I was given one of those...you know the "adopt X animal to contribute to wildlife rescue work" things? One of those for sea turtles. I had "adopted" a humpback whale when I was in high school, and a family member "adopted" an elephant for me a few years ago.
Y'all. My turtle is a ghost turtle.
It turns out the turtle I was assigned to - Discovery - died this spring. So a family member asked me if I'm going to contact someone about being assigned a different turtle.
"No. She's with the Lake Monster now. She needs to be remembered. And I'm the right person to adopt a ghost turtle."
Everyone ignores the fact that I'm slowly developing a Lake Monster cult and agrees this is peak Fizzy.
@weirdfizz i'm not ignoring it. eyes on you fizzy.
meanwhile, I adore ghost turtle and applaud your willingness to adopt. so many people are hung up on the "alive" aspect.
@weirdfizz Hey I'm down for a water saving cult. much better than some of the others floating around.
@Coffee_and_Salt I've been seriously looking over the past couple of years at things about changing what's in the yard to not need so much water, the water crisis in Flint, MI, and the abandoned nets in oceans. Water is becoming really important to me.