you today. I hope you're having a great day and I hope you're ready to be creative because I know I am. This video is sponsored by GraphicsDoc.com and in the spirit of GraphicsDoc's hashtag creator to creator initiative we are going to try today to create something fabulous with some of the images from their website. Let me show you their website really quick and then we're going to go over to the table. So this is GraphicsDoc.com a royalty free image website. Once you download them you have them forever. You can do what you want to with them. Always when working with websites like this though I do recommend you check out the terms of service and give credit where credit is due. Say that you got the images from GraphicsDoc. It is $99 a year for access and they do have a seven day free trial period. That being said let's log in and I'll show you a couple of my favorite places. The photos section I love as a watercolorist and mixed media artist. I find tons of inspiration in the photo section especially in this part nature and wildlife. I can't wait to paint some of these images and or use them in backgrounds and a grab and glue. There are really truly some wonderful images here. This is just like the first page of them. There are thousands of images on this website. They also have a really great yeah here under illustrations. If you hit the watercolor so I know a lot of you love the look of watercolor but you don't watercolor. Look at all these fun watercolor backgrounds that you can download and use in your journals, some watercolor flowers and other images and that's just the first page. You can hit load more and look there is a ton more. Can you see some of these flower watercolor flower prints printed on tags and things and put into your journals or sent out in half email. There's some really great images so I do recommend you check out GraphicsDoc.com. Let's head over to the table and see what we can make. Hey guys all right here we are back over at the table and we are going to create something that I think is going to be really really interesting. I'm going to grab a makeup sponge here and I've got a few random colors of paint on the table that I think we're going to just use something that's out already maybe a couple of stencils and of course my images from GraphicsDoc. Now one of the things you can do with the images from GraphicsDoc that I thought was really interesting is print them out on some of these Avery sticker sheets because how much fun would these sticker sheets be? This particular one is a round sticker sheet but you can get them in squares and rectangles. How much fun would these be to just put on Happy Mail, put on an envelope, maybe you're sending out a birthday card or to using your art journal. I think there's some fabulous images here. I couldn't resist doing this. This isn't really what we're going to work on today but the images were so pretty and they make such fun stickers and you never know I might want to stick some of them on there.  So these are some owl illustrations. They have available on GraphicsDoc in different color themes on the website. This is just a scrap piece of paper I printed on. Of course we're going to save that. So I thought these owls were really cute and we're going to cut a few of these out. How fun would these be in some of our grab and glue books? These would be fun little embellishments. I want to use, I think we're going to use a few of these so let's just cut them apart. So I printed these on just plain white office supply card stock. Nothing special and I'm going to sit here and I'm going to take a few minutes. I'll do one on camera.  These black and white ones would be really cute to just use as coloring book pages. They have a number of black and white images on GraphicsDoc that would be great for that. That kind of the possibilities are endless you know. Cutting around the feet like probably the hardest part. You could redraw the feet instead of cutting them out. I'm being lazy today. I don't want to be bothered with that unless I totally cut the feet out poorly but we'll see. There we go. So we're going to cut a few of these owls out. I'm going to pick a few to go on my page and I'll be right back. Okay there you have it. It is still wet but I will tell you when I saw these owls on GraphicsDoc I knew they had to be a journal page. I just knew it and I did print out enough extras that they probably will show up at some point in my grab and glue books. I hope you've all had enough ideas, fun and inspiration with this at least as much as I have. It's a really wonderful website. I encourage you to take a look at it. They do have a seven-day free trial and you get unlimited access to downloads of over 350,000 images. Okay that's a lot of images. That's a lot of images. 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Um, something I used to do actually was in some of my harder times, I would, I had a jar that I would keep by my door and every day before I like walked out to do whatever thing I was doing, I would write something on it and toss it in the jar and that was like the first thing I did in the day to like set the tone for the day to get out of that negative like spiral that we can all get in.


