I am a non-political topic.

[Betheny]

Greetings.

Seeing as how the PC has become embroiled in an awful lot of serious political discussions and things of that nature -- I thought I'd create a thread where those of us who are sick of that kind of crap to... whatever. Talk about anything BUT politics? Thanks.

BTW... Say whatever. But don't make this a political thread. Give me some repreive.

For starters, um... I guess we'll talk about... uh. Movies. Anyone seen any good movies lately? I've been meaning to go see 'Miracle' but haven't yet...

[Parkbandit]

You must be a Libertarian. :tumble:

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Parkbandit
You must be a Libertarian. :tumble:

Nah, I'm just annoyed. Not that I'm saying the discussions are bad... I'm just not interested in them. And I'd rather not have to dig through those threads out of boredom...

[Reyek]

Butterfly Affect was a kick ass movie. saw it the other night. Made me jump out my seat a few times. BTW anyone have a DVDR of this?

[Ilvane]

We need discussions like that to be educated voters, right? :smirk:

Anyway..off to my stupid political topics.;)

-A

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Ilvane
We need discussions like that to be educated voters, right? :smirk:

Anyway..off to my stupid political topics.;)

-A

Did I ever say anything negative about them? No. Can it.

[Reyek]

Getem! Beat him down with a stick!

[Ilvane]

Well, I don't really think political discussions are crap, Beth.

No need to get nasty.

-A

[Betheny]

Show me where I said they were crap.

[TheEschaton]

I like chopsticks. They make eating Chinese food that much more fun.


It irks me in terms of the rice, though. Why the fuck would you invent chopsticks, if your main diet consists of rice?

-TheE-

[Artha]

Let's talk about how awesome I am. That should make for a nice, long discussion.

[Betheny]

Artha does rule. He'd rule more, though, if he would stop picking his nose.

[Wezas]

People are so touchy about their politics.

Maimara, you seen the preview for "Dawn of the Dead" (2004)? I posted it in a totally unrelated folder and it looksk pretty kick ass if you like scary movies.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/dawnofthedead/

And since we're on the topic of movies, anyone seen the whole paris hilton one? (not the night vision one). It's pretty funny.

[Edited on 2-27-2004 by Wezas]

[Betheny]

I saw a commercial for it on television... or maybe it was a preview on a DVD we watched. It looks awesome. But I'm a sucker for zombie flicks.

Uh... anyone see house of 1000 corpses? I've heard both ways on it... good and bad...

[Meos]

chop sticks kick ass dude, they have so many uses... like feeding my mantis shrimp! That isn't my shimp but he looks just like it, anyway, they got this claw time thing that they use to spear prey, or shatter glass of aquariums... he also uses it to tap on the glass of my tank to tell me he's hungery...

[TheEschaton]

On a similar note to Chinese food......Animals is by far the best Pink Floyd album. Ever.


Well....Welcome to the Machine is pretty close, but that only has like, 6 songs on it (granted, each with an average of 10 minutes long).

-TheE-

[Betheny]

Originally posted by TheEschaton
I like chopsticks. They make eating Chinese food that much more fun.


It irks me in terms of the rice, though. Why the fuck would you invent chopsticks, if your main diet consists of rice?

-TheE-

I saw on the food channel that you're supposed to put the bowl up to your mouth and shovel it in with the chop sticks. Same with soup... and that's how you're SUPPOSED to do it. So who needs to invent spoons and forks if you're just eating/drinking it outta the bowl!

[TheEschaton]

That is a fucking scary-ass shrimp.


Let's frickisee him!

-TheE-

[peam]

Originally posted by Maimara
Uh... anyone see house of 1000 corpses? I've heard both ways on it... good and bad...

It's awful. You can tell he's trying waaaay too hard to be unique and edgy. Rob Zombie should stick to making bad music, and leave the film industry out of it.

[Betheny]

Yeah but I don't read into movies that much.

<3Evil Dead<3

[Parkbandit]

Originally posted by TheEschaton
On a similar note to Chinese food......Animals is by far the best Pink Floyd album. Ever.


