Eve

I have roughly two hours left before I turn 19.

Around this time as a thirteen year old, I was ridiculously excited.
Why?
In my mind, turning 14 is the age where celebrities are made. Turning 14 was my last shot at being the youngest published author. Turning 14 meant that I was at the right age to find a magical object which will whisk me to another dimension where I will find adventure and romance along with adorable talking animals.

None of that happened but heck, I can dream right?

I've lost all hope of being the youngest published author ever and well, I can forget about going to a magical realm behind a wardrobe door. But my writing dreams have changed into dreams of drawing my own webcomic, and anyway I can have all the adventures I ever wanted just by living. :) Just ... minus the talking animals.

I had thoughts of making this a long sentimental post but ...
Nah.
I didn't want to turn 19 so fast.
But how do you fight the inevitable?
So long 18, you had your good and bad times.
I enjoyed you.

Hey there, 19.
Show me a good time then.
I dare you.
:)

Peach wants to bite you

This post is dedicated to a fish.
His name was Peach and he liked to bite people.

Three and a half years ago, Mira found him in a pet shop.
She decided that she wanted him because of his sexy eyes.
So much for that.
I decided that they were evil eyes. He would watch you while you were in the same room with him. And he moved the pebbles around his tank to create a wall so that he could hide behind it and spy on you.

One day, his tank cracked and he was moved into the fish tank in my room. My goldfish were transferred to the big aquarium downstairs. I was a little iffy about him at first. (he was a weird fish). But as time went on you just ... get attached, you know?

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and I can see him staring at me through the bookshelf, directly opposite my bed. That was his way of trying to send me telepathic messages along the lines of "FEED ME DAMN IT I AM HUNGRY."

Three days ago, he stopped asking me to do that.
He stopped asking me to feed him.
I even managed to stuff a piece into his mouth. He spat it back out.

Peach died today.

He was the craziest fish I had ever known.
He's bitten me a lot. My fingers bleed because of him.
Other people have also gotten bitten by him.
He splashed all the books I keep next to his tank because he tried to get my attention.
He tried to jump out of the bucket while I clean his tank.
I used to be paranoid about him committing suicide.

I know, fishes are ... pretty boring.
But Peach wasn't. He was entertaining.
I miss him already.

The room is so quiet without the sound of his tank filter.

Jingle ball

Today, visited the pet shop at OU.
There was a pair of bored looking Persian cats in a cage.
I poked my fingers at one, and s/he kept nibbling at me.

Hanna found a little toy ball with a bell in it.
She showed it to them and WHOA. They were suddenly so alive!
Running around the cage, following the jingly ball.
So we sneakily lifted the cage door and dropped the ball in ...
While the workers weren't looking.
They were so happy, chasing after the ball and bouncing around the cage.

I hope we made their day more interesting. :)

Ps.
Watched How to Train Your Dragon with Nad yesterday.
It was pleasantly surprised!
I love Toothless. Like a giant flying kitten. Aww.