This is a gift created for me by the ever beautiful petals_of_blue. She had made one in reverse colors and I had squeeeeeed over the cuteness of it (ESPECIALLY THE TAIL) so she made me a friend to hang onto on the west coast. She asked what I named him, so I yelped "Potamus!" as that was the first thing that came to mind. She has since named hers "Hippo".

Yes, we are 14 year old pen pals.

Slept in today, though my body's version of "sleeping in" was six thirty/seven o'clock. .... unkay. Granted, it IS technically sleeping in, as at the time I crawled out of bed, I had already been at work for an hour yesterday, so...

I went upstairs and snagged the loverly octopus that faetal made for me ages ago and put him on my other (ancient) speaker:





Yes, yes, I need a real camera.