Lots to update, Iâm afraid. Journaling is weird that way; either nothing is happening and therefore thereâs nothing to report, or all hell breaks loose and thereâs no time to update. Iâm going through the latter at the moment. Part 1: Glass Camp My lampwork instructor from last spring ran a âGlass Campâ last weekend….
Last night, we suddenly observed a lot of color developing in the chyrsalis all at once. In a matter of a few hours, we went from green to compressed butterfly. As I write this, Waldoette is busy finishing pumping up her wings and drying out. She’s definitely female. By the time you are reading this…
“If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?” -Steven Wright Kibbles ‘n Bits it ain’t, but the beads sure are little itty bitty things. Satan’s Little Fart Cloud’s new medication requires that I open up…
So I took my cat to a veterinary dermatologist because it had bald spots and was shedding hair all over the place. I asked the vet if the cat would would get better, but she said she didn’t want to make any rash promises. Satan’s Little Fart Cloud has yet to figure out that she…
Weâre up to day five of Waldo The Monarch Chyrasalis’ metamorphosis. This is the first morning Iâve noted any real change to the chrysalis; Waldo now has some small brown spots on his back over where the wings are. Some of the gold spots appear to be darkening or turning brown as well. Iâve read…
Well, we haven’t killed each other yet, or even inflicted any lasting scars. He does his own laundry and shopping, and buys me really cool ammonite bookends for wedding presents. I’d say year one was successful, overall. Heading on to Year 2. Happy anniversary, Mr. Prof.
Waldo Pre-Chrysalis Chrysalis Day 1 Chrysalis Day 2 Chrysalis Day 1 Chrysalis Day 2
So last night I looked in on Waldo just after dinner time and found him in the standard âJâ position of a caterpillar preparing to pupate. According to the book, that meant he was due to pupate in 24 hours. This morning Waldo was still âhanging in thereâ. Around 10:00 this morning I went downstairs…
So come meet my new foster: Waldo the Monarch Caterpillar. He’ll be living at my place for a few weeks until he does the butterfly thing, at which point we’ll release him for migration. The Prof and I have been looking since the beginning of August for a monarch chrysalis. We’ve been investigating all the…
So finally I have my first interview. In a couple of hours a local grocery store will be interviewing me for a cashier position. I am somewhat bemused because, while I did leave my resume with this chain at the job fair last week, it was to find out if they had any positions for…