Last week, we had a housewarming party at our new apartment, which I think it was successful because no one passed out and no police showed up. (Just kidding.) We played Apples to Apples and everyone very politely sampled Clinton’s cheesy horseradish bacon dip. Later into the weekend, Clinton and I also gave in and purchased a humongous television and home theater system, which we swear to each other will only be used for watching Netflix movies and eventually playing video games, not television, the mind-sucking fear-mongering tool of the Republican party. Though we thought War of the Worlds was a disappointing movie, the surround sound nevertheless made it intensely terrifying and exciting to watch.
Charlie the GIANT SCHNAUZER is doing very well. He’s just graduated from Puppy Life Skills Class and will soon start a Senior Puppy Obedience course. Yesterday, however, he was THE BAD PUPPY in the class. Not only did he poop on the floor during playtime, but he also attempted to hump each and every one of the other puppies. The instructor told us that humping is a very bad behavior because it means that the puppy is saying, “Yeah, I OWN you!” She said that Charlie, though already neutered, may have learned to hump from the older dogs at the Durham dog park where we take him every day to play. This dog park is apparently known as “humper park” in local dog owner circles. Hmm. In good news, he has not had an accident in the house for over two weeks now, which is a good sign that his cratetraining schedule is serving its purpose. Meanwhile, Charlie continues to grow at an alarming rate.
At work, I just completed the first part of my Clinical Monitoring Training. The curriculum included a day and a half of Research Ethics and Good Clinical Practices. Once I’ve finished the whole training (end of May, probably) I’ll be qualified to be a research study auditor for FHI’s clinical trials overseas. Therefore, my professional career includes some near-future travel – most likely either to Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Bolivia or India where most of our ongoing studies are taking place.
