Our House Has Fallen Ill

Not of the human variety but our precious fish. It's quite surprisingly upsetting. Maybe not the loss of Tammy the Tang except for the fact that we had just purchased her and it seems that with her arrival came the parasite Ich which has hit every living thing in our saltwater tank. We will forgive her for bringing this unwelcome guest as long as the others survive. Until then we will continue to kick ourselves for not hesitating on the purchase and cross our fingers that the buggers make it through. Our lionfish is not even looking at food. Worrisome considering he was first in line and always an avid hunter from day one.

To make matters worse one of my red blooded parrot fish that I've had for over 5 years is now looking sickly! I can't find anything online to diagnose her with but her scales have turned pale except for even red lines throughout, her eyes no longer poke out but in instead, and her demeanor is rather lacking. Desire for food has gone out the window as it seems staying in one place is the main focus. I tested the water as I remember from my pet store days that "the first signs of bad water is a sick fish" and everything came out with perfect numbers, nothing off even a little bit! I haven't done anything extreme to the tank to cause an undue amount of stress either. Besides, these guys are used to stress, they've moved with me 5 times, once being across state lines with a 24 hour period of being stuck in a huge bucket that at one time held ice cream. Stress doesn't even exist in their dictionary!

It's very saddening as these buggers have lived with me through some of my fierce life changes. Their personalities are bigger than their bodies and they're a mating pair(though not breeding, that's impossible for this species)!!!

I hope with all hope that she pulls it through, I don't want to miss her classic glares from behind the tank glass, her ever hungry mouth snipping at the water when I walk nearby, and her incredible need to defend a territory made up of fake driftwood and cloth plants.

Oh dear friend, just keep swimming.

Our Theme Song(s)

So this relationship has a tender love for the sweet sounds that float from our speakers. Sometimes they come with thick beats, other times they're sweet symphonies of colorful tunes. We both agree that music speaks the truths of the heart and sometimes say the things we can't. One of our favorite past times is finding songs that identify the truth in us as a whole. The newest one we have discovered is by The Moldy Peaches. We had first heard of it in the movie Juno but when it came up again in life we had to search the depths of the internet for it. We did and it was called "Anyone Else But You". Take a listen; maybe you can feel the beating of our hearts as well.

So Today I Did It

I sent in my application to attend college for Photography and Business. You have no idea how excited I am. For the past five years since graduating high school there was a lot I had to sort through before focusing on my scholastics though I always knew I would go back. Granted it's a two year school but my credits in Business can be transferred should I decide to get a higher degree. The school I applied to has an INCREDIBLE Photography program and a lot of people I know say it's a million times better than UT.

I'm excited to learn as both of these subjects will further myself along in life and ready to apply it to my actual life.

Wish me luck on getting financial aid because without it I won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

I Can't Wait to Get Some Stamps

Lately I've been feeling a longing for some fancy notecards and a delicious pen. There's nothing better than receiving a friendly letter in the mail amidst all the bills and junk. I want to start sending out snail mail so give me your address and check your mailbox!!

Fall's Photoshoot

So today Lover and I had the same day off and we felt like getting out of the house. We went downtown to the World's Fair Park with our cameras in hand and had a BLAST photographing everything we could. I am so pleased with the captures I got. They turned out just the way I wanted with little post processing!

Tomorrow it's back to the grindstone and God knows when we will have another day off together but today was indeed a fantastic one.

Bull in a China Shop

Yesterday evening Justin and I were enjoying a quiet night in with no kids asking for candy, I guess they don't believe in trick or treating here. I've been here for 3 Halloweens and have had 1trick or treater the entire time.

Anyway, I did some things consistent with the kroyal and being a woman (ie crying, screaming, calling names, pushing buttons (Mandy you would know )) I am and had to apologize to Justin for it later. He simply said "It's ok, I'm fluent I kroyalnese, you are the bull in a china shop" A little confused I had to inquire just exactly what a bull in a China shop was.

This is his response;
"Well, it's like this. You are the bull in the China shop that tinks one glass, watches it jiggle, and giggles a little bit. However, this doesn't satisfy you so you tink it a little harder so it hits another glass and they both jiggle. You giggle in amusement but it still doesn't satisfy you. You then tink it so all the glass smashes on the floor in a devastating way. Only then do you go 'Oh I didn't mean to do that!'"

Meanwhile, I'm laughing my booty off during this explanation because YES I am exactly as he is describing. It probably all started when Mom and Dad decided to spawn another Royal and I thought it was a punching bag until I went too far countless times only to do it again.

Someone give this man a medal.

Things Found in Our Washer Door

-Dirty Sock
-2 Screws
-$2.50 in change
-Little Screwdriver gone missing 3 months ago
-Key to a Hotel we stayed at


Yeah, I don't know either....