on the aqua news side: Marge the fish died shortly after moving in with sunshine, but we think she may not have been a she after all since Sue the fish just gave birth to fish pups, and a lot of them.

on the unrelated pretty quote side: "I admire tinsel as much as gold. In fact, the poetry of tinsel is even greater, because it is sadder." • Flaubert

this weekend I have two goals: to find and enjoy the pearl st. farmer's market and to create a visual representation of my cosmos. I think I'm gonna get a slab of wood and go at it. I have academic responsibilities independent of these goals which I will also have to attend to, but they seem somewhat less fun to write about, seeing as how they hardly involve yarn, glitter, and/or gala apples.