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Friday, August 20, 2010 Day 351 current treadmill total: 361,704.50 meters! (20:40 CET)

Mathijs = PUBLISHED AUTHOR !!!




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

I am the (proud) Author of:


You can find more details/order "Happy Hamster" at Amazon
or from my publisher
Chronicle Books.


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

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TODAY, I can officially announce my 'behind the scenes'-project!

It all started quite a while ago by an email...
I was asked the question: "Have you ever concidered writing a book?"

Simple question; with great consequences:

It was the start of a most wonderful adventure!


Mathijs = PUBLISHED AUTHOR !!!
" Isn't that INSANLY-COOL? " - Mathijs


Many, many (enjoyable) hours went into this GEM of a project.
Ranging from learning about (the process of) writing a book (it's a great 'ritual' to experience!),
(international) laws,
enjoying working with a publisher, Chroniclebooks.com, on the other side of the globe as well as
working with Lucy, while creating 'book-exclusive' recipes, for her to enjoy!


Please allow me to intoduce:

"HAPPY HAMSTER" (the BOOK)
by Mathijs van der Paauw !

A little while ago I recieved two copies of the book,
WOW, what a great experience!
All that work (on screen) finally on paper :-)


Mathijs = PUBLISHED AUTHOR !!!
" The DESIGN, by Molly Baker is amazing! " - Mathijs


I couldn't wait for Lucy's approval:


Mathijs = PUBLISHED AUTHOR !!!
" Can you please help me flip some pages, Dude ? " - Lucy


I helped Lucy a little and she LOVES it!
Maybe that's because she is featured as the first hamster INSIDE the book :-) !


Unfortunatly, I can't flip this book for everyone in person,
therefore we have this wonderfull bit of web-delight book preview for you to enjoy:


Happy Hamster
" Lucy3.0 and her Spaghetti on the cover! " - Mathijs


You can order, or find more details on "Happy Hamster" at Amazon.com...
or from my publisher at Chronicle Books.
;-)


Permanent link to this blog item (please use): http://HamsterTracker.com/?item=L40351




Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Day 349 current treadmill total: 361,362.62 meters! (19:10 CET)

Camera learning/fun with Lucy ...

Frequent visitors know, that the HamsterTracker™-Photography Dept,
has been trying out the new camera...
In three weeks + one day, this camera shot a staggering: 1.125 (!) photographs.


Fortunately, the HamsterTracker™-Photography Department, also gave me a go ... ;-)


This photoshoot, involves the 'BEST-Front-faced'-photographs of Lucy,
in her daily attempt accomplishment:


Camera learning/fun with Lucy ...
" DUUUUUUUUUUDE ....
You there ???
" - Lucy


Camera learning/fun with Lucy ...
" I just KNOW! You're there !!!
Since only YOU have the key to my mansions front-door!
" - Lucy


" Uuhhh ... " - Mathijs


Camera learning/fun with Lucy ...
" Ahhhh!
I've seem to have grabbed your attention!
You where behind that camera all the time, right?
" - Lucy


Camera learning/fun with Lucy ...
" HAND TAXI, DUDE! ...
It's time for some serious Recreation & Relaxation on the couch!
" - Lucy


After a 'one-pine-seed-drive' Lucy starts to explore the couch,
as a true Sherlock Holmes...


( She loves to examine the part between my back and the couch...
Giving me a nice tickle along the way... )



Camera learning/fun with Lucy ...
" Works EVERY TIME!
You just need to TICKLE them on a daily basis,
dear all & fellow hamster's!
TRAIN YOUR CARE-TAKER!
(Like I did ;-)
" - Lucy


" Excuse me Lucy,
I didn't hear that last part,
can you repeat that,
Please?
" - Mathijs


Then there was a LOUD:


... Silence ... !



Thursday, August 12, 2010 Day 343 current treadmill total: 360,313.38 meters! (19:45 CET)

A special treat for Lucy ...

Lucy was developing a(n [bit] annoyingly) habit of gnawing on her mansion…
When guests at the HamsterTracker™-Office started to make remarks about it,
it got me thinking…

Wooden carrot… is what sprung to mind!


A special treat for my hamster Lucy.
" Placed it ...
Now I am waiting for Lucy to wake up...
" - Mathijs


A special treat for my hamster Lucy.
" What's that orange thing, Dude? " - Lucy


I explained that it's good for Lucy ...


