(Source: joanne-rowling)
A boy who half-heartedly tries to be part of the “in crowd” of his school meets a rebel who teaches him a more devious way to play social politics.
(Source: gleetroll)
So I was ordering food and they put me on hold and this was the song that played while I was waiting.
i KNOW, right?!?! like, i expect that from glee. it’s like…
umm yes i agree and empathize with your various feels. im just sleepy so i will not go over every point. i will say though that i hadnt even thought about the actors reactions. i bet everyone is pissed lol.
i can be a mermaid with you and we can live in the sea and i will teach you all the fish and we will watch squid soap operas and it will be 1000x better than the shit we watch now.
(Source: dahlek)
oh wow O_O you observe all of those?!!?! how do you categorize and organize the data? that sounds very intensive. you go once a week right? so you go in and record how many of each you see and stuff? that’s pretty neat-o!
oooooh, yay, that’s good that the stream’s quality has improved as indicated by the madtoms’ presence!!!! have you hazarded a hypothesis as to the causes of this? how do you take into account the recent weather patterns and changes? has it been as severe downstate as it has been here? i’m assuming so, but i thought i’d ask
OOH *_* would you help me *_* i want to have a madtom and name him… after a royal idk i’ll get to it when i get to it. would i need to do special things to take care of my new friend? i feel weird wanting to fetch a fellow from the wild. i want a pet turtle, too!!!!!!! but they obviously wouldn’t live together, but i’m js
umm i like long paragraphs of info lol have you met me lol
lol no we do this twice a year for this project (not mine btw i just help collect data). we electrofish in order to get a relative density, spp richness, diversity index, etc of the stream and we include w/e spp we find. we measure and weigh bigger fish in field but we jar the majority and take them back to the lab for identification/measuring.
the physical habitat (as measured by the qualitative habitat evaluation index) has def improved after restoration- there has been in increase in riffles and pools/crevices, which are required for a more diverse fish community. with all field work it can be difficult to control for weather factors, but we try by sampling multiple times per year, for multiple years. Annual changes should hopefully be averaged out. we also take weather/water quality data with every sample, so we can analyze the data for differences between years/sites based on multiple factors. the weather is def severe this year. and last year. last year were epic floods, this year is an epic drought. thats what sucks about working on a river/stream as opposed to a lake: theyre waaay more susceptible to seasonal changes.
umm caring for a madtom just requires all the basic of any fish. regular food, treated water, filter, temp regulator, etc. idk the best way to catch them tho… they tend to live under fallen branches, in sandier areas, on the bottom. electrocuting the water works pretty well but is not really feasible for you. a pet turtle would be awesome! i saw an adult and baby softshell turtle today. they got in the path of the electricity but they were fine.