I've been of work for about a week and a half for an injury. The new drugs they prescribed are working great. I have been trying to be a bit more active the last few days too, in preparation for returning to work on Wednesday.

Yesterday was boring, I was very tired from the medication and didn't do much more than lie down with the heat pad. Should have gotten the foot bath out maybe... hah.


Today I did some more research for my new aquarium. Also I started up...

I picked up some more bags of Seachem Fluorite for the new aquarium. Getting expensive though- and I'm thinking of returning the 5 bags of gravel I have for an all fluorite substrate... I do however need to pickup a 30-40 foot heat cable to submerse beneath the gravel. This allows the roots to stay warm, nutrients to flow and the waste to go into the substrate through subtle water movements.

Anyways, The cable is going to be expensive, but the gravel was expensive, so I figure it'll...

Today was Ribfest. The Burlington Ribfest always falls on Labor day weekend. I believe it is said to be the biggest Ribfest in all of Canada, Though I haven't been to any anywhere else- so I cannot confirm the statements validity.

During a discussion on how anticipating this event is, and just how important it is to Burlingtonians, I thought of how it's pretty much "PETA Nightmare Day" (That's people for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, largely vegetarians/vegans, for those...