My hamster Lucy^(2.0) tracked with HamsterTracker™
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Created by Mathijs van der Paauw
- Online since September 5th, 2004 -

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It is really doing what it has been designed to do; Tracking my hamster Lucy!

Our favorite internet DJ's, (7 banners, rotate every 15 sec.) DJ Mitch, DJ Quincy Jointz, DJane Vibrella, Simon Harrison, Christina Long, DJ Elliot & DJ Artek:

Our favorite internet DJ's: (alphabetical order)
DJ Artek, DJ Christina Long (www.citrona.net/sorbet.htm), DJ Mitch (www.djmitch.it), DJ Quincy Jointz (www.quincy-jointz.de), DJane Vibrella (www.vibrella.de), Simon Harrison (www.basic-soul.co.uk). To name a few.

Current News:

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And/or download your own Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' kit.

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

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Monday, July 15, 2006 - day 396 - current treadmill total: 414,911.88 meters! (22:50 CET)

Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Dortmund, Germany

This weekend I attended the Radio 42 summerparty, in Dortmund.

Meet Mrs DJane Vibrella and Mr G-man, doin' some Extreme HamsterTrackin'

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in Germany

Lucy promotion by DJane Vibrella and Mr. G-man.

Allessandra from Italy, doing some Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Dortmund

Extreme HamsterTracker™ shouts to Vibrella, G-man and Allessandra!

More info:

Extreme HamsterTrackin',
Download your Free; Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' kit,
Have a look at all Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' entries.

Saturday, July 15, 2006 - day 394 - current treadmill total: 414,122.62 meters! (10:25 CET)

Unfortunately a sensor misalignment, prevented any data recording last night,
I hope I've fixed it...

More Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Lyon, France

Silvia (Temporary HamsterTracker™ correspondent in Lyon, France),

Updated me on her Extreme HamsterTracker™ promotion tour in France

Some serious Extreme HamsterTrackin' with Silvia's friends:

Meet, Jacqueline

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in France

and meet; Thibaut

Extreme HamsterTrackin' in a restaurant

After some flirting with the waiter (using the Lucy-card),
Silvia was allowed to do some Extreme HamsterTracking' in the restaurant:

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in France

" L'Auvergne Pittoresque "

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in France

" St. Jacques "

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in France

This card was left behind as a tip!

Extreme HamsterTracker™ shouts to Silvia

More info:

Extreme HamsterTrackin',
Download your Free; Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' kit,
Have a look at all Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' entries.

Friday, July 14, 2006 - day 393 - current treadmill total: 414,122.09 meters! (21:40 CET)

Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Lyon, France

Silvia (Temporary HamsterTracker™ correspondent in Lyon, France),

Updated me on her Extreme HamsterTracker™ promotion tour in Lyon, France

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in France

This castle needs some serious Extreme HamsterTrackin'

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in France

With Permission!

Extreme HamsterTracker™ shouts to Silvia

To be continued...

More info:

Extreme HamsterTrackin',
Download your Free; Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' kit,
Have a look at all Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' entries.

Thursday, July 13, 2006 - day 392 - current treadmill total: 414,121.50 meters! (17:10 CET)

Lucy's Statistical Graphs update

Lucy doesn't seem to mind:

My hamster Lucy sleeping.

" It does smell nice overhere! " - Lucy

My hamster Lucy lastest statistical graph.

HamsterTracker™ Server crashes/ISP blackouts/Sensor misalignments:
Day: 12, 30, 44, 57, 67, 68, 76, 90, 91, 96, 99, 116, 182, 292, 318, 319, 330, 331, 332, 336, 340, 355, 356, 377

My hamster Lucy treadmill time graph.

Total Distance Trend Graph:

" ... ZzzzZZzzzZzz... " - Lucy

My hamster Lucy water consumption graph.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006 - day 391 - current treadmill total: 414,009.41 meters! (11:20 CET)

From the HamsterTracker™ mailbox - Update

While Lee should be working on his paper, he caught Lucy looking straight into the webcam:

HamsterTracker(tm) Webcam shot of my hamster Lucy!

