Mouse A Pelli, Sooper Genius

[mousapelli]

No, if you were going to ask, i'm not going to stop taking pictures anytime soon. The rats don't even really seem to mind it! they just go on with their business.

Went to petsmart to exchange the water bottle (the new one has a floaty turtle in it!), and also bought a bunch of foam board to make a pen out of, because we used the bathtub to hang out in last night, and that's never happening ever again. omg cold tile >.<

blurry silver pair aw, so cute. I put a great big brown sharpie dot over Ohtori's shoulder so that there will be no more confusion.	corner popcorn I tossed some popcorn into the pen to keep the boys occupied while I replaced the towels in their cage with fleece. Atobe refused to get in the picture, cause he was hopping up and down on the other side of the pen where I was.
sleepy pile How many pictures of the ratpile have I taken already? It just can't get any cuter.	hell yeah i built this Used 6 pieces of Elmer's foamboard and some judicious duct tape to make this pen that I can sit in with the boys, and that also folds up to put away. Customization! Genius!
mmm, popcorn more corner popcorn. Following this, a rolling ball of wrestling rats went by like the sort of fights you only see in cartoons. Atobe got pwned by every single other rat. twice.	shishido is on top Everyone else is sleeping underneath the fleece. This is totally typical, I find Shishido sleeping sort of not really in the pile all the time.
and then on the bottom This is also typical. I think he goes to sleep before everyone else, and then they just act like he isn't there.	shishido-san is losing ground and yet MORE buried. Also, all four rats have developed honorifics, which is completely freakish. Shishido-san, Atobe-sama, Ohtori-kun, and Jiroh-tan.

Comments

rat pile

[(Anonymous)]

They are cuties, although we all need individual stills (moves?). I would kill to see you in the play pen with them. Have fun. T-minus 26 days.

[yukihime9.livejournal.com]

I'm overwhelmed by cuteness. :DDD

[zeroluff.livejournal.com]

*dies from the cuteness* <333

[hetaira9.livejournal.com]

I will never get tired of your pics of the ratties. why do you think I check my flist so often? in hopes that you will have posted more pics!

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Look at that cool playpen! That's a great idea.

Cuddly hammock rats!

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

That is very interesting, Mouse. ^_____^

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

STOPPIT WITH YOUR HORRIFIC FACELESS FUJI.

*retaliates*

[marksykins.livejournal.com]

Don't you mean Mousa-sama? ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

Atobe is completely killing me. Which, you know, canon.

[lexicos.livejournal.com]

The green electric tape is a nice touch.

In CTY news, I will be the new Mork (a.k.a. Academic Dean's Assistant) this summer at Franklin and Marshall College. Hopefully people won't start calling me Mindy...

Congrats on the rats.

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

woo! that's terrific news!

I actually am not doing CTY this year :( because of moving back from VT and job-hunting, i just felt i might be killing myself a little too much. But I will still be in PA! So we should hang out.

Speaking of, do you have Danielle's email address? I do someplace, but it must be on the other computer or something.

[beagley.livejournal.com]

My mom does research with rats. This includes various surgical things and slicing up brains and so forth, but it also includes giving the rats really cool living environments and seeing how it affects their moods and their health.

By giving the rats company (rat pile! Woo hoo!) and an interesting place to play (Ratopia!) you are making them healthier, happier, and significantly extending their lifespan.

SO, you're a good mom. Just so you know.