tommy, it all comes down to whether your current cat bonds with a new cat.

Years ago, a friend got another cat to keep her cat, Einstein, company. But Einstein hated the new cat and harassed her mercilessly. So she gave the new cat to me.

I'd hate to introduce "other cat stress" back into my cat's life. So maybe I need a "take a cat home on a trial basis" thing....

Uh oh, amyth. I was looking at NC Wesleyan, and was just wondering what the Rocky Mount area was like. Greenville seemed like the next biggest town. Is it badness all around?

Aw... HARVEY!

Also amyth, I missed the deadline for UNC Chapel Hill because I suck. Would you suggest waiting and trying again for spring, rather than NC Wesleyan?

Is smonster around? I have questions about the Rocky Mount/Greenville area of NC.

Hello! According to Google maps, it's not much further to Raleigh (10 min or so) and I Definitely Recommend Raleigh over Greenville. I actually don't know shit about Greenville, but I can pretty much guarantee Raleigh is better. If you were thinking about living somewhere and commuting to Rocky Mount.

I really don't know that much about that area of NC, but if you have specific questions I can probably research stuff and/or give you pointers.

Also amyth, I missed the deadline for UNC Chapel Hill because I suck. Would you suggest waiting and trying again for spring, rather than NC Wesleyan?

(psst, that's amych.) Speaking completely out of my cloaca, hell yes try for UNC*. A more reasoned response would be, what program are you applying for? How long would you be here? What's important to you in your surroundings?

* Totally biased and not ashamed to admit it. Tar Heel born, etc. It's a great town and a great school, and if you tell me what program I can likely rustle up someone who knows something about it.

This lolcat is totally cracking me up. [link]

(*cough* ch, not th)

And what is it you're applying for?

Anyway, depending on the answer to the above question (work? school? randomly choosing a place for sports fandom), what specific school it is will obviously make a huge difference -- but as for that part of the state as a place to be, it's pretty much every post Barb ever made about Jacksonville FL. Rocky Mount is a bit more depressed (it was originally a tobacco + manufacturing area, and both of those things are in a serious downturn in the last decade or so. Mass hog farming, on the other hand, is going strong.) Greenville is a little less so, because the town is dominated by ECU, which is (as Calli noted) a serious party school.

Also, if you come to the Durham/Chapel Hill area, we'll play with you.

but as for that part of the state as a place to be, it's pretty much every post Barb ever made about Jacksonville FL.

RUN THE OTHER WAY!!

(Durham/Chapel Hill OTOH, pretty kewl.)

Sorry, amych! I'm still not completely caffeinated.

I'm just doing English and/or teaching English at the secondary level, but it sounds like Rocky Mount is probably not for me. A lot of things to consider, especially given that we really want to move this summer, and moving to the Triangle might be a risk if I don't know for sure I'd get into UNC. Hmmm.

Pretty Harvey!

Good luck to you, omnis!

Thank you, java. I think I'll go with St. Jude's donation in baby's name. Also, {{{java}}}