Well....Welcome to the Machine is pretty close, but that only has like, 6 songs on it (granted, each with an average of 10 minutes long).

-TheE-

Well... good taste in music. I guess I can't completely give up on you :)

[Parkbandit]

Originally posted by Maimara

Originally posted by Parkbandit
You must be a Libertarian. :tumble:

Nah, I'm just annoyed. Not that I'm saying the discussions are bad... I'm just not interested in them. And I'd rather not have to dig through those threads out of boredom...

I do hope you got my sarcasm there silly...

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Originally posted by TheEschaton
I like chopsticks. They make eating Chinese food that much more fun.


It irks me in terms of the rice, though. Why the fuck would you invent chopsticks, if your main diet consists of rice?

-TheE-

AH HA! Something I can answer without getting flamed I think. When I lived in Japan we called the rice there 'sticky' rice, because it all stuck together, making it easy to eat with chopsticks.

Maybe Chopsticks were meant only for Sticky Rice (TM pending)?

[Meos]

I know, that's why I don't mess with him. he taps on the glass, and I feed him, and he leaves my fish alone... we have an understanding.... anyway, watching this thing impale shit is crazy, I should video it and host it somewhere....

[Wezas]

Originally posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
[quote]Originally posted by TheEschatonAH HA! Something I can answer without getting flamed I think.
:flamed:

[Betheny]

OMG YOU ARE WRONG

I AM RIGHT

....!

[Ilvane]

<I'd create a thread where those of us who are sick of that kind of crap to...> etc.:)

If you didn't mean it that way, that's fine..but it seemed that way to me.

-A

[Meos]

anyone else AIM acting all fucked up?

[Bobmuhthol]

AIM = Working, dumb.
Gaim = Better, not dumb.

[Betheny]

Yeah, I'm sick of people saying the same thing over and over and playing the semantics game.

Don't be offended that I think it's boring. I don't think I'm the only one that thinks those subjects are played out.

I'm not saying people shouldn't participate in those threads. I just won't. I said my piece.... and it's done.

As for this thread... idle banter or whatever. Something off those subjects. Something a little more lighthearted. So I don't cry myself to sleep at night. Uh huh.

[Sean]

Eh I agree with maimara, I don't feel like running to get my bible right now or read through 50 googled political replies in every thread. I don't think she said they needed to stop but that its nice to have some alternative threads.

Anyway TheE and I shall now return to debating pink floyd songs because hes obviously wrong and i am obviously right.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

I had a conversation today with my boss about the fundamentals of ass kissing.

I've determined that saying his name in all my emails and copying him on every bit of work I do is not the appropriate way of doing so.

[TheEschaton]

Well....

Tijay is trying to say to me that Atom Heart Mother is a better album than Animals. Anyone else care to educate this young fool?


I mean, the only good song on Atom Heart Mother is Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.


Amendment: All Pink Floyd songs are "good", only Set the Heart is great, on Atom Heart Mother.

-TheE-

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Tijay
Eh I agree with maimara, I don't feel like running to get my bible right now or read through 50 googled political replies in every thread. I don't think she said they needed to stop but that its nice to have some alternative threads.

Anyway TheE and I shall now return to debating pink floyd songs because hes obviously wrong and i am obviously right.

Someone gets what I"m trying to do.

I don't get why if you're not interested in something you have to be ragging on it. I'm not. I participated a bit... but everything comes to an end, and it's ended for me.

As for pink floyd... I never got into it.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

heh, you made me think of Adam Ant

(with Atom -- I know its not the same, but I used to think of Adam Ant as being Atom Ant... I was in college, beer was involved.)

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
I had a conversation today with my boss about the fundamentals of ass kissing.

I've determined that saying his name in all my emails and copying him on every bit of work I do is not the appropriate way of doing so.

What about laying an SBD down when you see him walking toward your desk, and making him stand there while you explain something v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y...?

[Mint]

I have the hottest mailman in the United States. And he wears shorts every day even when the weather is cold. Makes my heart go pitter pat.

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Mint
I have the hottest mailman in the United States. And he wears shorts every day even when the weather is cold. Makes my heart go pitter pat.

