Bring out the magic~

Here's a few inspiring things I found on random websites lately.  They can be quite inspiring if you let them. :3

May the magic be with you. ^^

my year + element

So I was looking through random blogs, and I found one that hadn't been updated since last winter.  The author was talking about how it was the Chinese New Year and what the year's animal and element was.  So I decided to look up my own year and element.  I am year of the horse and my element is metal! :3 Of course, I had no idea what that even meant, so I had to look it up.

The Chinese believed that the elements provided deeper understandings of our inner beings.  The elements include water, fire, metal, earth, and wood.  Every explanation I read reminded me of the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors."  Scissors cuts rock, rock smashes scissors...etc.  Every element can overpower or be overpowered by another.  They all have strengths and weaknesses.  I think it ties into the Yin-Yang somehow...but my mind is still a bit confuzzled about it all.

Some people say it's myth, others take it as fact.  What do you think?  I don't really know anyone who actually has a developed opinion about this.  http://www.thechineseelements.com/Whatelementareyou.htm <-- This website has you take a test that tells your element based off of physical problems.  When I took it, my element was supposedly "fire."  However, when I looked at the charts based off my birthday month/year, my element was metal.  Who knows?  Anyone out there have any thoughts or input on this?  I'm simply curious about it.

Fishie Features! =]

Hello lovelies!  I have some exciting news!!  I got FISHES!!  So, I thought it would be appropriate to do a little feature for them.  ^__^

First off, I got an upside-down catfish.  It looks like a regular catfish, only it's upside down.  It actually swims upside-down and eats upside-down.  Sometimes it swims right-side up, lol, but usually it doesn't.  I don't know its gender, and according to the research I did my fish is too young to tell.  So I have named it Berkeley. :3

Next I shall mention my plecostomus, my little cleaning friend.  It sucks to things in the tank as well as the sides of the tank, eating the algae and keeping everything clean.  I also do not know its gender. ;;__;;  So I have deemed it Ellington!  I think it sounds rather sophisticated.  p:

Last, but not least, my miniature lobster.  I know for a fact that it's a she!  (Exciting day!)  She is quite active and at nights likes to hide inside of Squidward's house.  XD  It's fun to watch her eat, too.  She is very particular about how she picks up the food and breaks it into chunks.  Her name is Tayla.

Well that's it for tonight. :]  I need to go feed my fishies and get to bed.  Until next time!!