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Monday, September 15, 2008 Day 445 current treadmill total: 250,021.22 meters! (21:15 CET)

Lucy's Ticklin'



to Lucy's College Fund,
and Pine-Seed supply

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Animation of my hamster Lucy (3.0) having a nibble.



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to have
been blogged by:


Paper Lotus design group
april 5, 2008
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CuteOverload.com
march 3, 2008
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october 4, 2007
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august 24, 2006
july 27, 2006
june 20, 2006
may 10, 2006
march 29, 2006
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Picked by Yahoo! Picks
'My Hamster Lucy - Mathijs van der Paauw has transformed his pet rodent into one of the Web's most unlikely stars.' - Yahoo! Picks Profile, october 26, 2007
october 26, 2007


nu.nl the news site in Dutch
june 20, 2006


My Yahoo!
Inside My Yahoo!: Meet Lucy. The most precisely measured, colorfully charted, and odorably photographed hamster on the Internet.

may 23, 2006
june 19, 2006



MakeZine.com
august 25, 2005
I have been enjoying some major quality time with Lucy on the couch:


My hamster Lucy Ticklin' ...
" ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy Ticklin' ...
" Oh hi fans, just give me one more minute, OK ? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy Ticklin' ...
" ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy Ticklin' ...
" I love this ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy Ticklin' ...
" YES, I am sure gonna do THAT again ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy Ticklin' ...
" My Dude is SOOO ticklish !
& I just love to make him laugh ! " - Lucy


" Please Lucy ... not AGAIN :) " - Mathijs


[ I ... need ... to ... re-catch ... my ... breath ...
(while ... trying ... to ... stop .. laughing ... ) ]


PS: Pine-Seeds do resolve this situation !


Sunday, September 14, 2008 Day 444 current treadmill total: 249,973.66 meters! (20:35 CET)

Lucy's Meditation
Lucy is such a cute hamster that I can't resist her 'puppy-'face ...
Catching her meditating is one of those moments:


My hamster Lucy, Meditating ...
" Lucy in deep meditational-state " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Department.


My hamster Lucy, Meditating ...
" Huh ?
Why did you disturb this nice & deep, meditation, dude ? " - Lucy

Expressing my appologies...



My hamster Lucy, Meditating ...
" I'm thinkin' this over, Dude ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy, Meditating ...
" I AM SURE that 10+ Pine-Seeds COULD resolve this issue ... " - Lucy


10 ... 11 ... 12 ... we are still countin' & servin' the Pine-Seeds as you read this ...


Who can resist THAT kind of cuteness ?


[ Personally, I love Lucy's (relaxed-) right foot in all above photographs, \
beside her cuteness in general...
(Yes, you can blame me on being biased, I am sure !) ]



Tuesday, September 11, 2008 Day 441 current treadmill total: 249,251.75 meters! (20:35 CET)

Lucy's Explorer Ball Fun
Lucy has been enjoying some Explorer Ball time to the max, lately


Explorer Ball Fun with my hamster Lucy ...
" Where are you, Dude ? " - Lucy


Explorer Ball Fun with my hamster Lucy ...
" I can't seem to find you ! " - Lucy


Explorer Ball Fun with my hamster Lucy ...
" There you are, Dude ! " - Lucy


Explorer Ball Fun with my hamster Lucy ...
" Are you gonna pass me a Pine-Seed, Dude ? " - Lucy


Lucy did get her Pine-Seed(s),
in return for some T-Shirt climbing !


Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Day 439 current treadmill total: 248,683.00 meters! (19:15 CET)

Watching TV with Lucy
While enjoyihng some 'couch-time' with Lucy,
she was all concerned about the television:


Watching TV with my hamster Lucy ...
" Have you seen the TV-Remote ? " - Lucy


Watching TV with my hamster Lucy ...
" Please don't tell me it's right behind me, Dude ! " - Lucy


Watching TV with my hamster Lucy ...
" Oh, wait a minute, Dude ... I think I've found it ! " - Lucy


Watching TV with my hamster Lucy ...
" You just have to know which button to push ! " - Lucy


Watching TV with my hamster Lucy ...
" I don't like Cat-Food Commercials, they are SCARY ! " - Lucy

After a few minutes:


Watching TV with my hamster Lucy ...
" We can now (finally) watch some cartoons, right, Dude ? " - Lucy


Saturday, September 6, 2008 Day 436 current treadmill total: 247,866.72 meters! (23:10 CET)

Educatin' Lucy
There was some misunderstanding after I gave Lucy a new TP-roll.
(It did contain the 'last' sheet of paper, maybe that threw Lucy off )