"Lee: please don't forget to finish your paper! " - Lucy

HamsterTracker™ shouts (again) to Lee!

Monday, July 10, 2006 - day 389 - current treadmill total: 413,247.28 meters! (17:20 CET)

From the HamsterTracker™ mailbox

Quite a few people have been sending me emails, which are all read out loud to Lucy (ofcourse),
by the HamsterTracker™ Email Read Out Loud Staff.
The next entries have been approved by Lucy for mentioning here:

Meet Lilly, the Dwarf hamster Lucy Look-a-Like

Picture of Lilly, the dwarf hamster Lucy Look-a-Like

Click picture to see Lilly's great birthday-card Sanja (from the Netherlands) has made!

Looks a lot like how Lucy was when I first got her, 389 days ago!

Extreme HamsterTrackin™ Webcam Trackin'

We've received some great webcam shots that screamed "Share us!" all over:

HamsterTracker™ shouts to Andrea, Lee, Mackenzie & Sanja!

Sunday, July 9, 2006 - day 388 - current treadmill total: 413,053.59 meters! (21:10 CET)

Cooling off...

I caught Lucy cooling off today:

My hamster Lucy sleeping....

Zzzzz zzzz zzzz... - Lucy

Not much more to report right now...

Saturday, July 8, 2006 - day 387 - current treadmill total: 412,974.66 meters! (21:00 CET)

Extra bedroom cleaning due to warm weather

Lucy was getting to be a little smelly, due to the warm/hot weather we're having:
Therefore I needed her bedroom to be cleaned a.s.a.p.:

My hamster Lucy's cleaned bedroom.

Ofcourse I added some extra treats

My hamster Lucy in her newly cleaned bedroom, after making it her own

After just a few days, Lucy made it her own!

Friday, July 7, 2006 - day 386 - current treadmill total: 412,362.43 meters! (18:40 CET)

Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Because of the great weather we're having here, I needed to do some Extreme HamsterTrackin' (with camera and all).

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in the Netherlands

Lucy promotion in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Openbaar Aanplakbord = Public notice board

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in the Netherlands

Tacked to the wall, with permission ofcourse, in Café 't Begijntje, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Great fun to do some Extreme HamsterTrackin' with the camera in reach!

I try to do my Extreme HamsterTrackin' EVERY day, ofcourse!

Always trying to have "Extreme HamsterTrackin' postcards" on me, just in case...

But when Extreme HamsterTrackin' with a camera expect a lot of questions!

Great way to meet new, and interesting people, while promoting!

Therefore I suggest: you download your own: Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' kit, and get out there, TODAY!

More info:

Extreme HamsterTrackin'
Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' entries.

Thursday, July 6, 2006 - day 385 - current treadmill total: 412,039.69 meters! (18:25 CET)

Fun with Lucy on the couch

Because of the warm weather I've been spending a bit more time with Lucy.

Giving her a bit more time in her Explorer ball, as well as on the couch.
Hoping this will cool her down a bit...

My hamster Lucy having fun on the couch!

My hamster Lucy having fun on the couch!

" I could score a touchdown! " - Lucy

See also: Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - day 383 for more info on Lucy's touchdowns.

Then I asked Lucy, what's up?

" Nothin' Dude, just having a look! " - Lucy

My hamster Lucy having fun on the couch!

" Act innocent... " - Lucy

My hamster Lucy having fun on the couch!

" If I run fast...
I think I can score another touchdown,
the Dude is way too busy...
with that flashy-thing! " - Lucy

Go Lucy!

Lucy managed to score 5 Lucy touchdowns!
(I didn't even attempt one...)

