Athens Trip

Friday afternoon I drove down to Athens GA to see my friends Dave and Laura and their adorable daughter Miranda. In the process I picked up a giant (90 gallon) aquarium that I gave them six years ago when I moved to Cambridge. They've grown tired of fishkeeping after many years (I know Dave started about 1983 or 84) and just wanted it gone. Since I'm in Chapel Hill on a short-term basis I'll probably set it up initially (if at all) as a simple freshwater tank. (Also, I have concerns about the ecological impact of salt-water tanks and can't really afford marine fish anyway!)

We managed to get the tank and the stand in the back of my parents' Subaru Outback station wagon without an inch to spare.

I took exactly one photo on the trip, of Laura and Miranda, which I lack the ability to post right now since I don't have the right sort of USB cable with me. But I will when I can.

Dave and Laura are aspiring filmmakers who did a short documentary entitled Red State Blues. You can find out about the film and Laura's arty JiffyLux web project here.

I've been notified by email that my new Dell laptop shipped Saturday. Hopefully I'll have it before I leave for Chapel Hill on Wednesday, though that's not entirely clear.