What? A Bandana? That’s Cheap!

I didn’t get up until like 10:45 yesterday. That said, I used my time quite wisely, if I do say so myself. After doing my normal morning stuff, I worked on school until like 3. I was going to ride up to the library, but it was drizzling, and I didn’t feel like going through all the hassle of getting permission to go up there in the rain. So I ended up just cleaning up my 2 fish tanks. The one on my dresser was in a nasty state, so it took me quite awhile. I was amazed to find that I actually still had a bunch of fish in there. There was: 1 Balloon-Belly Molly, 1 Black Kuhli Loach, 1 Panda Cory Catfish, 1 Albino Cory Catfish, 1 Peppered Cory Catfish, 2 Otocinclus, and uh, I think that’s it! It looks so nice now that it’s all clean! I figure I have enough filters to last me 9 weeks. I buy the big 6-packs, cause it’s more economic. They set me back like $30, so I gotta make $30 in 9 weeks. That shouldn’t be too hard. I’m probably going to buy 1000 crickets with the money from doing Chuck’s yard work. In fact, I’ll probably drive over to BCU, deposit that check, and then ride up to library later today. I’m going to breed the crickets again, but this time I’m going to use escape-proof containers for the baby crickets! Anyway, after cleaning my tanks I worked on math again until 11:30. I made a list for the next day, and then hit the couch with my Dirk Pitt book and a bowl of popcorn. About 12:20 I heard a coyote howling really, really loud. Mike and I were talking about it this morning, and we figure it was either in our yard or one of the next-door neighbor’s. It was pretty awesome! I was really engrossed in my book, when all of a sudden I looked up and it was like 1 am! I decided to hit the sack, especially since I was trying to get up at 6. Didn’t happen. I didn’t end up getting up until like 8. Jen called me at like 7:50 and told me that she was at work, and Connor was upset because the dog got away, so she asked me to go over there and help him look for the dog. I threw on my shoes, a sweater, and a beanie, and then headed over to his house on my bike. I got over there and he handed me a box of treats and a dog whistle. So I put the whistle in my pocket, and started pedaling around the neighborhood with this tub of dog treats, searching through every yard. ½ an hour and 3 trips around the neighborhood later, we found her. She ran between the houses like a rocket, and I followed her in the street on my bike. Then she ran into her house, and I cut through the yards. She came back outside, and I got her to come to me. I grabbed what I thought was her collar and let her get up again. She jerked away, and my hand slipped off what ended up being a bandana. So I called her over to me again, and this time I got a good strong grip on her REAL collar. I escorted her to her cage, and the whole ordeal was taken care of. Whew, what a start to the morning! I’m listening to “Responsibility” by MxPx.