Well, good morning. I am as always on my way to boot camp. I definitely need boot camp today as a stress reliever more than anything Today is a stressful day for me. I gave you guys an update on Lola a couple of weeks ago In a what I eat in a day. Well today is the day that she goes back to the oncologist She is supposed to be having an ultrasound of her neck and an ultrasound of her Stomach today to figure out why her calcium levels are so high in her blood and her protein levels are so high in her urine Well over the last couple of weeks that's small what we think to be that son sab manual or subbandular lymph node or potentially even a saliva gland has Tripled in size quadrupled in size it is about this big on the right side of her neck Now, I don't think that it has anything to do with her cancer with lymphoma, but I don't know I'm not a doctor But it's definitely grown. I don't know that it's grown much over the last few days, but over the last couple of weeks It is much much larger It is firm like a swollen lymph node would be but I like I said, I don't think it's the lymph nodes associated with Lymphoma, but I'm not a hundred percent sure. So She is acting completely normal. She's eating. She's drinking. She's playing I have been just worried about it for the last two weeks I even felt like when I got back from my little two-day trip to San Diego that it had even grown So I'm really happy. We're going into the oncologist today But I don't know if we want to reroute what we're doing at the oncologist today I don't know if we want to do ultrasounds or if we want to focus on that So I'm going to call them first thing this morning She has an appointment at 11 and I'm going to just confirm that they don't want to change anything with her appointment So I'm stressed out as always when it comes to her and if there's anything remotely wrong with her When they called me about her calcium being high in her blood They talked about there being potentially a growth or nodule on her saliva gland or thyroid gland or even that lymph node that Surgery is required to remove it. So I'm just afraid that that's where we're at So it's just been a stressful couple weeks not going to lie I've been trying to keep my mind off of things and I feel grateful and thankful that she's not feeling sick So it's just that swollen area on her neck. So we're going to do that today I have a lot to do around the house. I need to give you guys an update on my coach on my fitness coach because Boy has that been a disaster. So I'll be giving you guys an update on that today Of course sharing with you everything I'm eating. I have a really good dinner recipe plan I just need to work off some of my stress and anxiety here at boot camp It definitely helps me with that and then I'm going to go home get ready for the day and I will see you back at breakfast I am home. I am ready for the day. I'm wearing this cute little dress from halara I actually hauled this quite a while ago when I worked with halara I love this so much if you are someone that plays pickleball plays tennis Or if you're like me and you just like to be comfortable in the warmer months these dresses are Amazing see if I can find this one and link it down below for you Like I said, I got it quite a while ago, but it is from the brand halara. It's going to be about 75 degrees today So right now it's a little bit chilly. I may pop on a little denim jacket with this But once it warms up, it's going to be perfect. I've been home for about an hour and a half from boot camp And I'm getting super super hungry. I just took my vitamin c and my multivitamin for the day And now I'm going to take my bell way of fiber gummies. Look at how cute their new packaging is I absolutely love every package the gummies and they're even better tasting than they were before They look like little raspberries and the flavor is raspberry lemon They've always been really really good and really effective, but they're even better now They're a lot softer and squishier than they used to be And like I said, they redid the packaging which is a big improvement I take the bell way gummies on the days that I go to boot camp I don't use just because I don't want to take any type of fiber supplement Before boot camp because it's outside and I don't really have access to a restroom So as soon as I get home and get ready for the day, I always take my bell way gummies You're going to take three of these as a serving They're only 10 calories zero points and you're going to get four grams of fiber They're 100 vegan fully organic and they have no added sugar A lot of gummy supplements have a lot of sugar In fact, you have to track a lot of gummy supplements, but the bell way super fiber gummies have no added sugar They taste really good definitely raspberry with a little hint of lemon I love these both try and I take these super super effective They help with a happy gut give you some smooth moves less bloating Clear skin and healthy hair improved heart health and help balance your weight Having a healthy gut is essential to weight loss and bell way definitely helps regulate a healthy gut I will link bell way down below for you with a discount. Now. Let's have some breakfast if you know, you know This is one of my favorite breakfast. These are the real good breakfast sandwiches 14 grams of protein 260 calories This is what they look like so it's bacon