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feeling: headache... bleh
listening to: Miyavi - Pop 'n Roll Koushien (Baseball)
FINALLY got a chance to restock on fish tank supplies in Columbus today. New hidey-holes that aren't totally covered in algae, new java moss for them to play in, new thermometers that stick on their tanks, new frozen kibbles for them to slurp on for dinner, even fluorescent light bulbs for their lamps to keep their moss healthier and not produce so much extra heat in the room. AND I got a new tank. o_o 5.5 gallons, just with a glass top for now... thinking of getting the filtration and BioSpira and all the other necessary accessories later, when I actually have a fish to put in it. Still need to figure out where to put it too, of course.
And yes... I ALMOST did get a new fish to put in it too. Pretty little white boy with a kind of opalescent pale blue sheen. But after admiring him for a few minutes I wandered off to look for other stuff, and when I came back for him he was gone. T.T Blast the rest of that store's patronage for being more impulsive than me. >>
I did, however, discover an interesting little surprise after we got home and I started getting my new stuff put away. I'm not putting the new java moss in the tanks until I do their full water changes tomorrow, so I filled the bag with water and set it under one of my new fluorescent lights until I'm ready for it. Then a little later I looked up at the bag and spotted a little brown spot tangled in the moss. I thought it was a bit of gravel at first, as it's common for a few bits of gravel to get stuck in the moss when it's bagged... but then it moved. O.o
So now I have a teeny tiny little snail in addition to all my new goodies. :D
I'm not sure what to do with it though. It's obviously aquatic, so I can't just toss it outside in good conscience... I could put it in one of the tanks, but I've been told that snails are HORRIBLY messy, and since neither of my tanks are filtered, I don't need that added hassle. On the other hand, this thing is teeeeeeeeny tiny. Just barely too big to fit into the mouths of my bettas, if that's any indication (though they'd probably still try to eat it >>). So I can't really see how it could make THAT big a mess. And it could make an interesting little toy for either of my punks, I'm sure... hmmm... would certainly be amusing to see what they'd make of it...
Eh, not sure why I'm even trying to make plans. I'll probably just end up washing the poor little thing right down the drain tomorrow when I rinse out the new moss he's hiding in right now. :\ Oh well...
In other cool news, I have a peppermint candle. *.* And key lime flavored chocolate. :P And a really cool wildcats calendar... and ooh ooh! I FINALLY HAVE WHITE TIGER SLIPPERS!! *dances* I chased those things around various Walmarts for literally YEARS, but they either kept running out or never had my size... and now I finally have a pair! Muhahahaha! *ahem*
Sooooo now I have a total of 4 pairs of novelty slippers. >> Tigers, white tigers, Snoopy, and psychedelic acid-tripping piggies. Came sooooo close to buying this one pair I saw a while back too... they weren't shaped like anything, they were just really majorly fuzzy and colorful and cute... I only resisted cause I didn't feel like spending the money. I think I'm a budding fetishist. *snort*
Anyway, on a random note, I thought I'd archive this quote I found at a Dir en Grey community that amused the heck out of me. Some kid was looking for suggestions on which DeG song to present to her class for some kind of project, and a lot of people suggested Dead Tree... and this comment came up:
"i have a feeling that, if you choose dead tree, the entire class and the teacher will give a dumbstruck stare when kyo yells, "RADFHAKSDAKDFGNADKDF" after the nice clean picking."
That amused me way more than it should have. Cause it's so bloody DEAD ON. >.>
Anyway... eh... suppose I should try to finish translating the newest batch of lyrics tonight. Or something. *procrastinates*
[EDIT: ok, actually I've just discovered that there are TWO little tiny snails in this bag. O.O Both alive and well... so yay, a pet for each fishie! or as kitty suggested, I could put them in a separate bowl and see if they breed... >> <<]
[EDIT 2: check that... we have Snaily Survivor #3! *flop* the new one is absolutely miniscule... I think it could confortably fit inside the circumference of my little female betta's eye o___o *wants to luvvle and snuggle it but it's too tiny*]
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 10/11/2005 12:13:00 PM
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