Mischief Inc

birds of a feather : 03/26/04

Mike and I are now the owners/lackeys of 2 birds. In a surprising twist: I have pictures.

The first is our Eclectus parrot, Basil, which you pronounce \lquote Bass-ill\rquote . Mike wanted to name him \lquote Gamma\rquote , after the hulk. Since he\rquote s green. And the Hulk is green. And he has an orange nose. And the Hulk\'85anyway. We decided on Basil.

Next is our Cockatiel \lquote Dorian\rquote , from \lquote Dorian Gray\rquote . I picked that, because I thought the bird seemed a little vain.

And here is me with both.

The birds were actually Mike's idea, and he found them and brought them home. I think, because, I was trying to catch a hummingbird with our fish net.

Humming birds are quick. And fast. And those little beaks hurt.

Henry

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lil brother

Congrats on the new addition to the house. Now i am trying to figure the food chain, and thanks to the new food chain calculator i got a radio shack (they have every calculator for everything, I mean what will Howie Long think of next)and a lil friend of mine who dabbles in math...we'll call him Cleavon Walkins here it is (forumla is cute x entrtainment / attention = postion + income - sense of humor squared = ) sortest lowest on the food chain to highest.
5. Henry - his sense of humor and camera talent kept him on the list, almost beaten by the sponge.
4. Plants - they provide the oxygen that is under appreciated and over used by the residents of that house
3. Mike - he keeps the plants alive so he can't exist after the plants
2. fish - thier entainment factor was not nearly as high as the plants, however, they actually get points for the attention factor
1. Birds - they win because weve seen what birds can do i the past. They are entertaining and could produce income if properly exploited. they ar by far adorable and thier ability to say wrong things at the wrong time (I plan on teaching them a word or two to help this part along) is soamuzing it shoots them to the top.

MOM

Congrat!!!!

My two new feathered grandchildren are beautiful,
I'm so proud. Just don't let Dad near Basil, if he's related to Seamus, he'll remember. Right Mary. Just teach them to say "Hungry"

big sister

Young Asian-- you can train them to return to their cage to do their "business". They are pretty smart and you can just bring them over every 10 or 15 minutes or so (they go that often!) and keep them on the cage until they "go". You then use a word -- I use "POOP" and reward them for it. Then you can return them to what ever and where they were. You do this consistently for a few days and they will understand that they should return to the cage to poop. IT does work!

M

Young_Asian

Big Sis: I was told by the previous owner, that Basil is related to African Gray, so they're related. :)

Admittedly, I am growing attached to these feather creatures. Not so much the poops though, cuz H. lets them walk all over. :(

bigsister

They are beautiful!!! Seamus is so happy to have some cousins :)

Henry - are they sleeping in the bed with you yet?

catalina : 03/24/04

We spent a day in Catalina this weekend. When we caught the boat from Long Beach, it seemed like we picked a horrible day to go, but after we got to the island, the sun poked its head out and it was nice.

We biked for a while, looked at some plants, visited a non-gambling casino, walked on the beach, and took a faux-submarine ride. We missed the Buffalo.

So, here are some pictures.

First, I had some fun with my wide-angle lens. Mike\rquote s really not that tall and imposing.

Here\rquote s a view of the harbor.

And finally, here\rquote s a picture of Mike, and the Fish, from the 'Submarine' ride. The cool thing about the submarine was that they had 'fish food' torpedoes, which you could shoot to attract the fish. The bad news is they charged $6 for 4 shots, above the 30 bucks to ride the boat. The good thing is that, all the parents with kids paid the $$, and we still got to see the frenzy.

I\rquote m not sure what he (Mike) (And the Fish.) was thinking about. Maybe Fish. Maybe he was wondering if he could eat them. Maybe he was wondering why we paid $30 to look at fish. Fish he couldn\rquote t eat. Maybe he was wondering why they called it a 'casino' knowing full well there was no gambling.

The possibilities (and the fish) seem endless.

Henry

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Henry

Douglas Adams said something to this effect:

"Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc...and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons."

MOM

Who said fish were dumb, they do whatever comes naturally and we humans pay money (lots) to do what? Throw food into the ocean to do what? See them swim. What a novel idea, make fish swim around. Oh well! I'm off to do what comes naturally. Eat Breakfast. Nice Pictures.

useful threats : 03/17/04

I should have written the threat' poem earlier. We were swarmed with hummingbirds today.