egg and cheese and then the bun The bun of these is cauliflower, but you would literally never know. It's so incredibly good I pop these in the microwave for about 90 seconds and they come out perfect every time And then I'm going to have some blueberries as well. So I have protein and healthy carbs for breakfast So here's my breakfast my real good sandwich and I have 50 grams of blueberries I started my first water for the day mixed in my one up Pre pure rebuild and pineapple. This is a creatine supplement from one up I love one up I actually shared this with you guys in wednesday's last wednesday's what I eat in a day because my order came in Love love love this pure rebuild creatine. I'll link one up for you guys too. I have a 20% off discount So I added that I'm going to put some ice in there So this is my breakfast for today and then I want and then we're going to Swap out the decorations in my office in my background in my office I have some st patrick's day lights up and a couple little st patrick's day decorations And we're going to transition over to easter So I have this little st patty's day sign here that I got at the dollar tree. We're going to take That down. I just keep my decorations in a bin in my closet And then I have these cute little st patty's day lights that you guys saw in my background. I got these on amazon I'm going to take those down as well. And then for easter. I've got this cute little egg garland I don't even know where this is from. I think it's from the dollar tree the three dollar dollar tree a while ago And then I got this cute little bunny garland this cute little easter sign This bunny bait sign and then I have some easter shaped little led lights that will swap out for those shamrocks How cute these little easter egg lights are so I'm going to go ahead and decorate for easter I've put the st patrick's day stuff away the easter light came with a remote I don't know that I'll use that all link these lights that I bought off amazon I have st patrick's day easter and fourth of july lights all that I bought on amazon Okay, these are so cute Look at the little fun easter lights and I put the happy easter on this shelf And then I added the little bunny bait sign next to my other light. I love this light too I got that on amazon all link everything I have down below for you But I love this little bunny bait sign. I think this is the perfect just right amount of easter for my background I can't think I don't really have a place to hang these garlands I was thinking maybe putting some on this little shelf over here But it's so small and the garland is so long that I don't think that that's going to work So what i'm planning on doing is utilizing this garland in my actual house We may decorate for easter as well because I do have just a couple st patrick's day things out Out in the house and I do want to put up a few things for easter So i'm just going to set these aside and we'll actually put these out as house decorations And then this is the other thing I recently got I again got this off of amazon. They have these cute little customized Lights it says tribe with a heart And it sits actually right next to my makeup vanity right above where I store on my eyeshadow palette You can't you can see it in the background of my videos But it looks like this pretty blurry But I wanted to show it to you guys because it's super cute super affordable if you're looking for customized Neon there is a remote for it and then just a switch as well to turn it on and off now that we're decorated for easter I have a little bit of cleaning that I want to do. I need to scrub My kitchen sink and Troy also wants to wash the car. This is the coolest cleaning brush It actually comes with six replaceable Brush heads two speeds high and low a fully adjustable handle I love that the handle is ergonomic and retractable with three adjustable angles So the head of the cleaning brush can adjust to 90 degrees 135 degrees and 180 degrees with one simple button That way you can make sure that you're not bending over hurting your back or causing any other physical issues when you're cleaning And especially when you're scrubbing hard to clean areas It has two cleaning speeds and a powerful turbo speed if you use high speed. It's about 400 rpm This is for deep cleaning and enhancing overall cleaning Efficiency the low speed is 300 rpm for really effortless daily Cleaning six replaceable cleaning brush heads are amazing everything from bathrooms Backpubs to sinks narrow corners tile walls Walls glass tires and even cars It's super fast charging with usb with about a three hour charge You can operate it for about an hour and a half and this is on high deep cleaning speed The red light on the wand will indicate that charging is needed and the flashing green light will show that it is charging And a solid green light indicates that it's fully charged. I love that. This is cordless. So once it's charged There's no cord to haul around so you can use this in every room in your home So the dome brush is great for cleaning irregular surfaces like backtubs and sinks The large flat brush is fantastic for cleaning walls and floors The corner brush is what I use to clean my kitchen sink This is great for wall corners and furniture edges and for me it worked really well in my rounded sink And then the chamele mop is what we use to wash our cars And then the