teenyreef Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 That's what I've been hoping. No other excuse will do. Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 I AM ALIVE! i'm sorry i dropped off the edge of the tank into the dark abyss of promoting a new book and author + mother obligations. these last few months have been CRAZY! but i am alive. i did have some things die in tank though. including the feather duster that was on a rock with dragon eye zoas. that was sad. i don't think i'll ever keep one again. i don't think my 8g, despite supplements, had enough food for the beautiful creatures. but i didn't want to surgically remove the rotting worm, so the entire rock had to go. it was sad. as a result, i lost a lot of GREENS in my tank. and due to what i had and some new purchases, it is skewing super red and orange. i'm working on changing that. my big green rfa has moved to the side back, so that doesn't help. my latest purchase was a neon green alvepora which i love a lot. i had never seen it until ASD began to sell it. i had seen the gonis. it is thus far thriving in tank. wish me luck! sideview of my orange and red dominant tank. beautiful neon green alves. and this is a foto of me and a reader at my launch party. she read my first books as a HS student, and now, five years later, she's a senior in uni! it was very sweet of her to come. if anyone is a reader and likes fantasy or just wants to support, here's a link to amazon for my book. http://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Cindy-Pon/dp/1942664338/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1429197302&sr=8-1 hope everyone is well!! Link to comment
charnelhouse Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Good to see you're still with us Are you going to MACNA next year? Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Good to see you're still with us Are you going to MACNA next year? where and when is it? i have never been. i'm afraid i have to travel so much for author stuff... Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Wooo! She is alive AND a world famous author. Glad to see everything going so well for you. Tank is looking full and fluffy as well. Imma have to pick up the latest release. I love your whimsical stories. Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Wooo! She is alive AND a world famous author. Glad to see everything going so well for you. Tank is looking full and fluffy as well. Imma have to pick up the latest release. I love your whimsical stories. world famous, ha! i guess my goal is to be stocked in BN next. that'd be good. and thank you!! Link to comment
charnelhouse Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 where and when is it? i have never been. i'm afraid i have to travel so much for author stuff... September of next year here in SD. There's a whole thread started by Sancho in Hobby Announcements Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 September of next year here in SD. There's a whole thread started by Sancho in Hobby Announcements i hope to if it's local! i already am traveling for at least one weekend in september though. fingers crossed!!! Link to comment
Sancho Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Tank is still looking great . Gonna order your book for my daughter. She may a bit bit young right now for it but she will enjoy it in a couple years. Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Tank is still looking great . Gonna order your book for my daughter. She may a bit bit young right now for it but she will enjoy it in a couple years. aww thanks sancho! <3 i think 12 is a good age, depending on the the kid. definitely by 13 or 14. i have readers as young as 11 and retired. ha! Cindy, we haven't heard from you in forever - how are things going? i'm still here! thanks for checking in on me, john! i'm afraid i fell into the rabbit hole of back to school and promoting a book out. i've traveled to atlanta, austin, LA... one more LA trip and minneapolis later this year. tired!! trying to get the word out as much as i can about the book. small press means you have to work that much harder. Link to comment
antsypants Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Excited for you The flower pot looks beautiful, hope it does well for you! Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 Excited for you The flower pot looks beautiful, hope it does well for you! i'm not sure how challenging they are. though i heard that gonis can be more difficult? but thank you! it was an impulse buy, of course. those always turn out so well too. /sarcasm ha! Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Congratulations on the book! Link to comment
teenyreef Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Yay, I'm glad you're alive and doing so well! The new alveoporas are very pretty and add a nice contrasting color to the tank. Thanks for the link to the book, I just ordered a copy for Kindle. We have to support our NR authors! And I love chinese fantasy. And for the record I don't think any age is too old for good YA titles. I still re-read many of my favorites from my teenage years Link to comment
