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Thursday, August 14, 2008 Day 413 current treadmill total: 241,371.38 meters! (13:40 CET)

YEAAAAAAI for Lucy!



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



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Yesterday evening I had returned a little late,
to find Lucy pretty active in her cage:


YEAAAAAAI for my hamster Lucy !
" Note Lucy's ears; they are more upright !!! " - Mathijs


So I opened Lucy's cage to give her (her now favorite) treat; Hazelnut:


YEAAAAAAI for my hamster Lucy !
" Where is my Explorer Ball, Dude ? " - Lucy


I held the open explorer ball in front of the cage,
so Lucy could easily climb in if she wants to.

It only took a few seconds; Lucy had climbed in:


YEAAAAAAI for my hamster Lucy !
" Good to be Explorin' again, Dude ! " - Lucy


YEAAAAAAI for my hamster Lucy !
" VAROOOOOOOOOOM !!! " - Lucy


After the Explorer Ball adventure, I always let Lucy on the couch.
So I placed a towel (for a different photograph background) and told Lucy all about it:


YEAAAAAAI for my hamster Lucy !
" Are you sure that's safe, Dude ? " - Lucy


Don't worry Lucy !


YEAAAAAAI for my hamster Lucy !
" This is different, Dude ! " - Lucy


YEAAAAAAI for my hamster Lucy !
" Smoooth runnin' here, Dude ! " - Lucy


Last night Lucy ran 52.26 meters in her treadmill !
Although this is not breathtakingly much for Lucy,
it is GOOD NEWS !


I think that Lucy is almost 100% recovered from whatever it was she suffered !

YEAAAAAAAI, Lucy !
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Day 411 current treadmill total: 241,310.38 meters! (18:40 CET)

A little QT with Lucy
After yesterdays blog entry,
Lucy came out of her bedroom, to get some minature corn, from the cob.



A little Quality Time with my hamster Lucy.
" Normally she would take ALL corns (within 10 minutes),
now she only took a few: " - Mathijs


" Please Note Lucy's Hamster Do-nut, she put in her bathroom (yuk) ! " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Department.


I have enjoyed some Quality Time with Lucy today !
I first caught Lucy nibbling on her Do-nut:


A little Quality Time with my hamster Lucy.
" Nibble ... Nibble ... Crunch ... " - Lucy


It took Lucy so long, I almost started to do my own stuff,
when I saw Lucy:


A little Quality Time with my hamster Lucy.
" What's up Dude ? " - Lucy


" Please also Note Lucy's pouches fully stuffed ! " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Department.


A little Quality Time with my hamster Lucy.
" I am so glad to see you ! " - Lucy


A little Quality Time with my hamster Lucy.
" Now I can demonstrate ... " - Lucy


A little Quality Time with my hamster Lucy.
" How to shred a TP-roll, like an 'Olympic TP-roll Shredder' ! " - Lucy


A little Quality Time with my hamster Lucy.
" Thank you for the Hazelnut btw ... " - Lucy


Having a talk with Lucy,
together with a little cuddlin' from me,
and some sniffin' back from Lucy,
made me really enjoy this Quality Time today !


Monday, August 11, 2008 Day 410 current treadmill total: 241,309.31 meters! (19:40 CET)

(Bettering) Poor Poor, Lucy - Update V
Lucy lived next to her bathroom, under her waterbottle
untill yesterday;
Lucy discovered that her bedroom was fresh & clean:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part V.
" Lucy is vast asleep after some home-decorating ... " - Mathijs


After shooting the above photograph (using flash),
Lucy woke up:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part V.
" Do you KNOW what time it is, Dude ?
Waaaay too early ... " - Lucy


After a 23.15 seconds stare,
Lucy retreated:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part V.
" zzz ... ZZZ ... " - Lucy

Today I opened up Lucy's bedroom



My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part V.
" Goedemorgen ! ... " - Lucy


[ Goedemorgen (Dutch) = Good morning ] - HamsterTracker™-Translation Department.