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - day 384 - current treadmill total: 411,796.31 meters! (18:05 CET)

Concluding Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Wales, UK

Fuzzy (a.k.a. Rob) and Charlotte (Temporary HamsterTracker™ correspondents in Wales),

reported in again, on their conclusion of their HamsterTracker™ promotion tour:

HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales.

Extreme HamsterTrackin' Welsh Cakes

Note the reflection in the window!

HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales.

Extreme HamsterTrackin' in a gift shop (with permission)!

HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales.

After all this serious Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Wales,
It's good to finish the day with a pint of Guinness (if you're an adult, that is!).

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' card
was (intentionally) left behind
after finishing this pint!

Many Extreme HamsterTracker™ shouts to Fuzzy and Charlotte!

For their Extreme HamsterTrackin' efforts in Wales.

More info:
Extreme HamsterTrackin',

Download your own: Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' kit.
Check out the: Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' entries.

Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - day 383 - current treadmill total: 411,617,09 meters! (16:35 CET)

Lucy havin' fun

Lucy is trying to find a way to make a Lucy Touchdown.
She climbs up the back of the couch (or via the arm rests) trying to reach the table behind it.
The littl' hamster is sometimes soo clever and quick, that's she scores a Lucy Touchdown:

My hamster Lucy looking for a way to score a Lucy Touchdown.

My hamster Lucy looking for a way to score a Lucy Touchdown.

" Defence is poor now ... " - Lucy

I've also been updating the following pages:

Extreme HamsterTrackin' and
[updated: 18:20] Lucy's Best! (Photographs)

And Introducing:

Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' entries.

Monday, July 3, 2006 - day 382 - current treadmill total: 411,147,69 meters! (17:30 CET)

Lucy noddin' off in this warm weather

I caught Lucy nodding off a bit, so I grabbed my camera:

My hamster Lucy nodding off a bit.

" Zzzzz zz z .... " - Lucy

* * * P H O T O - F L A S H ! * * *

My hamster Lucy waking up annoyed.

" I've sooo asked you not to do that! " - Lucy

My hamster Lucy even more annoyed.

" Those silly humans
I guess they'll never learn! " - Lucy

Sorry Lucy - Mathijs

Please note her right front paw
(for us humans looking at this picture, the one on the (front) left)
in all the above pictures!

Sunday, July 2, 2006 - day 381 - current treadmill total: 410,864.81 meters! (11:50 CET)

Extreme HamsterTrackin' Update from Wales, UK

Fuzzy (a.k.a. Rob) and Charlotte (Temporary HamsterTracker™ correspondents in Wales),
reported in again, on their HamsterTracker™ promotion tour:

HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales.

Choosin' an Extreme HamsterTrackin' card...

HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales.

Extreme HamsterTracker™ shouts to Fuzzy and Charlotte!

More info:
Extreme HamsterTrackin',

Download your own: Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' kit.

To be continued...

Saturday, July 1, 2006 - day 380 - current treadmill total: 410,790.91 meters! (11:30 CET)

Another DIY Extreme HamsterTrackin' entry

Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce Olive the cat from Tulsa, Oklahoma - USA

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in the United States of America.

Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Tulsa, Oklahoma - USA, starring cat Olive.

" I REALLY LOVE LUCY! " - Olive

Olive would never hurt a hamster, Andrea assured me!

HamsterTracker™ shouts to Andrea and Olive

More info:
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Thursday, June 29, 2006 - day 378 - current treadmill total: 410,027.22 meters! (18:00 CET)

Lucy's way of saying...

Lucy has is telling me three things (!) in the next picture (scroll down very slowly and give it a guess):

My hamster Lucy saying three things at once.

Hi! - waiving paw
I want out! - gnawing on cage
Pfffrrrrrt! if you will not let me out! - sticking out her tongue

Or in close-up

My hamster Lucy's right (front) paw as seen from the bottom.

Lucy's right front paw.

My hamster Lucy saying three things at once.

Pfffrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt! - Lucy

Update:
The 'WhiteTeeth' you see in this close-up is actually her upper-gum. Her lips are lifted because of her gnawning.
Her (upper-) teeth are yellowish, identifyable by the same color of corn.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - day 377 - current treadmill total: 409,588.53 meters! (18:00 CET)

Lucy has been gettin' quite some attention lately!
She loves it all, especially all the nice people who've signed her Guestbook.

The HamsterTracker™ mailbox department has gotten a lot of emails stating people wanting to give hamsters to their loved ones...

A word of warning here!

Writing you this using a serious and authoritive voice;

Please don't SUPRISE someone by actually giving a hamster (or any other animal for that matter)!!!


Give a Coupon instead! 
If recipient redeems the coupon  Then
	Go with recipient to pick the offered animal!
	Enjoy watching the recipient falling in love with the (coupon-ed) animal in the PetAdoption-shop!
End If
If coupon is not redeemed  Then
	Know, that you've done the Right thing!
End If

( HamsterTracker™ (Visualized) Basic Code )

Thanks to Meg and her award winning website CuteOverload.com

The world now has

The Hamster Coupon:

Click (above) to read (and download) @ CuteOverload.com

HamsterTracker™ shouts to Meg at CuteOverload.com for this great animal friendly idea!

While downloading The Hamster Coupon, check out all the other awesomely cute stuff @ CuteOverload.com,

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - day 376 - current treadmill total: 409,588.03 meters! (19:00 CET)

Lucy's big treat

No words here... just some pictures, small but quite a few:

My hamster Lucy enjoying a Beetroot Stick from Hope Farms.

" Thanks Dude! " - Lucy

So far she picked Carrot flavor twice as first choice, and Beetroot flavor once as first choice.

The pictures above where shot after she'd picked Carror flavor first; she didn't mind getting the Beetroot flavor also!

Monday, June 26, 2006 - day 375 - current treadmill total: 409,458.88 meters! (17:45 CET)

Lucy's Statistical Graphs update

Total Distance Trend Graph:

Sunday, June 25, 2006 - day 374 - current treadmill total: 409,209.09 meters! (19:00 CET)

Second DIY Extreme HamsterTrackin' entry

Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce Lyra the guinea pig from Hebron, Connecticut,USA

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in the United States of America.

Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Hebron, Connecticut in the USA, starring guinea pig Lyra.

That's some serious HamsterTrackin' cuteness!

HamsterTracker™ shouts to Kris

More info:
Extreme HamsterTrackin',

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Friday, June 23, 2006 - day 372 - current treadmill total: 408,990.28 meters! (19:05 CET)

Visit to the petshop

I visited the petshop, Lucy was running out on treats and "Bio Degradable Corn Cobs Litter", for rodents.

Picture of the stuff I bought at the petshop.

This added € 8.44 to Lucy's Expenses!
I've done a little experiment with Lucy; I wanted to know what kind of flavour she likes the most, of this new product called Sticks;

So I gave her the choice of the three flavours of the Hope Farms Sticks; Beetroot, Alfalfa and Carrots, by holding the three in front of her nose.
She totally ignored it... Wanting to get out of her cage into her Explorer Ball (with Duck Tape Lock (see: day 370 and 369)).

So I put it in her bowl and let Lucy out of her cage.

Lucy promotion in Wales.

" Finally out! " - Lucy

After I put her back in her cage, she went to her meditation room... and stayed there... and stayed there...
So I didn't wait long enough for me to spot the flavour she picked first.
What I did find was the carrot flavour nicely hoarded, and I couldn't find the other ones without disturbing Lucy.

I need to redo this AFTER her Explorer Ball Adventures

(This needs) to be Continued...

Thursday, June 22, 2006 - day 371 - current treadmill total: 408,696.22 meters! (17:00 CET)

Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Wales, UK

Fuzzy (a.k.a. Rob) and Charlotte (Temporary HamsterTracker™ correspondents in Wales),
reported in, on their HamsterTracker™ promotion tour:

HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales.

