I think I convinced four baby fish that I was their mother today. I noticed the four little kribs I'd separated were just moping in a corner, so I stuck my finger in there, and sure enough, the babies came to life and started foraging for food. Very cool :)

Late last week I brought four of my little girl guppies home to put into my tetra tank. Saturday morning the two from the bowl were dead, and by Sunday the two from the tank were dead. No idea why. Change in water conditions? Change in temperature? Something toxic in the water? I've never lost a guppy like this - and remember these are hardy little creatures - we've transported guppies on planes and in little baggies in cars for weeks on end with no losses. So it's cause for some concern that I can't transfer fish between tanks. And really sad that I killed these otherwise perfectly healthy fish :(:(

However when I got to work this morning I found several dozen baby kribs that have hatched into my work tank. Which is way way cool. Except I need to do something to protect them, as the other kribs will eat them if given half a chance. Don't know what the best thing to do would be. At the moment I have a cd in the tank cutting off the most likely point of entry for other fish. Might have to try and get some netting or something....

Because I don't seem to be having much of it lately ... As stolen from Dave

1. How old do you wish you were? I dunno.. 29?
2. Where were you when 9/11 happened? I was at CIA. Gamera was having a bad disk night, and I needed to kick the machine. Marc was there and he was chatting to people who told him about it. We found the first pictures on the BBC website. I then went home and stayed up til 3am watching the coverage.
3. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? It's only ever happened to me once (I rarely use vending machines, maybe this is why). I didn't think the $2 or whatever it was was worth the hassle of chasing it
4. Do you consider yourself kind? No
5. If you had to get a tattoo, where and what would it be? It'd probably be something cute, like a flower, and somewhere inconspicuous
6. If you could be fluent in any other language what would it be? Maybe French or German
7. Do you know your neighbors? Not really, except in passing in the corridors
8. What do you consider a vacation? Going somewhere exciting and taking lots of photos
9. Do you follow your horoscope? No
10. Would you move for the person you loved? Yes
11. Are you touchy feely? To some extent, moreso with people I like
12. Do you believe that opposites attract? Sure
13. Dream job? Pilot
14. Favorite channels? um.. 9?
15. Favorite place to go on a weekend? Stu's place :)
16. Showers or Bath? Shower
17. Do you paint your nails? Sometimes
18. Do you trust people easily? Yes and no. Yes in that I take what people say as the truth, and so hence am quite gullible, but I don't open up to people easily
19. What are your phobias? Don't really have any
20. Do you want kids? No
21. Do you keep a handwritten journal? Nah, I hate writing longhand
22. Where would you rather be right now? With Stu
23. What makes you feel warm and safe? Stu
24. Heavy or light sleep? Fairly light
25. Are you paranoid? Yeah somewhat
26. Are you impatient? Yes
27. Who can you relate to? A few years ago it was Ally McBeal heh
28. How do you feel about interracial couples? No different to "same race" couples
29. Have you been burned by love? Not really
30. Whats ur life motto? Live long and prosper
31. What's your main ringtone on your mobile? The Harry Potter theme. But it's too subtle when I'm out of the office and I don't hear it, so been thinking about using something else, most likely by John Williams
32. What were you doing at midnight last night? Sleeping
33. Who was your last text message from? Stu
34. Who's bed did you sleep in last night? My own
35. What color shirt are you wearing? Teal
36. Most recent movie you watched? Pirates of the Caribbean, it was lots of fun
37. Name five things you have on you at all times? Blackberry, memory schtick, keys, swipe card, glasses
38. What color are your bed sheets? Blue at the moment
39. How much cash do you have on you right now? $10.80 in my purse right now
40. What is your favorite part of chicken? Drumstick
41. What's your favorite town/city? Sydney, although New York was a lot of fun (pre 9/11 at least, haven't been back since)
42. I cant wait till... tomorrow night when I'll be with Stu
43. Who got you to join MySpace? I never joined myspace...
44. What did you have for dinner last night? Leftover pepperoni pizza mmmmmmm
45. How tall are you barefoot? Dunno, about 5'1" I think
46. Have you ever smoked crack? No
47. Do you own a gun? No
48. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Orange juice
49. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex? er, I don't have one
50. Do you have A.D.D.? Don't think so
51. What time did you wake up today? ~6:20. Then decided to turn my alarm off and sleep til whenever, which happened to be about 7:05
52. Current worry? The thought of leaving my job
53. Current hate? People that push in and don't indicate properly
54. Favorite place to be? With Stu wherever he is. Lord Howe Island would be nice
55. Where would you like to travel? Europe and the eastern half of the US
56. Where do you think you'll be in 10 yrs? Canberra most likely
57. Last thing you ate? Leftover beef stew
58. What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't sing in the shower (unless the radio/cd happened to be up loud enough for me to hear it, which it never is)
59. Last person that made you laugh? Dunno.. someone at work maybe
60. Worst injury you've ever had? Broken metatarsal
61. Does someone have a crush on you? Dunno
62. What is your favorite candy? Mint chocolate perhaps

From Kevin, who apparently made it up himself :)

