the civic center, hum tum, and a tank tour...

there's a lot of stuff to talk about but very little time since i need to get to bed early tonight...primarily because i need to catch THE BUS tomorrow morning because my car is in the shop (i won't even get into the repairs/costs now, but let's just say i considered the possibility of getting a new car instead).

anyway, since i currently have no vehicle (but i may be getting 'the spearmint civic' aka sarah's car as a 'loaner' -see The Mask- tomorrow) i have had a lot of extra time here at The Tank. i did get some work done, but i also get a little stir crazy, especially since both my roommates are gone until wednesday evening. anyway, i decided to take some pics to share with you.

before getting into the pics i'll leave you with a quote i found humorous from the (very funny) show 'How I Met Your Mother' from this evening:

alyson hannigan sees neil patrick harris character getting ready to go out to a club and is making fun of his very reflective shirt; neil patrick harris (who is hilarious on this show) replies with:

"one of the biggest similarities between girls and fish is that they are both attracted to shiny objects. you really never read my blog do you?"

well i thought it was especially humorous.

some other noteworthy random comments:


- given the recent debates over what truly good indian movies are, rakhi lent me the movie 'Hum Tum' (it's Hindi, and pronounced 'hum thoom'...so no, it doesn't rhyme or sound like a new brand of antacid tablets). i must say this is one of the best movies i have seen in a long time, and probably ties bride & prejudice as my favorite indian movie (although some would disput that they aren't even in the same category), ***** out of 5. the movie was made in 2004, and although subtitled (i always get distracted between reading and watching screens, but oh well) it's easy to follow and pretty modern. it's also really funny thanks to the main actor Saif Ali Kahn and main actress (the very attractive) Rani Mukerji - sometimes spelled 'Mukherjee'. the movie was so good i was inspired to get my own copy on dvd AND of course the soundtrack (both came in today...although i was ridiculed about the soundtrack since i could have gotten it from the aforementioned source...ah well, at least i get the packaging and case). either way, i have the movie now, so perhaps another indian movie night will be in order next semester (some of us watched B&P earlier this semester).

Rani Mukerji

- rumor has it those hershey's mint cookies & cream candy bars are back...get them while they last, i think its been a couple years...man those things are GOOD.

until next time, here are some pics of those items which make the tank...the tank <:><

150 gallon saltwater tank

20 gallon coral reef tank

12 gallon planted nano cube, 2 x 10 gallon freshwater puffer tanks

18 gallon puffer tank & 45 gallon freshwater stingray tank

the ever-popular stingrays

120 gallon freshwater tank & 10 gallon freshwater moray eel tank

100 gallon + 2 x 50 gallon African lungfish tanks and the 270 gallon...aka 'gar-den II' aka 'the tank'

ps - feel free to stop by and visit, admission is free...for now.