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part V.
" Lucy DIDN'T want a Pine-Seed !
But she did take a Hazelnut ... " - Mathijs


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part V.
" Leaving the Pine-Seed alone,
Lucy (also) took every Melon seed ... " - Mathijs


Lucy is slowly recovering !!! She has her daily drinks,
and is getting more active every day !
While maintaining herself in an impeckable way !


Keep hangin' in there dear little Lucy !


Friday, August 8, 2008 Day 407 current treadmill total: 241,305.81 meters! (19:30 CET)

Poor Poor Lucy - Update IV
This morning, when I entered the livingroom,
I noticed Lucy not being in her bedroom.
A quick look at her meditation-room also didn't reveal her.


Then I found Lucy:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part IV.
" I panicked, so I opened the cage to give Lucy a gentile poke... " - Mathijs


When I did, I feared that Lucy had passed,
if I wouldn't have panicked then I could have noticed Lucy's breathing :-)


So I accidently woke up Lucy...


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part IV.
" Lucy didn't pick a Pine-Seed or Fruity Drop;
Hazelnut is the preferred choice of today ! " - Mathijs


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part IV.
" Lucy enjoyes drinks at regular intervals again. " - Mathijs


Lucy cuddled in right next to her bathroom,
and very near her water bottle.
I guess her bedroom was a bit too smelly:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part IV.
" So we cleaned her (smelly) bedroom...
There should be a law against soiling... " - Mathijs


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part IV.
" I gave Lucy a (toilet) paper towl,
which got a lot of attention immidiately ! " - Mathijs


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part IV.
" Thanks, Dude ! " - Lucy


Lucy is soo nice and wonderfull AND recovering (I hope & suppose)
that in all excitement, I didn't get the above photograph in focus.


So when I gave Lucy a new TP-Roll,
I just had to film it:



" An almost two minute video of Lucy, with nibblin' sounds. " - Mathijs


Thursday, August 7, 2008 Day 406 current treadmill total: 241,301.88 meters! (20:35 CET)

Extreme HamsterTrackin' Lourdes by Rhiannon
Before the Lucy update,
this wonderfull entry has been aging in the HamsterTracker™-Mailbox which is very appropriate right now:


Rhiannon (from the UK) took a trip to Lourdes in France:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' photographs from France Extreme HamsterTrackin' Lourdes in France by Rhiannon.
" here is lucy admiring the Basilica at Lourdes ! " - Rhiannon


Poor Poor Lucy - Part III

First of all, HamsterTracker™-Shouts for all your reactions
on Lucy's illness, in Lucy's Guestbook and in the HamsterTracker™-Mailbox.


Good news is that I don't think that Lucy lost a finger !!!
I don't have a clear photo as proof, but I am sure I counted four fingers on her left hand.
(Hamsters have four fingers and five toes, so that's normal).


Puzzled by this all, I do currently think that Lucy made an unfortunate drop from her meditation room,
thereby injuring herself;
that kind of (huge) bump on her nose (could have) caused the nose bleed (and/or)
Lucy broke her left hand...


I don't think it's wet-tail or some kind of bacterial infection,
but I am considering the dilemma:

a trip to the vet / leave Lucy alone and not stress her too much


Meanwile I got the suggestion of fresh fruit for Lucy:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part III.
" A nice piece of fresh apple ! " - Mathijs


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part III.
" Note the red spot on Lucy's left hand ... " - Mathijs


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part III.
" This was Lucy's most silent nibble ever. " - Mathijs


Lucy got out of her bedroom last night to have a drink (5 ml.) !
AND she is still grooming... That's always a good sign !


I can't stop pondering over my dilemma...
meanwhile, Lucy's experiencing the best care, rest assure !

HamsterTracker™-Shouts to Rhiannon

We hope that the powers of Lourdes will help Lucy!