scouring pad and the two sponges are great for kitchen grease and grime My kitchen sink looks amazing the floor in my office. I had quite a few scuffs on the floor of my office Those are all cleaned off and next to tackle is my shower. I think I'm going to do that tomorrow I'm really loving this. I love that. It's so easy to store It comes with the hook for storage the mesh bag for all of the cleaning brush heads And I just put it in my laundry room next to my duster my mop and my vacuum So really easy to store you can just stick it on the wall and it's out of the way and everything is within reach I just ordered mine directly from amazon super easy to deliver to your doorstep and the entire system is less than $50 Definitely definitely recommend if you want easy and effective cleaning. So i'll make sure I link it down below for you Can I do a venti iced americano? Uh with the four shots and then can I have the lavender flavoring? Yes Oh, there's because the garbage truck is right there Yeah, can I have that and then a little bit of cream like half the amount of normal And that's it. Thank you. All right. So here is the coffee There's not a lot of cream in here. I didn't want to say anything because there was a million people in the drive-thru But I did ask for light cream and this doesn't look like there's any cream and the lavender flavoring is a powder She did charge me a dollar extra for lavender powder I can smell the lavender. I'll tell you one of my favorite coffees I actually had it for the very first time when I was in hawaii is lavender honey. Oh my gosh It's so good and then I had it when I hiked the falls here and out in Tucson too So let's try this out. I didn't like I said, I didn't want to do the matcha or the cold foam I just want to try the lavender flavoring Oh That is so good Mmm It has a more fruity note and then you do taste the lavender, but it's not like you're drinking flowers Incredible. I love lavender in my coffee. So I'm excited starbucks has this This will be my go-to until they no longer have it in the same parking lot of starbucks is tj max So I'm quickly going to run in here our time. We're at 9 15 So I'm an hour in 15 minutes before I leave with lola So I'm going to run in here. See if I can find something for my mother-in-law for her birthday They don't open till 9 30. So we've got about 15 minutes before they open So I think I'm just going to sit in my car and enjoy my coffee and we'll try again at 9 30 Well, I'm waiting to go into tj max. I'm going to have a morning snack. I'm getting a little bit hungry These are the midday squares. I talked about these in a video I don't remember if it was my favorites or just a what I eat in a day, but I love these You're looking for a good snack with amazing macros. I definitely recommend these. This is the peanut butter It's 170 calories four grams of fiber and six grams of protein So really really good macros great way to get in fiber. They taste really good. They do have to be kept refrigerated I will link them down below. I don't have a discount or anything for them But I'll link their website. You can also find these at your grocery stores like sprouts and whole foods And here's what it looks like. So it has this thick chocolate on top and then the peanut butter bar Really good. Like I said, amazing amazing macros not a protein supplement not a high amount of protein But great protein fiber calorie ratio and nice clean ingredient All right take two All right, it is almost 10 o'clock quick tj max hall. I debated on what to get my mother-in-law I had a couple things in my cart took them out and I opted for Things I think she will actually use so these immediately spoke to me for my mother-in-law She loves blue. In fact, her kitchen has a lot of blue her home decor So this is a three pack of towels three pack. Yeah three pack. I actually really like this middle one These are better homes and garden bring towels. They were $9.99. So I got her those And then I decided to get her a candle and I saw this one as I was walking towards checkout And it screams her to me. This is from the brand Rachel Zoe and this is fresh linen It actually smells really good. And I think that these two things together look really cute And then I got her a card as well I was trying to see if I could get her some little sweet treat to throw in her bag But she's gluten-free and I couldn't find anything other than watermelon slices And I don't know if she would eat those there.  These are usually $7 And then this is a good brand too. This is the brand Play-Doh Pet treats. These are the keep them busy duck and blueberry treats And then from that same brand I got the keep them busy chicken and apple these are only $3.99 a piece So that's everything from TJ Maxx.  