1. Driver's seat or passenger seat?
   mm, probably driver's seat, although also happy to navigate or just watch the scenery go by
2. What was the first car you owned (could have been purchased by someone else)?
   A 1984 ford laser. It was kidnapped and murdered four years after I got it
3. What is the first car you paid for yourself?
   Yep. With a bank cheque. The teller said not to spend it all at once heh
4. How many cars are currently housed in your place of residence? How many are still operable?
   Just the one. Well actually there's probably closer to 30, but they belong to other people :)
5. If money were not a factor, what kind of car would you own?
   Maybe a WRX (late nineties models).. always wanted one of those..
6. If a police investigation was not a factor, what kind of car would you destroy any time you see it? Why?
   Any 4WD that has never been off bitumen in its life. They're big and ugly and obstruct my view of the road and waste massive amounts of petrol.
7. Does driving in big city traffic fill your veins with adrenaline or your pants with something a bit worse?
   er, neither really. heh
8. What is your biggest pet peeve regarding driving and/or your fellow drivers?
   Drivers that push in. Either from racing up the inside lane that's about to end and then pushing in, or turning right from the left lane when there's no arrows so they can get through the lights before everyone else turning right from the right lane.
9. What's the most expensive traffic ticket you've ever received (could be monetary or jailtime)?
   Never gotten one. Although I'm sure I would have been thrown into jail if I'd been caught at my naughtiest heh
10. What is the name you've given to your current vehicle (be honest, everyone names their car)?
    I don't really have a name. The first one Gail called the naf-mobile and that kinda stuck. This one is sexy-exy, or exe-file or just little car.

So it was one year ago tonight that I met Stu in real life. One year ago tonight that he said "awww" when it was time for me to leave. One year that has seen much more significant changes for him at least. One year of ups and downs, but mostly ups. One life-changing year.

Realised I forgot to post last night. And almost did tonight.

George did a lovely roast beef tonight.

And went to buy a bunch of lego from a bricklink store, only to realise they ship to USA only. doh. And no other store has all of what I wanted.

Not much else is happening. Not in my life anyway...

I really should have done this last night when I saw it. May 16 is such a significant date in the life of Kazza...

20 years ago I . . . was in year 7 at high school

10 years ago I . . . was starting my first job at OzEmail

5 years ago I . . . was happy that my house settled. Five years ago yesterday in fact.

3 years ago I . . . was playing a lot with my new fish tanks and collecting space lego

1 year ago I . . . was reminiscing on other previous May 16ths

So far this year I . . . wonder what I've really acheived, and can't really think of anything

Yesterday I . . . had a bit of a blah day

Today I . . . tried to sleep in a little but didn't on account of being a morning person who can't sleep in

Tomorrow I will . . . go to work, watch some tv

In the next year I will . . . get long service leave

Jupiter is close to the moon tonight. Not close enough to be worth taking photos though :)

It's Friday!!

Had a bit of a slow day at work.

Tried to record my ageing Fantasia 2000 video to dvd tonight but it wouldn't let me, claiming it was copy protected. Fraggle. So now I'll have to pay for all my Disney videos *twice*. I wish they'd provide an "upgrade" licence so people like me can upgrade to dvd from video without paying full price twice.

Missing Stu like crazy.

Lots of videos to catch up on.

Knees are warm again tonight.

Oh and I never did mention that Kirk lent me Pirates of the Caribbean after noticing the other day that I'd never seen it. Which is cool. Cause he's the only person I knew in real life first, outside my family, that reads this thing regularly and he not only read the entry but did something about it. It's kinda funny in a strange sort of way :) Now all I need to do is find the time to watch it :)

From Woosang:

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 90 movies, you have no life.
Mark the ones you've seen.
There are 191 movies on this list.
Put your score at the bottom and repost.

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
( ) Pirates of the Caribbean
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) The Mexican
(x) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story (1)
( ) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane (Flying HIgh in Aust)
Total: 5

(x) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
(x) Napolen Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
Total: 5

( ) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
( ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total: 0

(x) Harry Potter
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Resident Evil
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch.
( ) Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch
Total: 7

(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
( ) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) Thirteen Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
Total: 4

( ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
( ) Meet The Parents
( ) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
Total: 2

( ) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
( ) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumb & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
Total: 1

( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total: 0

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
( )Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
Total: 2

( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
(x) Se7en
(x) Ocean's Eleven
( ) Ocean's Twelve
( ) Identity
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
TOTAL: 3

(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Boss' Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) Frailty
Total: 2

( ) Best Bet
( ) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She's All That
(x) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
(x) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
Total: 5

(x) X-Men
(x) X2
(x) Spider-Man
( ) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Others
(x) Freaky Friday (I've seen the original with Jodi Foster, not the new one)
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
Total: 6

( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle
( ) Old School
( ) The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
( ) Walk to Remember
( ) Boogeyman
Total: 4

( ) Hitch
(x) The Fifth Element
(x) Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Episode II Attack of The Clones
(x) Star Wars Episode III Revenge of The Sith
(x) Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Episode VI Return of The Jedi
( ) Troop Beverly Hills
( ) Swimming with Sharks
Total: 7

(x) Air Force One
( ) For Richer or Poorer
(x) Trainspotting
( ) People Under the Stairs
( ) Blue Velvet
(x) Sound of Music
(x) Parent Trap
(x) Parent Trap Re-make
(x) The Birds
(x) The Terminator
(x) Terminator-2
(x) T-3
Total: 9

( ) Empire Records
( ) SLC Punk
(x) Meet Joe Black
( ) Nightmare Before Christmas
(x) The Silence of the Lambs
( ) Sleepy Hollow
( ) I Heart Huckabees
( ) 24 Hour Party People
( ) Blood In Blood Out
Total: 2

( ) Thirteen
( ) Manic
( ) American History X
( ) Deep Blue Sea
(x) George of the Jungle
( ) Canadian Bacon
( ) How High
( ) The Jacket
( ) My litte pony 1986
Total: 1

My total = 65

Well there you go .. does that mean I have a life after all...? :)