Yilan!

I think this guy sums everything up tonight. Work's been slow, but the kids have had plenty of homework. I'm at an impasse writing wise. I don't have block; I just don't feel like doing it. That rarely happens, but it does. So, I'm writing here to hopefully stimulate me back into either a world of half-Xalaxian humans or mutant roaches and the telepathically led armies who exterminate them.

Tiger's Eye, yet again, has another love interest. Yes, the introduction. The note. The proclamation that she has no one yet to take her to the homecoming dance. I asked him, "Do I need to hit you over the head with a baseball bat?" to which he replied, "She wants me to take her, right?" So, this is officially a quadrangle (I would prefer a quintangle - I want a vote, darn it!). Tiger's Eye likes Lady A. Lady B likes Tiger's Eye. Lady C likes Tiger's Eye. Lady A and Lady B are good friends. I say take the easy way out and let good ol' Mom rescue you with choice Lady D. Like that'll happen.

Sigh.

Why does Yahoo! My Station only play the good stuff I want to hear - after training the darn things for months - right when I want to go to bed? Never fail, at 2:30 a.m., the 80s hair bands play, Robert Plant sings in all his glory, Nickelback rocks down..

Why can't my download Wal-Mart music work? I can't seem to make the player recognize the licenses. I have licenses for three computers and burning 10 CDs. So far, I have zilch. Good music, too. Music I'm anxiously waiting to hear.

Oh, cool. A good song. Let me put four stars on it and hopefully they'll play it again in the next month or five.

This is the highlight of my week. This is Yilan, our new Brazilian Rainbow Boa. I'm not a huge snake person, but, in this instance, I'll make an exception. I first saw a Rainbow in Myrtle Beach last summer at Alligator Adventure. Mr. Sapphire loves snakes, and we all miss Steve Irwin (Crikey, Beauty, RIP). Anyway, I just kind of wandered around after him, more interested in the poison dart frogs and a weird animal that ate its own poop, which Tiger's Eye witnessed and was quite horrified. Here it is:










So, in my wandering, I stumbled upon the most beautiful reptile I ever saw. The creature was a cinnamon brown, covered with these beautiful circles, nearly polka dots. Also, when it moved, this rainbow sheen shimmered on its skin. I had to photograph him, and felt it never did justice to the majesty of the creature.

For a long time, I really had no clue as to what type of snake it was. When Mr. Sapphire expressed the desire of obtaining a snake, I instantly thought of that polka-dotted one down in Myrtle Beach, and found the picture and shot it over to him in e-mail. With some research, he discovered it is a Rainbow Boa, and they get even prettier than the first one I saw. Surprise, surprise, there is a place called Reptile Auctions, and that is where we purchased Yilan, which, of course, means "snake" in Turkish. I still have to explain that Turkish connection. Hmmm. That will take a lot of blogging and a lot of pics, too.

So, that's my world. Hey! Yahoo! is cooperating again, and now I'm hearing Blue Murder! Nice way to end this. Moochas Smoochas, ya'll.

This is Tiger's Eye, KitKat and ManCub doing their Steve Irwin impersonation at Alligator Adventure in Myrtle Beach. I don't know if the world realized what what one man and his lovely wife accomplished - influencing a world full of children with a great sense of humor and a love of animals at a time the world so sorely needs it. Steve, our best to you. We enjoyed watching your enthusiasm and your bravery (although we sometimes chalked it up to a photo-op) but you did get your point across. Thank you!