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Roadtrip

Went on a fish roadtrip after OVAS breakfast with some of the ladies. I had two gift vouchers burning holes in my pockets, and came home with a handful of neons for the blackwater tank, some Emerald Eye Rasboras for the Edge (They currently reside with the guppies and the badies until the Edge is set up.) and five teensy little Heterandria formosa for the little hexagon in my office. They’re all happily swimming around in their respective tanks.

Edge

Called the store about the damaged tank, and they said they’d hold the only other one in the store for me to do an exchange, and ‘very sorry’. You better … Marg will provide transportation again sometime next week. Yay!

J came by to drop off the fish and pick up her shrimp, so now I’ve got two tiny Badis bengalensis swimming in the guppy tank downstairs. They’re very shy and still quite pale.

Fluval Edge

So, Marg took me to the store today to pick up my Edge. Yay! Unfortunately when I tried to set it up, I discovered scratches on the bottom and a nick at the top edge. Boooo!

Early prezzie

I had written a letter to Santa wishing for a Fluval Edge, and the tiger told me today the Northpole management okayed it as long as I can provide transport. Hehe.

Fluval Edge

I just saw my first Edge in a store window, and, man, it’s pretty. Now I want one. The filter intake was hidden by an insert that also sported a couple of small planters in the same Zen inspired style.

Ships in the Night

Was supposed to meet J at St. Laurent. She wanted to give me two of her badis in exchange for some cherry shrimp, but she didn’t show up, so I picked up the tiger at the office and came home. Turns out her message that she wouldn’t make it had just missed me. Doh.

OVAS Christmas party

That was nice indeed. They reserved us a little terrace style room overlooking the main restaurant, where our group was a bit separate from the rest. So we were able to have our prize draws and stuff without a hitch. Unfortunately I won back the plant I had donated, so I passed. Came home with one of the table decorations, though in a simple spherical vase that’ll look good with pretty much anything.

Food was good, and the service professional. The restaurant is huge, but well partitioned, and they have the steering of the masses down pat. The perfect place to still get a group reservation when everyone holds their Christmas parties.

Party Planning

Had to do a last minute relocation of the OVAS Christmas party, because not enough people signed up for booking the hall. Thankfully we still got a reservation at a nice buffet-style restaurant on the Quebec side. Hope we’ll reach everyone in time.