In the last weeks of 2018, I pulled my dusty 10-gallon aquarium off the top shelf of the closet, and inventoried the extant remains of my tank accessories and supplies. I filled the aquarium with conditioned water and pieces of hardscape, and seeded it with some organic matter to jumpstart the cycling of the system. Then, I waited.
Last week, following a four-day journey in the mail from an aquatic nursery in Hereford, AZ, the plants arrived. So it begins.
Back in the day, I had a blog on Blog City, a UK-based service. There was a real blogging community in Washington, DC with meet-ups IRL (in real life). There were a number of competing services back then all of whom eventually were under pressure to monetize. When Blog City started to nickel-and-dime its users, I let the blog lapse. I remember that LJ and Blogger were popular; WordPress was the darling of geeks.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/the-linux-of-social-media-how-livejournal-pioneered-then-lost-web-blogging/
These were embargoed until after Christmas.
Remembering Flopsy Among Live Oaks. 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 30” x 15”.
Luna at the Love Spot Vanquishes the Platypus Plush Toy. 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 18” x 12”.