A special treat for my hamster Lucy.
" I now know what you mean, Dude! " - Lucy


A special treat for my hamster Lucy.
" Bedroom material ... " - Lucy


A special treat for my hamster Lucy.
" Retry number ...
(sorry I lost count) ...
" - Lucy


A special treat for my hamster Lucy.
" On my way! ... " - Lucy


A special treat for my hamster Lucy.
" Now where to place this ... " - Lucy


A special treat for my hamster Lucy.
" Seems fine over here! ...
I am getting sleepy ... signing off, Dude!
(No more pictures, please!)
" - Lucy


The next morning I found this wooden-carrot BEHIND her bathroom!
Actively chewed on...
I think this is a success in cutting back on the cage gnawing!



Thursday, July 29, 2010 Day 329 current treadmill total: 358,766.62 meters! (16:40 CET)

Lucy's TP-ROLL devour (again)...

Lucy devours TP-rolls faster than I can 'produce' them.
So every time Lucy gets one, it's special:


My hamster Lucy's TP-ROLL devour (again).
" Dude, look what I found ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's TP-ROLL devour (again).
" It's tough to carry though ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's TP-ROLL devour (again).
" I think I've got it !!! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's TP-ROLL devour (again).
" It just slipped ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's TP-ROLL devour (again).
" I have to re-think this one ... " - Lucy

A few minutes later:


My hamster Lucy's TP-ROLL devour (again).
" It does take some effort ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's TP-ROLL devour (again).
" I love this ... Dude !!! " - Lucy


P.s.: Frequent visitors might have noticed the new slightly wider (standard) photo-size,
as being in effect since today's post !

Yeeeeeahhh, etc. and such, to the new camera!


Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Day 327 current treadmill total: 358,519.03 meters! (18:40 CET)

Lucy's 1st Birthday !!!

Today, it's exactly one year ago since Lucy4.0 was born!


Lucy moved in aged five+ weeks, hence 327 + 5 X 7 + 3 days lag in the HamsterTracker™-Day count.


This year we splurged: the HamsterTracker™-Office got this wonderfull new camera (for Lucy):


My hamster Lucy's 1st Birthday!
" It's an AWESOME DSLR-camera !!! " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's 1st Birthday!
" After unpacking, Installing, Charging, Manual Reading ...
It's, finally, all set to go!
" - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's 1st Birthday!
" Happy Birthday to YOU! (2x)
Happy Birthday, dear Lucy
Happy Birthday to YOOOOOOOUUUUU !!!
" - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's 1st Birthday!
" Dude, what's with the noise and flash; it's loud and bright ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's 1st Birthday!
" I am gonna ask you to stop, OK ? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's 1st Birthday!
" This is too much ... I need ear-plugs ! " - Lucy


I then explained that it's Lucy's Birthday !!!


So we can be a little "Flashy & Loud"...


My hamster Lucy's 1st Birthday!
" Birthday ... REALLY ??? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's 1st Birthday!
" Did you get me anything, Dude ??? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's 1st Birthday!
" ... At least it's a start ... for being all noisy and flashy and stuff ... " - Lucy


I guess I'll explain the NEW camera later ...


Huge plans are made for tonight; Explorer Ball as well as Couch-time!
Now, Who's the lucky one ?



Saturday, July 24, 2010 Day 324 current treadmill total: 358,519.03 meters! (19:40 CET)

Lucy's Meditation!

It's been a while since I've observed Lucy in her Meditation room.
After a long climb as well as digging through two piles of food to get to her Meditation room:


My hamster Lucy's climb to her Meditation room
" It does take Lucy quite a while to digg through these two obsticals... " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's Meditation
" Once there, there was the (ritual?) cleansing ... " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's Meditation
" Deep Meditative Thank You's ?!?! " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's Meditation
" After lookin' up ... " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's Meditation
" More Meditational Smiles !!! " - Mathijs


Just another day, at HamsterTracker™ !



Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Day 320 current treadmill total: 358,410.38 meters! (16:40 CET)

Lucy's Inspection!