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Day 405 current treadmill total: 241,301.88 meters! (21:45 CET)

Poor, Poor Little Lucy - part II!
Lucy is not feeling well since last friday.
I've been keeping Lucy as much to herself as possible;
not wanting to stress her, while giving her the best care you can imagine.
Today I wanted to give Lucy a treat and some 'watered bread'.
Then I noticed a not so pleasant smell,
a (premature) bedroom clean was in order:


A fresh cleaned bedroom for my hamster Lucy.
" Nice fresh food, pillow + treats ... " - Mathijs


I tried to give Lucy an easy transition:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part II.
" Go Lucy, Go ! " - Mathijs


That didn't work, so I opened Lucy's bedroom:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part II.
" Dude, What's going on ? " - Lucy


As soon as Lucy entered her freshly cleaned bedroom
I moved it to attach it to Lucy's cage setup:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part II.
" Dude, you give me a lot of work ... in such a short time ... " - Lucy


After some home decorating, Lucy started grooming:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy - part II.
" That's the longest hamster tongue we've ever seen ! " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


Notable mention : Lucy drank 3 ml. from the water bottle today !

Hang in there Little Lucy !
Monday, August 4, 2008 Day 403 current treadmill total: 241,301.72 meters! (18:40 CET)

Poor, Poor Little Lucy!
These last couple of days where a bit stressfull
at the HamsterTracker™-Office;
We have experienced a miniature heat-wave,
which slowed down Lucy quite a bit;


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy.
" ZZZ ... zzz ... ZZZ " - Lucy


On day 400 I noticed that Lucy
had blood on her nose...
I thought she might have made a plunge from her meditation room,
that's divided in three 42 cm. (16.5 inches) vertical tubes.
Those 42 cm is the maximum drop she could have made.


I didn't want to disturb Lucy too much,
but her bedroom needed cleaning :


A fresh cleaned bedroom for my hamster Lucy.
" So we got out the spare bedroom,
to prepare it. Extra food and Pillow treats where also added " - Lucy


I took Lucy in her bedroom,
opened it near the freshly cleaned bedroom.
Lucy climbed in it immediately...


I did notice that Lucy was not feeling well...


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy.
" The day after (day 401), Lucy DID some decorating " - Mathijs


I also noticed that Lucy's ears where 'up' while she was sleeping.
Normally Lucy does fold back her ears when catching ZZZ's.


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy.
" I put some of Lucy's favorite treats conviniently for her to grab. " - Mathijs


Yesterday (day 402), I noticed that Lucy had used those treats as a bathroom.
Yuuuuuck !
So I toke a paper towel to clean it,
then Lucy tried to grab it :-)


I cleaned it,
then I gave Lucy a new paper towel,
which she used in her bedroom right away!!!


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy.
" Here's Lucy all busy with the paper towel.
I hope that's a sign that Lucy is recovering. " - Mathijs


Lucy has not run in her treadmill,
as well as not drinking much from her water bottle.


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy.
" This is how Lucy get's a drink...
the moisture gathered is all licked up by Lucy. " - Mathijs


Although that water (condensation) should be pretty safe for Lucy to drink,
I don't really like the thought.
So I drenched a small piece of bread in lot's of water for Lucy.
Lucy loved it; a bite to eat & a drink in one.


Then I noticed Lucy's paw:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy.
" I've studied different photographs I made,
and it looks like Lucy's lost a finger on her left hand... Poor Poor Lucy. " - Mathijs

Her wound looks to drastic to go for a torn nail.


Here is a close up:


My Poor, Poor, hamster Lucy.
" That would explain why Lucy had blood on her nose;
it got there when Lucy gave herself a wash. " - Mathijs


Today Lucy did accept a lot of Pine-Seeds !
I did see her washing up and grooming, although she is still a bit slow.
Again today she accepted some 'watered' bread.


Poor, poor Lucy !
She must be enduring a lot of pain these last couple of days...

Hang in there Lucy! Get well soon !

I am still very puzzled on how this could have happened.
Meanwhile I try to give Lucy the best care I can give.


