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Weekend: August 20, 2006 - R and R
This weekend I tackled something fun that I'd nonetheless been putting off--buying new fish for my fishtank. I haven't had a fishtank entry in ages so no complaining.
Over the past two years all of my fish have died except for two: Bumblebee (of Transformers fame) and Al Capone. There are also six plecos manning the algae including
Chris Rix, the oldest fish in my hosue. Anyway, over the years I'd dumped about three dozen or so other fish in with them and they've all been eaten. Not this time. On
the advice of the owner the local fish store I bought only two fish, a big red zebra and a reasonably big...blue one with yellow fins. They were $40 but they've survived
the weekend. Hopefully the will live for a long and prosperous year before I sell them back to the fish store when I'm ready to move away. Unless it's reddish-brown and
attacks bugs and intruders, if it's a pet it's not coming with me.
This weekend I tackled something fun that I'd nonetheless been putting off--buying new fish for my fishtank. I haven't had a fishtank entry in ages so no complaining.
Over the past two years all of my fish have died except for two: Bumblebee (of Transformers fame) and Al Capone. There are also six plecos manning the algae including
Chris Rix, the oldest fish in my hosue. Anyway, over the years I'd dumped about three dozen or so other fish in with them and they've all been eaten. Not this time. On
the advice of the owner the local fish store I bought only two fish, a big red zebra and a reasonably big...blue one with yellow fins. They were $40 but they've survived
the weekend. Hopefully the will live for a long and prosperous year before I sell them back to the fish store when I'm ready to move away. Unless it's reddish-brown and
attacks bugs and intruders, if it's a pet it's not coming with me.
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Good Things Take Time...
2 days until FSU Football (2010)
Random Picture...
Jamie and I at the southernmost point in the continental US. There was a lot of discussion why this qualified as continental.
Jamie and I at the southernmost point in the continental US. There was a lot of discussion why this qualified as continental.
Time Machine:
09-02-2009
· 09-02-2008
· 09-02-2007
· 09-02-2006
09-02-2009: I think I have the swine flu. I think I caught it during the Counting Crows concert then brought it back. I took the liberty of passing it along to 100+ college students in the hopes of teaching them a valuable history lesson about settlers and smallpox blankets (right Steve?) I actually do feel a little bit better today but I've also slept away the gross majority of the past three days. Tomorrow I have to go back to school and I can't call in sick so by 10am I'll know how bad I have it depending on how many students I inadvertently killed on Wednesday.
Football starts tonight. Thank God. Too bad I'll be asleep and have to miss the first two games. On Monday Tim and Chris are going to come over to watch FSU whomp Miami. Back to bed.09-02-2008: Ok, seriously, we're playing MarioKart tonight at 8pm. SERIOUSLY.
I got sick last night around 10pm for no reason. Just a regular cold but it came out of nowhere and by the time I woke around 2:30pm this afternoon it had almost totally gone away. Weird. I ordered ESPN GamePlan yesterday so now I can watch up to six college football games at once. This is grossly unnecessary but really, few things in life are really all that necessary. The Cubs can't clinch a playoff spot fast enough--my big TV awaits!
I also picked up Ab last night and she and Chompy covered my bed in dirt after running around in the clay before coming in. Speaking of clay, I read that some people crave eating clay while pregnant. Weirdy. Since I'm phoning in today's entry, here's a video that's worth the watch (with FSU alum Richard Simmons no less).
I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.09-02-2006: After laboring in coal-mine like conditions for the past 11 months I was pleased to get Labor Day off. Over the weekend the only major thing I "accomplished" was buying a new TV for my office. I got it at Home Depot of all places but I wanted a 15" LCD and didn't want to spend $350 at Best Buy for a crap-brand when I could spend $250 at Home Depot for a Magnavox. The TV it replaced did not change channels or allow you to adjust the volume more than once a week. Usually each Sunday I'd decide what channel and volume to watch for the week and then hate my decision to choose Lifetime (hey, Fraiser was on) on near-mute. The new TV is nice and it looks good next to my two flat-screen monitors. Booyah.
Football starts tonight. Thank God. Too bad I'll be asleep and have to miss the first two games. On Monday Tim and Chris are going to come over to watch FSU whomp Miami. Back to bed.09-02-2008: Ok, seriously, we're playing MarioKart tonight at 8pm. SERIOUSLY.
I got sick last night around 10pm for no reason. Just a regular cold but it came out of nowhere and by the time I woke around 2:30pm this afternoon it had almost totally gone away. Weird. I ordered ESPN GamePlan yesterday so now I can watch up to six college football games at once. This is grossly unnecessary but really, few things in life are really all that necessary. The Cubs can't clinch a playoff spot fast enough--my big TV awaits!
I also picked up Ab last night and she and Chompy covered my bed in dirt after running around in the clay before coming in. Speaking of clay, I read that some people crave eating clay while pregnant. Weirdy. Since I'm phoning in today's entry, here's a video that's worth the watch (with FSU alum Richard Simmons no less).
I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.09-02-2006: After laboring in coal-mine like conditions for the past 11 months I was pleased to get Labor Day off. Over the weekend the only major thing I "accomplished" was buying a new TV for my office. I got it at Home Depot of all places but I wanted a 15" LCD and didn't want to spend $350 at Best Buy for a crap-brand when I could spend $250 at Home Depot for a Magnavox. The TV it replaced did not change channels or allow you to adjust the volume more than once a week. Usually each Sunday I'd decide what channel and volume to watch for the week and then hate my decision to choose Lifetime (hey, Fraiser was on) on near-mute. The new TV is nice and it looks good next to my two flat-screen monitors. Booyah.