Not long after (see article below) Lucy started to inspect her mansion,
criticism came up:


Lucy's Inspection at HamsterTracker.com
" Duuuuuude... We need to talk... !
The HamsterTracker™-Cage Cleaning Dept. has been slackin' it to tha max, Dude !
" - Lucy


Lucy's Inspection at HamsterTracker.com
" Look at that;
Stairway is sort-a OK,
But it's still a mess upstairs!
" - Lucy


Lucy's Inspection at HamsterTracker.com
" Please pass on my 'Pffffffffrrrrt'
to the HamsterTracker™-Cleaning Dept.!
Will you, Dude?
" - Lucy


I then explained that I have personally been taking care of this.
The HamsterTracker™-Cleaning-Dept. is always not there when they where needed,
therefore I tried to give you the same level of service, Lucy!


Lucy's Inspection at HamsterTracker.com
" How was I supposed to know ??? " - Lucy


Lucy's Inspection at HamsterTracker.com
" Anyway, let's get back to the IMPORTANT BUSINESS! " - Lucy


Lucy was extremely sweet and understanding as we sat on the couch that evening
:-)


Sunday, July 18, 2010 Day 318 current treadmill total: 357,788.19 meters! (20:25 CET)

Update from the HamsterTracker Head Office !

Although I haven't had the chance to blog much,
I did spent quite some time with Lucy...


A much needed cage clean was in order...
Therefore Lucy spent some time in her Explorer ball, when I did my thing:


Update from the HamsterTracker Head Office !
" Duuuude.... Look at me gooooo ! " - Lucy


Update from the HamsterTracker Head Office !
" I took Lucy's main Mansion, for a thorough clean ... " - Mathijs


Update from the HamsterTracker Head Office !
" Bedroom: Done ! " - Mathijs


Update from the HamsterTracker Head Office !
" Main quarters: Almost ... done! " - Mathijs


Meanwhile, Lucy was enjoying herself:


Update from the HamsterTracker Head Office !
" Dude, this is sooo much fun! " - Lucy


Update from the HamsterTracker Head Office !
" Fresh bedding: check,
Fresh water: check,
Bathroom: check,
New treat: check ...
" - Mathijs

I think I've got it covered!

I then let Lucy back into her mansion:


Update from the HamsterTracker Head Office !
" It took micro seconds for Lucy to get realy busy! " - Mathijs


To Be Continued ...




Sunday, July 4, 2010 Day 304 current treadmill total: 355,503.69 meters! (14:30 CET)

My Personal (Little) Shredder...

I've stated it before and I still need to state it again;

Please excuse the Slow-HamsterTracker™-Updates lately:
It's currently all very (enjoyably although a bit) hectic in my life! :-)


Hence the slow updates... (Sorry!)
I didn't want to sacrifice 'Quality-Lucy-Time', as you'll (hopefully) understand.


We did spent quite some moments together, almost on a daily basis!
It's my fail that I didn't have my camera on hand all the time.
So here's yesterday's shoot of our precious time on the couch together:


My hamster Lucy's AS my personal (little) shredder, in action ...
" You finished reading this fishing-tackle folder, right Dude ? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's AS my personal (little) shredder, in action ...
" B'cause, it doesn't taste like FISH at all ! ... " - Lucy


" It's been a few years ago since I went fly-fishing!
Although I never caught a lot, the few I did catch while fly-fishing where released without injury or anything,
I always enjoyed being out in nature, near a water stream, trying to cast that 'perfect cast'
" - Mathijs

- Above info is there on a need to know base ... -


My hamster Lucy's AS my personal (little) shredder, in action ...
" Lucy does take everything very seriously, giving her all she's got ! " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's AS my personal (little) shredder, in action ...
" This front page is wonderful, Dude ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's AS my personal (little) shredder, in action ...
" Pouches are (over-)full, need to start thinking on transportation back to my mansion! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's AS my personal (little) shredder, in action ...
" Hand Taxi, Please, Dude! " - Lucy


It didn't take long for the taxi to arrive.
On arrival in Lucy's mansion; Lucy un-pouched immediately in her bedroom!


Monday, June 28, 2010 Day 298 current treadmill total: 355,095.59 meters! (19:55 CET)

Pine-Seed-Treat-Feed ...

I guess that this has been the (unfortunately) longest non-post in HamsterTracker™-History...


Believe me when I say that "Quite a lot of stuff has been going on here, behind the scenes!" !
Fortunately I didn't cut back on "Lucy Time", every day.


