I have three plants. Allow me to introduce you.

This is Fred. Fred is one of the bamboo plants you see in the mall at that kiosk that sells things that look like they might be chinese. I got Fred at Target, where he was on sale. I bought him because he was cheap and because of the little red bowl he came in, which I thought was cool.

Fred lives in my room on my desk. Of my three plants, he is my favorite (don't tell the others) - which is why he gets the honor of being in my field of vision for most of the day.

Fred is accompanied by that little dragon tiger thing you can see at the bottom of the picture. His mouth holds the USB cable from my printer for easy access.

This is The Dictator. Jake purchased The Dictator on the same trip to Target in which Fred was acquired. Jake chose him because he didn't think his bearded dragon would eat him. For some reason or another, The Dictator never made it into the bearded dragon cage, and when Jake moved away (Where is he now? See the right sidebar) he didn't take The Dictator with him.

I named the plant The Dictator, not Jake - but it follows Jake's naming scheme of naming all of his pets after dictators.

This is Ethiopian. He is named because he's tall, skinny, and doesn't get much food. He will also probably die soon. Ethiopian lived in my downstairs room with me for quite some time, where he thrived and grew tall. Those two tallest branches are a result of my diligent watering. He later moved upstairs with me, where he did not do so well. He has since been moved back downstairs but has never recovered.

Ethiopian was purchased because the little tag named him "ZZ Plant," which is pretty cool. It also said you didn't need to water him much or keep him in the sun - bonus. My little brother Daniel currently has been given stewardship over Ethiopian, so we'll see if he continues to live. His stalks have turned brown, which doesn't seem like a good sign.