Educating my hamster Lucy ...
" Please tell me that this is NOT a NEW Bathroom-Protocol, right Dude ? " - Lucy


Educating my hamster Lucy ...
" It does smell nice ... " - Lucy


Educating my hamster Lucy ...
" ... I don't know, Dude ... " - Lucy


Educating my hamster Lucy ...
" Wait a minute ... " - Lucy


Educating my hamster Lucy ...
" ... " - Lucy


Educating my hamster Lucy ...
" Got it, Dude ! " - Lucy


Thursday, September 4, 2008 Day 434 current treadmill total: 247,067.06 meters! (18:50 CET)

Lucy's Statistical Graphs Update
It has been two weeks since Lucy's lastest:


My hamster Lucy lastest statistical graph.


My hamster Lucy lastest statistical graph.


HamsterTracker™ Server crashes/ISP blackouts/Sensor misalignments:
Day 4, 19, 55, 56, 66 - 69, 121, 239, 252

[ Dream Machine operational since day 114,
day 121, 239 & 377 where forced reboots by Windows XP during night time, after (unauthorized) auto update. ]



Treadmill time graph year 2

My hamster Lucy treadmill time graph.



Treadmill time graph year 1

My hamster Lucy treadmill time graph.


Comparing Lucy 2.0 & 3.0 treadmill trents.
The more vertical the above line is,
the more distance Lucy ran in her treadmill.


My hamster Lucy water consumption graph.


My hamster Lucy water consumption graph.

These graphs prove that Lucy is 100% herself again !
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Day 433 current treadmill total: 246.911.34 meters! (21:05 CET)

Keeping Lucy Busy
I just recently ran out of paper napkins,
so I had to do some improvisation with (unscented) T-paper.


While doing so I discovered that when I give it to Lucy from her main quarters.
She has some extra stuff to do (dragging it to her bedroom);

( killing potential boredom along the way ... )


Keeping my hamster Lucy busy ...
" We put a sheet of paper, for Lucy to collect ! " - HamsterTracker™-Entertainment Dept.


It didn't take long for Lucy to wake up:





After which Lucy did some swift decorating:


Keeping my hamster Lucy busy ....
" ZZZ ... zzz ... ZZZ ... " - Lucy

I (also) rest my case !


Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Day 432 current treadmill total: 246.624.72 meters! (18:00 CET)

L3 : Lazy Lounge-y Lucy
After the most beautifull weather here at the HamsterTracker™-Office,
probably the last of our summer, Lucy has been relaxin'.
(Although she did run a serious 291.19 meters in 50 minutes 48 seconds last night).


Lazy Loungy Lucy.
" Huh ? ... " - Lucy


Even though I've set the camera to silent,
Lucy does wake up as soon as I switch it on:
That's when the lens comes out;
Lucy instantly knows that the next photo-shoot is up.


Lazy Loungy Lucy.
" again : Huh ? ... " - Lucy


Lazy Loungy Lucy.
" WAAAAAAAAAAAY too early Dude ! " - Lucy

An Unexpected Dental Check !!!

Lucy's front teeth seem perfectly healthy:
not too long and not crooked !


" Photographs are a very usefull tool in Non-Impact-Checkups on your hamster " - Mathijs


Monday, September 1, 2008 Day 431 current treadmill total: 246.094.22 meters! (19:10 CET)

Lucy's Enjoying Her New Cage Setup
After the new cage setup,
Lucy's bedroom needed a serious cleaning:


My hamster Lucy.
" Nice Pillow-Treats Dude ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy.
" Lucy started an immediate refurbish ... " - Mathijs


" Please note Lucy's (over-) stuffed pouches ! " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


While Lucy was doing that, I cleaned her bathroom,
while trowing in some random pineseeds around it.

I didn't take long for Lucy to arrive in 'Collect-Mode':


My hamster Lucy.
" Nibble ... Crunch ... Nibble ... " - Lucy


Ofcourse I explained that the bathroom is NOT an eating room !!!

Lucy response:


My hamster Lucy.
" Thanks Dude, but it's soo fresh and clean, right now ! " - Lucy

Then ...

It didn't take long for Lucy to go and enjoy some more Meditational moments.:


My hamster Lucy.
" Wanna come and meditate, Dude ? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy.
" Oooh ... There you are !
I AM waiting on you, DUDE ! " - Lucy

Cutie Pie Lucy !
Thursday, August 28, 2008 Day 427 current treadmill total: 245,186.41 meters! (18:35 CET)

Lucy's New and Improved Cage Setup

Last Monday (August 25), see below, I made some adjustments to Lucy's Meditation Room.
Lowering it, easier for Lucy to climb ... etc.


