Daily Chat

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

This set are set before the original set but can be read either way. Michael will clarify.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

I am so glad it's Friday! It's been an eventful week. First I was ill with sudden facial swelling, then the coldest day/night so far 10°f, my heat stopped working....tests tests.....

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

No! I don't approve of missing heat! My class radiators aren't on, or the room next to mine. At home, I've been blasting it to keep warm.

How's your face? Do they know what happened? Allergy?

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Related to my melanoma I believe.
I'm pumped up with steroids now, so it's down.
《 8)

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

I haven't made any dioramas, yet. I need some space. Maybe I'm just not up to the challenge.

Hmmm...oh....dang cat...playing hopscotch over me, and around!



Think I'll look for a book on dioramas.

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

My cat smacked me in the eye this morning to wake me up. I wasn't impressed.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

One of mine is a very, touchy....meaning ~paws on......kitty.

She'll reach out and tap at my face, all the time, while laying on my belly. Usually, she'll hook my lip. Not my favorite.

[Maarit]

Well, atleast I hope that your cats don't piss on your legs to show you that they like you (or maybe don't like?). My rabbit does that, though it does so only to me, not my boyfriend. That's why I'm especially careful in the mornings (and sometimes evening time as well) not to put my legs down to floor for too long when I sit on the couch unless I want the Duracell -rabbit to piss on them. He doesn't do it too often, though, but the times he does it are very sudden and could have been avoided if I had seen it coming. Oh, and my avatar shows how the rabbit looks like, though the picture is a few years old and the rabbit turns 7 this year, so he's a bit more silvery grey, almost white at parts, than on the picture (he's always been grey, it's his base colour, the fur has just changed shades over the years).

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

No...if a cat pisses on you, it's not to say they like you. Just that they own you.

Not sure about rabbits. Maybe he's just ornery?

Or excited?

[Maarit]

I think his both excited and a bit mean as well, because as said, he won't piss on my boyfriends feet. It can also be weeks that he won't piss on me, but then suddenly he might wet me two or even three times in one week and go back to ignoring me and then continue later etc. :D. So it's one big cycle that keeps turning on and on, but since the only harm happens to my trousers (and socks, if I happen to wear them), I don't mind it that much. Carpet gets some drops in it at times, but they are easy to clean with some watered tissue if you do it immediately and don't wait too long.

[Greta]

Score! Brandon Sanderson Audible books are 2 for 1 credit right now...happy day :-)

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Cats are all about ownership. One that I had while pregnant, peed on me while I was trying to fall asleep. I was so angry, and due that day, I'm amazed the baby didn't arrive!

Another that I have now does it occasionally if I'm not behaving satisfactorily. It's usually connected to wanting food at breakfast. He hasn't done it for weeks but...

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

RIP

to David Bowie.

:'(

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

So sad. I didn't know he'd been ill.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

I don't think I did either, but it's .....almost...familiar.

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

It's all over the tv today.

[Lára]

I´m grieveing after David Bowie. He won´t make beautiful music anymore. Why do I feel so bad? It´s almost as he was close to me.
I´ll truly miss him.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

http://www.npr.org/2003/09/19/1436453...

This is from a local radio show.

[Lára]

:( this is just making me cry.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

I'm sorry.
He had a well lived life, though still too young.
His life should be celebrated not forgotten.

I try to do the same within my own life, perhaps not always successful.

[Elise]

One of my favorites and one of the greatest. So heartbroken, but he really went out with a bang with his last album.

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

One of the things that struck me with all the clips etc, is his elegance and style. He always looked so immaculate.

Thought I'd play some of his music and I've discovered all of the music by him that I own is either on cassette or vinyl, I can't play any of those!

[Lára]

Elise wrote: "One of my favorites and one of the greatest. So heartbroken, but he really went out with a bang with his last album."

True that. It's a great album.
Even my favourite singer, Peter Murphy is grieving.
He shared a video on his site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j062o...

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

I've not heard Pete Murphy for years, now I'm trying to remember his song i liked best!

[Lára]

I adore my pet snails (aquarium), they´re so cute! They were eating my live aquarium plants but I bought them food so now they´re eating it. They also let me touch them. I´m so happy.

I´m going to get a betta fish, red one, named Agni, soon. The shop its going to order it especially for me!

I had a blue betta fish for 5 years named Aslan and he was such a great pet, always eating from my hand and so tame.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

I've thought of getting a beta. Planning is crucial, since I don't have a good place for it now.

How did you keep him? I want to set a tank up for plants first, and understand they (betas) like the water warmer. I have a friend who just keeps them in large jars...no plant...no warmth.....

