For Love is the most powerful word and action, man was ever taught; Love is what we are and children are the greatest gift of Love.

     Today is my 6th year anniversary with my long time partner Jaa. It's too bad that I didn't get to wake up next to him this morning because he's been gone to work since Monday morning, but lucky for us he gets to come home tonight and be home all weekend! I'm very excited and happy with everything despite the fact that I have a bad cold and I just feel like a total bag of smashed sh*t (not that I would literally know how that feels, just metaphorically.) 

   

   Well, I'm supposed to go do some shopping but I am just not up to it. If I could send Braelan to someone who will watch him for free I would, so that I could sleep and just rest in silence..but that would be just too convenient to ever happen in real life. I'm a stay-at-home mom and I'm supposed to suck it up...well there's a realization. Anyway, I hope this cold will go away real soon. I hate being sick and I'm sick of people spreading it around..if colds and flu are money, then please pass it on to me. 

   This anniversary stinks because we can't really do anything mainly because I would rather crawl back into bed and stay there until I feel better..and we've given away our money to charities..sarcastically, yes that means bills. Hopefully we'll get to do something next weekend; We are supposed to go to the Comic Strip in Edmonton to see Bobcat Goldthwait live..we were planning on going to the dinner and comic thing BUT realized that we are hosting a Thanksgiving dinner that weekend with the entire family..so we can kick that idea of comic strip dinner right in kisser. Do I sound like I'm complaining?? No, I'm really not complaining..I am simply venting..on my online blog! Go figure. 

   Do people really read this blogs? No, I don't think so..you know why..because nobody gives a rats a$$ about anybody's life..it's really that simple. Nothing they say will make you feel better because even if you did feel better you are still worrying..and saying things like, "I'm fine" or "Now I feel better"..who are you really kidding?? You might feel a little ease but you will never stop worrying about everything...unless of course you're single, young, and have a lot of moolah to blow. People can comment all they want about your blog..but ask yourself something..has anyone said anything to you completely out of the ordinary?? People will kiss a$$ and say nice things but really they're thinking of the opposite. 

  

   People say things like, "Oh don't worry hun, things will get better." Really?? How?? Because if you can explain this to me and really make me believe that things will get better then you, my friend, are a genius! And seriously..what is it with people who all of the sudden act like they have something in common with you?? There you are simply looking for answers and trying to figure something out and all of the sudden a swarm of people will start talking about their lives and how "it just really, really sucks!" I don't know about you but if I have a problem I will usually talk about it with my parents or my bes-test best friend or ask around some close friends and get ideas...Ummm hello?? I have a problem to figure out. I don't really feel like wasting time listening to a bunch of people tell me stories of the past and how it affected them, thank you very much. 

   So I've concluded that I like venting on here because even if people will or have read this and wish to comment..I can always delete it. I used to have a diary but why write when you can type. I guess I could start a diary using Microsoft words..but I don't really have anything to hide. Plus, having a blog like this is nice..its a free freakin' country..be prepared for to explore my opinionated mind! =)

  *Much Love!*

   

For Love is the most powerful word and action, man was ever taught; Love is what we are and children are the greatest gift of Love.

    So, Jaa got me the new Fluval Edge 6 gallon fish tank for our anniversary! I love it so much! It is very stylish and contemporary and very calming and nice to look at. The design and the way it's engineered is somewhat sketchy because only part of the whole tank is sitting on the base that comes with the whole thing. Then another piece sits on top and together it creates a very stylish, modern look! Take a look at the pictures and see for yourself. 

   I don't have very detailed pictures of the base and every pieces that comes with it. Inside this black piece located at the back is a very powerful Hagen*Fluval Edge filter. It is made for it and you have to buy the one made for this tank. It's not very expensive and you would only have to change the filter at least once a month if you want to maintain a healthy tank and healthy fish. If you want more detail Google "Fluval Edge Aquarium" and you should be able to find detailed info about the tank itself and reviews. I personally love it!   The tank is all glass, it's the first 3D tank. There is a small opening on top where that top black piece is covering so you can access the inside for decorating, cleaning, and feeding the fish. The set comes with 2 small halogen light bulbs that gives off heat and provides ample lighting for the tank. I don't have a heater for my tank because I find that the halogen lights give enough heat to keep the water warm at 80 Fahrenheit. 

    I decided to use white sand instead of gravel for this tank. I don't really think that gravel will put the edge on this Edge and make it more stylish and high-end! We also have a 55 gallon with natural looking pebbles (I will talk more about it later on another blog.) My Fluval Edge has a few rocks, the one in the middle is an expensive "petrified" rock from Big Al's in Edmonton. It is the center focal point or the point of interest in this tank. It's a very nice rock. The other flat rocks you see are from another pet store and I've decided to stack them on corners. I have all live plants in this tank, no fakes. I have 2 live sword plants and 2 live mandos, and 1 moss ball. I love how my tank is set up. It's beautiful and I love staring at it!

