I have not been eaten by the eels at this time. But perhaps I am only recently escaped from the belly of the skeleton whale.
Or maybe I’ve just been busy/lazy/immersed in my love affair with my new desktop.* My mother was visiting last week, so I was pretty occupied with her. We went to the aquarium, as you can see:
It was hanging from the ceiling. As it happened, there were a lot of blacklights in this area; consequently, I think my hair drew as much attention as the whale skeleton while I was standing there.
These crabs were incredibly freaky. You can’t tell from this angle, but we saw one flip over and it looked exactly like one of the aliens from The Puppetmasters. I can’t believe my mother touched one.
Cuttlefish are also freaky, but with less implied threat of mind control.
Mom liked the giant model jellyfish. This was not the one that had “vagina” in its scientific name.
Isn’t this a great photo? It could totally be a postcard or a screensaver or something.
It was pretty much impossible to get non-artsy photos at the top of the aquarium.
Mom bought me a stuffed jellyfish from the gift shop, which is pretty awesome. I hung it on the wall in the living room–it really adds a touch of that certain something. I guess it really belongs in the bedroom with all the mermaids,** but there are no convenient wall hooks in there.
My sister is coming from Minnesota tomorrow; I’ve arranged a karaoke outing in her honor. I need to make a run to the grocery store this afternoon for supplies. I think I will bake scones. Everyone likes scones, right?
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*I’m just wiping the last stuff off the old one, which I will be shipping to my good friend Jenn from high school so that at last we can play City of Heroes together.+
**I freaking love mermaids. I am considering a tattoo.++
+I made level 44 with Andromeda Sparks. She has ice armor now. It’s pretty freaking awesome. I also used her fifth costume slot to make a more “serious” version of her standard costume. Like if she was in Image Comics or something.
++I’m not kidding. Right now, I favor this one, but something’s not QUITE right.
April 11th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Oh man, I love aquariums. Love, love, love. I was just at the one in Monteray Bay where there were otters and it was awesome.
April 11th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I like that mermaid tattoo, though the fin part is a little too “stock tribal” for my taste. But the lady part is cool.
April 11th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Cool photos. I love the cuttlefish.
Also, I agree with Ang’s comment about the mermaid. I like everything but the tribalesque tail. Could you find an artist to redo that part or do you like it that way?
April 11th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Those look like horseshoe crabs, plentiful in East Coast aquaria and always guaranteed to freak out the little children. At least pansy-ass little children, which is what I was the first time I saw a horseshoe’s underside: “Oh, that’s kind of a cute shelled cra — AAAH! UNCLEAN!”
April 11th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Oh, wait. It’s the kind of crab Milhouse petted on that one Simpsons where he lost his glasses. He said, “Nice doggie!” and the crab wagged its tail.
April 12th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Wow your Mom just reached in a touched a crab. I don’t think I could get mine into the aquarium! By the way, my mother-in-law is visiting this weekend, but the only fun I have to look forward to is shopping, cleaning, and shopping, all for Baby.
April 12th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I see your mom chose her outfit to match your hair!
Now I’m wishing _I_ had a cuddly jellyfish. Though goodness knows there are probably enough stuffed animals in this house.
April 13th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Gah! Horseshoe crabs freak me the hell out. *shudder*