I got 2 pictures, but I was shooting by hand, with no flash, under low light, so they're not great. I'll set up a blind in my living room next week, and try to get better pics.

Here's a bird posing, though a little blurry.

And here is a sharper shot of the bird drinking our special 'nectar'. Which I paid $1.45 at home depot, in their humming birds and pipes section.

Henry

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bigsister

**PSSSST HENRY......GET OUT OF BED.....GO POUR SOMETHING OUT IN THE BATHROOM***** I'll be here in bed NOT GETTING IN TROUBLE :)

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH

MOM

two small gerbils, pretty small and one without a tail. I remember them well. Henry everything was your fault then. Letting them out of their cage, biting Mary. OH well!

bigsister

AHH - Henry's bed -- the place all small creatures fear most...ummm...well that didn't sound right...I just meant when you were a kid..the gerbil..I got bit........never mind..you explain it :)

Henry

I think Mike gets weirded out, because I try to hide the hummingbirds in my bed when I go to sleep. :P

MOM

The pictures are cool! I don't think there's anything weird about people who love God's creatures. I wish my roses looked like your violets

bigsister

It looks like (from Pic. No. 1) that he is on to your photo-snapping ways :)

You need to start threaten poems for lottery winnings, millionaires who are just looking to give away their cash....Brad Pitt???

Just some suggestions!

BTW - Congrats to Young Asian-- :)

Fatigued _Asian

Let me be the first to Congratulate the big H. on successfully 'bagging' his first hummingbird.

It is really weird being with someone that has such a keen interest in things that fly or crawl, jumps, scratches, drools, or swims, etc...

Weird...just weird.

On a side note: don't my violets look healthy? :)

ode to the dinh : 03/16/04

In celebration of Mike's finals being, all but over, I figured I'd continue to prose theme in post-final- celebratory- anti- therapeutics- form.

So, Here's my poem for mike. Feel free to write you own!

For two weeks you studied and
You thought you wouldn't get through this
But next weekend is all sun and sand,
and (I promise) not one mention of therapeutics

Henry

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MOM

Mike

We're so happy for you. Congrats!!!!

Young_Asian

ahh thanks Ma'

Lewis, you're a poet
And you don't even know it!

hummingbird haiku : 03/15/04

Here's a prose view of my last week.

Sweet, small, hummingbird
I offer you food, yet you decline.
I\rquote m getting my gun.

Henry

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Henry

What other lewis write in Haiku!

I'm like Lewis Stevenson. Or that other word guy. Lewis Frost.

Two paths diverge in a wood, and I took my gun.

MOM

you're definitely a Lewis.

bigsister

I think someone needs a hug!!!

more on kel's stay : 03/04/04

In looking over my pictures, I realized that, in my posts on Kel's stay, I missed a few highlights.

Here thay are:

First, we went to hollywood, for one of those snazzy red-carpet dealies.

Next, to the track, to see some cool racing. Kel kept running onto the track, which I thought was funny, cuz the cars had to go everywhere around her.

We spent sometime 'online'.

One day, we traveled out to the Nevada desert, and snuck on one of those rocket thingies. We had to hold our breath the whole time.

Finally, we were going to head to Mt. Doom, but we met some nice little people who talked us out of it. They gave us this cool ring.

Henry

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Young_Asian

Hey I went to R. Lewis Stevenson elementary school!

Everybody feel happy for me, I finished my Therapeutic exam yesterday. My last one EVER! No more! Enough! Good-bye! Begone! Can't decide if I want to throw up my notes or throw up on my notes. :(

Henry

I had some problems with my comments last week.

It seems to be okay now.

Kell

I figured I'd jump in..

Hey Wen - if the things I already told you while I was in CA wasn't enough, well, then I have no sympathy! ;-) Nervous yet, Shaun? 8-)

BIG SISTER

Wendy...

The list of things you need to know about Shaun would take weeks to list....call my Mother!! :)

Shaun...did you take your lithium today?

Henry

there something I should know about Shaun

If we had but the time to list them all....

