Greetings ya'll. I had a good rest this weekend (always needed when work sucks the life of ya). I also discovered something new about fish. Apparently they can look dead, but not be dead. So there I am, babysitting my friends fish while he's up in the mountains. The fish tank is on my fireplace making noise that sounds like a babbling fountain. I was able to put up with the noise for a week and then on Friday I decided to turn it off and relax while I watched a movie. I think I watched "Popeye" or some other brainless movie. I have a beta fish "Hendrix" and he doesn't need one of those bubbly things so I figured the fish could survive. Well I'm guessing that bubbly thing had something to do with getting the fish oxygen. I completely forget about it and went to bed. Well the next morning I get up and realize I forgot to turn the tank back on. So I go downstairs and look at the tank. Lo and behold the fish aren't moving. I bang on the tank. They still aren't moving. One of them is even floating upside down. I figure, well, I guess I killed his fish. I didn't turn the tank on and went to a scifi expo instead. I had my picture taken with a stormtrooper(nerd). During the day I'm thinking, maybe I'll buy new ones that are exactly alike, or pretend they die right when he gets there, or make it look like they are moving till he gets them home. The next day, after church, I'm home watching TV and I look over at the tank and see a fish run up to the side of the tank. I'm like "Wha? Their Alive! Their Alive!" Apparently the "pretend we're dead so he'll keep the tank off and we can get some sleep" trick worked and they we're ready for me to turn it back on. I don't think the fish like the noise either. Tricky fish.

Thought of the day
The sea was angry that day, my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - George, in "The Marine Biologist"