Babies!

Today was a pretty busy day since 2 of the vets were on different islands so there was only 1 vet doing calls so we bounced around quite a bit. First we went to go see a calf that wasn't doing so well. But when we got there the calf was flat out and even the farmer seemed surprised that it had gone downhill so quickly. We tried to find a Vein to get some steroids in it and eventually fluids but before we could even get some drugs in it it started trying to die. So then we decided that we should just euthanize it but even before we could inject some euthasol it died. That was a real shame, but it had gone from running away from the farmer in the morning to lying dead so quickly there really wasn't much we could have done. It was also really cold and pale so it was most likely in shock and just crashed. Then we went to go see about a bull that was lame. He was sort of walking a bit stuff but wasn't hopping lame, so it wasn't quite time for him to go down the road, so we have him some metacam and rest. Then we got a call about a calving waaaaay at the other end of Orkney. So we drove to go see her and she was just starting to calve  but was just dilated enough to get a hand through, but that was it. So we decided to let her wait for a wee while since it was too soon to do much about it yet. Then we headed back to the surgery for lunch. Then we got a call about some heifer coos that weren't thriving even though their calves were doing well. So we went to take bloods and faecal samples from them to test for any vitamin/mieral deficiencies, johnes, and worms. So we'll see how that pans out. It was a bit unusual. Then finally we got the call we had been waiting for and went back to calve that coo and we pulled a lovely healthy little heifer calf from her! So all in all it was a good day! And tomorrow is my last day here, so crazy that it's almost

Over!

Small Animal Day

Today was another mostly small animal day, but it was kid of windy outside today so maybe that wasn't such a terrible thing! I saw a bitch spay, a rabbit neuter, helped take some radiographs and then saw a cat spay. Pretty standard, though I had never seen a rabbit castrate before so that was interesting. After lunch a call came in that there was a coo that had tried to jump a fence and had cut her test so we went to go stitch it up which was cool! Other than that it was a pretty slow day, but trying to see some stuff before I leave since I only have a few days left here!

Slow day

Today was a pretty slow day. In the morning we went and took bloods from some sheep and then went to go look at a lame bull. The poor bull was 4/5 lame, and had been that way for 2 weeks, so we decided that he needed to be euthanized. Fortunately he was insured, so we called the insurance people to make sure that if we euthanized him the insurance would still pay, but they said try would, so that was good. Then we stayed at the surgery for most of the day. A lamb came in that the farmer thought had cerebral cortical necrosis, but it looked like more that he has some sort of brain abscess so with euthanized him as well. And then a kitten came in that someone found and we euthanized him as well. So when it rains it pours I guess. Then I sat in on part of a dental, but mostly read some books. Then at 5:25 (phones are off at 6) we got a call about toxic mastitis. So I went with the vet to that. I learned about how to give fluids to cows, so that was pretty cool! So even though it was late it was interesting, plus I got to see a dairy coo, which I haven't seen since being here! 

Cow tipping!

Today turned into a pretty full day which was nice! I started it out by doing some herd health plans, pretty standard, but they are always nice to hear. Then we came back to the practice for lunch and then I hopped on board with one of the vets to go see a bull. Before that we stopped at a farm and vaccinated a pony, but just a vaccine turned into look at my horse look at this thing and we ended up having to stay there for a while. Then we went to a farm to go look at a lame bull. We took the cow tipper with us, which is basically a crush that turns sideways so you can access all of the cows feet. It was pretty amazing and it seems like the easiest way to do it. We didn't really find anything, but it was good to look at foot trimming since I haven't seen that in a while. Then we stopped at a house to euthanize an old cat, which was sad, but he was pretty far gone at that point so it was a good thing. By the time we were done with everything it was 6! So it turned into quite a day!

Scapa scuba!

