John and Mouse :) Last one today, I promise!
Oh yeah, I forgot this happened. Kate and I got John the Millennium Falcon Lego set for his birthday, so I made a time-lapse video of him building it and then put it right here on Youtube. I was really tired and kind of fell asleep in the middle of it which is why it gets jumpy at one point, haha.
A continuation of the last set, just thought these were better on their own. I love that cat.
I’m leaving tomorrow to go to Japan for a week, so here’s a parting series of photos of John’s cat in a bathtub. All of these were taken on the same day. He really likes bathtubs.
Artemis got a new enclosure today. I got this one from Pangea - it’s made of PVC and aluminum. So far I have to say I like the Zilla Acrylic Atrium I got for Rosie better, but the manufacturer discontinued them so I couldn’t get another. I just had a hell of a time getting anything with suction cups to stick to the PVC (the plant in the front fell down and wouldn’t stay back up after I took this photo), so the fake plants are tied to the screen top with thick thread until I find a better solution. Otherwise I like it, and I think the overall shape and size of it is nicer than the Zilla’s.
Stinky Joe is kind of an in-joke between John, our friend Kate, and I. I don’t remember how he came to be or why he persisted in being, but we have devised a whole line of Stinky Joe products since his creation. Unfortunately none of us are rich so the best we’ll probably get is a Stinky Joe website and some stickers (I am 100% serious about being able to label everything a Stinky Joe Certified Product), but that’s alright.
I banged both versions out in roughly 3 hours in Illustrator, which is my best time yet with it. I actually CAN teach myself something useful! The font will probably be changed since this was the only one I had that was even vaguely close to what I wanted. My insane stockpiles of free internet fonts kind of went away with my old laptop :(
She’s just showing off now.
Caterpillar is now large enough that I can take creepy shots of him trying to drink (dechlorinated) water drops off of the glass bowl he’s in. It is kind of cute, though. He looks like he’s trying to give me the grossest hug.
That first photo was just supposed to be a picture of Ziggy until the other two photobombed the hell out of it. Way to go, guys. Also have some pictures of Ziggy’s tail and Stardust II, who I have had for over a month now with no photos for some reason. I guess because I thought he wasn’t going to stay here, but now he is? Maybe? Even he looks confused. Or that’s just his face, I don’t know. I kind of did a jerk thing and woke my fish up to get these pictures, so they all look extra dumb today.
Sharkbutt is still being sharky and… butty. That fish needs a better name.
A before and after shot of my tank - I cut back the wisteria and replanted it, and I took some runners from the cryptocoryne balanse and undulata and planted those (though they’re not visible at the moment). My tank looks ugly again, hooray! I can’t wait for everything to grow back in. The angelfish hate me.