Thursday, July 31, 2008 Day 399 current treadmill total: 241,300.19 meters! (21:15 CET)

A hot day at HamsterTracker™
I don't know if it's because of yesterdays post,
but the weather here today could quailify for México-like.

In the livingroom temperatures reached 26 °C ( 79 F) while Lucy's bedroom was a 30 °C ( 86 F ) !!!
No wonder Lucy's not up to much:


My hamster Lucy on a hot day at HamsterTracker™.
" ZZZ ... zzz ... ZZZ " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy on a hot day at HamsterTracker™.
" Dude, it's wayyyy tooo hot for that ... " - Lucy


I mentioned " Pine-Seed Shortage ! " out loud...
this time, without avail :


My hamster Lucy on a hot day at HamsterTracker™.
" ZZZ ... zzz ... ZZZ " - Lucy


Maybe Lucy will wake up as soon as all cools down a bit.
Tomorrow's weather reports promise are a more gentile 23 °C ( 73 F )


One more day like this will make me pull out
the HamsterTracker™-Designed Hamster Airco once again:


My hamster Lucy 2.0, cooling down with her HamsterTracker-Airco.
" Lucy 2.0 & the HamsterTracker™-Hamster-Airco
(as Introduced on July 18, 2006 (day 399 of Lucy 2.0) !!! ) " - HamsterTracker™-Archive Dept.


How's that for a coincidence ?
Day 399 is ALWAYS special !


Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Day 398 current treadmill total: 241,299.88 meters! (21:50 CET)

Extreme HamsterTrackin' México by Kim
Very regular sender-inner Kim sent in this wonderfull
sunny & blue-sea report about Lucy in México.

So for all of you out there who are not enjoying their summer-vacation (yet),
please, enjoy these scenic photographs (like we do):


Extreme HamsterTrackin' México Extreme HamsterTrackin' México - by Kim.
" We are in Playa Del Carmen, México " - Kim


Extreme HamsterTrackin' México Extreme HamsterTrackin' México - by Kim.


Extreme HamsterTrackin' México Extreme HamsterTrackin' México - by Kim.


Extreme HamsterTrackin' México Extreme HamsterTrackin' México - by Kim.


Extreme HamsterTrackin' México Extreme HamsterTrackin' México - by Kim.
" Lucy really likes the beach as she will spend all day(s) with us... " - Kim


" We love the scenery, as well as HamsterTracker™-Model: Kim !!! " - Lucy and her Dude

HamsterTracker™-Shouts to you Kim!


We suppose that :
" If you don't get a holiday feeling with these pictures,
you'd probably live or work there ... " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


Thank you Kim, for this new Extreme HamsterTrackin' Country submit!

To Be Continiued ...


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Saturday, July 26, 2008 Day 394 current treadmill total: 240,840.12 meters! (11:35 CET)

Lucy is so gentile
When giving Lucy a treat,
I sometimes try to make it a bit difficult for Lucy,
just to see how she handles it:


My hamster Lucy is so gentile.
" Hazelnut... NICE Dude ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy is so gentile.
" I got it... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy is so gentile.
" I said, I got it... Dude ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy is so gentile.
" I am gonna use persuasive (gentile) force now... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy is so gentile.
" That always works!
Thanks Dude " - Lucy


" Please note that Lucy has not ever bitten me ! " - Mathijs


Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Day 390 current treadmill total: 240,597.00 meters! (17:55 CET)

Lucy's explorer- Ball fun
I did let the empty explorer ball roll off the table,
I did put it back together again, using Duck-Tape.
I did dare, to have Lucy, have a run-around in it after all this:


My hamster Lucy in her Explorer-Ball.
" I can see you very clear-ly, Dude ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy in her Explorer-Ball.
" If you'd stop movin' then I wouldn't have to run so much ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy in her Explorer-Ball.
" I lost you for a second, Dude ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy in her Explorer-Ball.
" Oh, wait, there you are ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy in her Explorer-Ball.
" I am on my way, Dude ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy in her Explorer-Ball.
" Do I smell a Pine-Seed ? " - Lucy


Saturday, July 19, 2008 Day 387 current treadmill total: 240,288.16 meters! (19:10 CET)

Lucy being Lucy
We left off (the day before) yesterday, when Lucy was grabbin' a large piece of wallnut.
Here's Lucy after getting it all... Or at least she thinks ...