It's 10 30. I should have grabbed a snack I should have grabbed a snack. So my plan is the oncologist has a Lymphoma appointment at noon. Those are pretty long appointments. They have to talk about treatment options super sad So our plan is to get there around 11 so that she can do a quick exam on lola And then her and I can sit down and talk about the treatment option lymph node on lola's neck is really big So we're just kind of playing it by ear for now. I don't know exactly what I'm going to find out today But of course, I'll keep you guys posted. I don't think you can really see it But it's Right there on her neck this whole section right here is super enlarged. So that's what the doctor is going to look at That's what we're going to do with the neck ultrasound. So send good vibes So, um update on lola um It's not the calcium that is causing the lymph node enlargement. Um, unfortunately, she is out of remission from lymphoma So her cancer is back However, um, the good news is she's she's not sick So that's great The other good news is that we are we've made the decision to go ahead and put her through The same chemo protocol that she went through first when she was first diagnosed with lymphoma It's a very long protocol. It's very expensive. It's about five months of chemo treatment and Over $10,000 but She is healthy enough to have the treatment the treatment was extremely effective for her the first time So it makes sense for us to do it again if we're able to give her the best chance at going back into remission and Hopefully it's quick. Hopefully the lymph node shrink quickly Like they did the last time that she went through chemo. Hopefully quickly she'll go into remission again like she did last time But that's kind of where we're at. She has been in remission over a year, which is above average and she's just such a fighter I just I hate I hate this for her I hate that she has to go through this again I hate it just doesn't deserve it, you know but we're gonna do what we have to do and I just hope that it's as effective this time As it was the last time she had this protocol this chemo treatment I mean, obviously there's other treatments that she can have We just kind of want to keep those treatments on the back shelf Until we've exhausted this treatment since this one is the most effective The remission time is typically about half of what it was the first time And because she had quite a long remission, there's a likelihood that she could again have a long remission this time I mean, that's obviously the ultimate goal We are still concerned about her calcium But right now we have to focus on the lymphoma. That's what is The most important right now. That's life threatening for her obviously and we also are still concerned about the protein in her urine and We basically decided to not do any ultrasounds today since again, we need to focus on the lymphoma So they are going to give her a prescription for Medication for the protein. They think it could be something with her endocrine system or potentially her kidneys. So we want to Start with medication before we do ultrasounds and more tests and procedures We want to just focus on medication to start and see if we can bring down her protein And we're going to monitor her calcium very closely throughout her chemo protocol Make sure that it doesn't continue to go up. But at this point, it just doesn't make sense for us to go through The whole ultrasound and potential surgery if there is a nodule on her thyroid that's causing the high calcium It's just a lot right now and our priority right now is the lymphoma. So that's what our focus is I just I knew I I'm prepared for this like I've Been an anticipatory grief like I said for over a year.  I wish she didn't have to go through this. I wish that I could be sick and not her. I mean the good thing is the takeaway. Well, the two good things is that she's Okay, she's healthy and happy right now She's not exhibiting any signs of cancer or sickness and the other really good thing is Is that she doesn't know that she has cancer right? She doesn't know so I just hope that this works as good this time as it did last time with very little side effects for her She actually sailed through chemo last time and did really well It's just right now. Everything's just up in the air. I don't know what's gonna happen I I I'm just trying to wrap my head around everything. Yeah, that's just kind of where I am right now with things But I think I'm gonna go grab something to eat Since she's gonna be here for probably an hour getting the chemo treatment And again, we'll be back to weekly visits. She's gonna have to come in every week for at least the first half and then Maybe every two weeks we just it's all up in the air and I hate it. I hate that it's up in the air but I mean It is what it is. So Yeah, that's kind of where we are. Uh, I'm gonna go grab some something for lunch So for lunch, all I got was a wendy's junior cheeseburger deluxe I'm hungry, but obviously my stomach's a little unsettled. So I'm just gonna have a quick burger for lunch She's done with her first chemo. You can see her poor lymph nodes. They said that the swelling should go down relatively quickly So we are done for today. I also got some medication for her for her high protein In her urine, I ordered her antinojipills off of chewy So those will come here in a few days once they approve them So we're just gonna go home and I just want to make sure she doesn't have any Belly upset at least when she went through chemo last time the main symptom She had was just digestive upset or belly upset So they gave her some serenia, which is the anti nausea medicine I v when they did her chemo. So hopefully that prevents any nausea And then I'll give her her medication for her protein in her urine tonight with some canned food I'm just gonna keep my eye on these lymph nodes and make sure that they do go down a little bit over the next couple of days She has her little wrap on because all the chemo Three of the four weeks