God bless the USPS.

FedEx ain't got nothing on it.

[TheEschaton]

Ewwww, Mint, Ewwww.


I think my problem is, one of my best friend's fathers is a postman...so you say "hot postman in tight shorts", I automatically make it "hot Mr. Koniarczyk in tight shorts" and I scream and rip my testicles off.

-TheE-

[Sean]

PS I deliver mail in seattle in my spare time.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Oh, since this is the flow of thought thread, I'm sick of seeing "appreciation" post topics.

Think of a new word. That is all.

[Betheny]

My left ear keeps bugging me. I'd say it's ringing, but it's more of a thumping sensation/noise... it doesn't stop, it just does it occasionally.... every TEN SECONDS or so...

Driving me nuts.

Never had a problem with ear wax... think dumping peroxide in there will help?

I'm going to take pictures of the fizzy ear, if so. And post them. Hot.

[Mint]

You all make me laugh (um in a good way of course). Seriously, this guy could pose for GQ or whatever that male mag is called.

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Mint
You all make me laugh (um in a good way of course). Seriously, this guy could pose for GQ or whatever that male mag is called.

Playgirl, you mean.

[Miss X]

I used to have a big crush on Adam Ant.

Also I totally get this thread Maimara, I've lost interest with all the political threads, I'm usually pretty into politics and stuff but all the sniping is annoying. I cant stand when people get pissed just because others don't agree with them!

On another note... in the last hour I managed to eat an entire pot of pringles and 4 cans of sprite myself, now I feel sick.

*edited to add: I didnt actually eat the cans of sprite themselves! :lol:

[Edited on 27-2-04 by Miss X]

[Betheny]

Your puke is going to look like the junk that comes out of my ear!

[Mint]

Originally posted by Maimara

Never had a problem with ear wax... think dumping peroxide in there will help?

I'm going to take pictures of the fizzy ear, if so. And post them. Hot.

It is supposed to help get wax out, or maybe that is just an old wives tale I heard? And thumbs up on the pictures.

[Mint]

Originally posted by Maimara

Originally posted by Mint
You all make me laugh (um in a good way of course). Seriously, this guy could pose for GQ or whatever that male mag is called.

Playgirl, you mean.

Uh, no, how disappointing if he did not live up to my expectations.

[Betheny]

Postal Employees Gone Wild?

[TheEschaton]

My left ear keeps bugging me. I'd say it's ringing, but it's more of a thumping sensation/noise... it doesn't stop, it just does it occasionally.... every TEN SECONDS or so...


The thumping sensation could be eased by removing your dildo from your ear.



<ducks and runs>

Muahahahahahaha, sorry, couldn't help it - thumping in the ear? No self-respecting male can pass it up.

-TheE-

[Betheny]

/whine

Just for that I want you to imagine your postal employee friend dancing around, buck ass naked, on a beach, with a feather boa and doing the ball-slap trick like that black guy in "Kids" does.

[Sean]

Stupid Vh1 i have pass the dutchy stuck in my head.

[Mint]

Here is something gross...I bought some muffin mix at the store about a month ago, went to make it a week ago or so and when I opened up the package and dumped it in the mixing bowl there were these little bugs in the mix. And they were alive. Thinking I might try muffins again in about 20 years.

[TheEschaton]

A) never seen Kids.

B) Mr. Koniarczyk is a crazy fuck, so that sounds just about right. It's him in the tight shorts that makes me cringe.

-TheE-

[Betheny]

that's almost as bad as when I went under the kitchen sink to get some cleaning supplies, only to realize that odd smell was food from t he garbage disposal that had been leaking for god knows how long moldering under there....

[Mint]

Probably wouldnt have been so bad but I got halfway done with emptying the package in the bowl before I noticed and sort of threw the package against the wall so had bugs on my counter and floor.

[Sean]

Originally posted by TheEschaton
A) never seen Kids.

-TheE-

I didn't see the big deal about the movie kids. I mean I thought it was an interesting movie on a touchy subject but thats about it.

[TheEschaton]

On a random music note that has nothing to do with Pink Floyd....