Getting a reading on Lucy's drinking, or maintaining it, was terrible with this setup.
The setup we had to strengthen with Duck-Tape ... which TELLS you that that's NOT quite RIGHT...


So after giving it some thought, while building Beta-setups with spare-cage-parts.
We came up with the following:


The new cage setup for my hamster Lucy.
" Low (cost) Construction and Easy Access to Lucy's water bottle ! " - HamsterTracker™-Cage Construction Dept.


Refurbishing bill : Pine-Seed-€uro's : 3,141.59 ...

that's a whopping PI (3.141592654)K-Pine-Seed-€uro's !


Management meetings are taking place (with the HamsterTracker™-Cage Construction Dept.) as you read this !


The new cage setup for my hamster Lucy.
" Meditation Room, right next to Lucy's bedroom.
We wonder if she will ever know ... " - HamsterTracker™-Cage Construction Dept.


Why can't the HamsterTracker™-Cage Construction Dept. be sure for 3,141.59 Pine-Seed-€uro's ?


The new cage setup for my hamster Lucy.
" A slight bend (down), to either the SKY-Explorer,
or Lucy's Meditation room... " - HamsterTracker™-Cage Construction Dept.


Unfortunately Lucy's SKY-Explorer only has a view of the HamsterTracker™-Ceiling ...


The new cage setup for my hamster Lucy.
" A bit more in detail... " - HamsterTracker™-Documentation Dept.


Check out the new setup of Lucy's Webcams.


The new cage setup for my hamster Lucy.
" Most importantly;
I can see all of Lucy's spaces from the couch ! " - Mathijs


Waiting for Lucy to wake up and explore it...


Yes, I AM planning to spend the Pine-Seed-€uro's solely on Lucy !!!


Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Day 426 current treadmill total: 245,153.62 meters! (18:20 CET)

Lucy Enjoying Dinner ...
It's always fun to see an animal eat.
Whenever I fill Lucy's food bowl,
she will get out to pouch it all (eating is done AFTER un-pouching it again ) :


My hamster Lucy enjoying her dinner.
" Great food, Dude !!! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy enjoying her dinner.
" Please note Lucy's right foot supporting her actions ! " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


My hamster Lucy enjoying her dinner.
" Lucy's right foot support ??? " - HamsterTracker™-Questioning Dept.


My hamster Lucy enjoying her dinner.
" That must be relaxing, hanging your foot in your dinner plate ... " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


Although we are CERTAINLY NOT going to try that ourself !


My hamster Lucy enjoying her dinner.
" Where are my slippers Dude ? " - Lucy


Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Day 425 current treadmill total: 244,895.72 meters! (20:15 CET)

Lucy's Checking Out Her New Meditation Room...
An hour (or so) after blogging about Lucy's new cage setup,
Lucy got up to check it all out:


My hamster Lucy checking out her new cage setup.
" I love choices Dude, this way I'll check out later ... " - Lucy


Lucy take the other turn first:


My hamster Lucy checking out her new cage setup.
" That's you again, right ? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy checking out her new cage setup.
" Please follow me to my ALL NEW Meditation Room ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy checking out her new cage setup.
" It's a bit of a walk ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy checking out her new cage setup.
" And it HAS been CLEANED ! " - Lucy


" We should have used some vinegar, to remove that white spot ... " - HamsterTracker™-Sanitation Dept.


My hamster Lucy checking out her new cage setup.
" This should make a nice profile shot on the webcam [ no. 2 ], right Dude ? " - Lucy


Lucy posed for quite some time, while I was trying to get this photograph in focus...


[ Lucy Loves It ! ]


Just in case you missed it ... ;-)


Monday, August 25, 2008 Day 424 current treadmill total: 244,718.19 meters! (21:05 CET)

Upon Lucy's Request!
It is soo much more enjoyable when your hamster is healthy.
Today I offered Lucy's new favorite: Hazelnut.


It didn't take long for Lucy to get it:


My hamster Lucy requesting.
" I can smell it from here Dude, lovely Hazulnut flavors... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy requesting.
" BTW: What DID happen to my Meditation Room ? " - Lucy


I explained that I removed it because I thought that Lucy hurt herself,
(vertical drop) all the way down from her previous Meditation Room.


I offered Lucy to rebuild a new Meditation room just for her.
(Lucy is middle aged right now, so vertical tubing might not really be appropriate).


