Missing the bus & my adventure throughout the day :D

Public transit 101

Oh the joys of Not so public transit. Without any notice, the 502 to Aldergrove doesn't show up. after a nice 25 minute wait, being 9 minutes early for the bus, none show up. at 10:15 the bus FINALLY shows up. although it's not going to Aldergrove. so i sit and wait. and wait. and wait. for the next bus to come. which takes forever, and leaves me with a nice window of 2.5 hours till the next bus. nice eh? so here  i sit at the Aldergrove water park,  having just run into an old friend from Abbotsford, Heidi. And i know what your thinking as you read this. WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH PETS!!! well let me tell you. Heidi &  Will have the MOST ADORABLE PUPPY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. it is the most affectionate puppy i have ever met. imideatly, without hesitation,  rolled over and demanded belly rubs. and when i stopped, she  decided to try her hand at convincing me to bestow more tummy rubbing love on her in the way of over-zealously licking my feet. HOW ADORABLE!!!!  So i guess my bus not showing up was a blessing in  disguise, because i get to write this wonderful post about old friends and their pets. and vent about how  he park washroom here has a mighty bug infestation. HOW AM I SUPPOST TO WASH MY HANDS WHEN BEATLES ARE FALLING INTO MY NECK... not 1, not 2, but 3 bloody beetles. and all the girls in the next washroom are hearing is my profane and soprano screaming as i try to get them off me.(i hate beetles.) Too bad the pool wasn't operational, cause i could definitly use a dip in the pool hehe. and it's so  CHEAP!!!


AND because i know my mom never reads this(at least i think) i do have an admonition to make. i LOVE Aldergrove. from the farm air, to the beautiful parks, downtown Aldergrove is truly a beauty. EVEN the lack of shopping venues are ok with me. because i can hop on a bus, and in minutes, be in Abbotsford, where the BIGGEST MALL IN BC is being built right now. HOW COOL IS THAT? by now i'm sure you all know how much i LOVE SHOPPING!!!. so it must come as no surprise that Abbotsford has a certain apeal now that theres going to be WICKED shopping to be done there. In fact, if i could find a pet friendly apartment
there, within the right price range, and one that would allow my birds, cats, dog, and ALL my fish, i'd be there in a heartbeat. Not to mention light rapid  transit would be a plus. how cool would it be to get from Abbotsford to New West in 25 minutes? Well i'm going to get back to my movie, and the long wait for that
bloody bus. I'm watching The Lovely Bones right now and i must say, i'm Very impressed. it's well written story, and nice balance of Spiritual/Reality. the blending of the two worlds is very nice. whats also nice is the
water park and the nice breeze bringing wisps of cool moisture my way. Very nice :D Anyways, back to my

movie :D
Draft Saved : 1:24pm 8/21/2010

Well I've finished watching the Lovely Bones now, & i have to admit it was AMAZING... It had enough thrill factor, had enough gushy parts, moments that made me tear up. Peter Jackson did an inspiring job at finishing the film. It tied all the loose ends up, unlike some of the other movies I've watched recently. A+++++x100000. Seriously, you have to see it! and i'll stop gushing over the movie now. hehe. Well i'm sitting at Timmies, South Fraser & Gladwin street Abbotsford. And like mentioned before, since my mom Rarely has time to read this, i won't hesitate to admit, i wanna live back here. i truly miss Abbotsford. only because it's so close knit, for a huge city, it feels like everything just a short walk away, the malls & shopping are all on one street, or just off it, and the area is just fantastic.


Anyways, i'm going to finish up on here, then head to a pay phone to see whats keeping Linda(Lisa's mom) since i mentioned 4pm. (as i reminisce about Lisa being late or never showing. haha sorry Lisa :P <3 ya
I think i might head to Petcetera while i'm in Abbotsford today :D

Well I've got maybe 30 minutes left on my laptop battery, might as well get in an episode of SATC :D I'll be sure to give an update as to how the Scentsy show went !!!!

Pet Solutions Pt II

Petsolutions was a bust. As i sat at my computer desk today, looking at a bird cage & some plants(Aquatic) i was forced into the realization that their products are cheap, but USPS Shipping is NOT. almost 40 $ Shipping for a filter. Pfft. so not impressed. And to top it all off, Pet Solutions can't ship LIVE ANYTHING over the boarder. i tried to see how much Brine Shrimp would cost after tax & shipping and all that, and it aint gonna happen. they can't ship living things. how sad is that? back to the drawing board. Gotta find me some brine shrimp. my fish LOVED live food.

