So I went to a family friend's house for Thanksgiving. They live up near Antioch, so we stayed the night and went to the California Academy of Science the next day. Here are my pictures, for my loyal readers, since these can't be found on FB. Haha I'm just kidding. The photos just didn't seem to belong on facebook since they're mostly pics of animals and such. But Daniel wanted to see them. This is condensed down from the total collection of photos I took.


the turkey. delish.

me & my pet cat. just kidding.

hurray for environmentalism!



albino alligator. I think the picture becomes bigger when you click on it.



It and its fellow alligator were called Bonnie and Clyde, but I'm not sure which one was which. The other one was normal-colored.

Stuffed finches......



Weird little turtle just sitting in water with its head tucked in

om nom nom



Mmm hissing cockroaches

Poor lemur, they stuffed you too

Penguin

That antelope deer thing could kick my ass

It's Simba, Nala, and Sarabi! Mufasa is dead of course

And numerous Rafikis



On the living roof

I don't know why I look so tired, maybe it was cold?



My hands are already puny to begin with, but..

What I've been studying in zoology lately...

orca baby's skull

and I thought 7th grade's bug collection project was hard

hahahahaha

Various poops on display, which they labeled as "scats"

the rainforest....display? exhibit? it took me 30 minutes in line to get in

very big toad



supposed to camouflage with the leaves...



leaf cutter ants





how many snakes can you find?

this was strange to look at





cutest little poisonous toads

some little kid tried to hit it and i wanted to smack him



first time seeing a red chameleon

birdie



queers sticking on the top of the exhibit

and what the other side looks like. heehee

the elevator

biggest python i've ever seen (in real life)

pirhanas

I really hate hardcore bloggers. Except for political ones. Or celebrity news/fashion. But when it's all about themselves or random ranting, it bores me and makes me want to kill myself. Of course, people will respond with, "then why don't you just not read it?" I don't. Except occasionally I'll stumble on one and feel completely turned off. But if blogging makes them feel happy or important or whatever, good for them. Really. It's none of my business anyway.

But lay off the abuse of smiley faces or pictures of yourself for the rest of our sanity PLEASE.

On another note, I submitted my UC app today.

My essay got published in my Chinese school newsletter. =)

Today is a Monday. And then we have tomorrow off, which is the stupidest thing ever. Needless to say, the thought of that combined with me being tired = badish day.

1. [English class] :: The boy with horrible pimple scars and the loogie problem I was talking about a few posts ago was on my nerves more than usual today. I think it's because I was irritable in general. Everytime he hacks that loogie (and keeps it in his mouth because I never see him spit ugh) I feel like I've also got a loogie down my throat. And he sits right behind me in English now, which is just perfect. He could also pay a bit more attention in class, because when the teacher tells us something, he asks literally 10 minutes later something that she already answered.

By the way, English is extremely easy and there is no need to really know the particulars of homework, but he feels the need to ask intimate details on just how to do it. For example, how many pages it should be, if we should underline stuff in our book while we're at it, if it's easy or not. Trust me, I am not the only one who wants to shoot his head off with a shotgun. I can see and hear fellow classmates mutter to themselves everytime he asks stupid questions like this.

2. [Choir] :: We were actually very productive today. Now if only the basses could get rid of their Asian accents...

3. [Zoology class] :: Um, I don't care about hydras. We already spent a week studying sponges, and now we have to study hydras and jellyfish for another week?

4. [Econ class] :: Akane ditched me. But it's a chill class, so whatever.

5. [Photography] :: Certainly interesting to have a huge face that I would love to bash in be grinning at me from the projection.

Then I came home and played GOW2, which was fine until my brother came home and started laughing at me as he always does.

I dont' get it. Whenever I do anything girly, he makes fun of me. Like as if he wants me to be a man or something. Would he rather me be unhumanly buff (laughs at my weakness), pro at video games so that I kick his ass (laughs at my noobness), and/or look sloppy (laughs at makeup and coming hair)?

So I just tell myself, less than a year until college.

I started volunteering at Calero Stables this week. I've always been fascinated with horses, and this was my first time really interacting with them. I rode a horse in Tahoe, but that hardly counted as anything.

Basically I groom them, saddle them, put on their bridle, lead them around, side-watch the riders (because the place is a therapeutic riding organization for disabled people), then lead the horses back, take off their stuff, and groom them again. It's hard work, but I like it. It's a pretty place, and the fall weather was fantastic today.

I only regret not bringing my camera, because I actually had a lot of free time today and there was a great potential shot and I couldn't get it. I only hope I get another chance next week.

So far a horse has snorted and blew air out of its nose, covering my arm and leg with horse snot, and another horse stepped on my right foot.

Oh and I registered to vote today.