Dispatch rocks my face off.


-TheE-

[Latrinsorm]

Music...

::points at avatar::

[Artha]

I'm getting glasses this weekend. My left eye's pretty good (20/25ish), but my right eye sucks (20/200). Seeing clearly farther than a foot or two away will be nice.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Artha
I'm getting glasses this weekend. My left eye's pretty good (20/25ish), but my right eye sucks (20/200). Seeing clearly farther than a foot or two away will be nice. Glasses suck. Trust me, I often contemplate just chucking the bastards.

[Artha]

How bad 20/200 is...

You know eye charts, how there's the really big letter on top, then a row of two below it? At 20/200, you can't read below that second row. I think glasses'll be worth it.

[Bobmuhthol]

You do realize what 20/200 means, right? At 20 feet, you see the equivalent of what someone with normal vision 200 feet away sees.

[Sean]

I like my glasses, apparently they take some of my edge off and make me appear less threatening.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Artha
How bad 20/200 is...

You know eye charts, how there's the really big letter on top, then a row of two below it? At 20/200, you can't read below that second row. I think glasses'll be worth it. I have 20/200. They're not, sometimes.

[Stunseed]

Originally posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
Oh, since this is the flow of thought thread, I'm sick of seeing "appreciation" post topics.

Think of a new word. That is all.

You and me both. It's getting old quick.

[Some Rogue]

Originally posted by TheEschaton

Well....Welcome to the Machine is pretty close, but that only has like, 6 songs on it (granted, each with an average of 10 minutes long).

-TheE-

You mean Wish You Were Here?

On a related note, best concert I ever saw was Roger Waters a few years ago at the Riverport Ampitheatre in St. Louis.

[Mint]

I think I called someone a name or two in another thread. And damn but it felt good. Am I evil now?

[Edaarin]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004092008,00.html

[Mint]

Spiders...why God why....

[Skirmisher]

Originally posted by Mint
I think I called someone a name or two in another thread. And damn but it felt good. Am I evil now?

Yes, you are now officialy evil.

I've been evil for a long time now, it's not so bad. Only hurts when you have to backpedal and apologize. Not that I ever had to do that.

That hurts lots.:yes:

[Mint]

Originally posted by Skirmisher

Originally posted by Mint
I think I called someone a name or two in another thread. And damn but it felt good. Am I evil now?

Yes, you are now officialy evil.

I've been evil for a long time now, it's not so bad. Only hurts when you have to backpedal and apologize. Not that I ever had to do that.

That hurts lots.:yes:

Well, I won't be apologizing in this particular instance so that is why I think I might have gone over to the dark side. No, Latrinsorm you cannot weigh in on this thanks very much though :grin:

[ThisOtherKingdom]

I was beginning to miss random threads like this!

I'm going to see A Perfect Circle and The Mars Volta in April. :thumbsup:

[HarmNone]

Originally posted by Tijay
I like my glasses, apparently they take some of my edge off and make me appear less threatening.

Aww, Tijay. You look like a big ol' teddy bear to me, glasses or no glasses! :)

HarmNone

[longshot]

Originally posted by Maimara


I saw on the food channel that you're supposed to put the bowl up to your mouth and shovel it in with the chop sticks. Same with soup... and that's how you're SUPPOSED to do it. So who needs to invent spoons and forks if you're just eating/drinking it outta the bowl!

This is true. Like the miso soup I get a lunch, people just drink right from the bowl. The rice bowl gets picked up, and my coworkers inhale it in three bites. It's like no matter how much rice is in the bowl, it's gone in three deft maneuvers with the sticks.

SuppaHobbitMage is right too. The rice is sticky. It's like a medium/short grain, and it all clumps together. That, and the fact that the bowl is an inch from your mouth make it really easy to eat.

By the way, where in Japan did you live Suppa?

oh... my random thought. I have no references to pop culture of any sorts because I have no American TV, and no movies like Old School don't make it over here. I have heard "I"m Rick James, bitch!" from three different people, and I have no clue what the hell it means.

I feel so lost...

edited because I forgot some words that were important.

