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Friday, September 15, 2006

NANCY'S AQUARIUM


Don't you love the messed up candle sticks? I can't stand places where everything is perfect, so I always make certain something is off in every room. Seriously, though, this is a sad picture for me. The power went off not long ago, and a valve was broken in aquarium which caused all the water to drain out. By the time we realized it, it was too late to do anything but watch all my beautiful fish die. Some I'd for raised from babies. They all had names and unique personalities. I even had a puffer fish who would jump out of the water like Shamu at Sea World. Now I'm starting over. Anyone who has ever had a salt water tank knows how long this takes.

My creative mind always comes up with strange ideas about the most ordinary things. Prior to the incident I mentioned above, I started to think of my fish tank as a watery prison, where bad souls could be trapped in limbo. I'm a Dante fanatic, so I got this idea from the DIVINE COMEDY. The INFERNO is my favorite of the three books in the trilogy. The ways of punishing people are really unique.

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