Thursday, February 28, 2013

My Aquariums

I took some pictures of my two aquariums and their inhabitants today, and thought I should make a post about them. Ready? Ok!


Aren't they cute together? Not totally identical but the backgrounds and holey stone on the bottom right match. Left one is 26 gallons, right one is 5 gallons.


This is the 26 gallon bow, my two convict cichlids Ethel and Walter live in here. You can kinda see Ethel in the opening of skull mountain, and Walter is on the right. Since taking this picture I noticed the upper edge of the backer was showing and have since fixed it *twitch*.


A close up of the purple plant (I love the colour!) and look Ma! Some of the shells you brought back from Mexico!


Here's Walter lookin' a little blurry. It's very hard to get pictures of fish! Try as I might I couldn't get one of Ethel.


Here's the 5 gallon, in here lives Obi Wan the snail, Mo the marimo and a flame gourami named Darryl Strawberry. Obi and Darryl are over by the rock on the right, and Mo is the big green circle in the middle.


Look Ma! More shells!


Here's Mo the marimo with Darryl hiding behind. Marimo are living balls of aquatic moss from Japan, it's hard to tell from the picture but they are very fuzzy and feel very velvety! They seem alive because they sometimes move around and float/sink. They're also good for adding some oxygen to the water because this tank's a bit small for a bubbler.


Last but not least, Obi Wan the snail! He's fun to watch when he really gets cruising along.

Well, that's it for now, hope you enjoyed my pictures of the aquariums!

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

My new truck!

ERMAHGERD! I got a new truck today! Well not NEW, but new to me! It's a 1996 GMC Sierra 1500, and my favourite vehicle colour, red! Originally I thought I wanted to go with a black vehicle but turns out I just had to go red. Here are some things I like about it, followed by some pictures.

10 Things I Like About My Truck
1. It's big.
2. It's red.
3. It's old and HEAVY.
4. Opening the door feels like swinging open a safe door.
5. The extended cab is old school so there's no doors, you gotta squeeze on in over the front seats.
6. It's got the kind of e-brake you step on.
7. The seats have buttons you press to make them move around.
8. It's fun to be a wee person driving a big vehicle.
9. It has a cassette tape player AND a CD player (cha-ching!)
10. It's BIG!

And now some pictures!






Yay!