I think it's time for a new pet...

I was gonna start this with a story of when i was in college but completely forgot my mom had parakeets when we were kids.  I don't even remember their names anymore.  In college, i told my roommates we had birds as a kid and they got me one for christmas.  I named him Petey.  He was your typical blue parakeet.  He ended up dying because he landed on my roommates bunny cage and that bunny bit off one of his toes.  So I ended up getting a second bird and her name was Josie.  She was very pretty.  She was mostly white with hints of purple.  Same thing happened to her with the bunny cage.  i took it as a sign.   I've been thinking for a while now that I'd like to get birds again.  And i just watched a couple youtube videos and I think i'm finally ready.  One of the jobs i was working over the summer had a bird cage and since it was junk asked if i could take it and i was told i could.  So that's the point i started thinking about getting birds again. So tonight I googled a few things and youtubed a little and i do think it's time.  I wanted to get two birds.  And originally i was going to get two right away.   I read that if you do want two to get just one first.  Getting just one alone the bird will start to bond with you and think of you as part of a flock.  And will eventually teach a second bird that too.  If you were to get them together they would rather rely on each other than their master human.  And i've already had some names picked out.  Fenton, Brandshaw, Lorenzo, and Trevor.  I should probably think of some girl names too.  But I don't think i'd wanna have them mate.  So maybe one male parakeet now and one later down the road.  Seeing as i'm laid off from work now i have the time to put into bonding with this bird and when i go back to work a second bird would work perfectly so that he won't get lonely.  I think on Wednesday i'm gonna go get him.  wish me luck.