of chemo every month are done IV. It's just a lot for her It was an eight hundred dollar appointment today But at least we were able to aspirate the lymph node and confirm lymphoma and then they also Took a sample of the little bump she has on her paw or on her leg And they said that's just a cyst nothing to be worried about. So we got all the answers we needed today Not necessarily the answers we wanted but we got the answers we needed for an afternoon snack today I'm keeping it pretty simple. I'm gonna do the oikos remake which is a healthier version of chobani flip This one has 11 grams of protein salted caramel non-fat yogurt with sea salt praline pretzels dark chocolate and butter toffee 120 calories 11 grams of protein You just mix the little mix in in the yogurt and that's going to be my snack So here is what that little yogurt looks like. It's so good with all those mix-ins There's always something sweet and something crunchy. So it's the perfect combination for dinner tonight. I'm making cottage pie I've been craving this. I've been really craving mashed potatoes And this is just a great way to get in protein and veggies. So let me show you what you'll need You'll need a bag of frozen mixed vegetables light shredded cheese and onion ground beef. I have 96 I have 93 percent you could do 93 or 96 tomato paste salt and pepper beef broth garlic powder Worcestershire sauce and mashed potatoes you can make your own but I'm making my life easy in using these pre-made ones So the first thing we're going to do is Brown our ground beef and saute down our onions Once your ground beef is cooked and your onions are sauteed down We're adding in about a cup of frozen Mixed vegetables about a teaspoon of garlic powder and some salt and pepper That all together until everything is combined Then we're adding in about a cup of beef broth And two tablespoons of tomato paste Reduce your heat and allow this to simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes And in the meantime preheat your oven to 375 degrees Okay, we are ready to put our cottage pie into the oven. So I have my mixture. I'm going to add it to the bottom of My baking dish and then we're going to spread our mashed potatoes right on top Now I did put my mashed potatoes in the microwave for just a couple minutes just helps make them a little bit softer And then lastly we're topping it with half of a cup of light shredded cheese And we're popping this in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes the cottage pie is out of the oven. This looks so Good, it also smells really really good. I'm going to let it sit for a few minutes I'll serve it up and I'll be back to share points calories and macros So here is my dinner. This looks so good packs of protein veggies potatoes for a carb I'm excited to have this for dinner and as always tonight's dinner recipe will be on my recipe website So it's the end of the night.  This is the chocolate peanut caramel 20 grams of protein 190 calories These to me taste legit like a candy bar So they satisfy that dessert that sweet tooth and I'm going to round out my day with 20 grams of protein So that's a wrap on today's what I eat in a day.   We would love to have you Thank you for watching send your good vibes for lola and I'll see you in the next one. Bye


Item No. SCP-743 Object Class Keter Special Containment Procedures No one may enter SCP-743's containment area except for scheduled D-Class personnel. Any activity that must be performed within SCP-743's containment area must be performed remotely by robot. SCP-743 is to be kept in a Level 4 carbide steel-secure container, 1.5m x 75cm x 75.6m No less than 5cm stick. This container will itself be kept in a Level 4 secure room, 10m x 10m, with enhanced hard metal lining. A full array of redundant sensors within the container will remain trained on SCP-743. Another array of sensors will watch the container for any signs of breach. Video, audio, and data feeds from all arrays will pass to a control room manned at all times by at least two personnel. Any abnormal or aggressive activity by SCP-743 must immediately be reported to Level 4 staff. Housing for 24 D-Class personnel, designated Housing Unit 743 or HU-743 must be set up adjacent to SCP-743's containment area. At the first of each month, D-Class personnel who are scheduled to be terminated must instead be moved into HU-743, enough to fill the housing to capacity. If at any time fewer than 8 D-Class personnel are residing in HU-743, at least 16 D-Class personnel are to immediately be transferred to HU-743. In case of containment breach, all D-Class personnel housed in HU-743 are to immediately be exposed to SCP-743. Skeeter-class recontainment protocols apply. Every two days, one D-Class personnel currently assigned to HU-743 is to be locked alive in SCP-743's containment room with several plates of food, at which time SCP-743's container will be remotely unlocked and opened. This D-Class personnel may eat as much as desired of the available food, including the liquid from SCP-743. Under no circumstances is this D-Class personnel to be allowed to exit SCP-743's containment area. SCP-743 may not be transported without O5 approval except under emergency protocols. When transported, SCP-743 must be accompanied by no fewer than 8 level 4 security personnel and no fewer than 8 D-Class personnel from HU-743. As of ██████, SCP-743 is kept to containment annex Delta at Arm Reliquary Containment Area-02. Description SCP-743 is a stainless steel chocolate fountain, 112 cm or 44 inches tall, and 47 cm or 18.5 inches wide, with a mass of 35 kg or 77 lbs. On the base of SCP-743 is a laser-etched logo for CEPHRA, a company that specializes in producing chocolate fountains. SCP-743 usually appears to be in pristine condition, immaculately clean, well polished and completely undamaged. SCP-743 can be disassembled into its component parts, base, auger, cylinder, tears, and crown, but standard examination of the individual components do not reveal any unusual traits. When assembled, SCP-743 exhibits several different behaviors. 