End

Rumors have reached wide circulation that the 21st of May 2011 will perchance be the Rapture. If tomorrow is indeed the world's end, I will be sure to keep company with a more righteous person than myself and grasp him firmly so that, should he be lifted up, I will not be left behind.

Light

I spoke to the owner of the estate in which I dwell about the exceedingly bright light that shines through my window unceasingly during the nighttime hours. She advised me to address the village about the issue, believing it to be out of her jurisdiction. I wonder at that, for it was not the village that put the light upon the side of my residence. Upon a furtherance of thought, the woman proposed that I invest in curtains. My friend with whom I share a room will not take kindly to this suggestion, I fear.

Knives

Whilst scrubbing the kitchen utensils (alas, we cannot afford to keep a maid), I could not help noticing a surplus in the number of spoons in the washbasin and a lack of knives amongst the cutlery. Perchance the knives have been borrowed by a neighboring party, and we will not see them again? It will be very hard indeed for us to butter bread. One might hope for a bounty of knives when there is not one to be found.

Cats

As I was strolling the about the university grounds, I happened across a cat directly in the course of my path. I paused to consider the creature, which did not take any notice of me. 'Twere it a black cat, perhaps I would have been in for a spell of bad luck. One must be wary of such occurrences and take careful note lest others should face similar encounters. However, the animal's coloring consisted only of brown, grey and white, and so I did not fear but continued on my way.