Interesting Interlude

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I met someone today. He is a gentleman and a scholar. One of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet. We talked about all sorts of things. Why is the sky mauve? Why are lions so dandy? Is the moon really made of cheese? I snuck this picture of him while he wasn't looking. He's much better looking than he would lead you to believe.

Yes my blogging friends, that is Arcturus in the flesh. I always did think he was quite attractive but seeing him in person took my breath away. I wanted to rush off to a motel immediately!


We spent quite a while admiring the hippos.

They really are amazing animals. Arc wanted to jump in the enclosure and ride on the one with the stick, I wouldn't let him though. There was too much hippo poop in the water.

We did break into song at one point. It was quite lovely.

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door,
that's the easy thing to do

I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too

Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian

There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage

I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too!

Here's the sad part. Arc whimped out on me... He wouldn't jump in the shark tank! At least he took my phone and got some pics.
Come on, doesn't this look like fun?

Arc got a little adventurous later, he kissed me on the neck and nibbled on my ear. That almost always does it for me. Grrrroooowwwllll! We got a little frisky after that. I'm on the bottom of course.



****Insert Disclaimer Here.****

In case you are mentally challenged in some way, that was a work of fiction. I should think that was obvious but it seems there are a lot of stupid people around these days.

I do like Arc, I think he's interesting, smart and cute. We've never met but I think I'd like to, just to hang out for a bit. I doubt we'd ever make a good couple, we're both kinda nutz.

Here's the real story behind this entry.

I missed the bus to work this morning by about 35 seconds. Grrrr. So I dashed a block over to catch the bus to the train station so I could catch the free shuttle bus. Waiting, waiting, waiting. No danned shuttle busses appear.

I call the most reliable cab co in the city. "Walk around the left side of the station and pick one. That's where they are." Bullshit. Not a cab in sight.

I hopped on our little mini metro to go the hell home, then said fuck that, I'm gonna use my day off more appropriately. I called out for the whole day two hours late (I did call much earlier to say I'd be late). Then I took the river line to the aquarium.

Yeah, that shark tank pic is some photoshop thing they do... but you really can do it by appointment. I think I want to.

I did take extra hippo pix, it was too hot outside to bother the pengiuns. It was also class trip day! Oh Joy!

The cutest little girl came up to me... "Sir, will you buy me an iced tea?" Those are two dollars you know, I bareley had enough for my drink. "But I need an Iced Tea. I'm so thirsty and it's hot."

I'm not your Daddy or your Uncle, I can be as mean as I want. I'm not getting you an iced tea. There are plenty of cold water fountains inside if you're thirsty. She went away.

I felt bad, but she cant grow up like that. Hello can you? Expecting kindness. I heard one of their handlers say that they each had $2 to start with. These weren't inner city ghetto kids either. They were spoiled brats.