My newest housemate

My kids have had a betta fish for a few months now, and I decided that I needed a companion, too. Someone with a calming influence. Someone to sit on my desk and make me feel guilty if I surfed the 'net instead of writing.

So….meet Leonardo, a Crowntail betta! Ain't he just the cutest thing?

Alas, the picture doesn't do him justice, but trust me when I say he's absolutely gorgeous. A deep blue with bits of green mixed in so that he looks iridescent. (I think he knows it, too. He has the attitude of one of those guys who just knows he's gorgeous.). I wasn't sure just how much companionship a fish would provide, but I have to say that Leonardo and I have already bonded. He'll swim to my finger when I press it to the glass, and hangs out in the corner to watch me type.

I think I must dedicate my next book to him.

So there you have it–my new good buddy (who, thankfully, has not attracted the attention of our cats!). Anyone else have a desk companion? A plant? Fish? Hamster? Bird? Some other office-bound creature who is their writing companion and muse?