Pet Update, and Pictures from Academ of Science

Meet Phillip J Fry. I was bad and splurged on a betta boy. He's really pretty, and so fiesty which is uncommon anymore with the petshop guys. He's in my 2Lfor quarentine since the last 4 poor guys I picked up from evil corporate petshop all died from velvet and infections. Im not dealing with velvet in a bigger tank.That is velvet? a parasitic infestation, kinda like fish fleas but deadly.. and so microscopic they look like orangy velvet on the fish. Its a pain to get rid of. But anyway, I had a Facebook poll to name him and Phil just seemed right, Captain Purplesides was also a big contender. Pickles is great, though not pictured. Castor is a jerk and healthy, but loving, and the girls have started playing and digging at night which is keeping me up, so I will have to play with them more during the day. I took their hidey house, punched some holes in it and secured it to the roof of the cage, for their enjoyment, which they really do enjoy. 

While mom was staying I made Pancake muffins. The joy of these muffins is they have the syrup already mixed in, and you can add any mix ins you want in the muffin tins. I made berry, coconut, chocolate chip and pumpkin spice. So yummy. 

Easy Baked Pancake Muffins

Make about 16-18 muffins

Ingredients

2 cups pancake mix

2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup maple  syrup

optional mix-ins (1-2 TBLS per muffin)

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Super easy!

So I had posted before that Handsome took Mom and I to the Academy of Sciences for Nightlife a bit ago, so here are some pictures!! 

The bear is Monarch, the male bear who posed for the California State Flag. Also shown an extinct passenger pigeon and extinct Carolina Parakeet

Pet Update-With Pictures!

First I'll start off with the new girls, Fajita and Tamale!!

Fajita is a black birkshire, aka she's all black with white paws and belly. She's shy but sweet and is the nest builder. Tamale is a hooded and is much bolder and seems to enjoy my company more at the moment. She's also the chewer, and will be the destroyer of hammocks. 

Castor and Pickles

They are good. Wait, they are HEALTHY, and SATISFIED with themselves, mostly about destroying my house. Also all last night Pickles was clawing at my door because he goes through moments of obsession about the rats then, like now, he doesnt care at all. Castor is currently curled up on my lap, but his dumpster diving Im about done with.... But I love them.

Goldie Hawn doesnt have any current pictures, but she's good. I love Bettas so much!!

Garden, Pets, IBC

So much life has been happening! Phew! My cousin Jeff got married on 2 week notice, Handsome and I: hung out with my mama, planted the hop rhizomes, went to the IBC-International Betta Congress, went to San Jose for the 4th, went to Sac to Fleas Bday, and this weekend are headed to Tahoe for my Aunts Bday :3 holy sniznits!!!

My Small Spaces garden is going nuts! Potatoes are should signs of.. Potatoes.. Radishes are edible (actually really good) tomatoes are green and strong, and my Basket of Fire peppers are hot a nom nom good! 

Baby hops!!

Goldie Han my baby gold cellophane betta girl :3

Oh ya, he got a dehyrdator as well :3

Hale Bop... 

Ok! More to come!!

Some of my Class Work

I figured I would show you guys a little of what i have been working on in and out of class. Basically the last few weeks i have been obsessed with fish. I miss my old guys... so here are some pictures, all of them are done in Corel Painter 12.

Spike my sweet old betta. 

A ranchu

Oranda

Short Pet Update

I haven't posted to much about the pets as of recently, so a little update is in order!! 

Castor has been Castor. Some moments he's the worlds cutest, sweetest most wonderful cat, and sometimes he destroys my home, skin and life. I am a firm believer he will be a good cat one day.., sooner then later I hope!!! Lol but over all he's been much better. No floods for a while, knock on wood...

Mr. Pickles has been running around and still acting like a kitten!! Every time he slows down I worry this may be the end and BOOM!! He's back at it! He's down to a healthier weight then a year ago and gives Castor a run for his money so that's all I can ask of my old man!!!

Cooper!!! Gerbil sidekick and cardboard destroyer!!! I was really worried about a month ago, he got skinny even though he are everything... My mind goes to cancer or parasites.... But turns out it was the new food, my fault getting hamster food. So I added some oats and nuts and fruit and he's baaaaaack!!! 

Frizzetta is angry here, I just cleaned his tank which he HATES. Sadly all my Detroit bettas have now passed on, and Friz was my last one till tues when I went out...

I named him Rockwell. Sadly he never ate and crawled inside the castle to die :/ so Friday I went out and got.... 

Sing Sarget!! Sarg is a crazy dude, super fiesty and ready for just about anything. Btw if you think my betta names are weird I name them after illustrators... I lie having themes for my fish names :3 

So that's who I share the house with currently... :3