Today I faced my fears and went scuba diving!! Whej I saw it was something that I could do while I was here I thought that this seemed like a great opportunity to so something that I'm pretty terrified of. I got picked up at the cathedral and 9:30 and we headed out to the little bay where we were going. In true Orkney style it's in a sheep paddock, so a few times the sheep were a bit cheeky and came to see what was going on. When we got there we signed our lives away and started with our intro stuff. I was so nervous during the introduction I almost started crying, as much as I hate to admit it, so I wasn't holding out much hope that it was going to go smoothly. But when I came to be my turn I got suited up! So because we are so far north the water is obviously cold. So I was in a dry suit, something I also have never done. It was really weird getting into this full body with feet rubber suite thing with lube to get my hands out and it was like being born getting my head out of that thing. Basically i was stuck with my arms straight out in this thing, it was crazy. Then I hobbled down close to the water to put on my hood, gloves, weights, and tank. So dry suit diving is very different then being in a normal wet suit. It inflates and so does your backpack that has your tank also inflates so you float at the top and then need to be deflated for you to sink. Then I got my mask and went into the water to meet the instructor. He

Put my find on and then we did a little training session so make sure I knew how everything worked and everything was good. The only thing that I had a problem with was my mask so I got really good and clearing out the water from my mask since I think I have a weird face because masks never work on me. But ther than that it was really fun! I was able to equalize and I saw some sunken ship bits, crabs, a flat fish and little schools of fish! It turned into a really great day! There was sun, great people, I had a good time, sheep came out and it was really fun! They told me a few places off the west that have good diving so it's something I may try again! I'm really glad that I did it, though I did get a bit burned. Afterwards they dropped me back at the cathedral and I had lunch in town before heading back to the hostel to just chill. I'm totally knackered as it was a looong day, but great!

Herd health

Today was the most gorgeous day! It was so sunny and lovely it was amazing! It was a pretty slow day, we spent it going from farm to farm doing herd health plans, which can be a bit boring, it's basically paperwork, but I think they're interesting since I get to lean about common problems on the farms and various things that the farmers and the vets are looking for and keeping an eye on. Plus we usually get invited for tea and buscuits, so can't complain! It actually was kind of nice that we didn't need to put our water proofs on since it was so warm, and basically I got to drive around the countryside on a glorious day!

Then I decided that sitting around the hostel is getting quite boring, so I signed up for the gym across the street. It's actually quite nice, probably nicer than Glasgow! So that'll give me something to do after work from now on!

Crazy day!

Today was a busy day! It started out a little uneventful and there were so many people at the hostel I was ready to leave, so it started out a bit annoying. And then the only case that came through the other vet student pounced on, so I was a little bored sitting at the surgery. So I decided to make it a small animal day instead and bug all those vets. It was not the most interesting cases coming through, but not every case is. Then I got to head out to one of the coolest cases yet! So the car is a bit funny. This farm has been here for ages, and around 5 years ago they started having problems with scouring cows, but older cows not calves. Some of these cows die and some of them don't but never really get back to weight again, so they're effected for life basically. They've run every test and nothing has come back with a definite answer so they had someone from the lab come and do a PM had took samples of the whole cow and that still came back with nothing. The vet has done another PM and still nothing. They have Johnes on the farm but it doesn't really fit with the clinical picture since the coos scoring higher on the test aren't those that are having problems. So we got to the farm after picking up the woman from the lab from the ferry and we saw the coo in question. She was flat out and I thought she was dead. Well she wasn't and the vet took out his shotgun and shot her, so that was certainly somethig new. Then we proceeded so cut we up and sample pretty much everything. But still it was weird there wasn't anything glaringly obvious in there. Her abomasum was a little leathery and there was minor ulceration, so they were thinking maybe ostertagia, but really there wasn't anything glaringly obvious, so the plot thickens. I mostly helped with sampling stuff, and now my hands smell like cow poo. Then there was most small animal stuff, not much worth writing about particularly, but all in all it turned into a busy day! Now just chilling and watching the common wealth games!

Getting the hang of things!

Today I got to do a fair amount of stuff, so even though it's slow I'm getting to see some interesting stuff! First we want out and did some scans on some coos to see if they were in calf. Then we dis-budded with the torch. I don't think I've ever seen them done so young, and the vet even let me inject the lidocaine! And the calf didn't feel it so it worked! Then we went to another farm and took bloods off a few ewes. After we went back I the surgery and had lunch. After we went out and took bloods off a bunch of ewes and I even got to do a few! I'm getting better at it, I was slightly less covered in blood and got it on the first time a few times! Then we went to another farm to see if some coos were in calf and I got to watch the scans on a screen which makes it a lot easier to see what's going on in there. Also I got to rectal then after each scan to see what was going in and get some practice. There were only 3 coos and the farmer was really nice, and only 1 was in calf so it was relatively quick. After that that was us done for the day! It's crazy how fast the day goes when you're having fun and driving to each place after another. Fun times!

