Mad Scientist Monday: I am creating LIFE!

I am so excited to show you my new project! I am going to grow my own SEA MONKEYS!!! First, I must read the directions carefully. Creating life is very serious business, so I must do this properly. Well, there are lots of directions. So, maybe I will just do the best I can.

Here is the habitat for the Sea Monkeys. It is just like a tropical resort! They have their very own beach with toys and games and everything. There is even a surfboard. I did not know that Sea Monkeys liked to surf. I thought they only liked to swim.

Here is a very important step: I am checking out the little sucking thing to make sure it works. This one passed my inspection. Even though I am not sure what to do with it yet.

Next, I am testing the water quality. It tastes pretty good. But the instructions say the water has to sit overnight before the hatching process can begin. So the Instant Live Eggs are going to stay in the packet for now.

It is very hard to wait. I am going to tap on the glass to see what happens. Nothing.

I will be back every so often to update you on the status of my Sea Monkey project. In the meantime, I am going to shop for some cute monkey outfits for my new friends to wear.

Mad Scientist Monday: I am creating LIFE!

My new Sea Monkey pet!

Even though my Mommie said that the Sea Monkeys were not good pets, I decided to do some more research. I think she might have been wrong! Because I found out that they CAN do tricks:
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From The Handbook:

Trick #1: Sea-Monkey Hypnotism

As Sea-Monkeys® are light responsive you can just move a light back and forth and they will respond Turn off all the lights in the room. Hold up a candle or a flashlight. Move the light around and issue commands to the Sea-Monkeys® such as "move left" or "move right". For instance, if you move the light to the right the Sea-Monkeys® will move to the right. If you move the light to the left the Sea-Monkeys®...well, you get the idea. The book suggests that you use some type of "patter" such as "Binky follow my light, you are now hypnotized" and use such jokes as "What do you feed a 2000 lb Sea-Monkey®? Whatever he wants!" to entertain your audience. I would suggest avoiding such terrible jokes as the Sea-Monkeys® might all throw up and die! Try stealing jokes from Seinfeld or the Simpsons for a better response.

Trick #2: Acrobatic Sea-Monkeys
Put your Sea-Monkeys in a box to prevent almost all light from entering to the aquarium. Make sure that you are in a very well lit room.Wait at least one hour for your Sea-Monkeys to adjust to the new lighting, and gather all who wants to view, when everyone is ready, tell them they are going to see your Sea-Monkeys become very active and 'perform' acrobatics instead of just swimming around slowly. When ready, remove the box and the Sea-Monkeys will now be exposed to the light. Instantly, the Sea-Monkeys become very excited and start to swim faster, and do flips, turns, etc., creating the illusion of acrobatics.
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So I have decided to get a Virtual Sea Monkey, on a trial basis. If he is good, I might get my very own REAL Sea Monkey! Because I would like to try to hypnotize my Sea Monkey.

Meet 'George' my adopted Sea-Monkey!

My new Sea Monkey pet!

Thursday Thirteen, Edition #9

Here are thirteen pets my Mommie has had:

1. Her very first pet was a bunch of snails that she kept in a jar when she was a very little girl. I have been thinking I might like to get some snails for my very own pet.
   
2. Then she got some of those little turtles. There were three of them: one for her, and one for each of her brothers. Her turtle was named Myrtle. When they went outside in their little pond to get some sun on their shells, BIRDS PECKED THEIR HEADS OFF!
3. Her Gramma got her some Sea Monkeys. You just add water to make them come alive. These were a disappointment, because she found out they were not really monkeys. They were not even very cute. They did live in the sea though. The Sea Monkeys never even did any of the tricks they showed on the back of the comic books. Just FYI: the x-ray glasses were a disappointment too.
4. Then she had an apricot toy poodle. His name was Andy. Or Andrew. Or Rooney.
5. When she went to U.C. Davis, she lived in a dormitory. They allowed small pets. So she got a guinea pig. Her name was Mrs. Bill, named after the character on Saturday Night Live. One day Mrs. Bill chewed up the arm on her jacket. Ohhhh Noooooooo! Mrs. Bill!
   
6. The next pet was a hamster. His name was Percival. You could call him Percy for short. He made a big mess in his cage. And he stuffed his cheeks with food. What a nut!
   
7. Then there was a gerbil. His name was Skippy. My Mommie lived in California at the time, and it is illegal to own a gerbil there. So she went to Nevada, bought one there, and smuggled him across the border! I guess he was an outlaw gerbil.
8. Next was the first cat. It was a black cat named Slinky. She was a stray kitten, and my Mommie got her from the U.C. Davis Veterinary school. Slinky eventually got diabetes, and had to have insulin injections every day! And she went potty on the carpet. She was bad.
9. Then there was the great Haiku. She was a very beautiful chocolate point Siamese, and my Mommie loved her very, very much. She got kidney disease and died when she was only 4 years old.
10. There was also a big fish tank full of African Cichlids. I never got to meet them, but I guess they were very pretty fish. A Loach lived with the Cichlids. When they moved away from California, the fish did not go with them. Since this was almost 20 years ago, the fish are probably not still alive. But I am not sure.
    
11. Then my Mommie got Cricket. He was another chocolate point Siamese, and he was a very sweet cat. Sometimes she called him Crickettoni. He lived to be 16 years old. But my Mommie wished it was a lot longer.
    
12. Next came my big sister, Pixie. You already know all about her.
13. I'll bet you can guess who is the last, and very best pet. You are right, it is ME! Daisy!
    

Thursday Thirteen, Edition #9