STD (Snail Transmitted Disease)

It seems my fish tank got an STD.  That's a Snail Transmitted Disease.  For some odd reason I now have all these tiny snail covering my fish tank.

Okay, they haven't gotten that big yet, but still.  They are everywhere. 

I guess the look on my face when my tank got an STD was the same as anyone's when they got an STD.

Even the gouramis in the tank are like, "Wha?"

Seriously, I have to ask myself the same questions as anyone else does.

1.  Who has my tank been with lately?

2.  How many tanks has my tank been with lately?

3.  When could this have happened?

I had to think on this a bit.  I haven't brought new fish to the house in a long time.  I only get water out of the sink.  (Note:  We have well water, and it goes through a filter and softener.  That way it is clean and the PH is neutral.)

However, I remember that when I was having problems with the PH I used rain water from the barrel outside.  It then occurred to me that there could have been snails in there.  Crap!  This really is my fault. 

Here's what I am dealing with.  Now, they are tiny, so they may be hard to see, and even harder to take pictures of, but they are there in the photos.

So now comes the next part.  Getting rid of the dang things.  Yes, my tank needs a shot, or more correctly, my tank needs a shot of snail killer.  They do sell it in pet stores.  So I'll be off to get some meds, and get rid of my fish tank STD.

A Scar Is Only Half A Tattoo

Every time I look at my stomach it looks back at me.  My pink inscision scar from where my gall badder was taken out.  At least it's not as gross as it was when it looked like a bleeding chest vagina.  It has now turned to a very pink shade of .... well pink. 

But let's be honest.  It looks kinda boring.  It's a seven inch scar straight up and down on my stomach.  In all fairness it looks like a pink slug.  That got me to thinking, I don't have a tattoo, and swore I would never get one but......

Let's be honest.... again.  This scar is half a tattoo.  Some of the work has already been done.  If I had an artist draw antennas on the scar, it would be a perfect pink slug.  But why stop there? 

Do you remember the movie Dr. Doolittle with Rex Harrison?  He rode a giant pink sea snail around the world.  Stick some antennas and a shell on this scar, and it's a perfect pink sea snail.  And I like snails.

I'm all for getting a sea snail tattoo.  I think it would be a great ice breaker when talking to people.  Especially weird people.  They dig those sort of things.  Oh, and alternative/ mental chicks would dig it too. 

I was thinking about posting a picture of my scar, but I'm still a little self conscious about it.  That's why a tattoo over it may make me feel a little better about it.