My hamster Lucy requesting.
" Mmmmm-kay, Dude, I look forward what you can come up with ... " - Lucy

Introducing Lucy's new Meditation Room setup

There are no major vertical drops here !!!


My hamster Lucy requesting.
" Already done, Dude ? ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy requesting.
" I am going to check this out a little later ...
I must get some rest, I ran over TWO hours last night, you know ! " - Lucy


" If you look closely, you CAN see Lucy's eyes peering at you " - HamsterTracker™-Photography Dept.


Lucy's right, she ran a whopping 814+ meters last night !!!

Although I can't wait for Lucy's first explore ...




Saturday, August 23, 2008 Day 422 current treadmill total: 243.417.31 meters! (21:05 CET)

Lucy's Explorer Ball Fun!
Let us start off, by appoligizing for mixin' up UK, Great Britain & Wales.
Thanks to Marion (see yesterday below) and Robert (who is also known for Extreme HamsterTrackin' Wales).
I finally hope I've got the hang of it.


While talking it over with Lucy,
she thanked Marion & Robert,
while being aeger on wanting some Explorer Ball fun.


Explorer Ball fun with my hamster Lucy
" Explorer Ball Time, Dude ! " - Lucy


Explorer Ball fun with my hamster Lucy
" Coffee machine is off ! ... " - Lucy


Explorer Ball fun with my hamster Lucy
" So Let's Go for Wales, Dude ! " - Lucy

Extreme HamsterTracker™-Shouts to Marion & Robert !!!

Thank you for educating HamsterTracker™ simultanious & independently ...


We have changed yesterday's post ( see below ), to your suggestions!


Friday, August 22, 2008 Day 421 current treadmill total: 243.196.84 meters! (20:20 CET)

Extreme HamsterTrackin' UK Wales by Marion!
One of the most insanely fun things of running this website,
is meeting a lot of very special new friends.


Either via Lucy's Guestbook

the HamsterTracker™-Mailbox at: Peacoque . Labs [at] iae . nl,

OR via an Xtreme HamsterTrackin' submit.


Here's one of those entries that has been laying on the 'to publish' soon shelves for way too long;


Our Dear (and new) friend Marion,
( mom of Rhiannon who did some Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Lourdes on day 406),
had sent in this following wonderfull report quite some time ago:


HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales. Extreme HamsterTrackin' Wales by Marion.
" Lucy admiring view down Ogmore Valley over Nant-Y-Moel and in the distance England! " - Marion


HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales. Extreme HamsterTrackin' Wales by Marion.
" Lucy at the Bwlch mountain " - Marion

Extreme HamsterTracker™-Shouts to Marion !!!

We love the awesome views!


Welcome to the HamsterTracker™-Family, (please say hello to Rhiannon too) !


[ ps: We've probably got the "England, Great Britain, UK"-thing wrong,
(very typical for Dutch-Dudes & -Dudettes)
if someone could enlighten us... Then the country flags could also be right/appropriate ...
(asuming we got it wrong this time...)

The HamsterTracker™-Geographical Dept. seriously needs this update ! ]


" Ignorance is so Ignorant ! " - Isn't it ?

More info:

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Thursday, August 21, 2008 Day 420 current treadmill total: 243.196.62 meters! (19:30 CET)

Lucy's Statistical Graphs & Denture Checkup
HamsterTracker™-Regulars know, that Lucy has
not been feeling well from day 399 'ntill day 412.
Those two weeks clearly show up in Lucy's Statistical Graphs:


My hamster Lucy lastest statistical graph.

" The dip in maximum speed (red) is more obvious than the lack of distance (dark blue). " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


My hamster Lucy lastest statistical graph.


HamsterTracker™ Server crashes/ISP blackouts/Sensor misalignments:
Day 4, 19, 55, 56, 66 - 69, 121, 239, 252

[ Dream Machine operational since day 114,
day 121, 239 & 377 where forced reboots by Windows XP during night time, after (unauthorized) auto update. ]



Treadmill time graph year 2

My hamster Lucy treadmill time graph.

" Although Lucy does skip a night, running in her treadmill,
the dip from day 399 untill 412 is a 'one of a kind'. " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.



Treadmill time graph year 1

My hamster Lucy treadmill time graph.


Comparing Lucy 2.0 & 3.0 treadmill trents.
The more vertical the above line is,
the more distance Lucy ran in her treadmill.


My hamster Lucy water consumption graph.

" Note the dip (day 399 untill 408) in Lucy's water consumption and the PEAK after ! " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


My hamster Lucy water consumption graph.

