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Pets!
Aug 15, 2007 18:17:09 GMT -5
Post by Jack Winchester on Aug 15, 2007 18:17:09 GMT -5
My boyfriend tags me a lot for having a soft spot for animals. I can't say I disagree. Unfortunately, thanks to leaving for university, I can't really take any of my lovelies with me. To counter that, haha, I decided to get a small aquarium of sorts and get myself some fish. Fish, thankfully, are allowed in my dorm. Slowly but surely one turned into three and three turned into six.
Long story short, I have a pet addiction. I love hearing about other people's animals, so I figured I might as well make a post instead of harassing you all in the c-box.
Mine
Sleeping Beauty - Calico, long-haired, outdoor female cat. She used to be indoor but unfortunately that didn't mesh too well. She was fond of hiding beneath the couch and didn't like strangers. She lives out on the deck, now, with her brother. She loves to show us how much she cares about us by leaving birds at the back door. Both cats were adopted from the shelter three and a half years ago.
Prince Phillip - Orange/white, short-haired outdoor male cat. Beauty's brother. He is gorgeous and also used to live outside until he began spraying the house. He is fixed, but it didn't seem to matter. He is very curious and will often take off for days at a time before returning home. He also enjoys bringing presents, but prefers rabbits over birds. Both cats were adopted from the shelter three and a half years ago.
Cinnamon - Red/white female Beagle. Cin, as she is affectionately called, is two years old and the best dog we've ever had (second only in my mind to my late German Shepherd/Collie cross). She lives inside and loves us all to pieces. She is perhaps the smartest animal known to man. I've been wanting to take her for agility training but the schedules always interfere with something. She's my little goose, another nickname, and spends most afternoons on the foot of my bed when I'm on here chatting with you all.
The Fish - All six are male Bettas.
Samden (white/green) and Scatha (red/black) are the oldest. If anyone is a Tolkien fan, you will recognize Scatha's name. Samden, however, was named after a character on another site. A different version of Sofia was pretty much this man's, Samden's, significant other but they both refused to admit it. I loved this other player's character so much that I actually named my fish after him.
Sinai (orange/red) and Poe (purple/red/green) were the second pair of fish I managed to buy. Obviously Sinai was named after Mount Sinai, which according to my religion is where God relayed the 10 Commandments to Moses. Poe, alternatively, was named after Edgar Allan Poe, a brilliant writer that I've always admired. Random, but, he was originally nicknamed Rainbow Brite because of his insane colouration. After awhile, though, Boe turned into Poe. After that it just stuck.
Finally, there are two more. One is white with purple tips on his fins, simply called Amey (short for Amethyst, which is my birthstone). I have a fascination for white fish with coloured fins, though Amey and Sam are my only fish with that pattern. The other is pale yellow/gold/white and his name changes every single day. Originally, his name was Hemingway, after the brilliant author, but then I decided to try out Monet and see how I liked that. Quite honestly, I haven't picked one, so his name depends on the day.
I will post pictures once I get a chance to hop on the office computer. My laptop doesn't have any photographs saved on it yet. -tear-
Anyone else have any pets? You can post pictures or just descriptions like I did. I'm a dork and love to hear about/see other people's animals.
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