Love it. I should stay home sick more often.

Part II: Koko Smash

that actually made me a little depressed.

@2 LOL!

This didn't cheer me up, because I remember poor All Ball. From Wikipedia:

"In December of that same year, All Ball escaped from Koko's cage and was hit and killed by a car. Later, Patterson claimed that when she signed to Koko that All Ball had gone, Koko signed “Bad, sad-bad” and “Frown cry-frown sad.” Patterson also reported later hearing Koko making a sound akin to human weeping."

And at 2:15 of the video, Koko ate the kitten.

@5 I remember that too. *tear*

@2 and 6,

You beat me to it. Seeing this reminds me of the fate of the puppy in Of Mice and Men.

@8-- It was a rabbit, but, yeah, I was thinking the same thing. For some reason, the whole scene made me nervous.

@9,

I'm pretty sure it was a puppy, but it was Lennie's and George's dream to own a rabbit farm, I think.

Actually, Candy's dog wasn't a puppy either, but full-grown.

And that did give me a bit of a pick-up; it's been one of those kind of weeks...

@12 One of those kind of weeks? It's only Monday :( Hope it gets better.

@12 One of those kind of weeks? It's only Monday :( Hope it gets better.

Virtual hug, Comte. I hope the week improves, quickly.

strong wild animal + weak domestic animal = bad. stop it.

@16 - Koko's pretty mild - heck, she knows quite a bit of sign language. And she's had pets before and been good with them.

Man, Koko's put on some weight! I bet most of the signs she knows have to do with food, and how to ask for it.