[Edited on 2-28-2004 by longshot]

[peam]

Originally posted by Stunseed

Originally posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
Oh, since this is the flow of thought thread, I'm sick of seeing "appreciation" post topics.

Think of a new word. That is all.

You and me both. It's getting old quick.

Fuck the lot of you.

Appreciation posts are a staple of message board culture.

[Stunseed]

Originally posted by peam

Originally posted by Stunseed

Originally posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
Oh, since this is the flow of thought thread, I'm sick of seeing "appreciation" post topics.

Think of a new word. That is all.

You and me both. It's getting old quick.

Fuck the lot of you.

Appreciation posts are a staple of message board culture.

It gets old as fuck, I'm sorry. Once in a while is cool, but if I hit today's topic, and I see 4 of em, it's like what the fuck....

Big props to -----

Defer from the normal, do something different, apply the inner self or some shit.

[peam]

I most certainly will not.

[Sean]

"I'm rick james bitch" is from the chapelle show. In my opinion it was a hilarious sketch from the true charlie murphy stories collection.

[Stunseed]

Screw you and the horse you rode in on, then.

I just find it a tad lame is all. It is my opinion, maybe I'm the minority.

[peam]

Originally posted by Stunseed
Screw you and the horse you rode in on, then.

I just find it a tad lame is all. It is my opinion, maybe I'm the minority.

Probably. Everyone else knows I'm the collective shit.

[ThisOtherKingdom]

Listening to The Pixies doesn't automatically make you cool, peam.

[Stunseed]

And the first ever episode of Chapelle Show I ever watched was that one last week. I don't have cable so I was like "That's some funny shit!". I got it stuck in my head so it's why I said it.

Also, Peam's the shit. Wish I could pimp a hat like that.

Edited to say if I had a Subduing Rogue, I'd rip that and have em say it about dropping someone.

[Edited on 2-28-2004 by Stunseed]

[Sean]

You mean quoted to say.

[peam]

Originally posted by ThisOtherKingdom
Listening to The Pixies doesn't automatically make you cool, peam.

I disagree.

Pixies coupled with rest of the awesomeness that is my playlist makes for a level of cool that's unmatched.

[Stunseed]

True definition of cool is if you have Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls in your playlist. Either you do, or you don't.

[Satira]

Yes, the Goo Goo Dolls are at a level of cool that all cleft-chin razor-cut blonde musicians aspire to reach.

[Snapp]

Goo Goo Dolls make me gag. :barf: I don't want to be cool if that's what it takes.

[Nakiro]

Originally posted by Ilvane
Well, I don't really think political discussions are crap, Beth.

No need to get nasty.

-A


This comes a little late, but, does she come any other way?

[Nakiro]

<------------ Doesn't have a playlist.

[Caiylania]

Originally posted by Meos
I know, that's why I don't mess with him. he taps on the glass, and I feed him, and he leaves my fish alone... we have an understanding.... anyway, watching this thing impale shit is crazy, I should video it and host it somewhere....

What size aquarium do you have? Mines a wussy 20 gallon fresh water. We move to much to get a bigger one. But it's really pretty and soothing to watch.

[Caiylania]

Originally posted by Artha
How bad 20/200 is...

You know eye charts, how there's the really big letter on top, then a row of two below it? At 20/200, you can't read below that second row. I think glasses'll be worth it.

My right eye is perfect but my left eye is a lost cause, I can see that top big E but after that I'm screwed. If I ever loose my right eye somehow I'm screwed :(

Glasses can't help my eye at all, so I'm glad yours can be helped.

[longshot]

Originally posted by Tijay
"I'm rick james bitch" is from the chapelle show. In my opinion it was a hilarious sketch from the true charlie murphy stories collection.

Dave Chapelle has been my favorite comedian for a really long time. I wasn't a big fan of half-baked, but his stand up is just incredible.

When I was home for a week last spring, I got to see one episode, and he did an R. Kelly video for "Piss on You". I can still sing the song a year later it was so funny.

'Your body,
Your body,
is a porta-potty"

I'm glad to hear the show is still going strong. Now, if there was a way I could see more episodes...

