wednesday and new fish

Wednesday. The halfway point to the weekend. Well, in my case it doesn't really matter since I'm a stay-home-mom and J's days off change every week. So what am I doing today? Let's see.....laundry, vacuum, washing dishes, playing with Esaias, making sure our new Bloodfin Tetra fish hasn't died, sorting thru the closets to take out the winter clothes, and popcorn. My favorite popcorn are the ones that popped only half way. Yummmm. Yeah I'm a freak, whatever.
Oh, so yeah, the last angelfish standing we had, keeled over. I think he was depressed and died a sad death. And in his place we got 4 Bloodfin Tetra fish. No time for mourning here! The salesman said that they're so much more easier to care for and don't have to worry about them dying off so quickly even if the water hasn't completed it's nitrogen cycle thing. And so we'll get a few more since they prefer to be in schools. They seem pretty happy!
Well the laundry isn't going to fold and hang itself! (damn I wish) And the vitamin B12 I took earlier is starting to wear off and it's only 2:45! No!! So a small cup of coffee for me it is! Enjoy your Wednesday whatever it is you may or may not be doing.

r.i.p. fishy #2

Sorry to report that the new fish is no longer new. Yes, it went to fish heaven. And the first fish is still swimmin'! I think he's anti-social and kills the others when no one is around. ha! Oh, sorry. I forgot we're in mourning.
I called the dudes at PetCo and spoke to the manager because I wasn't sure if it was going to be okay to return ANOTHER deceased fish. But he assured me it will be okay and that I should get a different species of fish that are more "hardy" because it apparently takes a few weeks for the water to go thru the whole nitrogen cycle and yada yada yada. At this point, I just want something that's not going to croak in a day. Give me the toughest son-of-a-bitch you got! None of these sissy fish please. So another trip to PetCo for me tomorrow. Grrrrr.....wish me luck!

fishy don't die!

For our son's birthday, J and I wanted to give him some pet fish. He's has so many toys we could open up a small day care, so we figured no toys this time. But my mom said she'd get the fish since she had no clue what to get him. Cool beans. So the other day, we got the tank and then the fish came after to give time for the water to de-chlorinate. I picked out 2 freshwater angel fish because it reminded me of "Gill" in Finding Nemo. He happens to be obsessed with that movie which is fine with me. I'm SO OVER watching Spiderman 1, 2, and 3! Moving along. So we took the 2 home and did as the saleslady instructed. So far so good. Until about 12:30 a.m. J woke up because he had to go into work at 3 :00 and woke me with what he discovered. This is how it went (from what I can remember anyway):

J: Iris.

me: what?

J: One of the fish is dead.

me: what?

J: Is a fish supposed to swim on it's side?

me: what? no. i don't know. it's not dead. leave me alone.

J: you sure?

me: yeah! shut up and let me sleep!

An hour later.....

J: Iris.

me: what?!

J: It's dead. It's on it's side at the bottom of the tank.

me: (grunting)

J: You want me to take it out and flush it?

me: no, I can return it.

J: Cool. Want me to take it out?

me: no, I'll do it. crap.

So yeah. I had to take the poor feller out, put it in a plastic bag and into the "morgue" (the refrigerator) it went, so I could return it. Good thing they have a 15 day guarantee. And so we got a brand-spankin' new one that just arrived this morning from the waters of South America. Too bad I don't know the exact cause of death. Homicide? Possibly. Suicide? Maybe. If this new one turns belly up too, I'm going to have to go with the first. Man I hope this one lives! Well both of them or else I'll be really depressed. Esaias probably won't mind because that means another trip to the pet store and drive mommy crazy! Woohoo!

morning.

migraine. 1 aspirin. 2 aspirins. coffee. damnit. no creamer. no good. milk? ugh. i guess. no choice. need sleep. more sleep! pain leaving. good. arm itchy. scratch. yawn. close eyes. coffee. eck. more milk. sip. better. sigh. close eyes. rub ear. pimple?? what the?! ew. sigh. laugh. coffee. grunt. sigh. laundry. damnit. dishes. damnit. breakfast. damnit. dog barking. damnit. mornings. DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!