My hamster Lucy being Lucy.
" Got it Dude ! " - Lucy


" Gotcha Lucy ! " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy being Lucy.
" Say what ??? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy being Lucy.
" AAAAAAAWWWWESOME ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy being Lucy.
" Now I gotcha it myself, Dude ! " - Lucy


Thursday, July 17, 2008 Day 385 current treadmill total: 240,099.81 meters! (21:50 CET)

Lucy's Eyeballin'
When checking up, to see if the HamsterTracker™-Sanitation Dept. have done their job,
Lucy surprisingly popped up:


My hamster Lucy's Eyeballing.
" Hi Dude ! " - Lucy


I immidiately got a part of a walnut,
to serve to Lucy:


My hamster Lucy's Eyeballing.
" FFFery nife Dude ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's Eyeballing.
" You can let go now ... " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's Eyeballing.
" ... " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.

To Be Continued ...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Day 384 current treadmill total: 239,996.69 meters! (16:45 CET)

Concluding the North Sea Jazz-Extreme HamsterTrackin'
At the North Sea Jazz Festival or ANY festival for that matter,
it's always very difficult to photograph the bands:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival 2008.
" Lefties Soul Connection jamming major awesome 'Old skool' FUNK " - Mathijs


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival 2008.
" My first acquaintance with the (again) awesome (FUNK) band : Tower Of Power.
(Picture of is of the HUGE (LED-)video screen) " - Mathijs


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival 2008.
" I also got acquainted with Buddy Guy's awesome Blues ...
He walked by pretty close, walking around in the crowd while jamming his guitar (during his concert) !!! " - Mathijs


In between concerts (there where 200 acts over 15 podia in 3 days),
I (ofcourse) did some Extreme HamsterTrackin':


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival 2008.
" I just can't get it to focus... " - Mathijs


Then Kees offered his assistance to help make the perfect shot:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival 2008.
" Introducing, bystander offering help: Kees ! " - Mathijs

as with all good & great things:

It then had to end...


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival 2008.
" When we left, they where already cleaning up ! " - Mathijs


Then I came home late after the last concert:



Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival.
" I was about to call it a day, Dude ! " - Lucy


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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Day 383 current treadmill total: 239,983.12 meters! (21:35 CET)

More Extreme HamsterTrackin' it @ North Sea Jazz
Day two of the North Sea Jazz Festival
was also an awesome blast!

Remember DJ Manga's Extreme HamsterTrackin' from last year?


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival 2007.
"North Sea Jazz 2007"

They did their stuff this year too. You just couldn't stand still on their grooves !


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival.
" North Sea Jazz 2008,
Deejay Manga presents "Legends" hosted by MC John Agesilas "


I did gave them the 2007 photograph (with a dedicated HamsterTracker™-Message, ofcourse)...
Which produced a laugh, while they where jamming it to the max. !


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival.
" Here's an artfull 'North Sea Jazz'-Photograph Atempt ... " - HamsterTraker™-Photography Dept.


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival.
" Extreme HamsterTrackin'-North Sea Jazz ... " - HamsterTraker™-Photography Dept.

Returning home after (again) a long wonderfull night:

Here's Lucy's response:

Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival.
" 'Jail House Rock' - Dude ! " - Lucy

Again, To Be Continued ...
Monday, July 14, 2008 Day 382 current treadmill total: 239,946.72 meters! (23:05 CET)

Extreme HamsterTrackin' it @ North Sea Jazz 2008
Music is very important to me ! Although I can't play an instrument,
I do enjoy listening to music so much; it's a part of my life to me, almost like bread and water.

