The Agrinautica

   So today I found myself in the middle of a rainforest, looking a tree sloth right in the eye from about a foot away, while a Brazilian Agouti scampered around and a toucan lurked about.

   Today you see, I started work as a bee removal technician. There were bees in the rain forest exhibit at the Santa Ana Zoo, and monkeys are very allergic to bees apparently, so we had to get in there and take care of it. So I ended up actually climbing over vines inside the exhibit.
   The evacuated most of the animals they could from the exhibit first. Seeing the tree sloth up in the tree, head bee herder David Marder asked if they should try to remove it, to which the zookeeper responded "do bees sting inanimate objects? because thats all it does right there"
   It actually climbed down while we were working though. I thought it was funny that the zookeeper was fixated on David working on the bees, and I was fixated on the sloth. We're standing there facing opposite directions, to each of us what the other is watching is totally mundane and what we're watching is unusual and interesting.

   Otherwise, it was an interesting day. Full of new adventures for me and full of angst for David (who owns the company). One person had called in to quit this morning. Apparently our shady competition had been spreading saucy rumours about us so David bounced some calls back and forth with his lawyer... turns out the shady competition doesn't have a real address and is operating under two names or something crazy. Of our four bee removal trucks that were supposed to be out and about, one's driver had a dental appointment (because someone had thrown a brick at him awhile ago?!) which delayed him for an hour or so, and another truck was run off the road by a big rig.

   We roamed all around North Eastern Orange County today. Like the city of Orange and Yorba Linda and crap.
   We start at $10, but then go "up" to a salary of $2000 / mo, but considering the long hours we work (David works 14 hour days!) I suspect that is well below $10/hr. \=


Previously on Emosnail
   Two Years Ago Today: A Day in the Life of Kris - by this point that summer I'd been to at least three beach bonfires and one awesome party, and many other miscellaneous adventures. At this point this summer I've seen a sloth.
      But yea, so a year ago today (featuring Matt Morgan (of yesterday's interesting hair), Shalane Christie, Croat, Jessie Lawson, Alberto Hernandez, and many more!), risky endeavors, fear and loathing at the beach, unlikely coincidences, predictable behaviors, being emo, being interrogated by the police, and depositing things for others to pick up later, just a typical day.
   Year Ago Today: Mission: San Juan Capistrano - And source of the best Mexican food ever, Pedros.

   So Saturday night Adrian, Kristy and I stayed at our place (Mine and Adrian's, "the Casbah") and drank and watched the movie Bottle Rocket. Then Azver and his sister Fem-Azver stopped by briefly.

   Sunday Miss Heidenberger and I went to the Sactomento Zoo. It was smallest Zoo I've ever been to, and much to my heartbreak it didn't have anteaters!!! We did, however, definitely see emu's getting their hump on.


   Adrian and I have determined that the Simpsons this season are particularly good. We also determined the cookies which we discovered deep in our pantry are still very good, despite the fact that we have absolutely no idea how old they are. I love discovering things in my pantry.
   In other TV-related news, there are currently two commercials which I absolutely abhor. One is the "McDonalds" commercial which spends more time advertising how good the basketball player that endorses there new burger is than the burger itself. I don't remember the guys name but it ends with "blah blah, as soon on TV." The other one is the trailer of the "SAT" movie. The movie.. I dunno, just makes me angry... its just.. so stupid!! making a big thing about something thats not. Maybe its the political implications as well: there are certain elements that loathe the SAT and think it should play a lesser part in college admittions; I for one got into college on the strength of my SATs, and think that its a more accurate indicator of successful use of college education than HS GPA; the movie implies that the SAT is an evil random impediment to people's dreams.
   Another trailer doesn't bother me AS much, because it looks ridiculously laughably bad, is "You Got Served" or something like that. It looks like some ridiculous attempt at redoing "bring it on" but with guys breakdancing. "Bring it On" was already a terrible attempt at the all too common sports-movie formula, and IT made me feel physically ill.


Picture of the DaY

Cow Diseases, Part 2 of 4
inspired by newspapers during MUN class
© Kris Fricke 2001