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I think I used the word 'sweet' at least 10 times in the last post. What? The zoo was sweet. For future descriptive reference:

Main Entry: sweet
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms: affectionate, agreeable, ambrosial, amiability, angelic, aromatic, attractive, beloved, charming, considerate, delectable, fragrant, fresh, gentle, harmonious, heavenly, honeyed, kind, lovable, lovely, luscious, mellifluous, musical, pleasant, pleasing, pretty, saccharinity, scented, soothing, sugary, sweetness, syrupy, thoughtful, wholesome, winsome


Anyway... today was the fourth nice day we've had in June. Yar. So I was walking around "Greek Day" groovin to this.




7 days baby. 7 days.

0 for 5 Hermiiiidaaaa....

Ben and I went to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle yesterday. It was super sweet and OBVIOUSLY I took more pictures than necessary. And OBVIOUSLY I'm going to show them to you.. with commentary. More of them can be seen on my stalkbook but you have to be my friend to do that. Or if anybody requests to see them.. maybe I'll post more.
SO... here it goes.

This is kind of irrelevant but... is anybody else sick of gas prices/hearing about gas prices????? Stop shit talking and start coming up with something else more sustainable.... christ. Anyway... $20 got us 4.6 gallons. Sweet.



Ocelots are sweet. Ben says if my kitty looked like that she would be way sweeter. I agree. I bet ocelots don't play fetch though. Take that ocelots.



Piranhas are sweet. I just wouldn't want to swim with them.



Emerald tree boa beautiful snake... beautiful markings.




Toucans... also sweet. This guy was pretty much posing for me.



FLAMINGOS!



Giraffes! The big one was trying to hump the little one but unfortunately I'm not quick enough to catch some sweet sweet giraffe lovin.



Ok... so... I love Hippos, like... for real. They are so sweet that even crocodiles are afraid of them. They look chill but could bite you in half. Don't mess with a hippo.





Elephants are also really sweet. This is the male of the the family. The other two were females and one of them was two steppin. It was pretty funny.



Komodo dragon. He was handsome.



This is a Gila Monster. When I was young my father used to tell us that if we misbehaved the gila monster would get us. Who knew it was a slow moving lizard that is maximum 2 feet long and 5 pounds. Weak. Apparently kids will believe anything.



Reticulated Python... this bad boy is tied for the longest snake in the world. The girth of this fucker was about the size of my head. And yes... I have a fat head.



Northern Pacific Rattlesnake. This fucker is found right here in BC... he's got mad camouflage skills. Word to the wise... don't step on him. We also saw a King Cobra. He was lying on his tummy the whole time so I couldn't get a picture of his sweet hood. So the rattlesnake will have to do.




After the zoo, Benny and I hit the Seattle Mariners game vs the Marlins. Baseball is pretty boring to watch but I had almost forgotten how it felt to step out onto freshly dragged dirt.... the smell of freshly cut grass of the outfield... the feel of playing under the lights... the heckling. We were harassing the right fielder for the Mariners... I kinda felt bad for a bit then thought about how he makes more money in one game than I do in one year.. and then I didn't feel so bad.

Being at the field made me miss all the girls I played ball with... made me miss the camaraderie, scraped knees, slap of leather, double plays, strikeouts, good hits, laughs, post game beers. So this one goes out to all the ladies I've ever played ball with who just played because they loved the game. Good luck this year Phillies.

that's why they call them business socks...

I've been a little bit stressed the last few days... but it's over now... I hope *fingers crossed* that it went well. So here's some things that have been help chilling me out...

I caught one of my favourite Canadian movies on tv the other day... Men with Brooms. Ya sure.. laugh.. but I think it's cute and it's Canadian and it's about curling and it has BEAVERS in it.

The soundtrack reminded me of a few Canadian female singers that I had kinda forgotten about...

A burly girl.. Sarah Harmer...

(full of clips from the movie)



Another quick one.. reminds me of current living situations and how stoked I am to get out.



The other lady I want to mention is from Ottawa (wootwoot).. her name is Kathleen Edwards and my friend Kev plays bass in her band.





Other things of interest... I think this show is absolutely hilarious.







and one last one for good measure.. it might be one of my favourites...

Double Vision

Caught in the locked groove of this long season.
These hours motions circle, still repeating.

The beat moves on itself.
The beat moves on itself.
Every day my love.
Crazy crazy days are gone
when I come home
and we're finally alone.

And I'm caught in your arms safe from a morning.
No one walks out on the tightrope today my love.

The beat moves on itself.
The beat moves on itself.
Every day my love.
Crazy crazy days are gone
when I come home.
Crazy crazy days are gone
when I come home.

We awoke at the edge of a summer.
New days began to stretch their legs
and the tempo's changing to compensate.
The needle finds the groove to free us tonight.

We awoke on the edge of this winter.
The ice melts off and flows in like a song.
The record plays but the needles old.
It lets the player take control.
Move the speakers how they're told.
To make us march for something more.

Music is a sedative
and you put out what you put in.

(mtb)