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The last few days have been so fun! I ventured down to San Francisco, had a great drive down with a beautiful sunset, stayed with my aunt and uncle, got some awesome new stuff in Japantown, had an absolutely fantastic time hanging out with rikufied, juumou, japax, and Riku's boyfriend JP (whose LJ username I forgot XD). I ended up staying in SF later than expected, so I didn't get home until 4:30 AM, but it was so worth the lack of sleep. I even got to drop in to rikufied and juumou's houses and check out their collections/sales. I brought home some new collection items--including an Altaria Pokédoll--EEE! Also, four hilarious/adorable Pokémon 4coma books, a Japanese corgi photo book, one of the Let's Find Pokémon books, some miscellaneous smaller items from juumou, a shiny Lugia/Ho-oh/legendary beasts shitajiki, and a Gurren Lagann artbook I've been wanting for a long time. :D

Today I reluctantly dragged myself out of bed at 8:30 AM for the songbird rehab class, which ended up being AMAZING. We had the woman who runs the Songbird Nursery in the bay area come and speak, and I seriously learned so much. Even in my sleep-deprived state and considering this class went from 9 AM-4:30 PM, I was never anywhere near falling asleep. I swear, beginning songbird classes often end up more enriching, interesting, and relevant for experienced rehabbers than newer people. This sounds like it's not filling its purpose, but trust me, it is. We experienced rehabbers get a lot out of it, though. It's amazing how quickly the field of wildlife rehab is expanding and becoming more scientific, thorough, and meaningful. Afterward we had an experienced rehabbers only discussion, and that was fascinating. This is why I love wildlife rehab classes so much! I always come away with them with more awe and information and love for rehab than I had before, which is saying a lot. I've been through a TON of rehab classes, too. If you're not an active rehabber who rehabs out of home and keeps up on research, I think it's hard to understand just how detailed and complex rehab is. It's incredible.

I've napped about five hours today, but I think I need a nice, full night of sleep to recuperate fully. Better get to sleep. I'm glad I've had such a great few days, and I'm looking forward to resting and relaxing tomorrow and then working on the Dennou Coil AMV with Makayla soon!

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The last few days have been so fun! I ventured down to San Francisco, had a great drive down with a beautiful sunset, stayed with my aunt and uncle, got some awesome new stuff in Japantown, had an absolutely fantastic time hanging out with rikufied, juumou, japax, and Riku's boyfriend JP (whose LJ username I forgot XD). I ended up staying in SF later than expected, so I didn't get home until 4:30 AM, but it was so worth the lack of sleep. I even got to drop in to rikufied and juumou's houses and check out their collections/sales. I brought home some new collection items--including an Altaria Pokédoll--EEE! Also, four hilarious/adorable Pokémon 4coma books, a Japanese corgi photo book, one of the Let's Find Pokémon books, some miscellaneous smaller items from juumou, a shiny Lugia/Ho-oh/legendary beasts shitajiki, and a Gurren Lagann artbook I've been wanting for a long time. :D

Today I reluctantly dragged myself out of bed at 8:30 AM for the songbird rehab class, which ended up being AMAZING. We had the woman who runs the Songbird Nursery in the bay area come and speak, and I seriously learned so much. Even in my sleep-deprived state and considering this class went from 9 AM-4:30 PM, I was never anywhere near falling asleep. I swear, beginning songbird classes often end up more enriching, interesting, and relevant for experienced rehabbers than newer people. This sounds like it's not filling its purpose, but trust me, it is. We experienced rehabbers get a lot out of it, though. It's amazing how quickly the field of wildlife rehab is expanding and becoming more scientific, thorough, and meaningful. Afterward we had an experienced rehabbers only discussion, and that was fascinating. This is why I love wildlife rehab classes so much! I always come away with them with more awe and information and love for rehab than I had before, which is saying a lot. I've been through a TON of rehab classes, too. If you're not an active rehabber who rehabs out of home and keeps up on research, I think it's hard to understand just how detailed and complex rehab is. It's incredible.

I've napped about five hours today, but I think I need a nice, full night of sleep to recuperate fully. Better get to sleep. I'm glad I've had such a great few days, and I'm looking forward to resting and relaxing tomorrow and then working on the Dennou Coil AMV with Makayla soon!