Sun!

Today there was a bit more to do, but mostly it was herd health plans. First we

Went to a farm and took bloods on 40 sheep to test for enzootic abortion. After a while the vet let me do it! There were some where I got the sample right away, and some where I basically got blood all over my hands. But it was still fun and it takes practice to get blood off a sheep trying quite hard to get away from you. Then we went to a few farms and did herd health plans and we took bloods off some yearling cows, who also were not too keep on it. I tried on 1 cow, and again most of it went on my hands, so some day I'll be able to take blood without it getting everywhere! But I suppose practice makes perfect! Also it was just a beautiful day, so it was do nice  outside today! So being up on the farms in the sun with the sheep over the ocean was really just spectacular!

Tourist day

Today was my first full day in Orkney. I woke up fairy early because the hop on hop off tour leaves at 10, so I had to get over there in time. I had my breakfast, got dressed, and headed out! I've also. Ow discovered it only takes 6 min to get to the vets so that's good, and the "long walk" it took to get to my hostel was really only like 10 min, nothing is too far away around here. 

So I hopped on the bus and for £8 I'm getting a pretty extensive toyr of the island, so pretty great actually! It's foggy unfortunately, so there were a few times where we stopped to "look" at things but they were too foggy to see. However, there are a spectacular amount or cows and sheep here, so I'm fine with this whole drive around and look at cows, sort of a preview for next week! After we

Stopped to pick up some people in stromness and the stopped at scara brae, a Neolithic town that was uncovered by a storm in the 70s. It was actually really impressive. The pictures that I had seen online were kind of meh looking but it was really nice. It's right on a lovely beach that I also went on it they re-created one of the rooms. They lived all underground like hobbits and their beds a dressers were still intact. It was really cool! I went down to the beach for a bit and looked at some tide pools, which were unfortunately empty, and then wandered back up. There is a large house attached that is apparently where the fellow how discovered it lived but I didn't have enough time to see it not was I particularly interested since I wanted to go to the gift shop and get a coffee before I missed the bus. 

The bus ended up leaving late anyway, we were waitin for some others in our group, so I guess this really is more of a tour and less hop on and off, but that's good that no one will get stranded since all these places are in the middle of nowhere! We then went to the ring of brodger which is basically Scotland's Stonehenge. We didn't stop for too long but there also isn't that much to do but take pictures, but it was quite scenic with all the wild flowers and they smelled really nice. It's also cool that you can get close to them.

Then we drove back into town and I wandered around trying to figure out what to do. I decided to walk up to the distillery but unfortunately all the tours were closed, so I had to walk back into town again. Then I went to a pub to get out of the rain and ended up meeting some other tourists and chatting for quite a while. When I got home I was surprised to find that my empty room was now full. So I felt bad waking them up but no one told me they were coming so I didn't know to be quiet. 

Back to work

Today was my first day at the vets! It's good so far, everyone's really nice and so far it's been good. We went to see a prolapsed cow which was really cool! The poor cows uterus was really swollen, but the vet managed to get it back in so that was good! Then I went with another vet to go give a new puppy vaccines and she was super cute. Then we went and saw some cows that had been frothy and breathing heavily. It was so great to get out in the paddock with the cows as they were all so friendly! So far it's been good, they seek like they're going to let me do stuff which is good, so hopefully it's a productive 2 weeks!

Back to work

Today was my first day at the vets! It's good so far, everyone's really nice and so far it's been good. We went to see a prolapsed cow which was really cool! The poor cows uterus was really swollen, but the vet managed to get it back in so that was good! Then I went with another vet to go give a new puppy vaccines and she was super cute. Then we went and saw some cows that had been frothy and breathing heavily. It was so great to get out in the paddock with the cows as they were all so friendly! So far it's been good, they seek like they're going to let me do stuff which is good, so hopefully it's a productive 2 weeks!

Back to work

Today was my first day at the vets! It's good so far, everyone's really nice and so far it's been good. We went to see a prolapsed cow which was really cool! The poor cows uterus was really swollen, but the vet managed to get it back in so that was good! Then I went with another vet to go give a new puppy vaccines and she was super cute. Then we went and saw some cows that had been frothy and breathing heavily. It was so great to get out in the paddock with the cows as they were all so friendly! So far it's been good, they seek like they're going to let me do stuff which is good, so hopefully it's a productive 2 weeks!

