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I've had a rash of flat tires lately. It's been a massive pain in the butt, and yesterday's flat on the way in to work somehow foiled every attempt I made to patch it, so I had to take it in to the bike shop after work. I'm pretty sure every mechanic there knows me now, as I've been in for various things about once every two weeks. The problem here, though, is that my bike shop is pretty busy, and on weeknights I usually have to wait an hour or so for my bike to make it through the queue. So I tend to wander the neighborhood, which brings me to endless yuppie niche stores full of wondrous fascinating things, the worst of which is the Spice House, though recently it has a contender: The Old Town Aquarium.
Having spent so many hours recently wandering through Old Town, I've developed an bit of a fixation on something I met at the aquarium. I've always had a soft spot for awkward-looking impractical animals like puffer fish. I once met a fish I dubbed the "hover slug" there, and I think I held a similar desire to bring it home. Point being, recently I met a hovercraft boxfish. And though perhaps you're doubting that's a real name (perhaps because I just used the word "hover slug"), that is an official name. The very one printed on the placard next to the tank. You'd think I wanted this fish just because it's called a hovercraft boxfish (and who wouldn't want an animal with a name like that?) But look at it! Just look at it! They have personality. Some of them even have horns! And it's a square fish. It's fantastically goofy-looking (which makes it adorable). If only I thought I could maintain a saltwater aquarium, I would have one of these almost immediately. (It occurs to me that this is hardly the first time I've sat around doting on ridiculous-looking animals... it's much better than dwelling on just how many people have quit at my office in the last three months (hint: it's now more than two a month)).
Having spent so many hours recently wandering through Old Town, I've developed an bit of a fixation on something I met at the aquarium. I've always had a soft spot for awkward-looking impractical animals like puffer fish. I once met a fish I dubbed the "hover slug" there, and I think I held a similar desire to bring it home. Point being, recently I met a hovercraft boxfish. And though perhaps you're doubting that's a real name (perhaps because I just used the word "hover slug"), that is an official name. The very one printed on the placard next to the tank. You'd think I wanted this fish just because it's called a hovercraft boxfish (and who wouldn't want an animal with a name like that?) But look at it! Just look at it! They have personality. Some of them even have horns! And it's a square fish. It's fantastically goofy-looking (which makes it adorable). If only I thought I could maintain a saltwater aquarium, I would have one of these almost immediately. (It occurs to me that this is hardly the first time I've sat around doting on ridiculous-looking animals... it's much better than dwelling on just how many people have quit at my office in the last three months (hint: it's now more than two a month)).
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However could you say no to that square little face?
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I had better not get another flat for the next like, six months, because I can just picture myself going for a nice little walk through the store and then suddenly finding myself outside the store, already holding the fish, and wondering just how exactly that happened...
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Dude, yeah, you gotta be careful with that kinda thing. That's how I ended up with a cat. Full of claws. Which are currently grafted to my thigh. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
I actually had a dream the other day that my see-through fish, Gerard, died, and I was running around trying to resuscitate him. It was so sad!