Visit with the fishies

Sat, 12 Jul 2014 09:22:00 GMT

Unfortunately, we had to postpone most of our staycation adventures due to illness, but we did make it down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium today. :) I put a selection of pictures up on my Tumblr -- go for otters, octopi, cuttlefish, and other critters! As usual, it's likely that T's pictures will be better than mine, so if he gets around to processing, I'll share those, too.

We also took a behind the scenes tour of the aquarium! It was presented as an otter tour, but it was really more of a shortened version of the usual backstage tour with a particular focus on talking about the otter facilities -- we didn't actually get to see any off-exhibit otters, or any of the spaces they use, although we did get a quick look at live video feed of the mama otter who's currently fostering two pups. (They keep baby otters out of the public eye most of the time, because they don't want the pups to get too used to humans; it causes problems when they get released back into the wild. The one we saw earlier this year was an exception, because it was the first pup that adult had ever fostered, so they didn't expect him to be releasable anyway.)

(PS: if you like baby otter pictures, you should click that link. I can't remember whether I shared here before, and I suspect it is relevant to many of your interests. ;) )

Anyway, so it was interesting, but not quite as otter-tastic as we had hoped for. However, we did pay several visits to the otters on exhibit, and also saw at least three gamboling in Monterey Bay, so it was worth it.

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Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:28:23 GMT

Wow, I have been really bad about posting here lately. I'm following both flist and circle, commenting some, but as for writing my own posts (about things that are not The Vorkosigan Saga), not so much. Between travel, a new quarter, sickness, and just plain feeling boring right now, I guess it's not so surprising.

So, in lieu of real content, here are links to three things that have made me happy lately:

Is there anyone left who has not seen this awesome video of a cat playing with a dolphin? Just in case, I leave a link to it here.

Speaking of awesome videos, Apeture Science Investment Opportunity #1. There are four in the series and they are all great. I loved Portal's sense of humor, and it looks like we can expect more of the same in Portal 2. I am so excited for this game.

#NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement: Stephen Colbert at his finest.

What's been brightening your day lately? Silly things, cute things, big or small, feel free to leave a comment.

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Visit with the fishies

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