Off to Orkney!

Today I head to Orkney finally! It's been a fairly uneentful week, but I got to clean the flat and see some people and just relax a bit before I go straight for the next 9 weeks and then school starts! Andy drove me to the airport so I didn't have to get a cab (yay!) and then I breezed through security and had some coffee before I went to the gate. This plane is so tiny! We were all taking pictures, so I was glad that I wasn't the only one taken aback for a minute by how small it was! It was a quick flight and I landed! It's really pretty here, all farm land and greens hills, very lovely. I went into the airport and collected my bag and inquired about getting a taxi. They woman, who was very nice and helpful, said IF there's one it would be right outside, otherwise the bus is coming soon and I could then take a taxi from the city, saving me money. Well there was no taxi, so bus it was! For only £1.40 I hopped on the bus, but with no 3G I was more or less winging it as to were I was going. At the terminal (I just got off when a bunch of other people did) the fellow at the visitor centre told me where I could get a taxi, easy! But then I got there and there was a taxi, but no people, so that was a bust. Fortunately the guy gave me a map and shower me where my hostel was before sending me on a wild taxi chase, so I figured I'd try to find this place with my map. Luckily for once in my life I made it there without having to turn around 50 times! I collected my keys and (so far) it looks like I may have the room to myself, at least

For the time being. Then I headed out to explore a bit, do some sight seeing, get some food, etc. I went to a place called skippers and had garlic mushrooms and this crazy good cheese sandwich thing. I figured is try it since they're big into local produce here and the menu said it was and it was so good! That and a pint really hit the spot after traveling. Then as I went outside to walk around it started to rain, so I took shelter In a tea shop and had a coffee and a coffee cake (also amazing) and waited out the storm and read a bit. There was a craft fair on in town so I wandered around there for a bit, and went into the cathedral that's pretty much the big attraction here. After I wandered around the cemetery attached which was really lovely and met a cat! Across the street was a museum so I went in there for a bit and then went to the 2 old castles that are across the street from the cathedral. The older of the 2 had really nice views. Then I meandered around for a little since it was too late to really go anywhere else so I just explored a little more, at which point it started to rain, again. So I went into a touristy shop that had a cafe attached and got an early dinner before heading back towards the hostel. On the way I stopped at tesco for some groceries and finally got back to the hostel. The fellow who owns it was back and fixing up my room, and so far it looks like I have the room to myself! At least for now. I'm pretty tired from today so I think tonight I'm mostly going to read and sleep, it's also pretty ugly outside so there's no real draw to going anywhere at the moment! 

Cleaning cleaning cleaning!

Well its my week off, and I'm already bored out of my mind! Good thing I only booked myself 1 week off, or I'd go nuts! Really I'm just deep cleaning everything so its nice and clean for when I get back and basically starts school, so just getting everything sorted more or less. I'm also trying to figure out what to do while I'm in Orkney. Apparently you can scuba dive these old wrecks off the coast, which sounds cool but absolutely terrifying, so I'm contemplating that. My concerns are 1 that I'm terrified of sunken ships for no reason, though that almost makes me want to do it, but also last time I tried to scuba I couldn't equalize so I don't want to have that problem again, so we shall see. Other than that, its pretty boring here, only 3 more days though!!

Last night shift!

Last night was my last night shift! It was pretty uneventful, an emergency came in that was collapsed, and it was really weird because it was basically brain dead but still had a heart beat and was breathing but had no pupil reflexes and looked pretty poorly. Eventually it almost stopped breathing so we were ventilating it and we couldn't really figure out what was wrong with it, so we ended up having to euthanize. A dog came in that the police found wandering around the streets and the owner ended up coming in a claiming him! So that was great. It was a pretty slow night, and I found out that one of the vets was one of my professors wife! Small world! But I'm done now with that shift so yay! Today we went shopping in Edinburgh and got some waterproofs and stuff to wear during my future EMS placements. Then we went downtown and I got some more stuff, and I think FINALLY I'm more or less sorted for my upcoming placements. I'm REALLY excited for these ones coming up, and its made this last week really drag, but only one more week! Then we went to a new pub called Drygate and it was great, it was so nice to see everyone I havent seen in a bit and sort of in the calm before the storm and we're all over the place again before school starts. Crazy that the summer is flying by, I can't believe the time already! So I have next week off to get my life sorted out. Then I have 2 weeks in Orkney, then 2 weeks in Ayr, then 2 weeks in Yorkshire all with large animal, then I'm home and doing 2 weeks locally where I can commute in and out of the practice. Then I have a few days, then we go to Iceland and then school starts! Its going to we a whirlwind, but I'm really excited!

