that is max. sulfur-crested cockatoos are like mice in australia, in that they are house-pests; they live in the walls.* also they are terrifyingly bad-tempered.** about a minute later, when i had retreated to the couch, the fucker flew at me in a flurry of white and claw, and kirstie spilled her beer all over my jeans. and that has been my evening.
*lie
**absolutely not a lie