Middle-aged woman to older woman, very excited:
"It's like a goldfish - ON CRACK!!"

I think she was talking about the koi at the zoo. Which would probably make them more like a goldfish on steroids, unless that particular fish was totally freaking out, or maybe breaking into another koi's car to steal it's stereo and sell it for drugs. That would've been cool.

But the COOLEST THING at the Zoo was Stingray Bay!!! You can put your hand down in the water and pet the stingrays (which have had their barbs painlessly removed). They're so soft, and really beautiful. I took pictures, but they all suck (damn index of refraction difference).

I had something else to post, from the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving, but I forgot it. I need to start writing stuff down again. I can tell you, though, that the woman who sits in the aisle across from me at work spent two hours looking for a turkey, and that was on Monday night! Eep. I'm glad I only had to do fruit salad and green bean casserole.

"Where did my pancake go?"
-Steve the Climbing Hippie, who misplaced his pancake while driving. The pancake in question was found at the end of the day, under the driver's seat.

"You got your seatbelts on? Good. I never use 'em."
-tow truck driver (not wearing seat belt)

The tow truck driver quoted here is the one that picked up us - and our smashed Civic! - after an accident on the I-10E on Monday. Everyone except the Civic is OK - I expect the car will be totalled. Pictures to follow!

And go figure: we mashed up my car on Monday night. Then, on Tuesday night, Mr. Blue calls from band practice to say "My car won't start!". The only car in our posession right now is a rental; a Chevy Cobalt with - get this - MANUAL door locks. How vintage! (How lame!) It's been a helluva week - hence, the two screwdrivers with dinner. Mmm, vanilla vodka and orange juice tastes just like a Creamsicle!



The door isn't open - that's just the way it's shaped now.