aggienaut: (kritsy)
Aggienaut ([personal profile] aggienaut) wrote2005-02-15 04:30 pm

Monterey

   I have more of an excuse than the rest of you (well except Kristy) to be mushy on valentines day. You see, I talked to Kristy for the first time minutes before valentines day two years ago (excerpts can be found here, near the bottem of the entry). One of the very first things I ever said to her was "happy valentines day."

   Two years later, about one minute before midnight Sunday night, I met Kristy under a street lamp in the middle of nowhere. (Why? Don't ask.) (=


   On Saturday we went down to the Monterey Aquarium. To do this we spent Friday night at her parent's house in Pleasanton, which involved me wearing a hoodie the whole time to hide my mohawk from them and avoid certain death. At one point her mom asked "what, do you have a mohawk or something?" which issued an awkward silence I broke with "now THAT would be silly!" Anyway, the following are pictures from the Aquarium:






Great White (?) - see rant at bottem of entry






a catshark, doing a lazy cat impression


Kristy being attacked by jellyfish
Compare: Kristy being attacked by giant roses.


more jellyfish. see rant at bottem of entry




Kristy, gazing


if you look carefully you can see us






close up version




see the animal? compare to this other picture.


Manta Ray


Electric Ray!


Cow-Nosed Ray


I call it the "Polkadot Pancakefish." Its actually a Stingray.


We named it Rilo, as in Kiley.


Politically Correct Aquatics
   I was also alarmed by the use of "politically correct" names in the Aquarium, such as the reference to "jellies" rather than "jellyfish." The things are CLEARLY not fish and insisting on calling them something other than their established name over concern that someone will make the terrible mistake of thinking they have fins and gills or something is just lame. Catfish (& catsharks) are just as clearly not cats, but you don't see us calling THEM something different.
   And the Great White Shark they have they referred to as the "White Shark," presumably to avoid the infamy attached to its full name. The thing IS the world's largest predatory fish (according to wikipedia.org), so I think "great" is not a missplaced part of the name.


Previously on EMOSNAIL
   Two Years Ago Sunday:
Lawyer Says I'm Right - University legal counsel informs the rest of the ASUCD Supreme Court that I was correct in my dissent on the D1 case and they are all wrong. Also I complain about customers at the CoHo, where I worked at the time.
   Two Years Ago Valentines Day: Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, He's Probably Cheating on You, So Get Over it. - Anti-V-Day party at Chazz's.
   Two Years Ago Today: Date with Antoinette
   Valentines Day One Year Ago: No V-Day's Complete Without An Interrupted Dinner - Yeah Courtbutt thought it would be a good idea to pound on Kristy's door while we were having our candle-lit dinner. I forget what her excuse was. We didn't answer it. -- Also quotes from our (Kristy and I) first conversation are in the entry. All our early conversations have finally been lost for good with the most recent crashing of her computer.

Related
   Kristy
's entry on the same.

[identity profile] littlenick.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
wow more people really need to appreciate that you took the time to format each picture with a border and copyright

[identity profile] shamster.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
next time, consider a hat, or a fashionable beanie. Hoodie just screams ingrate, transient, or miscreant.

hats

[identity profile] emosnail.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but the only hat I have (the one you see in these pictures) doesn't cover the back. I used to have a nice beanie. I need a new one.

Re: hats

[identity profile] shamster.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
Or a bandana! or hell, just toss a touppee on for the weekend. It could be fashionable and mauve!

photo fascism

[identity profile] emosnail.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Seriously.

It all started when friends started using pictures I took of them on myspace and things, and neglecting to mention that I had taken the pictures. And THEN, some pictures I'd taken of Wild Rivers started appearing elsewhere without any credit either. As I fancy myself a photographer I like to be mentioned when my pictures appear in random places. Wild Rivers pictures are still floating around without my name on them - wakes me up at night. But every other picture now has my name on it.

Re: hats

[identity profile] emosnail.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
I see you have experience with this. (=

Re: hats

[identity profile] shamster.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Experience in helping out friends with hair crises. Anything for the right quaff

[identity profile] furzicle.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
In picture # 14 and #15 you and Kristy look like the young version of a sweet old couple of fogies. It's your hat. Kristy needs an old lady fogie hat. Something large and straw and pink (of course) with a big flower on it. Then, she should carry a string tote bag. You now need to carry a wicked looking cane. If you see any disreputable looking young whippersnappers, you could shake it at them.

fogieness

[identity profile] emosnail.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
I think I'm well on my way to becoming old and crochety.

[identity profile] mister-spooky.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I stole his style. Does that count? Imitation highest form of flattery?

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[identity profile] mister-spooky.livejournal.com 2005-02-16 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
And re: Two Years Ago Valentines Day (sic), you totally invited me to that party. I still have the invitation somewhere. When I lived in Venezuela it was taped to my wall over my bed, along with a bunch of other horrible anti-love/anti-sex pictures. I didn't get much lovin' in Venezuela.

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Anti-V-Day Party

[identity profile] emosnail.livejournal.com 2005-02-17 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Holy crap yeah that was right around the time of the infamous Ozma show wasn't it (I recall coming across it recently in the two years ago today). Well why didn't you go to the party hm hm?

[identity profile] emosnail.livejournal.com 2005-02-17 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Oh I thought you were making fun of me. For really. (=