Alfred Hitchcock’s, The Birds: Was awoken by a flock of sparrows battling in a tree directly outside my bedroom window. Went to the bathroom and discovered one had managed to maneuver itself under the screen and between the storm window and the actual window. It looked like a living shadowbox. Only days before while practicing yoga I watched a sparrow try to enter our house in a similar manner.
Looking Forward to: roadtrip to Missoula with greyhounds in tow, stopping in Bozeman to eat at Roost, and listening to episodes of RadioLab on the way.
Reading: Tattoo Machine: Tall Tales, True Stories, and My Life in Ink by Jeff Johnson. This book has a brilliantly colorful quote that demonstrates the use of tattoo industry slang. Terms indicated in italics:
“Dude, it was a Dee Dee on speed dial unholy bloodbath. No pork chops, a mid-shift seismic California bumper sticker taco valve explosion, a fucking parade of drunks brimming with Chud potential and I ran out of boy butter after the second fight in the lobby. Bonus hole city to boot.”
Also reading: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Found: that mouse we were “over” last week...by way of our olfactory senses 😦
Mystery: there seems to be evidence of something large bedding down by our fence. Could be animal or human due to our location.
Listening to:
https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/2YoVrFsJPvunjHQYfM12cP
Ashley K. Warren, Writer 
Does “Tattoo Machine” include a glossary?
It does, a whole (short) chapter. The book is fascinating–sort of stream of consciousness, but compelling nonetheless.