Dramad1 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Sizsup Cindy! Waaaawhoooo! Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 Congratulations on the book! thanks so much, kat!! Yay, I'm glad you're alive and doing so well! The new alveoporas are very pretty and add a nice contrasting color to the tank. Thanks for the link to the book, I just ordered a copy for Kindle. We have to support our NR authors! And I love chinese fantasy. And for the record I don't think any age is too old for good YA titles. I still re-read many of my favorites from my teenage years hahah! john, thank you! and you are rad! that is very true about YA. it's not the young adult i grew up with. lots of great books within YA. and they are repackaging SFF classics like Ender's Game as YA these days. The Outsiders, of course, is a classic that comes to mind. And i'm not sure what Lord of the Flies is classified as, but i'd call that YA in this day and age. the first dystopian on an island? Sizsup Cindy! Waaaawhoooo! WHAAAAATY DRAMA D!!!!! Link to comment
antsypants Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 i'm not sure how challenging they are. though i heard that gonis can be more difficult? but thank you! it was an impulse buy, of course. those always turn out so well too. /sarcasm ha! As have I, though I believe the care is similar. I always hear about gonis doing well at first but slowly withering away after a few months so I've never bothered with em if the alveopora does well for you though I might look into it! And yeah, I suggest planning what you'd like first and doing the research but sometimes you just see the perfect piece at the LFS (I know the feeling) Sometimes I do my research right there in the store on my phone Do you get all your coral from aqua SD? Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 As have I, though I believe the care is similar. I always hear about gonis doing well at first but slowly withering away after a few months so I've never bothered with em if the alveopora does well for you though I might look into it! And yeah, I suggest planning what you'd like first and doing the research but sometimes you just see the perfect piece at the LFS (I know the feeling) Sometimes I do my research right there in the store on my phone Do you get all your coral from aqua SD? yes, i did some phone research and asked the person there. and yes, i do get most of my corals from ASD. i knew size was okay--but it IS larger than i thought in the corner. so pretty though. the ASD person told me to feed oyster feast, which is what i do for the tank anyway. fingers crossed. eep! Link to comment
antsypants Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 yes, i did some phone research and asked the person there. and yes, i do get most of my corals from ASD. i knew size was okay--but it IS larger than i thought in the corner. so pretty though. the ASD person told me to feed oyster feast, which is what i do for the tank anyway. fingers crossed. eep! Nice, that's good to hear. If you see any RFAs let me know I'm trying to find some for my "big" tank but I can't really find any local ones anywhere aside from the common reds and greens.. Link to comment
gena Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Cindy's back . I LOVE the alveopora. So pretty!!!! Looks like a flower bouquet . Congrats on all the author stuff. Sounds like you are doing really well . Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 i couldn't resist getting a new cynarina coral! i had been eyeing them at ASD but never bought, and when i had room in tank, they were all gone. i spotted a green one from solomon islands over at unique corals and decided to get it. their customer service is super great, and they package their shipments well too. the $15 next day shipping for CA is huge bonus. it is two inches big and the site warned to give it space to expand. so i called to see how much more it'd expand, and the guy said maybe 1/2 inch. well, i'm pretty sure at it's biggest, it was near 3 inches. RUH ROH. my tank isn't that big, as you all know. when it arrived, it was small and looking decidedly brown. i emailed unique and they told me to give it some time. DAY 1 after removing from box: and today, i was happy to see it looked greener. and at its blobbiest, it got pretty big!! and finally another foto today when it grew a little smaller. i love this little coral so much! it has such bubbly personaliy. i hope it gets even greener as it adjusts to my tank. Cindy's back .I LOVE the alveopora. So pretty!!!! Looks like a flower bouquet .Congrats on all the author stuff. Sounds like you are doing really well . thank you, GENA! it is great to be back! i might disappear again, but i am always hobbying! ha! not able to enjoy it as much when traveling a lot and on deadline, but enjoying this short break while i can. Link to comment
gena Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Awesome! I love the color . Legendary Coral also does the cheaper California shipping . Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Awesome! I love the color . Legendary Coral also does the cheaper California shipping . it isn't next day for $15 though, right? that really is a great deal! Link to comment
gena Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 it isn't next day for $15 though, right? that really is a great deal!No, it's like $25. $15 really is a great deal . Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 i am loving this cute coral. not sure if greener, but definitely fluffing out happily. i notice the sexy shrimp at its base at night. heh! Link to comment
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