RENAISSANCE HEIGHTS: Awkward and Awesome Thursday!

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Awkward

I know it may seem from this picture that I only handle puppet owls, but I assure you, I am also trained to work with real animals.
Not knowing my way around my own city. Okay, I admit, I’ve lived here my whole life and I still don’t really know where the heck I am. I’m going to go with the sexist thing and blame it on my female lack-of-spatial-reasoning. I guess in reality it’s just embarrassing.
I jumped out of my kayak to go swimming in the lake. Clamoring back in, though, was rather awkward. I basically tripped and fell back into the kayak, banging up my legs. The next day: my knees and shins were covered with bruises. Ew…
Also, kayaking peacefully on the lake. Then turning to the side and seeing a daddy long legs crawling on my shoulder. And then proceeding to scream like the ridiculous girl that I am.
This conversation at State Fair:

Awesome

Ginormous book sales. I seriously do not need any more books in my personal library, but it’s hard to resist when the books are between $0.60 and $1.00. Every three feet I stumbled upon a book I’d been wanting to read forever. Among the gems I snatched up: The Emperor’s Children, Titus Groan, The Magnificent Ambersons, Sabriel, and Trainspotting. I still have no room for them on my bookshelves, but I’ll figure that part out later.
Getting my visa mostly sorted out. By mostly I mean that I still have to finally submit it, but I think I have all of the six billion bits and pieces I need to finally send it in. Cross your fingers for me!
Going kayaking with my old roommate. It was a beautiful day out. We saw herons and huge fish. There were hundreds of water lilies and butterflies flying everywhere. It was a wonderful day out.
Working with the Audubon birds at State Fair. And handing a bird that doesn’t normally like me. And having him rouse, preen, sunbathe, and chirp while on my glove. Awww!

Awkward

I know it may seem from this picture that I only handle puppet owls, but I assure you, I am also trained to work with real animals.
Not knowing my way around my own city. Okay, I admit, I’ve lived here my whole life and I still don’t really know where the heck I am. I’m going to go with the sexist thing and blame it on my female lack-of-spatial-reasoning. I guess in reality it’s just embarrassing.
I jumped out of my kayak to go swimming in the lake. Clamoring back in, though, was rather awkward. I basically tripped and fell back into the kayak, banging up my legs. The next day: my knees and shins were covered with bruises. Ew…
Also, kayaking peacefully on the lake. Then turning to the side and seeing a daddy long legs crawling on my shoulder. And then proceeding to scream like the ridiculous girl that I am.
This conversation at State Fair:

Awesome

Ginormous book sales. I seriously do not need any more books in my personal library, but it’s hard to resist when the books are between $0.60 and $1.00. Every three feet I stumbled upon a book I’d been wanting to read forever. Among the gems I snatched up: The Emperor’s Children, Titus Groan, The Magnificent Ambersons, Sabriel, and Trainspotting. I still have no room for them on my bookshelves, but I’ll figure that part out later.
Getting my visa mostly sorted out. By mostly I mean that I still have to finally submit it, but I think I have all of the six billion bits and pieces I need to finally send it in. Cross your fingers for me!
Going kayaking with my old roommate. It was a beautiful day out. We saw herons and huge fish. There were hundreds of water lilies and butterflies flying everywhere. It was a wonderful day out.
Working with the Audubon birds at State Fair. And handing a bird that doesn’t normally like me. And having him rouse, preen, sunbathe, and chirp while on my glove. Awww!

RENAISSANCE HEIGHTS