[Lára]

Brenda ╰☆╮ wrote: "I've thought of getting a beta. Planning is crucial, since I don't have a good place for it now.

How did you keep him? I want to set a tank up for plants first, and understand they (betas) like th..."

You need to cycle a tank first (making the water presentable, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and very small number of nitrate). Bettas are quite hardy but you want the best for your pet!

I´m using a 20 litres (4 gallons) for one male betta fish, since they´re very territorial and more than 10 g allons can stress them.
If you want him to have a female, you should have at least 3 because he´s aggressive. With particular fish (those that don´t have fancy tails) he might be nice, or not. I had mine with snails and he was throwing them around. He ate my shrimp and he hated pencils.

24 C (75 F?) is fine for them but mine was under 22 C and he lived for 5 years.

Tropical Fish Hobbyist is the only magazine I´m following, for 6 years already. I´ve read all the books about keeping fish in local library and bought some online. It´s one of my hobbies, fishkeeping I mean.

[Maarit]

Once again RIP

to Alan Rickman

:( I really liked the roles he played in various movies, especially in Harry Potter -series (Severus Snape).

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Alan Rickman truly made Prof. Snape his own.

It's who I'll always think of, when I read HP.

He is missed.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

I love having fish Lāra. It's been years and my husband had most of the knowhow. : )

After I move and settle...I'll start with a small tank probably.

[Lára]

Noo. I really liked him. This year is the worst. First David Bowie and now him, and both the same age. At least Peter Murphy is alive and if he dies, I´m going to be devastated.

[Lára]

Brenda ╰☆╮ wrote: "I love having fish Lāra. It's been years and my husband had most of the knowhow. : )

After I move and settle...I'll start with a small tank probably."

If you´ll have any questions, ask me ;)

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

I was just coming on to say we'd had another death. Just saw it on the news when I arrived home from work. What a horrible start to the year.


We had goldfish when my daughter was young but stopped after a few years as we started having a problem with slimy stuff. The filter only seemed to deal with water rather than the'ground'. I love watching fish.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

We had a ground feeder or two, to help with that, Helen.
Cat fish (Cory).
Evidently, gold fish are particularly "dirty." Eat a lot, soooo....
; )

[Lára]

Brenda ╰☆╮ wrote: "We had a ground feeder or two, to help with that, Lára.
Cat fish (Cory).
Evidently, gold fish are particularly "dirty." Eat a lot, soooo....
; )"

Yeah, they are. I had 3 of them, a black telescope, red cap (oranda), and comet one in a huge aquarium. They ate all the plants xd I had them for many years but no plants with them.

I want a crab now.

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

I might have another go then when my decorating is done.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Oops...sorry ladies...just realized I put wrong name
..Lol

It was lunch time...and I had to.......

[Lára]

Brenda ╰☆╮ wrote: "Oops...sorry ladies...just realized I put wrong name
..Lol

It was lunch time...and I had to......."

and my litres to gallons was wrong too xd
20 l is 4UK gallons, not 40 xd

They say that for betta 5 litres is enough but when I see them in such a small place I feel sorry for them.

I originally planned to cycle my 30 litres tank for betta I'm going to get, but I had no idea how to plant it so I decided to put him in 20 l that is already planted. I hope he'll like it.

I'll probably put a shrimp or a crab in 30 l one. Ghost/glass shrimps are cool. I had some long time ago, you could see through them and when they were eating, you could see the food traveling xd
I really liked to watch them eat

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Really, how strange. That sort of thing becomes quite hypnotic.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Getting ready for possible blizzard conditions. around here.
Tonight through Sunday morning..

I'm in the "bubble" that is expected to get the worst, a possible 2 feet.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/22/us/wint...

[Cheryl]

Brenda ╰☆╮ wrote: "Getting ready for possible blizzard conditions. around here.
Tonight through Sunday morning..

I'm in the "bubble" that is expected to get the worst, a possible 2 feet."

Yikes, Brenda! Stay safe. Hopefully, the storm won't hit you as badly as they are predicting.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Thanks Cheryl.
: )

Me too.

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Do you have staples in? Keep warm, stay safe and read ;)

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

I DO need to read!

My concentration sucks!

On another note...I've been having trouble with my browser on goodreads.
It freezes tge screen...and I can't do anything. Every time!

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Mine froze a few minutes ago but is fine otherwise. Is it the weather affecting it?

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

No...it's been happening for over a week.

I can use a different browser, but I prefered the other. Always complications!

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Your weather alert is on our main evening news! Says you mustn't go out until Monday!

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

That's the plan.


But I may be shoveling all day Sunday.

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Perhaps you should just stay in until it all melts and the sun returns.