Congrats on the Apt, though.

mom

This is for Wendy;

Take my e-mail I think it's time for me and you to talk. Don't get nervous, leave that up to Shaun

mom

Congrats Wendy, on your new place, but why did you give Shaun your address?

mom

Speaking of Brad Pitt. Oh wait Mom's not supposed to thank like that but rose petals sound cool

mom

I think the pictures are great. I'm really surprised that a film producers didn't just make her into a super star

Wendy

OK, first off thank you for the "Congrats" on the new place. I'm pretty excited! Second, I have to give Shaun the address if he is going to help me move. However, last time he hurt his ankle just hours before I needed his help. Hmmm? Thirdly, we live on an island. It is pretty hard to get an apartment too far away from anyone. And finally, I think that movie was Single, White Female......is there something I should know about Shaun???

Kell

First Off..thanks Mike, they *were* cool glasses! ;-)

Secondly, Brad WANTED to tuck me in...the rose petals and chocolate..well that should be standard! ;-)

Frodo didn't mind the stalking..I think he was lonely!

bigsister

Has she been stalking Froto again?

lil brother

Oh, and wildly off topic....everyone say congrats to Wendy (she does read this believe it or not) she has just got her new apartment...2/10's of a mile from me and the identical apartment in an identical apartment building......if she cuts her hair like me I think i have a movie script for ABC....just kidding! (shes gonna get me now)

lil brother

Henry, she is still mad that she had to drink beer out of a bottle, she expects it from the water fountains, I mean how insane can one person be...for me to do that would require a WHOLE bunch of plumbing and a cooling system.....wait! that was me who wanted that..sorry...and now I have an idea and have to go buy dome copper tubing and a mini fridge!

p.s. kell was an angel and one HELL of an astronaut

Young_Asian

Check out those fancy glasses!

Henry

Yea? Well, think of how tired Mike and I were. We had to put up with all your *crazy* demands. I want a chocolate on my pillow, I will only bathe in a tub of rose petals, I need Brad Pitt to tuck me in.

I'm still getting hate mail from the Jennifer Aniston chic.

Kell

It was an *exhuasting* trip!

random musings : 03/02/04

I finally saw Lost in Translation, and it was pretty good. A little depressing, but pretty good.

Mike and I are still working our guitar magic. Which means, pretty much, we can make the string make noise.

LSAT scores: 161 (85 percentile).

We broke down and bought the 3rd season of QaF \endash so we\rquote re finally catching up from last season. I think there\rquote s up to season 5 or something on TV.

I put up a humming bird feeder \endash in hopes of attracting humming birds. Mike claims to have seen one, but I\rquote m doubtful, especially since he said he knew it was a humming bird, because it was humming.

Yes, we got more fish. Angel fish.

February went by kind of quickly, didn\rquote t it?

Did I tell you about Mike and the cookies. We're standing on the street, waiting for a bus, and Mike asks me if I have any sugar. (Because, I carry packets around in my pocket - in case we're ever attacked by giant radioactive ants. I can distract them with the sugar while the army uses it's giant shoe to stomp them. But I digress.) I said NO (which was a lie - I wasn't going to give up my only ant defense). And, out of no where, this nice and/or crazy women gave him a sleeve of thin mint girl scout cookies. I told him, from now on, he should ask me if I have any 10s or twenties.

No, I didn\rquote t watch the Oscars. I never do. I spent the night on my computer, while Mike studied.

Henry

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lilbrother

Henry the CIA (Coalition to Identify Ant armies (best I could come up with) is a little upset about you just announcing our big plan. On a lighter note, the Orkin man says whenever you want a job, your in.....who needs law school now pal!

Henry

I'm still getting therapy over that one....

(To anyone who doesn't know. My mom boiled my fish when I was little. On purpose. Then she tried to pass it off a 'dinner'. Those 'starkist' commercials still make me weepy.)

Henry

The family humor may have taken over

I blame my ANT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH!

I kill me.

mom

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT PUT THE FISH ON THE STOVE''''''

mo

I'm really starting to worry about you. The family humor may have taken over. (ANTS RULE)

Henry

I'm working on my University of Santa Clara Law School application now. After that, Golden gate University.

I'm looking only for part-time programs, and those are the two that I can apply for.

Assuming the ants don't get me....

bigsiser

Hey-- Cool LSAT score -- so.....have you applied anywhere?

Didn't know humming birds could hum :)

PS -- YOU FOOL--don't you know Radioactive Ants surf the web constantly to figure out our weaknesses? You gave away "The Big Plan"--now what are we going to do with the giant shoe?