Meet Al. Our Spoiled Frog.

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If you’ve been following my blog, you probably heard me mention that we have two cats and a frog. I’ve had a hard time taking pictures of Al, our thirteen year old albino water frog, because of the way his previous tank was set up. We recently constructed a new stand and situated Al in a brand new twenty-gallon tank in my office — now I’m *truly* never alone.

Al in his new tank

We opted to keep the setup relatively simple for now. There’s a glow-in-the-dark rock, a working drawbridge, and a gothic column. We managed to take a close-up of what he looks like.

Al Closeup

Now, sometimes (because he’s VERY spoiled) we get a bunch of minnows. This time around, he swallowed five of them and then sat for hours without moving.

Victims

It’s been a few days and we’re down to the last three minnows. I’m really curious to see how long they last, but I suppose Al’ll surprise me. Oh, how he does tend to pig out…

If wishes were fishes, I’d have a tank that would stretch from one wall to the other. The ancient ruins aquarium theme would be our “dream” way to decorate it. ‘Course, if there were ruins… There’d have to be a few skulls and treasure chests lying around, too…

    Mood: Curiouser and curiouser
    Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: Coffee and a Pepsi Max
    Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: There was a chair and there was my bum.
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    Game Last Played: Dragon Age II
    Book Last Read: Research materials for work
    Movie Last Viewed: Alice in Wonderland
    Latest Artistic Project: *Still* *still* *still* need to take pictures… It’s on the list!
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    Latest Game Release: Friends in Low Places
    What I’m Working On: Primarily tie-in games work and novels.




Monica Valentinelli is an author, artist, and narrative designer who writes about magic, mystery, and mayhem. Her portfolio includes stories, games, comics, essays, and pop culture books.

In addition to her own worlds, she has worked on a number of different properties including Vampire: the Masquerade, Shadowrun, Hunter: the Vigil, Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn, and Robert E. Howard’s Conan.

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