1. Resting SCP-743 displays no apparent activity. 2. Flowing SCP-743 appears to operate like a standard chocolate fountain. For example, a heated chocolate flavored dark brown liquid flows from inside the crown, down over the tears and into the base. This liquid smells and tastes like high quality dark chocolate, and in fact its aroma is quite enticing, but does not appear to be compelling. Subjects who consume significant quantities of the liquid typically experience a feeling of warmth and euphoria. Chemical analysis shows this liquid contains many substances found in dark chocolate, though with higher concentrations of many nutrients, particularly sugars and amino acids. The flow of liquid is not affected by the presence or absence of fountain chocolate or anything else in its base. 3. Feeding In regular intervals, when organic material is available nearby, a stream of small, brown-like entities starts pouring out of the crown of SCP-743. These ants, which can number into millions, swarm over available animal, plant, and fungal material, cut small pieces off these materials with their pincers, and carry these chunks into SCP-743's base.  These ants have been known to travel more than ██ kilometers round trip, bringing a carcass piece by piece back to SCP-743. 4. Hunting If sufficient organic material is not readily available to SCP-743, different types of arthropoid entities start to emerge from SCP-743's crown. Many of these entities resemble known arthropods, particularly insects and arachnids, but a large number resemble no known species of arthropod or other animal. These arthropods, which are always the same color as SCP-743's liquid, are usually specialized for a particular task. Types of arthropods that have been observed include Small, winged insectoids used for scouting, observation, and reconnaissance. Insectoids that can bore through most materials, including steel and titanium, although individuals can each only bore out small amounts of the hardest substances before expiring, a seemingly endless stream of insectoids from SCP-743 will eventually bore clean through. Larger, more aggressive insectoids than arachnoids use to hunt down prey in a manner similar to instances of SCP-2031. Again, individually they are nothing more than a nuisance, but SCP-743 has been known to produce swarms of aggressive arthropods, numbering into billions, more than enough to ████████. 5. Maintaining SCP-743 has been known to use arthropods to clean and polish itself. Repair dents, scratches, holes and nicks, and even put itself together when disassembled. SCP-743 doesn't need to be turned on to start flowing, but it can change the positions of its control by itself. Although the arthropods that emerge from SCP-743 are significantly stronger than their normal counterparts, they are not significantly tougher. Stomping an individual arthropod with a heavy boot will usually be sufficient to kill it, at which time it will fall apart into a drop or puddle of SCP-743's liquid and quickly evaporate, its enticing aroma lingering. However, arthropods from SCP-743 are almost never encountered alone. It is not yet known how the arthropods communicate with each other, or even if they are individual consciousness or part of a collective mind. It is also not yet known who or what controls the arthropods of anything, or the organic matter taken into SCP-743's base goes, how SCP-743 can produce a seemingly endless supply of liquid and arthropods, or where all that liquid comes from. SCP-743 does not appear to be invulnerable, however SCP-743 is both highly resistant to damage and will employ its arthropoid army as an active defense system. It is theorized that SCP-743 can be destroyed using ████. However, due to the apparent extra-dimensional characteristics of SCP-743 coupled with its inherent resistance to damage, no termination testing can be performed on SCP-743 without ████ authorization. Note, due to the nature of SCP-743, it is difficult to study the sorts of its abilities. No one can get close to it without risking being eaten. Our instruments don't last longer than a few minutes before being shredded by 743 bugs. Probes set into 743 can't see anything but brown, and the liquid evaporates so quickly most of what we know of it comes from analysis of its gaseous phase. What we do know is that 743 is dangerous. We have yet to see any limit to the amount of stuff 743 can pour out. I firmly believe 743 could breach containment if it's seriously tried. That said, 743 seems to behave itself as long as it gets a steady stream of live people to eat. Thus, I propose that some D-class personnel that will be terminated anyway be fed to 743. Kill two birds with one stone. Dr. Lambert.