Although I didn't have my camera at hand on all our meets,
here's the last (documented, as well as), very special Lucy-moment:


My hamster Lucy's Pine-Seed Treat Feed ...
" A fresh new bowl of Pine-Seeds & Walnuts,
grabbed Lucy's immediate attention!
" - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's Pine-Seed Treat Feed ...
" I count THREE, Dude ! " - Lucy


" There were FOUR, Lucy ! " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's Pine-Seed Treat Feed ...
" Now, I count TWO ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's Pine-Seed Treat Feed ...
" That makes ONE ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's Pine-Seed Treat Feed ...
" Minus ONE equals ... ZERO! (unfortunately!) " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's Pine-Seed Treat Feed ...
" Here's a 'pinky-kiss' Dude ... " - Lucy


" Lucy was extremely gentle ! " - Mathijs


You'll probably guess what Lucy's next question was...
Something about Explorer Ball is a [general] hint !

;-)


Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Day 285 current treadmill total: 352,783.12 meters! (20:40 CET)

Behind the (Backyard) Scenes of HamsterTracker.com

As explained, things are busy here in front of, as well as behind, the scenes.
Lucy can be a wonderfull reminder, on chores to be done:


Behind the (backyard) scenes of HamsterTracker.com
" Dude, I know that the HamsterTracker™-Backyard-gardeners are on a break,
but what's the state of our mansions-backyard?
" - Lucy


Behind the (backyard) scenes of HamsterTracker.com
" It CAN'T be bad to the environment,
Because: It's GREEN !!! ...
Isn't it? " - Mathijs


Behind the (backyard) scenes of HamsterTracker.com
" After an hour and a half, it still seems green ... " - Mathijs


Behind the (backyard) scenes of HamsterTracker.com
" Another one hour and a half later ...
two thirds done ... still
<Please challenge yourself to do the math> to go :-)
The green in the bottom of the photograph is actually a two foot high stack of green-waste!
" - Mathijs


Behind the (backyard) scenes of HamsterTracker.com
" Many hours later,
I think I got it cleared,
I even managed to almost clear all waste...

The green 'fluff', on the left, is wild Parsley!!!
" - Mathijs


Behind the (backyard) scenes of HamsterTracker.com
" As you can see, there is a (small) pile left.
This does include the 1.5 foot tall 'gras and undefinable stuff'-cut of my 'lawn'... :-)
(see next pic...) " - Mathijs


Behind the (backyard) scenes of HamsterTracker.com
" The 'Beauty' shot...
The brown patch on the center south west, is due to ... I am not really sure ...
" - Mathijs


After I done all this,
the birds started Tweeting about it:

We are (probably) overspending on our multi-media budget

Please allow me to present THE HamsterTracker™-Mansion Garden Sounds:

Download the MP3.


Behind the (backyard) scenes of HamsterTracker.com
" Dude, was that my car-ALARM ??? " - Lucy


It will take quite some Pine-Seeds to explain this one!


Thursday, June 10, 2010 Day 280 current treadmill total: 352,010.16 meters! (12:30 CET)

A sign of life from Lucy at HamsterTracker.com...

Things have been very busy over here, so please excuse us
for not updating for twelve days.


Behind the scenes I have spent some time with Lucy,
leaving no time to update...


In an attempt to make it up to all HamsterTracker™-Supporters,
here's an (bit longer than usual) update:


A sign of Life from Lucy at HamsterTracker.com
" I thought that Lucy's bedroom could use a nice cleaning ... " - Mathijs


Somehow Lucy saw this comming:


A sign of Life from Lucy at HamsterTracker.com
" Now I have to leave right? " - Lucy


So I held the Explorer ball close for her to get in:


A sign of Life from Lucy at HamsterTracker.com
" I see you've cleaned it, Dude! " - Lucy


A sign of Life from Lucy at HamsterTracker.com
" It never takes Lucy long to get in... " - Mathijs


A sign of Life from Lucy at HamsterTracker.com
" You can close this ball now, Dude!
Remember: Time is money!
" - Lucy


A sign of Life from Lucy at HamsterTracker.com
" So While Lucy was running around, I did the bedroom-swap ! " - Mathijs


After 20 minutes (I use a kitchen timer),
we sat down on the couch.
Then Lucy reminded me:


A sign of Life from Lucy at HamsterTracker.com
" Dude ... Didn't you shoot some video a little while ago? " - Lucy


Yes! That's right! Thank you Lucy!

Lucy's Corn Devour (parts I & II):




" As you can see, Lucy can be very persistent. " - Mathijs



" Just a little later, she got that last corn too! " - Mathijs



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