Originally posted by TheEschaton
I like chopsticks. They make eating Chinese food that much more fun.


It irks me in terms of the rice, though. Why the fuck would you invent chopsticks, if your main diet consists of rice?

-TheE-

If you know how to use them rice is just as easy as anything else.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Originally posted by longshot
By the way, where in Japan did you live Suppa?


I lived on Camp Zama, which is on/near Sagamihara

Originally posted by Artha
How bad 20/200 is...

You know eye charts, how there's the really big letter on top, then a row of two below it? At 20/200, you can't read below that second row. I think glasses'll be worth it.

20/200 really is not that bad, depending on how well your eyes accommodate.
you can be anything from minor say -1.00 sph to -4.00. (leaving out a cylinder) still not a real big deal once you get glasses and wear them on a regular basis you will think your vision is getting worse but it is only the muscles relaxing and getting used to having good vision

[TheEschaton]

If you know how to use them rice is just as easy as anything else.

I can get it that I can get as much rice on a pair of chopsticks as a fork, but it has nothing like the staying power as rice-on-a-fork. Which means I have to hunch over my rice and hold it up to my face, practically. This leads to a few problems:

1) Osama-like goatee hanging down into my rice. Not kewl.
2) I've got bad posture as it is.
3) My back is a chronic pain-above-my-ass.

-TheE-

[TheEschaton]

And my playlist is teh rox0r.


And no, I don't have Iris on it, among the 1500 songs I have on my playlist.

Ani DiFranco is the best Buffalo musician, not the Goo Goo Dolls. The Dolls don't even deserve national attention.

Currently Playing: Beastie Boys, Twenty Questions
-TheE-

[ThisOtherKingdom]

Originally posted by longshot
I'm glad to hear the show is still going strong. Now, if there was a way I could see more episodes...

If you have a P2P file sharing program, try searching for Chappelle Show episodes, I've downloaded a few myself.

[Betheny]

Originally posted by ThisOtherKingdom
I was beginning to miss random threads like this!

I'm going to see A Perfect Circle and The Mars Volta in April. :thumbsup:

TAKE ME WITH.

I love APC.

[Meos]

I am so fuckin cool.

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Meos
I am so fuckin cool.

No you aren't, you have to make appreciation posts to be cool.

/end sarcasm

[Mint]

Any word on your job interview yet Maimara?

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Mint
Any word on your job interview yet Maimara?

Nah. They said they'll know in a week or so.

They have to do a background check and when that's done, I have to take a UA... no problem there. They're doing a lot of hiring for summer, and they're hiring everybody all at once, so they can do one orientation course and be done with it. So, I gotta wait a little bit. Which sucks. But the job will be worth it.

[Mint]

I was tempted to throw a political comment in this thread just so someone could accuse me of being off topic. I am a rebel.

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Mint
I was tempted to throw a political comment in this thread just so someone could accuse me of being off topic. I am a rebel.

It's been tried, they went down in flames.

I'm in charge of the antipoliticalaircraft guns.... so you know what would happen. :rant:

[Mint]

I wonder if Edine looks at this thread at all. My mind is wandering again...

[Meos]

Originally posted by Caiylania

What size aquarium do you have? Mines a wussy 20 gallon fresh water. We move to much to get a bigger one. But it's really pretty and soothing to watch.

I got a pretty intense set up, it's a 125 gallon tank, have a 30 gallon filter sump, and another 30 gallon refugium tank. It's got metal halide lighting, 120 pounds of live rock, corals, fish, inverts.

I love my tank. It's so interesting and calming... I'm always gettin lost in it, checkin out all the things that grow on the live rock, the coral, the fish... and all the little critters that run around in the tank like star fish, snails, hermit crabs. People that come over always compliment me on it too. It was a huge chunk of money to put together though, I coulda gone to a state college for a year for what I put into this thing.... but I like it, so what ;p

[Mint]

How much do you have invested in a setup like that. I was considering getting a saltwater aquarium setup.

[Meos]

I've got about 5-6 thousand dollars in it

[Betheny]

I want an aquarium... I'd like a saltwater one, but -- aren't they harder and more expensive to take care of?

