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1. How did you name your pets?
My betta fish get fandom names. I've gone through many in the past 13 years. My current four are Ten(th Doctor), Emma (Once Upon a Time), Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing/Nothing Much to Do), and Captain America.

2. Poirot or Miss Marpel?
My Anglophilia has not yet gotten into mystery TV series. I watched one episode of Midsummer Murders with my old roommate, and it was quite cheesy.

3. Do you have a FB account too?
Yes, since 2007. I vaguely remember when a friend had it when you had to have a college email to join. Little did I know what it would become.

4. Books - hardcover or paperback
Whichever is easiest to hold open. Small paperbacks I'm not a huge fan of.

5. Mobile(cell phone): Windows/Android or Apple?
iPhone. Just went from 5S to 6S. I've tried helping people with Samsung phones and could not figure them out. Strange, because I am a PC person and hate Mac computers.

It's finally winter break! 2 weeks off! This past week was busy pretty much every evening after work, and at school it felt more like babysitting than teaching. We did some actual work, and started learning division, so it wasn't a total waste. Still, I think kids should get an extra week off and teachers can use the week to get work done. As my teammate said, the kids were cracked out of their minds all week. We did a lot of holiday lessons and next to nothing that was graded. Trying to treat this week like a normal week would have been a disaster.

I still have stuff going on today and tomorrow. Today is making brownies for a coworker who is actually paying for them (I often bring treats for the staff just because), then I need to get a workout in before the Christmas party later tonight. I slept in until 10 today, and my body is still like noooooooooo be lazy, but I have not hit the treadmill since Wednesday so it's also itching to jog. The party tonight is semi-formal and I have no idea what to wear. I don't have time to go to the mall, either. Well, maybe, but no guarantee I'll find a dress.

Tomorrow is just church at 5. I should make some fudge for the gathering afterward. I would have made cookies but I just don't have time. Fudge is quick and easy - just chocolate chips and condensed milk. Maybe I can make cookies in the morning, but I just need to relax. Well, that and wrap presents. Monday I need to do laundry, pack, and meet Michelle for dinner. She takes care of my bettas when I am out of town, and we have not seen each other since last summer. Early Tuesday morning, I drive to my sister's house in northern California. The weather has been insane, and I hope the Grapevine is not covered in snow. I should map out the route taking 101 north instead of I-5, just in case.

Things to do, things to do...

This morning, I was surprised to find one of my bettas, River Song, had died in the night. She's the second youngest of the 4, and I'd gotten her when she was quite small. I happened to be near a pet store after dinner this evening, so I went in for a new fish. Instead of looking at the females, I started looking at male bettas and found one I wanted right away. He's light blue and a little bit feisty, so he will be Peter Capaldi. Hmm, maybe I'll call him Twelve, who knows. I picked out a white and red female as well, and named her Beatrice.

Tomorrow is the last day of school. It hardly seems true, probably because I don't have my own class this year.

Ummm, brain not working. Still kind of stuck on Doctor Who, but have also watched So You Think You Can Dance and Call the Midwife.

Usually all anal about italicizing names of things, but can't be bothered to right now. Don't care.

Long day tomorrow and Friday. Um, brain not working any more. Yeah. LOL.

More coherent post...Saturday perhaps?

Cleaned the bettas' homes today. They seem happy. :) Love my fishies!

I probably should have done it a while ago, but I finally put poor Jane the betta out of her misery. She's had a tumor for a couple of months now. She still swims up when I feed her, but she looked terrible. I hated to do it, but then again, why make her suffer.

I may not get a new betta until after I get back from CA. Unless tomorrow I suddenly NEED another one...

It's pouring out. Been raining for 2 days now. This is just strange for Arizona. Ok, not, but rain this consistent for more than a day at a time makes me forget where I live.

If not for LJ, I wouldn't have a record of the bettas I've had, and their names.

Lizzy was acting sick for a while, and I almost put her out of her misery over the weekend. She died sometime on Monday. Not wanting Jane to be the only female in the group, I went in search for another. Lizzy was pinkish red. Jane is pale pink with red fins and tail. There weren't many females to choose from, but 2 caught my eye right away. One was an orange version of Jane, and the other was an iridescent white one. I wanted both, but decided against the Jane-twin. I've never seen such a solid white betta, even though she has a faint pink tint. Ha ha ha Allyson just came home and said she looks weird because "you can see the blood in her."

Anyway, Allyson just suggested the name Molly. I've already thought of, and rejected, Snow White. I'd post a picture but the fish isn't cooperating and won't stay still.

RIP Frederick the betta. He's been on a downward spiral lately, so I wasn't surprised to find him this morning. What does surprise me is mere hours later, I got another betta. Probably because I have little else to do, so I could go to Petsmart. Usually the employees let me look at nearly every betta without a word. I think they had nothing to do today, because 2 asked if I needed help. They understood that I had to look at them all before choosing one. Fred was turquoise, and new guy is royal blue. No trace of a name has even come to mind yet.

Newest betta wasn't eating at first, then all the fallen food disappeared. He was doing the weird floaty thing, but seems normal now. A day or two after I got him and was still pondering names, Skinner jumped into my mind. I fought it, but it lingered. Skinner seems wrong to name a fish, but nothing has come even close as a contender. So, last nigh I made a deal with the fish: he must live another 48 hours in order to be named, and if he does, he will be Walter Skinner.

Soon as I say this, Frohike suddenly becomes a contender. Tomorrow will tell.

I went to the pet store to look at bettas. Instead of another male, I got two females. Usually females are bland looking, but these were very cute, and I couldn't decide between the two, so I got both. Their names were decided before I even got home: Jane and Lizzy. The full names are Jane Austen Bennett Eyre and Elizabeth Bennett Gaskell. Yes, I am a book nerd. Now I need to clean the tanks.