I uploaded my first YouTube video

I bought a betta fish for my 2.5 gallon aquarium yesterday. I haven’t had much luck with fish in that aquarium, but I read that bettas don’t need much space, so hopefully he’ll do okay. Since I leave the light on, the temperature stays around 75-78°F. The tank also contains a bubble stone and filtration device

I’m currently taking suggestions for possible names. I named him Phobos I was thinking about naming him Mars (the red planet) but thought Phobos (one of Mars’ moons and Sailor Mars’ crows) sounded better.

Did you know that keeping a betta inside a vase is dangerous to the fish? I remember when that was a huge fad. Poor fishies I always put too much trust in the pet shop employees. Some know what they’re talking about, but most don’t. I originally housed 2 goldfish in my 2 gallon aquarium because the pet shop guy said they’d be fine. Needless to say, the fish were overcrowded and soon died. Helpful advice: when purchasing any type of animal, don’t be impulsive like me. Research! The web is a wonderful tool

Edit: Big Fins died It was for the best, though.

She is survived by her tankmates — Blue, Red Eye, Black Tail, Fat Gold, Big Fins, and Black Mark.

Will and I are obsessed with YTMND. We found this hilarious one the other day: Breakup Letter, Dramatic reading — I dedicate it to Jem, who will appreciate the wonderful grammar.

My baby, Perfection, now resides at per.fectio.net … catchy, huh? I have to thank Jem and Versteckt for the idea.

I bought Animal Crossing for Nintendo DS! It’s my favorite DS game so far If you’re interested in playing with me, please email me or leave a comment.

Edit: I just bought a turtle! Actually, I ordered him. He’ll be arriving on Thursday I named him Sparticus after my friend Andy’s gamertag. In my strange world, all of my friends have animal names. Andy’s animal was a turtle, therefore, my turtle inherited his name. Make sense? Probably not. My best friend Rach says that I’m going to be the crazy lady with lots of cats one day. I believe her. I would buy a cat now, but I’d have to pay a $300 fee for a cat in my apartment

Ok, now here’s Bubs’ Animal Census:

1 guinea pig – Coco
1 maltese pup – Pixie
2 parakeets – Bit & Byte
6 fish
1 turtle – Sparticus

Any name suggestions for the new birds? They are both female

In other random news, I bought a new aquarium for my bedroom:

I also cleaned my 10-gallon aquarium:

Aren’t they both just gorgeous?? I have 7 tetras in the 10-gallon and 2 goldfish in the 2-gallon. I love animals. I think I’m going to raise animals instead of kids…

And one last bit of info… I got laser hair removal over the weekend! It hurt and I cried like a baby (I’m not good with pain ) but it was worth it. I have 4 follow up visits, then the hair is gone forever! Just email me if you’d like more details

What did Santa bring everyone? Here’s a rundown of what I received:
Delphi MyFi XM2go, Hello Kitty Calendar, Hello Kitty Planner, keychain, Betty Crocker Bake’n Fill, Scene It? 007 Edition, socks, notepads, card shuffler, CD (Ghost in the Shell SAC O.S.T 2), money; Pink Peacoat and Kate Spade Messenger Bag (from Will)

If you participated in my Christmas card exchange, hopefully you will receive my cards sometime soon… I sent them last Thursday. Sorry if they didn’t get to you before Christmas!

I’m currently having to update some stuff on my site, so most of the pages will not be working. Also, you will not be able to access the BubblesSWAP Member Area. I’m trying my best to work out these kinks! (Everything should be fixed now. Please let me know if you see any errors!) If you’re a PHP coder, FYI: DON’T USE REGISTER GLOBALS!

BTW – I forgot to mention that I finished reading HP and the Half-Blood Prince… I’ll have to post my crazy theories in a latter post.

Coco stayed with my aunt while I was at the beach a couple of weeks ago. My aunt rigged her up a new home in a plastic baby pool. It’s a cheap alternative to a new cage. She has a lot more room to run around and also enough space for a pigloo. I’m surprised that Pixie has not jumped in the pool with her yet

Fox News was broadcasting live from downtown Tuscaloosa, AL earlier today! I felt special The weather from Katrina is pretty crazy here. I’ve been sitting on my balcony watching the trees behind my apartment swaying in the wind. I hope none of them fall on me! I’m lucky to still have power… I can see the transformers exploding over the treeline. My friend, Rach, lost power at her house earlier. She said a tree fell on her neighbor’s house and that a transformer was on fire down the road. Hopefully classes will get cancelled again tomorrow.

I need to get some new photos of Coco as well

I get to design another website… one of my friends asked me to make one for his fraternity… I should start a business and make some $$$!