I cried hard for Suzie last night. It feels weird with just the two of us in the house, like someone is missing. I haven't yet brought myself to clean out the cages, though i should do that soon. I think i am going to give them away on Freecycle. I don't think i'll want another hamster for a few years now.

Today wasn't so bad … i was able to talk about Suzie without getting teary-eyed. I want to say a huge public THANK YOU to my partner who has been wonderfully supportive and understanding, caring for me and comforting me.

We are going out tonight: there is a geography lecture about satellite technology … something to do with tom tom navigators, i suppose. It sounds interesting, and should provide a nice distraction for me tonight, apart from Second Life! :)

1. pierre l Says:
   February 12th, 2008 at 22:26

   A belated "sorry" to read about Suzie's death. I shouldn't offer advice, as I don't know you, but I think you are being hasty about the cage. It looked very nice indeed in the pictures I saw - I am sure that Suzie must have loved it. I think you should give things a few weeks in case you decide to have another Hamster. I know you can never replace Suzie (I can't think of appropriate words that won't have you in tears, so I'll stop now).
   Many virtual hugs.

2. Aimee Says:
   February 12th, 2008 at 22:39

   Thanks Pierre. My partner would agree with you about not giving the cage away just yet. I suppose i just want to extract memories and package them away safely. It took me two years from losing my previous hamster to being ready for another one. I think the cage would be wasted if it was stored in the garage for all that time. But we shall see.

   Thanks for your supportive comment.