My friend Marie commented on my most recent blog post: … if you wouldn’t mind to extrapolate on “if you cast that positivity line into the sea of life, you’ll get a huge fish of awesomeness in return. And not just one fish on that hook. You’ll get, like, lots of fish.” And she wondered if we had the same mental image of the fish of awesomeness.
Here, I present to you the ‘Fish of Awesomeness’.
Clearly badass (yeah, it’s not really fitting for me to use this word, but it’s not for me. It’s for the Fish of Awesomeness). If you send out vibes into the sea of life, then like I said, you’ll get a bunch of fish of awesomeness in return. The funny thing about life is you never know what life will bring you. On one hand, these fish of awesomeness could be greeting you with open arms. On the other hand, they may just eat your arm… and your other hand. What I’m trying to say is that sometimes you need to take chances, but awesomeness will always prevail. In this case, the fish of awesomeness will prevail.
(Yes, these photos are from Piranha 3D. I never saw the movie, but from these photos, I can only assume that it’s fantastic and Oscar worthy.)
HIKES & HAMSTRINGS 
I can report that I did, in fact, see Piranha 3D and it is, in fact, epically awesome. My ever so thorough movie review can be found at http://www.nottobetrustedwithknives.com/2010/08/21/two-reviews/I can’t wait ’til the sequel, Piranha 4D: Fish of Awesomeness comes out!
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funny how I WASN’T picturing fish with teeth. My fish is more mystical, like this:http://www.ghulmil.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/free-download-colorful-fish-wallpaper.jpg
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Like Marie, I also envisioned Awesome Fish to be somewhat more cuddly and/or psychedelic. But, hey, Awesome Fish is too busy being awesome to worry about such public relational matters. However, if he ever feels his image needs softening, I recommend a jaunty neckerchief or a nice sweater vest.
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Hmm… admittedly, Marie, your version of the fish is much prettier. I’m oddly drawn to all of the rainbow colours… ;)And Jen! You’re absolutely correct, the Fish of Awesomness need not worry about PR. He can transcend such things. But nothing says awesome like a sweater vest. Clearly he needs one to amplify the amount of awesome!
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Marie, your fish is EPIC. However, I think Rick’s fish-o-awesomeness is freaking hilarious. I’m sitting in the Atrium on campus (where I have my office hours). It’s right next to the Second Cup, so that I might caffeinate myself should the questions become the stuff of tedium. Anyway, I saw Rick’s fish-o-awesomeness and I burst out laughing. Everyone, and I mean everyone, stopped and looked at me. Excellent work!Also, I have not seen P-3D, but given the name of the sequel, I think I’m going to have to add it to my list of things to see. One final comment: despite being drawn to Marie’s multicoloured fish-o-awesomeness, I would classify you as badass for sure. You’ve jumped out of a plane, bungeed, moved across the country, climbed mountains, and studied statistics. To me, that’s the very definition of badass.
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