Today, Lucy Shouted:


My hamster Lucy is ''FEELIN' GOOD '' !
" I feel GOOOOOOOD, ( like JAMES BROWN ) !" - Lucy


" Teeth look very healthy too ! " - HamsterTracker™-Dental Dept.


I am soo soo sooooo relieved that Lucy has recovered !
These graphs prove that she is 100% herself again;
Lucy IS demanding even MORE attention ;-)


Taking care of hamsters is TOTALLY COOL, and a BIG RESPONSIBILITY !
OK, I suppose, I am biased...

I AM Lucy's DUDE ! Fortunately!


" BTW: The HamsterTracker™-Cage-Cleaning Dept. have been notified ! " - HamsterTracker™-Management Team


Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Day 419 current treadmill total: 242,633.53 meters! (16:15 CET)

Couch fun with Lucy
Lucy wanted out of her cage again.
After an 15 minute Explorer Ball adventure,
we sat on the couch for a while:


Having fun on the couch with my hamster Lucy !
" Dude ! ... I see a ... " - Lucy


Having fun on the couch with my hamster Lucy !
" Hazelnut is what I LOOOOOOVE ! " - Lucy


Having fun on the couch with my hamster Lucy !
" Psssst, can you please call me a taxi ?
So I can enjoy my Hazelnut ?
Thanks Dude ! " - Lucy


Monday, August 18, 2008 Day 417 current treadmill total: 242,180.12 meters! (18:00 CET)

Askin' Lucy
Maybe I am overcautious,
but I noticed that Lucy hadn't run much in her treadmill last night.


Fearing a decline in Lucy's health (again),
I decided to ask Lucy directly:


Asking my hamster Lucy !
" Why didn't you run in your treadmill last night, my dear little Lucy ? " - Mathijs


Asking my hamster Lucy !
" *Giggle* Wait a minute, Dude ! *Giggle*" - Lucy


Within less than 5 seconds,
Lucy responded:


Asking my hamster Lucy !
" Last night WAS still WEEKEND, Dude !" - Lucy


I suppose that's legit,
Lucy is much more dedicated to her treadmill,
than I am ...       :-)


Saturday, August 16, 2008 Day 415 current treadmill total: 241,734.16 meters! (22:15 CET)

An Ultra Fun Extreme HamsterTrackin' Mission!
I was very excited to find that Lucy loves her Pine-Seed again !
When I told her about my Extreme HamsterTrackin' Mission,
Lucy volunteered the following look a like pose:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' photos from the Netherlands An Ultra Extreme HAmsterTrackin' Mission with my hamster Lucy !
" Sounds like a difficult mission, Dude ! " - Lucy


So I started my travels,
then I got starteled by the awesome light that struck this windmill.
I've known this windmill ever since I was a tiny kid,
and it has been a few years since I have seen it.

The (sun-) lighting and sky is an utter bonus!


Extreme HamsterTrackin' photos from the Netherlands An Ultra Extreme HAmsterTrackin' Mission with my hamster Lucy !
" How Dutch ! " - Mathijs


Then some very friendly, passer-by-ers,
offered some help with this Extreme HamsterTrackin' Mission:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' photos from the Netherlands An Ultra Extreme HAmsterTrackin' Mission with my hamster Lucy !
" Bypasser-Mom with little kid looked after us,
while Bypasser-Dad took this photograph of me. " - Mathijs


Good thing I always carry a few extra DIY Xtreme HamsterTrackin' kits.
So I can give them away as thank yous.

Again: Thanks to you, anonymous family !

(They got the Lucy picture as a memory of this wonderfull moment, ofcourse !)


Little later ...

I then experienced a huge delay:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' photos from the Netherlands An Ultra Extreme HAmsterTrackin' Mission with my hamster Lucy !
" A 45 minute hold up;
yielding for traffic from right. " - Mathijs


This gave me some time to observe:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' photos from the Netherlands An Ultra Extreme HAmsterTrackin' Mission with my hamster Lucy !
" Some awesome and amazingly colored (Dutch) clouds. " - Mathijs

After which, I finally arrived at the destination:

(the official goal of this mission.)


Please meet my dear friends Berrie and Daniëlle:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' photos from the Netherlands An Ultra Extreme HAmsterTrackin' Mission with my hamster Lucy !
" Extreme HamsterTrackin' it on their wedding day !!! " - Mathijs


Don't they look absolutely STUNNING?


What an adventure!

Extreme HamsterTracker™-Shouts to the Gride and Broom !

You are now 'Official Professionals' !


More info:

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