fossilfreak

 

372 recordings of 28 types, 7 old SVU but the darn DVR keeps recording episodes I tell it not to, 32 old CPD, 24% clear.

 

Wednesday I was puttering around looking up possible geocaches to hunt for and I suddenly remembered, OMG, it's the day I can order my Shakespeare tickets! And it's important to get in as early as possible because some shows, even in August, sell out quickly. So I got online, got checked in, and was just starting when suddenly the computer decided to go down. ACK! (It's done that a couple of times since. I guess the laptop is due to be replaced.) Fortunately, I hadn't committed to anything yet. As it ground away updating me against my will, I decided to try the phone. That worked beautifully, as I had everything I wanted circled in the pre-order magazine.  I've got the backstage tour and the festival noons and the Daedalus play-reading, as well as all the plays, 6 of them, that I wanted. She was very efficient and I am getting really excited.

 

Then I went down to the Zoo to renew our membership. I'm afraid I lied when she asked if Bernadette was at the same address as me. Some of these memberships that's important on, but I'm not sure the zoo is one, they may just want some demographic information. Oh, well, the lie came easily and 'fessing up wouldn't have.

 

Then I wandered around the zoo. I haven't been there in a long time, and there have been improvements, though they took away the cement snake slide which all the kids love, even though it wasn't a good slide.  I saw the aardvark! He was asleep of course, but I haven't seen him since they opened the exhibit. A lot of the animals were hiding out and I didn't see either Painted Jaguar which I was hoping to see after reading the Just-So story to the kids. The Amazon parrot kept saying "Hello!" to me.  The tiger was asleep but the lions were fairly active.  I caught a glimpse of the otters, but not as much as I would have liked.  I had a burger at the cafe, completely forgetting about the discount I'd just renewed! Oh, well. 

 

After about an hour I left and started to look for geocaches. The one closest to the Zoo is probably somewhere in a tree but I had absolutely no luck. Then there was a multi, and I couldn't find any indication of where the second stage would be, and finally, a puzzle letterbox which made no sense to me. Very discouraging.