These last couple of months I was looking forward to visiting the
North Sea Jazz 2008 festival:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival.
" Coool: My THREE day pass ! " - Mathijs


This weekend, IT FINALLY STARTED!


Ofcourse I didn't go without my DIY Xtreme HamsterTrackin' kit:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival.
" Uhmmmm.... YES, that's me, Extreme HamsterTrackin' it ...
waiting on the entrance doors to open. " - Mathijs


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival.
" Let us enter ! "

These are just some first moments of the three wonderfull days !



After experiencing some very fine concerts,
after a lot of movin' and groovin', I got home to discover:

Lucy... in a deep 'mental' state:


Extreme HamsterTrackin' the North Sea Jazz festival.
" Lucy's groovin' deep within herself ...
(Silently waiting for the Pine-Seed to be served). " - Mathijs

To Be Continued ...
Thursday, July 10, 2008 Day 378 current treadmill total: 239,549.34 meters! (18:50 CET)

My "Lucy's Flat-Ears-While-Eating" Theory
Puzzled by this experience since I take care of hamsters,
the following photoshoot gave me an inspirational moment,
trying to resolve WHY Lucy puts her ears flat while eating/pouching...


Why does my hamster Lucy flatten her ears when eating/pouching ...
" Please note;
Lucy's ears pointing away from all the knibblin' ... " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


Then this following theory struk me:
A hamster is not an animal that's high on the foodchain,
therefore it needs to be very carefull on what it does, with dangers being everywhere.


My theory is; that when eating/pouching it makes too much noise for a hamster.
Therefore they'll be likely more inclined to put their ears flat
(and pointed to the sides and back),
to listen for any dangers there ...


Why does my hamster Lucy flatten her ears when eating/pouching ...
" Lucy sure is listening around while devouring this Vitakraft Kracker " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


Why does my hamster Lucy flatten her ears when eating/pouching ...
" Husssshhhhh, for Lucy ... " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.

Then Lucy responded to my theory:


Why does my hamster Lucy flatten her ears when eating/pouching ...
" Is there an echo in here ? " - Lucy


Why does my hamster Lucy flatten her ears when eating/pouching ...
" I am not gonna tell if you got your theory right, Dude !!!
Because I don't have a clue on what you're talking about. " - Lucy


Trying Pine-Seeds as a Truth-Serum as you read this...

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Day 377 current treadmill total: 239,247.06 meters! (19:20 CET)

Askin' Lucy ...
Having our daily chat,
I asked Lucy if she would do one of her great impersonations.

While trying to bribe her with melon-seeds,
here's how Lucy responded:


Asking my hamster Lucy ...
" Not that one again ? " - Lucy


Using some more melon-seeds, Lucy started to melon (=mellow) out:


Asking my hamster Lucy ...
" That ol' one ... are you serious, Dude ? " - Lucy


Asking my hamster Lucy ...
" mKay ... You get another melon-seed ready, right Dude ? " - Lucy


Asking my hamster Lucy ...
" In two seconds, Dude ... " - Lucy


Asking my hamster Lucy ...
" Hi I am the famous (talkin') horse Mr. Ed ! " - Lucy


Maybe I should stop watching Dvd's when Lucy is awake ...

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Day 376 current treadmill total: 238,915.38 meters! (19:35 CET)

Geekin' 1.16+ Terabyte Fun
The harddisks of the dream machine where running full.
While having a generous (160 GB + 250 GB = ) 410 Gigabyte of harddisk space;
we where running out. Lucy's pictures do take up a lot of room...


So after the HamsterTracker™-Financial Dept. gave their go-ahead,
we (finally) obtained this following beauty of a harddisk:


Expanding the HamsterTracker(tm)-Dream Machine with a 750 GB harddisk.
" It's a Samsung HD753LJ - 750 Gigabyte Harddisk (dutch site) " - HamsterTracker™-Geek Dept.


