I haven’t seen a nature documentary in forever, so when I saw one on PBS, I was excited. I became very invested in the lives of a pride of lions and their fight to endure drought and keep their 8 cubs safe without a male around to protect them. They went to find food and it was the first time they’d left the cubs completely alone. Since the pride’s male had been missing for weeks, a rogue male decided he wanted to make the lionesses his own, and the only way to accomplish that was to kill all the cubs and force the females back into oestrus. I was really getting upset at what I thought I might see, because I love cats, big and small. I can’t even handle cats being hurt in movies. Indeed, he attacked and killed two of the eight cubs while the others were hidden. It was graphic and I had to cover my eyes. I had forgotten how rough these documentaries can be, as they tend not to censor anything. I saw some very gory ones as a kid that still linger in my mind. It just made me so sad for the little ones and their mothers. Nature is beautiful, but also harsh and unforgiving…

On a side note, I always wondered how the filmmakers get those insane shots and how they know what the hell is actually going on. The narrator always tells a pretty cohesive story, so they must be watching these animals 24/7 for weeks or months. In this one they covered the pride of lions and some hippos, which I am irrationally scared of. When they open their jaws really wide, it just looks weird and wrong.

I went out with Kellie today and had a good time. I feel like I might have judged her too quickly, which is my bad. I just get so paranoid sometimes. Anyhow, we went to Goodwill and I found a big book about the Stone Age, which I’m excited to look at. I also got a bunch of DVDs that I have no place to put, because OF COURSE I DID. 😆 Gotta find more shelves. I like the big ones from Roses because they’re inexpensive and are pretty good quality and relatively easy to assemble but every time I’ve been recently, they’re out of stock.

I got the whole series of Monty Python’s Flying Circus because I’ve had it on my Amazon wishlist since forever and it was 50% off. Also got the second series of Little Britain, used of course so it was cheaper. I have no place to put them either 😭 I am terrible at managing my own space haha

Otherwise, my breathing and allergies have been almost completely under control today. I’m hoping this bout of anxiety or whatever it is, is finally coming to an end. I hope. I pray. This has been horrible and I only want to go back to normal.