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We've been open for about a week now. The Washington Post came to the show Sunday night and gave us a great write up in today's paper - even though we had some animal uh, potty issues. People go freakin insane when a dog pees in the middle of a show. So yeah, if you can pick up the Washington Post, get on it. We made the papes!!!

I'm having a great time!! The first few days in VA were REALLY tough for me, but now I'm definitely settling in. Also, on an unrelated note, I've bought an instrument. The days are so long and boring sometimes (no Internet, no cable, spotty cell phone reception), I figured I'd use that free time for something constructive. So, I went out and bought a mandolin. I can already play Yankee Doodle, so I figure that's a good indicator that I'm AWESOME at mandolin.

The circus also provides free gym membership in every city we jump to, so I've been working out a lot. Good times.

I figure everyone wants the skinny on the animals, so here you go!

In this year's show, we've got the three black Arabian horses - Ringo, Jet, and Dakar. On the road with us we've also brought three grey Arabians - Sully, Samat and Kadir. Those boys are stallions, so they're kinda freakin' crazy. Now that the three blacks know the show, every morning we practice for next years routine with all six horses. It looks very ambitious to me, but apparently it's nothing compared to last year, when they had goats riding ponys!!!

Then there's Bob, the capybara. He's kinda a jerk, but he's just so funny looking! Percy, the porcupine, it terrifying. I'm told he's an African porcupine, and that when they are threatened they run at you backwards. Holy. Shit.
I've been collecting his quills he sheds to give as souvenirs to all my friends.
Newman the pig is by far my favorite. He's adorable. He's trained with baby Snickers. When he does his trick right, he gets a candy. This means there's bag upon bags of Snicker's in the barn. Result: I eat A LOT of candy when no one is looking.

Sophie and Bridgette are the two labradoodle sheepdogs. Grace is the beautiful Great Dane (she's afraid of everything!). Finally, Squirt and Daisy are two little yappy dogs.

Everybody is REALLY well cared for! We take that part of the job very seriously, and I think it really shows. The animals always look great and have fun doing their acts.

Hopefully now that I've found a reliable Internet source (Thanks, Starbucks!), there will be more updates!