So my girlfriend and I decided we wanted to go through that “Getting a pet together phase.” So, we are getting fish together. Well, to be fair, we decided we wanted to do that a long time ago with a pair of kittens but we aren’t in a place we entirely happy with that also allows cats. I could probably spend a few hours complaining about the structure of my current apartment and how I look forward to moving, even if I might lose MidcoComm Internet!, but that’s for another day when I don’t have something awesome to talk about.
So.. fish. Why fish? Well, honestly, why not. We can’t have cats in our current place (legally), so dogs are out of the question too, so we went with something that doesn’t need to be walked or trained. Sure, they have the huge aquarium and the cost associated with all of that. Need to make certain the pH and oxygen levels are stable, got food, filter is working, water temperature is correct and ALL THAT.. but it’s a lot of setup and basic maintenance to look at some cool looking fish. So the tank we got is a 28 gallon euro tank, water weight is ~240 lbs. After determining that our first location in the living room wasn’t safe and viable, we set the tank up in our bedroom on one of my plastic tables. 200+ lbs bends that table quite a bit.. so we moved it to a much more sturdy wood table and that is where it sits currently. When they say to not move even partially filled tanks, that’s probably good advice, but hey.. we did it anyways. 150 lbs is awkward between two people but at least it got moved and we didn’t have to make another 30+ trips to empty it and then another 30+ to refill it. Screw that.
Either way, it is setup currently and being allowed to run for a few days before even considering the idea of adding some tropical fish to it. We’re hoping for 2 different types of shark (bala and rainbow), some green tiger barbs, and a bottom algae-eating dude to boot. We’ll see how that goes. Not a whole lot of fish will go into our tank, following the general advice of 1 gallon of water per inch of fish in the tank (especially at full length), but it should be a fun and interesting adventure along the way. Oh, and here’s a sucky photo of it for your viewing pleasure.
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In other news, GDEV class is going well. Got past the first voting period and I am fleshing out the idea for a quick demonstration sometime soon. The class meets Wednesdays for 2.5 hours and thus far has been very long in the tooth, but hopefully the first hiring and second voting periods go well. I’d like to keep on a team lead, not only so I can be the bossman, as that seems like a much better use of my talents and gives me something to work on that I can apply in other parts of my life, personal and business. Platforming concept that is a smash-up of different concepts from various games but ultimately the idea will be to have a Mario-esque platforming experience with the puzzling of Lost Vikings 1&2, including the abilities and character swapping. I’m tempted to thrown in some effects from the portable Castlevania games, and probably will in the long run, as long as just refining the feel of the game to include what I feel is the best pieces of different games out there. Either way, looking forward to the class again.. and will be quite annoyed if I have to do it completely solo but that might be for the best if I have nobody useful to hire/work with.
Oh, and it was quite neat to see some more of my Taekwondo students obtain the rank of black belt, either 1st Dan or 1st Poom. Body is still repairing itself from the destruction that was Saturday but at this point, it was totally worth it and looking forward to congratulating all of them further in Tuesday’s classes.
That’s it for now. End transmission of ramble..^D