it was a fishy date

...and i think i smell like shark bait!

i think they're 'off the hook', though - so to speak...*groan*...the sign reads, "blah, blah, blah, not responsible for wet clothes due to shark frenzy."


MAN! did it EVER reek like dinner back there!



warning: i'm very punny, you know.

i went on a date with all my guys tonight to the aquarium store, and it was deadly! heh, literally! jack and jared love it there, but tonight was the first time we got to see the shark feed! ooooo, it was neato mosquito!

first of all, what you see is tank after tank of gorgeousness! tonnes of live coral, weird shit, cool shit, pretty things, suckers, blowers and annihilators. at the very back of the store you'll find the massive 2500 gallon tank full of JAWS babies searchin' for the nearest free lunch or hand, you know...whichever. did it ever go fast! i wonder if they feed them other than the weekly show...something for all you p.e.t.a. folks to pet.

anyway, right after you get past the initial awe, you move on to the second stage, which is: hey! there's like, 5 sharks in here...and a giant eel, AND a great big other somethin' or other! do they have enough room? (answer: NO) . you then slip back into the experience with awe, only to be awakened so rudely when you get splashed with water over the edge of the enclosure from the brutal frenzy going on once the dead fish chunks are dropped in! i thought it seemed kinda gross, what with the smelly chunks and all, but i was hastily corrected by a stray ankle biting six year old that it was "cool", and his 5 year old yard ape little brother wanted to know if i knew that "water is good for me?". snotty little shits! kidding...they were cute 'n' stuff, too.

anyway, once they've all gotten a good chunk (the sharks), there's some peaceful roaming, the odd nudge, and then WHAP! the giant eel springs from his hiding place under the coral, stretches up straight to the water's break the split second he sees an opening and snags the last chunk...he then proceeds to wiggle back down into his makeshift dining room to (gag) do that thing i've seen snakes do when they eat (gag).um, snakes creep me out. eels in water - i can live with 'em, but snakes? things without legs SHOULD NOT move. i once saw my friend feed his giant snake a rabbit in one blocked off room of his house off the living room. i tried not to see it, but out of the corner of my eye, i saw the fucking thing LEAP through the air and snag the bunny. cute, right? (gag) then when i was leaving, i couldn't help but to look over and i saw it fucking gagging in reverse to get the furry fellow down. oh! did i forget to mention the crunch? (gag) but i digress...

here's some loveliness from my evening, enjoy:

see the starfish? it's there!

peek-a-boo, stingray dude!

the electric blue crayfish, elles & g's!









a piranha...scaaaaaary stuff! this one was freakin' out on my camera!

cooooooooooooool.

this one is so super cute it could also almost have
it's own super freakin' cute installment!
i'd leave you with it if...

...i didn't want to know WTF this thing is...anyone?

oh. & i found nemo.

*groan*
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a beautiful weekend was had by all

yes, camping was such an awesome time. aside from a little wind and rain for a while on friday afternoon, it was well worth the effort. the boys were having so much fun, but were wanting to come home to play video games! ha! gotta put the brakes on that, i tell ya! tharen has discovered a new easy way to be lazy! he just half heartedly plays the games while snoozing, and the time just flies! silly gooseballs! but hey! who am i to talk? the only reason i can type this now is 'cause my little jared dude is watching 'super why' while jack's at school!

speaking of which, i have this valuable opportunity to be cleaning up all the camping wares and here i sit, smelling something funny. that is IF you think poopy diapers are funny.

i think it's a sign. i'm gonna go get rid of the rotten butt atrocity, tidy the troops' travesties, and totally take advantage of this crazy caffeine cascade of continual colossal coolness. uh, i mean i'm gonna go clean the house.

i'll tell you my story later tonight. stay tuned, sillies...there might even be pictures! (link is not my picture, but just a fine example of the area we camped in) i'll figure out to put pictures up here...it'll be a first for this newbie. i've noticed on my lovely janis' site that the pictures sure seem to perk it up a bit. or maybe it's her new layout, i dunno. pictures, though...my god, was it ever a much needed, gorgeous trip. next sunday is supposed to be nice, too....

how was my weekend?

so here's the deal....i don't know exactly what i'm writing today. many ideas, but no set theme. a breakdown of my weekend, if you will - but it wasn't really an exciting one. you'll have to wait for next weekend for that!

so friday....what happened friday? tharen was at a practice with tossing logic, so......laundry. loads and loads and loads of laundry. fun stuff. i stayed in and was supposedly supposed to get stuff done, but i sat in front of my computer for three hours and didn't accomplish much. OH! except that i shopped this blog around a little and got an excellent review from kim. (thanx!) so that's a plus - i didn't think this would be very interesting to someone who doesn't know me.

saturday daytime sucked it, mostly cuz i got rooked out of my babysitters. i had been putting off stuff to do, and tharen worked, so i didn't get much of anything done AGAIN. but then it was ok, cuz i got to go on a date with all my guys again. we went for wicked burgers and then swimming at the pool, which is always fun. jack's getting closer to actually swimming now, so that makes me feel great. swimming is probably one of the most important things i think you can teach your kid, obviously. sometimes i meet adults who don't know how to swim and i'm like: wtf? how does that happen? who raised you? weird.

sunday was cool. we were gonna hit the chinese new year parade, but the weather wasn't cooperating, so i got to sleep in! we had a birthday party for waylon's girl's daughter to go to, and that was ok. i suppose the babies were cute, heh heh....no other ones there besides ours and martin's. also odd, but considering the age of waylon's girlfriend, probably not many of her friends have kids yet. i'm kinda glad i got to see her outside of the bar scene. i'm having a really hard time deciding how i feel about her. ....but that's ok - it seems as if she likes herself enough for all of us!

anyway, then we went to a friend's house for a super bowl party....that we almost jammed out of...and won $250!! so THAT was the super coolest part of my weekend! the hosts, our friend's neighbour, have the same last name as my maiden name, AND their house is for sale! it's a very interesting home with tons of the amenities we're looking for.

does anyone have 100K i could have?