or two ago we finally got accepted for a nice little Duplex near downtown. 1200 sq ft, garage, yard, HUGE tub in the upstairs bathroom. Nice cozy little place. We were supposed to move in on the 1st, but the previous tenants didn't get moved out until the night of the 31st and the landlord wanted to clean/fix a few things. So we should be moving tomorrow.
In the meantime, while at work I heard a strange noise outside my window. Turned out it was a kitten, tiny little thing. It wouldn't let me near it so I called Chris's mom and she brought over some food for it, which I put out but I didn't see that one again.
About the middle of the next week, I hear the crying again so go and look. A second (pretty sure at least) kitten, about the same age was there, one eye shut. At first she wouldn't let me near her either. A few hours later she starts crying again so I go out and she's sitting somewhere easy to reach. Between how badly she was shivering and the fact her eye was shut she didn't react fast enough and I was able to grab her.
Tucked her in my coat, brought her
inside (yes, at work), and got some food and water for her.
Turned out her eye was just stuck shut with dried mucus, which I cleaned up gently. As she got warm and ate she showed every sign of being a curious kitten. I took her home, where she's been living since and is completely attached to me. Her name is Briar =^-^=
She's already had her first shots, gets her next round on the 20th. Vet says she's healthy except for some worms which is normal for kittens, especially strays. She'll be fully dewormed next visit.
Lastly, and most recently.. and more or less the reason I decided to post something. My self-adopted little brother (well, I love him as though he's my brother and then some) recently got tested for HIV. The first test came back positive. He's getting a second done to be sure. I just wish there were something I could do for him. Of course I give him all the love and support I can. I'm just hoping the first test was a false positive, for his sake.