Lucy's on top of the mountain!

HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales.

Meet Fuzzy!

HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales.

And meet Charlotte!

HamsterTracker(tm) Photograph made in Wales.

Test fitting the card, before taping it on (carefully)...

Extreme HamsterTracker™ shouts to Fuzzy and Charlotte!

More info:
Extreme HamsterTrackin',

Download your own: Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' kit.

To be continued...

Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - day 370 - current treadmill total: 408,133.50 meters! (18:20 CET)

'The Ducktape Explorer Ball Lock'

After Lucy's escape from her Explorer Ball (see yesterday, below), I don't want to take any chances!

Picture of the Explorer ball locked with (a piece of) Ducktape and my hamster Lucy in it.

Picture of the Explorer ball locked with (a piece of) Ducktape and my hamster Lucy in it.

C'mon Dude, I wanna Explore! - Lucy

I was planning going to document more about this subject but wait...

The first entry of DIY Extreme HamsterTrackin'

Then I got this awesome picture starring Alexander, from Washington USA, doing some blogging all by himself!

This Extreme HamsterTrackin' photo was taken in the United States of America.

Extreme HamsterTrackin' in Washington USA starring Alexander the bloggin' hamster.

AWESOME!

Extreme HamsterTracker™ shouts to Virginia for this adorable photograph, and ofcourse to Alexander!

(She will not admit it, but I think that Lucy has a bit of a crush on Alexander...)

More info:
Extreme HamsterTrackin',

Download your own: Do It Yourself Extreme HamsterTrackin' kit.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - day 369 - current treadmill total: 407,846.12 meters! (19:20 CET)

Lucy's great escape from her Explorer Ball

I don't know how she's pulled this one off, but she did, yesterday;

Picture of the Explorer ball my hamster Lucy managed to get out of.

Untouched, 100% real, crime scene photograph!

Where's Lucy ???

Stupidly enough I started to look in the most difficult and unreachable places.
After a few of those, I gave the entire floor a scan...

There she was: in the kitchen.
I didn't get my camera at the time I found her. I was too glad to see her just sitting there.
Therefore I called her while smoothly closing up on her. She just simply sat there, waiting for me to return her to her cage.

Picture of where I found my hamster Lucy, using a standin.

Picture of where I found my hamster Lucy, using a standin.

Soo glad she is back in her cage again!

PS: Handle real hamsters with both hands! Teddy hamsters are ok to be handled with one hand!

Monday, June 19, 2006 - day 368 - current treadmill total: 407,671.06 meters! (22:10 CET)

Funny electronics and a Lucy Wuppie

When downloading pictures from my camera I was pleasantly surprised that the next picture actually downloaded, because it didn't yesterday.
Electronics can be funny!

Picture of my hamster Lucy and yoghurt served in a Cucumber bowl.

Picture of my hamster Lucy and yoghurt served in a Cucumber bowl.

" This is nice! " - Lucy

How to make your own Pet Wuppie

In the Netherlands everyone is going bezerk because of Wuppies.
You could get these cute littl' fluffy puppets (one for each € 15 of groceries) in the Albert Heijn supermarket (Dutch site).
That's the same supermarket which have Hamster Weeks every once in a while!
It's also in the national news, that they are so immense popular, that they've ran out!

I thought it would be fun to modify one into Lucy.
So I took a photograph of Lucy, and cut out the ears and snout.
I found this pretty hard to do, cutting into the picture of your pet!

Once cut out, I carfully glued them into a (white ofcourse) wuppie.

Picture of a Wuppie modded to look like my hamster Lucy.

Then I setup a HamsterTracker™ friendly setting.

Picture of a Wuppie modded to look like my hamster Lucy.

This took me about 72 photo shots, before getting all wuppies to sit still in this composition.

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