   I have a thermometer in it to make sure that the temperature is nice and comfortable for the fish. In the photo above you will see two Bala Sharks. I have a few more fish in there now which you will see in the pictures below.

   Here you will see one of my bala sharks, 2 albino tetras (the white-cloudy looking fish), you will also see a small striped Severum at the back if you look closely. The Severum is a type of a non aggressive cichlid. He is small right now but will eventually get bigger. He will not live in this tank for a long time, I will eventually have to transfer him in to our huge tank. He is only here temporarily. Oh and if you notice there is a little fish on the bottom left hand side, that is one of my zebra danios.

    This is Molly the balloon molly! They look so cool, almost like a puffer fish =) I wanted to get a molly in the tank..and what better choice than to get a balloon molly..the coolest looking molly of all mollies!

    The Fluval Edge tank from another point of view! Oh, the tank is set on top of a wood and wrought iron wine/serving rack. Its a very nice little table to set our new tank. By the way, the fluval edge comes in three different base color, Burnt Orange, Black, and Pewter. I wanted a Pewter color so bad but every PetSmart in Canada only have them in Black. The only place that had them in Pewter was Big Al's in Edmonton BUT they were more expensive! The black isn't so bad actually..the sand and the rocks just makes it pop!

   A very nice picture of the bala shark. Of course the picture was taken by me. Too bad about the smudge on the tank that I didn't notice until after I took the picture. 

    If you can see, there's a tiny striped fish just above the petrified rock...that is one of the zebra danios. And if you notice on the right side, middle part of the photo there is a tail..that is the Pictus Catfish' tail. Unfortunately I didn't capture him in the photo because those darn catfish swim fast! They just never stop moving..ever.

    Well there you have it. Hope you liked my little blog about my little tank. Yes, I am trying to convince you to get one because they are nice and takes very little to maintain. Even if you want a bigger tank you can still have this. We have a 55 gallon fish tank and that didn't stop us from getting this. We love fish tanks, if we could have more we would. We are looking in to upgrading to a bigger tank eventually..probably next summer(2011.) It's our hobby and I don't think we'll ever get tired of the maintenance. 

    Fish tanks are so calming and if you actually do your research well you will find that fish tanks are commonly used for people that have stress disorders, youths that have issues, and its overall appearance brings Zen into peoples lives. 

*Much Love!*

My tattoos...

For Love is the most powerful word and action, man was ever taught; Love is what we are and children are the greatest gift of Love.

     I love taking pictures of everything! From my son being funny to the dog being silly and Jaa being..well, Jaa! I even let Braelan take pictures and believe it or not they do turn out good as well. 

This is Jaa being photographed by Braelan!

Hehe..Braelan's foot!

   I forgot to blog about my new tattoos! I finally got a foot tattoo on August 13th, 2010 and "Brae" tattooed on my wrist on August 31st, 2010. Notice the dates?? I know! It was weird because I never even thought of that until the day I got my wrist tattoo. My favorite number is 13! I know some say its the bad luck number but it's been lucky for me so far. So here's a picture of my foot tattoo...

   Foot tattoos hurt! This one hurt more in between the top of my foot and my ankle, other than that it was bearable. It took just over 2 hours and cost me about $300 (no I am not joking.) You can't see the whole thing in this picture but you should be able to on the next photo...

      Here you can see that it goes all the way up above my ankle bone and it also goes past my ankle bone. There was a lot of details involve and she had to take a little slow around the middle area because that it where it hurts the most. I must say though, I did not twitched or moved once..like I said it was bearable until the last 15 minutes of the session when my foot had become so swollen and raised. I love this tattoo!! It looks awesome and was definitely worth the pain. 

   The next photo is of my old tattoo..my very first tattoo that lasted about 4 hours and some. To be honest, I expected this tattoo to hurt because that is what people told me. BUT it didn't hurt that much at all! 

   It's a tiger/tribal tattoo. You can see the eyes if you look closely. Like my foot tattoo, there was also a lot of details involved with this one. I think the painful and most uncomfortable experience with this tattoo was the way I was sitting. It was a taller chair and I had to sit facing the back rest and had to lean towards it. I am short so my legs and feet were dangling down..and that became uncomfortable after an hour! This tattoo cost me $450! I couldn't sleep on my back for awhile but that didn't bother me because I'm a stomach sleeper. 

    This is one of my new tattoo. It is short for "Braelan", which is my sons name. This tattoo did not hurt at all, it was quick and it healed within a week! I love this tattoo! I was going to add his birthday (Sept. 28th, 2010) in roman numerals just below his name but decided not to because I have other plans. I want to get Braelan, Jaa, and my birthday in roman numerals and have it tattooed on my left shoulder (I already have a kanji tattoo on my right shoulder blade.) I want more work done eventually. Some of my friends say I'm addicted, I say "oh well". I don't have any other addictions. I don't smoke, I don't do drugs, I don't watch pornography, I hate shopping, really just no addiction but getting unique art tattooed on me. If people don't like then don't look at it =)

     I will update later when I get more ink done..which is real soon ;)

*Much Love!*