[Mint]

I guess that kind of investment pays off if you get the enjoyment out of it you seem to.

[Nakiro]

Originally posted by Maimara
I want an aquarium... I'd like a saltwater one, but -- aren't they harder and more expensive to take care of?

Yes. But the fish you can put in them are quite beautiful.

[Mint]

Originally posted by Nakiro

Originally posted by Maimara
I want an aquarium... I'd like a saltwater one, but -- aren't they harder and more expensive to take care of?

Yes. But the fish you can put in them are quite beautiful.

Wouldn't be much point if they weren't

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Nakiro

Originally posted by Maimara
I want an aquarium... I'd like a saltwater one, but -- aren't they harder and more expensive to take care of?

Yes. But the fish you can put in them are quite beautiful.

That was my reasoning... colorful fish. And they have longer life spans, too, if I'm understanding correctly.

I have a love affair with clown fish... though anemones kind of freak me out. You don't have to have anemones to have clown fish though, I don't think. I've seen them in pet stores without anemones.

[Meos]

secret to keep saltwater good tanks.... reverse osmis water, and 20% water changes every month.

I do about 20 gallons of my total 170 gallons every 4-5 weeks, the refugium helps alot with keepin nitartes, and phosphastes under control. The refugium is a seperate tank full of different kinds of macro algea which use the nitrates and phosphates to grow. It keeps my water pretty much perfect. The reason I change water is alot of the trace elements in the waterget used up quick, like calcium, iodine, strodium.... basicly changing water keeps all those trace elements up to par.

if your just gonna set up a fish only tank you don't have to worry about that stuff so much. it's when you move to the reef tank that you have to keep a good eye on all of the perviously mentioned.

[Nakiro]

Yah but wouldn't you want to give your clownfish a lovely place to nest? I think anemones are badass myself. I respect most things that can sting you like a bitch if you try and mess with them.

I'd love to have a huge aquarium. Saltwater would be even more awesome. If I ever opened up a resturant, I'd have in the waiting lounge so my guests could have something to view while waiting for their table.

[Betheny]

/whine

Now all I have to do is get rich.

I love fish.

[TheEschaton]

5 grand for a fishtank? Wow. Maybe I'm just astounded cause I've never had a fish which lived longer than 3 days.

-TheE-

[Betheny]

Originally posted by TheEschaton
5 grand for a fishtank? Wow. Maybe I'm just astounded cause I've never had a fish which lived longer than 3 days.

-TheE-

What about Sea Monkeys?

[Mint]

I want to work in this office:

[Betheny]

I bet they never lose employees.

[HarmNone]

Your tank sounds wonderful, Meos! Watching fish, and other sea creatures, is so relaxing. Just hearing you talk about yours makes me want one of my own. Perhaps, once everything settles down around here, I shall look into getting one. :)

HarmNone, who wonders if everything will ever settle down...

[Stunseed]

Hey Meos, didn't you go out and buy an old Mustang for your winter project? How's that coming along for you? I swear it was you but perhaps I am wrong.

[Caiylania]

Originally posted by Meos

Originally posted by Caiylania

What size aquarium do you have? Mines a wussy 20 gallon fresh water. We move to much to get a bigger one. But it's really pretty and soothing to watch.

I got a pretty intense set up, it's a 125 gallon tank, have a 30 gallon filter sump, and another 30 gallon refugium tank. It's got metal halide lighting, 120 pounds of live rock, corals, fish, inverts.

I love my tank. It's so interesting and calming... I'm always gettin lost in it, checkin out all the things that grow on the live rock, the coral, the fish... and all the little critters that run around in the tank like star fish, snails, hermit crabs. People that come over always compliment me on it too. It was a huge chunk of money to put together though, I coulda gone to a state college for a year for what I put into this thing.... but I like it, so what ;p


That's what I want :: drools ::

I do 20% water changes monthly as well. The fish are doing really well.

When we get settled one day we plan to get a 200 gallon. Not sure about salt water yet. We love our angels and such.

[ThisOtherKingdom]

Originally posted by Maimara

TAKE ME WITH.