RTAs for days

Tonight there were a bunch of RTAs that came in, some better looking than others. It was also a night of shite clients, and really I was pretty glad to get out of there when I was finished, on time for once! There was a super cute puppy that had been hit and had a fractured radius/ulna, she was a PDSA dog so we couldnt do rads, but we pumped her full of pain killers and splinted her leg and she was fine. Then a cat came in that had had a badly fractured hock for AT LEAST 24 hours, and this owner was saying oh well i dont want him to be suffering anymore, but I cant get to the vet until 4:30 tomorrow and its been like this since the day before yesterday, meanwhile this cats foot is basically hanging off his body. So that was a pretty irritating client, hopefully she sorted her shit out and took care of her cat, because she was very irritating. Then another RTA cat came in, but this one seemed better, she probably just got clipped and was bleeding a bit. Then another cat came in that was really sad. His nails were curved almost into his paws and he was really smelly and emaciated and when we fed him he started purring. We weren't sure if he belonged to someone or not, but unfortunately he had to be euthanised which was super sad. I really wanted to take him home and run a bunch of tests on him, but then had to remind myself that I don't really have thousands of spare pounds to put into this cat thats probably dying anyway. Other than that it really was a pretty slow night. I saw the plate that the surgeon put into the cat that had a fractured pelvis, which was really cool, and he seemed to be recovering well. Also the pup that had all those adhesions is doing well, I gave him some cuddles last night since I was bored, perks of working in an animal hospital, when you're bored you can play with puppies! Crazy that tomorrow is my last day, so hopefully I'll see some interesting things, though its the interns last day as well, so I foresee lots of cake and a pretty chill day, but who knows!

Late nights

Today I got to scrub in properly on a surgery! It was exciting to get to practice all that we've learned and put them to use. It was supposed to be a foreign body removal, but once we got in there there wasn't anything to remove! Though the pup did have some diarrhoea in his colon, which was expressed during the surgery. It was pretty bloody and the dog ended up being parvo negative, so he was put into isolation since we don;t actually know what he had. I also ran some PCVs and did cytology on bloody fluid (presumably urine from a cats abdomen) to see what was going on in there. Also a dog came in who ate concrete! Why a dog would want to eat concrete is beyond me, but it happened so there you go. His prognosis looks pretty grim based on the print out from poison control, so when I come in today we'll see what ended up happening to him. Its a shame because hes a pretty sweet dog, so we'll see how that goes. We had to euthanize a kitten which was pretty sad. Also a cat was in that had fractured his pelvis, so I got to see those radiographs. I tried to get out of there on time for once, but got caught up reading the cytology, so I still got out a midnight, but its only for a few more days then I can sleep!

Surgery day

Today I got to sit in on an ex lap on a 18 month of cocker. He had vomited a sock the previous day, so they were concerned he had a foreign body, and when we scanned his abdomen there was some fluid in his intestine so we decided to go in. Also previously this dog had had a foreign body removal because he had eaten a bunch of gravel. So we took him into the theater and they taught and then let me take the blood pressure, so new skill! When we got in there there were adhesions everywhere that had strangulated the dogs intestines to the point that they were purple, so everyone was pretty glad that we didn't wait until tomorrow to do the surgery. We ended up removing the adhesions and also did an intestinal resection of an area that was dead. So it was pretty cool to see that. The whole surgery took an hour and a half, so it took up a bunch of time. Other than that there wasn't a ton of stuff. A dog came in with hypocalcaemia from having fat puppies draining her dry, and the odd vomiting dog, but nothing really exciting. 

Working Nights!

