Now that's something to complain about

So this afternoon I was sitting on the couch looking for jobs (sort of) and Ian was sitting next to me watching a soccer game. I suddenly got SO hot and was having what I described to Ian (while I begged him, for the second time, to go get me an ice cream sandwich) as heat chills. He pointed out that I truly was experiencing extreme levels of suffering: hot flashes and no one to hand me an ice cream sandwich. Okay good point.

Then later today when I was walking home from the gym, I saw this squirrel walking towards me really weirdly - slow and with its legs all spread out. Then I noticed it was a she-squirrel b/c she had these big squirrel nipples, and THEN i saw that she was giving birth! An actual squirrel baby was halfway out her squirrel vagina. Um.... ?!?!?! I couldn't believe my eyes. And I couldn't take them off this lady squirrel who was walking around, pausing every few steps, and making her way through campus to go somewhere (don't they have nests??) and finish the job.

What struck me the most about this squirrel was that she was totally silent. There was no one with her, no ambulance or team of doctor squirrels. She was just doing her thing, though I had to think she was in a LOT of squirrel pain. Watching her just go about her business made me think about the ice cream sandwich and the hot flashes. I could sure have a lot worse things to complain about.