Picking up Scar for Laurel.

Theresa with Blu:

"Scar, on his way to his new home. He came a couple of months ago as a very sick stray, stayed in hospital for a bit, became more social and is a little sweetie. He will make a great furbaby."

Koopa News!

Koopa News!

So I've had issues with my baby climbing the walls of his tank no matter if he's in glass or plastic or what.  SO, I decided that I would drip water on his head when he does, if for no other reason than to distract him.  Just for the record he's supposed to drink water daily that way - it's not like that is a punishment of any sort.  Since I've had him I've been dripping on him sporadically throughout the day trying to get him to drink, but he doesn't always.

So... over the last few days I've been really paying attention and have noticed that when he climbs the walls and I drip on him, he drinks.  Every. Single. Time.  And then he usually goes and lays down afterwards - no more wall-climbing.  I do believe that I have been trained.  LOL  That is pretty fantastic.

Also, today for the first time ever I witnessed him eat a baby dubia roach.  He went for it with gusto!  I believe that he likes them!  So yay - no more stinky crickets!  He still needs ants to be ok, and he gets lots of them.  I make him eat his ants first before he gets any roaches for dessert.  Twice a day he eats about 25-50 ants, then I leave him some roaches to chase.  When I was giving him his roach dessert earlier, kind of a big one fell in there (well, big for him - it was about a half inch long), and before I could scoop it out, he ate it.  😳  It was almost as big as his head.  I'd prefer that he eat smaller ones, but I think he'll be ok.  I'll watch and make sure it doesn't stop his butt up.  LOL

Anyway, so far, so good.  I feel like I'm really getting to know him and I like him a lot.  Despite that douche lizard guy telling me I was stupid for buying him I have no regrets.  I think he's doing a lot better now that I have him, and that is really what was important to me all along.  I hope he continues to do well!  ❤

So I yawned the other day and...

So I yawned the other day and somehow hurt my jaw. Now it sounds like sand grinding on one side when I move it certain ways. It sometimes aches, but just barely. The sound is what's bothering me. How do I fix it?

Woohoo! Happy Day!

Woohoo!  Happy Day!

The awesome Jennifer sent me a bottle of Revlon's Secluded Beach.  She found one in her nick of the woods.  In return, I sent her some roaches.  😃

Jennifer - did they make it ok?

For serious?

For serious?  People are STILL talking about Miley Cyrus & Robin Thicke, and I don't get it.  They haven't done anything that every other performer hasn't done.  Why are all the comments being directed at those two, specifically?

People are picking this shit apart, calling Miley disturbed and "not herself" and talking about feeling bad for Robin's wife and how he's disgusting for letting her do that...  Really?  Just really?  As if any of you KNOW either of them and can legitimately make that call.  For the record, I suspected that Robin Thicke's wife saw what was going to happen in the rehearsals and was ok with it.  If you care to check out the link below, I was right.  Home girl knew she married a performer.  Comes with the territory.

And for the record, yes, I like their videos (We Can't Stop and Blurred Lines).  I don't see anything wrong with either of them.  It is entertainment, pure and simple.

On Blurred Lines, I like boobs and thought it was really nice to see them in a fun light - the words of the song might have some sexual innuendo, but the video wasn't overtly sexual to me - they were just dancing with their boobs out.  OH NO!  Not THAT!

And on Miley, her video is just like, what happens when you grow up.  Lots of people want to rebel and party.  Generally speaking, she's at the time in her life where most kids try (or have tried already) drugs and alcohol and sex.  While I wasn't into the whole drugs and alcohol thing, I think that's normal and yes, even ok, to experiment.  Late teens / early twenties is when most people have enough balls to try things.  I never did, but I don't hold it against anyone who does.

All in all, I don't think that their videos or their VMA performance is bringing on the end of the world.  So how about we all just chill the hell out and take it for what it is:  performance, and entertainment.  Just as with any other performance ever, either you liked it or you didn't.  I see no need to assign deep emotional meaning and commentary to it.  Can we move on now?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paula-patton-miley-cyrus-twerking_n_3822320

I do believe that I will look into...

I do believe that I will look into getting Colorblind Correcting glasses for my Shadow...

I still haven't gotten a good video of Koopa wagging his tail or eating.

I still haven't gotten a good video of Koopa wagging his tail or eating.  I do have a video, but Shaun says it's long and boring, so that negates the "good" part of it.  LOL  I will keep trying.

The funny thing is... I have to sneak up on Koop to feed him.  If he sees me he won't eat - he'll just stare at me.  Or climb the walls.  Whichever he's in the mood for, I guess.

I was feeding him over the weekend and I told Shaun to quietly lean over and look, and Koopa twisted his cute little head around and looked right at Shaun.  You could see it in his eyes:  "Aw HELL naw.  I'm not eating a THING until that big fool quits looking at me."  Then he squinted for good measure.  LOL

Message received, little buddy.  Your dinnertime is not to be our entertainment.

P. S.  I don't want to speak too soon, but he looks like he's filling out a little.  HOW EXCITING!  😃  He gets ants twice a day, and then I also leave some small crickets for him to chase while I'm at work.  He seems extremely uninterested in baby dubia so far.