this imploding heart

She'd hug aquaman if she had the chance

I can't believe I got all mishy mashy when i could have been telling you about The Magical Trip To The Aquarium that I took with Cake and his delightful mother.

WARNING: The following entry will contain exclaimation points in relation to nature as well as poorly remembered factoids. Do not place in mouth.

The aquarium has this glass upright cylinder that you can walk through where the Jellyfish live. One side is just natural lighting so you can stand on the inside of the O and watch the jellies swim, the other side has softly rotating colored lighting that makes those beauties change color. An old man volunteer delighted in telling me all about their digestive systems while thoroughly observing my breasts. Thanks, lecherous old guy!

Did you know that seahorse boys take the eggs from the ladies and the babies live inside the dads until they're ready to be born. The dad's give birth for 2 days! I'd never actually seen a seahorse in person. They're about the most fantastic things ever, with their little paper-fan flipper on their necks and their tails grabbing on to the grasses to rest. The only thing to usurp them were the Sea Dragons. They're like giant sea horses with these wild spindly things that look like branches growing out of them. They're freaking huge! Size of my arm! Would be absolutely terrifying if they could fly!

We sat in the fish dome for a while and watched the SCUBA guys feed eels as long as my livingroom and man eating salmon and sticky sea anemones. I like to alternate between staring fixedly at the fish and sneaking glances at the plethora of fat babies in strollers who's parents are trying to get them to notice the fish swimming around, but who are generally more fascinated by trying to eat their shoes. There was also a tremendous starfish who was slowly digesting a fish by laying on it, but it made it look like the fish was taking a little nap with the starfish as it's blanket. Awww!

FACT: Babies are great. Particularly babies I am not responsible for, but am able to observe while they act adorably.
FACT: Fish do not like starfish as blankets.
FACT: I totally caught cake waving to the fish when he thought no one was looking. Also adorable.

Otters have the same number of hairs on one square inch of their bodies as grow on 40 human heads.

We Heart The Aquarium! Even Though It Makes Us Slightly Seasick for Some Reason!

(Thanks To These Sites: http://www.wsg.washington.edu/story/storyarchives/blinks.html
http://mzsrv.zoo.org.au/emblems/safish.htm
http://www.calacademy.org/research/izg/SFBay2K/brown%20anemone.htm
For Pictures of Sea Life)

Posted by Sonya at September 8, 2003 01:43 PM