Curiouser and Curiouser

As it dries/cools:



I'm really proud of this one - it came out nice and crisp and dark.

Now, time to see who gets the reference. =)

-H

... he will kill you with cuteness.



Bowie finished shedding today, so I got to hold him for long periods of time again. He spent most of the day cuddling with me, and I was remarking to elenuial just how mellow he'd become since I'd brought him home those months ago. As we settled in for the night to watch something on the computer, my baby found his way back to his favorite perch.

So he chilled there for a while before starting to explore. He's gotten so assertive, and so tame - though still a brat. <3

-H

So, after hearing all the hype, I finally gave in and watched Dr. Horrible's Sing-along-blog.

My verdict?

Cute. Catchy. Silly. A little poignant. I really like the songs, especially "On the Rise."

I also really like Nathan Fillion. And, after watching this, Neil Patrick Harris. But I wasn't impressed with the actress who played Penny for some reason. Eh.

There were some great lines, like "the hammer is my penis" and "we do the weird stuff." But ultimately, this just reinforced my opinion that Joss Whedon does great things with episodic formats and extras, but not so much with movies.

So, yeah. Not obsessed, but I liked it. =)

-H

One of the other animals we carry that are part of the skink family are Schneider's Skinks, much smaller than the yellow-lined plated in the enclosure above them. As with all insectivore lizards, we alternate food to give them a more varied diet. This takes place on their Mealworm day.

S: (flail against glass)
H: (opening cage) You're excited. Breakfast! I don't know how well you take to being hand-fed, but we'll try a -
S: (nom)
H: ...Well, that answers that. Hey, C*! He sucked it down like spaghetti. We're good.
S: That's because YOU STARVE ME. (flails)
H: You eat just fine. I know this. I have to feed you guys every day. Speaking of which, where's your brother?
S: I ATE HIM.
H: (checks tag) He's at the vet.
S: BECAUSE I ATE HIM.
H: Nice try. Now, do I even have to wiggle the mealworm, or do you just -
S: (nom)
H: I think you just eat whatever's put in front of your face. (looking up at yellow-lined) Why can't you be more like him?
L: I'm a majestic predator. I only hunt.
H: I made it run around the cage for you!
L: I could see the tongs, you know. That's not really hunting.
H: Whatever. You can go for weeks without eating. One day won't kill you.
L: ... (nom)
H: Was that so hard?
L: It's squishy. Why aren't you showering me with praise and thanks for saving your job?
H: Scaly little malcontent. (back to skink) Now that I think about it, there are still crickets in your cage! If you're so absolutely starving, why didn't you eat those?
S: Because that requires effort.
H: ...
S: Give me a mealworm!
H: No. No more bugs until you eat what you have in there.
S: But... But...!
H: I can't feed you until your other food is gone. It's a rule.
S: That you just made up?
H: NO. EAT YOUR CRICKETS.
L: I'll eat his crickets.
H: You won't even eat your mealworms!
L: That's because you don't make them interesting enough.

I feel like a mom with 78 fussy, whiny two-year-olds.

On the plus side, we now have four chinchillas at work. One that came in the other day was a little guy - shy, but nosy. If I cup my hands together, he can sit easily in my palms. He almost doesn't need both.

And I found out something interesting about the yellow-lined plated: when they shed, they don't lose the top layer like most snakes and other reptiles do. Instead, his scales just fall off. Like cat hair. So as I picked him up, there was a little rain of what looked like mica falling into his cage. I brushed him off, and even more fell. The downside of this, however, was that as I cleaned his cage and he sat on my shirt, I was covered in what looked like glitter for the rest of the day. =/

I'll post about the 20 bearded dragon hatchlings we have later. <3

-H

With so much fuss for so long, I need to see for myself.

I'm going to find something by this Hannah Montana person and listen to it.

Wish me luck.

-H