I love APC.

Can't, I'm already going with Satira!

[longshot]

Meos, I'm quite impressed by your tank knowledge. That's something to be proud of.

[Valthissa]

ah aquariums...they sure can be relaxing

sounds like you have a very nice setup, Meos

anyone that wants some colorful fish but doesn't want to step up to saltwater should try africans. Only thng is they are so aggresive the only fish you can have in the tank are other africans. we did a tank of frontosia's before we had a baby.

watching mouth breeders mate and produce fry is amazing...

C/Valth

[Nakiro]

Breeding fish is possibly one of the funnest aspects of owning fish.

And yes, I would volunteer to work at that office. That tank is AMAZING.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Mint
No, Latrinsorm you cannot weigh in on this thanks very much though:(

Although technically I'm not sure if I know what you're talking about. :D

I want to get jellyfish someday. The normal kind, not that comb crap. And preferably that kind that doesn't have stinger things so I can punch them and stuff.

yes mint I do read it, I also commented a few pages back

[Mint]

Originally posted by The Edine
yes mint I do read it, I also commented a few pages back

I was teasing Edine. Youre fun to tease.

[Caiylania]

Here is a bad picture of my aquarium. I'd take another one but I'm to lazy. There are 9 fish but you can only see I think like two in this picture.

[longshot]

Originally posted by Nakiro
Breeding fish is possibly one of the funnest aspects of owning fish.



Funnest? :!:

[Caiylania]

It snowed two days ago, which almost never happens here. AND it sticked. So kids were out making snow men.

Well its almost three days, the snow was gone two days ago, but the damn snow men are still there!!! How does that happen?? It was so warm out today we didn't need coats. But , they aren't even melting yet.

Stubborn snowmen.

[Betheny]

It's like 65 degrees here. :)

[Stunseed]

76 degrees today in Florida, 80 all week until Sunday.

[Artha]

Well its almost three days, the snow was gone two days ago, but the damn snow men are still there!!! How does that happen?? It was so warm out today we didn't need coats. But , they aren't even melting yet.

The last bits of snow at the curbs just melted here...the last time we had snow was early January. There was a string of 60-65 days a week or so ago, and it was still there.

of course, it gets to be like a giant rock after a little while.

[Hulkein]

That weather sounds good Stun.. Me and my friend went out today for some golf, it was like 60 and cloudy.. Can't wait for their to be actual living grass and warm temps/sun.

[Caiylania]

The snowmen are still there. But getting dirty :P

And does no one like my aquarium? ;)

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Caiylania
And does no one like my aquarium? ;) No jellyfish = no praise from me. Fish are food, not friends. :D Although technically I don't really like fish, the texture is all wrong.

[Mint]

Originally posted by Caiylania
The snowmen are still there. But getting dirty :P

And does no one like my aquarium? ;)

I like it very much. So much so I think I will hit the fish store and see what kind of setups they have stocked.

[Caiylania]

What size tank are you considering? And do you want marine or freshwater?

Believe it or not, the bigger the tank, the easier the care. But more money up front :P

[Mint]

Originally posted by Caiylania
What size tank are you considering? And do you want marine or freshwater?

Believe it or not, the bigger the tank, the easier the care. But more money up front :P

I think the larger tanks are awesome and I have had smaller tanks that were just a pain in the butt. I think freshwater because the idea of setting up a marine one intimidates me although the fish are amazing. But in order to do either I need to do some serious furniture rearranging.

[Caiylania]

I would suggest 20+ gallon then. Freshwater fish are beautiful too, just make sure you don't get any that attack/eat eatch other. Think of those fishbowls in GS :D

The average rule is 1 inch of fish per gallon of water, so when you fish shop (a lot sell young fish) go by their adult size. I've seen people buy the young fish (say 1-2 inches long) for a 20 gallon and they get like, 12 of them. That already is to much, and then they grow and grow. :(

Don't get fish all at once, the good bacteria that helps keep the water clean needs time to grow, so just get 2 or three to start with (assuming you go 20 or so gallons) then every few weeks you can add more if you want.

Fish are fun!