I've started my night shift at the emergency place and FINALLY stuff is coming in! And since it was steady, but not totally slammed with actual emergencies the head night vet let me do the clinical exams, take the histories, and do my own write ups! It was great! Also I diagnosed a crazy loud heart murmur and that this dog had decompensated and had a belly full of fluid, he even let me do the ultrasound! So I got to basically do the whole thing from start to finish, which was awesome. Though its still sad to do emergency, a dog came in that he injured his back jumping and couldn't use his back legs. We ended up having to euthanize him, which was really sad, the owners were gutted, and it was tough because there wasn't anything so obviously wrong on radiograph where we could definitively say heres the problem, but the prognosis was guarded and there was no guarantee that he would be able to walk again. There was also a cat was a really bad hock fracture, I wish we could have taken radiographs, but they were a PDSA patient so we can't do much to treat them because it would be charging the charity a lot of money. There was also a blocked cat and I heard there was an abscess that came in but I didn't see that, alas. There was so much coming in I ended up staying later than the subway ran, so I ended up taking a taxi home, but it was nice to finally see some cases and grow in my confidence level! Hopefully more stuff comes in tonight! Though these nights may totally mess up my sleep schedule, I went to bed at 2 and woke up at noon! Also I booked 2 more weeks of EMS at the end of the summer to see some small animal practice about an hour away from the flat so by the end of the summer I'll have 19 weeks of clinical EMS (assuming that school counts it all) so that puts me in a pretty good place going into 5th year! I'll only need 7 weeks and I have 16 weeks blocked off to do it!

Not Much Happening

Its been a slow couple of days at the hospital. The kitten that came in the other day we took to surgery and surgically repaired her distal humeral fracture. It was a littler nerve wracking for the vet, think operating on a chicken leg, but she recovered very well, that cheeky monkey! We also used sevo on her, which I had never seen before so that was pretty cool. There haven't been a ton of cases, thats the crux of working referral, but what can you do. I came in Friday and there were a bunch of puppies and a snake came in, so that was super adorable! Then a cat came in with a large abdominal mass that we did a FNA on and they let me read it and I correctly diagnosed it! So considering that I accidentally wiped off 2 blood smears (like a total tard) it was a much better end to the day, though not for the cat. Other than that there hasn't been much going on, I might pop in over the weekend to see if there are any interesting cases, and I work out of hours next week so hopefully some cool stuff comes in! Though everyone there has been really nice and helpful, theres an intern there that when it's slow we sort of talk things through. I feel like this week has been a preview to 5th year which is both exciting and terrifying! Its getting real!

also theres my 5th year schedule

Long day

Today was a pretty long day at the hospital. It was busy, but there was just enough time in between that it dragged a bit, but I still learned a bunch! First I saw a cat that was going home that had an oesophagostomy tube that we had to take out because it had fractured its jaw. While prepping the cat to go home we pulled 210 ml of urine out of it! That was pretty crazy. Then we were supposed to do a cruciate repair, but after doing an assessment we determined that we didn't actually have to do the surgery, which was good for the dog, but a little boring for me. Then I got to sit in on an eco with a super cute chihuahua. It had a murmur that even I could hear! And it ended up having a PDA and it was really cool to see it! Then we did an eco on a massive, and I mean massive, cat. He was super cuddly, and we were investigating a murmur they found during a routine check for a pre-dental. It ended up that he had SAM, which is a systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve. Apparently its common in cats that have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, so I learned something new! Then I saw some crystals in some dog urine, very cool, and some rads of a dog with lumbosacral stenosis. We talked about some bloods with one of the vets and my path knowledge hasn't totally fallen out of my head yet, so that was all good. Then I saw a broncho-alveolar lavage, which was super cool! It's one of those procedures that are sort of thrown into our lectures as something you can do, but it seemed so difficult and dangerous it was really interesting to actually see one! Fortunately the cat is (as far as I know) recovering well, he was trying to escape from the oxygen box and looked pretty pleased in his litter box when I left. After that we had a little tutorial with the ultrasonographer who works there looking at various radiographs of different bone tumours which was really interesting and super helpful! Then at the end of the day we unfortunately had to euthanise a really super puppy who came in yesterday and just had a heap of problems. I was pretty sad that she had to be put to sleep, but she was having issues and it didn't really seem like it was going to be feasible to fix a lot of them, so I wasn't terribly surprised. After that there wasn't much to do, so I headed home for some much needed rest! Also mom and kel left this morning so now my flats a little quiet, and since Ash leaves tomorrow it's going to get even quieter! Its going to be weird!

Also I got my 5th year schedule!! Woot!