Fred is dead.

Fred the invisible betta fish is dead.
he bit the big one about a week ago.
I miss him so much.
Fred was a deep dark purplish blue fish in a deep dark purplish blue betta tank, with deep dark purplish blue stones on the bottom and two plants, one plastic and one alive.
( hence the invisible fish thing)
He lived on my kitchen counter in the winter and on one of my workbenches during the summer.
I was used to him every morning especially during winter, I would talk to him and he would come to the side of the tank I was on and flare at me, in that betta sort of way.
I am pretty sure he was saying 'good morning oh thou fairest of food bringers, and how is thou this fine morning........'

OR
he could just as well have been saying ' oy BITCH, bring on the food there I am dying of hunger'

However I find that in the week + that he has been gone, I miss his little face, the plants miss their twice weekly watering with Fred water, when I did partial water changes.

Ok so today I sought to remedy that.

I went over the mountain and through the woods to the great pet store in town.
I should have known I was in trouble when I couldn't get into the parking lot cause there was a cop truck there.
( yes a truck it was an SUV, and that'll teach you to mess with momma vi and her menopausal pms induced coma)

Ok so I finally get a parking space and get into the store.... I head directly over to the bettas......... to discover.......
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THEY JUST GOT a NEW SHIPMENT!!!!!

and they are very pretty ones, orange, magenta, purple, cream, white iridescence....
all just waiting for me!

I got down to looking while the girl was putting them in their little cups

I was torn between about 6 and was indeed thinking.... well I do have 6 smallish 1/2 gallon glass bowls for them.....

When some BITCH PERSON, ( and I am being kind here, my menstrual cramps and peri-menopausal hot flashes have nothing to do with my perception of the bitch)told me she wouldn't guarantee them.....

I look up .......There is the guarantee sign.

She repeats, that she won't guarantee them for at least a day or so.....( remember the 5.00 part for the gas to go OVER the freeken mountain???)

Ok so would you hold them for me, I can pay for them..... and get them tomorrow or saturday.

NO OF COURSE she won't......................
cause she is the assistant manager and you know.......she has a BRAIN, and WANTS to make sales and give GOOD customer Service.

I asked her.... "how will I get the ones I want if you A)won't sell me them with their guarantee &
B) won't let me buy them and you hold them?

I left

I am despairing of ever getting a betta that I like.

I also got my full period while standing there arguing with this bitch.

please, someone either shoot me, or send me a betta or a gift certificate to Knitpicks or something.......
carmel popcorn or cheesecake is just not going to do it today.......
sniff
til next time

violet of the walking dead.