Although pet solutions is a GREAT!!! site, for Canadians looking for Fantastic deals on aquatic related supplies, i suggest big Al's & Pacific Aquatics in surrey. I've also heard good reviews about Rogers on scott road.(surrey again)

PetSolutions.com

Who else has never heard of this place? i decided to click one of my ads on here, for "THE BEST DEAL FISH TANKS." well, one of them caught my eye. well two. but i'll talk about that one later :P

after a few clicks, i ended up on Www.petsolutions.com , A Walmart of pets web-store. i think whats more interesting about this site is the prices AND selection. although it's no Big Als or Petsmart, the selection is unbeatable. When i go to petsmart, i want to see what I'm buying. even tho it's through a computer screen. well at pet solutions, i can see EVERYTHING. there is always multiple pictures of whats for sale.


AND they have WICKED selection of Fresh & Saltwater fish. But wait. i haven't come to the best part yet :D


THIS IS THE FIRST STORE I HAVE FOUND IN MONTHS THAT SELLS LIVE BRINE SHRIM:P!!!! now my cichlids & Tropical tanks can enjoy the wonders of LIVE food. :D so exciting.


Tropical fish wise, they have THE BRIGHTEST fish i have ever seen. most of the fish come from award winning breeders, like their Discus & cichlids. which i think is awesome. when i order my first batch of fish from there, I'll let you guy's N gal's know how they are :D

Dog grooming Part II

Well Laura and mom did a good job, She looked so good. Im not sure if Laura took pictures or not, but if they did i'll throw a few up in a bit.

So with multiple break-in's in the apartment building, I'm going to spend my day sitting at this desk making sure no one tries to nail a screw driver through my lock & Handle. (How wonderful. i spend 3 years telling everyone that my apartment is awesome aside from a not so nice landlord/owner, and that it's not typical Whalley, and what happens, we have drug dealers move in next door, & friends/neighbors get broken into. BUT a good note to this all, Neither neighbors pets got hurt.(I'd be super sad if kitties got hurt.)

Dog grooming

Well today Laura & I get to tackle a neighbors dog. she is one of those puppies that instantly gets matted just by looking at her. Laura hasn't had much experience with dogs, she's just practicing. But she tackled Maggies dog, and she turned out well :) so hopefully this one is good :D I'll ad pictures & More info later, Migraines & Bright computer screens don't mix well.

Big Al's Pet store(ONLINE) Possible Filter review & HEXAGON HOOD(FINALLY!!!)

In my quest to utilize some PayPal bucks that I've accumulated from Live-person, i decided to give Big Al's Pet store a try.

I found their pricing to be VERY reasonable, as I've mentioned before, i'm a huge fan of petsmart, only because their pet supplies are SO CHEAP. well Big Al's is maybe 50-75 cents either way diffrence, (i'm thinking a 22lb bag of gravel) so there pretty much equal. And really, how much does it cost me to get there, and back,  Plus grabbing a coffee on the way, i end up spending like 10 bucks after I've left the house just on the trip & Food alone. How much easier is it to sit at home, in pj's, and go pet store shopping ? SUPER EASY!!!!


Lets not forget the BEST PART EVER!!!. I found a hexagon hood for my tank :D :D :D :D :D it's a plastic hood, WITH LIGHT. my tank is 17.2inches wide, the hood fits 18inches wide. the width of the panels is 10 inches, my hex is 9.8inches. so it's pretty damn close. I've been looking for a hex hood for MONTHS!!!!!. since Lorne found me my first hexagon.(yay for crappy Tenants who trash an apartment & then leave all their junk behind. *TWO THUMBS UP*) except Lorne & i had to tidy the place up. well mostly Lorne, i helped a lil bit :P


PLUS i found a few new filters i wanna give a shot. REVIEWS coming ASAP soon as i get em. they are called -            
 - Penn plax cascade 200 power filter. i eventually want to give a good review of the CANISTER filters of the same brand name, but that will be for the eventual discus tank. :D
http://www.bigalsonline.ca/BigAlsCA/ctl3664/cp17903/si1319661/cl0/pennplaxcascade200powerfilter

If anyone's had any good/bad experience with this filter, PLEASE Comment about your experience, how it was good/bad, etc. TELL ME WHAT YOU THOUGHT!!! hehe


OR let me know of a good filter to test out. (Please don't say aqueon. Please don't say aqueon. (I CAN"T STAND MINE...


Forgive the choppy nature, i'm just learning how to add photo's to the blog :D

Hexagons are FUN!!!

I decided to share my Hexagon fish tanks with the world today. I LOVE Them so much, i have a tropical and cichlid tank, and the cichlid one is still under construction, but coming along nicely :D