Expanding the HamsterTracker(tm)-Dream Machine with a 750 GB harddisk.
" It has 750 GB of (unformatted) data capability,
32 Megabyte Memory buffer (the existing one only has 16 Megabyte)
SATA II 3.0 Gb/s interface
(that's an approx. 300 Mega byte per second data transfer rate !!!) " - HamsterTracker™-Geek Dept.


Expanding the HamsterTracker(tm)-Dream Machine with a 750 GB harddisk.
" Here it's fitted with the (red SATA cables all hooked up... " - HamsterTracker™-Geek Dept.


Expanding the HamsterTracker(tm)-Dream Machine with a 750 GB harddisk.
" After hooking up the Floppy-drive IDE cable,
we took some time to clean the Dream Machines internals,
by using a (new paint-) brush...

You can't imagine how much dust accumulates in a mere 6 months! " - HamsterTracker™-Geek Dept.


Expanding the HamsterTracker(tm)-Dream Machine with a 750 GB harddisk.
" Here's everything all hooked up;
the SATA harddrives now have power.
[ The new 750 GB drive is the one on top ] " - HamsterTracker™-Geek Dept.


Expanding the HamsterTracker(tm)-Dream Machine with a 750 GB harddisk.
" The Dream Machine BIOS recognized the harddrive immediately !!! " - HamsterTracker™-Geek Dept.


It then took a solid TWO and a HALF HOURS to format this beauty.

After which it's now running smoothly (and silently),
consuming only an additional 5 watts while operating !!!

Now we have a generous (160 GB + 250 GB + 750 GB + 1 GB = ) 1161 Gigabyte of harddisk space !!!
(The 1 GB drive is a flashdisk, permanently installed in the Dream Machine),

Therefore the Dream Machine fully qualifies the 1.16+ Terabyte (1 Terabyte = 1000 Gigabyte) norm!
We can (finally) keep those Lucy pictures comming and comming ;-)


Lucy didn't notice a thing !


My hamster Lucy relaxing it to the max ...
" Lucy is relaxing it to the MAX !!! " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


See also: Building the HamsterTracker™-Dream Machine page


Monday, July 7, 2008 Day 375 current treadmill total: 238,881.58 meters! (18:55 CET)

Lucy's Speechin'
Lucy's can run her own show, directing everyone,
while writing up a nice speech for all fellow HamsterTracker™-Visitors


My hamster Lucy's speech ...
" ... Could you clear the area, please !
So the Camera-Dude can have some space; Thank you ! " - Lucy


It took a moment before Lucy was completely ready.
On her command here's her speech:


My hamster Lucy's speech ...
" Hi, fellow HAMSTORIANS ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's speech ...
" As I understand A LOT of you are going on a holiday around this time !
Please don't forget your DIY Xtreme HamsterTrackin' kit,
so you can do some Xtreme HamsterTrackin' of your own !
...
We at HamsterTracker™ would love to know what YOU've been up to ! " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's speech ...
" So we have an understanding, right ?
Thank you !!! " - Lucy


Then,
behind the scenes,
just after 10 seconds in Lucy's break;


My hamster Lucy's speech ...
" Caught you " - submitted by "Anonymous48957" - HamsterTracker™-Mailbox Dept.


My hamster Lucy's speech ...
" I said: NO PAPARAZZI !!!!
( AND I also remember using the word 'PLEASE' ) !!!,

You owe me a Pine-Seed, 'Anonymous48957' ! " - Lucy


Sunday, July 6, 2008 Day 374 current treadmill total: 238,771.12 meters! (22:05 CET)

Lucy's Much Needed Cage Clean
Lucy's cage needed some serious cleaning,
because Lucy was trashing her bathroom,
we didn't waste any time.


