What ever happened...

...to just plain crazy?


Anyway, took off early from work today to get some rest and hopefully shake some of this cold off. I tried taking some non-drowsy formula Dayquil this morning and, ummm, yeah, it made me drowsy. So that didn't help my productivity. I did get a few customers finished today, so I don't feel too bad, but I always feel like I failed somehow if I can't tough it out.

Besides getting better, I also need to finish planning a trip to Coral Reef Aquatics this weekend. They are by far the best place for marine aquarium goodies in North Alabama, but right now they're only open weekends. I need to buy a heater, I need a refill of RODI top-off water, and I should look into expanding my cleanup crew for my tank, since it's so much bigger. I figure I need about another dozen snails, maybe a hermit crab, and one more cleaner: a star, urchin, or seahare. I should also start planning exactly what kind of light setup I want to end up with. I know I'm getting metal halides, but there is a wide variety of bulb colors and wattage options, and lots of different reflectors. I need to keep it on the cheap side though: I'm going to cap myself off at ~$350.

The above picture is of my "anime-buddy" Steve, caught at my place of work while I was testing a customer's digital camera. I don't have a lot of experience with digital cameras, but that camera was nice, and I seriously want to pick one up now. It was a Fujifilm Finepix E510, and it looks like you could shop around online and get it for under $200. Pretty good value I think, for a 5 megapixel with it's features. I've been playing with the idea of getting a camera for a year now, but I never did any research into it. I will now.