My hamster Lucy's latest cage clean.
" You just couldn't wait for me to wake up, right Dude ? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's latest cage clean.
" Sorry Lucy, but this (disconnected) cage is a mess ! " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's latest cage clean.
" Look at that !
No wonder the HamsterTracker™-Sanitation Dept. took the weekend off ! " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's latest cage clean.
" Looks a lot better doesn't it ?
Lucy's food-bowl needs a cleaning, then we are ready to go ! " - Mathijs


My hamster Lucy's latest cage clean.
" Here's a rare view of the 'barcode' on the treadmill,
that the HamsterTracker™-Server uses to decode/record Lucy's statistics... " - Mathijs


After re-installation it didn't take long for Lucy to explore:


My hamster Lucy's latest cage clean.
" Wow !!! Fresh, New & Vacumed Carpet !!! " - Lucy



Friday, July 4, 2008 Day 372 current treadmill total: 238,284.78 meters! (19:10 CET)

Comparing Lucy's Statistical Graphs
It has been a while since Lucy's latest statistical graphs where published.
this is one with a twist; except for the 'treadmill distance & speed graph',
Lucy2.0 data has been included:
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 where forced reboots by Windows XP during night time, after auto update. ]



Treadmill time graph

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.

Now I am off to do some serious cage-cleaning,
Lucy has left it in a bit of a state (again) :


" Please note Lucy's bathroom... " - HamsterTracker™-Observation Dept.


My hamster Lucy made a mess of her living room of her cage again
" As it seems the HamsterTracker™-Sanitation Dept. has left for the weekend ...
I guess we'll have to do it ourself; with a little help from Lucy " - Mathijs


Thursday, July 3, 2008 Day 371 current treadmill total: 238,190.84 meters! (20:00 CET)

Lucy's Exploring
I love giving things to Lucy,
but sometimes there are other things than Pine-Seeds.


I placed a Happy Teddy-cardboard box in Lucy's cage,
as well as some Nibble Potpourri:


My hamster Lucy's Exploring.
" No Pine-Seeds, Dude ? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy's Exploring.
" What's up ? " - Lucy


I turned the Happy Teddy-cardboard box for Lucy,
while explaining that I just gave her that, for her to nibble:


My hamster Lucy's Exploring.
" This doesn't smell like the real thing ! " - Lucy


I also explained that I left some fresh new Nibble Potpourri for her to find:


My hamster Lucy's Exploring.
" You also faked this one right ? ... " - Lucy


Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Day 369 current treadmill total: 238,062.28 meters! (20:35 CET)

Lucy's orderin' ...
After getting my camera ready, I shot this following photograph of Lucy:


My hamster Lucy Orderin' ...
" Four Pine-Seeds, Served in the Bedroom, Please ! " - Lucy


I was so stunned by the cute-ness of the above picture, that I forgot time:


My hamster Lucy Orderin' ...
" HamsterTracker™-Service, Please !!! Anyone ? " - Lucy


My hamster Lucy Orderin' ...
" Yes Dude, FOUR Pine-Seeds, Suite 001 ! " - Lucy

Sorry Lucy, I am still too captivated by this photograph:


My hamster Lucy Orderin' ...
" Cutie Pie: Lucy !!! " - Mathijs


Monday, June 30, 2008 Day 368 current treadmill total: 237,712.94 meters! (17:15 CET)

Lucy's Groooove

Lucy is in an awesome mood today,
when I entered the livingroom, I caught Lucy doing the following:


My hamster Lucy Groovin'.
Low voice : Musical notes " GROOOOOOOO-vin' ... "


My hamster Lucy Groovin'.
Lucy's voice : Musical notes " groooo-vin' "


My hamster Lucy Groovin'.
Deeper low voice : Musical notes " GROOOOOOOO-vin' ... "


My hamster Lucy Groovin'.
back to normal low voice : Musical notes " On a Monday AFTERNOOOOON ! "


My hamster Lucy Groovin'.
Lucy's voice : Musical notes " That means I get my Pine-Seeds pay ... pretty SOOOON ! "


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